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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2013
Applicant:
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsin-Chi, TW;
Inventors:
Ying-Ti Lu, Tainan, TW;
Wen-Tsao Chen, Tainan, TW;
Ming-Ray Mao, Tainan, TW;
Kuan-Chi Tsai, Kaohsiung, TW;
Assignee:
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsin-Chu, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/4763 (2006.01); H01L 21/768 (2006.01); H01L 23/522 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/76802 (2013.01); H01L 21/76804 (2013.01); H01L 21/76834 (2013.01); H01L 21/76843 (2013.01); H01L 21/76877 (2013.01); H01L 23/5227 (2013.01); H01L 2924/0002 (2013.01);
Abstract
A stress reduction apparatus comprises a metal structure formed over a substrate, an inter metal dielectric layer formed over the substrate, wherein a lower portion of the metal structure is embedded in the inter metal dielectric layer and an inverted cup shaped stress reduction layer formed over the metal structure, wherein an upper portion of the metal structure is embedded in the inverted cup shaped stress reduction layer.