Method for forming crack stop structure
AssigneeNanya Technology Corporation
InventorsTse-Yao Huang, Yi-Nan Chen, Hsien-Wen Liu
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Abstract
A semiconductor structure includes a matrix, an integrated circuit and a scribe line. The matrix includes a scribe line region and a circuit region. The integrated circuit is disposed within the circuit region. The scribe line is disposed within the scribe line region and includes a crack stop trench which is disposed in the matrix and adjacent to the circuit region. The crack stop trench is parallel with one side of the circuit region and filled with a composite material in a form of a grid to form a crack stop structure.
Claims7
A method for forming a crack stop structure in a scribe line, comprising:
- providing a substrate comprising a scribe line region and a die region;
- forming a die within said die region;
- forming a dielectric stack overlying said scribe line region and said die region;
- forming a crack stop trench disposed within said scribe line region, wherein said crack stop trench penetrates through said dielectric stack and recesses into said substrate;
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- completely filling said crack stop trench with a material layer.
A method for forming a crack stop structure in a scribe line, comprising:
- providing a substrate comprising a scribe line region, a die region and a first trench;
- forming a die within said die region;
- forming an interlayer dielectric layer disposed on said substrate and covering said die, wherein said interlayer dielectric layer comprises a second trench disposed within said scribe line region and connecting said first trench;
- forming an intermetal dielectric layer disposed on said interlayer dielectric layer, wherein said interlayer dielectric layer comprises a third trench disposed within said scribe line region and connecting said second trench;
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- forming a material layer disposed within said third trench.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.