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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 22, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 01, 2019
Applicant:
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Inventors:
Chen-Hua Yu, Hsinchu, TW;
Da-Yuan Shih, Hsinchu, TW;
Assignee:
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 23/49 (2006.01); H01L 23/00 (2006.01); H01L 23/31 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 23/562 (2013.01); H01L 24/03 (2013.01); H01L 24/05 (2013.01); H01L 24/11 (2013.01); H01L 24/13 (2013.01); H01L 24/14 (2013.01); H01L 24/16 (2013.01); H01L 24/49 (2013.01); H01L 23/3114 (2013.01); H01L 24/45 (2013.01); H01L 24/81 (2013.01); H01L 2224/0345 (2013.01); H01L 2224/0347 (2013.01); H01L 2224/0361 (2013.01); H01L 2224/03452 (2013.01); H01L 2224/03462 (2013.01); H01L 2224/0401 (2013.01); H01L 2224/05012 (2013.01); H01L 2224/05013 (2013.01); H01L 2224/05014 (2013.01); H01L 2224/05015 (2013.01); H01L 2224/05022 (2013.01); H01L 2224/05124 (2013.01); H01L 2224/05147 (2013.01); H01L 2224/05583 (2013.01); H01L 2224/05644 (2013.01); H01L 2224/05647 (2013.01); H01L 2224/05655 (2013.01); H01L 2224/05666 (2013.01); H01L 2224/05671 (2013.01); H01L 2224/114 (2013.01); H01L 2224/1131 (2013.01); H01L 2224/1134 (2013.01); H01L 2224/1145 (2013.01); H01L 2224/1146 (2013.01); H01L 2224/1147 (2013.01); H01L 2224/1161 (2013.01); H01L 2224/11462 (2013.01); H01L 2224/11616 (2013.01); H01L 2224/11825 (2013.01); H01L 2224/11849 (2013.01); H01L 2224/13011 (2013.01); H01L 2224/13012 (2013.01); H01L 2224/13014 (2013.01); H01L 2224/1357 (2013.01); H01L 2224/13076 (2013.01); H01L 2224/13078 (2013.01); H01L 2224/13111 (2013.01); H01L 2224/13124 (2013.01); H01L 2224/13144 (2013.01); H01L 2224/13147 (2013.01); H01L 2224/13155 (2013.01); H01L 2224/13582 (2013.01); H01L 2224/13644 (2013.01); H01L 2224/13655 (2013.01); H01L 2224/13657 (2013.01); H01L 2224/13664 (2013.01); H01L 2224/13671 (2013.01); H01L 2224/13672 (2013.01); H01L 2224/1601 (2013.01); H01L 2224/16237 (2013.01); H01L 2224/4554 (2013.01); H01L 2224/45124 (2013.01); H01L 2224/45144 (2013.01); H01L 2224/45147 (2013.01); H01L 2224/81191 (2013.01); H01L 2224/81193 (2013.01); H01L 2224/81444 (2013.01); H01L 2224/81447 (2013.01); H01L 2224/81455 (2013.01); H01L 2224/81815 (2013.01); H01L 2225/06582 (2013.01); H01L 2924/15787 (2013.01); H01L 2924/3512 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system and method for preventing cracks is provided. An embodiment comprises placing crack stoppers into a connection between a semiconductor die and a substrate. The crack stoppers may be in the shape of hollow or solid cylinders and may be placed so as to prevent any cracks from propagating through the crack stoppers.