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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 22, 2014
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsin-Chu, TW;
Chen-Hua Yu, Hsin-Chu, TW;
Ying Ching Shih, Taipei, TW;
Po-Hao Tsai, Zhongli, TW;
Chin-Fu Kao, Taipei, TW;
Cheng-Lin Huang, Hsinchu, TW;
Cheng-Chieh Hsieh, Yongkang, TW;
Kuo-Ching Hsu, Chung-Ho, TW;
Jing-Cheng Lin, Chu Tung Zhen, TW;
Shang-Yun Hou, Jubei, TW;
Shin-Puu Jeng, Hsinchu, TW;
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsin-Chu, TW;
Abstract
A device includes a top dielectric layer having a top surface. A metal pillar has a portion over the top surface of the top dielectric layer. A non-wetting layer is formed on a sidewall of the metal pillar, wherein the non-wetting layer is not wettable to the molten solder. A solder region is disposed over and electrically coupled to the metal pillar.