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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 23, 2014
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd, Hsin-Chu, TW;
Yi-Ruei Lin, Taipei, TW;
Yen-Ming Peng, Zhongli, TW;
Han-Wei Yang, Hsinchu, TW;
Chen-Chung Lai, Guanxi Township, TW;
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd, Hsin-Chu, TW;
Abstract
Embodiments of a semiconductor device structure and a method of fabricating the same are provided. The semiconductor device structure includes a substrate and a first layer formed over the substrate. The semiconductor device structure further includes a stress-reducing structure formed in the first layer, and a portion of the first layer is surrounded by the stress-reducing structure. The semiconductor device structure further includes a conductive feature formed in the portion of the first layer surrounded by the stress-reducing structure.