Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Image sensor monitor structure in scribe area
- Patent Title (中): 图像传感器监控结构在划片区域
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Application No.: US12051868Application Date: 2008-03-20
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Publication No.: US07915056B2Publication Date: 2011-03-29
- Inventor: John J. Ellis-Monaghan , Mark D. Jaffe , Sambasivan Narayan , Anthony J. Perri , Richard J. Rassel , Tian Xia
- Applicant: John J. Ellis-Monaghan , Mark D. Jaffe , Sambasivan Narayan , Anthony J. Perri , Richard J. Rassel , Tian Xia
- Applicant Address: US NY Armonk
- Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Armonk
- Agency: Scully, Scott, Murphy & Presser, P.C.
- Agent Anthony Canale
- Main IPC: G01R31/26
- IPC: G01R31/26

Abstract:
A semiconductor die including a semiconductor chip and a test structure, located in a scribe area, is designed and manufactured. The test structure includes an array of complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) image sensors that are of the same type as CMOS image sensors employed in another array in the semiconductor chip and having a larger array size. Such a test structure is provided in a design phase by providing a design structure in which the orientations of the CMOS image sensors match between the two arrays. The test structure provides effective and accurate monitoring of manufacturing processes through in-line testing before a final test on the semiconductor chip.
Public/Granted literature
- US20090237103A1 IMAGE SENSOR MONITOR STRUCTURE IN SCRIBE AREA Public/Granted day:2009-09-24
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