Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for manufacturing lead frames. According to the present invention, a coating layer (120) is formed on one or more predefined portions (A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H) of the surface (110s) of the substrate (100) of the lead frame (100) by delimiting the predefined portions (A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H) by means of screen printing. The employment of screen printing allows the obtainment of large amounts of lead frames with excellent electronic and structural properties in a quick and cost-effective way.
Abstract:
A method comprises molding laser direct structuring material (10), having particles (12) dispersed therein, onto at least one semiconductor die (11), applying laser beam energy to produce structured formations (14) with a part of the particles (12) exposed at the structured formations (14), contacting the structured formations (14) with a solution containing one or more organic compounds, forming a film covering at least partly the structured formations (14) and comprising one or more conductive polymers resulting from a polymerization reaction of the one or more organic compounds, and forming electrically-conductive material (24) onto the film.
Abstract:
A method of manufacturing semiconductor devices comprises the steps of: - providing a leadframe (12) having a die pad area (14), the leadframe (12) comprising an outer layer of a first metal having a first oxidation potential, - contacting said leadframe (12) with a solution (S) containing a second metal having a second oxidation potential, the second oxidation potential being more negative than the first oxidation potential, - applying radiation energy (LB) to the die pad area (14) of the leadframe (12) contacted with said solution (S) to locally increase the temperature of the leadframe (12), wherein a layer of said second metal is selectively provided at the die pad area (14) of the leadframe (12) by galvanic displacement reaction, - providing onto said leadframe (12) an enhancing layer by oxidation of said outer layer of the leadframe (12), the enhancing layer countering device package delamination, - attaching onto said die pad area (14) at least one semiconductor die via soft-solder die attach material, and - forming a device package by molding package material onto the at least one semiconductor die attached onto said die pad area (14) of the leadframe (12). (Figure 2)
Abstract:
In a method of manufacturing a multi-die semiconductor device (10), a metal leadframe is provided which includes a die pad (100) and electrically-conductive leads (102) arranged around the die pad. A first (12) and a second (14) semiconductor dice are arranged onto the die pad. A laser-activatable material is provided onto the dice (12, 14) and the leads (102), and a set of laser-activated lines is patterned which includes a first subset of lines coupling selected bonding pads of the dice (12, 14) to selected leads (102), a second subset of lines coupling selected bonding pads of the dice (12, 14) amongst themselves, and a third subset of lines coupling the lines in the second subset of lines to at least one line in the first subset of lines, and/or to at least one electrically-conductive lead. A first metallic layer is deposited onto the laser-activated lines to provide respective first, second and third subsets of electrically-conductive lines. A second metallic layer is selectively deposited onto the first and second subsets of electrically-conductive lines by means of electroplating to provide respective first (16C', 16C) and second (16B', 16B) subsets of electrically-conductive tracks. The electrically-conductive lines in said third subset of electrically-conductive lines are selectively removed.
Abstract:
Method for selective plating of a metal substrate using laser developed masking layer and apparatus for carrying out the method, wherein the method comprises the steps of applying a thin layer of an epoxyurethane, acrylic or epoxy based plating resist on the metal substrate by electrophoretic coating; curing said plating resist on said substrate; selectively removing said plating resist from said substrate by subjecting said plating resist to a laser beam emitted by a frequency doubled Nd:YAG laser having a wavelength of 532 nm and operated at a repetition rate of about 300 Hz; and scanning said laser beam on said plating resist by means of an optical galvo system according to a pattern along which the metal substrate is to be metal plated, wherein the plating resist is selected so as to be at least substantially transparent to the said laser beam and the metal is selected to absorb at least a substantial part of the energy of said laser beam, whereby a substantial portion of the laser energy is transmitted through said plating resist and absorbed by said metal substrate resulting in said metal substrate being heated at the surface thereof to form a plasma at the interface between the coating resist and the metal substrate, the plasma causing the plating resist thereover to blow off thereby exposing the surface of the metal substrate along said pattern suitable for metal plating; and subjecting said substrate to metal plating at the exposed surface thereof.
Abstract:
Method for selective plating of a metal substrate using laser developed masking layer and apparatus for carrying out the method, wherein the method comprises the steps of applying a thin layer of an epoxyurethane, acrylic or epoxy based plating resist on the metal substrate by electrophoretic coating; curing said plating resist on said substrate; selectively removing said plating resist from said substrate by subjecting said plating resist to a laser beam emitted by a frequency doubled Nd:YAG laser having a wavelength of 532 nm and operated at a repetition rate of about 300 Hz; and scanning said laser beam on said plating resist by means of an optical galvo system according to a pattern along which the metal substrate is to be metal plated, wherein the plating resist is selected so as to be at least substantially transparent to the said laser beam and the metal is selected to absorb at least a substantial part of the energy of said laser beam, whereby a substantial portion of the laser energy is transmitted through said plating resist and absorbed by said metal substrate resulting in said metal substrate being heated at the surface thereof to form a plasma at the interface between the coating resist and the metal substrate, the plasma causing the plating resist thereover to blow off thereby exposing the surface of the metal substrate along said pattern suitable for metal plating; and subjecting said substrate to metal plating at the exposed surface thereof.
Abstract:
Semiconductor devices (10) comprising at least one electrically conductive metal element (16) in a nonconductive package material (20) are manufactured by: - providing a first metal layer (102) having a smooth morphology for covering the aforesaid metal element (16); and - providing a second metal layer (104) for covering partially the first layer (102), leaving at least one portion of the surface of the first layer (102) exposed, the second layer (104) having a rough morphology. There may moreover be provided a die pad (14) for mounting a semiconductor die (12) by providing the aforesaid first layer (102) for covering the die pad (14) and attaching a semiconductor die (12) on the die pad (14) in contact with said first layer (102).