| Patent application number | Description | Published |
| 20080258266 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A semiconductor device includes: an interlayer insulating film formed on a substrate; a wiring formed in the interlayer insulating film in a chip region of the substrate; a seal ring formed in the interlayer insulating film in a periphery of the chip region and continuously surrounding the chip region; and a first protective film formed on the interlayer insulating film having the wiring and the seal ring formed therein. A first opening is formed in the first protective film in a region located outside the seal ring when viewed from the chip region, and the interlayer insulating film is exposed in the first opening. | 10-23-2008 |
| 20090051035 | SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - The semiconductor integrated circuit includes: a first wiring layer including a plurality of first interconnects formed to run in a first direction; a second wiring layer formed above the first wiring layer, the second wiring layer including a plurality of second interconnects formed to run in a second direction vertical to the first direction; and a third wiring layer formed above the second wiring layer, the third wiring layer including a plurality of third interconnects formed to run in the same direction as the second direction. | 02-26-2009 |
| 20090200677 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device includes at least three or more wiring layers stacked in an interlayer insulating film on a semiconductor substrate, a seal ring provided at the outer periphery of a chip region of the semiconductor substrate and a chip strength reinforcement provided in part of the chip region near the seal ring. The chip strength reinforcement is made of a plurality of dummy wiring structures and each of the plurality of dummy wiring structures is formed to extend across and within two or more of the wiring layers including one or none of the bottommost wiring layer and the topmost wiring layer using a via portion. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20100090344 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device includes an insulating film formed on a semiconductor substrate, a contact wiring formed in the insulating film, a protective film formed on the contact wiring and the insulating film, an opening portion formed in the protective film, the contact wiring being exposed through the opening portion, and an electrode pad formed in the opening portion, the electrode pad being electrically connected to the contact wiring. A region where the contact wiring is not provided is present below the opening portion. | 04-15-2010 |
| 20100225005 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device includes a plurality of through vias extending through a substrate. The plurality of through vias are arranged dividedly in three or more via groups. Each of the via groups includes three or more of the through vias that are arranged in two dimensions. | 09-09-2010 |
| 20100283130 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A semiconductor device includes: a semiconductor substrate having a first surface as a surface on which an element is formed, and a second surface opposite to the first surface; a through hole formed so as to extend through the semiconductor substrate from the first surface to the second surface; an insulating film formed on an inner wall of the through hole; and a conductive portion formed in a space surrounded by the insulating film in the through hole. The insulating film continuously extends on the inner wall of the through hole and on the second surface. | 11-11-2010 |
| 20100289151 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device includes a lower-layer wire, an upper-layer wire including a wire portion and a first wide portion whose wire width is greater than the wire portion, and a contact formation portion in which a contact portion for connecting the lower-layer wire and the first wide portion with each other is provided. The contact formation portion has a planar shape of which a length L1 in a direction parallel to a wire width direction of the first wide portion is greater than a length L2 in a direction parallel to a wire length direction of the first wide portion. | 11-18-2010 |
| 20110095430 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device includes at least three or more wiring layers stacked in an interlayer insulating film on a semiconductor substrate, a seal ring provided at the outer periphery of a chip region of the semiconductor substrate and a chip strength reinforcement provided in part of the chip region near the seal ring. The chip strength reinforcement is made of a plurality of dummy wiring structures and each of the plurality of dummy wiring structures is formed to extend across and within two or more of the wiring layers including one or none of the bottommost wiring layer and the topmost wiring layer using a via portion. | 04-28-2011 |