Patent ID: 6352940
Filing Date: 2002-03-05
Classification: H01L,Y10S

Abstract:
A method of passivating an integrated circuit, the method comprising in sequential order:presenting a substrate having a top surface; forming an insulating layer on the top surface of the substrate, the insulating surface having a top surface; forming at least one conductive material structure on the top surface of the insulating layer, the at least one conductive material structure having a top surface and at least one side surface, the at least one side surface having a first portion and a second portion; forming an adhesion layer on the top surface of the insulating layer and on the first portion of the at least one side surface of the at least one conductive material by treating the surface of the insulating layer with a gas, the adhesion layer having a top surface; and forming a first passivation layer on the top surface of the adhesion layer, on the second portion of the at least one side surface of the at least one conductive material, and on the top surface of the at least one conductive material, wherein the first passivation layer and the gas includes at least one common chemical element.