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Temporary semiconductor package having dense array external contacts
Assignee: Micron Technology Inc
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Filing: 1997-10-14
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Granted: 2000-07-25
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Expires: 2017-10-14
Abstract
Abstract A temporary package for a semiconductor die is provided. The temporary package has an outline and external contact configuration that are the same as a conventional plastic or ceramic semiconductor package. The temporary package can be used for burn-in testing of the die using standard equipment. The die can then be removed from the package and certified as a known good die. The package includes a base, an interconnect and a force applying mechanism. The package base includes external contacts formed in a dense array, such as a land grid array (LGA), a pin grid array (PGA), a bumped grid array (BGA) or a perimeter array. The package base can be formed of ceramic or plastic with internal conductive lines using a ceramic lamination process, a 3-D molding process or a Cerdip formation process.
Inventors
- 👤 David R. Hembree
- 👤 Warren M Farnworth
- 👤 Alan G. Wood
- 👤 Salman Akram
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 05:56
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10W; H10W70/00; H10W70/60; H10W70/62; H10W70/65; G; G01; G01R; G01R1/00; G01R1/02; G01R1/04; G01R1/0408; G01R1/0433; G01R1/0441; G01R1/0466; G01R1/0483; H05; H05K; H05K3/00; H05K3/40; H05K3/4007; H10P; H10P72/00; H10P72/70; H10P72/74; H10P74/00; H10P74/23; H10W70/67; H10W70/68; H10W90/00; H10W90/701; H10W99/00; G01R1/06; G01R1/067; G01R1/073; G01R1/07307; G01R1/0735; G01R3/00; G01R31/00; G01R31/28; G01R31/2851; G01R31/2855; G01R31/286; G01R31/2863; H05K2201/00; H05K2201/01; H05K2201/0104; H05K2201/0133; H05K2201/03; H05K2201/0332; H05K2201/0335; H05K2201/0347; H05K2201/0364; H05K2201/0367; H05K2201/0388; H05K2201/0394; H05K2201/09; H05K2201/09209; H05K2201/09372; H05K2201/09481; H05K2201/095; H05K2201/09563; H05K2203/00; H05K2203/03; H05K2203/0307; H05K2203/07; H05K2203/0703; H05K2203/0723; H05K3/0058; H05K3/0067; H05K3/42; H05K3/423; H10W70/654; H10W70/655; H10W70/681; H10W72/00; H10W72/90; H10W72/941; H10W72/9415; H10W90/20; H10W90/24; H10W90/721; H10W90/722
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 17
Claim 1
Independent Claim
142 words
A temporary package for testing a semiconductor die, comprising: a base for retaining the die having a surface and comprising a plurality of external ball contacts on the surface configured as external leads for the temporary package and arranged in a grid array having a packing fraction of at least 0.25, the packing fraction comprising a first area occupied by the ball contacts divided by a second area of the surface, the base and the ball contacts having a configuration of a ball grid array semiconductor package to permit the temporary package to be used with test equipment for the semiconductor package; an interconnect on the base comprising a plurality of contact members configured to electrically contact a plurality of contact locations on the die; and a plurality of electrical paths on the base between the contact members and the ball contacts.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
142 words
A temporary package for testing a semiconductor die, comprising: a base for retaining the die having a surface and comprising a plurality of external ball contacts on the surface configured as external leads for the temporary package and arranged in a grid array having a packing fraction of at least 0.25, the packing fraction comprising a first area occupied by the ball contacts divided by a second area of the surface, the base and the ball contacts having a configuration of a ball grid array semiconductor package to permit the temporary package to be used with test equipment for the semiconductor package; an interconnect on the base comprising a plurality of contact members configured to electrically contact a plurality of contact locations on the die; and a plurality of electrical paths on the base between the contact members and the ball contacts.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
19 words
The temporary package of claim 1 wherein the electrical paths comprise slide contacts in electrical contact with the interconnect.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
25 words
The temporary package of claim 1 wherein the contact locations comprise bond pads and the contact members comprise projections configured to penetrate the bond pads.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
24 words
The temporary package of claim 1 wherein the base comprises a laminated ceramic with internal conductive lines in electrical communication with the ball contacts.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
158 words
A temporary package for testing a semiconductor die, comprising: a base for retaining the die having a surface and comprising a plurality of conductors and a plurality of ball contacts in electrical communication with the conductors and configured as external leads for the temporary package, the ball contacts arranged on the surface in a grid array having a packing fraction of at least 0.25, the packing fraction comprising a first area occupied by the ball contacts divided by a second area of the surface, the base and the ball contacts in a configuration equivalent to a ball grid array semiconductor package to permit the temporary package to be used with test equipment for the semiconductor package; an interconnect on the base comprising a plurality of contact members configured to electrically contact a plurality of contact locations on the die; and a plurality of conductive paths between the contact members on the interconnect and the conductors on the base.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
158 words
A temporary package for testing a semiconductor die, comprising: a base for retaining the die having a surface and comprising a plurality of conductors and a plurality of ball contacts in electrical communication with the conductors and configured as external leads for the temporary package, the ball contacts arranged on the surface in a grid array having a packing fraction of at least 0.25, the packing fraction comprising a first area occupied by the ball contacts divided by a second area of the surface, the base and the ball contacts in a configuration equivalent to a ball grid array semiconductor package to permit the temporary package to be used with test equipment for the semiconductor package; an interconnect on the base comprising a plurality of contact members configured to electrically contact a plurality of contact locations on the die; and a plurality of conductive paths between the contact members on the interconnect and the conductors on the base.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
22 words
The temporary package of claim 5 further comprising a spring member on the base configured to bias the die against the interconnect.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
31 words
The temporary package of claim 5 further comprising a cover attached to the base and at least one clip member slidably mounted to the base attaching the cover to the base.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
20 words
The temporary package of claim 5 wherein the conductive paths comprise a plurality of slide contacts electrically contacting the interconnect.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
25 words
The temporary package of claim 5 wherein the contact locations comprise bond pads and the contact members comprise projections configured to penetrate the bond pads.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
18 words
The temporary package of claim 5 wherein the ball contacts comprise solder bumps reflowed on flat land pads.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
176 words
A temporary package for testing a semiconductor die comprising: a package base for retaining the die having a surface and comprising a plurality of conductors and a plurality of external ball contacts on the surface in electrical communication with the conductors configured as external leads for the temporary package and arranged in a grid array having a packing fraction of at least 0.25, the packing fraction comprising a first area occupied by the ball contacts divided by a second area of the surface, the package base and the external contacts in a configuration of a ball grid array semiconductor package to permit the temporary package to be used with test equipment for the semiconductor package and to permit the die to be tested using the test equipment; and an interconnect on the base comprising a plurality of contact members in electrical communication with the conductors and configured to electrically contact a plurality of contact locations on the die; the contact locations comprising bond pads and the contact member comprising projections configured to penetrate the bond pads.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
176 words
A temporary package for testing a semiconductor die comprising: a package base for retaining the die having a surface and comprising a plurality of conductors and a plurality of external ball contacts on the surface in electrical communication with the conductors configured as external leads for the temporary package and arranged in a grid array having a packing fraction of at least 0.25, the packing fraction comprising a first area occupied by the ball contacts divided by a second area of the surface, the package base and the external contacts in a configuration of a ball grid array semiconductor package to permit the temporary package to be used with test equipment for the semiconductor package and to permit the die to be tested using the test equipment; and an interconnect on the base comprising a plurality of contact members in electrical communication with the conductors and configured to electrically contact a plurality of contact locations on the die; the contact locations comprising bond pads and the contact member comprising projections configured to penetrate the bond pads.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
21 words
The temporary package of claim 11 further comprising a cover and a spring configured to bias the die against the interconnect.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
29 words
The temporary package of claim 11 further comprising a plurality of slide clips forming electrical paths between the conductors on the base and the contact members on the interconnect.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
22 words
The temporary package of claim 11 wherein the package base comprises a material selected from the group consisting of plastic and ceramic.
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