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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 05, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 11, 2013
Applicant:
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited, Hsin-Chu, TW;
Inventors:
Harry-Hak-Lay Chuang, Crescent, SG;
Wei Cheng Wu, Zhubei, TW;
Chin-Yi Huang, Hsinchu, TW;
Shih-Chang Liu, Alian Township, TW;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/82 (2006.01); H01L 21/02 (2006.01); H01L 21/28 (2006.01); H01L 29/06 (2006.01); H01L 21/8238 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/823878 (2013.01);
Abstract
A semiconductor arrangement is provided comprising a guard region. The semiconductor arrangement comprises an active region disposed on a first side of the guard region. The active region comprises an active device. The guard region of the semiconductor arrangement comprises residue from the active region. A method of forming a semiconductor arrangement is also provided.