摘要:
A method of assembling an integrated circuit (IC) device includes the steps of providing a lead frame or substrate panel, attaching a semiconductor die to the lead frame or substrate panel and electrically coupling the die to the lead frame or substrate panel. The method further includes encapsulating the die with a first encapsulant, and the encapsulating the first encapsulant with a second encapsulant where the second encapsulant includes a material that provides electromagnetic shielding.
摘要:
A PMR writer having a trailing shield structure is disclosed in which a flux choking layer (FCL) formed adjacent to the ABS provides a means to limit the amount of flux flowing from the trailing shield to a first write shield (WS1) near the write pole tip thereby significantly reducing adjacent track erasure. The FCL has a substantially smaller thickness than a top section of the trailing shield to which it is attached along a side opposite the ABS. As a result, pole tip protrusion is reduced compared to prior art PMR writers. The FCL contacts a trailing side of WS1 at the ABS and one or both of the trailing sides of the WS1 and FCL may be tapered or perpendicular with respect to the ABS. The top trailing shield section, FCL, and WS1 may be comprised of NiFe, CoFe, CoFeNi, or alloys thereof.
摘要:
A MR sensor is disclosed that has a free layer (FL) with perpendicular magnetic anisotropy (PMA) which eliminates the need for an adjacent hard bias structure to stabilize free layer magnetization and minimizes shield-FL interactions. In a TMR embodiment, a seed layer, free layer, junction layer, reference layer, and pinning layer are sequentially formed on a bottom shield. After patterning, a conformal insulation layer is formed along the sensor sidewall. Thereafter, a top shield is formed on the insulation layer and includes side shields that are separated from the FL by a narrow read gap. The sensor is scalable to widths
摘要:
An improved magnetic shield for a perpendicular magnetic write head is disclosed. Its main feature is a pair of tabs at the shield's bottom corners. Said tabs are significantly wider at their point of attachment to the shield than further away from the shield. The end portions of each tab slope upwards (away from the ABS) at an angle of about ten degrees. A process for manufacturing the shield is also disclosed.
摘要:
A perpendicular magnetic recording (PMR) head is fabricated with a main pole shielded laterally by a pair of side shields, shielded above by a trailing shield and shielded optionally below by a leading shield. The shields and the seed layers on which they are formed are formed of materials having substantially the same physical characteristics including the same material composition, the same hardness, the same response to processes such as ion beam etching (IBE), chemical mechanical polishing (CMP), mechanical lapping, such as the slider ABS lapping, the same coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) as well as the same Bs. Optionally, the trailing shield may be formed on a high Bs seed layer to provide the write head with improved down-track performance.
摘要:
A cleaning subsystem removes unwanted material, such as glaze, from saw blades used in a semiconductor singulation process. A cleaning module moves radially towards the saw blade and vertically with respect to the plane of the saw blade in order to enable abrasive cleaning blocks of the cleaning module to selectively remove material from either the upper and lower surfaces of the saw blade or the outer edge of the saw blade. The cleaning assembly can remove material from the saw blade at a predetermined time or position during the singulation process or upon detection of load imbalance during the rotation of the saw blade.
摘要:
A main pole of a perpendicular magnetic recording write head is disclosed with a non-rectangular shape at the air bearing surface and a rectangular shape behind the air bearing surface. The main pole transitions from the non-rectangular shape to a rectangular shape at a distance of 10 nm to 100 nm behind the air bearing surface. The main pole includes leading and trailing beveled surfaces that extend from the non-rectangular shape of the pole at the air bearing surface toward the rectangular shape transition.
摘要:
A semiconductor wafer has a multi-stage structure that damps and contains nascent cracks generated during dicing and inhibits moisture penetration into the active region of a die. The wafer includes an array of die regions separated by scribe lanes. The die regions include an active region and a first ring that surrounds the active region. A portion of the first ring includes a low-k dielectric material. A second ring includes a stack of alternating layers of metal and interlayer dielectric (ILD) material. A dummy metal region around the rings includes a stacked dummy metal features and surrounds the active region. A regular or irregular staggered arrangement of saw grid process control (SGPC) features reduces mechanical stress during dicing.
摘要:
A grid array assembly is formed from an electrical insulating material with embedded solder deposits. A first portion of each of the solder deposits is exposed on a first surface of the insulating material and a second portion of each of the solder deposits is exposed on an opposite surface of the insulating material. A semiconductor die is mounted to the first surface of the insulating material and electrodes of the die are connected to the solder deposits with bond wires. The die, bond wires, and the first surface of the insulating material then are covered with a protective encapsulating material.
摘要:
A cleaning subsystem removes unwanted material, such as glaze, from saw blades used in a semiconductor singulation process. A cleaning module moves radially towards the saw blade and vertically with respect to the plane of the saw blade in order to enable abrasive cleaning blocks of the cleaning module to selectively remove material from either the upper and lower surfaces of the saw blade or the outer edge of the saw blade. The cleaning assembly can remove material from the saw blade at a predetermined time or position during the singulation process or upon detection of load imbalance during the rotation of the saw blade.