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Interconnect having recessed contact members with penetrating blades for testing semiconductor dice and packages with contact bumps
Assignee: Micron Technology Inc
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Filing: 1997-03-31
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Granted: 1999-10-05
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Expires: 2017-03-31
Abstract
Abstract An interconnect for establishing temporary electrical communication with semiconductor dice, or packages, having contact bumps is provided. The interconnect includes patterns of contact members adapted to receive the contact bumps. Each contact member includes a recess covered with a conductive layer in electrical communication with a conductor. The recesses include a peripheral edge sized to contact a range of bump sizes and to penetrate native oxide layers on the bumps. In addition, the contact members can include blades configured to penetrate into the bumps. The interconnect can be employed in a wafer level test system for testing dice contained on a wafer, or in a die level test system for testing bare dice or chip scale packages.
Inventors
- 👤 Warren M. Farnworth
- 👤 Derek Gochnour
- 👤 Salman Akram
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 07:16
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01R; G01R1/00; G01R1/02; G01R1/04; G01R1/0408; G01R1/0433; G01R1/0441; G01R1/0466; H; H10; H10W; H10W72/00; H10W72/071; H10W72/072; H10W72/07221; H10W72/07227; H10W72/07251; H10W72/20; H10W72/29; H10W72/90; H10W72/931
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 30
Claim 1
Independent Claim
75 words
An interconnect for a semiconductor component having a contact bump comprising: a substrate; a contact member on the substrate for retaining and electrically contacting the bump, the contact member comprising a recess in the substrate, a conductive layer at least partially covering recess, and a blade comprising a portion of the substrate and the conductive layer configured to penetrate into the bump, the blade having a surface contour substantially matching a topography of the bump.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
75 words
An interconnect for a semiconductor component having a contact bump comprising: a substrate; a contact member on the substrate for retaining and electrically contacting the bump, the contact member comprising a recess in the substrate, a conductive layer at least partially covering recess, and a blade comprising a portion of the substrate and the conductive layer configured to penetrate into the bump, the blade having a surface contour substantially matching a topography of the bump.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
17 words
The interconnect of claim 1 wherein the bump and the blade have substantially equal radiuses of curvature.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
14 words
The interconnect of claim 1 wherein the contact member comprises a plurality of blades.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
17 words
The interconnect of claim 1 wherein the recess and the blade comprise etched portions of the substrate.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
18 words
The interconnect of claim 1 wherein the contact member comprises a plurality of blades in a radial pattern.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
20 words
The interconnect of claim 1 wherein the blade and the conductive layer include a peripheral edge for penetrating the bump.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
116 words
An interconnect for a semiconductor component with contact bumps comprising: a substrate; a contact member on the substrate for retaining and electrically contacting a bump on the component, the contact member comprising an elongated generally rectangular shaped recess, and a conductive layer at least partially covering the recess having a peripheral edge configured to penetrate the bump; the peripheral edge having a width sized to contact different sizes of bumps having either a first bump on the component with an average minimum diameter or to contact a second bump on the component with an average maximum diameter, the peripheral edge having a length sized to allow the bump to flow along the length into the recess.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
116 words
An interconnect for a semiconductor component with contact bumps comprising: a substrate; a contact member on the substrate for retaining and electrically contacting a bump on the component, the contact member comprising an elongated generally rectangular shaped recess, and a conductive layer at least partially covering the recess having a peripheral edge configured to penetrate the bump; the peripheral edge having a width sized to contact different sizes of bumps having either a first bump on the component with an average minimum diameter or to contact a second bump on the component with an average maximum diameter, the peripheral edge having a length sized to allow the bump to flow along the length into the recess.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
21 words
The interconnect of claim 7 wherein the recess comprises a stepped surface and the conductive layer comprises a second peripheral edge.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
23 words
The interconnect of claim 7 wherein a depth of the recess is from about 1% to 75% of a height of the bump.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
21 words
The interconnect of claim 7 wherein the conductive layer covers the recess and a portion of a surface of the substrate.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
82 words
An interconnect for a semiconductor component having a contact bump comprising: a substrate; a contact member on the substrate for retaining and electrically contacting the bump, the contact member comprising a recess in the substrate, a conductive layer at least partially covering the recess, and a curved blade within the recess comprising a portion of the substrate and the conductive layer configured to penetrate the bump, the blade having a first surface contour substantially matching a second surface contour of the bump.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
82 words
An interconnect for a semiconductor component having a contact bump comprising: a substrate; a contact member on the substrate for retaining and electrically contacting the bump, the contact member comprising a recess in the substrate, a conductive layer at least partially covering the recess, and a curved blade within the recess comprising a portion of the substrate and the conductive layer configured to penetrate the bump, the blade having a first surface contour substantially matching a second surface contour of the bump.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
17 words
The interconnect of claim 11 wherein the bump and the blade have substantially equal radiuses of curvature.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
19 words
The interconnect of claim 11 wherein the portion of the conductive layer on the blade includes a penetrating edge.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
18 words
The interconnect of claim 11 wherein the recess has a depth less than a diameter of the bump.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
88 words
An interconnect for a semiconductor component having a contact bump comprising: a substrate; a contact member on the substrate configured to retain and electrically contact the bump; the contact member comprising a recess in the substrate, a plurality of blades in the recess, and a conductive layer at least partially covering the recess and the blades, the contact member sized to retain and electrically contact different sizes of bumps on the component including first bumps having an average minimum diameter or second bumps having an average maximum diameter.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
88 words
An interconnect for a semiconductor component having a contact bump comprising: a substrate; a contact member on the substrate configured to retain and electrically contact the bump; the contact member comprising a recess in the substrate, a plurality of blades in the recess, and a conductive layer at least partially covering the recess and the blades, the contact member sized to retain and electrically contact different sizes of bumps on the component including first bumps having an average minimum diameter or second bumps having an average maximum diameter.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
18 words
The interconnect of claim 15 wherein the blades have a surface contour substantially matching that of the bump.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
14 words
The interconnect of claim 15 wherein the blades comprise etched portions of the substrate.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
12 words
The interconnect of claim 15 wherein the recess comprises a stepped surface.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
17 words
The interconnect of claim 15 wherein the blades and the bumps have substantially equal radiuses of curvature.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
25 words
The interconnect of claim 15 wherein the component comprises an element selected from the group consisting of semiconductor dice, semiconductor wafers and chip scale packages.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
82 words
An interconnect for a semiconductor component having a contact bump comprising: a substrate having a surface; a contact member on the substrate for electrically contacting the bump, the contact member comprising a stepped recess in the substrate, and a conductive layer at least partially covering the recess and comprising a first peripheral edge proximate to the surface configured to penetrate the bump, and a second peripheral edge within the recess configured to penetrate the bump as the bump flows into the recess.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
82 words
An interconnect for a semiconductor component having a contact bump comprising: a substrate having a surface; a contact member on the substrate for electrically contacting the bump, the contact member comprising a stepped recess in the substrate, and a conductive layer at least partially covering the recess and comprising a first peripheral edge proximate to the surface configured to penetrate the bump, and a second peripheral edge within the recess configured to penetrate the bump as the bump flows into the recess.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
19 words
The interconnect of claim 21 wherein the stepped recess and the first peripheral edge have a generally rectangular shape.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
37 words
The interconnect of claim 21 wherein the contact member is sized to contact different sized bumps on the component including first contact bumps having an average minimum diameter or second contact bumps having an average maximum diameter.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
104 words
An interconnect for a semiconductor component having a contact bump comprising: a substrate; and a contact member on the substrate for electrically contacting the bump, the contact member comprising a generally serpentine shaped recess in the substrate, and a conductive layer at least partially covering the recess having a peripheral edge configured to penetrate the bump, the contact member having a width sized to contact different sizes of bumps including first bumps having an average minimum diameter or second bumps having an average maximum diameter, the contact member having a length sized to allow the bump to flow along the length into the recess.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
104 words
An interconnect for a semiconductor component having a contact bump comprising: a substrate; and a contact member on the substrate for electrically contacting the bump, the contact member comprising a generally serpentine shaped recess in the substrate, and a conductive layer at least partially covering the recess having a peripheral edge configured to penetrate the bump, the contact member having a width sized to contact different sizes of bumps including first bumps having an average minimum diameter or second bumps having an average maximum diameter, the contact member having a length sized to allow the bump to flow along the length into the recess.
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