In an embodiment the underbump metallizations 519 are created by forming each layer over the third redistribution layer 513 and along the interior of the openings through the fourth redistribution passivation layer 515. The forming of each layer may be performed using a plating process, such as electrochemical plating, although other processes of formation, such as sputtering, evaporation, or PECVD process, may be used depending upon the desired materials. The underbump metallizations 519 may be formed to have a thickness of between about 0.7 μm and about 10 μm, such as about 5 μm.
In an embodiment the third external connectors 517 may be placed on the underbump metallizations 519 and may be a ball grid array (BGA) which comprises a eutectic material such as solder, although any suitable materials may alternatively be used. In an embodiment in which the third external connectors 517 are solder balls, the third external connectors 517 may be formed using a ball drop method, such as a direct ball drop process. Alternatively, the solder balls may be formed by initially forming a layer of tin through any suitable method such as evaporation, electroplating, printing, solder transfer, and then performing a reflow in order to shape the material into the desired bump shape. Once the third external connectors 517 have been formed, a test may be performed to ensure that the structure is suitable for further processing.