Patent ID: 8836084

Claim:
A device comprising: a plurality of semiconductor dies disposed between scribe lines, wherein the scribe lines include at least one crack prevention structure disposed over a semiconductor substrate, the at least one crack prevention structure comprising: a first plurality of dielectric layers of a first material disposed over the semiconductor substrate; a second plurality of dielectric layers of a second material different than the first material disposed over the first plurality of dielectric layers, wherein the first plurality of dielectric layers and the second plurality of dielectric layers meet at an interface; a plurality of metal structures and a plurality of via structures formed through the interface of the first plurality of dielectric layers and the second plurality of dielectric layers; and a bond/bump pad structure disposed in a passivation layer overlying the first and second plurality of dielectric layers, the bond/bump pad structure being coupled with a topmost metal structure of the plurality of metal structures, wherein the at least one crack prevention structure includes a first portion that continuously extends within the scribe lines adjacent to at least a portion of a first side and a second side of a first one of the semiconductor dies without extending beyond the first side and the second side and a second portion that extends only on one of the first and second side, the second portion being discontinuous with respect to the first portion.