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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2009
Filed:
Apr. 21, 2004
Betty Shu Mercer, Plano, TX (US);
Erika Leigh Shoemaker, Richardson, TX (US);
Byron Lovell Williams, Plano, TX (US);
Laurinda W. NG, Plano, TX (US);
Alec J. Morton, Plano, TX (US);
C. Matthew Thompson, Highland Village, TX (US);
Betty Shu Mercer, Plano, TX (US);
Erika Leigh Shoemaker, Richardson, TX (US);
Byron Lovell Williams, Plano, TX (US);
Laurinda W. Ng, Plano, TX (US);
Alec J. Morton, Plano, TX (US);
C. Matthew Thompson, Highland Village, TX (US);
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides an interconnect for use in an integrated circuit, a method for manufacturing the interconnect, and a method for manufacturing an integrated circuit including the interconnect. The interconnect (), among other elements, includes a surface conductive lead () located in an opening formed within a protective overcoat (), and a barrier layer () located between the protective overcoat () and the surface conductive lead (), a portion of the barrier layer () forming a skirt () that extends outside a footprint of the surface conductive lead ().