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Semiconductor device including circuit having security function

US10636751B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 3, 2016
Grant dateApr 28, 2020
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Expiry dateDec 5, 2036

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L23/544
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A semiconductor device 100 of the present invention includes a front end and back ends A and B, each including a plurality of layers. Further, in the plurality of layers of the back end B, (i) circuits 22, 23, and 24 having a security function are provided in at least one layer having a wiring pitch of 100 nm or more, (ii) a circuit having a security function is provided in at least one wiring layer in M5 or higher level (M5, M6, M7, . . . ), (iii) a circuit having a security function is provided in at least one layer, for which immersion ArF exposure does not need to be used, or (iv) a circuit having a security function is provided in at least one layer that is exposed by using an exposure wavelength of 200 nm or more.

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