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Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 2002

Filed:

Dec. 09, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:

Masahiko Takeuchi, Tokyo, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 2/3544 ; H01L 2/906 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 2/3544 ; H01L 2/906 ;
Abstract

A semiconductor device includes a plurality of real chip regions and dicing lines to separate the real chip regions on a semiconductor substrate. A dicing line includes a mark section and a mark forbidden region around the mark section. A dummy wiring pattern is formed to fill the dicing line or a portion of the real chip region to surround the mark section and the mark forbidden region. A dummy wiring pattern may be a single continuous wiring pattern or the single wiring pattern may be divided into segments. Alternatively, a dummy wiring pattern may be composed of a plurality of square portions arranged in a matrix fashion.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Takeuchi, Masahiko. (2002). Semiconductor device having a mark section and a dummy pattern (U.S. Patent No. 6335560). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/6335560

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