Patents Examined by Steven H Assadi
  • Patent number: 8673733
    Abstract: Methods of transferring a layer of semiconductor material from a first donor structure to a second structure include forming a generally planar weakened zone within the first donor structure defined by implanted ions therein. At least one of a concentration of the implanted ions and an elemental composition of the implanted ions may be formed to vary laterally across the generally planar weakened zone. The first donor structure may be bonded to a second structure, and the first donor structure may be fractured along the generally planar weakened zone, leaving the layer of semiconductor material bonded to the second structure. Semiconductor devices may be fabricated by forming active device structures on the transferred layer of semiconductor material. Semiconductor structures are fabricated using the described methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: Soitec
    Inventors: Mariam Sadaka, Ionut Radu
  • Patent number: 8476629
    Abstract: A semiconductor wafer has a die area and a scribe area. A first dummy pad is formed in a first test line area of the scribe area and filled with a first material as part of a first metal layer. A first interlayer dielectric is formed over the first metal layer. A first interconnect pattern is formed in the die area and above the first interlayer dielectric, and a first trench pattern is formed in the first test line area of the scribe area and above the interlayer dielectric. The first interconnect pattern and the first trench pattern are filled with a second metal layer, and the first trench pattern is aligned above the first dummy pad. An enhanced test line structure including the first trench pattern and the first dummy pad is formed and probed in a back end of line (BEOL) process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Jiun-Jie Huang, Chi-Yen Lin, Ling-Sung Wang