Patent ID: 8334201
Filing Date: 2012-12-18
Classification: H01L

Abstract:
1. A method of fabricating a semiconductor device, said method comprising: forming a circuit block in a peripheral edge portion of a semiconductor chip, the circuit block comprising one circuit block of a plurality of circuit blocks formed in the peripheral edge portion of the semiconductor chip; forming a circuit block pad on the circuit block to provide an electrical interface for the circuit block; forming a bonding pad laterally offset from the circuit block and the circuit block pad, the bonding pad being electrically connected to the circuit block pad and providing a bonding wire pad for the circuit block; and forming at least one fill block to fill in a gap between two circuit blocks of the plurality of circuit blocks, wherein the bonding pad is laterally offset from the circuit block pad in a direction of a nearest corner of the semiconductor chip, wherein at least one of the plurality of circuit blocks includes a circuit block pad formed thereon for attaching a bonding wire for the circuit block, and wherein each fill block of the at least one fill blocks is formed at a position farther away from a corner of the semiconductor chip than the circuit block.