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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 01, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 04, 2007
Yoshimichi Harada, Kanagawa, JP;
Akiyoshi Aoyagi, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroshi Asami, Shizuoka, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Herein disclosed an electronic component having a passivation layer in which an opening that exposes a part of a pad electrode is formed, an underlying metal layer formed on the pad electrode and the passivation layer, and a barrier metal layer formed on the underlying metal layer for an external connection electrode, the electronic component including a recess or/and a projection configured to be provided under the barrier metal layer outside or/and inside the opening, the underlying metal layer being formed on the recess or/and the projection and having a surface shape that follows the recess or/and the projection.