Patent ID: 9229052
Filing Date: 2016-01-05
CPC Classification: G01R,H01L

Claim Text:
1. A stack comprising: a semiconductor substrate; a first wiring structure for electrically connecting a first electrode exposed on a front surface of the stack and a first terminal located in the stack; a second wiring structure for electrically connecting a second electrode exposed on the front surface of the stack and a second terminal located in the stack; and an inspection circuit that inspects states of electric connections in the first and second wiring structures, wherein the inspection circuit includes a switching circuit having an input terminal electrically connected with the first terminal, a drive terminal electrically connected with the second terminal, and an output terminal electrically connected with a discharge mechanism, and wherein the inspection circuit is configured such that, in a state where a first electric connection is made in the first wiring structure and a second electric connection is made in the second wiring structure, at a time of applying charges to the first and second electrodes, the charge applied to the second electrode flows to the drive terminal through the second wiring structure to bring the input terminal and the output terminal of the switching circuit into an electrically conducted state, and the charge applied to the first electrode flows to the discharge mechanism through the first wiring structure and the switching circuit.