| Patent application number | Description | Published |
| 20090008796 | COPPER ON ORGANIC SOLDERABILITY PRESERVATIVE (OSP) INTERCONNECT - Provided is a semiconductor package, and a method for constructing the same, including a first substrate, a first semiconductor chip attached to the first substrate, and a first copper wire. At least one of the first substrate and the first semiconductor chip has an Organic Solderability Preservative (OSP) material coated on at least a portion of one surface, and the first copper wire is wire bonded through the OSP material to the first substrate and the first semiconductor chip. | 01-08-2009 |
| 20090165815 | AVOIDING ELECTRICAL SHORTS IN PACKAGING - A plasma clean tool that includes a cleaning chamber for cleaning an article by plasma cleaning and a charge shield for surrounding an article to be cleaned is presented. The charge shield prevents charged components of plasma from passing therethrough to charge the article during plasma cleaning of the article. | 07-02-2009 |
| 20090194871 | SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE AND METHOD OF ATTACHING SEMICONDUCTOR DIES TO SUBSTRATES - A method of mounting a semiconductor die on a substrate with a solder mask on a first surface includes placing a die on the solder mask, and mounting the die to the substrate by applying pressure and heat. The applied pressure ranges from a bond force of approximately 5 to 10 Kg, the heat has a temperature range from approximately 150 to 200° C. and the pressure is applied for a range of approximately 1 to 10 seconds. | 08-06-2009 |
| 20100025849 | COPPER ON ORGANIC SOLDERABILITY PRESERVATIVE (OSP) INTERCONNECT AND ENHANCED WIRE BONDING PROCESS - A semiconductor package and a method for constructing the package are disclosed. The package includes a substrate and a die attached thereto. A first contact region is disposed on the substrate and a second contact region is disposed on the die. The first contact region, for example, comprises copper coated with an OSP material. A copper wire bond electrically couples the first and second contact regions. Wire bonding includes forming a ball bump on the first contact region having a flat top surface. Providing the flat top surface is achieved with a smoothing process. A ball bond is formed on the second contact region, followed by stitching the wire onto the flat top surface of the ball bump on the first contact region. | 02-04-2010 |
| 20100102436 | SHRINK PACKAGE ON BOARD - A method of forming a device is disclosed. The method includes providing a printed circuit board substrate having a die attach region on a first surface of the substrate. The method also includes attaching a die to a die attach region. The die is electrically coupled to first land pads disposed on the first surface at the periphery of the die attach region. A cap is formed in a target area by a top gate process to produce a cap with an even surface. The cap covers the die and leaves at least the first land pads exposed. | 04-29-2010 |
| 20120001306 | SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGES AND METHODS OF PACKAGING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES - A device is disclosed. The device includes a carrier substrate having first and second major surfaces. The first surface includes a die region and contact pads and the second surface includes package contacts. The carrier substrate includes a patterned lead frame which defines a line level with conductive traces and a via level with via contacts. The patterned lead frame provides interconnections between the contact pads and package contacts. The carrier substrate further includes a dielectric layer isolating the conductive traces and via contacts. The device includes a die mounted on the die region of the first surface. | 01-05-2012 |
| 20120034738 | SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE AND METHOD OF ATTACHING SEMICONDUCTOR DIES TO SUBSTRATES - A method of mounting a semiconductor die on a substrate with a solder mask on a first surface includes placing a die on the solder mask, and mounting the die to the substrate by applying pressure and heat. The applied pressure ranges from a bond force of approximately 5 to 10 Kg, the heat has a temperature range from approximately 150 to 200° C. and the pressure is applied for a range of approximately 1 to 10 seconds. | 02-09-2012 |
| Patent application number | Description | Published |
| 20090014858 | PACKAGED SEMICONDUCTOR ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING SUCH ASSEMBLIES - Packaged semiconductor assemblies including interconnect structures and methods for forming such interconnect structures are disclosed herein. One embodiment of a packaged semiconductor assembly includes a support member having a first bond-site and a die carried by the support member having a second bond-site. An interconnect structure is connected between the first and second bond-sites and includes a wire that is coupled to at least one of the first and second bond-sites. The interconnect structure also includes a third bond-site coupled to the wire between the first and second bond-sites. | 01-15-2009 |
| 20100072603 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE ASSEMBLIES AND PACKAGES WITH EDGE CONTACTS AND SACRIFICIAL SUBSTRATES AND OTHER INTERMEDIATE STRUCTURES USED OR FORMED IN FABRICATING THE ASSEMBLIES OR PACKAGES - A sacrificial substrate for fabricating semiconductor device assemblies and packages with edge contacts includes conductive elements on a surface thereof, which are located so as to align along a street between each adjacent pair of semiconductor devices on the device substrate. A semiconductor device assembly or package includes a semiconductor device, a redistribution layer over an active surface of the semiconductor device, and dielectric material coating at least portions of an outer periphery of the semiconductor device. Peripheral sections of contacts are located on the peripheral edge and electrically isolated therefrom by the dielectric coating. The contacts may also include upper sections that extend partially over the active surface of the semiconductor device. The assembly or package may include any type of semiconductor device, including a processor, a memory device, and emitter, or an optically sensitive device. | 03-25-2010 |
| 20110215453 | MICROELECTRONIC DIE PACKAGES WITH LEADFRAMES, INCLUDING LEADFRAME-BASED INTERPOSER FOR STACKED DIE PACKAGES, AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Microelectronic die packages, stacked systems of die packages, and methods of manufacturing thereof are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a method of manufacturing a microelectronic device includes stacking a first die package having a first dielectric casing on top of a second die package having a second dielectric casing, aligning first metal leads at a lateral surface of the first casing with second metal leads at a second lateral surface of the second casing, and forming metal solder connectors that couple individual first leads to individual second leads. In another embodiment, the method of manufacturing the microelectronic device may further include forming the connectors by applying metal solder to a portion of the first lateral surface, to a portion of the second lateral surface, and across a gap between the first die package and the second die package so that the connectors are formed by the metal solder wetting to the individual first leads and the individual second leads. | 09-08-2011 |