Abstract: A method of mounting conductive balls on pads on a substrate includes: (a) placing the substrate having the pads coated with an adhesive over a container for containing the conductive balls therein and whose top surface is open such that the pads faces the top surface of the container; and (b) throwing up the conductive balls in the container by moving the container up and down at a given stroke, thereby allowing the conductive balls to adhere to the adhesive coated on the pads. Step (b) is repeatedly performed.

Abstract: An apparatus for arranging magnetic solder balls includes: a stage for placing and fixing the substrate thereon; a magnet which is incorporated in the stage and is movable in parallel with a lower surface of the placed and fixed substrate so as to cause a magnetic force to act in an upward direction of the stage; and a mask frame capable of being positioned above the stage. An arranging method using this arranging apparatus is also provided. An apparatus for arranging magnetic solder balls includes: a stage for placing and fixing the substrate thereon; a mask frame capable of being positioned above the stage; and a magnetic generator which is movable above the mask frame and causes a magnetic force to act on the stage. An arranging method using this arranging apparatus is also provided.

Abstract: In a conductive ball mounting apparatus for mounting one conductive ball on each of a plurality of pads which are provided on a substrate and on which an adhesive is formed, the conductive ball mounting apparatus includes: a conductive ball container for containing a plurality of conductive balls therein and having an opening to pass through the plurality of conductive balls; a substrate holder disposed over the conductive ball container to face the opening, and holding the substrate in such a manner that the plurality of conductive balls and the plurality of pads face each other and the substrate is disposed over the conductive ball container with a space therebetween; and a conductive ball supplying unit for supplying the plurality of conductive balls to the plurality of pads via the opening by moving up the plurality of conductive balls.

Abstract: An apparatus for arranging magnetic solder balls includes: a stage for placing and fixing the substrate thereon; a magnet which is incorporated in the stage and is movable in parallel with a lower surface of the placed and fixed substrate so as to cause a magnetic force to act in an upward direction of the stage; and a mask frame capable of being positioned above the stage. An arranging method using this arranging apparatus is also provided. An apparatus for arranging magnetic solder balls includes: a stage for placing and fixing the substrate thereon; a mask frame capable of being positioned above the stage; and a magnetic generator which is movable above the mask frame and causes a magnetic force to act on the stage. An arranging method using this arranging apparatus is also provided.

Abstract: In a conductive ball mounting apparatus for mounting one conductive ball on each of a plurality of pads which are provided on a substrate and on which an adhesive is formed, the conductive ball mounting apparatus includes: a conductive ball container for containing a plurality of conductive balls therein and having an opening to pass through the plurality of conductive balls; a substrate holder disposed over the conductive ball container to face the opening, and holding the substrate in such a manner that the plurality of conductive balls and the plurality of pads face each other and the substrate is disposed over the conductive ball container with a space therebetween; and a conductive ball supplying unit for supplying the plurality of conductive balls to the plurality of pads via the opening by moving up the plurality of conductive balls.

Abstract: There is provided a conductive ball mounting apparatus for mounting one conductive ball on each of a plurality of connection pads formed on a substrate. The conductive ball mounting apparatus includes: an outer frame; an inner cylinder provided in the outer frame, wherein an upper surface and a lower surface of the inner cylinder are opened; a sieve provided in the inner cylinder, wherein the inner cylinder is partitioned into an upper space and a lower space by the sieve; an inlet port for supplying an air from an outside to the lower space of the inner cylinder; a mask provided to a lower end of the outer frame and having openings, the openings being provided to correspond to conductive ball mounting positions; and an exhaust port for exhausting an air from an upper surface of the mask to the outside and being provided to the lower end of the outer frame, wherein the inner cylinder is adapted to vibrate without being restricted by the outer frame.

Abstract: In a method of removing conductive balls that are left on a mask provided on a substrate having pads thereon, the method includes: (a) making a sheet member close to the mask using a contacting mechanism such that a gap between the sheet member and the mask is set small than a diameter of the conductive balls. The conductive balls are removed in such a manner that the conductive balls are adhered onto the sheet member.

Abstract: A conductive ball mounting method of the present invention, includes a step of, arranging a mask in which an opening portion is provided, on a substrate including a connection pad, arranging a conductive ball on the connection pad through the opening portion of the mask by supplying the conductive ball onto the mask, separating the substrate and the mask, in the step, an extra conductive ball left on the mask drops through the opening portion of the mask, thereby a surplus ball is mounted on the substrate, and removing the surplus ball on the substrate by making the surplus ball adhere onto an adhering head.

Abstract: An apparatus for arranging magnetic solder balls includes: a stage for placing and fixing the substrate thereon; a magnet which is incorporated in the stage and is movable in parallel with a lower surface of the placed and fixed substrate so as to cause a magnetic force to act in an upward direction of the stage; and a mask frame capable of being positioned above the stage. An arranging method using this arranging apparatus is also provided. An apparatus for arranging magnetic solder balls includes: a stage for placing and fixing the substrate thereon; a mask frame capable of being positioned above the stage; and a magnetic generator which is movable above the mask frame and causes a magnetic force to act on the stage. An arranging method using this arranging apparatus is also provided.

Abstract: A method of mounting a conductive ball according to the present invention includes the steps of, disposing a mask on a substrate including connection pads, the mask having opening portions corresponding to the connection pad, supplying conductive balls on the mask, arranging the conductive balls on the connection pad of the substrate through the opening portions of the mask by moving the conductive balls to one end side of the mask by ball moving member (a brush), and removing excess conductive balls remaining on a region of the mask where the opening portions are provided, by bonding the excess conductive balls to a ball removal film (adhesive film).

Abstract: There is provided a conductive ball mounting apparatus for mounting one conductive ball on each of a plurality of connection pads formed on a substrate. The conductive ball mounting apparatus includes: an outer frame; an inner cylinder provided in the outer frame, wherein an upper surface and a lower surface of the inner cylinder are opened; a sieve provided in the inner cylinder, wherein the inner cylinder is partitioned into an upper space and a lower space by the sieve; an inlet port for supplying an air from an outside to the lower space of the inner cylinder; a mask provided to a lower end of the outer frame and having openings, the openings being provided to correspond to conductive ball mounting positions; and an exhaust port for exhausting an air from an upper surface of the mask to the outside and being provided to the lower end of the outer frame, wherein the inner cylinder is adapted to vibrate without being restricted by the outer frame.

Abstract: There is provided a method of mounting conductive balls on pads on a substrate. The method includes: (a) placing the substrate having the pads coated with an adhesive over a container for containing the conductive balls therein and whose top surface is open such that the pads faces the top surface of the container; and (b) throwing up the conductive balls in the container by moving the container up and down at a given stroke, thereby allowing the conductive balls to adhere to the adhesive coated on the pads. Step (b) is repeatedly performed.

Abstract: There is provided a conductive ball mounting apparatus. The conductive ball mounting apparatus includes: a conductive ball mounting mask disposed to oppose a substrate having a plurality of pads coated with an adhesive flux, the conductive ball mounting mask having a plurality of ball mounting through holes for mounting each of conductive balls on each of the plurality of pads, the plurality of ball mounting through holes being arranged to oppose to the plurality of pads; and a conductive ball supplying unit for moving or removing the conductive balls on the conductive ball mounting mask by sucking an air on an upper surface side of the conductive ball mounting mask. The conductive ball mounting mask includes through portions formed to block passing of the conductive balls.

Abstract: A method of producing a chip embedded substrate is disclosed. This method comprises a first step of mounting a semiconductor chip on a first substrate on which a first wiring is formed; and a second step of joining the first substrate with a second substrate on which a second wiring is formed. In the second step, the semiconductor chip is encapsulated between the first substrate and the second substrate and electrical connection is made between the first wiring and the second wiring so as to form multilayered wirings connected to the semiconductor chip.

Abstract: A substrate manufacturing apparatus 100 has a substrate delivery path 120 through which a multi-unit substrate 110 is delivered and a mask delivery path 140 through which an individual mask 130 is delivered. The substrate delivery path 120 has a pad detecting device 160 for detecting a position of a pad 112 formed on a surface of the substrate 110. The mask delivery path 140 has a mask hole detecting device 220 for detecting a position of a conductive ball inserting hole 132 of the individual mask 130. A moving position of an adsorbing head 212 is adjusted in such a manner that the position of the conductive ball inserting hole 132 is coincident with that of the pad 112 of the substrate 110 based on pad position information of the pad detecting device 160 and mask hole position information of the mask hole detecting device 220.

Abstract: In a conductive ball mounting apparatus for mounting one conductive ball on each of a plurality of pads which are provided on a substrate and on which an adhesive is formed, the conductive ball mounting apparatus includes: a conductive ball container for containing a plurality of conductive balls therein and having an opening to pass through the plurality of conductive balls; a substrate holder disposed over the conductive ball container to face the opening, and holding the substrate in such a manner that the plurality of conductive balls and the plurality of pads face each other and the substrate is disposed over the conductive ball container with a space therebetween; and a conductive ball supplying unit for supplying the plurality of conductive balls to the plurality of pads via the opening by moving up the plurality of conductive balls.