Device for detecting the thinning down of the substrate of an integrated circuit chip
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
G01R-027/08
G01R-031/28
G01L-009/00
G06K-019/073
H01L-021/66
H01L-023/00
출원번호
US-0082818
(2013-11-18)
등록번호
US-9121896
(2015-09-01)
우선권정보
FR-09 53968 (2009-06-15)
발명자
/ 주소
Fornara, Pascal
Rivero, Christian
출원인 / 주소
STMicroelectronics (Rousset) SAS
대리인 / 주소
Seed IP Law Group PLLC
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3인용 특허 :
9
초록▼
A device for detecting the thinning down of the substrate of an integrated circuit chip, including, in the active area of the substrate, bar-shaped diffused resistors connected as a Wheatstone bridge, wherein: first opposite resistors of the bridge are oriented along a first direction; the second op
A device for detecting the thinning down of the substrate of an integrated circuit chip, including, in the active area of the substrate, bar-shaped diffused resistors connected as a Wheatstone bridge, wherein: first opposite resistors of the bridge are oriented along a first direction; the second opposite resistors of the bridge are oriented along a second direction; and the first and second directions are such that a thinning down of the substrate causes a variation of the imbalance value of the bridge.
대표청구항▼
1. A method, comprising: detecting thinning of a substrate having an integrated circuit, the substrate having a first surface and a second surface, the integrated circuit being formed on the first surface, the detecting of the thinning corresponding to thinning of the second surface, the detecting i
1. A method, comprising: detecting thinning of a substrate having an integrated circuit, the substrate having a first surface and a second surface, the integrated circuit being formed on the first surface, the detecting of the thinning corresponding to thinning of the second surface, the detecting including: measuring an output voltage of a bridge circuit in the substrate, the bridge circuit including a first resistor connected between a voltage and a first node, a second resistor connected between the first node and ground, a third resistor connected between the voltage and a second node, and a fourth resistor connected between the second node and ground, the first and fourth resistors having different sensitivity to the thinning of the substrate than the second and third resistors; anddetecting the thinning of the substrate by analyzing the output voltage from the bridge circuit. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first and fourth resistors each have a length that extends in a first direction, and the second and third resistors each have a length that extends in a second direction that is different from the first direction. 3. The method of claim 1, wherein the first and fourth resistors are formed in a substrate region of the substrate having a first conductivity type and the second and third resistors are formed in a substrate region of the substrate having a second conductivity type. 4. The method of claim 1, wherein the first and fourth resistors have a first conductivity type, and the second and third resistors have a second conductivity type. 5. The method of claim 4, wherein the first, second, third, and fourth resistors each have a length that extends in a first direction. 6. The method of claim 1, wherein the first, second, third, and fourth resistors each include a plurality of conductive pads, a resistive region, and an insulating region, the bridge circuit further including a polysilicon layer formed on the insulating regions of the first and fourth resistors. 7. The method of claim 1, further comprising stopping operation of the integrated circuit in response to the detecting of the thinning of the substrate. 8. The method of claim 1, further comprising detecting the thinning of the substrate periodically, continuously, or upon powering on of the integrated circuit. 9. The method of claim 1, wherein the first, second, third, and fourth resistors have the same conductivity type. 10. The method of claim 9, wherein the first and fourth resistors each have a length that extends in a first direction, and the second and third resistors each have a length that extends in a second direction. 11. A method, comprising: detecting thinning of a substrate having an integrated circuit, the substrate having a first surface and a second surface, the integrated circuit being formed on the first surface, the detecting of the thinning of the substrate corresponding to thinning of the second surface, the detecting including: measuring an output voltage of a bridge circuit formed in the substrate, the bridge circuit, including: first and second resistors having a first conductivity type; andthird and fourth resistors having a second conductivity type, the first and second resistors having different sensitivity to the thinning of the substrate than the third and fourth resistors; anddetecting the thinning of the substrate by analyzing the output voltage from the bridge circuit. 12. The method of claim 11, wherein resistivities of the first, second, third, and fourth resistors are substantially equal. 13. The method of claim 11, wherein the first and second resistors each have a length that extends in a first direction, and the third and fourth resistors each have a length that extends in a second direction. 14. The method of claim 11, wherein the first, second, third, and fourth resistors each have a length that extends a first direction. 15. The method of claim 11, wherein the first resistor is connected to an input voltage and the fourth resistor, the third resistor is connected to the input voltage and the second resistor, and the second and fourth resistors are connected to a ground. 16. The method of claim 11, further comprising stopping operation of the integrated circuit in response to the detecting of the thinning of the substrate.
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