Semiconductor device having a bond pad and method therefor
First Claim
1. An integrated circuit comprising:
- a substrate having active circuitry and a perimeter;
a plurality of layers of interconnect over the substrate;
a final layer of interconnect over the plurality of layers of interconnect having a final layer pad and a plurality of interconnect lines, the final layer pad comprising copper;
a layer of passivation over the final layer of interconnect having an opening over the final layer pad; and
a bond pad comprising aluminum formed over and electrically contacting the final layer pad having a first region and a second region, wherein the first region is between the second region and the perimeter, the first and second regions are substantially non-overlapping and contiguous, and the first region performs a function of one of a probe region and a wire bond region and the second region performs the function of one of probe region and wire bond region not performed by the first region, wherein the bond pad is positioned directly over the active circuitry and over interconnect lines of the final layer of interconnect lines that are unrelated to the bond pad.
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Abstract
A bond pad (10) has a probe region (14) and a wire bond region (12) that are substantially non-overlapping. In one embodiment, the bond pad (10) is connected to a final metal layer pad (16) and extends over an interconnect region (24). The bond pad (10) is formed from aluminum and the final metal layer pad (16) is formed from copper. Separating the probe region (14) from the wire bond region (12) prevents the final metal layer pad (16) from being damaged by probe testing, allowing for more reliable wire bonds. In an application requiring very fine pitch between bond pads, the probe regions (14) and active regions (12) of a plurality of bond pads formed in a line may be staggered to increase the distance between the probe regions (14). In addition, forming the bond pads (10) over the interconnect region (24) reduces the size of the integrated circuit.
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11 Claims
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1. An integrated circuit comprising:
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a substrate having active circuitry and a perimeter;
a plurality of layers of interconnect over the substrate;
a final layer of interconnect over the plurality of layers of interconnect having a final layer pad and a plurality of interconnect lines, the final layer pad comprising copper;
a layer of passivation over the final layer of interconnect having an opening over the final layer pad; and
a bond pad comprising aluminum formed over and electrically contacting the final layer pad having a first region and a second region, wherein the first region is between the second region and the perimeter, the first and second regions are substantially non-overlapping and contiguous, and the first region performs a function of one of a probe region and a wire bond region and the second region performs the function of one of probe region and wire bond region not performed by the first region, wherein the bond pad is positioned directly over the active circuitry and over interconnect lines of the final layer of interconnect lines that are unrelated to the bond pad. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An integrated circuit, comprising:
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a substrate having active circuitry and a perimeter;
a first plurality of interconnect layers over the substrate;
a plurality of final layer pads comprising copper over the first plurality of interconnect layers;
a passivation layer having a plurality of openings corresponding to the final layer pads; and
a plurality of bond pads comprising aluminum, coupled to the final layer pads through the openings, having first portions over the openings and second portions over the passivation layer, wherein the second portion is greater in area than the first portion, wherein the plurality of bond pads extend directly over the active circuitry and directly over interconnect lines of a final layer of interconnect lines that are unrelated to the plurality of bond pads, and wherein the second portion is significantly larger than the first portion, and wherein the first portion is for wire bonding and the second portion is for probing. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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