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App. No. 18/993,106

Inspection Pattern and Semiconductor Integrated Circuit Therewith

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App. No.
18/993,106
Abstract

An inspection pattern capable of performing wafer-level automatic inspection using a cantilever-type probe card is provided. An inspection pattern according to one embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a Cu pillar pad formed on a semiconductor substrate; a Cu pillar formed on the Cu pillar pad; and an inspection pad formed on the semiconductor substrate, electrically coupled adjacent to or proximate to the Cu pillar pad, and configured to provide a region that a cantilever-type probe comes in contact with during wafer-level automatic inspection.

Claims (25)

1 . An inspection pattern comprising:

a Cu pillar pad formed on a semiconductor integrated substrate;

a Cu pillar formed on the Cu pillar pad; and

an inspection pad formed on the semiconductor integrated substrate, electrically coupled adjacent to or proximate to the Cu pillar pad, and configured to provide a region that a cantilever-type probe comes in contact with during wafer-level automatic inspection.

2 . The inspection pattern according to claim 1 , wherein

the inspection pattern is arranged near an outer periphery of the semiconductor integrated substrate, and

the Cu pillar pad is arranged at a position closer to the outer periphery of the semiconductor integrated substrate than the inspection pad.

3 . The inspection pattern according to claim 1 , wherein

the inspection pattern is arranged near an outer periphery of the semiconductor integrated substrate, and

the inspection pad is arranged at a position closer to the outer periphery of the semiconductor integrated substrate than the Cu pillar pad.

4 . The inspection pattern according to claim 1 , wherein

the inspection pattern is arranged near an outer periphery of the semiconductor integrated substrate, and

the inspection pad electrically coupled adjacent to or proximate to the Cu pillar pad and the Cu pillar pad is arranged parallel to the outer periphery of the semiconductor integrated substrate.

5 . The inspection pattern according to claim 1 , wherein

the inspection pattern is arranged near an outer periphery of the semiconductor integrated substrate, and

the inspection pad is formed on high-frequency wiring formed on the semiconductor integrated substrate, and the high-frequency wiring couples the Cu pillar pad and a semiconductor element and propagates a high-frequency electrical signal between the Cu pillar and the semiconductor element.

6 . The inspection pattern according to claim 5 , further comprising:

an optical waveguide formed between the Cu pillar pad and the inspection pad, wherein

the high-frequency wiring between the Cu pillar pad and the inspection pad intersects with the optical waveguide.

7 . A semiconductor integrated circuit comprising:

the inspection pattern according to claim 1 ; and

a semiconductor element formed on the semiconductor integrated substrate.

8 . An optical semiconductor integrated circuit comprising:

the inspection pattern according to claim 1 ; and

an optical semiconductor element including an optical circuit formed on the semiconductor integrated substrate.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Aug 18, 2025
From: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
To: NTT, INC.
Reel/Frame 072507/0699 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 10, 2025
From: TAKAHASHI, MASAYUKI; NASU, YUSUKE; IKUMA, YUICHIRO; TSUZUKI, KEN; HINAKURA, YOSUKE
To: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 069813/0058 →