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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 1998
Filed:
Jul. 22, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
Mitsugu Irinoda, Kakogawa, JP;
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
257774 ; 257758 ; 257776 ;
Abstract
A contact structure includes a depression formed in an insulation layer covered by an etching resistant layer and a through hole provided in the depression, wherein a ring-shaped wall member is provided on the depression such that the space formed inside the ring-shaped wall member continues to the through hole. The ring-shaped wall member is formed of a material having an etching rate different from the material forming insulation layer or the etching resistant layer.