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Method for making a semiconductor device
Assignee: Denso Corp
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Filing: 1988-08-31
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Granted: 1990-08-14
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Expires: 2008-08-31
Abstract
Abstract According to the invention a method for making a semiconductor device comprising a step of preparing a semiconductor device having at least one semiconductor element formed in a semiconductor substrate, a plurality of electrode pads electrically connected to said semiconductor element and a passivation film provided on the surface thereof, a step of forming a leading layer on the surface of said electrode pads and a step of forming at least one bump electrode on the surface of said leading layer is provided and in this invention, since the prefabricated semiconductor device which may be sold by a standard supplier is used as the starting material and several steps for improving such a semiconductor device are applied thereto, the method for making a semiconductor device in which the whole manufacturing process thereof is simplified and the manufacturing cost thereof is remarkably reduced and moreover in which the developing cost thereof is greatly reduced development thereof can be speeded up, can be obtained.
Inventors
- 👤 Kenji Kondo
- 👤 Hachiro Kunda
- 👤 Toshio Sonobe
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 05:40
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10W; H10W72/00; H10W72/90; H10W70/00; H10W70/01; H10W70/05; H10W70/60; H10W70/62; H10W70/65; H10W70/654; H10W70/656; H10W72/01; H10W72/012; H10W72/20; H10W72/241; H10W72/244; H10W72/251; H10W72/252; H10W72/50; H10W72/531; H10W72/536; H10W72/5363; H10W72/921; H10W72/922; H10W72/923; H10W72/941; H10W72/944; H10W72/9445; H10W72/951; H10W72/952; H10W90/00; H10W90/701; H10W90/751; H10W90/754; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S148/00; Y10S148/054
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 22
Claim 1
Independent Claim
72 words
A method of making a semiconductor device which comprises: preparing a wire bonding type semiconductor device having at least one semiconductor element formed in a semiconductor substrate, a plurality of electrode pads electrically connected to said semiconductor element and a passivation film provided on the surface thereof, forming a leading layer over the surface of said electrode pads, and forming at least one bump electrode over the surface of said leading layer.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
72 words
A method of making a semiconductor device which comprises: preparing a wire bonding type semiconductor device having at least one semiconductor element formed in a semiconductor substrate, a plurality of electrode pads electrically connected to said semiconductor element and a passivation film provided on the surface thereof, forming a leading layer over the surface of said electrode pads, and forming at least one bump electrode over the surface of said leading layer.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
41 words
A method of making a semiconductor device according to claim 1, including forming a barrier metal film at least on the surface of said electrode pads, said leading layer being formed at least on the surface of said barrier metal film.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
47 words
A method of making a semiconductor device according to claim 2, wherein said forming of a leading layer is carried out, after said barrier metal film is formed, by using a material having a good wetting ability with solder on the surface of said barrier metal film.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
43 words
A method of making a semiconductor device according to claim 1, including forming a barrier metal film at least on the surface of said leading layer, said forming of at least one bump electrode being on the surface of said barrier metal film.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
31 words
A method of making a semiconductor device according to claim 4, including forming on the surface of said barrier metal film another metal film having a good wetting ability with solder.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
19 words
A method of making a semiconductor device according to claim 1 including flattening a surface of said passivation film.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
25 words
A method of making a semiconductor device according to claim 1 including flattening a surface of said leading layer simultaneously with forming said leading layer.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
22 words
A method of making a semiconductor device according to claim 1 wherein forming a bump electrode is carried out by chemical plating.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
30 words
A method of making a semiconductor device according claim 1 wherein said preparing of a semiconductor device is carried out by using a semiconductor device already fabricated for actual usage.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
82 words
A method of making a semiconductor device which comprises: preparing a semiconductor device having at least one semiconductor element formed in a semiconductor substrate, a plurality of electrode pads electrically connected to said semiconductor element and a passivation film provided on the surface thereof, forming a leading layer over the surface of said electrode pads, forming at least one bump electrode on the surface of said leading layer and flattening a surface of said leading layer simultaneously with forming said leading layer.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
82 words
A method of making a semiconductor device which comprises: preparing a semiconductor device having at least one semiconductor element formed in a semiconductor substrate, a plurality of electrode pads electrically connected to said semiconductor element and a passivation film provided on the surface thereof, forming a leading layer over the surface of said electrode pads, forming at least one bump electrode on the surface of said leading layer and flattening a surface of said leading layer simultaneously with forming said leading layer.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
41 words
A method of making a semiconductor device according to claim 10, including forming a barrier metal film at least on the surface of said electrode pads, said leading layer being formed at least on the surface of said barrier metal film.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
47 words
A method of making a semiconductor device according to claim 11, wherein said forming of a leading layer is carried out, after said barrier metal film is formed, by using a material having a good wetting ability with solder on the surface of said barrier metal film.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
43 words
A method of making a semiconductor device according to claim 10, including forming a barrier metal film at least on the surface of said leading layer, said forming of at least one bump electrode being on the surface of said barrier metal film.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
31 words
A method of making a semiconductor device according to claim 11, including forming another metal film having a good wetting ability with solder, on the surface of said barrier metal film.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
19 words
A method of making a semiconductor device according to claim 10 including flattening a surface of said passivation film.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
22 words
A method of making a semiconductor device according to claim 10 wherein forming a bump electrode is carried out by chemical plating.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
31 words
A method of making a semiconductor device according to claim 10 wherein said preparing of a semiconductor device is carried out by using a semiconductor device already fabricated to actual usage.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
25 words
A method of making a semiconductor device according to claim 10, wherein said step of forming a leading layer is carried out by bias sputtering.
Claim 21
Independent Claim
88 words
A method of making a semiconductor device which comprises: preparing a semiconductor device having at least one semiconductor element formed in a semiconductor substrate, a plurality of electrode pads electrically connected to said semiconductor element and a passivation film provided on the surface thereof, said preparing of the semiconductor device being carried out by using a semiconductor device already fabricated for actual usage, forming a leading layer over the surface of said electrode pads, and forming at least one bump electrode over the surface of said leading layer.
Claim 22
Independent Claim
88 words
A method of making a semiconductor device which comprises: preparing a semiconductor device having at least one semiconductor element formed in a semiconductor substrate, a plurality of electrode pads electrically connected to said semiconductor element and a passivation film provided on the surface thereof, said preparing of the semiconductor device being carried out by using a semiconductor device already fabricated for actual usage, forming a leading layer over the surface of said electrode pads, and forming at least one bump electrode over the surface of said leading layer.
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