JPS62210649A - Semiconductor device and manufacture thereof - Google Patents

Semiconductor device and manufacture thereof

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Publication number
JPS62210649A
JPS62210649A JP61052619A JP5261986A JPS62210649A JP S62210649 A JPS62210649 A JP S62210649A JP 61052619 A JP61052619 A JP 61052619A JP 5261986 A JP5261986 A JP 5261986A JP S62210649 A JPS62210649 A JP S62210649A
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Hirokazu Ezawa
弘和 江澤
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Toshiba Corp
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    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01LSEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10
    • H01L2224/00Indexing scheme for arrangements for connecting or disconnecting semiconductor or solid-state bodies and methods related thereto as covered by H01L24/00
    • H01L2224/01Means for bonding being attached to, or being formed on, the surface to be connected, e.g. chip-to-package, die-attach, "first-level" interconnects; Manufacturing methods related thereto
    • H01L2224/10Bump connectors; Manufacturing methods related thereto
    • H01L2224/11Manufacturing methods

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Abstract

PURPOSE:To obtain a structure having excellent strength and corrosion resistance, by selectively forming a wiring gold bump on a substrate metal layer, performing low-temperature heat treatment, forming amorphous alloy at an interface between substrate metals, and thereafter removing the substrate metals with the gold bump as a mask. CONSTITUTION:The entire surface of a semiconductor substrate 11 including an aluminum electrode pad 12 is covered with an insulating film 13 comprising silicon nitride. A contact hole is formed. Titanium, nickel, hafnium and palladium are sequentially deposited in a vacuum. The entire surface is covered with resist 18. A part, where an electrode is to be formed, is etched away. A gold bump 19 is formed by plating. Then the resist 18 is removed. Heat treatment is performed at 380 deg.C. By the low-temperature heat treatment, low-temperature solid-phase reaction occurs at the interface between the nickel layer 15 and the hafnium layer 16, and an amorphous layer 20 is formed. with the gold pump 19 as a mask, the hafnium layer 16 and the palladium layer 17, which are not reacted, are etched away. The amorphous layer 20, the nickel layer 15 and the titanium layer 14 are etched away, and the electrode is formed.

Description

【発明の詳細な説明】 〔産業上の利用分野〕 不兄明は半導体装置に係り、7待に多層の金属からなる
電極及びその製造方法に関する。
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to semiconductor devices, and more particularly to electrodes made of multilayer metal and methods for manufacturing the same.

〔従来技術〕[Prior art]

近年、ICカードなどの機器に塔載する半導体集積回路
装置の薄型化が望まれている。従来、集積回路装置の薄
型化の一例として第2図に示す様な電極の形成方法があ
る。
In recent years, it has been desired to make semiconductor integrated circuit devices mounted on devices such as IC cards thinner. Conventionally, there is a method of forming electrodes as shown in FIG. 2 as an example of reducing the thickness of an integrated circuit device.

第2図aに示す様に回路素子が形成された半導体基板1
上Vζアルミニウムの電極パッド2を設け、パッシベー
ション膜としてこのアルミニウム電極パッド2周辺部及
び半導体基板1表面を被膜するシリコン窒化膜3を形成
する。
Semiconductor substrate 1 on which circuit elements are formed as shown in FIG. 2a
An upper Vζ aluminum electrode pad 2 is provided, and a silicon nitride film 3 is formed as a passivation film to cover the peripheral portion of the aluminum electrode pad 2 and the surface of the semiconductor substrate 1.

次にチタン、ニッケル、パラジウムを順次真空蒸着して
、チタン層4、ニッケル層5、パラジウム層6を彰成し
、380’Oでこれら下地金属4,5゜6の内部応力を
低減するための熱処理を行なう。
Next, titanium, nickel, and palladium are sequentially vacuum-deposited to form a titanium layer 4, a nickel layer 5, and a palladium layer 6. Perform heat treatment.

これら下地金属4,5.6上にレジストを被覆しホトリ
ソグラフィ工程をへて、アルミニウム電極パッド2上に
穴を形成する。(第2図(b))つづいて金を被覆しホ
トリソグラフィ工程を施してアルミニウム電極2上にチ
タン層4、ニッケル層5、パラジウム層6を介した金バ
ンプ8を形成する。この金バング8は外部との接続のた
めに使用され、この金バンプを介して直接ICカード等
にマウントされる。次にホトリソグラフィ工程で用いた
レジスト7を除去し、金バンプ8をマスクとして下地金
属4,5.6であるチタン層4.ニッケル層5、パラジ
ウム層6をエツチング除去する。これら工程をへて第2
図Cvこ示すようなアルミニウム電極パッド2上に、チ
タン4、ニッケル5、パラジウム6からなる下地金属層
、及び金バンプ8を設けた(4造の′シ他が形成されて
いた。
Resist is coated on these base metals 4, 5, 6, and a photolithography process is performed to form holes on the aluminum electrode pads 2. (FIG. 2(b)) Subsequently, gold is coated and a photolithography process is performed to form gold bumps 8 on the aluminum electrode 2 via the titanium layer 4, the nickel layer 5, and the palladium layer 6. This gold bang 8 is used for connection with the outside, and is directly mounted on an IC card or the like via this gold bump. Next, the resist 7 used in the photolithography process is removed, and the titanium layer 4. The nickel layer 5 and palladium layer 6 are removed by etching. After passing through these steps, the second
A base metal layer consisting of titanium 4, nickel 5, and palladium 6 and gold bumps 8 were provided on the aluminum electrode pad 2 as shown in FIG.

〔発明が解決しようとする問題点〕[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

従来の製造方法で製造された電極においては、熱工程な
どでパラジウムのニッケル層への拡散が起こり界面の制
御が不安定になり、又熱工程における両金属間の拡散に
より生成される化合・吻は強度が弱く、′五気的特性も
変化してしまうことから半導体装置の破壊につながる。
In electrodes manufactured using conventional manufacturing methods, palladium diffuses into the nickel layer during the thermal process, making control of the interface unstable, and also due to the chemical compounding and oxidation produced by the diffusion between the two metals during the thermal process. is weak and its physical properties change, leading to the destruction of semiconductor devices.

また、下地金属層を形成した後に内部応力を低減するだ
めの熱処理を凧すが、この熱処理は金属間拡散を促進す
ることから長時間行なえない。従って、十分な内部応力
の緩和がなされない。
Further, after forming the underlying metal layer, heat treatment is performed to reduce internal stress, but this heat treatment cannot be carried out for a long time because it promotes intermetallic diffusion. Therefore, sufficient relaxation of internal stress is not achieved.

この内部応力による金属間の歪はパッシベーション膜に
割れを生じさせる。またホトリソグラフィ工程における
金属のエツチングにより電極パッド周辺部上の段差部に
ピンホールが発生する。これらの割れやピンホールを通
して二ノチング液などが浸入し、アルミニウム電極パッ
ドや配線などを腐食してしまう。
Strain between metals due to this internal stress causes cracks in the passivation film. Further, due to metal etching in the photolithography process, pinholes are generated in the stepped portions on the peripheral portions of the electrode pads. Ni-notching liquid and the like enter through these cracks and pinholes, corroding aluminum electrode pads and wiring.

本発明の目的は、強度、耐食性Vこ強い構造を持つ電極
を製造することにある。
An object of the present invention is to produce an electrode having strength, corrosion resistance, and a strong structure.

〔問題を解決するだめの手段〕[Failure to solve the problem]

本発明においては、′電極バッド上に、低温固相反応に
より非晶質合金を形成する金属を含む多金属層を形成し
、これらの下池金属層上VC選択的に配線用金バンプを
形成する。ここで低温熱処理を施し、下地金属間の界面
に非晶質合金を形成した後、金バンプをマスクとして、
下地金属を除去する。
In the present invention, a polymetal layer containing a metal that forms an amorphous alloy by low-temperature solid-phase reaction is formed on the electrode pad, and gold bumps for wiring are selectively formed on the lower metal layer of the VC. . After performing low-temperature heat treatment to form an amorphous alloy at the interface between the base metals, using the gold bump as a mask,
Remove the underlying metal.

このように金バンブの下地となる多金(4層に非晶質層
を含むことを特徴とする半導体装置の電極を形成する。
In this way, an electrode of a semiconductor device characterized by containing a multi-metal layer (four amorphous layers) serving as the base of the gold bump is formed.

〔作 用〕[For production]

本発明によれば電極パッド及び基板上に形成された絶縁
膜上に非晶質合金を形成する金属を含む複数の金属層を
設ける。これらに基板内の回路素子を破壊しない程度の
低温の熱処理を施し金属層間に低温固相反応を起こさせ
る。この低温同相反応により非晶質合金層が形成される
According to the present invention, a plurality of metal layers containing a metal forming an amorphous alloy are provided on an electrode pad and an insulating film formed on a substrate. These are subjected to heat treatment at a low temperature that does not destroy the circuit elements within the substrate, causing a low-temperature solid phase reaction between the metal layers. This low-temperature in-phase reaction forms an amorphous alloy layer.

更にこの低温熱処理は金F14層間の内部応力の緩和を
同時に行なうことができる。
Furthermore, this low-temperature heat treatment can simultaneously relieve the internal stress between the gold F14 layers.

〔実施例〕〔Example〕

以下、本発明の実施例を第1図をもちいて説明する。ト
ランジスタ、ダイオード等の素子が形成された半導体基
板11上に選択的にアルばニウム成極パッド12を形成
する。このアルミニウム電極パッド12上を含む半導体
基板11全面に窒化シリコンから成る2他縁膜13を被
覆し、ホトリングラフィ技術を用いてコンタクトホール
を形成する。このシリコン窒化膜13は半導体基板11
Vc形成された回路素子のパッシベーション膜として作
用する。なおこのパッシベーション膜は窒化シリコンに
限定されない。つづいて、コンタクトホールを含む全面
に順次、チタン、ニッケル、ノ・フニウム、パラジウム
を真空蒸着して200 OAのチタン層14.5000
Aのニッケル層15.3000Aのハフニウム層16.
500Aのハフニウム層17を形成する。
Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIG. Albanium polarization pads 12 are selectively formed on a semiconductor substrate 11 on which elements such as transistors and diodes are formed. The entire surface of the semiconductor substrate 11 including the aluminum electrode pad 12 is covered with a second edge film 13 made of silicon nitride, and contact holes are formed using photolithography. This silicon nitride film 13
It acts as a passivation film for circuit elements formed with Vc. Note that this passivation film is not limited to silicon nitride. Next, titanium, nickel, nitrogen, and palladium were sequentially vacuum-deposited on the entire surface including the contact hole to form a 200 OA titanium layer with a thickness of 14.5,000 mm.
A nickel layer 15. 3000A hafnium layer 16.
A hafnium layer 17 of 500A is formed.

(第1図a)つづいてレジスト18を全面に被覆し電極
が形成される部分をエツチング1′余去する。
(FIG. 1a) Subsequently, the entire surface is covered with a resist 18, and the portion where the electrode is to be formed is etched 1'.

この後、第1図すに示すような金バンプ19t−メッキ
により形成する。次に、レジスト18を除去し、380
℃で熱処理を行なう。この低温熱処理により、ニッケル
層15とハフニウム層16との界面で低温固相反応が起
こり、非晶質層20が形成される。(第1図C)つづい
て、硝酸、塩酸、酢酸の混液で金バンプ19をマスクと
して未反応のハフニウム層16とパラジウム層17をエ
ツチング除去する。(第1図d) つづいて、少なくともアルミニウム゛砥極パッド上に残
る程度に非晶質金属層20及びニッケル層15. チタ
ン層14をエツチング除去し、電極が形成される。(第
1図e) このように形成された電極は、低温熱処理により非晶質
層20を形成すると同時に金@間の内部応力の緩和が行
なわれる。形成された非晶質合金20は、耐食性に針れ
ており、又、ニッケル層15はチタン層14の酸化を防
ぎ、チタン414はパッシベーション膜13を保護する
構成になっていることからアルミニウム電極12及び配
線の腐食を防止することができる。更に、このことから
アルミニウム電極パッド12と下地金属14.15,2
0,16.17との密着性が向上し、接触抵抗のバラツ
キも抑えることができる。また。
Thereafter, gold bumps 19t are formed by plating as shown in FIG. Next, the resist 18 is removed and 380
Heat treatment is carried out at ℃. This low-temperature heat treatment causes a low-temperature solid phase reaction to occur at the interface between the nickel layer 15 and the hafnium layer 16, and an amorphous layer 20 is formed. (FIG. 1C) Subsequently, the unreacted hafnium layer 16 and palladium layer 17 are removed by etching with a mixed solution of nitric acid, hydrochloric acid, and acetic acid using the gold bumps 19 as a mask. (FIG. 1d) Next, an amorphous metal layer 20 and a nickel layer 15 are formed to the extent that they remain at least on the aluminum abrasive pad. The titanium layer 14 is etched away to form an electrode. (FIG. 1e) In the electrode thus formed, the amorphous layer 20 is formed by low-temperature heat treatment, and at the same time, the internal stress between the gold layers is relaxed. The formed amorphous alloy 20 has excellent corrosion resistance, the nickel layer 15 prevents the oxidation of the titanium layer 14, and the titanium 414 protects the passivation film 13, so the aluminum electrode 12 And corrosion of wiring can be prevented. Furthermore, from this, the aluminum electrode pad 12 and the base metal 14, 15, 2
0, 16.17 is improved, and variations in contact resistance can also be suppressed. Also.

非晶質合金201’を強度に、浸れている上、特に内部
応力を緩和するための熱処理が必要ないのでパラジウム
のチタン層14.ニッケル伺15への拡散による金属化
合物の生成を抑こることができることから強度が向上す
る。
The titanium layer 14. of palladium has a strong amorphous alloy 201' and does not require heat treatment to relieve internal stress. Since the formation of metal compounds due to diffusion into the nickel layer 15 can be suppressed, the strength is improved.

第1図の実施例では、非晶質合金を形成する金属として
ニッケルとハウニウムを用いたが金とランタン、イツト
リウムと金、ニッケルとジルコニウム、ニッケルとニオ
ブなどを用いることができる。この場合100’oから
400°Cの範囲のそれぞれ適した温度で熱処理を行な
って非晶I重合金を形成する。こV)場合、熱処理の@
度は、半導体基板Vこ形成される回路素子に影響を与え
ない1温度であることが必要である。
In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, nickel and haunium are used as the metals forming the amorphous alloy, but gold and lanthanum, yttrium and gold, nickel and zirconium, nickel and niobium, etc. can also be used. In this case, the amorphous I heavy alloy is formed by heat treatment at a suitable temperature ranging from 100° to 400°C. V) In case of heat treatment @
The temperature needs to be a temperature that does not affect the circuit elements formed on the semiconductor substrate.

〔発明の効果〕〔Effect of the invention〕

以上説明したように、半導体回路素子を破壊しない程度
の低温の熱工程により、金属化合物の生成が抑えられ、
強度が向上し、また、内部応力の緩和が十分性なわれ、
これに伴なう電極パッドの腐食を抑えることができる。
As explained above, the generation of metal compounds is suppressed by a thermal process at a low temperature that does not destroy semiconductor circuit elements.
Strength is improved and internal stress is sufficiently relaxed.
Corrosion of the electrode pads accompanying this can be suppressed.

このように強度、耐食性に優れた電極を形成することが
できる。
In this way, an electrode with excellent strength and corrosion resistance can be formed.

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief explanation of drawings]

第1図は、本発明の一実施例の製造方法、第2図は従来
例を示す。 11・・・半導体基板  12・・・磁極パッド13・
・・パッシベーション 14,15,16.17・・・
下地金属層  19・・金バンプ  20・・・非晶質
金属(C) 第1図
FIG. 1 shows a manufacturing method according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 shows a conventional example. 11... Semiconductor substrate 12... Magnetic pole pad 13.
...Passivation 14,15,16.17...
Base metal layer 19... Gold bump 20... Amorphous metal (C) Figure 1

Claims (2)

【特許請求の範囲】[Claims] (1)回路素子が形成された半導体基板と、この半導体
基板上に選択的に設けられた電極パッドと、この電極パ
ッド上に設けられた第1金属層と、この第1金属層上に
設けられた非晶質金属層と、この非晶質金属層上に設け
られた第2金属層と、この第2金属層上に設けられた金
属バンプとからなる半導体装置。
(1) A semiconductor substrate on which a circuit element is formed, an electrode pad selectively provided on this semiconductor substrate, a first metal layer provided on this electrode pad, and a semiconductor substrate provided on this first metal layer. A semiconductor device comprising an amorphous metal layer, a second metal layer provided on the amorphous metal layer, and a metal bump provided on the second metal layer.
(2)回路素子が形成された半導体基板上に選択的に電
極パッドを形成する工程と、前記電極パッド上に複数の
金属層を形成する工程と、前記金属層上に金属バンプを
形成する工程と、前記複数の金属層間に非晶質金属層を
形成する工程とからなることを特徴とする半導体装置の
製造方法。
(2) A step of selectively forming an electrode pad on a semiconductor substrate on which a circuit element is formed, a step of forming a plurality of metal layers on the electrode pad, and a step of forming a metal bump on the metal layer. and forming an amorphous metal layer between the plurality of metal layers.
JP61052619A 1986-03-12 1986-03-12 Semiconductor device and manufacture thereof Granted JPS62210649A (en)

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JPH021127A (en) * 1988-03-15 1990-01-05 Toshiba Corp Formation of bump
FR2672426A1 (en) * 1991-02-05 1992-08-07 Mitsubishi Electric Corp Method of fabricating a semiconductor device comprising a metal deposition process
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