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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 02, 2023
Newport Fab. Llc, Newport Beach, CA (US);
Zhirong Tang, Lake Oswego, OR (US);
Edward Preisler, San Clemente, CA (US);
Newport Fab, LLC, Newport Beach, CA (US);
Abstract
One exemplary method of forming a semiconductor structure having a platinum-based solder body contact includes providing a semiconductor structure having a passivation layer over a surface thereof, the passivation layer having a window exposing a portion of a top metal pad, and forming a barrier metal stack over the passivation layer and the portion of the top metal pad, the barrier metal stack including a tantalum nitride (TaN) layer and a tantalum (Ta) layer. The method further includes forming a solder body contact layer comprising platinum (Pt) over the barrier metal stack, and patterning the solder body contact layer and the barrier metal stack to form the platinum-based solder body contact over the portion of the top metal pad.