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US 7838424 B2 Abstract An improved Wafer-Level Chip-Scale Packaging (WLCSP) process is described that includes forming a plurality of conductive pillars on a first surface of a semiconductor wafer. One or more grooves are dry etched into the first surface of the semiconductor wafer, where the grooves define at least one boundary between each of a plurality of die within the semiconductor wafer. A layer of encapsulating material is deposited over the first surface. A recess is then cut in each of the grooves through the encapsulating material, where the cutting leaves a piece of semiconductor material on the second surface of the semiconductor wafer. The second surface is then ground to remove the piece of semiconductor material, where the removal of this material separates the plurality of die.
Claims(20) 1. A method comprising:
forming a plurality of conductive pillars on a first surface of a semiconductor wafer;
dry etching one or more grooves in said first surface of said semiconductor wafer, wherein said one or more grooves define at least one boundary between a plurality of die within said semiconductor wafer;
depositing a layer of encapsulating material over said first surface;
cutting a recess in each of said one or more grooves through said layer of encapsulating material, wherein said cutting cuts said semiconductor wafer incompletely and leaves part of said semiconductor wafer on a second side of said semiconductor wafer; and
grinding said second side to remove part of said semiconductor wafer, wherein said grinding separates said plurality of die.
2. The method of
planarizing said layer to expose contacts to said plurality of conductive pillars.
3. The method of
4. The method of
5. The method of
6. The method of
7. The method of
8. The method of
ion mill etching;
plasma sputtering;
plasma etching; and
reactive ion etching.
9. A method comprising:
forming a plurality of conducting posts on a front-side of a semiconductor wafer;
forming a plurality of grooves in said front-side using a dry etchant;
coating said front-side with an encapsulant layer;
sawing a plurality of channels to a depth below said plurality of grooves; and
polishing a backside of said semiconductor wafer to said plurality of channels in order to separate a plurality of die formed in said semiconductor wafer.
10. The method of
planarizing said encapsulant layer to expose contact to said plurality of conducting posts.
11. The method of
12. The method of
13. The method of
14. The method of
15. The method of
ion mill etching;
plasma sputtering;
plasma etching; and
reactive ion etching.
16. A method for enhancing reliability of wafer-level chip-scale packaging (WLCSP), said method comprising:
creating a plurality of wafer-level contacts on a front-side surface of a semiconductor wafer;
dry etching a plurality of grooves on said front-side surface, said plurality of grooves defining one or more boundaries between a plurality of die within said semiconductor wafer;
sealing said front-side surface with an encapsulating material;
sawing through said encapsulating material at said plurality of grooves, said sawing proceeding only partially through said semiconductor wafer; and
separating each of said plurality of die by polishing said backside to remove only partial portion of said semiconductor wafer.
17. The method of
planarizing said encapsulating material to expose contact to said plurality of wafer-level contacts.
18. The method of
19. The method of
ion mill etching;
plasma sputtering;
plasma etching; and
reactive ion etching.
20. The method of
Description The present invention relates generally to wafer level chip scale packaging (WLCSP), and more particularly to enhancing the reliability of die separation in WLCSP wafers through dry etching. The past few decades have seen many shifts in electronics and semiconductor packaging that have impacted the entire semiconductor industry. The introduction of surface-mount technology (SMT), such as ball grid array (BGA), land grid array (LGA), and similar types of packages, were generally important steps for high-throughput assembly of a wide variety of integrated circuit (IC) devices, while, at the same time, allowing reduction of the pad pitch on the printed circuit board. Conventionally packaged ICs have a structure basically interconnected by fine gold wire between metal pads on the die and electrodes spreading out of molded resin packages. Dual Inline Package (DIP) and Quad Flat Package (QFP) are fundamental structures of current IC packaging. However, increased pin count peripherally designed and arranged around the package typically results in too short of a pitch of lead wire, yielding limitations in board mounting of the packaged chip. Chip-scale or chip-size packaging (CSP), BGA, LGA, and the like are just some of the solutions that enable dense electrode arrangement without greatly increasing the package size. CSP provides for wafer packaging on a chip-size scale. CSP typically results in packages within 1.2 times the die size, which greatly reduces the potential size of devices made with the CSP material. Although these advances have allowed for miniaturization in electronic devices, the ever-demanding trend toward even smaller, lighter, and thinner consumer products have prompted even further attempts at package miniaturization. To fulfill market demands toward increased miniaturization and functionality, WLCSP has been introduced in recent years for generally increasing density, performance, and cost-effectiveness, while decreasing the weight and size of the devices in the electronic packaging industry. In WLCSP, the packaging is typically generated directly on the die with contacts provided by BGA, bump electrodes, LGA, and the like. Recent advanced electronic devices, such as mobile phones, mobile computers, camcorders, personal digital assistants (PDAs), and the like, utilize compact, light, thin, and very densely packaged ICs. Using WLCSP for packaging smaller die size devices with lower numbers of pins, corresponding to larger number of chips on one wafer, is, therefore, usually advantageous and cost-effective. During the typical manufacturing process, a silicon wafer is processed to include many separate dies on the same wafer. Once the processing of the circuitry and packaging features has been finished, die saws cut the wafer to separate each die. During this process, a wafer with up to thousands of circuits is cut into individual pieces, each called a die. In between the functional parts of the circuits, a thin non-functional spacing, called the scribe, is generally provided, where a saw can safely cut the wafer without damaging the circuit. The width of the scribe is typically very small, usually around 100 μm. Usually the dicing is performed with a highly-accurate water-cooled circular saw having diamond-tipped teeth. One disadvantage of the prior art is that the wafer may sometimes crack or splay at the die edge, thus, diminishing the integrity and reliability of the integrated circuit (IC) chip. Faulty die diminish the return on investment to the semiconductor manufacturers and, thus, raises the costs for each individual IC die. In some applications, a die saw groove is often created by a laser within the boundary regions of the wafer in order to make the scribe area less prone to cracking or splaying during the cutting process. However, while the laser-cut die saw groove lowers the chance of splaying or cracking, such damage continues to be an occurrence. One method for separating or singulating the individual die regions on a wafer is described in U.S. Pat. No. 6,717,245 to Kinsman, et al. (hereinafter Kinsman). Kinsman describes a process in which a die saw or wet etching cuts channels between the individual die down through an active layer of the wafer. These channels are then filled with an encapsulating material that forms a hermetical seal around the active regions of each die. Another die saw is then used to cut through each channel to separate or singulate each die. The encapsulating material assists in preventing splaying or cracking of the wafer, although such damage generally continues simply by virtue of the operation of the die saw on the wafer. In CSP, an encapsulating layer of some type of resin or polymer typically seals the wafer, including the die saw grooves. Another method of die cutting CSP wafers is described in U.S. Pat. No. 6,107,164, to Ohuchi (hereinafter Ohuchi). In Ohuchi, a diamond blade saw is used to cut grooves into the wafer. Ohuchi teaches that the grooves are preferably cut to a depth of about two-thirds the depth of the wafer. Thereafter the encapsulating layer is applied. The encapsulating layer, thus, fills the grooves. In the separation process, Ohuchi describes that the back of the wafer is polished to remove the silicon and reveal the grooves filled with the encapsulating material. After the backside has been thinned, a narrow blade is used to cut the wafer at the exposed grooves. Again, the addition of the encapsulating layer to the saw grooves assists in preventing some damage to the die caused by the wafer saws. However, damage continues because the wafer saws still operate to separate or singulate the die from the wafer. These and other problems are generally solved or circumvented, and technical advantages are generally achieved, by preferred embodiments of the present invention that dry etch smooth-walled grooves into a wafer to define the various die boundaries. An encapsulating layer is deposited onto the front-side of the semiconductor wafer. The encapsulating layer seals and protects the active elements of the die and also seals and protects any conducting pillars or posts that are formed on the front-side of the wafer. After planarizing the encapsulating layer to expose access to the conducting pillars or posts, a die saw cuts through the encapsulant at the groove locations leaving a small portion or piece of the semiconductor substrate on the backside of the wafer. The individual die are then separated or singulated by grinding or polishing the backside to remove the semiconductor substrate material at the bottom of the grooves. In accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a method for providing WLCSP includes forming a plurality of conductive pillars on a first surface of a semiconductor wafer. One or more grooves are dry etched into the first surface of the semiconductor wafer, where the grooves define at least one boundary between each of a plurality of die within the semiconductor wafer. A layer of encapsulating material is deposited over the first surface. A recess is then cut in each of the grooves through the encapsulating material, where the cutting leaves a piece of semiconductor material on the second surface of the semiconductor wafer. The second surface is then ground to remove the piece of semiconductor material, where the removal of this material separates the plurality of die. In accordance with another preferred embodiment of the present invention, a method for providing WLCSP includes forming a plurality of conducting posts on a front-side of a semiconductor wafer. A plurality of grooves is then formed in the front-side using a dry etchant. The front-side is coated with an encapsulant layer, after which a plurality of channels is then sawed into the semiconductor wafer to a predetermined depth in the grooves. The backside of the semiconductor wafer is polished in order to remove any semiconductor material at the grooves which separates the die formed in the semiconductor wafer. In accordance with another preferred embodiment of the present invention, a method for enhancing a reliability of wafer-level chip-scale packaging (WLCSP) includes creating a plurality of wafer-level contacts on a front-side surface of a semiconductor wafer. A plurality of grooves is dry etched onto the front-side surface, where the grooves define one or more boundaries between each of a plurality of die within the semiconductor wafer. The front-side surface is then sealed with an encapsulating material. A die saw saws through the encapsulating material at the grooves, where the sawing leaves a piece of substrate material on the backside of the semiconductor wafer. Each of the plurality of die is separated by polishing the backside to remove the piece of substrate material. An advantage of a preferred embodiment of the present invention is that by using dry etching, which is typically more expensive that the commonly-used wet etching techniques, smoother sidewalls result in the grooves. The smoother surface lowers the risk of cracking or splaying than the risk present in the rougher-edged walls created by wet etching, dicing, or laser grooving. A further advantage of a preferred embodiment of the present invention is that the quality of the separated die is improved by sawing the recesses into the wafer before the backside grinding or polishing separates the individual die. When the die are separated or singulated directly from a sawing/dicing process, the chances of cracking or splaying are increased, especially with narrow dicing streets of 60 μm or less. For a more complete understanding of the present invention, and the advantages thereof, reference is now made to the following descriptions taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which: The making and using of the presently preferred embodiments are discussed in detail below. It should be appreciated, however, that the present invention provides many applicable inventive concepts that can be embodied in a wide variety of specific contexts. The specific embodiments discussed are merely illustrative of specific ways to make and use the invention, and do not limit the scope of the invention. The present invention will be described with respect to preferred embodiments in a specific context, namely a silicon wafer implementing WLCSP using copper posts. The invention may also be applied, however, to other wafer and process materials. With reference now to It should be noted that in additional and/or alternative embodiments of the present invention, the wafer-level contacts, including conducting pillars or posts, such as copper pillars 102, may be formed using other conductive material, such as aluminum, gold, a conducting alloy, or the like. The specific use of copper in the disclosed embodiment is not intended to limit the material used. Various methods and chemicals/gases may be used for dry etching die groove 103, such as ion mill etching, plasma sputtering, plasma etching, reactive ion etching, and the like. Gases such as CF4, SF6, CHF3+O2, CF4+H2, Cl2, Cl2+BCI3, and the like may be used. In preferred embodiments of the present invention, the die grooves, such as die groove 103, are etched to a depth of between 100-150 μm with a width of around 60 μm. It should be noted that in various embodiments of the present invention, different types of material may be used for encapsulating layer 104. Materials such as epoxy, resin, and the like may be coated, printed, or depressed onto the front-side surface of the wafer. Additionally, such materials may be organic. It should be noted that various conductor methods may be used to provide the external connection to the IC devices through copper pillars 102. Connection elements, such as pins, posts, lands, and the like, may be fabricated instead of solder balls 105 to provide wafer-level chip packaging. The present invention is not limited only to using solder balls 105, as shown in It should be noted that the recesses or channel cut through the wafer grooves may be cut at various different widths depending on the desired feature size of the die. The various embodiments of the present invention preferably allow for recess or channel widths of less than 60 μm. Although the present invention and its advantages have been described in detail, it should be understood that various changes, substitutions and alterations can be made herein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims. Moreover, the scope of the present application is not intended to be limited to the particular embodiments of the process, machine, manufacture, composition of matter, means, methods and steps described in the specification. As one of ordinary skill in the art will readily appreciate from the disclosure of the present invention, processes, machines, manufacture, compositions of matter, means, methods, or steps, presently existing or later to be developed, that perform substantially the same function or achieve substantially the same result as the corresponding embodiments described herein may be utilized according to the present invention. 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I posted a thread in the Cafe yesterday about the ubiquitous misuse of the terms "loose" vs "lose" in relation to our weight loss efforts here. It was a respectful post. I just posted the definitions and made a silly comment about not wanting our "freed" pounds to find us again. It had collected a couple of seemingly positive (or at least agreeable) responses.
Today, I went back in response to my email notification to find the post had been removed. I contacted SP staff about it, to which the answer was that other members were reacting negatively to it, and posting responses to that effect, so it was removed.
I find this offensive. Why is the "friendly" original post removed, rather than the offensive member(s) being warned? That is the usual case in nearly EVERY other forum I belong to. If the tone of replies goes awry, it's those posters who are chastised for inappropriate behavior, not the OP.
I've pretty much had it with the petty policing on SP. I joined for the Nutrition Tracker, and for the support and information and good discussion on the forums. Now, it turns out, you can't have discussions. You can't express opinions (or, at least SOME of us can't). Certain ones or groups can't make comments or state opinions which don't toe the Spark line. Some of us can't even make conversation that other members "respond negatively to."
We can, however, put up with repeated overhauls to the site, which are implemented with little warning and no polling for members' preferences. We can tolerate ads which go strictly against the efforts toward weight loss and health which is why *most* of us are here. We can be subjected to opinions from other members which might not be compliant with (and perhaps offensive to) our own dietary choices.
Pfft I've had about enough.
Someone posted a mention of another website which has a very nice nutrition tracker. It doesn't have the forums; it's pretty much a solo effort. But maybe that's preferable. At least it wouldn't be the nonstop stress of "what's it going to be *today*?" Their database isn't nearly as extensive, nor does it have all my entered favorites... but it will have, when I'm done. And then there will be no more nonsense from SP.
So you might not see me around as regularly for a while.
I'm off building my new foods database in a place which isn't so dictatorial.
I was wrong! there are forums. They're not as active or as diverse as SP... but might be more congenial. I hope!
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*eyeroll* Unbelieveable. We can complain bitterly about outright LIES being allowed on the forums and the articles and nothing gets done, but joke about the ridiculousness of English spelling rules and peoples' inability to GET English spelling rules and you get a finger-wagging?
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Big pet peeve of mine "loose" vs "lose"! There are even a couple of SparkTeams that misused it in their team's name!
We've had a few posts removed on our Team 300 but they were pretty bad. I can't image why a post about grammar would be removed.
Maybe instead of leaving you can find other SparkTeams to join?
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Wow Vicki, they have it in for you. Again, I totally agree- it's 'them' what should be removed, not you. They have the attitude, not you. Don't blame you for being tired of it all.
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Sorry you may be leaving us even part time. It also drives me crazy that people never learned the difference between loose and lose. I would love to say something but usually just use the two words in a sentence when I reply-such as "I'm trying to lose weight so my pants will be loose'. I'm sure that doesn't get much notice but that was all I could figure out. I do remember being on the WW site years ago and some folks DID police spelling and man, did people have a fit. If you can't spell how do you read the labels and everything else?
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Eliz - yes, brain fog is always an issue with anything AI!!! LOL
But I don't think it was snipey. I just lightheartedly defined the different terms and asked for correct usage. I wasn't pointing fingers.
And I don't intend to give up here altogether. I'll no doubt continue to flit about, primarily because of the members in my teams that I don't want to lose contact with. And I've got this long history of various Tracker stuff I'd rather not lose, too. But the perspectives and actions of late from the site administrators is just over the top. I've had it. I'm just making contingency plans now. I hope the other site will grow into something more like what Spark *used* to be, before it became so closed and dictatorial.
It's no longer the helpful and supportive site it used to be. Seems as if the members are now their least priority. A shame.
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I didn't see that thread, it must have been removed before I saw it, but I agree with you; both with using the word "loose" when you mean "lose" and with the fact that your original post should not have been removed.
I'll miss seeing you around, but I certainly understand your frustrations with the site.
I've noticed that on some of the teams I belong to, there are several members who said they are leaving Spark because of them, or looking around for a site to replace Spark.
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I totally understand every point you make. And I feel your frustration.
I guess I stay for the few of us who are trying to keep the "peace" amidst the insanity, tolerate the dumb "changes" (so called upgrades??!!) and support each other! :o)
You are a wonderful reason for me to tolerate SP! :o)
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It is more than rare for such a thing to happen...it is close to impossible...and it has obviously NEVER, EVER happened before! If there were any sets of identical twins, the delivery team would probably have mentioned that in their press conference.
As far as the Jon and Kate situation....they have a stable home, two parents, at least ONE job, health insurance and many other positive factors that are obviously absent in this woman's situation. Not to mention a fraudulent use of money to finance her plan, or the use of the embryos without the biological father's permission.
That is a very good question! I think the woman is a con artist, conning being disabled on the job, using money from that and school loans to pay for her 8 eggs she had left to be fertilitzed. Conning her parents into taking care of her children while she goes back to school, having 8 more children knowingly so that she can make $$$ off them and the talk show circuit, book deals, etc.
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"There's a sense of being given back to by your children," says Dr. Jennifer Hartstein, a New York-based psychologist who has not treated Suleman. "They give back so much love, attention and caring. And if she's not feeling she's gotten that anyplace else, that could be the primary reason."
Certainly the sketchy details of Suleman's relationship background leave the impression of loneliness. Her mother has said all 14 kids were conceived with sperm from the same donor, but wouldn't identify him. Over the past few days, however, a new picture of Nadya Suleman has come forth.
Though still confined to her hospital bed, she has retained the public relations firm Killeen Furtney Group and is reportedly pursuing television specials and book and endorsement deals that could net her millions.
Suleman's attention-seeking raises a disturbing question. In the age of "Jon & Kate Plus 8," the Duggar family's "17 Kids and Counting" and the globetrotting Jolie-Pitts, is phenomenal fertility just another bid for fame?
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"If you're not a good singer and you can't write books," said Lawrence, "go have babies."
This is all about money and fame to the woman. If it were about just children, then she would and should be focused on the 6 children she already has.
If the media has any ethics they should not pay this woman any money for interviews, books, pics or anything. She should not financially profit from being this irresponsible with life.
I do not intend to tiptoe through life only to arrive safely at death!
Unfortunately most all the media lacks ethics and it's all about money. So if the people actually want to here about this woman, watch her, read her books then the media will be on it.
So many times we read about people in trouble for taking lives, "playing God", in this case the woman "played God" very irresponsibly.
The only thing i would love to read about her is a full psychiatric evaluation.
She took a special gift doctors had created for couple who had problems having children and turned it into a sideshow media circus.
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In my very humble opinion, this woman as well as whomever provided this IVF procedure to her did a disservice to many women with fertility issues as well as those men involved (SO, husbands, whomever).
This woman already has 6 children. I cannot help, but question ***any*** certified GYN-OB specialist that would intentionally impregnate her with 8 embyros. That is nowhere near normal nor ethically correct. I honestly believe this young woman has some kind of "issue".
FWIW, I will repeat what I have posted before. I have had friends and family members go through this procedure many times. I do not, on any possible level, have an issue with this type of medical procedure. That said, I do have an issue with irresponsibility when it comes to medical health and safety for all. That absolutely includes the infants that are put to risk due to adult decisions. Who are we thinking of here? The children or the the so called adult making a chioce that could cost them (children) a healthy,either physically and/or emotionally, life?
This disturbs me on every level. I know this is going to have a huge impact on women trying to go through this procedure. Just wait. It will not be long. Medical community as well as health insurance. Good people will feel/suffer because of this "historic" story.
"I went to the bank and asked to borrow a cup of money. They said, "What for?". I said, "I'm going to buy some sugar".
I am mortified at what this woman did and the fertility DR. that implanted 8 embryos should lose his infertility certification and they should re-think his medical license. What he did was totally unethical.
I feel so sorry for this woman's mother because you know she has the burden of also taking care of this woman's kids. I am wondering if this woman did this for publicity and a meal ticket. It is so selfish to continue having kids when you cannot take care of the ones you have on your own. I am so glad I do not live in CA-imagine the millions of dollars in medical bills this family is racking up and you know this woman is going to need some sort of government assistance-unless she sells her story.
I am sure she is taking offers for the first picture of the octuplets. That is just wrong. What this Dr did was not right and the AMA needs to send a message out to Dr's thinking of doing something so ridiculous.
RIP Liana Sandoval, Kelsey Briggs, and Baby P.
The only thing I can figure is indirectly we (the public) pay to help her either way:
She either gets assistance via the federal and state governments to raise her children... OR she inks a deal and the only way it's profitable is if we buy the product (television show, books, etc...).
Is my logic off?
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Juan Martinez with the help of Judge Stephens is going to secure a Death Penalty conviction!! No way will Jodi walk with LWP!!! Here comes Perryville! And that is my opinion.
The major differences are that Angelina Jolie was already famous in her own right, not for motherhood, she can easily afford all her children, has a husband/father for her children to help her, and some of hers are adopted! They have no business comparing her to Angelina Jolie!
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Juan Martinez with the help of Judge Stephens is going to secure a Death Penalty conviction!! No way will Jodi walk with LWP!!! Here comes Perryville! And that is my opinion.
I agree. I think it's very unfair and inaccurate to compare this woman to any other family. Though I do not feel comfortable with the Dugger's and their huge family (I would have had 6, but 18??? ~Shudder~), this one particular case cannot be compared to any other large family on any level. I do not understand what anyone was thinking!
"I went to the bank and asked to borrow a cup of money. They said, "What for?". I said, "I'm going to buy some sugar".
I am just snipping your post down. But I totally agree with all that you said, Ordinary Life, especially that last part. I have the exact same fear that this will have negative repurcussions for people who truly need and try to pursue IVF in the future. I fear that they will take extreme measures to make sure this doesn't happen again and possibly make IVF even harder to obtain than it is now. She is like the bad seed ruining it for everyone else.
I also don't believe that she was ever infertile in the first place and clearly she must have lied to get to this point. What proof did she have that she was infertile if she hadn't even been trying with a mate? It's total bs.
I feel that if she does end up making any fame-related income it needs to be used to pay towards all the fraudulent things she did to obtain this "miracle". I have heard two different stories, one that she used her student loans and the other that she used disability benefits to pay for the IVF. Either way, that is fraud! The woman is obviously not disabled if she was able to go through this many complicated pregnancies. And it is possible that she took out "excess" financial aid, but that is supposed to be done only to pay for school-related things such as books, etc. not IVF! It's like she doesn't even care or realize that she was pulling all these fraudulent schemes as long as she got her babies!
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"The news that she is a single mother with six other children and that all 14 were conceived by having embryos implanted seems to have turned off many people, and companies are not exactly rushing to get publicity by piling on the freebies.
A veteran Hollywood publicist said Sulemans handlers have their work cut out for them in trying to win public sympathy for her.
Conservative radio talk show host Bill Handel in Los Angeles, who has branded the births freakish, said on the air Tuesday that people are ready to boycott any corporations that help the octuplets or their mother.
Sulemans spokesman Mike Furtney said that he has received some fairly negative comments from the public but that offers to help with the babies have come in from nurses, and some baby stores have stepped forward to volunteer their support.
I dont remember the brand name, but one major disposable diaper company sent some diapers, he said. Furtney said he was confident that once Suleman tells her story, many of her critics will readjust their thinking a little.
TLC President Eileen ONeill said production companies that work with TLC have already made offers to Sulemans family, but the network is waiting to see how TV-friendly the family is. "
Boyz Mum brings up a good point - I would rather have GMA, Oprah, etc. pay her a few million so she can properly care for those children, then have them wind up on the tax payer dole. I hope she gets enough to pay the hospital back as well.
mostly a lurker, rarely a poster but here goes.
Not just what doctor would do this but what doctor would do this (even if it were less embryos) considering she has given birth to six children in the last seven years. That alone takes a serious toll on a woman's body. I'm sure there is more to this story.
I absolutely do not agree with her choice to have 14 kids for a gamut of reasons but it still seems hard to assume that she does not have medical insurance (for herself or her children) or that she had them fraudulently. Student loans are just that, loans. If she used student loans to get pregnant, she still has to pay them back. In all technical senses they are for living expenses and educational costs while in school but I many people use them for vacation over spring break, to foot the cost of a nicer car, to go out drinking. I don't think it really constitutes fraud but I could be wrong.
I do agree that her children will suffer for her neglectful choices though.
Our news is reporting that she defintiely had this done in the US.
here's where my empathy with her stops. i can understand her wanting another baby. i cant imagine wanting another one if i were a single mother of 6 but ok..i'll give her that much.
but IMO this cant be called a mistake.
when you have embryos planted, you are told right then and there the risk that they may all take. so i blame her for irresponsibility of doing that. she knew the risk this would happen. so, IMO, this is no mistake. this is a consequence of her own actions.
i dont want her to get one red cent from exploiting her children but then the point brought up that if she doesnt get money from that then the government will have to support her is one i hadnt thought of. so i hope she gets all she can because the government cant afford to pay for 14 children because of her own irresponsibility.


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British and Italian war graves desecrated in Libya in anti-Christian outburst
Libya's leadership has apologised after armed men smashed the graves of British and Italian soldiers killed during World War Two, in an act of vandalism that appeared to be directed against non-Muslims. Amateur video footage of the attack, posted on social networking site Facebook, showed men casually kicking over headstones in a war cemetery and using sledge hammers to smash a metal and stone cross.
British and Italian war graves desecrated in Libya
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Libya's leadership has apologised after armed men smashed the graves of British and Italian soldiers killed during World War Two, in an act of vandalism that appeared to be directed against non-Muslims.
Amateur video footage of the attack, posted on social networking site Facebook, showed men casually kicking over headstones in a war cemetery and using sledge hammers to smash a metal and stone cross.
"Friends of Syria" condemn Assad but see more killing
TUNIS (Reuters) – Western and Arab nations mounted the biggest diplomatic push in weeks to end Syria's crackdown on the opposition on Friday, but the talk in a marble-lined Tunisian hotel risked being overtaken by the increasingly vicious armed conflict on the ground.
Foreign ministers from more than 50 countries in Tunis for the inaugural "Friends of Syria" meeting marshaled international condemnation of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and ratcheted up the pressure on him to step dcown.
Is an Arab Spring in the air for Algeria?
ALGIERS (Reuters) – When Moncef Marzouki, a former dissident transformed by the "Arab Spring" into Tunisia's president, paid an official visit to Algeria on Sunday, red and white Tunisian flags flew from lamp-posts in his honor.
Just two days earlier, another former dissident and leading figure of Tunisia's revolution had been barred from entering. Sihem Bensedrine was allowed into the country after a seven-hour wait only after protests from fellow human rights activists.
Gaddafi daughter presses U.N. to probe father's death
ALGIERS (Reuters) – Muammar Gaddafi's daughter has expressed concern that a United Nations commission looking into human rights violations during the Libya conflict is not trying to find out who killed her father.
The circumstances of Gaddafi's killing on October 20 last year remain unclear. Footage of his last moments, bloodied and dazed as his captors dragged him along a road, marked the grisly success of the revolt against his rule, even though many Libyans said they were glad to see the end of a violent dictator.
Gaddafi daughter applies to ICC over jailed brother
ALGIERS (Reuters) – The daughter of Libya's former leader Muammar Gaddafi asked on Tuesday to make representations to the International Criminal Court (ICC) to help her brother Saif al-Islam, who is in a Libyan jail awaiting trial on rape and murder charges.
Aisha Gaddafi wants to hand information to the court about the welfare of Saif al-Islam, who has also been indicted by the ICC on charges of crimes against humanity dating from Libya's civil war last year.
Algeria Islamist leader predicts unrest if vote rigged
ALGIERS (Reuters) – Algeria's government will ignite an explosion of unrest if it tries to rig a parliamentary election in May to keep its grip on power, according to the leader of an Islamist opposition party vying for a big share of the vote.
Algeria, a big energy exporter, is the only North African state largely untouched by the "Arab Spring" upheavals in the region but the election could still act as a catalyst for protests over unemployment, a lack of housing and a government many people feel does not listen to them.
Analysis: Libyans losing faith in fair division of power
ALGIERS (Reuters) – Behind Libya's flare-up of violence and protests in the past five days lies a quandary.
How do you share out power in the new Libya when the jumble of tribes, militias and interest groups do not trust each other and, even worse, when the people supposed to be acting as neutral referees are widely mistrusted?
Algeria says kidnapped governor freed on Libyan soil
ALGIERS (Reuters) – A kidnapped Algerian regional governor has been freed after his captors were intercepted inside Libya, officials said on Tuesday, an incident that will raise new concerns about instability spilling over from Libya to its neighbors.
Two Algerian security sources earlier told Reuters the governor was being held by al Qaeda. Security experts have warned the group is exploiting turmoil in Libya after the fall of Muammar Gaddafi to carve out a safe haven.
Clinton to visit Algeria soon: diplomatic sources
ALGIERS (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will travel to Algeria in the next few weeks, two diplomatic sources told Reuters, a visit which would boost an Algerian government left exposed by the "Arab Spring" uprisings.
Algeria is the only north African state largely untouched by recent popular revolt in the region but its leaders face mounting internal pressure to embrace greater democracy before a parliamentary election scheduled for May this year.


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