Patent ID: 7064450

Claim:
A pad pattern on a die, the pad pattern comprising: a first set of elongated pads, wherein each of the elongated pads includes a bond pad area and a probe pad area, each bond pad area exhibiting a first constant width along a substantial portion of the bond pad area, and each probe pad area exhibiting a second constant width along a substantial portion of the probe pad area, the first constant width being greater than the second constant width, wherein each of the elongated pads in the first set has a first orientation, wherein the bond pad areas and probe pad areas of the first set of elongated pads are octagonal; and a second set of elongated pads, wherein each of the elongated pads in the second set includes a bond pad area and a probe pad area, each bond pad area exhibiting a third constant width along a substantial portion of the bond pad area, and each probe pad area exhibiting a fourth constant width along a substantial portion of the probe pad area, the third constant width being greater than the fourth constant width, wherein each of the elongated pads in the second set has a second orientation, the second orientation being opposite the first orientation, and wherein the second set of elongated pads is interleaved with the first set of elongated pads, wherein the bond pad areas and probe pad areas of the second set of elongated pads are octagonal; wherein each bond pad area is joined with a corresponding probe pad area by a rectangular area.