Connection structure and semiconductor device comprising the same
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsHyun Hee LEE, Tae Hyeong KIM
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Abstract
A connection structure with improved reliability by preventing volume shrinkage of a solder bump may include a pad containing nickel, a bump connection layer containing nickel, and a solder bump arranged between the pad and the bump connection layer. The solder bump may include a first intermetallic compound contacting the pad and containing copper, and a second intermetallic compound contacting the bump connection layer and containing copper.
Claims20
A conductive interconnection node for a semiconductor device, the conductive interconnection node comprising:
- a pad containing nickel;
- a bump connection layer containing nickel;
- and
- a solder bump arranged between the pad and the bump connection layer,
- wherein the solder bump includes:
- a first intermetallic compound contacting the pad and containing copper;
- and
- a second intermetallic compound contacting the bump connection layer and containing copper.
A semiconductor device comprising:
- a first substrate;
- a second substrate arranged on the first substrate;
- and
- a conductive interconnection node electrically connecting the first substrate to the second substrate,
- wherein the conductive interconnection node includes:
- a pad formed in the first substrate and containing nickel,
- a bump connection layer formed in the second substrate and containing nickel, and
- a solder bump arranged between the pad and the bump connection layer, the solder bump including:
- a first intermetallic compound contacting the pad and containing copper, and
- a second intermetallic compound contacting the bump connection layer and containing copper.
A semiconductor device comprising:
- a package substrate;
- a logic die arranged on the package substrate;
- a plurality of memory dies sequentially stacked on the logic die,
- wherein the plurality of memory dies include a first die and a second die, which are stacked;
- and
- a conductive connection node between and electrically connecting the first die to the second die,
- wherein the conductive connection node includes:
- a pad formed at a surface of the first die and containing nickel,
- a bump connection layer formed at a surface of the second die and containing nickel, and
- a solder bump arranged between the pad and the bump connection layer, wherein the solder bump includes:
- a first intermetallic compound portion including a first intermetallic compound including copper and contacting the pad, and
- a second intermetallic compound portion including the first intermetallic compound including copper or a second intermetallic compound including iron or lead, and contacting the bump connection layer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.