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US06392251B1 Test structures for identifying open contacts and methods of making the same 失效
用于识别开放式联系人的测试结构及其制作方法

  • Patent Title: Test structures for identifying open contacts and methods of making the same
  • Patent Title (中): 用于识别开放式联系人的测试结构及其制作方法
  • Application No.: US09690780
    Application Date: 2000-10-17
  • Publication No.: US06392251B1
    Publication Date: 2002-05-21
  • Inventor: Michael McCarthyDavid Cooper
  • Applicant: Michael McCarthyDavid Cooper
  • Main IPC: H01L2358
  • IPC: H01L2358
Test structures for identifying open contacts and methods of making the same
Abstract:
Various methods of inspecting a workpiece for residue are provided. In one aspect, a test structure is provided that includes a substrate, a first conductor on the substrate and a second conductor on the substrate. A resistor network is coupled in parallel between the first conductor and the second conductor. The resistor network has n resistors and n contacts and a measurable resistance RM. Each of the n resistors has a known resistance Rk and a known position on the substrate. Each of the n contacts is connected between one of the n resistors and the first conductor or the second conductor, whereby the location of any of the n contacts in an open state is determined from the equation: R M = 1 1 R k + … ⁢   ⁢ 1 R n The test structure provides for not only the identity but also the location of open contacts.
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