Method for metallizing aluminum pads of an integrated circuit chip

A method including a novel bath is described for the nickeling of the aluminum pads of a chip, when either in die form or in wafer assembly. A near-neutral pH immersion zinc bath is used to cover the aluminum with zinc, which is followed by immersion in an electroless boron-nickel solution for nicke...

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Hauptverfasser: BURKE, ROBERT L, GUDITZ, ELIS A
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Zusammenfassung:A method including a novel bath is described for the nickeling of the aluminum pads of a chip, when either in die form or in wafer assembly. A near-neutral pH immersion zinc bath is used to cover the aluminum with zinc, which is followed by immersion in an electroless boron-nickel solution for nickeling of the zinc. The method eliminates the need to isolate the chip silicon from the plating bath.