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Semiconductor non-corrosive metal overcoat

US5346858A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 16, 1992
Grant dateSep 13, 1994
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Expiry dateJul 16, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S148/102
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The invention is a method of preventing active metal circuit corrosion on a semiconductor device. Non-corrosive multi-layers of metals are applied over the entire surface of a semiconductor, and then the multi-layers are etched to separate the portions on device contacts from the portions on the non-contact areas of the semiconductor device.

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