摘要:
A semiconductor structure includes at least one bond pad. An insulator layer is on the surface of the semiconductor chip and on a portion of the bond pad. The polyimide layer comprises a bottom surface contacting and coplanar with the surface of the semiconductor chip, a top surface opposite and parallel to the bottom surface of the polyimide layer, and a sloped side between corresponding ends of the top surface of the polyimide layer and the bottom surface of the polyimide layer. The sloped side joins the bottom surface of the polyimide layer at the top surface of the bond pad. The sloped side of the polyimide layer forms an angle less than 50° with the bottom surface of the polyimide layer.
摘要:
A crack stop void is formed in a low-k dielectric or silicon oxide layer between adjacent fuse structures for preventing propagation of cracks between the adjacent fuse structures during a fuse blow operation. The passivation layer is fixed in place by using an etch stop shape of conducting material which is formed simultaneously with the formation of the interconnect structure. This produces a reliable and repeatable fuse structure that has controllable passivation layer over the fuse structure that is easily manufactured.
摘要:
A semiconductor structure and method for forming the same. The semiconductor structure includes (a) a substrate and (b) a chip which includes N chip solder balls, N is a positive integer, and the N chip solder balls are in electrical contact with the substrate. The semiconductor structure further includes (c) first, second, third, and fourth corner underfill regions which are respectively at first, second, third, and fourth corners of the chip, and sandwiched between the chip and the substrate. The semiconductor structure further includes (d) a main underfill region sandwiched between the chip and the substrate. The first, second, third, and fourth corner underfill regions, and the main underfill region occupy essentially an entire space between the chip and the substrate. A corner underfill material of the first, second, third, and fourth corner underfill regions is different from a main underfill material of the main underfill region.
摘要:
A structure and method for forming the same. The semiconductor structure includes a first semiconductor chip and N solder bumps in direct physical contact with the first semiconductor chip, wherein N is a positive integer. The semiconductor structure also includes a first solder wall on a perimeter of the first semiconductor chip such that the first solder wall forms a closed loop surrounding the N solder bumps.
摘要:
By using a multiple grey tone mask with at least two greys in semiconductor manufacture, multiple wiring thicknesses can now be made in a single level where previously only one wiring thickness could be provided. For example, power and signal wires of different thicknesses in a single layer can be provided.
摘要:
A method and system for preventing undercutting of the solder bump in a C4 package by forming a barrier of resist that effectively widens the footprint of the solder bump. The BLM is then etched to the perimeter edge of the barrier rather than the solder bump, thereby precluding any undercutting of the solder bump by the BLM. The barrier may formed by using a half-tone mask that fully exposes the immediately surrounding regions to define a sidewall enclosing the C4 cavity. The barrier may also be formed by applying a second resist prior to, or after, plating the solder and then patterning to inhibit etching directly adjacent to the C4 cavity. The barrier may additionally be formed by overfilling solder into the C4 cavity so that it spreads laterally over the sidewall portion of the resist layer. The resist is then etched anisotropically to leave the barrier. In another embodiment, a taper is introduced into the profile of the C4 cavity by reflowing the resist by an annealing step. The resist is then etched anisotropically to leave the barrier surrounding the C4 solder.
摘要:
A method for forming preferably Pb-lead C4 connections or capture pads with ball limiting metallization on an integrated circuit chip by using a damascene process and preferably Cu metallization in the chip and in the ball limiting metallization for compatibility. In two one embodiment, the capture pad is formed in the top insulating layer and it also serves as the final level of metallization in the chip.
摘要:
By using a multiple grey tone mask with at least two greys in semiconductor manufacture, multiple wiring thicknesses can now be made in a single level where previously only one wiring thickness could be provided. For example, power and signal wires of different thicknesses in a single layer can be provided.
摘要:
A structure and a method for forming the same. The structure includes (a) a substrate having a top substrate surface; (b) an integrated circuit on the top substrate surface, wherein the integrated circuit includes a bond pad electrically connected to a transistor of the integrated circuit; (c) a protection ring on the top substrate surface and on a perimeter of the integrated circuit; (c) a kerf region on the top substrate surface, wherein the protection ring is sandwiched between and physically isolates the integrated circuit and the kerf region, wherein the kerf region includes a probe pad electrically connected to the bond pad, and wherein the kerf region is adapted to be destroyed by chip dicing without damaging the integrated circuit and the protection ring.
摘要:
A system and method for forming a novel C4 solder bump for BLM (Ball Limiting Metallurgy) includes a novel damascene technique is implemented to eliminate the Cu undercut problem and improve the C4 pitch. In the process, a barrier layer metal stack is deposited above a metal pad layer. A top layer of the barrier layer metals (e.g., Cu) is patterned by CMP. Only bottom layers of the barrier metal stack are patterned by a wet etching. The wet etch time for the Cu-based metals is greatly reduced resulting in a reduced undercut. This allows the pitch of the C4 solder bumps to be reduced. An alternate method includes use of multiple vias at the solder bump terminal.