Interesting idea. I've never seen anything like what you're describing. That
"trace" it appears to dive beneath is actually a space between outer layer
conductors. So it would have to be on top of outer metal, then dive beneath
the area covered by dielectric, then re-emerge on top of the metal. Could you
describe a production sequence that would create that? I've seen lots of bare
die, but I really know little about the wafer fabrication. In the upper right
of that central photo is clearly a piece of debris sitting on top of the die
surface (it's out of focus, so I'm presuming it is above the plane of the die
surface and not below.)
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From: Stadem, Richard D. [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Thursday, October 08, 2015 1:32 PM
To: TechNet E-Mail Forum; Wayne Thayer
Subject: RE: [TN] Ropy grunge in IC
I respectfully disagree. If you look closely, it appears that some sections of
the rope-like material are actually intertwined and run under the traces
inside the die. It appears that the contaminant was there when the die was
made. But on the other hand some of the same stuff is seen around the edges of
the die as well. It is hard to tell.
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From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Wayne Thayer
Sent: Thursday, October 08, 2015 11:47 AM
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Subject: Re: [TN] Ropy grunge in IC
That LOOKS like just a poorly cleaned decapsulation job. The stuff you're
asking about could either be from the overmold material or some deteriorating
seals in the decapsulator. So my instinct is that it's a "red herring" in your
failure analysis. This contaminant appears to be EXTREMELY thin, no more than
5 microns, because there doesn't seem to be a detectable difference in focus
height between this and adjacent circuitry (unless the image is actually a
composite of several different pictures at different focus heights).
Wayne Thayer
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Sent: Thursday, October 08, 2015 12:31 PM
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Subject: Re: [TN] Ropy grunge in IC
Hi Julie,
Have your photo up, it's here:
http://stevezeva.homestead.com/3CK_2nd_decap_-_multiview.jpg
Steve
On Thu, Oct 8, 2015 at 10:21 AM, Julie Silk <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> We had an intermittent failure on a part and after decap, there was a
> rope-like line that seemed to weave in and out of the circuitry. I'm
> having Steve Gregory post a picture. I'd like your thoughts on what
> is going on. We're consulting with the supplier, but I'd like your input.
>
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