IP Library Patent Application 11785845
Patent Application
App. No. 11/785,845

Semiconductor device

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App. No.
11/785,845
Abstract

An uppermost one of multilayered electrode pads, on which a bump and a plating coat will be formed, is made of metal having high ionization tendency, particularly, Al. On the other hand, an uppermost one of multilayered electrode pads, on which none of the bump and the plating coat will be formed, is made of metal having low ionization tendency, particularly, Cu.

Claims (21)

1 . A semiconductor device comprising:

a substrate comprising a semiconductor chip and a scribe grid; and

a plurality of multilayered electrode pads provided on the semiconductor chip and the scribe grid, respectively, wherein

the uppermost one of the multilayered electrode pads, on which a bump is formed, is made of metal having ionization tendency higher than that of material for the bump, and

the uppermost one of the multilayered electrode pads, on which the bump is not formed, is made of metal having ionization tendency lower than that of the material for the bump.

2 . The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein

the bump is formed on the electrode pad provided on the semiconductor chip, and the bump is not formed on the electrode pad provided on the scribe grid.

3 . The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein

the bump is formed on the electrode pad provided on the semiconductor chip, and the electrode pad provided on the scribe grid is exposed.

4 . The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein

the metal of the uppermost one of the multilayered electrode pads, on which the bump is formed, is Al, and the metal of the uppermost one of the multilayered electrode pads, on which the bump is not formed, is Cu.

5 . The semiconductor device according to claim 3 , wherein

the metal of the uppermost one of the multilayered electrode pads, on which the bump is formed, is Al, and the metal of the uppermost one of the multilayered electrode pads, on which the bump is not formed, is Cu.

6 . The semiconductor device according to claim 2 , wherein

the metal of the uppermost one of the multilayered electrode pads provided on the semiconductor chip is Al, and the metal of the uppermost one of the multilayered electrode pads provided on the scribe grid is Cu.

7 . A semiconductor chip comprising:

a substrate having a plurality of multilayered electrode pads thereon, wherein

the uppermost one of the multilayered electrode pads, on which a bump is formed, is made of metal having ionization tendency higher than that of material for the bump, and

the uppermost one of the multilayered electrode pads, on which the bump is not formed, is made of metal having ionization tendency lower than that of the material for the bump.

8 . The semiconductor chip according to claim 7 , wherein

the metal of the uppermost one of the multilayered electrode pads, on which the bump is formed, is Al, and the metal of the uppermost one of the multilayered electrode pads, on which the bump is not formed, is Cu.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 21, 2008
From: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
To: PANASONIC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 021897/0588 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 20, 2007
From: MATSUMOTO, TAKESHI
To: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 019716/0042 →