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Semiconductor substrate having alignment marks for locating circuitry on the substrate

US5805421A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMar 21, 1997
Grant dateSep 8, 1998
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Expiry dateMar 21, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L2924/3025
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An integrated circuit device having alignment marks that are located on the integrated circuit device semiconductor substrate and aligned to the integrated circuit. The alignment marks are used in conjunction with a circuit diagram of the integrated circuit to determine the point on the bottom of the semiconductor substrate residing beneath the portion of the integrated circuit which the practitioner desires to access.

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