Patent ID: 7234232
Filing Date: 2007-06-26
Classification: B23K,H01L,H05K,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method for producing and tuning a packaged integrated circuit, comprising: a) incorporating into a packaged integrated circuit design, at least one tunable circuit feature; b) fabricating a packaged integrated circuit in accordance with said packaged integrated circuit design; c) identifying a trimming point on the tunable circuit feature of said packaged integrated circuit, using an x-ray inspection system; d) relating coordinates of the trimming point to coordinates of a visible reference marker; e) utilizing the relationship between the visible reference marker and the trimming point to position a cutting tool over the trimming point; and f) utilizing the cutting tool to make one or more cuts into the packaged integrated circuit, until the tunable circuit feature has been acceptably modified at the trimming point.