US5583073A
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Method for producing electroless barrier layer and solder bump on chip
Assignee: National Science and Technology Council
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Filing: 1995-01-05
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Granted: 1996-12-10
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Expires: 2015-01-05
Abstract
Abstract The present method for producing a barrier layer and a solder bump on a chip includes: a) providing a silicon chip with a bump base; b) forming a metal pad, e.g. an aluminum pad, on the bump base; c) having the metal pad contact with a solution containing about 120˜150 g/l NaOH, 20˜25 g/l ZnO, 1 g/l NaNO 3 and 45˜55 g/l C 4 H 4 KNaO 6 ·4H 2 O to form thereon a zinc layer, and preferably further containing tartaric acid for reducing a dissolving rate of the metal pad.; d) having the zinc layer contact with a deposition solution to deposit thereon an electroless barrier layer, e.g. an electroless Ni-P layer; and e) dipping the resulting silicon chip into a molten solder bath to form a solder bump on the electroless barrier layer. The present invention is a simple process for manufacturing an electroless Ni-P and a solder bump on a chip.
Inventors
- 👤 Kwang-Lung Lin
- 👤 Chwan-Ying Lee
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 14:00
CPC Classifications
C; C23; C23C; C23C18/00; C23C18/16; C23C18/31; C23C18/32; C23C18/34; C23C18/36; C23C18/42; C23C18/44; H; H10; H10W; H10W72/00; H10W72/01; H10W72/012; H10W72/20; H10W72/251
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 19
Claim 1
Independent Claim
111 words
A method of producing a barrier layer and a solder bump on a chip comprising: a) providing a silicon chip with a bump base; b) forming a metal pad on said bump base; c) having said metal pad contact with a solution containing about 120-150 grams/liter NaOH, 20-25 grams/liter ZnO, 1 grams/liter NaNO 3 and 45-55 grams/liter C 4 H 4 KNaO 6 ·4H 2 O to form thereon a zinc layer; d) having said zinc layer contact with a deposition solution to deposit thereon an electroless barrier layer; and e) dipping said resulting silicon chip into a molten solder bath to form a solder bump on said electroless barrier layer.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
111 words
A method of producing a barrier layer and a solder bump on a chip comprising: a) providing a silicon chip with a bump base; b) forming a metal pad on said bump base; c) having said metal pad contact with a solution containing about 120-150 grams/liter NaOH, 20-25 grams/liter ZnO, 1 grams/liter NaNO 3 and 45-55 grams/liter C 4 H 4 KNaO 6 ·4H 2 O to form thereon a zinc layer; d) having said zinc layer contact with a deposition solution to deposit thereon an electroless barrier layer; and e) dipping said resulting silicon chip into a molten solder bath to form a solder bump on said electroless barrier layer.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method according to claim 1 further comprising a step b') before said step c) of washing said first metal pad with an alkaline solution.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method according to claim 2 wherein said alkaline solution is an about 5 weight % NaOH solution.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
31 words
The method according to claim 1 further comprising a step b") before said step c) of washing said first metal pad with an acid solution to remove an oxide formed thereon.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method according to claim 4 wherein said acid solution is an about 50 volume % HNO 3 solution.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method according to claim 1 wherein said metal pad is an A1 pad.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method according to claim 1 wherein said electroless barrier layer is an electroless Ni-P layer.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
31 words
The method according to claim 1 wherein said solution in said step c) further comprises tartaric acid for inhibiting said metal pad from dissolving during said metal pad solution contacting step.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
69 words
The method according to claim 7 wherein said deposition solution for depositing said Ni-P layer includes about 30-35 grams/liter NiCl 2 ·6H 2 O, 7.5-10 grams/liter NaH 2 PO 2 ·H 2 O, 72-80 grams/liter Na 3 C 6 H 5 O 7 ·2H 2 O and 45-50 grams/liter NH 4 Cl and has a pH value of 9.5-10.5 so that said electroless barrier layer contains 4% phosphorous atoms.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
72 words
The method according to claim 7 wherein said deposition solution for depositing said Ni-P layer includes about 16-18 grams/liter NaH 2 PO 2 ·H 2 O, 60-70 (NH 4 ) 2 SO 4 , 55-65 grams/liter Na 3 C 6 H 5 O 7 ·2H 2 O and 26-30 grams/liter NiSO 4 ·6H 2 O, and has a pH value of 8.5-9.5 so that said electroless barrier layer contains 6.5% phosphorous atoms.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
64 words
The method according to claim 7 wherein said deposition solution for depositing said Ni-P layer includes about 20-30 grams/liter NiCl 2 ·6H 2 O, 25-30 grams/liter NaH 2 PO 2 ·H 2 O, and 16 grams/liter Na 2 C 4 H 4 O 4 ·7H 2 O, and has a pH value of 4.6-5 so that said electroless barrier layer contains 8.5% phosphorous atoms.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method according to claim 1 wherein said electroless barrier layer is about 2 μm thick.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method according to claim 1 wherein said solder bump consists of Pb and Sn.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
36 words
The method according to claim 1 further comprising a step d') after said step d) of having said electroless barrier layer contact with a solution containing a gold ion to deposit thereon an electroless gold layer.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method according to claim 14 wherein said gold layer is about 0.2 μm thick.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
47 words
The method according to claim 14 wherein said solution containing said gold ion includes about 2 grams/liter KAu(CN) 2 , 75 grams/liter NH 4 Cl, 50 grams/liter Na 3 C 6 H 5 O 7 ·2H 2 O and 10 grams/liter NaH 2PO 2 ·H 2 O.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method according to claim 1 further comprising a step d") before said step e) of dipping said resulting chip into a flux solution for about 5 seconds.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method according to claim 1 wherein said flux solution is obtained by dissolving about 10 grams stearic acid and 10 grams glutamic acid in 20 milliliters alcohol.
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