Separation of workpiece with three material removal stages
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1. A method of manufacturing electronic dies by separating a wafer into the electronic dies, the method comprising:
- forming a groove in the wafer with a first material removal tool, the first material removal tool having a first thickness;
enlarging the groove by a second material removal tool, the second material removal tool having a second thickness larger than the first thickness;
subsequently increasing a depth of the groove by a third material removal tool, the third material removal tool having a third thickness smaller than the second thickness until the wafer is separated.
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Abstract
A method of manufacturing electronic dies by separating a wafer into electronic dies, wherein the method comprises forming a groove in the wafer with a first material removal tool having a first thickness, enlarging the groove by a second material removal tool having a second thickness larger than the first thickness, and subsequently increasing a depth of the groove by a third material removal tool having a third thickness smaller than the second thickness until the wafer is separated.
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1. A method of manufacturing electronic dies by separating a wafer into the electronic dies, the method comprising:
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forming a groove in the wafer with a first material removal tool, the first material removal tool having a first thickness; enlarging the groove by a second material removal tool, the second material removal tool having a second thickness larger than the first thickness; subsequently increasing a depth of the groove by a third material removal tool, the third material removal tool having a third thickness smaller than the second thickness until the wafer is separated. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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21. A method for singulating a workpiece into sections, the method comprising:
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forming a groove in the workpiece using a first saw blade, the first saw blade having a first thickness; widening the groove using a second saw blade, the second saw blade having a second thickness, wherein the second thickness is larger than the first thickness; further deepening the widened groove using a third saw blade, the third saw blade having a third thickness, wherein the third thickness is smaller than the second thickness. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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24. A method of separating a workpiece into separate sections, the method comprising:
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forming a groove in the workpiece up to a first depth and with a first width; subsequently widening the groove with a second width being larger than the first width; subsequently further deepening the groove until the workpiece is separated into the separate sections so that a resulting cut-out has a portion with a third width smaller than the second width; wherein subsequently widening the groove with the second width includes deepening the groove to a second depth.
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26. A computer program product provided with computer executable code defining a procedure to be carried out by a control unit to cause an apparatus having first, second and third material removal tools for separating a wafer into electronic dies to perform the following steps:
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forming a groove in the wafer with the first material removal tool, the first material removal tool having a first thickness; enlarging the groove by the second material removal tool, the second material removal tool having a second thickness larger than the first thickness; and subsequently increasing a depth of the groove by the third material removal tool, the third material removal tool having a third thickness smaller than the second thickness until the wafer is separated.
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