摘要:
A method for sealing an exposed surface of a wire bond pad with a material that is capable of preventing a possible chemical attack during electroless deposition of Ni/Au pad metallurgy is provided. Specifically, the present invention provides a method whereby a TiN/Ti or TiN/Al cap is used as a protective coating covering exposed surfaces of a wire bond pad. The TiN/Ti or TiN/Al cap is not affected by alkaline chemistries used in forming the Ni/Au metallization, yet it provides a sufficient electrical pathway connecting the bond pads to the Ni/Au pad metallization.
摘要:
An on-chip redundant crack termination barrier structure, or crackstop, provides a barrier for preventing defects, cracks, delaminations, and moisture/oxidation contaminants from reaching active circuit regions. Conductive materials in the barrier structure design permits wiring the barriers out to contact pads and device pins for coupling a monitor device to the chip for monitoring barrier integrity.
摘要:
Method for treating surface of dielectric polymer with water vapor plasma to form reactive sites and grafting a reactive polymer thereto to tailor the properties of the dielectric polymer surface.
摘要:
A process is disclosed for producing a metal-organic polymer combination by contacting the polymer with a plasma followed by an aqueous solution of a metal salt. In one embodiment a water or nitrous oxide plasma is used to treat a polyimide or a fluorinated polymer. The polymer is combined with a metal cation, the metal being a catalyst for a conventional electroless coating after which it is contacted with an electroless metal plating bath for the formation of electrical circuits and especially for plating high aspect ratio vias in microcircuits. Unlike the conventional electroless process, the cationic catalytic metal is not reduced to a zero valent metal catalyst prior to the application of the electroless metal coating solution.The process also improves the wettability of the polymer, especially the fluorinated polymer and is especially useful in improving the wettability of high aspect ratio vias.
摘要:
Method for pressing a material into a through-hole or blind-hole in a substrate. The material is disposed on the surface of the substrate. An environment is provided permitting the material to flow for example by heating the material to the glass transition temperature or above. Thereafter pressure is applied causing the material to flow, first coating the sidewall of the hole and on the continued application of pressure the material flows to completely fill the hole. The resulting substrate can have a substantially planar surface having holes with the periphery coated with or completely filled with the material. The material is preferably a thermoplastic polymeric material such as a polyimide and a perfluorinated polymer.
摘要:
A mesh-like reinforcing structure to inhibit delamination and cracking is fabricated in a multilayer semiconductor device using low-k dielectric materials and copper-based metallurgy. The mesh-like interconnection structure comprises conductive pads interconnected by conductive lines at each wiring level with each pad conductively connected to its adjacent pad at the next wiring level by a plurality of conductive vias. The conductive pads, lines and vias are fabricated during the normal BEOL wiring level integration process. The reinforcing structure provides both vertical and horizontal reinforcement and may be fabricated on the periphery of the active device region or within open regions of the device that are susceptible to delamination and cracking.
摘要:
A mesh-like reinforcing structure to inhibit delamination and cracking is fabricated in a multilayer semiconductor device using low-k dielectric materials and copper-based metallurgy. The mesh-like interconnection structure comprises conductive pads interconnected by conductive lines at each wiring level with each pad conductively connected to its adjacent pad at the next wiring level by a plurality of conductive vias. The conductive pads, lines and vias are fabricated during the normal BEOL wiring level integration process. The reinforcing structure provides both vertical and horizontal reinforcement and may be fabricated on the periphery of the active device region or within open regions of the device that are susceptible to delamination and cracking.
摘要:
An assembly for externally securing a catheter at or adjacent to an exit site on a body tissue which includes a resilient member and a detachably removable and adjustable clamp which allow for a gentle bend in the catheter so that kinking is prevented.
摘要:
A method is disclosed of simultaneously laminating circuitized dielectric layers to form a multilayer high performance circuit board and making interlevel electrical connections. The method selects two elements which will form a eutectic at one low temperature and will solidify to form an alloy which will only remelt at a second temperature higher than any required by any subsequent lamination. The joint is made using a transient liquid bonding technique and sufficient Au and Sn to result in a Au-Sn20wt% eutectic at the low temperature. Once solidified, the alloy formed remains solid throughout subsequent laminations. As a result, a composite, multilayer, high performance circuit board is produced, electrically joined at selected lands by the solid alloy.
摘要:
A communications system and method for automatically making telephone routing decisions with "global authority" based upon information gathered in real time from the entire communications system and global optimization criteria. The present invention permits unified central control and management for the entire system.