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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2014
Filed:
May. 19, 2010
Applicants:
Yoshiharu Ogata, Sakata, JP;
Tadashi Aizawa, Suwa, JP;
Takeo Kitazawa, Azumino, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, , JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 23/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A semiconductor device includes a first semiconductor chip that is mounted face-down on a substrate, a second semiconductor chip that is mounted face-up on the first semiconductor chip, and a dummy chip that is interposed between the first semiconductor chip and the second semiconductor chip. The dummy chip is made from a homogenous material comprising silicon or an alloy containing an atomic percentage majority of silicon.