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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 16, 2009
Applicant:
Hidetoshi Koike, Yokohama, JP;
Inventor:
Hidetoshi Koike, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 23/544 (2005.12); H01L 21/46 (2005.12);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A semiconductor device includes an alignment mark which is arranged adjacent to each corner of a semiconductor chip, and a plug which contacts the alignment mark. The alignment mark is formed by part of the uppermost interconnection layer in a multilevel interconnection which is formed on the semiconductor chip and obtained by stacking low-permittivity insulating layers and interconnection layers. The plug is buried in a contact hole formed in the low-permittivity insulating layer below the alignment mark, and contacts the alignment mark.