PROCESS OF FORMING AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING A BOND PAD
A process of forming an electronic device including providing a substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface; etching the substrate along the first surface to define a trench; forming a via within the trench; applying a tape including an adhesive to the first surface, wherein the adhesive of the tape is spaced apart from the first surface by a distance; and operating on the second surface of the substrate.
1 . A process of forming an electronic device comprising:
providing a substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface;
etching the substrate along the first surface to define a trench;
forming a via within the trench;
forming a bond pad over the first surface of the substrate;
forming a coating over the first surface of the substrate, wherein the coating includes an opening that exposes the bond pad;
applying a tape including an adhesive over the first surface of the substrate, the bond pad, and the coating, wherein after applying the tape, an air cavity is disposed between the adhesive and the bond pad;
removing a portion of the substrate along the second surface while the tape overlies the first surface of the substrate; and
forming a first conductive structure along the second surface and electrically connected to the via, wherein forming the first conductive structure is performed after removing the portion of the substrate.
2 . The process of claim 1 , further comprising forming a layer after forming the bond pad and before forming the coating, wherein the layer includes an opening over the bond pad, and forming the coating is performed such that the opening of the coating overlies the opening of the layer.
3 . The process of claim 1 , wherein the coating comprises polyimide.
4 . The process of claim 1 , wherein the adhesive is spaced apart from the bond pad.
5 . The process of claim 1 , wherein removing the portion of the substrate is performed such that a portion of the via extends beyond the second surface of the substrate.
6 . The process of claim 1 , wherein the first conductive structure comprises a bump or solder ball.
7 . A process of forming an electronic device comprising:
providing a substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, wherein the substrate includes a semiconductor material, and a transistor lies at least partly within the substrate along the first surface;
forming a bond pad over the first surface of the substrate;
etching the substrate along the first surface to define a trench;
forming a via within the trench;
forming a layer over the first surface of the substrate, wherein the bond pad underlies an opening in the layer;
forming a coating over the first surface of the substrate and the layer, wherein the coating includes an opening that overlies the opening in the layer, and the bond pad is exposed after forming the layer and the coating;
applying a tape over the first surface of the substrate, the bond pad, the layer, and the coating, wherein after applying the tape, an air cavity is disposed between the tape and the bond pad; and
removing a portion of the substrate along the second surface such that a portion of the via extends beyond the second surface of the substrate.
8 . The process of claim 7 , wherein the coating includes a polyimide or a poly phenol resin.
9 . The process of claim 7 , wherein the layer includes an oxide, a nitride, an oxynitride, or any combination thereof.
10 . The process of claim 9 , wherein the layer has a thickness in a range of 0.5 micron to 3.0 microns.
11 . The process of claim 10 , wherein the coating has a thickness in a range of 5 microns to 20 microns.
12 . The process of claim 10 , wherein the coating has a thickness in a range of 10 microns to 20 microns.
13 . The process of claim 7 , wherein the tape comprises a backing and a pressure-sensitive adhesive, and wherein applying the tape is performed such that the pressure-sensitive adhesive is spaced apart from the bond pad.
14 . A process of forming an electronic device comprising:
providing a substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface;
forming a bond pad over the first surface of the substrate;
forming a coating over the first surface of the substrate, wherein the coating includes an opening that exposes the bond pad;
applying a tape over the first surface of the substrate, the bond pad, and the coating, the tape including a substrate and a glue layer, wherein the glue layer is spaced apart from an exposed surface of the bond pad;
removing a portion of the substrate along the second surface of the substrate while the tape overlies the first surface of the substrate;
removing the tape from the first surface after removing the portion of the substrate along the second surface of the substrate; and
removing the coating.
15 . (canceled)
16 . The process of claim 14 , wherein forming the coating over the first surface is performed using a polyimide or a poly phenol resin.
17 . The process of claim 14 , further comprising forming a layer after forming the bond pad and before forming the coating, wherein the layer includes an opening over the bond pad, and forming the coating is performed such that the opening of the coating overlies the opening of the layer.
18 . The process of claim 17 , wherein the layer has a thickness in a range of 0.5 micron to 3.0 microns.
19 . The process of claim 18 , wherein forming the coating over the first surface is performed such that the coating has a thickness in a range of 10 μm and 20 μm.
20 . The process of claim 14 , wherein the adhesive is a pressure-sensitive adhesive.
21 . The process of claim 14 , wherein forming the coating over the first surface is performed such that the coating has a thickness in a range of 5 μm and 20 μm.