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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2023
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Abstract
Provided are a package structure having a joint structure and a method of forming the same. The package structure includes: a first under bump metallurgy (UBM) structure disposed on a first dielectric layer, wherein the first UBM structure at least comprises: a barrier layer embedded in the first dielectric layer; and an upper metal layer disposed over the barrier layer, wherein a sidewall of the barrier layer is laterally offset outward from a sidewall of the upper metal layer, and a portion of a top surface of the barrier layer is exposed by the first dielectric layer; and a solder layer disposed on the first UBM structure and contacting the upper metal layer.