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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2012
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsin-Chu, TW;
Dun-Nian Yaung, Taipei, TW;
Jen-Cheng Liu, Hsin-Chu, TW;
Jen-Shyan Lin, Tainan, TW;
Wen-De Wang, Minsyong Township, Chiayi County, TW;
Shu-Ting Tsai, Kaoshiung, TW;
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsin-Chu, TW;
Abstract
The present disclosure provides a method of fabricating a semiconductor device, the method including providing a substrate having a seal ring region and a circuit region, forming a first seal ring structure over the seal ring region, forming a second seal ring structure over the seal ring region and adjacent to the first seal ring structure, and forming a first passivation layer disposed over the first and second seal ring structures. A semiconductor device fabricated by such a method is also provided.