Active solid-state devices (e.g. – transistors – solid-state diode – Combined with electrical contact or lead – Of specified material other than unalloyed aluminum
Reexamination Certificate
2008-05-14
2010-11-30
Arora, Ajay K (Department: 2892)
Active solid-state devices (e.g., transistors, solid-state diode
Combined with electrical contact or lead
Of specified material other than unalloyed aluminum
C257SE23145, C257S774000, C438S118000, C438S622000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07843064
ABSTRACT:
An integrated circuit structure includes a semiconductor substrate; an interconnect structure over the semiconductor substrate, wherein the interconnect structure comprises a top inter-metal dielectric (IMD); an opening penetrating the interconnect structure into the semiconductor substrate; a conductor in the opening; and an isolation layer having a vertical portion and a horizontal portion physically connected to each other. The vertical portion is on sidewalls of the opening. The horizontal portion is directly over the interconnect structure. The integrated circuit structure is free from passivation layers vertically between the top IMD and the horizontal portion of the isolation layer.
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Chen-Shien Chen
Ching Kai-Ming
Kuo Chen-Cheng
Arora Ajay K
Slater & Matsil L.L.P.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company , Ltd.
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