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Semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof

US8101974B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 4, 2008
Grant dateJan 24, 2012
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Expiry dateJul 16, 2029

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10D84/83
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A semiconductor device subjected to an optical annealing process by radiation light whose principal wavelength is 1.5 μm or less includes a circuit pattern region formed on a semiconductor substrate, and a dummy pattern region formed separately from the circuit pattern region on the semiconductor substrate. The circuit pattern region has an integrated circuit pattern containing a gate pattern related to a circuit operation. The dummy pattern region has dummy gate patterns that have the same structure as that of a gate pattern used in the integrated circuit pattern and the dummy gate patterns are repeatedly arranged with a pitch 0.4 times or less the principal wavelength.

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