摘要:
A method of preparing a semiconductor wafer having a integrated circuits formed on it that have pads formed of copper includes the steps of removing oxide from the copper pads and then the vacuum packing the wafer in a shock-proof container. The oxide may be removed from the copper pads in a number of ways. A first way includes cleaning the wafer in an alkaline solution, performing acid neutralization on the cleaned wafer, and then drying the wafer. A second way includes cleaning the wafer with an acid solution, rinsing the acid cleaned wafer with water, applying an anti-oxidant activator to the surface of the copper pads, rinsing the wafer with water after the application of the anti-oxidant activator, and then drying the water rinsed wafer. Yet a third way includes plasma cleaning the copper pads using a combination of about 5-10% Hydrogen and about 90-95% Argon and then sputtering a very thin layer of aluminum on a surface of the copper pads. The layer of aluminum has a thickness of about 1-5 nanometers.
摘要:
A semiconductor device having a bonding pad, includes an alumina layer formed on a surface of the bonding pad before bonding a bonding wire to the bonding pad to prevent the surface of the bonding pad from degenerating during storage while awaiting the bonding step. A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device with such a bonding pad includes the steps of: forming an inter-layer insulating film, an aluminum layer, and a passivation film successively on a semiconductor substrate; forming a photosensitive resin film on the passivation film; opening a bonding pad by exposing a part of the aluminum layer with photolithographic etching using a fluorine gas etching; and baking the device in a water vapor atmosphere at a predetermined temperature and baking time to form the alumina layer.
摘要:
A method of bonding a wire to a metal bonding pad, comprising the following steps. A semiconductor die structure having an exposed metal bonding pad within a chamber is provided. The bonding pad has an upper surface. A hydrogen-plasma is produced within the chamber from a plasma source. The metal bonding pad is pre-cleaned and passivated with the hydrogen-plasma to remove any metal oxide formed on the metal bonding pad upper surface. A wire is then bonded to the passivated metal bonding pad.
摘要:
A Schottky barrier diode has a Schottky contact region (11a) formed in an n epitaxial layer (2,3) disposed on a GaAs substrate (1) and an ohmic electrode (8) surrounding the Schottky contact region (11a). The ohmic electrode (8) is disposed directly on an impurity-implanted region (7) formed on the substrate (1). An insulating region (6) is formed through the n epitaxial layer (2,3) so that an anode bonding pad (11b) is isolated form other elements of the device at a cathode voltage. The planar configuration of this device does not include the conventional polyimide layer, and thus has a better high frequency characteristics than conventional devices.
摘要:
On a circuit-board intended for constant-wire-length (CWL) bonding, one or more special "test" pairs of bonding pads are provided along with, in each case, a series of markings adjacent the pads. In use, the board is populated with CWL bonds (this includes the normal circuit-related RF bond-pads as well as the test bond-pads) and the test bonds are distorted so that the bond-wires in question lie aligned against the markings. The alignment position relative to the markings indicates whether the bond-wires for the whole board are of correct or incorrect length. Measurement may be either absolute, in which case the markings are associated with a scale indication, or relative, in which case one of the markings will usually be visibly distinguished from the rest in some way. Depending on the length determination, the bond-forming device (e.g. ball and wedge) is adjusted so as to reduce any difference between the indicated length and the desired length when the next board is populated or when the next multi-board production run takes place.
摘要:
A TRIAC which is one species of chip-type semiconductors includes an element body (10) made of silicon, electrodes (11, 12) provided on one face of the element body (10), a molybdenum plate (30) provided on the electrode (12) by an alloy plate (1) made of aluminum and silicon, a molybdenum plate (31) provided on the other face of the element body (10) by a similar alloy plate (2), and nickel layers (3, 4) provided on connection faces of the molybdenum plates (30, 31) to outer electrode plates (40, 41), so that the electrode (12) and molybdenum plate (30) are firmly connected without conventional high-temperature solder which includes a great amount of lead, and that the alloy plate (1) never melt even when newly developed low-temperature institute is employed, and that the operation of the molybdenum plates (30, 31) is sufficiently realized.
摘要:
An insulated gate semiconductor device comprises a semiconductor base body having an upper main surface and a lower main surface, the semiconductor base body comprises a first semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type, a second semiconductor layer of a second conductivity type provided on the first semiconductor layer, and a third semiconductor layer of the first conductivity type selectively formed in an upper surface portion of the second semiconductor layer, said semiconductor base body has a plurality of tenches arranged substantially in a stripe form along said upper main surface and formed from said upper main surface to said first semiconductor layer, said trench has a gate insulating film formed covering its inner wall and a gate electrode buried in said trench with the gate insulating film interposed therebetween, said second semiconductor layer and said third semiconductor layer are selectively exposed in said upper main surface interposed between adjacent said trenches, said insulated gate semiconductor device further comprises a first main electrode electrically connected to both of said second and third semiconductor layers on said upper main surface and insulated from said gate electrode, a seond main electrode electrically connected to said lower main surface, and a conductive layer having platinum silicide and interposed between said first main electrode and said upper main surface, and said first main electrode and said second and third semiconductor layers are electrically connected through the conductive layer.
摘要:
An interconnection or active element (3) is formed on a substrate (1), and an electrode pad (5) is formed on the interconnection or active element (3) with an interlayer insulating film (4) therebetween. A projected electrode (7) is formed on the surface of the electrode pad (5) for protecting the interconnection or active element (3) during bonding to an external terminal.
摘要:
Bei einer Vorrichtung zum Thermokompressionsbonden mit einem gegen eine Bondstelle verfahrbaren Kontaktierwerkzeug (Wedge 10) und einem diesem zugeordneten, mit einer Laserstrahlquelle (23) gekoppelten sowie auf einen unterhalb des Wedge (10) zwischen diesem und der Bondstelle (14) angeordneten Bonddraht-Abschnitt gerichteten Lichtwellenleiter (19) ist erfindungsgemäß vorgesehen, daß der Lichtwellenleiter (19) durch den Wedge (10) hindurch bis nahe an den sich unterhalb des Wedge (10) befindlichen Bonddraht-Abschnitt (Meßpunkt 26) herangeführt ist, so daß im wesentlichen nur dieser Abschnitt bei Einkoppelung von Laserenergie auf eine zum Thermokompressionsbonden ausreichende Temperatur erwärmbar ist.