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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 2011
Filed:
Jan. 21, 2008
Applicants:
Rainer Minixhofer, Unterpremstätten, AT;
Verena Vescoli, Graz, AT;
Inventors:
Rainer Minixhofer, Unterpremstätten, AT;
Verena Vescoli, Graz, AT;
Assignee:
austriamicrosystems AG, Unterpremstätten, AT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 23/52 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
At least one terminal contact surface () is formed on a topmost metal plane (). Under it, in a secondmost metal plane (), is a reinforcement region (), in which the secondmost metal plane () is structured within its two-dimensional extent such that a part of the area of the vertical (with respect to the metal plane) projection of the terminal contact surface () onto the secondmost metal plane () that is occupied by the metal of the secondmost metal plane () amounts to at least one third of the area.