A new method is provided for the creation of interconnect lines. Fine line
interconnects are provided in a first layer of dielectric overlying
semiconductor circuits that have been created in or on the surface of a
substrate. A layer of passivation is deposited over the layer of
dielectric, a thick second layer of dielectric is created over the
surface of the layer of passivation. Thick and wide interconnect lines
are created in the thick second layer of dielectric. The first layer of
dielectric may also be eliminated, creating the wide thick interconnect
network on the surface of the layer of passivation that has been
deposited over the surface of a substrate.