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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 2024
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2021
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Chih-Yu Tseng, Hsinchu County, TW;
Wei-Lun Hu, Hsinchu, TW;
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Abstract
A semiconductor device includes a substrate, a first metal layer, a dielectric layer, and a second metal layer. The substrate includes a dense region and an isolation region. The first metal layer is disposed over the substrate and includes a first metal pattern and a second metal pattern. The first metal pattern is located in the dense region. There is at least one slot in the first metal pattern. The second metal pattern is located in the isolation region. The dielectric layer is disposed on the first metal layer. The second metal layer is disposed on the dielectric layer.