Bonding method, bonding apparatus, and method for manufacturing substrate

US9640507B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9640507-B2
Application numberUS-201414261489-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateApr 25, 2014
Priority dateAug 22, 2013
Publication dateMay 2, 2017
Grant dateMay 2, 2017

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Abstract

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A bonding method for bonding a semiconductor chip to an underlying structure includes aligning an electrical contact of a lower surface of the semiconductor chip with an electrical connection member of an upper surface of the underlying structure, the electrical contact at least partially encased by a support material. The method further includes first heating the semiconductor chip and the underlying structure, deforming the electrical contact, and curing the support material encasing the deformed electrical contact. The method still further includes second heating the semiconductor chip and the underlying structure to bond the electrical contact of the semiconductor chip to the electrical connection member of the underlying structure while maintaining the support material in a cured state.

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What is claimed is: 1. A stage configured to exert pressure on upper surfaces of a plurality of semiconductor devices in a processing apparatus, the support stage comprising: a support body including a support surface; an elastic plate located on the support surface of the support body; and an elastic sheet located on the support surface of the support body, wherein the support surface includes a plurality of protrusions each having four side surfaces projecting from the support surface towards the elastic sheet, and a rectangular protrusion surface spanning the side surfaces and confronting the elastic sheet, and the plurality of protrusions are disposed in an array and are arranged such that the protrusion surfaces respectively align with the upper surfaces of the plurality of semiconductor devices simultaneously processed by the processing apparatus. 2. The stage of claim 1 , wherein the processing apparatus is a bonding apparatus. 3. The stage of claim 1 , wherein the elastic sheet is a sheet of a rubber material. 4. The stage of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the protrusion surfaces has a plurality of indentations therein. 5. The stage of claim 1 , wherein the stage has vacuum holes open at the protrusion surfaces of the protrusions, respectively. 6. The stage of claim 5 , wherein the stage has additional vacuum holes open at the support surface between the protrusions. 7. The stage of claim 1 , wherein the support body has a plurality of indentations in the support surface thereof, and the elastic sheet spans the indentations as spaced from respective surfaces defining the bottoms of the indentations, whereby the indentations lie beneath the back surface of the elastic sheet. 8. The stage of claim 1 , wherein the support surface is substantially planar and contiguous.

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  • the stacked chips being of the same size without any chips being laterally offset, e.g. chip stacks having a rectangular shape · CPC title

  • on active surfaces of flip-chip devices, e.g. underfills · CPC title

  • Means for applying energy, e.g. ovens or lasers · CPC title

  • Package configurations · CPC title

  • batch processes · CPC title

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What does patent US9640507B2 cover?
A bonding method for bonding a semiconductor chip to an underlying structure includes aligning an electrical contact of a lower surface of the semiconductor chip with an electrical connection member of an upper surface of the underlying structure, the electrical contact at least partially encased by a support material. The method further includes first heating the semiconductor chip and the und…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Han Ilyoung, Kim Kyoungran, Shim Donggil, and 4 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H10P72/0428. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue May 02 2017 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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