Patent ID: 8421223
Filing Date: 2013-04-16
Classification: H01L

Abstract:
1. A conductive structure for a semiconductor integrated circuit, wherein the semiconductor integrated circuit comprises a pad and a passivation layer partially covering the pad, the pad and the passivation layer jointly define an opening, and the conductive structure is adapted to electrically connect to the pad through the opening, the conductive structure comprising: an under bump metal (UBM), being formed at least partially within the opening, and comprising a first and a second metal layer, wherein the first metal layer is made of Ti and formed on the pad, and the second metal layer is made of copper and formed on the first metal layer; a first conductor layer, having a first vertical dimension, being made of copper and being formed on the UBM to electrically connect to the UBM; a second conductor layer, which is made of gold, having a second vertical dimension and being formed on the first conductor layer to electrically connect to the first conductor layer, wherein the first vertical dimension is substantially equal to or lager than the second vertical dimension; a buffer conductor layer, being formed between the first conductor layer and the second conductor layer and electrically connected to the first conductor layer and the second conductor layer, wherein the buffering layer is made of nickel; and a cover conductor layer, being formed by a chemical plating process to have an average thickness of one micrometer; wherein the UBM, the first conductor layer and the second conductor layer are formed with an identical cross-sectional dimension to jointly define a basic bump structure, and the cover conductor layer is formed to extend from the passivation layer to completely cover the basic bump structure, the cover conductor layer further covers side surfaces of the UBM; wherein the first conductor layer is made of metal having an electrical conductivity higher than the electrical conductivity of gold.