Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a lead-free hierarchical structure for packaging electronic circuits. SOLUTION: The electronic circuit package has the hierarchy of liquidus temperature in mutual joining of solder limiting fused degree of the mutually joining of the solder with a C4 (current controlled collapse chip joining) technique between the following second level joining /assembling-treatment and a rework-treatment. The solder hierarchy is used to Sn/Ag and Sn/Cu non-eutectic solder alloy having high liquidus temperature for mutually joining of the solder with the C4 technique at the first level and used to an alloy having low liquidus temperature for mutually joining the second level. When the joining/assembling treatment of a chip-carrier into a PCB is performed, the mutually joining part with the C4 technique is not fully fused. These continuously keep liquid having smaller amount than that of a fully fused alloy. This reduces the expansion of solder joining and as this result the stress is weakened in the mutually joining with the C4 technique. COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a connector surrounded with a compressive material which connects a device with a support without separation. SOLUTION: An unleaded connector is formed on the device, the unleaded connector is surrounded with a compressive film, the device is combined with the support, i.e. the unleaded connector connects the device with the support electrically, and a clearance between the support and the device is filled with an insulation underfill. A device supporting structure constituted of these and a forming method for it are disclosed. COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a metal-insulator-metal capacitor having improved manufacturing possibility, and to provide a method for fabricating the same. SOLUTION: A semiconductor structure including the vertical metal-insulator-metal capacitor, and a method for fabricating the semiconductor structure including the vertical metal-insulator-metal capacitor, each use structural components from a dummy metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor located and formed over an isolation region located over a semiconductor substrate. The dummy metal oxide field effect transistor may be formed simultaneously with a metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor located over a semiconductor substrate that includes the isolation region. The metal-insulator-metal capacitor uses a gate as a capacitor plate, a uniform thickness gate spacer as a gate dielectric and a contact via as another capacitor plate. The uniform thickness gate spacer may include a conductor layer for enhanced capacitance. A mirrored metal-insulator-metal capacitor structure that uses a single contact via may also be used for enhanced capacitance. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
The present invention provides a semiconductor interconnect structure with improved mechanical strength at the interface of the capping layer (61), the underlying dielectric layer (12) and the diffusion barrier (31). The interconnect structure has a portion (41) of the diffusion barrier material (31) embedded in the capping material (61). The barrier (31) can be either partially or fully embedded in the capping layer (61).
Abstract:
A method for far back end of line (FBEOL) semiconductor device formation includes forming a terminal copper pad (104) in an upper level of a semiconductor wafer (106), forming an insulating stack (114) over the terminal copper pad, and patterning and opening a terminal via (116) within a portion of the insulating stack so as to leave a bottom cap layer of the insulating stack protecting the terminal copper pad. An organic passivation layer (126) is formed and patterned over the top of the insulating stack, and the bottom cap layer (118) over the terminal copper pad is removed. A ball limiting metallurgy (BLM) stack (128) is deposited over the organic passivation layer and terminal copper pad, and a solder ball connection (108) is formed on a patterned portion of the BLM stack.
Abstract:
A leakage measurement structure for through substrate vias which includes a semiconductor substrate; a plurality of through substrate vias in the semiconductor substrate extending substantially through the semiconductor substrate; and a leakage measurement structure located in the semiconductor substrate. The leakage measurement structure includes a plurality of substrate contacts extending into the semiconductor substrate; a plurality of sensing circuits connected to the plurality of through substrate vias and to the plurality of the substrate contacts, the plurality of sensing circuits providing a plurality of outputs indicative of current leakage from the plurality of through substrate vias; a built-in self test (BIST) engine to step through testing of the plurality of through substrate vias; and a memory coupled to the BIST engine to receive the outputs from the plurality of sensing circuits. Also included is a method of testing a semiconductor substrate.
Abstract:
A multilayer ceramic substrate in which an outer metal pad is anchored to the substrate by a single metal-filled via in the first ceramic layer adjacent to the metal pad. In turn, this single metal-filled via is anchored to the substrate by a larger, single metal-filled, via in the next ceramic layer adjacent to the first ceramic layer. Preferably, the metal filled vies and metal pad are 100 volume percent metal.
Abstract:
A through-silicon via (TSV) structure forming a unique coaxial or triaxial interconnect within the silicon substrate 40. The TSV structure is provided with two or more independent electrical conductors 50, 60 insulated from another and from the substrate. The electrical conductors can be connected to different voltages or ground, making it possible to operate the TSV structure as a coaxial or triaxial device. Multiple layers using various insulator materials can be used as insulator, wherein the layers are selected based on dielectric properties, fill properties, interfacial adhesion, CTE match, and the like. The TSV structure overcomes defects in the outer insulation layer that may lead to leakage. A method of fabricating such a TSV structure is also described.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a semiconductor device wherein an insulation layer has a copper plug in contact with the last wiring layer of the device. There may also be a barrier layer separating the copper plug from the insulation layer. In a further embodiment, there may also be an aluminum layer between the insulation layer and copper plug. Also disclosed is a process for making the semiconductor device.
Abstract:
A method for forming preferably Pb-lead C4 connections or capture pads 37 with ball limiting metallization on an integrated circuit chip 30 by using a damascene process and preferably Cu metallization 32 in the chip 30 and in the ball limiting metallization for compatibility. In two one embodiment, the capture pad 52 is formed in the top insulating layer 51 and it also serves as the final level of metallization in the chip.