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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2015
Hyo Seok Woo, Hwaseong-si, KR;
IN MO Kim, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Bora Lee, Incheon, KR;
Sun Young Kim, Seongnam-si, KR;
Hoo Sung Cho, Yongin-si, KR;
Hyo Seok Woo, Hwaseong-si, KR;
In Mo Kim, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Bora Lee, Incheon, KR;
Sun Young Kim, Seongnam-si, KR;
Hoo Sung Cho, Yongin-si, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-Si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Abstract
A semiconductor device includes a plurality of semiconductor devices, a plurality of metal lines electrically connected to at least one of the semiconductor devices, and a protective layer on the metal lines. The protective layer includes a plurality of open areas partially exposing the metal lines and which serves as pads. A first pad includes a first area that extends from at least one of the metal lines and at least one second area around and separated from the first area.