Abstract:
The mechanisms for forming bump structures enable forming bump structures between a chip and a substrate eliminating or reducing the risk of solder shorting, flux residue and voids in underfill. A lower limit can be established for a cc ratio, defined by dividing the total height of copper posts in a bonded bump structure divided by the standoff of the bonded bump structure, to avoid shorting. A lower limit may also be established for standoff the chip package to avoid flux residue and underfill void formation. Further, aspect ratio of a copper post bump has a lower limit to avoid insufficient standoff and a higher limit due to manufacturing process limitation. By following proper bump design and process guidelines, yield and reliability of chip packages may be increases.
Abstract:
The disclosure relates to a conductive bump structure of a semiconductor device. An exemplary structure for a semiconductor device comprises a substrate comprising a major surface and conductive bumps distributed over the major surface of the substrate. Each of a first subset of the conductive bumps comprise a regular body, and each of a second subset of the conductive bumps comprise a ring-shaped body.
Abstract:
A copper interconnect includes a copper layer formed in a dielectric layer, having a first portion and a second portion. A first barrier layer is formed between the first portion of the copper layer and the dielectric layer. A second barrier layer is formed at the boundary between the second portion of the copper layer and the dielectric layer. The first barrier layer is a dielectric layer, and the second barrier layer is a metal oxide layer.