Back to results
US 10,645,813 B2Granted
Zero-misalignment via-pad structures
AssigneeIntel Corporation
InventorsBrandon M. Rawlings, Henning Braunisch
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A photoresist is deposited on a seed layer on a substrate. A first region of the photoresist is removed to expose a first portion of the seed layer to form a via-pad structure. A first conductive layer is deposited onto the first portion of the seed layer. A second region of the photoresist adjacent to the first region is removed to expose a second portion of the seed layer to form a line. A second conductive layer is deposited onto the first conductive layer and the second portion of the seed layer.
Claims11
An apparatus, comprising
- a via-pad structure over a substrate;
- and
- a conductive line adjacent to the via-pad structure over a second portion of a substrate, wherein the via-pad structure comprises:
- a lower portion of a first conductive layer that represents a pad portion, and a first portion of a second conductive layer on an upper portion of the first conductive layer that represents a via portion, wherein a width of the pad portion, a width of the via portion, and a width of the conductive line are substantially similar.
1 more element
An apparatus, comprising:
- a via-pad structure comprising:
- a first conductive layer on substrate, wherein a lower portion of the first conductive layer represents a pad portion;
- and
- a first portion of a second conductive layer on an upper portion of the first conductive layer represents a via portion;
- and
- a conductive line comprising a second portion of the second conductive layer over the substrate adjacent to the via-pad structure, wherein a width of the pad portion, a width of the via portion, and a width of the conductive line are substantially similar.
3 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.