Flip-chip-type Assembly Patents (Class 438/108)
  • Publication number: 20130316495
    Abstract: Disclosed is a substrate for a semiconductor package in which leakage of radiation noise from a gap between a semiconductor element and a mounting substrate can be prevented. The substrate for the semiconductor package includes a coplanar waveguide including a signal and ground electrodes on the mounting substrate, the signal electrode flip-chip connected to the semiconductor element, the ground electrodes arranged on both sides of the signal electrode with intervals therebetween. A step part is formed in the ground electrodes in an outer circumferential part of a mounting region of the semiconductor element, the step part having a larger distance between upper surfaces of the mounting substrate and the ground electrode in the outer circumferential part of the mounting region than such distance in the mounting region, and an insulator for covering the signal electrode in the outer circumferential part of the mounting region is formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2013
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Applicant: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akinobu SHIBUYA, Akira OUCHI
  • Patent number: 8592256
    Abstract: There is provided a circuit board manufacturing method that makes it possible to manufacture a next-generation semiconductor device in a stable manner and improve the yield during secondary mounting processing. A circuit board 11 with a thickness of 230 ?m manufactured using a cyanate-based prepreg 12 containing a resin composition with which a glass cloth is impregnated is heated at a higher temperature than a glass transition temperature of the resin composition after it is cured before reflow processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Sumitomo Bakelite Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshitaka Okugawa, Keiichi Tsukurimichi, Hitoshi Kawaguchi
  • Patent number: 8592853
    Abstract: A semiconductor light emitting element includes: a semiconductor layer; first electrodes arranged in a staggered array on an upper surface of the semiconductor layer; and a second electrode on a lower surface of the semiconductor layer. Each first electrode includes an external connection, a first elongated portion which extends from the external connection toward a central region of the upper surface of the semiconductor layer, and a second elongated portion which extends from the external connection to a near-edge region of the semiconductor layer. In addition, the first electrodes are arrayed so that a near-tip part of the first elongated portion of each first electrode is opposed to a near-tip part of the first elongated portion of each of an adjacent one or ones of the first electrodes in a direction in which the first electrodes arranged, on the central region of the semiconductor layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Nichia Corporation
    Inventors: Hidetoshi Tanaka, Keiji Emura
  • Patent number: 8593817
    Abstract: A power semiconductor module is provided in which power semiconductor chips with an aluminum-based chip metallization and power semiconductor chips with a copper-based chip metallization are included in the same module, and operated at different barrier-layer temperatures during use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Reinhold Bayerer, Thilo Stolze
  • Publication number: 20130309811
    Abstract: Disclosed are a GaN-based compound power semiconductor device and a manufacturing method thereof, in which on a GaN power semiconductor element, a contact pad is formed for flip-chip bonding, and a bonding pad of a module substrate to be mounted with the GaN power semiconductor element is formed with a bump so as to modularize an individual semiconductor element. In the disclosed GaN-based compound power semiconductor device, an AlGaN HEMT element is flip-chip bonded to the substrate, so that heat generated from the element can be efficiently radiated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2013
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Applicant: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventor: Ju Chull WON
  • Patent number: 8587001
    Abstract: An LED light module free of jumper wires has a substrate and multiple LED chips. The substrate has a positive side circuit, a negative side circuit, multiple first chip connection portions and multiple second connection portions. The first and second chip connection portions are respectively connected to the positive and negative side circuits, and are juxtaposedly and alternately arranged on the substrate so that a width between each first chip connection portion and a corresponding second chip connection portion is smaller than a width of each LED chip. Each LED chip can be directly mounted on corresponding first and second chip connection portions to electrically connect to the positive and negative side circuits. Accordingly, jumper wires for connecting the LED chips and the positive and negative side circuits can be removed to avoid broken jumper wires occurring when the LED light module is shipped or assembled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Unistar Opto Corporation
    Inventors: Chin-Lung Lin, Yen-Chang Tu, Pai-Ti Lin, Che-Chang Hu
  • Patent number: 8586412
    Abstract: A semiconductor device which includes a first semiconductor chip, a second semiconductor chip flip-chip bonded to the first semiconductor chip, a resin portion for sealing the first semiconductor chip and the second semiconductor chip such that a lower surface of the first semiconductor chip and an upper surface of the second semiconductor chip are exposed and a side surface of the first semiconductor chip is covered, and a post electrode which pierces the resin portion and is connected to the first semiconductor chip, and a manufacturing method thereof are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Spansion LLC
    Inventors: Kouichi Meguro, Masanori Onodera
  • Patent number: 8586465
    Abstract: A method for preparing a die for packaging is disclosed. A die having first and second major surfaces is provided. Vias and a mask layer are formed on the first major surface of the die. The mask includes mask openings that expose the vias. The mask openings are filled with a conductive material. The method includes reflowing to at least partially fill the vias and contact openings to form via contacts in the vias and surface contacts in the mask openings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: United Test and Assembly Center Ltd
    Inventors: Hao Liu, Yi Sheng Anthony Sun, Ravi Kanth Kolan, Chin Hock Toh
  • Patent number: 8586411
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a filling in a gap region between a first surface and a second surface includes applying a suspension comprising a carrier fluid and filler particles in the gap region between the first and the second surface; and withholding filler particles by a barrier element in the gap region to form a path of attached filler particles between the first surface and the second surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas Brunschwiler, Javier V. Goicochea, Heiko Wolf
  • Patent number: 8586410
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention relate to a method and system for magnetic self-assembly (MSA) of one or more parts to another part. Assembly occurs when the parts having magnet patterns bond to one another. Such bonding can result in energy minima. The magnetic forces and torques—controlled by the size, shape, material, and magnetization direction of the magnetic patterns cause the components to rotate and align. Specific embodiments of MSA can offer self-assembly features such as angular orientation, where assembly is restricted to one physical orientation; inter-part bonding allowing assembly of free-floating components to one another; assembly of free-floating components to a substrate; and bonding specificity, where assembly is restricted to one type of component when multiple components may be present.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: David Patrick Arnold, Sheetal Bhalchandra Shetye
  • Patent number: 8586467
    Abstract: In flip chip attach of electronic components, underfill is filled between the component and the substrate to alleviate, for example, thermal stress. In electronic component mounting using copper pillars conducted so far, filler contained in the underfill may cause separation in the process of heating and curing the resin. Disclosed is plating the surfaces of the copper pillars with solder. Mobilization of the filler charged in the underfill due to electric fields produced by local cells that are developed upon contact between dissimilar metals, is suppressed, and occurrence of crack at connection portions is obviated. Thus, connection reliability is increased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Namics Corporation
    Inventors: Osamu Suzuki, Seiichi Ishikawa, Haruyuki Yoshii
  • Publication number: 20130302941
    Abstract: Microelectronic workpieces and methods for manufacturing microelectronic devices using such workpieces are disclosed. In one embodiment, a microelectronic assembly comprises a support member having a first side and a projection extending away from the first side. The assembly also includes a plurality of conductive traces at the first side of the support member. Some of the conductive traces include bond sites carried by the projection and having an outer surface at a first distance from the first side of the support member. The assembly further includes a protective coating deposited over the first side of the support member and at least a portion of the conductive traces. The protective coating has a major outer surface at a second distance from the first side of the support member. The second distance is approximately the same as the first distance such that the outer surface of the protective coating is generally co-planar with the outer surface of the bond sites carried by the projection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2013
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Kevin W. Hutto
  • Publication number: 20130299961
    Abstract: A semiconductor package includes a build-up structure; a semiconductor disposed on the build-up structure in a flip-chip manner and having a plurality of bumps penetrating therethrough; an electronic element disposed on the semiconductor chip; and an encapsulant formed on the build-up structure and encapsulating the semiconductor chip and the electronic element, thereby improving the product yield and the overall heat dissipating efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2012
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Applicant: SILICONWARE PRECISION INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Lu-Yi Chen
  • Publication number: 20130302940
    Abstract: Graphene-channel based devices and techniques for the fabrication thereof are provided. In one aspect, a semiconductor device includes a first wafer having at least one graphene channel formed on a first substrate, a first oxide layer surrounding the graphene channel and source and drain contacts to the graphene channel that extend through the first oxide layer; and a second wafer having a CMOS device layer formed in a second substrate, a second oxide layer surrounding the CMOS device layer and a plurality of contacts to the CMOS device layer that extend through the second oxide layer, the wafers being bonded together by way of an oxide-to-oxide bond between the oxide layers. One or more of the contacts to the CMOS device layer are in contact with the source and drain contacts. One or more other of the contacts to the CMOS device layer are gate contacts for the graphene channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2013
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: International Business Machines Corporation
  • Patent number: 8581402
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for providing a molded chip interposer structure and assembly. A molded chip structure having at least two integrated circuit dies disposed within a mold compound is provided having the die bond pads on the bottom surface; and solder bumps are formed in the openings of a dielectric layer on the bottom surface, the solder bumps forming connections to the bond pads. An interposer having a die side surface and a board side surface is provided having bump lands receiving the solder bumps of the molded chip structure on the die side of the interposer. An underfill layer is formed between the die side of the interposer and the bottom surface of the molded chip structure surrounding the solder bumps. Methods for forming the molded chip interposer structure are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Chen-Hua Yu, Chun Hui Yu, Jing-Cheng Lin
  • Patent number: 8581366
    Abstract: A method for making an integrated circuit system with one or more copper interconnects that are conductively connected with a substrate includes depositing and patterning a first dielectric layer to form a first via and filling the first via through the first dielectric layer with a copper material. The method further includes depositing and patterning a second dielectric layer in contact with the first dielectric layer to form a second via, and forming a diffusion barrier layer. Moreover, the method includes depositing and patterning a photoresist layer on the diffusion barrier layer, and at least partially filling the second via with a metal material. The metal material is conductively connected to the copper material through the diffusion barrier layer. The method further includes removing the photoresist and the diffusion barrier layer not covering by the metal material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Shanghai) Corporation
    Inventors: De Yuan Xiao, Guo Qing Chen
  • Patent number: 8580620
    Abstract: To aim at improvement of reliability of a semiconductor device of flip chip connection type. In assembling a BGA of flip chip connection type, when a semiconductor chip is solder-connected by a flip chip connection, because solder precoat is formed on the surface of a land on the side of an undersurface of a wiring substrate, the connection between the land and a solder ball, which is an external terminal, is solder-connection, and therefore, it is possible to increase impact resistance of a connection part between the land and the solder ball and to aim at improvement of reliability of the BGA.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Renesas Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Nakagawa, Shinji Baba, Satoshi Yamada, Takashi Karashima
  • Patent number: 8581410
    Abstract: Even when a stiffener is omitted, the semiconductor device which can prevent the generation of twist and distortion of a wiring substrate is obtained. As for a semiconductor device which has a wiring substrate, a semiconductor chip by which the flip chip bond was made to the wiring substrate, and a heat spreader adhered to the back surface of the semiconductor chip, and which omitted the stiffener for reinforcing a wiring substrate and maintaining the surface smoothness of a heat spreader, a wiring substrate has a plurality of insulating substrates in which a through hole whose diameter differs, respectively was formed, and each insulating substrate contains a glass cloth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Renesas Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Eiji Hayashi, Kyo Go, Kozo Harada, Shinji Baba
  • Patent number: 8581403
    Abstract: In an electronic component mounting structure, a semiconductor element (an electronic component) provided with an electrode pad and a board provide with an electrode pad corresponding to the electrode pad are connected via a conductive material portion. On a surface of the board, there is formed solder resist having an opening regulating an area of the electrode pad. The conductive material portion is formed to protrude from a surface of the solder resist. An elastic coefficient of the conductive material portion is lower than that of the solder resist. A solder bump and the conductive material portion are connected via a metal layer. The conductive material portion is formed to have an area larger than that of the opening of the solder resist. An edge of the conductive material portion is adhered to a portion of the surface of the solder resist. Thus, in a case of mounting an electronic component on a board by flip-chip connection, a reliability of connection can be secured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Akira Ouchi
  • Patent number: 8580611
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a wiring substrate includes forming a first pad and a second pad on one side of a substrate, plating a surface of the second pad to form a bonding pad used for a wire-bonded connection, covering a surface of the first pad with an adhesive layer, adhering solder powder to the adhesive layer, applying flux containing halogen to the substrate, and melting the solder powder and covering the first pad with a solder to form a connection pad used for a flip-chip-connection. The flux has a halogen concentration of less than or equal to 0.15 wt %.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Shinko Electric Industries Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Masahiko Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20130292813
    Abstract: A multi-chip flip chip package includes multiple dies. Each die comprises several pads for coupling with pads of the other die and for coupling with pins of the multi-chip flip chip package through conducting elements. A dielectric element is positioned between the dies and the conducting elements, and positioned between the dies for providing the electrical insulation. The dies and the conducting elements between the dies are coated with a packaging element for preventing physical damage and corrosion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2013
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Applicant: Richtek Technology Corporation
    Inventor: Yu-Lin YANG
  • Publication number: 20130295721
    Abstract: An apparatus to fabricate a flip-chip package (FCP), and a method of fabricating an FCP using the same. The method includes providing a semiconductor chip such that an active surface on which a bump is formed faces upward, picking up the semiconductor chip using a pickup transfer and rotating the semiconductor chip such that the active surface of the semiconductor chip faces downward, directly transferring the semiconductor chip from the pickup transfer to a mount transfer, and mounting the semiconductor chip on a transfer unit using the mount transfer such that the active surface faces downward.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2013
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO,. LTD
    Inventor: Ju-Hyun LYU
  • Patent number: 8575749
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor chip, an electrode pad formed on the semiconductor chip, an underlying barrier metal formed on the electrode pad, a solder bump formed on the underlying barrier metal, and an underfill material surrounding the underlying barrier metal and the solder bump. A junction interface of the solder bump with the underlying barrier metal corresponds to an upper surface of the underlying barrier metal, and a portion of the underfill material bonded to a side surface of the solder bump and an end surface of the underlying barrier metal forms a right angle or an obtuse angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventor: Shinya Tsujimoto
  • Patent number: 8574959
    Abstract: A semiconductor device has a semiconductor die with a plurality of composite bumps formed over a surface of the semiconductor die. The composite bumps have a fusible portion and non-fusible portion, such as a conductive pillar and bump formed over the conductive pillar. The composite bumps can also be tapered. Conductive traces are formed over a substrate with interconnect sites having edges parallel to the conductive trace from a plan view for increasing escape routing density. The interconnect site can have a width less than 1.2 times a width of the conductive trace. The composite bumps are wider than the interconnect sites. The fusible portion of the composite bumps is bonded to the interconnect sites so that the fusible portion covers a top surface and side surface of the interconnect sites. An encapsulant is deposited around the composite bumps between the semiconductor die and substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: STATS ChipPAC, Ltd.
    Inventor: Rajendra D. Pendse
  • Patent number: 8575757
    Abstract: Even when a stiffener is omitted, the semiconductor device which can prevent the generation of twist and distortion of a wiring substrate is obtained. As for a semiconductor device which has a wiring substrate, a semiconductor chip by which the flip chip bond was made to the wiring substrate, and a heat spreader adhered to the back surface of the semiconductor chip, and which omitted the stiffener for reinforcing a wiring substrate and maintaining the surface smoothness of a heat spreader, a wiring substrate has a plurality of insulating substrates in which a through hole whose diameter differs, respectively was formed, and each insulating substrate contains a glass cloth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: Renesas Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Eiji Hayashi, Kyo Go, Kozo Harada, Shinji Baba
  • Patent number: 8574960
    Abstract: A semiconductor wafer has a plurality of first semiconductor die with a stress sensitive region. A masking layer or screen is disposed over the stress sensitive region. An underfill material is deposited over the wafer. The masking layer or screen prevents formation of the underfill material adjacent to the sensitive region. The masking layer or screen is removed leaving a cavity in the underfill material adjacent to the sensitive region. The semiconductor wafer is singulated into the first die. The first die can be mounted to a build-up interconnect structure or to a second semiconductor die with the cavity separating the sensitive region and build-up interconnect structure or second die. A bond wire is formed between the first and second die and an encapsulant is deposited over the first and second die and bond wire. A conductive via can be formed through the first or second die.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: STATS ChipPAC, Ltd.
    Inventors: Reza A. Pagaila, Byung Tai Do, Linda Pei Ee Chua
  • Publication number: 20130288431
    Abstract: A package substrate, a semiconductor package having the same, and a method for fabricating the semiconductor package. The semiconductor package includes a semiconductor chip, a package substrate, and a molding layer. The package substrate provides a region mounted with the semiconductor chip. The molding layer is configured to mold the semiconductor chip. The package substrate includes a first opening portion that provides an open region connected electrically to the semiconductor chip and extends beyond sides of the semiconductor chip to be electrically connected to the semiconductor chip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2013
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jin-Woo PARK, Hwan-Sik LIM, EUNCHUL AHN
  • Publication number: 20130288430
    Abstract: A semiconductor device which includes a first semiconductor chip, a second semiconductor chip flip-chip bonded to the first semiconductor chip, a resin portion for sealing the first semiconductor chip and the second semiconductor chip such that a lower surface of the first semiconductor chip and an upper surface of the second semiconductor chip are exposed and a side surface of the first semiconductor chip is covered, and a post electrode which pierces the resin portion and is connected to the first semiconductor chip, and a manufacturing method thereof are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2013
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Inventors: Kouichi MEGURO, Masanori ONODERA
  • Patent number: 8569894
    Abstract: A semiconductor package includes a substrate unit, a die electrically connected to first contact pads, and a package body covering a first patterned conductive layer and the die. The substrate unit includes: (1) the first patterned conductive layer; (2) a first dielectric layer exposing a part of the first patterned conductive layer to form the first contact pads; (3) a second patterned conductive layer; (4) a second dielectric layer defining openings extending from the first patterned conductive layer to the second patterned conductive layer, where the second patterned conductive layer includes second contact pads exposed by the second dielectric layer; and (5) conductive posts extending from the first patterned conductive layer to the second contact pads through the openings, each of the conductive posts filling a corresponding one of the openings. At least one of the conductive posts defines a cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc.
    Inventors: Yuan-Chang Su, Shih-Fu Huang, Chia-Cheng Chen, Tzu-Hui Chen, Kuang-Hsiung Chen, Pao-Ming Hsieh, Ming Chiang Lee, Bernd Karl Appelt
  • Patent number: 8569895
    Abstract: A semiconductor device has a semiconductor die mounted over a surface of a substrate. A mold underfill dispensing needle has a width substantially equal to a width of the semiconductor die. The dispensing needle is placed in fluid communication with a side of the semiconductor die. A mold underfill is deposited from an outlet of the dispensing needle evenly across a width of the semiconductor die into an area between the semiconductor die and substrate without motion of the dispensing needle. The dispensing needle has a shank and the outlet in a T-configuration. The dispensing needle can have a plurality of pole portions between a shank and the outlet. The dispensing needle has a plate between a shank and the outlet. The outlet has an upper edge with a length substantially equal to or greater than a length of a lower edge of the outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: STATS ChipPAC, Ltd.
    Inventors: SooMoon Park, ByoungWook Jang, DongSoo Moon
  • Publication number: 20130277815
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method for forming an electronic package structure includes providing a single unit leadframe having first terminals on a first or top surface. An electronic device is attached to the single unit leadframe and electrically connected to the first terminals. The leadframe, first terminals, and the electronic device are encapsulated with an encapsulating material. Second terminals are then formed by removing portions of a second or bottom surface of the leadframe. In one embodiment, the method can be used to fabricate a thin substrate chip scale package (“tsCSP”) type structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2013
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Applicant: AMKOR TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Kyoung Yeon Lee, Byong Jin Kim, Gi Jeong Kim
  • Publication number: 20130277855
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present provide an integrated circuit system, which includes an interposer having a plurality of electrical conductive vias running through the interposer, one or more high-power chips mounted on a first surface of the interposer, wherein the one or more high-power chips generate at least 10 W of heat during normal operation, one or more low-power chips mounted on a second surface of the interposer, wherein the one or more low-power chips generate less than 5 W of heat during normal operation, and the first surface and the second surface are opposite and substantially parallel to each other, and an encapsulating material formed over and configured to encapsulate the one or more high-power chips and the one or more low-power chips. Since low-power chips and high-power chips are respectively mounted on front side and back side of the interposer, the footprint of the interposer and manufacturing cost associated therewith is reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2012
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Inventors: Terry (Teckgyu) Kang, Abraham F. Yee
  • Patent number: 8564124
    Abstract: A semiconductor package that includes a semiconductor die and a heat spreader thermally coupled to the semiconductor and disposed at least partially within the molded housing of the package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: International Rectifier Corporation
    Inventors: Michael A. Briere, Chuan Cheah, Kunzhong Hu
  • Publication number: 20130273692
    Abstract: A leadless integrated circuit (IC) package comprising an IC chip mounted to a die-attach area and a plurality of electrical contacts electrically connected to the IC chip. The IC chip, the electrical contacts, and the die-attach area are all covered with a molding material, with portions of the electrical contacts and die-attach area protruding from a bottom surface of the molding material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2013
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Inventors: John MCMILLAN, Serafin P. PEDRON, JR., Kirk POWELL, Adonis FUNG
  • Publication number: 20130270682
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for package on package structures having stud bump through via interconnections. A structure includes an interconnect layer having a plurality of through via assemblies each including at least one stud bump are formed on conductive pads; and encapsulant surrounding the through via assembly, a first redistribution layer formed over a surface of the encapsulant and coupled to the through via assemblies and carrying connectors, and a second redistribution layer over interconnect layer at the other end of the through via assemblies, the through via assemblies extending vertically through the interconnect layer. In an embodiment the interconnect layer is mounted using the connectors to a lower package substrate to form a package on package structure. A first integrated circuit device may be mounted on the second redistribution layer of the interconnect layer. Methods for forming the interconnect layer and the package on package structures are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2012
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Applicant: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Yen-Chang Hu, Ching-Wen Hsiao, Chih-Hua Chen, Chen-Shien Chen, Tin-Hao Kuo
  • Patent number: 8558394
    Abstract: A chip stack structure and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The chip stack structure comprises a plurality of chips, a vertical conductive line, a plurality of insulating films and a fluid. The chips are overlapped. The vertical conductive line is electrically connected to some of the chips. The vertical conductive line is disposed at the outside of a projection area of some of the chips. Each chip is disposed in one of the insulating films. The channels which are hollow are formed in one of the insulating films. The fluid is disposed in the channels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: Macronix International Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Shih-Hung Chen
  • Patent number: 8558379
    Abstract: A packaged microelectronic assembly includes a microelectronic element having a front surface and a plurality of first solid metal posts extending away from the front surface. Each of the first posts has a width in a direction of the front surface and a height extending from the front surface, wherein the height is at least half of the width. There is also a substrate having a top surface and a plurality of second solid metal posts extending from the top surface and joined to the first solid metal posts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: Tessera, Inc.
    Inventor: Jinsu Kwon
  • Patent number: 8558378
    Abstract: A semiconductor device has a semiconductor die with a plurality of bumps formed over the die. A substrate has a plurality of conductive traces formed on the substrate. Each trace has an interconnect site for mating to the bumps. The interconnect sites have parallel edges along a length of the conductive traces under the bumps from a plan view for increasing escape routing density. The bumps have a noncollapsible portion for attaching to a contact pad on the die and fusible portion for attaching to the interconnect site. The fusible portion melts at a temperature which avoids damage to the substrate during reflow. The noncollapsible portion includes lead solder, and fusible portion includes eutectic solder. The interconnect sites have a width which is less than 1.2 times a width of the conductive trace. Alternatively, the interconnect sites have a width which is less than one-half a diameter of the bump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: STATS ChipPAC, Ltd.
    Inventor: Rajendra D. Pendse
  • Patent number: 8557633
    Abstract: A technique that makes it possible to enhance the reliability of a module using PCB as its module substrate is provided. Solder connection of a single-chip component 43, an integrated chip component 44, and a semiconductor chip IC2 by Pb-free solder is carried out by heat treatment at a temperature below 280° C. using a heat block. Solder connection of a semiconductor chip IC1 by high-melting point solder is carried out by heat treatment at a temperature of 280° C. or higher using a hot jet. Thus, the semiconductor chip IC1 can be solder connected to PCB 38 using high-melting point solder without the following troubles: damage to the PCB 38 due to heat, for example, burning of solder resist; and peeling of prepreg from a core material. Therefore, the semiconductor chip IC1 can be mounted over the PCB 38 with high connection strength.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: Renesas Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Kunio Shigemura, Kenji Hanada, Masaki Nakanishi, Takafumi Nishita, Masayoshi Shinoda, Seiichi Tomoi
  • Patent number: 8552569
    Abstract: A stacked semiconductor device includes a first semiconductor die that has a front side electrically coupled to a substrate pad, the substrate pad is connected to an exterior, a backside of the first semiconductor die, a first integrated circuit, first ESDs, and TSVs, and the TSVs are coupled to the first integrated circuit and the first ESDs. A second semiconductor die is stacked above the backside of the first semiconductor die, the second semiconductor die includes a second integrated circuit that is electrically connected to the TSVs and second ESDs, and the second ESDs is electrically disconnected from the TSVs. The TSVs penetrate the first semiconductor die and extend to the backside of the first semiconductor die.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hoon Lee
  • Patent number: 8551813
    Abstract: A wafer level integrated circuit assembly method is conducted as follows. First, a mother device wafer with plural first posts is provided. The first posts are used for electrical connection and are made of copper according to an embodiment. Solder is sequentially formed on the first posts. The solder is preferably pre-formed on a wafer, and the locations of the solder correspond to the first posts of the mother device wafer. Consequently, the solder can be formed on or adhered to the first posts by placing the wafer having pre-formed solder onto the first posts. Plural dies having plural second posts corresponding to the first posts are placed onto the mother device wafer. Then, the solder is reflowed to bond the first and second posts, and the mother device wafer is diced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Chien Hsiun Lee, Clinton Chao, Mirng Ji Lii, Tjandra Winata Karta
  • Patent number: 8551812
    Abstract: In a manufacturing method of a printed circuit board, a rigid substrate having a rigid-board metal layer is provided, an open slot is formed on the rigid substrate, and a flexible substrate is installed in the open slot, and the flexible substrate and the rigid substrate are securely bonded, and an increased-layer circuit layer is formed after electric circuits are manufactured on the rigid-board and flexible-board metal layers, and stacked on the rigid substrate and on an adjacent block where the flexible substrate is coupled to the rigid substrate, and an electric circuit is manufactured, and the increased-layer circuit layer is provided for electrically connecting and conducting the rigid and flexible substrates to overcome the issue of alignment errors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: Unitech Printed Circuit Board Corp.
    Inventors: Ming Yi Yeh, Jia Lin Liu, Chung Shih Wu
  • Patent number: 8552553
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a semiconductor device. The semiconductor device includes a substrate and a chip. The chip is electrically connected to the substrate. The chip includes a chip body, at least one chip pad, a first passivation, an under ball metal layer and at least one metal pillar structure. The chip pad is disposed adjacent to an active surface of the chip body. The first passivation is disposed adjacent to the active surface, and exposes part of the chip pad. The under ball metal layer is disposed adjacent to the chip pad. The metal pillar structure contacts the under ball metal layer to form a first contact surface having a first diameter. The metal pillar structure is electrically connected to a substrate pad of the substrate to form a second contact surface having a second diameter. The ratio of the first diameter to the second diameter is between 0.7 and 1.0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc.
    Inventors: Jian-Wen Lo, Chien-Fan Chen
  • Patent number: 8551815
    Abstract: A stacked microelectronic unit is provided which has a top surface and a bottom surface remote from the top surface and a plurality of vertically stacked microelectronic elements therein, including at least one microelectronic element having a front face adjacent to the top surface and a rear face oriented towards the bottom surface. Each of the microelectronic elements has traces extending from contacts at the front face beyond edges of the microelectronic element. A dielectric layer contacts edges of the microelectronic elements and underlies the rear face of the at least one microelectronic element. Leads are connected to the traces extending along the dielectric layer. Unit contacts, exposed at the top surface, are connected to the leads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: Tessera, Inc.
    Inventors: Osher Avsian, Andrey Grinman, Giles Humpston, Moti Margalit
  • Publication number: 20130256915
    Abstract: A semiconductor package includes a packaging substrate having a die attach area, a plurality of flow-guiding blocks disposed around an outer periphery of the die attach area, a first semiconductor element mounted on the die attach area, a second semiconductor element mounted on the first semiconductor element, and an underfill formed between the packaging substrate and the second semiconductor element. During filling of the underfill between the packaging substrate and the second semiconductor element, the flow-guiding blocks can guide a portion of the underfill to flow between the first semiconductor element and the second semiconductor element such that only one dispensing process is required for the underfill to completely encapsulate all conductive bumps used for flip-chip interconnection, thereby simplifying the fabrication process and improving the production efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: SILICONWARE PRECISION INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Huei-Nuan Huang, Chun-Tang Lin, Chien-Feng Chan, Chi-Hsin Chiu
  • Publication number: 20130256875
    Abstract: A semiconductor package includes: a dielectric layer having opposite first and second surfaces; a semiconductor chip embedded in the dielectric layer and having a plurality of electrode pads; a plurality of first metal posts disposed on the electrode pads of the semiconductor chip, respectively, such that top ends of the first metal posts are exposed from the first surface; at least a second metal post penetrating the dielectric layer such that two opposite ends of the second metal post are exposed from the first and second surfaces, respectively; a first circuit layer formed on the first surface for electrically connecting the first and second metal posts; and a second circuit layer formed on the second surface for electrically connecting the second metal post. The semiconductor package dispenses with conventional laser ablation and electroplating processes for forming conductive posts in a molding compound, thereby saving fabrication time and cost.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2012
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: SILICONWARE PRECISION INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yan-Heng Chen, Jung-Pang Huang, Hsin-Yi Liao, Shih-Kuang Chiu, Guang-Hwa Ma
  • Patent number: 8546940
    Abstract: A lead frame substrate, including: a metal plate with a first surface and a second surface; a connection post formed on the first surface; wiring formed on the second surface; and a pre-molding resin layer, in which a thickness of the pre-molding resin layer is the same as a height of the connection post.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: Toppan Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Susumu Maniwa, Takehito Tsukamoto, Junko Toda
  • Patent number: 8546955
    Abstract: An embodiment of an apparatus is disclosed. This embodiment of the apparatus includes an interposer, a first die stack, a second die stack, a third die stack, and a fourth die stack which are all coupled to the interposer. The interposer provides a common base for and a stratum of each of the first die stack, the second die stack, the third die stack, and the fourth die stack. The first die stack includes an optical engine. The optical engine includes at least one optical engine die. The second die stack includes a plurality of programmable resource dies. The third die stack includes at least one memory die. The fourth die stack includes a serializer-deserializer die.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: Xilinx, Inc.
    Inventor: Ephrem C. Wu
  • Patent number: RE44524
    Abstract: A semiconductor device has a semiconductor die with a plurality of bumps formed over the die. A substrate has a plurality of conductive traces formed on the substrate. Each trace has an interconnect site for mating to the bumps. The interconnect sites have parallel edges along a length of the conductive traces under the bumps from a plan view for increasing escape routing density. The bumps have a noncollapsible portion for attaching to a contact pad on the die and fusible portion for attaching to the interconnect site. The fusible portion melts at a temperature which avoids damage to the substrate during reflow. The noncollapsible portion includes lead solder, and fusible portion includes eutectic solder. The interconnect sites have a width which is less than 1.2 times a width of the conductive trace. Alternatively, the interconnect sites have a width which is less than one-half a diameter of the bump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: STATS ChipPAC, Ltd.
    Inventor: Rajendra D. Pendse
  • Patent number: RE44579
    Abstract: A semiconductor device has a semiconductor die with an die bump pad and substrate with a trace line and integrated bump pad. Conductive bump material is deposited on the substrate bump pad or die bump pad. The semiconductor die over the substrate so that the bump material is disposed between the die bump pad and substrate bump pad. The bump material is reflowed without a solder mask around the die bump pad or substrate bump pad to form an interconnect. The bump material is self-confined within a footprint of the die bump pad or substrate bump pad. The bump material can be immersed in a flux solution prior to reflow to increase wettability. Alternatively, the interconnect includes a non-fusible base and fusible cap. The volume of bump material is selected so that a surface tension maintains self-confinement of the bump material within the bump pads during reflow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: STATS ChipPAC, Ltd.
    Inventor: Rajendra D. Pendse