Patent ID: 7180187

Claim:
An interlayer connector for preventing delamination of at least two layers of a semiconductor device, the connector comprising: a first connector head located in a dielectric area of a first distal layer of the at least two layers of the semiconductor device; a connector body coupled to the first connector head; and a second connector head coupled to the connector body and located in a second distal layer of the at least two layers of the semiconductor device; wherein the first and second connector head each include at least one portion that extends laterally beyond the connector body; wherein the first connector head is partially landed on a current-carrying wire in the first distal layer, and includes at least one portion that extends laterally beyond the connector body in the direction of the current carrying wire, and at least one portion that extends laterally beyond the connector body in the direction away from the current carrying wire; and wherein the connector heads and connector body include a metal so as to provide a contact via to the current-carrying wire.