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Semiconductor device having a solder drawing layer
Assignee: Sharp Corp
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Filing: 1995-06-05
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Granted: 1998-03-10
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Expires: 2015-06-05
Abstract
Abstract A semiconductor device according to the present invention to be mounted on a mounting substrate includes: a connection electrode formed on a surface of the semiconductor device; a solder bump formed on the connection electrode, the solder bump electrically and mechanically connecting the connection electrode with a substrate electrode formed on the mounting substrate; and a solder drawing layer provided on the surface of the semiconductor device in a periphery of the solder bump and having a surface portion composed of a solder-agreeable metal, the solder drawing layer retracting melted solder of the solder bump onto a surface of the solder drawing layer by contact with the melted solder.
Inventors
- 👤 Hiroshi Matsubara
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 14:05
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10W; H10W72/00; H10W72/20; H10W72/01; H10W72/012; H10W72/019; H10W72/01951; H10W72/01953; H10W72/071; H10W72/0711; H10W72/07141; H10W72/072; H10W72/07231; H10W72/07236; H10W72/07251; H10W72/251; H10W72/252; H10W72/281; H10W72/287; H10W90/00; H10W90/701; H10W90/721; H10W90/724
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 20
Claim 1
Independent Claim
107 words
A semiconductor device to be mounted on a mounting substrate, the semiconductor device comprising: a connection electrode formed on a surface of the semiconductor device; a solder bump formed on the connection electrode, the solder bump electrically and mechanically connecting the connection electrode with a substrate electrode formed on the mounting substrate; and a solder drawing layer provided on the surface of the semiconductor device in a periphery of the solder bump and having a surface portion composed of a solder-agreeable material, the solder drawing layer retracting melted solder of the solder bump onto a surface of the solder drawing layer by contact with the melted solder.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
107 words
A semiconductor device to be mounted on a mounting substrate, the semiconductor device comprising: a connection electrode formed on a surface of the semiconductor device; a solder bump formed on the connection electrode, the solder bump electrically and mechanically connecting the connection electrode with a substrate electrode formed on the mounting substrate; and a solder drawing layer provided on the surface of the semiconductor device in a periphery of the solder bump and having a surface portion composed of a solder-agreeable material, the solder drawing layer retracting melted solder of the solder bump onto a surface of the solder drawing layer by contact with the melted solder.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
29 words
A semiconductor device according to claim 1, wherein the solder drawing layer is provided only in a vicinity of the solder bump on the surface of the semiconductor device.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
37 words
A semiconductor device according to claim 1, wherein the solder drawing layer is formed substantially over an entire area of the surface of the semiconductor device except for a region in which the connection electrode is located.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
36 words
A semiconductor device according to claim 1, wherein the connection electrode formed on the surface of the semiconductor device has a circular shape and the solder drawing layer has a ring shape surrounding the connection electrode.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
61 words
A semiconductor device according to claim 1, wherein the solder drawing layer is formed substantially over an entire area of the surface of the semiconductor device except for a region in which the connection electrode is located, and the solder drawing layer is divided into a plurality of regions so as to correspond to a predetermined number of the connection electrodes.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
37 words
A semiconductor device according to claim 1, wherein the connection electrode formed on the surface of the semiconductor device has a square shape, and the solder drawing layer is formed so as to surround the connection electrode.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
59 words
A semiconductor device according to claim 1, wherein the connection electrode formed on the surface of the semiconductor device has a circular shape, and the connection electrode is disposed at a distance from the solder drawing layer disposed in a vicinity of the connection electrode, the distance accounting for 5% to 30% of a diameter of the solder bump.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
52 words
A semiconductor device according to claim 1, wherein a sum of an area occupied by one connection electrode and an area occupied by one solder drawing layer corresponding to one connection electrode is equal to or greater than 1.25 times an area of one substrate electrode corresponding to the one connection electrode.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
16 words
A semiconductor device according to claim 4, wherein the ring shape constitutes a continuous, unbroken ring.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
32 words
A semiconductor device according to claim 1, wherein a distance between each connection electrode and each solder drawing layer accounts for five to thirty percent of a diameter of the solder bumps.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
17 words
A semiconductor device according to claim 1, wherein the solder-agreeable material is composed of a solder-agreeable metal.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
130 words
A semiconductor device-mounted apparatus comprising a semiconductor device mounted on a mounting substrate, wherein the mounting substrate comprises a substrate electrode formed in a predetermined position of a surface of the mounting substrate, and the semiconductor device comprises: a connection electrode formed on a surface of the semiconductor device; a solder bump formed on the connection electrode, the solder bump electrically and mechanically connecting the connection electrode with the substrate electrode of the mounting substrate; and a solder drawing layer provided on the surface of the semiconductor device in a periphery of the solder bump and having a surface portion composed of a solder-agreeable material, the solder drawing layer retracting melted solder of the solder bump onto a surface of the solder drawing layer by contact with the melted solder.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
130 words
A semiconductor device-mounted apparatus comprising a semiconductor device mounted on a mounting substrate, wherein the mounting substrate comprises a substrate electrode formed in a predetermined position of a surface of the mounting substrate, and the semiconductor device comprises: a connection electrode formed on a surface of the semiconductor device; a solder bump formed on the connection electrode, the solder bump electrically and mechanically connecting the connection electrode with the substrate electrode of the mounting substrate; and a solder drawing layer provided on the surface of the semiconductor device in a periphery of the solder bump and having a surface portion composed of a solder-agreeable material, the solder drawing layer retracting melted solder of the solder bump onto a surface of the solder drawing layer by contact with the melted solder.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
30 words
A semiconductor device-mounted apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the solder drawing layer is provided only in a vicinity of the solder bump on the surface of the semiconductor device.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
38 words
A semiconductor device-mounted apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the solder drawing layer is formed substantially over an entire area of the surface of the semiconductor device except for a region in which the connection electrode is located.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
36 words
A semiconductor device-mounted apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the mounting substrate comprises a solder resist formed in a periphery of the substrate electrode, the solder resist preventing the solder from flowing off the substrate electrode.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
21 words
A semiconductor device according to claim 12, wherein the solder drawing layer forms a continuous ring shape surrounding the connection electrode.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
33 words
A semiconductor device-mounted apparatus according to claim 12, wherein a distance between the connection electrode and the solder drawing layer accounts for five to thirty percent of a diameter of the solder bump.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
18 words
A semiconductor device-mounted apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the solder-agreeable material is composed of a solder-agreeable metal.
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