Abstract:
There are provided reflow apparatuses and a methods therefor. In some embodiments, a reflow apparatus includes a first heating unit capable of heating a solder on a substrate up to just below before a melting point of the solder at ambient pressure such that the solder on the substrate is melted and electronic components mounted on the substrate are then soldered to the substrate; and a second heating unit connected to the first heating unit, the second heating unit capable of heating the solder on the substrate heated in the first heating unit through at least a portion of a solder melting temperature range in a vacuum state.
Abstract:
A lead frame unit, a semiconductor package having a lead frame unit, a stacked semiconductor package having a semiconductor package, and methods of manufacturing the same are provided. The lead frame unit in a stacked semiconductor package may include a die pad supporting a semiconductor chip, an inner lead electrically connected to the semiconductor chip, an outer lead extending from the inner lead, and a heat-resistant insulation member surrounding the connection portion. The outer lead may include a connection portion connected to the inner lead and a junction portion connected to the connection portion and a circuit board. An external signal may be applied to the junction portion. If the lead frame unit is used in the stacked semiconductor package, the outer lead and a dummy outer lead in the stacked semiconductor package may have substantially the same shape.
Abstract:
A reworkable passive element embedded printed circuit board (PCB) including a board member, first and second fillings, and a first passive element. The board member has first and second through holes which are spaced apart from each other. The first and second fillings are buried in the first and second through holes, respectively, and formed of a reflowable conductive material. The first passive element includes first and second electrodes. A first insertion groove is formed in a portion of a surface of the board member between the first and second through holes and portions of the first and second fillings. The first passive element is mounted on the first insertion groove. The first electrode includes a bottom surface and a side contacting the first filling and an exposed upper surface. The second electrode comprises a bottom surface and a side contacting the second filling and an exposed upper surface.
Abstract:
A mounting structure of a semiconductor device and a method of mounting the semiconductor device are provided. The mounting structure includes a circuit substrate having a terminal pad. A device substrate is located over the circuit substrate having a ball pad facing the terminal pad of the circuit substrate. A conductive ball is formed between the circuit substrate and the device substrate in order to connect the terminal pad of the circuit substrate to the ball pad of the device substrate. A first soldering flux including an epoxy-based resin connects the conductive ball to the ball pad of the device substrate. An underfill layer is formed between the circuit substrate and the device substrate in order to bury the conductive ball and the first soldering flux. Using the epoxy-based resin, the first soldering flux can substantially prevent crack from being generated in a solder joint between the conductive ball and the ball pad even when the device substrate is thermally deformed due to temperature variations.
Abstract:
A method of correcting distortion caused by fingerprint input sensors of heterogeneous fingerprint recognition systems. The method includes a first step of fabricating a measurement pattern for measuring resolutions of a fingerprint input sensor, a second step of measuring image resolutions of an image, acquired by the fingerprint input sensor, using the fabricated measurement pattern for predetermined locations and directions, a third step of designing control lines for compensating for the distortion caused by the fingerprint input sensor, based on the measured resolutions, a fourth step of obtaining average horizontal and vertical resolutions of the acquired image, a fifth step of modeling the control lines based on a ratio of the average horizontal resolution to the vertical average resolution, and a sixth step of compensating for the distortion of the acquired image based on results of the modeling.
Abstract:
An apparatus for inspecting a semiconductor device may include an external image detector to acquire an exterior image of the semiconductor device, an internal image detector to acquire an interior image of the semiconductor device, and a controller to compare the acquired images with respective references. The apparatus may both inspect the exterior and the interior of the semiconductor device.
Abstract:
A method for removing dissolved contaminants from solution using a surface-activated crystalline titanium oxide product having a high adsorptive capacity and a high rate of adsorption with respect to dissolved contaminants, in particular, arsenate and arsenite. Preferably, the titanium oxide product includes crystalline anatase having primary crystallite diameters in the range of 1-30 nm. The surface-activated titanium oxide is combined with other filter media to further improve the removal of dissolved contaminants.
Abstract:
A novel heat sink structure for being mounted to a module board to which semiconductor chips are attached and for dissipating or spreading heat generated from the semiconductor chips is disclosed. The heat sink comprises a heat sink base, and a coupling means for coupling the heat sink base to the module board. The coupling means passes through the heat sink base. The coupling means includes integrally formed upper and lower body portions, an orifice formed at least through the lower body portion, and a flanged base formed integral with the lower body portion. The flanged base fixes the coupling means to the heat sink base. The outer dimension of the upper body portion is smaller than the inner dimension of the lower body portion. As a result, many heat sinks can be stacked stably.
Abstract:
A process for preparing complex-shaped, ceramic-metal composite articles, comprising:a) contacting a non-wettable powder that is non-wetting to a metal to be used for infiltration with a shaped ceramic body to form a layer(s) of the non-wettable powder on one or more surface(s) of the shaped ceramic body wherein the shaped ceramic body has a region(s) where there is no layer of the non-wettable powder;b) infiltrating the shaped ceramic body with the metal through the region(s) where there is no layer of the non-wettable powder such that a complex-shaped ceramic-metal composite comprising one or more metal phases and one or more ceramic phases is formed, wherein the article has substantially the net shape of the shaped ceramic body and the undesirable regions of excess metal on the surface and undesirable phases within the complex-shaped ceramic-metal composite article near the surface are located only in the region(s) where there is no layer of the non-wettable powder.A complex-shaped ceramic-metal composite article with undesirable regions of excess metal and undesirable phases on the surface(s) of or within the article only where there is or was no layer of non-wettable powder.The process of the invention allows the preparation of complex-shaped ceramic-metal composite articles with undesirable regions of excess metal and undesirable phases on the surface(s) of or within the article only in the regions where there is or was no layer of non-wettable powder. The process of the invention allows the preparation of a complex-shaped ceramic-metal composite article which requires little or no machining of the surface(s) to achieve a finished article. A complex-shaped ceramic-metal composite article is prepared which contains few undesirable regions of excess metal and undesirable phases.
Abstract:
A router apparatus is provided. The router apparatus includes a plurality of panels stacked vertically; a router bit which cuts the panels simultaneously; a first supporting unit connected to one end of the router bit, and a second supporting unit connected to the other end of the router bit. A guide rail is formed in the second supporting unit in order to guide a movement of the router bit.