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Method of producing microbump circuits for flip chip mounting

US5118584A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 1, 1990
Grant dateJun 2, 1992
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Expiry dateJun 1, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH05K3/143
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In a microbump flip-chip mounting method, microcircuit features such as conductors and microbumps are formed by a lift off process. A first refractory metal is employed to promote adhesion between a layer of aluminum deposited by physical vapor deposition and a second refractory metal is employed to promote adhesion between the aluminum and an overlying layer of gold.

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