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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2012
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsin-Chu, TW;
Tsung-Han Tsai, Zhunan Township, TW;
Allen Tseng, Kao Hsiung, TW;
Yen-Hsung Ho, Zhongli, TW;
Chun-Hao Chou, Tainan, TW;
Kuo-Cheng Lee, Tainan, TW;
Volume Chien, Sinying, TW;
Chi-Cherng Jeng, Madou Township, TW;
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsin-Chu, TW;
Abstract
An embodiment semiconductor device includes a substrate such as a silicon or silicon-containing film, a pixel array supported by the substrate, and a metal stress release feature arranged around a periphery of the pixel array. The metal stress release feature may be formed from metal strips or discrete metal elements. The metal stress release feature may be arranged in a stress release pattern that uses a single line or a plurality of lines. The metal stress release pattern may also use metal corner elements at ends of the lines.