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Method for reducing surface leakage current on semiconductor intergrated circuits during polyimide passivation
Method for reducing surface leakage current on semiconductor intergrated circuits during polyimide passivation
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机译:减少聚酰亚胺钝化过程中半导体集成电路表面泄漏电流的方法
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A method is achieved for reducing the surface leakage current between adjacent bonding pads on integrated circuit substrates after forming a patterned polyimide passivation layer. When the polyimide layer is patterned to open contacts areas over the bonding pads, plasma ashing in oxygen is used to remove residual polyimide that otherwise causes high contact resistance, and poor chip yield. This plasma ashing also modifies the insulating layer between bonding pads resulting in an unwanted increase in surface leakage currents between bonding pads. The passivation process is improved by using a thermal treatment step in either a nitrogen or air ambient after the plasma ashing to essentially eliminate the increased surface leakage current and improve chip yield.
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