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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2012
Applicant:
Matthias Lehr, Dresden, DE;
Inventor:
Matthias Lehr, Dresden, DE;
Assignee:
GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc., Grand Cayman, KY;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 23/544 (2006.01); H01L 23/58 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 23/544 (2013.01); H01L 2224/81121 (2013.01); H01L 23/585 (2013.01); H01L 2223/5442 (2013.01); H01L 2223/54426 (2013.01); H01L 2223/54453 (2013.01); H01L 2924/0002 (2013.01);
Abstract
In semiconductor devices, the alignment mark for performing alignment processes of measurement tools and the like may be positioned within the die seal area on the basis of a geometric configuration, which still preserves mechanical integrity of the die seal without compromising the spatial information encoded into the alignment marks. For example, L-shaped alignment marks may be provided at one or more corners of the die seal area.