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Semiconductor device having a dummy pattern

US7242095B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 23, 2005
Grant dateJul 10, 2007
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Expiry dateAug 3, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L2924/0002
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A semiconductor device includes a substrate, a circuit pattern formed on the substrate, and a plurality of dummy patterns formed on the substrate in addition to the circuit pattern, wherein the plurality of dummy patterns include a plurality of marker dummy patterns in an array thereof, the marker dummy patterns being distinguishable from other dummy patterns and are distributed irregularly in the array of the dummy patterns.

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