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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 17, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 15, 2008
Akinori Shindo, Hokuto, JP;
Masatoshi Tagaki, Suwa, JP;
Hideaki Kurita, Sakata, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporation, , JP;
Abstract
A semiconductor device comprising: a semiconductor layer including an element formation region, and first and second spaced apart isolation regions; an element in the element formation region; an interlayer dielectric layer above the semiconductor layer; an electrode pad above the interlayer dielectric layer; a passivation layer above the electrode pad and having an opening which exposes part of the electrode pad; and a bump in the opening and covering part of the element when viewed from a top side, the bump including a first edge when viewed from the top side, the first isolation region being formed in a first region, the first region including a first specific distance outward from a first line directly below the first edge of the bump, the second isolation region being formed in a second region, the second region including a second specific distance inward from the first line.