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US 9,935,024 · App. 15/288,041 · Granted Apr 3, 2018

Method for forming semiconductor structure

Inventors: Pei-Chun Tsai (Taoyuan, TW); Wei-Sen Chang (Jinsha Township, Kinmen County, TW); Tin-Hao Kuo (Hsinchu, TW); Hao-Yi Tsai (Hsinchu, TW)
Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
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Patent No.
US 9,935,024
App. No.
15/288,041
Granted
Apr 3, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A semiconductor device structure and method for forming the same are provided. The semiconductor device structure includes a substrate and a conductive pad formed over the substrate. The semiconductor device structure includes a protection layer formed over the conductive pad, and the protection layer has a trench. The semiconductor device structure includes a conductive structure formed in the trench and on the protection layer. The conductive structure is electrically connected to the conductive pad, and the conductive structure has a concave top surface, and the lowest point of the concave top surface is higher than the top surface of the protection layer.

Claims (50)

1. A method for forming the semiconductor device structure, comprising:

forming a plurality of dies over a first substrate of a first wafer;

forming a conductive structure over one of the dies, wherein the conductive structure defines a curved top surface;

forming a solder material on the conductive structure;

performing a functional test on the conductive structure through the solder material; and

removing the solder material by an etching process, such that the curved top surface of the conductive structure remains on the conductive structure after the etching process.

2. The method for forming the semiconductor device structure as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the step of removing the solder material is performed without using a chemical polishing (CMP) process.

3. The method for forming the semiconductor device structure as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising:

forming a seed layer over the conductive structure, wherein the seed layer has a curved top surface; and

forming a post-passivation interconnect (PPI) structure over the seed layer, wherein the PPI structure is electrically connected to the conductive structure by the seed layer.

4. The method for forming the semiconductor device structure as claimed in claim 3 , further comprising:

forming an under bump metallurgy (UBM) layer over the PPI structure; and

forming an electrical connector formed over the UBM layer, wherein the electrical connector is electrically connected to the PPI structure by the UBM layer.

5. The method for forming the semiconductor device structure as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising:

dicing the first wafer to obtain the plurality of dies;

putting one of the dies over a second substrate of a second wafer; and

forming a conductive pillar structure over the second substrate, wherein the dies are surrounded by the conductive pillar structure.

6. The method for forming the semiconductor device structure as claimed in claim 5 , further comprising:

forming a package layer adjacent to the dies after forming the conductive pillar structure, wherein the dies are insulated from the conductive pillar structure by the package layer.

7. The method for forming the semiconductor device structure as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the conductive structure is formed in a protective layer, the protective layer has a top surface, an apex of the curved top surface of the conductive structure remains above the top surface of the protective layer.

8. A method for forming the semiconductor device structure, comprising:

forming a conductive pad over a substrate;

forming a protection layer over the conductive pad, wherein the protection layer has a trench;

forming a conductive structure in the trench and on the protection layer, wherein the conductive structure defines a curved top surface, and the conductive structure is electrically connected to the conductive pad;

forming a solder material on the conductive structure; and

removing the solder material by an etching process, such that the curved top surface of the conductive structure remains on the conductive structure after the etching process.

9. The method for forming the semiconductor device structure as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the step of removing the solder material is performed without using a chemical polishing (CMP) process.

10. The method for forming the semiconductor device structure as claimed in claim 8 , further comprising:

forming a seed layer over the conductive structure, wherein the seed layer has a curved top surface and a curved bottom surface.

11. The method for forming the semiconductor device structure as claimed in claim 10 , further comprising:

forming a post-passivation interconnect (PPI) structure over the seed layer, wherein the PPI structure is electrically connected to the conductive structure by the seed layer, and the PPI structure has a curved bottom surface.

12. The method for forming the semiconductor device structure as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the curved bottom surface of the PPI structure is in direct contact with the curved top surface of the seed layer.

13. The method for forming the semiconductor device structure as claimed in claim 8 , further comprising:

forming a conductive pillar structure adjacent to the conductive structure, wherein the conductive structure is surrounded by the conductive pillar structure.

14. The method for forming the semiconductor device structure as claimed in claim 8 , further comprising:

forming a package layer adjacent to the conductive pillar structure, wherein the conductive structure is insulated from the conductive pillar structure by the package layer.

15. The method for forming the semiconductor device structure as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the conductive structure has a curved top surface that defines an apex, and an apex of the curved top surface is higher than a top surface of the protection layer.

16. A method for forming the semiconductor device structure, comprising:

forming a protection layer over a first substrate, wherein the protection layer has a trench;

forming a conductive structure in the trench and on the protection layer, wherein the conductive structure defines a curved top surface;

forming a solder material on the conductive structure;

removing the solder material by an etching process, such that the curved top surface of the conductive structure remains on the conductive structure after the etching process; and

forming a seed layer over the conductive structure, wherein the seed layer has a curved bottom surface in direct contact with the curved top surface of the conductive structure.

17. The method for forming the semiconductor device structure as claimed in claim 16 , wherein the step of removing the solder material is performed without using a chemical polishing (CMP) process.

18. The method for forming the semiconductor device structure as claimed in claim 16 , further comprising:

forming a post-passivation interconnect (PPI) structure formed over the seed layer, wherein the PPI structure is electrically connected to the conductive structure by the seed layer, and the PPI structure has a curved bottom surface.

19. The method for forming the semiconductor device structure as claimed in claim 16 , further comprising:

forming a conductive pillar structure adjacent to the conductive structure, wherein the conductive pillar structure is surrounded by the conductive pillar structure.

20. The method for forming the semiconductor device structure as claimed in claim 19 , further comprising:

forming a package layer adjacent to the conductive pillar structure, wherein the conductive structure is insulated from the conductive pillar structure by the package layer.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 11, 2016
From: TSAI, PEI-CHUN; CHANG, WEI-SEN; KUO, TIN-HAO; TSAI, HAO-YI
To: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 039981/0902 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62328854 · Apr 28, 2016
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