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Selective ball-limiting metallurgy etching processes for fabrication of electroplated tin bumps

US6917106B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 15, 2004
Grant dateJul 12, 2005
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Expiry dateJun 15, 2024

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L2924/14
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A ball-limiting metallurgy stack is disclosed for an electrical device that contains at least one copper layer disposed upon a titanium adhesion metal layer. The ball-limiting metallurgy stack resists tin migration toward the upper metallization of the device. An etch process flow is also disclosed which resists the redepostion of the tin during etching of a copper layer.

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