Patent ID: 7030004

Claim:
A method for forming bond pad openings on a semiconductor device, said method comprising the steps of: forming a lower passivation layer over a semiconductor device having at least one bond pad thereon; forming an upper passivation layer over the lower passivation layer; forming an opening through the upper and lower passivation layers to expose said at least one bond pad; forming a coating of photoresist material over the upper passivation layer and substantially filling the opening with the photoresist material; stripping the photoresist material outside of the opening leaving only the photoresist material in the opening; depositing a polyimide layer over the upper passivation layer while covering the filled opening until the top surface of the polyimide layer is substantially planar; forming a photoresist mask over the polyimide layer, wherein the photoresist mask has an opening that aligns with the filled opening; etching the polyimide through the opening in the photoresist mask so as to expose the filled opening; stripping the photoresist mask; and removing the photoresist material in the filled opening so as to expose said at least one bond pad.