Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Won-seong Lee

Young-woo Park

Byung-yoon Kim

A fuse area of a semiconductor device capable of preventing moisture-absorption and a method for manufacturing the fuse area are provided. When forming a guard ring for preventing permeation of moisture through the sidewall of an exposed fuse opening portion, an etch stop layer is formed over a fuse line. A guard ring opening portion is formed using the etch stop layer. The guard ring opening portion is filled with a material for forming the uppermost wiring of multi-level interconnect wirings or the material of a passivation layer, thereby forming the guard ring concurrently with the uppermost interconnect wiring or the passivation layer. Accordingly, permeation of moisture through an interlayer insulating layer or the interface between interlayer insulating layers around the fuse opening portion can be efficiently prevented by a simple process. In addition, the etch stop layer is also formed under the fuse opening portion so that an insulating layer remaining on the fuse line can be controlled to have a predetermined thickness when forming the fuse opening portion, thereby improving the cutting efficiency of fuses.

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Kaepo, South Korea

Won-seong Lee