Patent Document ID: 8362480
Application ID: 11903943
Patent Flag: 1

Claim One:
1. An in-line testable characterization vehicle (CV) comprising at least three vertically stacked regions of a semiconductor wafer including at least one routing layer, said CV comprising at least: a first vertically stacked region that includes at least: six alpha-positioned first-region probing pads, said alpha-positioned first-region probing pads vertically disposed at the top of said first vertically stacked region and horizontally positioned so that they contact respective probe leads of a probe card that is horizontally positioned in a respective alpha position; six beta-positioned first-region probing pads, said beta-positioned first-region probing pads vertically disposed at the top of said first vertically stacked region and horizontally positioned so that they contact respective probe leads of a probe card that is horizontally positioned in a respective beta position; first, second, and third first-region passive test structures, some of said first-region passive test structures reachable via said alpha-positioned first-region probing pads and other(s) of said first-region passive test structures reachable via said beta-positioned first-region probing pads; a second vertically stacked region, positioned directly above the first vertically stacked region, wherein the second vertically stacked region includes at least: six alpha-positioned second-region probing pads, said alpha-positioned second-region probing pads vertically disposed at the top of said second vertically stacked region and horizontally positioned so that they contact respective probe leads of a probe card that is horizontally positioned in the alpha position; six beta-positioned second-region probing pads, said beta-positioned second-region probing pads vertically disposed at the top of said second vertically stacked region and horizontally positioned so that they contact respective probe leads of a probe card that is horizontally positioned in the beta position; first, second, and third second-region passive test structures, some of said second-region passive test structures reachable via said alpha-positioned second-region probing pads and other(s) of said second-region passive test structures reachable via said beta-positioned second-region probing pads; and, a third vertically stacked region, positioned directly above the second vertically stacked region, wherein the third vertically stacked region includes at least: six alpha-positioned third-region probing pads, said alpha-positioned third-region probing pads vertically disposed at the top of said third vertically stacked region and horizontally positioned so that they contact respective probe leads of a probe card that is horizontally positioned in the alpha position; six beta-positioned third-region probing pads, said beta-positioned third-region probing pads vertically disposed at the top of said third vertically stacked region and horizontally positioned so that they contact respective probe leads of a probe card that is horizontally positioned in the beta position; first, second, and third third-region passive test structures, some of said third-region passive test structures reachable via said alpha-positioned third-region probing pads and other(s) of said third-region passive test structures reachable via said beta-positioned third-region probing pads.