Semiconductor device manufacturing: process – Packaging or treatment of packaged semiconductor – Making plural separate devices
Reexamination Certificate
2010-11-24
2011-12-06
Richards, N Drew (Department: 2823)
Semiconductor device manufacturing: process
Packaging or treatment of packaged semiconductor
Making plural separate devices
C257SE21238
Reexamination Certificate
active
08071429
ABSTRACT:
Embodiments of a method for separating dies from a wafer having first and second sides. The process embodiment includes masking the first side of the wafer, the mask including openings therein to expose parts of the first side substantially aligned with scribe lines of the wafer. The process embodiment also includes etching from the exposed parts of the first side of the wafer until an intermediate position between the first and second sides and sawing the remainder of the wafer, starting from the intermediate position until reaching the second surface.
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Ku Keh-Chiang
Mao Duli
Qian Yin
Rhodes Howard E.
Tai Hsin-Chih
Blakely , Sokoloff, Taylor & Zafman LLP
OmniVision Technologies Inc.
Richards N Drew
Shook Daniel
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