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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 21, 2022
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Mukta Ghate Farooq, Hopwell Junction, NY (US);
James J. Kelly, Schenectady, NY (US);
Eric Perfecto, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Spyridon Skordas, Troy, NY (US);
Dale Curtis Mcherron, Staatsburg, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A semiconductor element includes a conductive pad. The semiconductor element further includes a first layer of a first polyimide material having an uppermost surface. The first layer includes a via trench extending through the first layer from the uppermost surface to the conductive pad. The semiconductor element further includes a second layer of a second polyimide material arranged in direct contact with the uppermost surface. The second layer includes a line trench extending to the uppermost surface. The semiconductor element further includes a conductive structure arranged in the via trench and the line trench such that copper is in direct contact with the second polyimide material.