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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2026
Filed:
May. 12, 2022
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Chun-Jen Chen, Jhubei, TW;
Wei-Chun Pai, Hsinchu, TW;
Cheng Wei Ho, Taoyuan, TW;
Sheng-Huan Chiu, Taichung, TW;
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Abstract
In an embodiment, a device includes: an integrated circuit die including a die connector; a dielectric layer on the integrated circuit die; an under-bump metallurgy layer having a line portion on the dielectric layer and having a via portion extending through the dielectric layer to contact the die connector; a through via on the line portion of the under-bump metallurgy layer, the through via having a first curved sidewall proximate the die connector, the through via having a second curved sidewall distal the die connector, the first curved sidewall having a longer arc length than the second curved sidewall; and an encapsulant around the through via and the under-bump metallurgy layer.