Patent ID: 6625882
Filing Date: 2003-09-30
Classification: H01L,H05K,Y10T

Abstract:
A method for reinforcing and improving the structural integrity of a bond pad in a semiconductor integrated circuit, comprising the steps of:providing a substrate; forming on said substrate a first dielectric reinforcing grid in a predetermined pattern with a plurality of depressions in said pattern; forming a first dielectric layer having a thickness of a relatively weak dielectric material over said first dielectric reinforcing grid, said first dielectric layer filling the depressions in said pattern and extending over and covering said pattern, the thickness of said weak dielectric material a top said dielectric reinforcing grid being reduced relative to the thickness of said weak dielectric material in said depressions; and forming a bond pad on said first dielectric layer spaced from said first dielectric reinforcing grid, said grid being dimensioned to fit within an area defined by said bond gad.