Patent · US Active

Crack stop and moisture barrier

US8004066B2 · kind B2 · utility

14Cited by
9References
21Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateApr 23, 2010
Grant dateAug 23, 2011
Priority date
Expiry dateApr 23, 2030

Classification

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

Abstract

A design for a crack stop and moisture barrier for a semiconductor device includes a plurality of discrete conductive features formed at the edge of an integrated circuit proximate a scribe line. The discrete conductive features may comprise a plurality of staggered lines, a plurality of horseshoe-shaped lines, or a combination of both.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.