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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 14, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 15, 2008
Applicant:
Makoto Tsutsue, Shiga, JP;
Inventor:
Makoto Tsutsue, Shiga, JP;
Assignee:
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 23/544 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A semiconductor device includes an element formed on a substrate, at least one insulating film formed on the substrate, and a seal ring formed in the insulating film so as to surround a region where the element is formed and to extend through the insulating film. The semiconductor device further includes a void region including a void and formed in the insulating film in a region located outside the seal ring when viewed from the element.