摘要:
An integrated circuit structure comprises a plurality of insulator layers (connected to each other) that form a laminated structure. Further included are via openings within each of the insulator layers, and conductive via material within the via openings. The conductive via material within corresponding via openings of adjacent insulator layers are electrically connected to form continuous electrical via paths through the insulator layers between the top surface and the bottom surface of the laminated structure. Within each of the continuous electrical via paths, the via openings are positioned relative to each other to form a diagonal structural path of the conductive via material through the laminated structure. The corresponding via openings of the adjacent insulator layers partially overlap each other. The diagonal structural paths are non-perpendicular to the top surface and the bottom surface.
摘要:
Detection circuits, methods of use and manufacture and design structures are provided herein. The structure includes at least one signal line traversing one or more metal layers of an integrated circuit. Circuitry is coupled to the at least one signal line, which is structured to receive a signal with a known signal from the at least one signal line or a signal from a different potential and, based on which signal is received, determine whether there is a structural defect in the integrated circuit.
摘要:
A structure and method for monitoring interlevel dielectric stress damage. The structure includes a monitor solder bump and normal solder bumps; a set of stacked interlevel dielectric layers between the substrate and the monitor solder bump and the normal solder bumps, one or more ultra-low K dielectric layers comprising an ultra-low K material having a dielectric constant of 2.4 or less; a monitor structure in a region directly under the monitor solder bump in the ultra-low K dielectric layers and wherein the conductor density in at least one ultra-low K dielectric layer in the region directly under the monitor solder bumps is less than a specified minimum density and the conductor density in corresponding regions of the ultra-low K dielectric layers directly under normal solder bumps is greater than the specified minimum density.
摘要:
A semiconductor test device including a plurality of conductive layers, each of the layers comprising integrated circuit devices, a plurality of insulating layers between the conductive layers, a plurality of heat generating structures positioned between the insulating layers and the conductive layers, each of the heat generating structures being sized and positioned to only heat a predetermined limited area of the plurality of layers, a plurality of thermal monitors positioned within each of the plurality of layers, a control unit operatively connected to the heat generating structures and the thermal monitors, the control unit individually cycling the heat generating structures on and off for multiple heat cycles, such that different areas of the layers are treated to different heat cycles.
摘要:
An integrated circuit package including a package substrate, a metal lid mounted to the package substrate, and a stack of two or more integrated circuit chips electrically connected to each other by through substrate vias. The stack of two or more integrated circuit chips is disposed within the metal lid and electrically mounted to the package substrate. An inner surface of a top of the metal lid is electrically connected to ground wires in the package substrate by the through substrate vias. The TSVs provide electromagnetic interference shielding. A conductive thermal interface material may also be used. An alternative embodiment includes a single integrated circuit chip using TSVs to ground the metal lid.