In this paper, we summarize how the introduction of SIMS structures near the global alignment marks of product wafers serve as an additional way to acquire detailed analytical information about front-end processing and can minimize product yield loss without waiting for metal 1 processing when electrical testing (ET) becomes possible
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Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing Conference, 2006. ASMC 2006. The 17th Annual SEMI/IEEE
Date of Conference: 22-24 May 2006