摘要:
A method of securing a bond pad in to a semiconductor chip having an upper top metal surface which includes one or more holes, the method comprising the steps of forming a passivation layer over the upper metal surface, which passivation layer has holes therein substantially corresponding to the or each hole in the upper metal layer and being substantially the same size or smaller than the holes in the upper metal layer; forming the bond pad over the passivation layer; characterised in that the step of forming the bond pad comprises introducing some of the material from the bond pad into the holes in the passivation layer and upper metal layer when forming the bond pad, securing the bond pad to the passivation layer by allowing said material to flow under the surface thereof and attach thereto without attaching to the upper metal layer to thereby form a securing means.
摘要:
The invention provides, in one aspect, a semiconductor device that comprises an interconnect layer located over a semiconductor substrate. A passivation layer is located over the interconnect layer and having a solder bump support opening formed therein. Support pillars that comprise a conductive material are located within the solder bump support opening.
摘要:
A semiconductor device, including: a semiconductor layer having an active region; a first conductive layer formed above the semiconductor layer and having a first width; a second conductive layer connected to the first conductive layer and having a second width smaller than the first width; an interlayer dielectric formed above the semiconductor layer; an electrode pad formed above the interlayer dielectric and covering the active region when viewed from a top side; and a forbidden region provided in the semiconductor layer in a specific range positioned outward from a line extending vertically downward from an edge of at least part of the electrode pad. A connection section at which the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer are connected is not provided in the forbidden region.
摘要:
A semiconductor device including a capacitor formed over a semiconductor substrate and including a lower electrode, a dielectric film formed over the lower electrode and an upper electrode formed over the dielectric film, an insulation film formed over the semiconductor substrate and the capacitor, and an electrode pad formed over the insulation film and including an alloy film of aluminum and magnesium.
摘要:
A semiconductor structure is provided. The semiconductor structure includes a substrate, a dielectric layer, a pad structure and a protection structure. The dielectric layer is disposed on the substrate. The pad structure is disposed in the dielectric layer. The pad structure includes a plurality of first metal layers and a plurality of plugs which are electrically connected to each other vertically. There is no contact plug disposed between the pad structure and the substrate. The protection structure is disposed in the dielectric layer and encompasses the pad structure.
摘要:
A semiconductor wafer includes a plurality of chip areas, a scribe line area, a bonding pad, a probing pad, and a pad connection wiring. The plurality of chip areas are configured to be arranged in a matrix form. The scribe line area is configured to separate the plurality of chip areas from each other. The bonding pad is configured to be connected with an external terminal. The probing pad is configured to be contacted with a probe wire. The pad connection wiring is configured to electrically connect the bonding pad to the probing pad. The bonding pad and the probing pad are located at a predetermined distance from each other in each of the plurality of chip areas. The pad connection wiring has a portion located in the scribe line area.
摘要:
A semiconductor device has a silicon substrate, an external connection terminal disposed on the silicon substrate, an internal circuit region disposed on the silicon substrate, an NMOS transistor for electrostatic discharge protection provided between the external connection terminal and the internal circuit region, and a wiring connecting together the external connection terminal and the NMOS transistor and connecting together the NMOS transistor and the internal circuit region. The NMOS transistor has a drain region and a gate electrode whose potential is fixed to a ground potential. The external connection terminal is smaller than the drain region and is formed above the drain region.
摘要:
The invention relates to electronic components on thinned substrates, for example image sensors. Preferably, connection pads are connected through the thinned substrate to underlying layers and notably to a test pad by way of openings through which the metal of the pad passes. The openings are elongate openings extending along one edge of the pad of rectangular shape and a circular area of at least 50% (and preferably 65 to 75%) of the area of the pad contains no opening for connection with the underlying layers. This circular area is intended for bonding an external connection wire. The connection pads are testable from the back side by test probes and the front side may be tested (before bonding and thinning) by test probes with the same geometric configuration.
摘要:
Provided are a semiconductor chip, a method of fabricating a semiconductor chip, and a semiconductor chip stack package. The semiconductor chip includes a semiconductor substrate and a semiconductor device on the semiconductor substrate. A dielectric covers the semiconductor device. A top metal is on the dielectric and electrically connected to the semiconductor device. A deep via penetrates the semiconductor substrate and the dielectric. An interconnection connects the deep via and the top metal electrically. A bump is in contact with the top metal and the interconnection.
摘要:
A bond pad structure has a first conductive layer and an anti-reflective coating layer disposed on the first conductive layer. The first conductive layer includes first and second portions (which could be formed by etching). Part of the first portion is exposed within a bond pad opening, and the second portion is electrically connected to an integrated circuit. The anti-reflective coating layer also includes first and second portions (which could be formed by etching). The first portion may be located near the bond pad opening, and the second portion may be located farther away from the bond pad opening. A second conductive layer electrically connects the first and second portions of the first conductive layer. In this way, the first portion of the anti-reflective coating layer may undergo oxidation without leading to oxidation of the second portion of the anti-reflective coating layer.