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Method of electrically interconnecting semiconductor elements

US3932226A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 6, 1974
Grant dateJan 13, 1976
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Expiry dateDec 6, 1994

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L2924/0002
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An improved method of electrically interconnecting a plurality of spaced semiconductor elements adjacent to a substrate, each element having a mesa shape with a top surface spaced apart from the substrate and a side surface, includes coating the side surfaces of the elements with a protective material, filling in the space above the substrate and in between the elements with a temporary support material, depositing a continuous electrically-conductive layer on the support material and in electrical contact with the top surfaces of a plurality of the elements, and then removing the temporary support material to form an electrically-conductive homogeneous air-bridge. The protective material protects the elements from being exposed to the temporary support material. By this method, a plurality of metallized air-bridges can be formed simultaneously.

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