Abstract:
Embodiments of the invention include a lead-free solder interconnect structure and methods for making a lead-free interconnect structure. The structure includes a semiconductor substrate having a last metal layer, a copper pedestal attached to the last metal layer, a barrier layer attached to the copper pedestal, a barrier protection layer attached to the barrier layer, and a lead-free solder layer contacting at least one side of the copper pedestal.
Abstract:
A contact structure and assembly for a microelectronics device includes first and second electrically conductive contacts being helically shaped. A carrier element is attached to and positioned between the first and second contacts. The first and second contacts are in electrical communication with each other, and the first and second contacts are in a mirror image relationship with each other. A pair of insulating substrates each include electrically conductive members. A contact point on each of the first and second contacts is attached and electrically communicating to respective electrically conductive members such that the first and second electrically conductive contacts between the pair of insulating substrates form an electrically conductive package. A metal layer on the carrier element provides electrical conductivity through a first opening defined by the carrier element between the first and second portions of the helix shaped contact.