Abstract:
A method of manufacturing electronic dies by separating a wafer into electronic dies, wherein the method comprises forming a groove in the wafer with a first material removal tool having a first thickness, enlarging the groove by a second material removal tool having a second thickness larger than the first thickness, and subsequently increasing a depth of the groove by a third material removal tool having a third thickness smaller than the second thickness until the wafer is separated.
Abstract:
A method of manufacturing electronic dies by separating a wafer into electronic dies, wherein the method comprises forming a groove in the wafer with a first material removal tool having a first thickness, enlarging the groove by a second material removal tool having a second thickness larger than the first thickness, and subsequently increasing a depth of the groove by a third material removal tool having a third thickness smaller than the second thickness until the wafer is separated.
Abstract:
A method includes providing a semiconductor wafer including multiple semiconductor chips, forming a first scribe line on a frontside of the semiconductor wafer, wherein the first scribe line has a first width and separates semiconductor chips of the semiconductor wafer, forming a second scribe line on the frontside of the semiconductor wafer, wherein the second scribe line has a second width and separates semiconductor chips of the semiconductor wafer, wherein the first scribe line and the second scribe line intersect in a crossing area which is greater than a product of the first width and the second width, and plasma etching the semiconductor wafer in the crossing area.
Abstract:
A semiconductor chip having a crack stop structure is disclosed. The crack stop structure includes one or more recesses formed in the semiconductor chip. The one or more recesses extend adjacent to and along a periphery of the semiconductor chip. The one or more recesses are filled with a metal material. The metal material has an intrinsic tensile stress at room temperature that induces compressive stress in at least a region of the periphery of the semiconductor chip.
Abstract:
A method includes providing a semiconductor wafer including multiple semiconductor chips, forming a first scribe line on a frontside of the semiconductor wafer, wherein the first scribe line has a first width and separates semiconductor chips of the semiconductor wafer, forming a second scribe line on the frontside of the semiconductor wafer, wherein the second scribe line has a second width and separates semiconductor chips of the semiconductor wafer, wherein the first scribe line and the second scribe line intersect in a crossing area which is greater than a product of the first width and the second width, and plasma etching the semiconductor wafer in the crossing area.