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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2005
Filed:
Jan. 19, 2001
Ming-yi Lay, Hsinchu, TW;
Yong-fen Hsieh, Hsinchu Hsien, TW;
Shang-kung Tsai, Kaohsiung, TW;
Chin-kun Lo, Hsinchu Hsien, TW;
Ming-Yi Lay, Hsinchu, TW;
Yong-Fen Hsieh, Hsinchu Hsien, TW;
Shang-Kung Tsai, Kaohsiung, TW;
Chin-Kun Lo, Hsinchu Hsien, TW;
Au Optronics Corporation, Hsinchu, TW;
Abstract
Metal bumps for connecting a nonconducting substrate and a chip without lateral shorting are provided. In a first preferred embodiment, an insulating layer covers the entire sidewalls of all the metal bumps. In a second preferred embodiment, predetermined portions of a first metal bump and a second metal bump are covered with an insulating layer. For example, a first predetermined portion of the sidewall of the first metal bump may be zcovered with an insulating layer, while a second predetermined portion of the sidewall of the second sidewall is also covered with an insulating layer.