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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2008
Filed:
Sep. 13, 2005
Makoto Tsutsue, Shiga, JP;
Makoto Tsutsue, Shiga, JP;
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An electronic device has an element formed in the chip region of a substrate, a plurality of interlayer insulating films formed on the substrate, a wire formed in the interlayer insulating films in the chip region, and a plug formed in the interlayer insulating films in the chip region and connecting to the wire. A seal ring extending through the plurality of interlayer insulating films and continuously surrounding the chip region is formed in the peripheral portion of the chip region. A stress absorbing wall extending through the plurality of interlayer insulating films and discretely surrounding the seal ring is formed outside the seal ring.