US5136363A
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Semiconductor device with bump electrode
Assignee: Toshiba Corp
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Filing: 1990-11-26
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Granted: 1992-08-04
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Expires: 2010-11-26
Abstract
Abstract A semiconductor device having a bump electrode on a semiconductor substrate above an electrode pad and metal film. The shape of the bump electrode is composed of a cubical portion and a skirt extending outward from the bottom of the cubical portion. In manufacturing such a semiconductor device, a dry film is used which is laminated on the metal film under a certain laminating condition and formed with an opening. A bump material is formed as a deposit on the metal film within the opening, through electrolytic plating. The deposit has the cubical portion corresponding in shape to the opening, and the skirt extending outward into a space between the dry film and the metall film, from the bottom of the cubical portion. The metal film is etched out using the deposit as a mask to make the deposit as a bump electrode of the semiconductor device.
Inventors
- 👤 Takashi Endo
- 👤 Hirokazu Ezawa
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 21:32
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10W; H10W20/00; H10W20/40; H10W20/41; H10W20/425; H10W20/44; H10W20/4403; H10W20/4432; H10W72/00; H10W72/01; H10W72/019; H10W72/012; H10W72/01251; H10W72/01255; H10W72/20; H10W72/231; H10W72/234; H10W72/251; H10W72/252; H10W72/90; H10W72/921; H10W72/923; H10W72/951; H10W72/952
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
265 words
A semiconductor device comprising a semiconductor substrate formed with a circuit element; an electrode pad formed directly on said semiconductor substrate, no intermediate member being interposed between the substrate and the pad; an insulating passivation film having a contact hole exposing said pad, said insulating passivation film being formed on said substrate and on the peripheral portion of said pad; a metal film formed on said electrode pad at the exposed portion within said contact hole, and on said insulating passivation film at the peripheral portion of said contact hole; and a bump electrode formed on said metal film, said bump electrode including a skirt extending over the peripheral portion of said metal film and further including a main portion atop the central portion of said metal film, said main portion having substantially vertical sides, said skirt protruding outwardly form the substantially vertical sides of said main portion at the portion of the bump electrode adjacent the substrate and having a shape formed by a bump electrode material deposited on or extending into a gap between two film layers to form an electrode said skirt and said metal film being of substantially the same lateral length, said skirt contacting said metal film, with only said metal film interposed between said skirt and said insulating passivation film; wherein said metal film is obtained by forming a primary metal film on the electrode pad exposed within the contact hole and on the insulating passivation film, forming the bump electrode on the primary metal film, and etching the primary metal film using the bump electrode as a mask.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
265 words
A semiconductor device comprising a semiconductor substrate formed with a circuit element; an electrode pad formed directly on said semiconductor substrate, no intermediate member being interposed between the substrate and the pad; an insulating passivation film having a contact hole exposing said pad, said insulating passivation film being formed on said substrate and on the peripheral portion of said pad; a metal film formed on said electrode pad at the exposed portion within said contact hole, and on said insulating passivation film at the peripheral portion of said contact hole; and a bump electrode formed on said metal film, said bump electrode including a skirt extending over the peripheral portion of said metal film and further including a main portion atop the central portion of said metal film, said main portion having substantially vertical sides, said skirt protruding outwardly form the substantially vertical sides of said main portion at the portion of the bump electrode adjacent the substrate and having a shape formed by a bump electrode material deposited on or extending into a gap between two film layers to form an electrode said skirt and said metal film being of substantially the same lateral length, said skirt contacting said metal film, with only said metal film interposed between said skirt and said insulating passivation film; wherein said metal film is obtained by forming a primary metal film on the electrode pad exposed within the contact hole and on the insulating passivation film, forming the bump electrode on the primary metal film, and etching the primary metal film using the bump electrode as a mask.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
50 words
A semiconductor device according to claim 1, wherein the area of said electrode pad is (40 to 150) × (40 to 150) μm 2 , and said skirt of said bump electrode extends outwardly of said main portion by an amount at least equal to or greater than 1 μm.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
66 words
A semiconductor device according to claim 1, wherein said electrode pad is made of a metal whose main component is Al, said bump electrode is made of Au, said insulating passivation film is made of Si 3 N 4 , and said metal film is made of a three-layered metal film composed of Ti, Ni, and Pd, in this order, form its lower to upper layers.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
65 words
A semiconductor device according to claim 1, wherein said electrode pad is made of a metal whose main component is Al, said bump electrode is made of Au, said insulating passivation film is made of Si 3 N 4 , and said metal film is made of a two-layered metal film composed of WSi and Pd, in this order, from its lower to upper layers.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
66 words
A semiconductor device according to claim 1, wherein said electrode pad is made of a metal whose main component is Al, said bump electrode is made of Au, said insulating passivation film is made of Si 3 N 4 , and said metal film is made of a two-layered metal film composed of WSi, Ni and Pd in this order from its lower to upper layers.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
66 words
A semiconductor device according to claim 1, wherein said electrode pad is made of a metal whose main component is A1, said bump electrode is made of Au, said insulating passivation film is made of Si 3 N 4 , and said metal film is made of a three-layered metal film composed of W, Ni and Pd in this order from its lower to upper layers.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
40 words
A semiconductor device according to claim 1, wherein said electrode pad is made of a metal whose main component is made of a two-layered metal film composed of W and Pd in this order from its lower to upper layers.
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