Methods for non lot-based integrated circuit manufacturing
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1. A method of tracking a device in a manufacturing process, the method comprising:
- associating a device with a substantially unique identification (ID) code, wherein the substantially unique ID code is retrievable from the device;
advancing the device through at least a portion of the manufacturing process with one or more other devices without regard to a lot from which any of the devices comes;
generating data related to the advancement of the device through the at least a portion of the manufacturing process;
associating the data with the substantially unique ID code; and
outputting the device to a mixed output lot comprising devices from one or more lots different from the lot with which the device was associated before advancing through the at least a portion of the manufacturing process.
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Abstract
A method for continuous, non lot-based manufacturing of integrated circuit (IC) devices of the type to each have a unique fuse identification (ID) includes: reading the fuse ID of each of the IC devices; advancing multiple lots of the IC devices through, for example, a test step in the manufacturing process in a substantially continuous manner; generating data, such as test data, related to the advancement of each of the IC devices through the step in the process; and associating the data generated for each of the IC devices with the fuse ID of its associated IC device.
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19 Claims
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1. A method of tracking a device in a manufacturing process, the method comprising:
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associating a device with a substantially unique identification (ID) code, wherein the substantially unique ID code is retrievable from the device; advancing the device through at least a portion of the manufacturing process with one or more other devices without regard to a lot from which any of the devices comes; generating data related to the advancement of the device through the at least a portion of the manufacturing process; associating the data with the substantially unique ID code; and outputting the device to a mixed output lot comprising devices from one or more lots different from the lot with which the device was associated before advancing through the at least a portion of the manufacturing process. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of tracking a device in a manufacturing process, the method comprising:
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associating a device with a substantially unique identification (ID) code, wherein the substantially unique ID code is retrievable from the device; mixing the device with other devices without regard to lots; advancing the device with the other devices through at least a portion of the manufacturing process without regard to a lot from which the device comes; generating data related to the advancement of the device through the at least a portion of the manufacturing process; associating the data with the substantially unique ID code; and outputting the device to a mixed output lot comprising devices from one or more lots different from the lot with which the device was associated before advancing through the at least a portion of the manufacturing process.
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19. A method of tracking a device in a manufacturing process, the method comprising:
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receiving the device from a plurality of mixed lots of devices without regard to a lot of the plurality of mixed lots of devices from which the device comes; associating the device with a substantially unique identification (ID) code, wherein the substantially unique ID code is retrievable from the device; advancing the device through at least a portion of the manufacturing process without regard to the lot of the plurality of mixed lots of devices from which the device comes; generating data related to the advancement of the device through the at least a portion of the manufacturing process; associating the data with the substantially unique ID code; and outputting the device to a mixed output lot comprising devices from one or more lots different from the lot with which the device was associated before advancing through the at least a portion of the manufacturing process.
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