Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To control the effectiveness of a magnetic aided cleaning for a microelectronics circuit device by establishing the gas concn. level in a cleaning soln. so that the soln. is partly saturated with a gas at a given process temp. SOLUTION: A deionized water source 101 feeds a water to a vacuum degassed unit 102 to remove a gas dissolved in the fed water. The degassed water is fed to a gasifier 103 to hold the total gas concn. near or lower than the saturation level of a cleaning soln. at a process temp., using flow rate controllers 104, 105 or one control mixing valve 106 or another blend measuring valve. The partial saturation level of the gas attained in the soln. is pref. approximately 60-98% of the perfect saturation at a given temp. and pressure. A nonreactive gas having a higher solubility in the soln. is used to obtain a high wafer cleaning effect.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method of forming a wire bond in an I/C chip. SOLUTION: This method comprises steps of: providing an I/C chip having a conductive pad for wire bonding and at least one dielectric material layer on the pad; forming an opening penetrating the dielectric material layer to expose a part of said pad; forming at least a first conductive layer on the exposed surface of the pad and on the surface of the opening; forming a seed layer on the first conductive layer, applying photoresist onto the seed layer; exposing the photoresist to light and developing the light-exposed photoresist; exposing the surface of the seed layer surrounding the opening; removing the exposed seed layer; removing the photoresist material inside the opening to expose the seed layer; coating at least one second conductive material layer on the seed layer inside the opening; and removing the first conductive layer on the dielectric layer around the opening. The present invention includes the structure obtained by the above method. COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
Abstract:
An efficient cleaning process of microelectronics devices requires lower levels of megasonic power, lower temperature and much lower concentrations of chemicals. The method controls the effectiveness of megasonics-assisted cleaning of microelectronics devices by securing a gas concentration level in the cleaning solution, such that at the process temperature the solution is partially saturated with the gas. The gas concentration can be controlled either at the plan-wide level or, preferably, at the point of use. In the latter case, two water supply inputs are provided, one of vacuum-degassed water and the other of gas-saturated water. Process water in the desired gas concentration is then obtained by mixing water from the two sources in an appropriate ratio, which resulting mixture is fed to the wafer cleaning vessel.
Abstract:
The present invention relates generally to a new interconnection and a method for making the same, and more particularly, to an elongated solder interconnection and a method for making the same. On an electronic carrier (12) a pad (14) is formed on which a solder mass (16) is deposited and capped with a metal layer (19), thereby forming an elongated solder interconnection. A further elongated solder interconnection can now be formed by forming a second solder mass (26) on the first solder mass that has been capped by a metal layer. Additional elongated solder interconnection can be formed by capping the preceding solder mass and/or the last solder mass with a metal capping layer. Alternatively, the encapsulating layer can be in the form of a sidewall spacer formed on the sidewalls of the solder mass.
Abstract:
An efficient cleaning process of microelectronics devices requires lower levels of megasonic power, lower temperature and much lower concentrations of chemicals. The method controls the effectiveness of megasonics-assisted cleaning of microelectronics devices by securing a gas concentration level in the cleaning solution, such that at the process temperature the solution is partially saturated with the gas. The gas concentration can be controlled either at the plan-wide level or, preferably, at the point of use. In the latter case, two water supply inputs are provided, one of vacuum-degassed water and the other of gas-saturated water. Process water in the desired gas concentration is then obtained by mixing water from the two sources in an appropriate ratio, which resulting mixture is fed to the wafer cleaning vessel.
Abstract:
The present invention relates generally to a new interconnection and a method for making the same, and more particularly, to an elongated solder interconnection and a method for making the same. On an electronic carrier, a pad is formed on which a solder mass is deposited and capped with a metal layer, thereby forming an elongated solder interconnection. A further elongated solder interconnection can now be formed by forming a second solder mass on the first solder mass that has been capped by a metal layer. Additional elongated solder interconnection can be formed by capping the preceding solder mass and/or the last solder mass with a metal capping layer. Alternatively, the encapsulating layer can be in the form of a sidewall spacer formed on the sidewalls of the solder mass.