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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 06, 2007
Ken M. Lam, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Ken M. Lam, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Atmel Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus and method for incorporating discrete passive components into an integrated circuit package. A metal layer is formed over a surface of a substrate. A layer of photosensitive material is then formed over the metal layer. Using standard photolithographic processing, a pattern is formed with the photosensitive material to expose at least one region of the metal layer. The remaining photosensitive material protects the underlying metal during metal etching. The substrate is then subjected to a metal etching process to remove the metal that is not protected by the photosensitive material. The remaining photosensitive material is then removed from each remaining area of the metal layer. The discrete passive components can then be attached to the formed metal lands.