US5611481A
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Integrated electronic device having flip-chip connection with circuit board and fabrication method thereof
Assignee: Fujitsu Ltd
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Filing: 1995-07-19
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Granted: 1997-03-18
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Expires: 2015-07-19
Abstract
Abstract An integrated electronic device having an electric connection between a first electrode of a semiconductor chip and a second electrode of a circuit board. One embodiment according to the present invention is a method for fabricating an integrated electronic device having an electric connection between a first electrode of a semiconductor chip and a second electrode of a circuit board, both surfaces of the first and second electrodes having an adhesive tendency to molten metal, the method comprising the steps of forming a metal bump on the first electrode, the metal bump being made of a soldering metal alloy consisting of a solid phase component and a liquid phase component at an operating temperature; and forming an electric connection between the first electrode and the second electrode by heating the soldering metal alloy so as to adhere to the surface of the second electrode.
Inventors
- 👤 Toshiya Akamatsu
- 👤 Kazuaki Karasawa
- 👤 Teru Nakanishi
- 👤 Kozo Shimizu
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 16:03
CPC Classifications
B; B23; B23K; B23K35/00; B23K35/22; B23K35/24; B23K35/26; H; H05; H05K; H05K3/00; H05K3/30; H05K3/32; H05K3/34; H05K3/341; H05K3/3431; H05K3/3436; H10; H10W; H10W72/00; H10W72/01; H10W72/012; H10W72/01251; H10W72/01255; H10W72/016; H10W72/071; H10W72/072; H10W72/07231; H10W72/07232; H10W72/07236; H10W72/07251; H10W72/07255; H10W72/20; H10W72/221; H10W72/225; H10W72/241; H10W72/251; H10W72/252; H10W72/2524; H10W72/90; H10W72/951; H10W72/952; Y; Y02; Y02P; Y02P70/00; Y02P70/50
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
127 words
A method for fabricating an integrated electronic device having an electric connection between a first electrode of a first substrate and a second electrode of a second substrate comprising the steps of: forming a first bump made of a first metal component on the first electrode, a surface of the first electrode having repellency against melt of the first metal component; forming a second bump made of a second metal component on the second electrode opposite to the first bump in a position; and forming a connection part made of an eutectic alloy consisting of the first metal component and the second metal component between the first bump and the second bump so as to make an electric connection between the first electrode and the second electrode.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
127 words
A method for fabricating an integrated electronic device having an electric connection between a first electrode of a first substrate and a second electrode of a second substrate comprising the steps of: forming a first bump made of a first metal component on the first electrode, a surface of the first electrode having repellency against melt of the first metal component; forming a second bump made of a second metal component on the second electrode opposite to the first bump in a position; and forming a connection part made of an eutectic alloy consisting of the first metal component and the second metal component between the first bump and the second bump so as to make an electric connection between the first electrode and the second electrode.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method for fabricating an integrated electronic device according to claim 1, wherein a surface of the second electrode has an adhesive tendency to melt of the second metal component.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
57 words
The method for fabricating an integrated electronic device according to claim 2, wherein the connection part is formed by an eutectic reaction between the first metal component and the second metal component below a melting temperature of the first metal component, and the eutectic reaction ends before the eutectic reaction reaches the surface of the first electrode.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
34 words
The method for fabricating an integrated electronic device according to claim 2, wherein the first electrode is selected from the group consisting of aluminum, chromium, titanium, and an alloy including any of these metals.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
42 words
The method for fabricating an integrated electronic device according to claim 2, wherein the first metal component is tin, and the second metal component is selected from the group consisting of indium, bismuth, lead, and an alloy including any of these metals.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
41 words
The method for fabricating an integrated electronic device according to claim 2, wherein the first metal component is indium, and the second metal component is selected from the group consisting of tin, bismuth, and an alloy including any of these metals.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
41 words
The method for fabricating an integrated electronic device according to claim 2, wherein the first metal component is bismuth, and the second metal component is selected from the group consisting of tin, indium, and an alloy including any of these metals.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
37 words
The method for fabricating an integrated electronic device according to claim 2, wherein the first metal component is lead, and the second metal component is selected from the group consisting of tin, and an alloy including tin.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
175 words
A method for fabricating an integrated electronic device having an electric connection between a first electrode of a first substrate and a second electrode of a second substrate comprising the steps of: forming a first bump made of a first metal component on the first electrode, a surface of the first electrode having repellency against melt of the first metal component; forming a second bump made of a second metal component on the second electrode, the second bump being opposite to the first bump in a position, a surface of the second electrode having an adhesive tendency to melt of the second metal component, and the second metal component having a melting temperature lower than a melting temperature of the first metal component; and forming a connection part between the first bump and the second bump by melting the second bump at a temperature lower than the melting temperature of the first metal component and then solidifying the second bump so as to make the electric connection between the first electrode and the second electrode.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
175 words
A method for fabricating an integrated electronic device having an electric connection between a first electrode of a first substrate and a second electrode of a second substrate comprising the steps of: forming a first bump made of a first metal component on the first electrode, a surface of the first electrode having repellency against melt of the first metal component; forming a second bump made of a second metal component on the second electrode, the second bump being opposite to the first bump in a position, a surface of the second electrode having an adhesive tendency to melt of the second metal component, and the second metal component having a melting temperature lower than a melting temperature of the first metal component; and forming a connection part between the first bump and the second bump by melting the second bump at a temperature lower than the melting temperature of the first metal component and then solidifying the second bump so as to make the electric connection between the first electrode and the second electrode.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
130 words
A method for fabricating an integrated electronic device having an electric connection between a first electrode of a first substrate and a second electrode of a second substrate comprising the steps of: forming a first metal layer on a surface of a first electrode on a first substrate, the first metal layer capable of composing an eutectic alloy with gallium (Ga); forming a bump of Ga-rosin mixture on the first metal layer selectively; and forming the electric connection between the first electrode and the second electrode by heating the bump of Ga-rosin mixture maintaining the bump of the Ga-rosin mixture in contact with the second electrode to react gallium in the Ga-rosin mixture with the first metal layer into the alloy capable to adhere to the first and second electrodes.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
130 words
A method for fabricating an integrated electronic device having an electric connection between a first electrode of a first substrate and a second electrode of a second substrate comprising the steps of: forming a first metal layer on a surface of a first electrode on a first substrate, the first metal layer capable of composing an eutectic alloy with gallium (Ga); forming a bump of Ga-rosin mixture on the first metal layer selectively; and forming the electric connection between the first electrode and the second electrode by heating the bump of Ga-rosin mixture maintaining the bump of the Ga-rosin mixture in contact with the second electrode to react gallium in the Ga-rosin mixture with the first metal layer into the alloy capable to adhere to the first and second electrodes.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
29 words
A method for fabricating an integrated electronic device according to claim 10, wherein the first meal layer is selected from the group consisting of tin, indium, silver, and zinc.
Claim 15
Independent Claim
30 words
A method for fabricating an integrated electronic device according to claims 1, and 9 wherein the first substrate is a semiconductor chip and the second substrate is a circuit board.
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