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Semiconductor chip with seal ring and sacrificial corner pattern

US8018030B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 24, 2009
Grant dateSep 13, 2011
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Expiry dateAug 21, 2029

Classification

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

Abstract

A semiconductor device according to the invention is a semiconductor device which includes a low dielectric constant film of which the relative dielectric constant is less than 3.5, is provided with one or more seal rings that are moisture blocking walls in closed loop form in a plan view, and where at least one of the seal rings includes a seal ring protrusion portion in inward protruding form in the vicinity of a chip corner.

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