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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 27, 2011
Applicants:
Hiroshige Hirano, Nara, JP;
Yukitoshi Ota, Osaka, JP;
Yutaka Itoh, Kyoto, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 23/48 (2006.01); H01L 23/485 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A semiconductor device includes: a first insulating film formed on a substrate; a pad embedded in the first insulating film; and a second insulating film that is formed on the first insulating film and has an opening exposing at least part of the pad. The pad includes a plurality of pad interconnects, and an interconnect link is provided to electrically connect adjacent interconnects among the plurality of pad interconnects. The width of the pad interconnects is smaller than the height of the pad interconnects and larger than the width of the interconnect link.