| abstract |
A copper pillar bump semiconductor packaging method patterns an organic insulation layer formed under the copper pillar bumps to areas surrounding and in the vicinity of the copper pillar bumps only. The organic insulation layer, typically a thin film polymer layer, acts as a barrier layer for the copper pillar bumps to protect the semiconductor wafer during the copper pillar flip chip bonding process. The copper pillar bump semiconductor packaging method limits the areas where the organic insulation layer is applied to reduce the stress introduced to the semiconductor wafer by the organic insulation layer. In another embodiment, a copper pillar bump semiconductor packaging method patterns an organic insulation layer formed under the copper pillar bumps to areas surrounding the copper pillar bumps and along the path of a redistribution layer without using a large and continuous organic insulation layer. |