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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 15, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 03, 2010
Jung-do Lee, Uiwang-si, KR;
Jongkook Kim, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Seok Won Lee, Seongnam-si, KR;
Jaesik Lee, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Hohyeuk Im, Seoul, KR;
Su-min Park, Ansan-si, KR;
Jung-Do Lee, Uiwang-si, KR;
Jongkook Kim, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Seok Won Lee, Seongnam-si, KR;
Jaesik Lee, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Hohyeuk Im, Seoul, KR;
Su-min Park, Ansan-si, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-Si, KR;
Abstract
Provided is a semiconductor chip. The semiconductor chip includes a semiconductor substrate including a main chip region and a scribe lane region surrounding the main chip region. An insulating layer is disposed over the semiconductor substrate. A guard ring is disposed in the insulating layer in the scribe lane region. The guard ring surrounds at least a portion of the main chip region. The guard ring has a brittleness greater than a brittleness of the insulating layer.