Patent ID: 7015129

Claim:
A method of forming a bond pad of a semiconductor device, the method comprising: providing a workpiece, the workpiece having at least one conductive region at the top surface thereof; forming a first passivation layer over the workpiece and at least one conductive region; forming a second passivation layer over the first passivation layer; patterning the second passivation layer to form an opening in the second passivation layer over the at least one conductive region; patterning the first passivation layer to form an opening in the first passivation layer over the at least one conductive region, wherein the first passivation layer opening has a first width and the second passivation layer opening has a second width, wherein the second width is greater than the first width; depositing a bond pad material over the exposed at least one conductive region, the first passivation layer and the second passivation layer; and patterning the bond pad material to form a bond pad over the at least one conductive region, wherein a portion of the second passivation layer resides between adjacent bond pads, and wherein the portion of the second passivation layer residing between the adjacent bond pads has a height greater than a distance between the adjacent bond pads.