摘要:
Underfill flow guide structures and methods of using the same are provided with a module. The method includes mounting bumps on a substrate. The method also includes forming underfill flow guide structures on the substrate by patterning wires with an overlay of hard substance. The underfill flow guide structures are integrated with the substrate and formed between adjacent bumps. The underfill flow guide structures are further formed to uniformly guide underfill along the substrate during capillary underfill processing.
摘要:
A method of making a semiconductor structure includes patterning a barrier layer metallurgy (BLM) which forms an undercut beneath a solder material, and forming a repair material in the undercut and on the solder material. The method also includes removing the repair material from the solder material, and reflowing the solder material.
摘要:
A method of connecting chips to chip carriers, ceramic packages, etc. (package substrates) forms smaller than usual first solder balls and polymer pillars on the surface of a semiconductor chip and applies adhesive to the distal ends of the polymer pillars. The method also forms second solder balls, which are similar in size to the first solder balls, on the corresponding surface of the package substrate to which the chip will be attached. Then, the method positions the surface of the semiconductor chip next to the corresponding surface of the package substrate. The adhesive bonds the distal ends of the polymer pillars to the corresponding surface of the package substrate. The method heats the first solder balls and the second solder balls to join the first solder balls and the second solder balls into solder pillars.
摘要:
A structure and a method of manufacturing a Pb-free Controlled Collapse Chip Connection (C4) with a Ball Limiting Metallurgy (BLM) structure for semiconductor chip packaging that reduce chip-level cracking during the Back End of Line (BEOL) processes of chip-join cool-down. An edge of the BLM structure that is subject to tensile stress during chip-join cool down is protected from undercut of a metal seed layer, caused by wet etch of the chip to remove metal layers from the chip's surface and solder reflow, by an electroplated barrier layer, which covers a corresponding edge of the metal seed layer.
摘要:
A method comprises depositing a first metal containing layer into a trench structure, which contacts a metalized area of a semiconductor structure. The method further includes patterning at least one opening in a resist to the first metal containing layer. The opening should be in alignment with the trench structure. At least a pad metal containing layer is formed within the at least one opening (preferably by electroplating processes). The resist and the first metal layer underlying the resist are then etched (with the second metal layer acting as a mask, in embodiments). The method includes flowing solder material within the trench and on pad metal containing layer after the etching process. The structure is a controlled collapse chip connection (C4) structure comprising at least one electroplated metal layer formed in a resist pattern to form at least one ball limiting metallurgical layer. The structure further includes an underlying metal layer devoid of undercuts.
摘要:
Disclosed is a chip and method of forming the chip with improved conductive pads that allow for flexible C4 connections with a chip carrier or with another integrated circuit chip. The pads have a three-dimensional geometric shape (e.g., a pyramid or cone shape) with a base adjacent to the surface of the chip, a vertex opposite the base and, optionally, mushroom-shaped cap atop the vertex. Each pad can include a single layer of conductive material or multiple layers of conductive material (e.g., a wetting layer stacked above a non-wetting layer). The pads can be left exposed to allow for subsequent connection to corresponding solder bumps on a chip carrier or a second chip. Alternatively, solder balls can be positioned on the conductive pads to allow for subsequent connection to corresponding solder-paste filled openings on a chip carrier or a second chip.
摘要:
A conductor-filled damage propagation barrier is formed extending into a low-k dielectric layer between a fuse and an adjacent circuit element for preventing propagation of damage during a fuse blow operation. Conductor material filling the damage propagation barrier is formed from the same conductor layer as that used to form an interconnect structure.
摘要:
Structures with improved solder bump connections and methods of fabricating such structures are provided herein. The method includes forming a plurality of trenches in a dielectric layer extending to an underlying metal layer. The method further includes depositing metal in the plurality of trenches to form discrete metal line islands in contact with the underlying metal layer. The method also includes forming a solder bump in electrical connection to the plurality of metal line islands.
摘要:
An integrated circuit has a wiring layer below an insulator layer. A pad comprises a conductive material that is on the insulator layer. The pad has a wirebond connection region and a probe pad region. An inspection mark is between the wirebond connection region and the probe pad region. The inspection mark comprises an opening in the insulator layer that is filled with the conductive material. In addition, a contact that is through the insulator layer is adapted to electrically connect the conductor wire in the wiring layer to the pad. The contact is formed of the same conductive material used for the pad and the inspection mark.
摘要:
A controlled collapse chip connection (C4) method and integrated circuit structure for lead (Pb)-free solder balls with stress relief to the underlying insulating layers of the integrated circuit chip by deposing soft thick insulating cushions beneath the solder balls and connecting the metallization of the integrated circuit out-of-contact of the cushions but within the pitch of the solder balls.