US5798652A
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Method of batch testing surface mount devices using a substrate edge connector
Assignee: SEMICOA ACQUISITION CORP
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Filing: 1996-07-29
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Granted: 1998-08-25
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Expires: 2016-07-29
Abstract
Abstract The present invention is used with single devices mounted on a ceramic substrate. The devices are broken out of the sheet, after all testing, electrical conditioning, and screening, as small surface mount devices. Conductive strips are formed on the ceramic substrate and are spaced to match a standard circuit board edge connector. These strips are electrically connected to the devices to allow testing and burn-in in sheet form rather than testing each device individually. The design reduces handling of the individual devices. The invention allows all of the testing and assembly to be done in a "batch" fashion. The board that is used to test the devices is separated to create the package for the individual components. The technique of the invention reduces cost and handling damage.
Inventors
- 👤 Brian Taraci
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 13:21
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10P; H10P74/00; H10P74/27; H10P74/273; G; G01; G01R; G01R1/00; G01R1/02; G01R1/04; G01R1/0408; H05; H05K; H05K1/00; H05K1/02; H05K1/03; H05K1/0306; H05K1/11; H05K1/117; H05K3/00; H05K3/0011; H05K3/0044; H05K3/0052
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 23
Claim 1
Independent Claim
152 words
A method for manufacturing packaged semiconductor devices, the method comprising the steps of: providing a substrate including a plurality of receiving areas, each receiving area including at least one bonding pad coupled to a portion of said substrate, said substrate adapted for electrical connection between each of the at least one bonding pad and a semiconductor device testing apparatus; mounting a semiconductor device into each of said plurality of receiving areas; coupling each of said semiconductor devices to each of said at least one bonding pad of said plurality of receiving areas; sealing each of said semiconductor devices within said plurality of receiving areas to produce a plurality of individual packaged semiconductor devices integral to the substrate; connecting said plurality of packaged semiconductor devices to said testing apparatus; functional testing each of said plurality of packaged semiconductor devices; and separating the plurality of packaged semiconductor devices from a remainder of said substrate.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
152 words
A method for manufacturing packaged semiconductor devices, the method comprising the steps of: providing a substrate including a plurality of receiving areas, each receiving area including at least one bonding pad coupled to a portion of said substrate, said substrate adapted for electrical connection between each of the at least one bonding pad and a semiconductor device testing apparatus; mounting a semiconductor device into each of said plurality of receiving areas; coupling each of said semiconductor devices to each of said at least one bonding pad of said plurality of receiving areas; sealing each of said semiconductor devices within said plurality of receiving areas to produce a plurality of individual packaged semiconductor devices integral to the substrate; connecting said plurality of packaged semiconductor devices to said testing apparatus; functional testing each of said plurality of packaged semiconductor devices; and separating the plurality of packaged semiconductor devices from a remainder of said substrate.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
86 words
The method according to claim 1, wherein the sealing step further comprises the steps of: providing a plurality of lids each sized greater than an opening to a corresponding one of said plurality of receiving areas; applying solder preform to at least one side of each of said plurality of lids; placing each of said plurality of lids over each of said plurality of receiving areas; and heating said solder preform to join said plurality of lids surrounding each opening of said plurality of receiving areas.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
36 words
The method according to claim 1, wherein the testing step includes the step of connecting an edge connector of the substrate to said testing apparatus, the edge connector enables Kelvin connections to be used during testing.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
31 words
The method according to claim 1, wherein the substrate further includes an edge connector providing the electrical connection with the semiconductor device testing apparatus and the plurality of packaged semiconductor devices.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
140 words
A method for manufacturing packaged semiconductor devices, the method comprising the steps of: providing a substrate including a plurality of receiving areas, each of the plurality of receiving areas including at least one bonding pad coupled to a portion of the substrate; mounting a semiconductor device into each of the plurality of receiving areas; coupling each of the semiconductor devices to the at least one bonding pad of each of the plurality of receiving areas; sealing each of said semiconductor devices within said plurality of receiving areas to produce a plurality of individual, surface mount packaged semiconductor devices integral to the substrate; functional testing each of said plurality of surface mount packaged semiconductor devices; and separating the plurality of packaged semiconductor devices from a remainder of said substrate, the remainder being the substrate between the plurality of packaged semiconductor devices.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
140 words
A method for manufacturing packaged semiconductor devices, the method comprising the steps of: providing a substrate including a plurality of receiving areas, each of the plurality of receiving areas including at least one bonding pad coupled to a portion of the substrate; mounting a semiconductor device into each of the plurality of receiving areas; coupling each of the semiconductor devices to the at least one bonding pad of each of the plurality of receiving areas; sealing each of said semiconductor devices within said plurality of receiving areas to produce a plurality of individual, surface mount packaged semiconductor devices integral to the substrate; functional testing each of said plurality of surface mount packaged semiconductor devices; and separating the plurality of packaged semiconductor devices from a remainder of said substrate, the remainder being the substrate between the plurality of packaged semiconductor devices.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
47 words
The method according to claim 5, wherein prior to the testing step, the method further comprising the steps of: providing a testing apparatus; and connecting an edge connector of said substrate to provide an electrical connection between each of the packaged semiconductor devices and the testing apparatus.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method according to claim 6, wherein the testing step includes the step of using Kelvin connections to test each of the plurality of surface mount packaged semiconductor devices.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
78 words
The method according to claim 5, wherein the sealing step further comprises the steps of: providing a plurality of lids, each sized greater than an opening to a corresponding one of said plurality of receiving areas; applying solder preform to each of said plurality of lids; attaching each of said plurality of lids to cover each opening of said plurality of receiving areas; and heating said solder preform to produce the plurality of surface mount packaged semiconductor devices.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
108 words
A method for manufacturing packaged semiconductor devices, the method comprising the steps of: providing a substrate including a connector and a plurality of receiving areas, a first receiving area of the plural of receiving areas including a bonding pad; coupling a semiconductor device to the bonding pad of the first receiving area; enclosing the semiconductor device within the first receiving area to form a first packaged semiconductor device integral to the substrate; functional testing the first packaged semiconductor device via the connector; and separating the first packaged semiconductor device from the substrate sustrate so that the first packaged semiconductor device is separate from a remainder of the substrate.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
108 words
A method for manufacturing packaged semiconductor devices, the method comprising the steps of: providing a substrate including a connector and a plurality of receiving areas, a first receiving area of the plural of receiving areas including a bonding pad; coupling a semiconductor device to the bonding pad of the first receiving area; enclosing the semiconductor device within the first receiving area to form a first packaged semiconductor device integral to the substrate; functional testing the first packaged semiconductor device via the connector; and separating the first packaged semiconductor device from the substrate sustrate so that the first packaged semiconductor device is separate from a remainder of the substrate.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
32 words
The method according to claim 9, wherein the coupling step includes the steps of placing the semiconductor device into the first receiving area; and connecting the semiconductor device to the bonding pad.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
65 words
The method according to claim 9, wherein the enclosing step further comprises the steps of: providing a lid sized greater than in opening to the first receiving area; applying solder preform to one side of the lid; placing the lid over the first receiving area to be in direct contact with the substrate; and heating the solder preform to join the lid to the substrate.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
32 words
The method according to claim 9, wherein the testing step further includes the step of testing a second packaged semiconductor device generally concurrent with the testing of the first packaged semiconductor device.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
53 words
The method according to claim 12, wherein prior to the testing step, the method further comprises the step of interconnecting the connector, being an edge connector, to a semiconductor device testing apparatus, the edge connector providing an electrical connection with the first and second packaged semiconductor devices and the semiconductor device testing apparatus.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method according to claim 9, wherein the testing step includes the step of using Kelvin connections to test at least the first packaged semiconductor device.
Claim 18
Independent Claim
137 words
A method for manufacturing packaged semiconductor devices, the method comprising the steps of: providing a substrate including a plurality of receiving areas, each of the plurality of receiving areas including at least one bonding pad coupled to a portion of the substrate; mounting a semiconductor device into at least two of the plurality of receiving areas; coupling each of the semiconductor devices to the at least one bonding pad of each of the at least two receiving areas; sealing each of said semiconductor devices within said at least two receiving areas to produce a plurality of individual, packaged semiconductor devices integral to the substrate; testing said plurality of packaged semiconductor devices; and separating the plurality of packaged semiconductor devices from a remainder of said substrate, the remainder being the substrate between the plurality of packaged semiconductor devices.
Claim 19
Independent Claim
137 words
A method for manufacturing packaged semiconductor devices, the method comprising the steps of: providing a substrate including a plurality of receiving areas, each of the plurality of receiving areas including at least one bonding pad coupled to a portion of the substrate; mounting a semiconductor device into at least two of the plurality of receiving areas; coupling each of the semiconductor devices to the at least one bonding pad of each of the at least two receiving areas; sealing each of said semiconductor devices within said at least two receiving areas to produce a plurality of individual, packaged semiconductor devices integral to the substrate; testing said plurality of packaged semiconductor devices; and separating the plurality of packaged semiconductor devices from a remainder of said substrate, the remainder being the substrate between the plurality of packaged semiconductor devices.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
53 words
The method according to claim 15, wherein prior to the testing step, the method further comprising the steps of: providing a testing apparatus; and connecting an edge connector of said substrate to the testing apparatus, the edge connector providing an electrical connection with said plurality of packaged semiconductor devices and the testing apparatus.
Claim 21
Independent Claim
111 words
A method for manufacturing packaged semiconductor devices, the method comprising the steps of providing a substrate including a plurality of receiving areas, each of the plurality of receiving areas including at least one bonding pad coupled to a portion of the substrate; mounting a semiconductor device into each of the plurality of receiving areas; coupling each of the semiconductor devices to the at least one bonding pad of each of the plurality of receiving areas; sealing each of said semiconductor devices within said plurality of receiving areas to produce a plurality of packaged semiconductor devices integral to the substrate; and using Kelvin connections to test the plurality of packaged semiconductor devices.
Claim 22
Independent Claim
111 words
A method for manufacturing packaged semiconductor devices, the method comprising the steps of providing a substrate including a plurality of receiving areas, each of the plurality of receiving areas including at least one bonding pad coupled to a portion of the substrate; mounting a semiconductor device into each of the plurality of receiving areas; coupling each of the semiconductor devices to the at least one bonding pad of each of the plurality of receiving areas; sealing each of said semiconductor devices within said plurality of receiving areas to produce a plurality of packaged semiconductor devices integral to the substrate; and using Kelvin connections to test the plurality of packaged semiconductor devices.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
36 words
The method according to claim 17 further comprising the steps of separating the plurality of packaged semiconductor devices from a remainder of said substrate, the remainder being the substrate between the plurality of packaged semiconductor devices.
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