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Method of connecting an integrated circuit chip to a substrate
Assignee: NEC Corp
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Filing: 1991-12-26
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Granted: 1995-01-31
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Expires: 2011-12-26
Abstract
Abstract A method of connecting an integrated circuit chip to a wiring substrate having a wiring pattern formed thereon. The method is intended to make a connection between fine connecting portions on the substrate and connecting pads on the chip easy and reliable. The connecting method includes connecting a plurality of connecting portions formed on a major surface of a wiring substrate to a plurality of connecting pads formed on a major surface of an integrated circuit chip through metal bumps and adhering portions of the major surface of the wiring substrate which have no connecting portions to portions of the major surface of the integrated circuit chip which have no connecting pads by means of a photothermosetting resin film selectively opened at the connecting portions.
Inventors
- 👤 Koji Matsui
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 11:11
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10W; H10W72/00; H10W72/20; H10W74/00; H10W74/01; H10W74/012; H10W74/10; H10W74/15; H10W72/071; H10W72/072; H10W72/07231; H10W72/07236; H10W72/073; H10W72/241; H10W72/251; H10W72/252; H10W72/30; H10W72/331; H10W72/851; H10W72/853; H10W72/856; H10W90/00; H10W90/701; H10W90/721; H10W90/724; H10W90/731; H10W90/734; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49002; Y10T29/49117; Y10T29/49124; Y10T29/49126; Y10T29/4913; Y10T29/49144
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
201 words
A method of connecting a semiconductor chip and a wiring substrate, comprising the steps of: coating a major surface of said wiring substrate together with a plurality of connecting portions formed on said major surface of said wiring substrate with a photothermosetting resin film; selectively removing said photothermosetting resin film by photolithography to form a plurality of holes therein wherein the resin film is removed in the holes, each of said holes exposing an associated one of said connecting portions; registering, in position, said wiring substrate and said semiconductor chip having a plurality of connecting pads and a plurality of metal bumps each formed on an associated one of said connecting pads such that each of said metal bumps of said semiconductor chip faces an associated one of said connecting portions of said wiring substrate; and heating, while maintaining each of said metal bumps and each of said connecting portions in contact with each other through an associated one of said holes, to connect said wiring substrate and said semiconductor chip with each other through said photothermosetting resin film and to connect said metal bumps of said semiconductor chip and said connecting portions of said wiring substrate respectively with one another.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
201 words
A method of connecting a semiconductor chip and a wiring substrate, comprising the steps of: coating a major surface of said wiring substrate together with a plurality of connecting portions formed on said major surface of said wiring substrate with a photothermosetting resin film; selectively removing said photothermosetting resin film by photolithography to form a plurality of holes therein wherein the resin film is removed in the holes, each of said holes exposing an associated one of said connecting portions; registering, in position, said wiring substrate and said semiconductor chip having a plurality of connecting pads and a plurality of metal bumps each formed on an associated one of said connecting pads such that each of said metal bumps of said semiconductor chip faces an associated one of said connecting portions of said wiring substrate; and heating, while maintaining each of said metal bumps and each of said connecting portions in contact with each other through an associated one of said holes, to connect said wiring substrate and said semiconductor chip with each other through said photothermosetting resin film and to connect said metal bumps of said semiconductor chip and said connecting portions of said wiring substrate respectively with one another.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method of connecting a semiconductor chip and a wiring substrate as claimed in claim 1, wherein said metal bumps are of indium or an alloy thereof.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
53 words
The method of connecting a semiconductor chip and a wiring substrate as claimed in claim 1, wherein said step of heating comprises adhering portions of said semiconductor chip not having said connecting pads and portions of the wiring substrate not having the connecting portions through said photothermosetting resin film functioning as an adhesive.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method of connecting a semiconductor chip and a wiring substrate as claimed in claim 3, further comprising applying a predetermined load while performing said step of heating.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
37 words
The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein said step of coating with a photothermosetting resin film comprises coating with an epoxy resin, one of acrylic acid, maleic acid and one of triethylene glycol dimethacrylate, epoxyacrylate, benzophenone.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
37 words
The method as claimed in claim 5 wherein said step of coating with a photothermosetting resin film comprises coating with an epoxy resin, one of acrylic acid, maleic acid and one of triethylene glycol dimethacrylate, epoxyacrylate, benzophenone.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
205 words
A method of connecting an integrated circuit chip and a wiring substrate, comprising the steps of: coating a major surface of said wiring substrate together with a plurality of metal bumps formed on respective connecting portions formed on said major surface of said wiring substrate with a photothermosetting resin film; selectively removing said photothermosetting resin film by photolithography to form a plurality of holes therein wherein the resin film is removed in the holes, each of said holes exposing an associated one of said metal bumps; registering, in position, said wiring substrate and said integrated circuit chip having a plurality of connecting pads formed on a major surface of said integrated circuit chip such that each of said metal bumps of said wiring substrate faces an associated one of said connecting pads of said integrated circuit chip; and heating, while maintaining each of said metal bumps and each of said connecting pads in contact with each other through an associated one of said holes, to connect said wiring substrate and said integrated circuit chip with each other through said photothermosetting resin film and to connect said connecting pads of said integrated circuit chip and said metal bumps of said wiring substrate respectively with one another.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
205 words
A method of connecting an integrated circuit chip and a wiring substrate, comprising the steps of: coating a major surface of said wiring substrate together with a plurality of metal bumps formed on respective connecting portions formed on said major surface of said wiring substrate with a photothermosetting resin film; selectively removing said photothermosetting resin film by photolithography to form a plurality of holes therein wherein the resin film is removed in the holes, each of said holes exposing an associated one of said metal bumps; registering, in position, said wiring substrate and said integrated circuit chip having a plurality of connecting pads formed on a major surface of said integrated circuit chip such that each of said metal bumps of said wiring substrate faces an associated one of said connecting pads of said integrated circuit chip; and heating, while maintaining each of said metal bumps and each of said connecting pads in contact with each other through an associated one of said holes, to connect said wiring substrate and said integrated circuit chip with each other through said photothermosetting resin film and to connect said connecting pads of said integrated circuit chip and said metal bumps of said wiring substrate respectively with one another.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method of connecting an integrated circuit chip and a wiring substrate as claimed in claim 7, wherein said metal bumps are of indium or an alloy thereof.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
55 words
The method of connecting an integrated circuit chip and a wiring substrate as claimed in claim 7, wherein said step of heating comprises adhering portions of said integrated circuit chip not having said connecting pads and portions of the wiring substrate not having the connecting portions through said photothermosetting resin film functioning as an adhesive.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method of connecting an integrated circuit chip and a wiring substrate as claimed in claim 9, further comprising applying a predetermined load while performing said step of heating.
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