Method and apparatus for dicing semiconductor wafers
    2.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for dicing semiconductor wafers 失效
    用于切割半导体晶片的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US5609148A

    公开(公告)日:1997-03-11

    申请号:US414871

    申请日:1995-03-31

    摘要: A method and apparatus for dicing a semiconductor wafer in which the wafer is bowed or bent by forcing it into contact with a spherical surface having parallel grooves therein and in which an array of parallel wire saws that are in registration with the grooves is forced against the wafer for sawing parallel channels therethrough. A second array of parallel wire saws that are orthogonal to the wires of the first array is provided spaced therefrom for sawing parallel channels through the wafer that are orthogonal to the channels produced by the first array of parallel wire saws.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于切割半导体晶片的方法和装置,其中晶片通过迫使其与其中具有平行凹槽的球面接触而弯曲或弯曲,并且其中与槽对准的平行线锯阵列被迫抵抗 用于锯切平行通道的晶片。 与第一阵列的导线垂直的第二平行线锯阵列与其间隔开设置,用于锯切通过晶片的平行通道,其与由第一平行线锯阵列产生的通道正交。

    Fuse window with controlled fuse oxide thickness
    3.
    发明授权
    Fuse window with controlled fuse oxide thickness 失效
    保险丝窗口具有受控的熔丝氧化物厚度

    公开(公告)号:US5872390A

    公开(公告)日:1999-02-16

    申请号:US911542

    申请日:1997-08-14

    摘要: A fuse window structure and method for forming the same for a semiconductor device with a fuse and a cutting site on the fuse, the structure having (1) a first oxide region substantially in register with the cutting site, the first oxide region having a first thickness, (2) a second oxide region substantially in register with a first land generally surrounding the cutting site, the first land generally in register with the fuse, the second region having a second thickness, and (3) a third oxide region substantially in register with a second land generally surrounding the fuse, the third region having a third thickness different than the first thickness. Different fuse window structures are formed by using etch stops with different configurations, each configuration differing with regard to coverage of the three oxide regions.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于在熔丝上具有熔丝和切割部位的半导体器件形成熔丝窗结构和方法,所述结构具有(1)与所述切割部位基本上对准的第一氧化物区域,所述第一氧化物区域具有第一 厚度,(2)基本上与通常围绕切割位置的第一焊盘对准的第二氧化物区域,第一焊盘通常与熔丝对准,第二区域具有第二厚度,以及(3)基本上在 与通常围绕熔丝的第二焊盘对准,第三区域具有不同于第一厚度的第三厚度。 通过使用具有不同配置的蚀刻停止件形成不同的熔丝窗结构,每个配置关于三个氧化物区域的覆盖范围不同。

    CBR refresh control for the redundancy array
    4.
    发明授权
    CBR refresh control for the redundancy array 有权
    冗余阵列的CBR刷新控制

    公开(公告)号:US06195300B1

    公开(公告)日:2001-02-27

    申请号:US09536185

    申请日:2000-03-24

    IPC分类号: G11C700

    CPC分类号: G11C11/406

    摘要: According to one aspect of the invention, there is provided a method for refreshing memory cells in semiconductor memories. The method includes the steps of providing a semiconductor memory having memory cells and redundancy memory cells in at least one memory array and an associated redundancy memory array, respectively. The memory cells and the redundancy memory cells are independently refreshed, using addresses generated by a row address counter and a redundancy address counter, respectively. The method optionally includes the step of disabling redundancy wordlines coupled to unused redundancy memory cells, using a master fuse signal corresponding to a master fuse of the semiconductor memory.

    摘要翻译: 根据本发明的一个方面,提供一种刷新半导体存储器中的存储单元的方法。 该方法包括以下步骤:分别在至少一个存储器阵列和相关联的冗余存储器阵列中提供具有存储器单元和冗余存储单元的半导体存储器。 使用地址计数器和冗余地址计数器分别产生的地址,独立刷新存储单元和冗余存储单元。 该方法可选地包括使用与半导体存储器的主熔丝相对应的主熔丝信号来禁用耦合到未使用的冗余存储器单元的冗余字线的步骤。

    Fuse link structures through the addition of dummy structures
    5.
    发明授权
    Fuse link structures through the addition of dummy structures 失效
    保险丝连接结构通过添加虚拟结构

    公开(公告)号:US5589706A

    公开(公告)日:1996-12-31

    申请号:US455811

    申请日:1995-05-31

    摘要: An improved etch behavior is promoted to generate vertical sidewalls for fuse links that will promote reliable and repeatable laser cutting of the fuse links. In one embodiment, dummy structures are added adjacent to fuse links in order to obtain the vertical sidewalls for reliable fuse deletion. The dummy structures form no part of the fuse or circuit structure but, because of the proximity of the dummy structures to the fuse links, vertical sidewalls are promoted in a reactive ion etch which is used to form the fuse array. In another embodiment, the vertical sidewalls of the fuse links are achieved in a damascene process in which grooves are formed in an oxide layer and filled with a metal. These grooves correspond to the fuse links and alternating dummy structures. Once filled, the surface is planarized using a chemical-mechanical process. The dummy structures provide reinforcement for the metallization (metal and dielectric film), maintaining the integrity of the metallization. In both embodiments, the vertical sidewalls and constant height of the resulting fuse links promote reliable laser cutting.

    摘要翻译: 促进改进的蚀刻行为以产生熔丝链的垂直侧壁,这将促进熔丝链的可靠和可重复的激光切割。 在一个实施例中,虚拟结构被添加到熔丝链附近,以便获得用于可靠熔丝删除的垂直侧壁。 虚拟结构不构成熔丝或电路结构的一部分,但是由于虚设结构与熔丝链的接近,因此在用于形成熔丝阵列的反应离子蚀刻中促进垂直侧壁。 在另一个实施例中,熔丝链的垂直侧壁在镶嵌工艺中实现,其中凹槽形成在氧化物层中并填充有金属。 这些槽对应于熔断体和交替的虚拟结构。 填充后,使用化学 - 机械方法将表面平坦化。 虚拟结构为金属化(金属和介电膜)提供加强,保持金属化的完整性。 在两个实施例中,所产生的熔断体的垂直侧壁和恒定的高度促进了可靠的激光切割。