Active solid-state devices (e.g. – transistors – solid-state diode – Test or calibration structure
Reexamination Certificate
2007-06-13
2009-06-23
Coleman, W. David (Department: 2823)
Active solid-state devices (e.g., transistors, solid-state diode
Test or calibration structure
C257S781000, C257SE23169
Reexamination Certificate
active
07550763
ABSTRACT:
In a semiconductor integrated circuit device, testing pads (209b) using a conductive layer, such as relocation wiring layers (205) are provided just above or in the neighborhood of terminals like bonding pads (202b) used only for probe inspection at which bump electrodes (208) are not provided. Similar testing pads may be provided even with respect to terminals like bonding pads provided with bump electrodes. A probe test is executed by using these testing pads or under the combined use of under bump metallurgies antecedent to the formation of the bump electrodes together with the testing pads. According to the above, bump electrodes for pads dedicated for probe testing may not be added owing to the use of the testing pads. Further, the use of testing pads provided in the neighborhood of the terminals like the bonding pads and smaller in size than the under bump metallurgies enables a probe test to be executed after a relocation wiring process.
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Kitsukawa Gorou
Miyamoto Toshio
Nishimura Asao
Syukuri Syouji
Coleman W. David
Mattingly & Malur, PC
Renesas Technology Corp.
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