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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 23, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2013
Applicant:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Inventors:
Stephen P. Ayotte, Bristol, VT (US);
Shawn P. Fetterolf, Cornwall, VT (US);
Adam J. McPadden, Underhill, VT (US);
Timothy M. Sullivan, Essex, VT (US);
Assignee:
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 27/04 (2006.01); H03K 3/03 (2006.01); G01N 1/00 (2006.01); G01R 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 3/0315 (2013.01); G01N 1/00 (2013.01); G01R 1/00 (2013.01); H01L 2221/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A contactless readable programmable transponder to monitor chip join and method of use are disclosed. The method includes reading a frequency of an oscillator associated with a chip module. The method further includes correlating the frequency with a bond quality of the chip module.