Patents by Inventor Joseph Nee

Joseph Nee has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 7064445
    Abstract: A wafer level testing and bumping process is provided. A plurality of test pads serving as testing point for testing and analyzing the circuits within the wafer is formed on the active surface of the wafer. The test pads are electrically connected to the flip-chip bonding pads respectively. The test pads are positioned on the peripheral section of the active surface. The tip of probe pins hanging from a cantilever probe card touches the test pads so that the wafer can be tested through the probe pins to obtain some test results. Whether to cut a particular fuse line underneath a fuse window by aiming a laser beam at the fuse window can be determined according to the test results. Finally, a passivation layer and bumps are formed on the active surface of the wafer and then the wafer is cut to form a plurality of single chips ready for performing subsequent packing processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2006
    Assignee: VIA Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Yu-Lung Yu, Joseph Nee
  • Patent number: 6869809
    Abstract: A wafer level testing and bumping process is provided. A plurality of test pads serving as testing point for testing and analyzing the circuits within the wafer is formed on the active surface of the wafer. The test pads are electrically connected to the flip-chip bonding pads respectively. The test pads are positioned on the peripheral section of the active surface. The tip of probe pins hanging from a cantilever probe card touches the test pads so that the wafer can be tested through the probe pins to obtain some test results. Whether to cut a particular fuse line underneath a fuse window by aiming a laser beam at the fuse window can be determined according to the test results. Finally, a passivation layer and bumps are formed on the active surface of the wafer and then the wafer is cut to form a plurality of single chips ready for performing subsequent packing processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2005
    Assignee: VIA Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Yu-Lung Yu, Joseph Nee
  • Publication number: 20040173794
    Abstract: A wafer level testing and bumping process is provided. A plurality of test pads serving as testing point for testing and analyzing the circuits within the wafer is formed on the active surface of the wafer. The test pads are electrically connected to the flip-chip bonding pads respectively. The test pads are positioned on the peripheral section of the active surface. The tip of probe pins hanging from a cantilever probe card touches the test pads so that the wafer can be tested through the probe pins to obtain some test results. Whether to cut a particular fuse line underneath a fuse window by aiming a laser beam at the fuse window can be determined according to the test results. Finally, a passivation layer and bumps are formed on the active surface of the wafer and then the wafer is cut to form a plurality of single chips ready for performing subsequent packing processes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2004
    Publication date: September 9, 2004
    Inventors: Yu-Lung Yu, Joseph Nee
  • Publication number: 20040161865
    Abstract: A wafer level testing and bumping process is provided. A plurality of test pads serving as testing point for testing and analyzing the circuits within the wafer is formed on the active surface of the wafer. The test pads are electrically connected to the flip-chip bonding pads respectively. The test pads are positioned on the peripheral section of the active surface. The tip of probe pins hanging from a cantilever probe card touches the test pads so that the wafer can be tested through the probe pins to obtain some test results. Whether to cut a particular fuse line underneath a fuse window by aiming a laser beam at the fuse window can be determined according to the test results. Finally, a passivation layer and bumps are formed on the active surface of the wafer and then the wafer is cut to form a plurality of single chips ready for performing subsequent packing processes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2003
    Publication date: August 19, 2004
    Inventors: Yu-Lung Yu, Joseph Nee