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Publication number: 20100155967Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2008Publication date: June 24, 2010Applicant: NXP B.V.Inventor: Heimo Scheucher
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Patent number: 8264092Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 10, 2008Date of Patent: September 11, 2012Assignee: NXP B.V.Inventor: Heimo Scheucher
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Publication number: 20100140748Abstract: Integrated circuits (1) on a wafer comprise a wafer substrate (2) and a plurality of integrated circuits (1a, 1b, 1c) formed on the wafer substrate (2). Each integrated circuit (1a, 1b, 1c) comprises an electric circuit (24) and some of the integrated circuits (1b, 1c) comprise, in addition to their electric circuits (24), process control modules (3) as integral parts. The process control modules (3) are employed during dicing and pick-and-place to align the dicing/pick-and-place devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2008Publication date: June 10, 2010Applicant: NXP B.V.Inventor: Heimo Scheucher
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Publication number: 20080001259Abstract: In a wafer (1) with chips (2) and elongate separating zones (4) between the chips (2), each chip (2) comprises at least one sawing loop (6), which sawing loop (6) comprises two protecting strips (17, 18) projecting from a planar protecting layer (16) of the chip (2), wherein said protecting strips (17, 18) are widened by means of wider strip portions (26, 27, 28, 29) where they emerge from the planar protecting layer (16), and wherein the protecting strips (17, 18) and the planar protecting layer (16) are provided with weak spots (31, 32, 34) serving as envisaged breakage points.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2005Publication date: January 3, 2008Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.Inventor: Heimo Scheucher
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Publication number: 20100270655Abstract: Integrated circuits (1) on a wafer comprise a wafer substrate (2) and a structure applied on a surface (4) of the wafer substrate (2). The structure forms a plurality of integrated circuits (1) formed on the wafer substrate (2) and the integrated circuits (1) are separated by saw lines (6, 7). The structure comprises a plurality of superposed layers (9a-9e) formed on the wafer substrate (2) and a top layer (10) formed on the superposed layers (9a-9e). The integrated circuit (1) on the wafer further comprise a plurality of alignment marks (3) intended for aligning a separating device (18) for separating the integrated circuits (1) on the wafer into individual integrated circuits (1) during a separation process, wherein the alignment marks (3) are formed from at least one of the superposed layers (9a-9e).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2008Publication date: October 28, 2010Applicant: NXP B.V.Inventors: Heimo Scheucher, Guido Albermann, David Ceccarelli
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Publication number: 20100181568Abstract: Integrated circuits (1) on a wafer comprise a wafer substrate (2), a plurality of integrated circuits (1) formed lattice-like in rows and columns on the wafer substrate (2), and first and second saw lines (4, 5) separating the integrated circuits (1). The first saw lines (4) run parallel and equidistant with respect to each other in a first direction (x) defined by the rows and the second saw lines (5) run parallel and equidistant with respect to each other in a second direction (y)defined by the columns. The integrated circuits (1) on the wafer further comprise a plurality of process control modules (3) formed on the wafer substrate (2) such that a given process control module (3) of the plurality of process modules (3) is bounded by two consecutive first saw lines (4) as well as by two consecutive second saw lines (5).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2008Publication date: July 22, 2010Applicant: NXP B.V.Inventors: Heimo Scheucher, Guido Dormans, Tonny Kamphuis
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Publication number: 20070152303Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2004Publication date: July 5, 2007Inventors: Heimo Scheucher, Guenther Pfeiler, Rik Wenting
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Patent number: 7538444Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 9, 2004Date of Patent: May 26, 2009Inventors: Heimo Scheucher, Guenther Pfeiler, Rik Wenting
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Patent number: 7508051Abstract: 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 contrType: GrantFiled: December 9, 2004Date of Patent: March 24, 2009Assignee: NXP B.V.Inventor: Heimo Scheucher