摘要:
The top surface metallurgy of LSI chip carriers is improved by multiple and phased interface of metal layers which enable such metallurgies to be suitable for joining by solder reflow and wire bonding techniques. The modifications result in separating the solder bonding metallurgy from the fan-out conductor metallurgy with an intermediate layer of a metal such as Cr or Ti which prevents the formation of intermetallic alloys which are mechanically weak or brittle and tend to fracture because of thermal fatigue stresses caused by thermal cycling during either multiple (up to 50) solder bonding reflow operations or operation of the circuit. The fan-out metallurgy conductors are preferably composed of Cr-Cu-Cr layers covered by at least one upper metal layer which is separated from the Cu of the conductor by means of a metal such as phased layers of Cr or Ti deposited before the other upper metal layer or layers. Solder ball bonding surfaces are composed of additional metal in the form of Au, Cu and Ni. The solderless bonding surfaces are composed of a metal selected from Au, Cr, Ti, Al and Co.
摘要:
An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for connecting integrated circuit devices. A plurality of primary electrically conductive contacts and a plurality of primary electrically conductive pillars are electrically coupled to a primary integrated circuit device. The plurality of primary electrically conductive contacts form a pattern corresponding to secondary electrically conductive contacts disposed on one or more secondary integrated circuit devices. The plurality of primary electrically conductive pillars extends away from the primary integrated circuit device. The plurality of primary electrically conductive pillars forms a pattern that corresponds to substrate electrically conductive contacts that are disposed on a substrate. The plurality of primary electrically conductive pillars and associated connecting material provide a standoff height between the primary integrated circuit device and the substrate that is greater than or equal to a height of the one or more secondary integrated circuit devices.
摘要:
An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for connecting an integrated circuit device to a substrate. A plurality of standard diameter pillars and three or more increased diameter pillars are disposed on an integrated circuit device. The increased diameter pillars have a diameter that is greater than the standard diameter pillars and a height that is similar to the standard diameter pillars. The standard diameter pillars and the increased diameter pillars form a pattern on the integrated circuit device that corresponds to contact pads on a substrate opposite the integrated circuit device. A first group of solder bumps is disposed between the standard diameter pillars and the contact pads. A second group of solder bumps is disposed between the increased diameter pillars and the contact pads. The second group of solder bumps has pre-connection heights that are greater than pre-connection heights of the first group of solder bumps.
摘要:
A tamper resistant, integrated circuit (IC) module includes a ceramic-based chip carrier, one or more integrated circuit chips attached to the chip carrier, and a cap structure attached to the chip carrier, covering the one or more integrated circuit chips. A conductive grid structure is formed in the chip carrier and cap structure, the conductive structure having a plurality of meandering lines disposed in an x-direction, a y-direction, and a z-direction. The conductive grid structure is configured so as to detect an attempt to penetrate the IC module.
摘要:
An interconnection structure and methods for making and detaching the same are presented for column and ball grid array (CGA and BGA) structures by using a transient solder paste on the electronic module side of the interconnection that includes fine metal powder additives to increase the melting point of the solder bond. The metal powder additives change the composition of the solder bond such that the transient melting solder composition does not completely melt at temperatures below +230° C. and detach from the electronic module during subsequent ref lows. A Pb—Sn eutectic with a lower melting point is used on the opposite end of the interconnection structure. In the first method a transient melting solder paste is applied to the I/O pad of an electronic module by means of a screening mask. Interconnect structures are then bonded to the I/O pad. In a second method, solder preforms in a composition of the transient melting solder paste are wetted onto electronic module I/O pads and interconnect columns or balls are then bonded. Detachment of an electronic module from a circuit card can then be performed by heating the circuit card assembly to a temperature above the eutectic solder melting point, but below the transient solder joint melting point.
摘要:
The present invention relates generally to a new structure and method for chip burn-in and/or testing. More particularly, the invention encompasses a baseplate that is secured to a delicate chip and a method for such an invention is also disclosed. The inventive baseplate provides an added strength to a complex chip while it is being tested and/or burned-in, and then during normal use the baseplate of this invention is an integrated component of the chip.
摘要:
A compressible interposer comprising an interposer sheet having a plurality of apertures filled with a dielectric material having a substantially uniform suspension of conductive particles therein forming a plurality of conductive sites. Preferably, the number of conductive sites on the interposer are greater in number than the number of contact pads on the electronic components such that precise alignment of the interposer between the electronic components is not required. The apertures of the interposer sheet confine the conductive particles within the dielectric material such that during compression of the interposer between the electronic components, z-axis conductive pathways are formed without shorting in the x and y directions. Preferably, the interposer sheet comprises polyimide. Preferably, the dielectric material comprises polyimide-siloxane. Preferably, the conductive particles have a diameter of about 2 to about 20 &mgr;m and comprise of a material selected from the group consisting of copper, gold, silver, nickel, palladium, platinum, and alloys thereof. The particles may also be coated with an additional conductive material such as solder having a lower melting temperature. Most preferably, the conductive particles comprise solder coated copper particles. The conductive particles are present in an amount of about 30 to about 90 wt. % of the total weight of the conductive particles and the dielectric material.
摘要:
A method is described for forming solder mounds for attachment to electronic devices. The solder mounds are preferably in the form of columns and comprise a first solder portion and a second solder portion with the two solder portions having different melting points. The solder columns are preferably formed using an injection molding device. The method is directed to the use of a single column mold to form the multi-solder column. In one embodiment, deformable material is used to partially block a portion of the through opening of the mold during a first solder injection process. The deformable material is then removed and the remainder of the through openings of the mold filled with a second molten solder. The multi-solder column is then electrically connected to a substrate by reflowing.
摘要:
An electrical interconnect structure for connecting a substrate to the next level of packaging or to a semiconductor device. The interconnect structure includes at least two layers of polymeric material, one of the layers having a capture pad and the second of the layers having a bonding pad electrically connected to the capture pad. The bonding pad and the second layer of polymeric material are at the same height so that the bonding pad is level with the second layer of polymeric material. Finally, there is a cap of electrically conducting metallization on the bonding pad and extending beyond the second layer of polymeric material. The cap is of a different composition than the bonding pad.
摘要:
In a multi-level wiring structure wires and vias are formed by an isotropic deposition of a conductive material, such as copper, on a dielectric base, such as a polyimide. In a preferred embodiment of the invention copper is electroplated to a thin seed conducting layer deposited on the surface of the dielectric base in which via openings have been formed. Openings in a resist formed on the surface of the dielectric base over the seed layer forms a pattern defining the wiring and via conductor features. Electroplated copper fills the via openings and wire pattern openings in the resist isotropically so that the upper surfaces of the wiring and vias are co-planar when the plating step is complete. In adding subsequent wiring levels, the resist is removed and the via conductor and wiring pattern covered with another dielectric layer which both encapsulates the conductors of the previous layer and serves as the base for the next level which is formed in the same manner as the previous level.