Abstract:
A solder ball array type package structure is able to control collapse. The package includes a substrate, a carrier, a plurality of dies, a molding compound and a plurality of solder balls. The substrate has at least one active surface. Pads are located on the first surface of the substrate. The carrier has at least an active surface and a back surface opposite the active surface. A plurality of dies are located on the back surface and the active surface of the carrier. The dies arranged on the active surface are electrically connected to the carrier by flip chip technology. A molding compound encapsulates on the back surface of the carrier to cover the dies on the back surface of the carrier. Solder balls having a base material are provided on the active surface of the carrier in array. At least three solder balls coated with the base material having a high melting-temperature core are further provided in the periphery of the array. The carrier is arranged such that the active surface faces the first surface of the substrate to allow each solder ball correspond to the one of the pads, respectively.
Abstract:
A semiconductor chip has an active surface with electrodes thereon and an insulating layer covering the active surface and having through holes therein through which corresponding electrodes are exposed. Rewiring circuits are formed on the insulating layer, each having a first terminal end extending through a corresponding through hole and electrically connected to a respective electrode and a second terminal end comprising a conductive pad. Respective inner bumps are formed on the second terminal ends of the rewiring circuits. An insulating film is formed on the rewiring circuits and exposed surfaces of the insulating layer and through holes are formed therein corresponding to the conductive pads and into which respective inner bumps are inserted. A respective outer bump is superimposed on each inner bump in the insulating film and projects beyond an exposed surface of the insulating film remote from the semiconductor chip. In an alternative, inner bumps are omitted and the outer bumps are directly superimposed on the conductive pads in the corresponding through holes. A method of making the semiconductor device provides for superimposing outer bumps either directly on the respective conductive pads in the corresponding through holes, where inner bumps are not employed, or superimposing same on the respective inner bumps after superimposing the inner bumps on the respective conductive pads.
Abstract:
Method for forming solder bumps on a first member such as a semiconductor chip having electrode pads formed thereon. A flat plate having holes is prepared and the holes are filled with solder paste by squeezing. The flat plate is then overlapped with the first member with the flat plate above the first plate. The flat plate and the first member are heated to a temperature higher than the melting point of the solder alloy in the solder paste. Therefore, solder bumps having identical sizes and uniform structures can be obtained.
Abstract:
An inter-substrate conductive mount for a surface mountable circuit board, a method of manufacturing the circuit board and a surface mountable power magnetic device. In one embodiment, the circuit board includes: (1) a substrate, (2) an inter-substrate conductive mount composed of a material having a melting point above a solder reflow temperature and including a compliant solder joint at an interface of the substrate and (3) a solder located proximate the conductive mount, the conductive mount of a sufficiently low weight such that a surface tension of a liquid state of the solder is sufficient to maintain the conductive mount in contact with the substrate as the solder is brought to the reflow temperature, the conductive mount being capable of mounting the substrate to an adjacent substrate and providing a conductive path therebetween.
Abstract:
Fine pitch area array packaging is achieved using a via-in-pad design within the area array attach portion of a printed circuit board (PCB). The limitation of the design is the wicking action, whereby solder applied to the capture pad contact surface is depleted by capillary action into the via hole when reflowed, causing insufficient solder to be present at the contact surface to effect reliable and repeatable electrical connections. In one implementation, an initial application of solder is applied to plug the via hole with a material having a higher final melting temperature than eutectic solder, thereby providing a stable plug. This plug is formed by the initial solder application that may be either a eutectic solder containing a third metal that forms intermetallic compounds, when reflowed, that elevate the liquidus temperature or a solder having a different formulation with an inherent higher melting temperature. An alternative implementation is to plate the via hole with a material, such as nickel, which prevents eutectic solder, applied to the via capture pad contact surface, from wetting the hole surface and being drawn away from the contact surface by capillary action. Thus, the solder, applied to the via capture pad and used to establish an electrical connection is not depleted.
Abstract:
A temporary attach article of a first component to a second component which includes a first component having a first volume of a fusible material; a second component having a second volume of fusible material; and the first and second components being joined together through the first and second volumes of fusible material, wherein the first volume of fusible material has a melting point higher than a melting point of the second volume of fusible material so that the first and second components may be joined together without melting of the first volume of fusible material and wherein the second volume of fusible material is 5 to 20% of the first volume of fusible material. Also disclosed is a method for temporary attach of devices to an electronic substrate.
Abstract:
An adhesion pad for adhering a semiconductor chip or a ball grid array module to a supporting substrate includes a stepped or tapered structure. The structure is composed of at least one solder wettable metal or alloy layer having solder deposited thereon. The stepped or tapered structure prevents a fatigue crack from propagating in the X-Y plane above the adhesion pad.
Abstract:
An interconnection structure and methods for making and detaching the same are presented for column and ball grid array (CGA and BGA) structures by using a transient solder paste on the electronic module side of the interconnection that includes fine metal powder additives to increase the melting point of the solder bond. The metal powder additives change the composition of the solder bond such that the transient melting solder composition does not completely melt at temperatures below +230° C. and detach from the electronic module during subsequent reflows. A Pb—Sn eutectic with a lower melting point is used on the opposite end of the interconnection structure. In the first method a transient melting solder paste is applied to the I/O pad of an electronic module by a screening mask. Interconnect structures are then bonded to the I/O pad. In a second method, solder preforms in a composition of the transient melting solder paste are wetted onto electronic module I/O pads and interconnect columns or balls are then bonded. Detachment of an electronic module from a circuit card can then be performed by heating the circuit card assembly to a temperature above the eutectic solder melting point, but below the transient solder joint melting point.
Abstract:
A ball-grid array connector structure for an electronic package in which the ball pitch can be reduced to increase the packaging density has a plastic substrate having at least one hollow through-hole and an electrode covering the wall of the through-hole and forming an electrode pad surrounding the through-hole on each surface of the substrate. A metallic ball is joined, either directly or through a solder or a combination of a metallic bump and a solder, to the electrode pad on at least one surface of the substrate at the position of the through-hole. The connector structure can be formed either by sealing an open end of the through-hole on the side to which the ball is not joined, or increasing the pressure within the through-hole by a pressure-control mechanism, before the through-hole is blocked by reflowing the ball itself or the metallic bump or solder used to connect the ball.
Abstract:
To present a method and apparatus for forming favorable solder bumps on a substrate of electronic component or the like, in which metal paste is applied on the lower surface of solder balls attracted by a suction tool, and the solder balls are positioned to contact with recesses having the electrode in the bottom, so that the metal paste adhered to the solder balls is adhered to the top of the recesses. Next, the solder balls are moved reciprocally in the vertical direction or horizontal direction. As a result, the metal paste adhered to the top of the recesses is collected to fill up the recesses. Then, the solder balls are put on the top of the recesses, and heated and fused, and solder bumps are formed.