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Semiconductor device including guard rings

US12068365B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 30, 2020
Grant dateAug 20, 2024
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Expiry dateJun 18, 2042

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10D62/121
  • WIPO fieldMicro-structural and nano-technology
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A semiconductor device includes a substrate; a guard ring disposed on the substrate and adjacent to an edge of the substrate; an integrated circuit structure surrounded by the guard ring and disposed on the substrate; and an insulating material structure disposed on a side surface of the guard ring, and wherein the guard ring includes a plurality of guard active structures on the substrate, a plurality of guard contact structures disposed on each of the plurality of guard active structures, and a guard interconnection structure disposed on a pair of guard contact structures adjacent to each other, among the plurality of guard contact structures, wherein each of the plurality of guard active structures includes a plurality of guard active fins spaced apart from each other.

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