Indexing of electronic devices with multiple weight markers
First Claim
1. An electronic device, comprising:
- a die having a positional location in a shot defined by first and second die coordinates, wherein the shot has a positional location in a wafer defined by first and second shot coordinates, wherein the first die coordinate identifies a horizontal location in the shot where the die was formed, wherein the second die coordinate identifies a vertical location in the shot where the die was formed, wherein the first shot coordinate identifies a horizontal location on the wafer where the shot resides, wherein the second shot coordinate identifies a vertical location on the wafer where the shot resides;
a first comb structure comprising a first spine with a first plurality of teeth projecting transversally therefrom, and wherein portions of the first spine between pairs of adjacent teeth of the first plurality of teeth define first inter-tooth portions, the first plurality of teeth and first inter-tooth portions defining a first contiguous arrangement of first dots,a second comb structure comprising a second spine with a second plurality of teeth projecting transversally therefrom, and wherein portions of the second spine between pairs of adjacent teeth of the second plurality of teeth define second inter-tooth portions, the second plurality of teeth and second inter-tooth portions defining a second contiguous arrangement of second dots,a first marker at a selected one of the first dots, the first marker indicating a first digit of a two digit number for the first die coordinate,a first additional marker at a selected one of the first dots, the first additional marker indicating a second digit of the two digit number for the first die coordinate,a second marker at a selected one of the second dots, the second marker indicating a first digit of a two digit number for the second die coordinate, anda second additional marker at a selected one of the second dots, the second additional marker indicating a second digit of the two digit number for the second die coordinate.
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Abstract
A die has a positional location in a wafer defined by first and second coordinates, the first and second coordinates identifying a respective horizontal and vertical location where the die was formed. An index formed on the die has a first comb structure of a first contiguous arrangement of first dots, and a second comb structure of a second contiguous arrangement of second dots. A first marker at a selected one of the first dots indicates a first digit of the first coordinate, and a first additional marker at a selected one of the first dots indicates a second digit of the first coordinate. A second marker at a selected one of the second dots indicates a first digit of the second coordinate, and a second additional marker at a selected one of the second dots indicates a second digit of the second coordinate.
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24 Claims
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1. An electronic device, comprising:
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a die having a positional location in a shot defined by first and second die coordinates, wherein the shot has a positional location in a wafer defined by first and second shot coordinates, wherein the first die coordinate identifies a horizontal location in the shot where the die was formed, wherein the second die coordinate identifies a vertical location in the shot where the die was formed, wherein the first shot coordinate identifies a horizontal location on the wafer where the shot resides, wherein the second shot coordinate identifies a vertical location on the wafer where the shot resides; a first comb structure comprising a first spine with a first plurality of teeth projecting transversally therefrom, and wherein portions of the first spine between pairs of adjacent teeth of the first plurality of teeth define first inter-tooth portions, the first plurality of teeth and first inter-tooth portions defining a first contiguous arrangement of first dots, a second comb structure comprising a second spine with a second plurality of teeth projecting transversally therefrom, and wherein portions of the second spine between pairs of adjacent teeth of the second plurality of teeth define second inter-tooth portions, the second plurality of teeth and second inter-tooth portions defining a second contiguous arrangement of second dots, a first marker at a selected one of the first dots, the first marker indicating a first digit of a two digit number for the first die coordinate, a first additional marker at a selected one of the first dots, the first additional marker indicating a second digit of the two digit number for the first die coordinate, a second marker at a selected one of the second dots, the second marker indicating a first digit of a two digit number for the second die coordinate, and a second additional marker at a selected one of the second dots, the second additional marker indicating a second digit of the two digit number for the second die coordinate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method, comprising:
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forming dice in a wafer, with each die having a positional location in a shot defined by first and second die coordinates, wherein each shot has a positional location in the wafer defined by first and second shot coordinates, wherein the first die coordinate identifies a horizontal location of the die in the shot, wherein the second die coordinate identifies a vertical location of the die in the shot, wherein the first shot coordinate identifies a horizontal location on the wafer where the shot resides, wherein the second shot coordinate identifies a vertical location on the wafer where the shot resides; and forming a first comb structure on each die and comprising a first spine with a first plurality of teeth projecting transversally therefrom, and wherein portions of the first spine between pairs of adjacent teeth of the first plurality of teeth define first inter-tooth portions, the first plurality of teeth and first inter-tooth portions defining a first contiguous arrangement of first dots at each die location on the wafer, forming a second comb structure on each die and comprising a second spine with a second plurality of teeth projecting transversally therefrom, and wherein portions of the second spine between pairs of adjacent teeth of the second plurality of teeth define second inter-tooth portions, the second plurality of teeth and second inter-tooth portions defining a second contiguous arrangement of second dots on the wafer, placing a first marker at a selected one of the first dots, the first marker indicating a first digit of a two digit number for the first die coordinate, placing a first additional marker at a selected one of the first dots, the first additional marker indicating a second digit of the two digit number for the first die coordinate, placing a second marker at a selected one of the second dots, the second marker indicating a first digit of a two digit number for the second die coordinate, and placing a second additional marker at a selected one of the second dots, the second additional marker indicating a second digit of the two digit number for the second die coordinate. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for indexing electronic devices, comprising the steps of:
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integrating a plurality of electronic circuits into portions of a wafer for corresponding dice, each die having a specific die location in the wafer; forming at least one index on each die, each index including a reference defining an ordered alignment of a plurality of locations on the die and marker means for defining a value of the die location according to an arrangement of the marker means with respect to the reference, the value of the index indicating the specific die location of the die in the wafer; and cutting the dice for forming electronic devices; wherein the step of forming at least one index includes, for each index, forming a plurality of markers each one arranged at a selected one of the locations, the selected location of the marker defining a value of a digit associated with a corresponding power of a base higher than 2 within a number in a positional notation in said base representing the value of the index. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An electronic device, comprising:
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a die having a positional location within a shot defined by first and second two digit die coordinate values, wherein the first two digit die coordinate value identifies a horizontal location within the shot where the die was formed, and wherein the second two digit die coordinate value identifies a vertical location within the shot where the die was formed; and an index formed on the die, the index comprising; a first comb structure comprising a first contiguous arrangement of first dots, a second comb structure comprising a second contiguous arrangement of second dots, a first marker at a first selected one of the first dots, the first marker specifying a first digit of the first two digit die coordinate value, a second marker at a second selected one of the first dots, the second marker specifying a second digit of the first two digit die coordinate value, a third marker at a first selected one of the second dots, the third marker specifying a first digit of the second two digit die coordinate value, and a fourth marker at a second selected one of the second dots, the fourth marker specifying a second digit of the second two digit die coordinate value. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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