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US5875545A
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Method of mounting a connection component on a semiconductor chip with adhesives
Assignee: Adeia Semiconductor Solutions LLC
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Filing: 1996-06-05
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Granted: 1999-03-02
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Expires: 2016-06-05
Abstract
Abstract A semiconductor chip connection component is provided with an adhesive, desirably in a solid, non-tacky condition on its bottom surface. The adhesive may be present in a pattern covering less than all of the component bottom surface, so as to provide a void-free interface when the adhesive bonds the component to the top surface of a chip. The adhesive desirably is brought to a flowable condition by heat transferred from the chip itself. The connection component may include leads having base metal strips in a trace area underlying the top surface and noble metal portions protruding beyond an edge of the top layer. A flowable, curable material encapsulates the base metal sections. Because the base metal sections desirably are free of undercuts, the same can be encapsulated in a void-free manner during formation of the component.
Inventors
- 👤 Thomas H. DiStefano
- 👤 Gus Karavakis
- 👤 Zlata Kovac
- 👤 Craig Mitchell
Bibliographic Details
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2026-11-09 16:23
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10W; H10W72/00; H10W72/071; H10W72/077; H10P; H10P72/00; H10P72/70; H10P72/74; H10W70/00; H10W70/01; H10W70/04; H10W70/40; H10W70/60; H10W70/67; H10W70/688; H10W72/30; H10W72/072; H10W72/07231; H10W72/07236; H10W72/073; H10W72/07331; H10W72/07337; H10W72/351; H10W72/353; H10W72/354; H10W72/381; H10W72/701; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49002; Y10T29/49117; Y10T29/49121; Y10T29/49124; Y10T29/4913; Y10T29/49133; Y10T29/49144; Y10T29/49146; Y10T29/49147; Y10T29/49149; Y10T29/49169; Y10T29/49171
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
167 words
A method of mounting a connection component on a semiconductor chip having contacts comprising the steps of: (a) providing a connection component including a support structure having top and bottom surfaces, said connection component having electrical terminals and conductors thereon and an adhesive on said bottom surface, wherein said adhesive on said connection component is initially in the form of a substantially uniform layer having a plurality of adhesive masses with depressions therebetween; (b) aligning the connection component with the chip so that conductors on the connection component are aligned with contacts on the chip; (c) bonding the bottom surface of the support structure to a surface of the chip by engaging the bottom surface of the support structure against the chip surface, thereby venting air from between said adhesive and said chip surface through said depressions as said adhesive is engaged with said chip surface and activating said adhesive while maintaining the alignment between the conductors of the connection component and the contacts on the chip.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
167 words
A method of mounting a connection component on a semiconductor chip having contacts comprising the steps of: (a) providing a connection component including a support structure having top and bottom surfaces, said connection component having electrical terminals and conductors thereon and an adhesive on said bottom surface, wherein said adhesive on said connection component is initially in the form of a substantially uniform layer having a plurality of adhesive masses with depressions therebetween; (b) aligning the connection component with the chip so that conductors on the connection component are aligned with contacts on the chip; (c) bonding the bottom surface of the support structure to a surface of the chip by engaging the bottom surface of the support structure against the chip surface, thereby venting air from between said adhesive and said chip surface through said depressions as said adhesive is engaged with said chip surface and activating said adhesive while maintaining the alignment between the conductors of the connection component and the contacts on the chip.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
45 words
The method as claimed in claim 1 further comprising the step of connecting each conductor on the connection component to the aligned contact on the chip to thereby connect the contacts of the chip to the terminals of the connection component after said bonding step.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
55 words
The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein said bonding step includes the step of moving said connection component relative to said chip in an engagement direction substantially normal to the surface of said chip after said aligning step to thereby engage said bottom surface of the connection component with the surface of the chip.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein said bonding step includes the step of momentarily heating said adhesive while said adhesive is engaged with said surface of said chip.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
42 words
The method as claimed in claim 4 wherein said chip is preheated at an elevated temperature prior to said bonding step, so that said adhesive is heated by heat transferred from said chip when said adhesive is engaged with said chip surface.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
56 words
The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein said plurality of adhesive masses comprises a central mass disposed adjacent a center of said bottom surface, and a plurality of elongated masses with depressions therebetween extending radially outward from said central mass, and wherein said engaging step includes closing said depressions progressively from adjacent said central mass.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
182 words
A method of mounting a connection component on a semiconductor chip having contacts comprising the steps of: (a) providing a connection component including a support structure having top and bottom surfaces, said connection component having electrical terminals and conductors thereon and an adhesive on said bottom surface, wherein said adhesive on said connection component is initially in the form of a substantially uniform layer having a plurality of adhesive masses with depressions therebetween; said bottom surface of said connection component being exposed in the area between said depressions; (b) aligning the connection component with the chip so that conductors on the connection component are aligned with contacts on the chip; (c) bonding the bottom surface of the support structure to a surface of the chip by engaging the bottom surface of the support structure against the chip surface, thereby venting air from between said adhesive and said chip surface through said depressions as said adhesive is engaged with said chip surface and activating said adhesive while maintaining the alignment between the conductors of the connection component and the contacts on the chip.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
182 words
A method of mounting a connection component on a semiconductor chip having contacts comprising the steps of: (a) providing a connection component including a support structure having top and bottom surfaces, said connection component having electrical terminals and conductors thereon and an adhesive on said bottom surface, wherein said adhesive on said connection component is initially in the form of a substantially uniform layer having a plurality of adhesive masses with depressions therebetween; said bottom surface of said connection component being exposed in the area between said depressions; (b) aligning the connection component with the chip so that conductors on the connection component are aligned with contacts on the chip; (c) bonding the bottom surface of the support structure to a surface of the chip by engaging the bottom surface of the support structure against the chip surface, thereby venting air from between said adhesive and said chip surface through said depressions as said adhesive is engaged with said chip surface and activating said adhesive while maintaining the alignment between the conductors of the connection component and the contacts on the chip.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
45 words
The method as claimed in claim 7 further comprising the step of connecting each conductor on the connection component to the aligned contact on the chip to thereby connect the contacts of the chip to the terminals of the connection component after said bonding step.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
55 words
The method as claimed in claim 7 wherein said bonding step includes the step of moving said connection component relative to said chip in an engagement direction substantially normal to the surface of said chip after said aligning step to thereby engage said bottom surface of the connection component with the surface of the chip.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method as claimed in claim 7 wherein said bonding step includes the step of momentarily heating said adhesive while said adhesive is engaged with said surface of said chip.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
42 words
The method as claimed in claim 10 wherein said chip is preheated at an elevated temperature prior to said bonding step, so that said adhesive is heated by heat transferred from said chip when said adhesive is engaged with said chip surface.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
56 words
The method as claimed in claim 7 wherein said plurality of adhesive masses comprises a central mass disposed adjacent a center of said bottom surface, and a plurality of elongated masses with depressions therebetween extending radially outward from said central mass, and wherein said engaging step includes closing said depressions progressively from adjacent said central mass.
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