Semiconductor integrated circuit device with moisture-proof ring and its manufacture method
US6498089B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 19, 2001 |
| Grant date | Dec 24, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 19, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01L2924/0002
- WIPO fieldSemiconductors
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A semiconductor integrated circuit device, having: a plurality of semiconductor elements formed in a central circuit area of a semiconductor chip; a plurality of insulating layers formed on the semiconductor chip; cavities for forming wiring layers of a multi-layer structure, each of the cavities in each wiring layer having a via hole and a wiring pattern trench; wiring layers of the multi-layer structure including a via conductor filled in the via hole and a wiring pattern filled in the wiring pattern trench; moisture-proof ring trenches of a multi-layer structure corresponding to the cavities for forming the wiring layers of the multi-layer structure, the moisture-proof ring trenches surrounding the circuit area in a loop-shape and formed through the insulating layers, a width of each of the moisture-proof ring trenches corresponding to a corresponding one or ones of the via holes being set smaller than a minimum diameter of the via holes; and a conductive moisture-proof ring filled in a corresponding one of the moisture-proof ring trenches. In etching via holes and a moisture-proof ring trench, it is possible to suppress the stopper film in the moisture-proof ring trench from be…
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