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Terminal pad structures and methods of fabricating same

US7361993B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 9, 2005
Grant dateApr 22, 2008
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Expiry dateMay 9, 2025

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

Abstract

Terminal pads and methods of fabricating terminal pads. The methods including forming a conductive diffusion barrier under a conductive pad in or overlapped by a passivation layer comprised of multiple dielectric layers including diffusion barrier layers. The methods including forming the terminal pads subtractively or by a damascene process.

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