Method of forming metal contact pads and terminals on semiconductor chips

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5137845
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07729506

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A method of forming metal contact terminals (35) of a determined size having an insulating substrate (17) with a metal land (18) formed thereon and a passivating layer (19) provided with an opening exposing a part of the metal land by forming intermediate metal contact pad (33') in the contact opening, applying and patterning a photoresist, delineating the intermediate metal contact pad (33') using pattern (31) as an in-situ mask, depositing a lead-tin solder layer (34') over a metal mask to form a solder bump (34') on the final metal contact pad, and reflowing the solder to form a solder ball (34). Thereby achieving the metal contact terminal (35) at the contact pad site. The above method has applicability to the fabrication of contact terminals for high density/high count I/O connections for advanced semiconductor chips that are appropriate for flip-chip (C4) or face-down bonding thereof on metallized ceramic (MC) substrates.

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  • INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Lochon, Henri Saintry-sur-Seine, FR 2 183
Robert, Georges La Ferte-Alais, FR 3 242

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