Structures and methods for improving solder bump connections in semiconductor devices

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8680675
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12908554

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Structures with improved solder bump connections and methods of fabricating such structures are provided herein. The method includes forming a plurality of trenches in a dielectric layer extending to an underlying metal layer. The method further includes depositing metal in the plurality of trenches to form discrete metal line islands in contact with the underlying metal layer. The method also includes forming a solder bump in electrical connection to the plurality of metal line islands.

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  • GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Daubenspeck, Timothy H Colchester, US 147 1753
Gambino, Jeffrey P Westford, US 531 7321
Muzzy, Christopher D Burlington, US 130 1006
Sauter, Wolfgang Richmond, US 189 1597
Sullivan, Timothy D Underhill, US 138 1676

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