Patent ID: 7811853

Claim:
A method comprising: providing a substrate, the substrate including (i) a first die, (ii) a second die, (iii) a monitor structure disposed between the first die and the second die, and (iv) a dielectric material disposed between the monitor structure and the first die and disposed between the monitor structure and the second die, wherein the monitor structure comprises a process control monitor structure for yielding information predictive of a performance of a circuit located one the first die or the second die; forming a photoresist layer over the first die, the second die, the monitor structure, and the dielectric material; and patterning the photoresist layer to reveal the dielectric material (i) in a first opening in the photoresist layer between the monitor structure and the first die and (ii) in a second opening in the photoresist layer between the monitor structure and the second die, the first opening being different than the second opening; selectively removing the revealed dielectric material (i) between the monitor structure and the first die to form a first gap and (ii) between the monitor structure and the second die to form a second gap, wherein the first gap, the second gap, and the monitor structure form a saw street; and cutting the substrate along the saw street to separate the first die from the second die.