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Key-shaped solder bumps and under bump metallurgy    
United States Patent6329608   
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Inventor(s)Rinne; Glenn A. (Cary, NC), Mis; Joseph Daniel (Cary, NC)
AbstractA flip-ship structure having a semiconductor substrate including an electronic device formed thereon, a contact pad on said semiconductor substrate electrically connected to said electronic device, a passivation layer on said semiconductor substrate and on said contact pad wherein said passivation layer defines a contact hole therein exposing a portion of said contact pad, an under-bump metallurgy structure on said passivation layer electrically contacting said portion of said contact pad that is exposed; and a solder structure on said under-bump metallurgy structure opposite said semiconductor substrate, said solder structure including an elongate portion on said elongate portion of said metallurgy structure opposite said contact pad and an enlarged width portion on said enlarged width portion of said metallurgy structure opposite said passivation layer.



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Key-shaped solder bumps and under bump metallurgy
Inventor     Rinne; Glenn A. (Cary, NC) , Mis; Joseph Daniel (Cary, NC)
Owner/Assignee     Unitive International Limited (Curacao, AN)
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Publication Date     December 11, 2001
Application Number     09/286,143
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Filing Date     April 5, 1999
US Classification     174/261 174/260 228/254 257/738 257/778 257/779 257/E21.508 257/E23.021 361/768 361/777
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Examiner     Cuneo; K.
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Attorney/Law Firm     Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec
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Parent Case     CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION The present application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/977,258, filed on Nov. 24, 1997, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,892,179, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/416,619, filed on Apr. 5, 1995, now abandoned.
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USPTO Field of Search     174/260 174/261 174/259 174/267 361/767 361/777 361/779 361/774 361/768 361/760 228/254 257/737 257/738 257/778 257/779 257/780
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