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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2000
Filed:
Jun. 10, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Joseph Anthony Abys, Warren, NJ (US);
Alan Blair, Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Chonglun Fan, Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Lucent Technologies Inc., Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B / ; C25D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
428615 ; 205148 ; 205265 ; 428637 ; 428668 ; 428670 ; 428671 ; 428675 ; 428680 ; 428926 ; 428935 ;
Abstract
A surface finish which provides improved wirebonding performance for integrated circuit packages is disclosed. The surface finish which is formed on a substrate includes a palladium layer and one or more material layers. The one or more material layers are interposed between the substrate and the palladium layer. The palladium layer has a hardness that is less than about 500 (KHN.sub.50) while at least one material layer has a hardness that is less than about 250 (KHN.sub.50).