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  • Publication number: 20100155967
    Abstract: Integrated circuits (Ia, Ib) on a wafer (2) comprise first and second integrated circuits (Ia, Ib) which each include an electric circuit (3). Only the first integrated circuits (Ia) comprise each at least one bump (8) not contacting their relevant electric circuits (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2008
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Applicant: NXP B.V.
    Inventor: Heimo Scheucher
  • Patent number: 8264092
    Abstract: Integrated circuits (Ia, Ib) on a wafer (2) comprise first and second integrated circuits (Ia, Ib) which each include an electric circuit (3). Only the first integrated circuits (Ia) comprise each at least one bump (8) not contacting their relevant electric circuits (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: NXP B.V.
    Inventor: Heimo Scheucher
  • Patent number: 7538444
    Abstract: In a wafer (1) with a number of exposure fields (2), each of which exposure fields (2) comprising a number of lattice fields (3) with an IC (4) located therein, two groups (5, 7) of dicing paths (6, 8) are provided and four control module fields (A1, A2, A3, A4, B1, B2, B3, B4, C2, C4, D2, D4, E1, E3, F1, F3, G2, H1, J1) are assigned to each exposure field (2), each of which control module fields (A1, A2, A3, A4, B1, B2, B3, B4, C2, C4, D2, D4, E1, E3, F1, F3, G2, H1, J1) contains at least one optical control module (OCM-A1, OCMA2, OCM-A3, OCM-A4, OCM-B1, OCM-B2, OCM-B3, OCM-B4, OCM-C2, OCM-D4) and lies within the exposure field (2) in question and is provided in place of at least one lattice field (3) and is arranged at a mutual minimum distance (K).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2009
    Inventors: Heimo Scheucher, Guenther Pfeiler, Rik Wenting
  • Patent number: 7508051
    Abstract: In a wafer (1) with a number of exposure fields (2), each of which exposure fields (2) comprises a number of lattice fields (3) with an IC (4) located therein, two groups (5, 7) of dicing paths (6, 8) are provided and two control module fields (A1, A2, B1, B2, C1, D1, D2, E1, E2, F1) are assigned to each exposure field (2), each of which control module fields extends parallel to a first direction (X) and contains at least one optical control module (OCM-A1, OCM-A2, OCM-BI, OCM-B2, OCM-C1, OCM-D1, OCM-D2, OCM-E1, OCME2, OCM-F1), wherein a first control module field (OCM-A1, OCM-B1, OCM-C1, OCMD1, OCM-E1, OCM-F1) of each exposure field (2) is located between a first edge (R1, S1, T1, U1, V1, Z1) and a row of lattice fields (3) of the exposure field (2) in question and a second control module field (OCM-A2, OCM-B2, OCM-D2, OCM-E2) is located between two rows of lattice fields (3) of the exposure field (2) in question, which are arranged adjacent to a second edge (R2, S1, U2, V2), and wherein both the first contr
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2009
    Assignee: NXP B.V.
    Inventor: Heimo Scheucher