Abstract:
The invention relates to a composition of matter comprising a soldering flux, wherein the flux consists essentially of a combination of a fluxing agent and a solvent, and wherein the fluxing agent comprises a keto acid such as levulinic acid or acetylbutyric acid. The flux may also comprises an ester acid, or comprises a mixture of the keto acid with the ester acid. The solvent comprises a mixture of a tacky solvent with a non-tacky solvent. The invention also relates to a process comprising soldering at least two surfaces together, each of which comprises a metal area to which solder can adhere by employing the following steps in any order: applying solder to at least one of the metal areas, aligning the metal areas so that they are superimposed over one another, heating at least one of the areas to a temperature that comprises at least the melting temperature of the solder. The last step comprises joining the superimposed areas to one another. The process employs the flux composition operatively associated with the solder, and in one embodiment the invention comprises a mixture of the flux composition with powdered solder. In another embodiment, the process comprises IMS, C4 and C4NP processes and the solder comprises a lead free solder. The invention also comprises a product produced by the foregoing process or processes.
Abstract:
Provided is an air conditioning system comprised of a plurality of indoor units connected to each other in parallel, each having an expansion valve, and an outdoor unit including a plurality of compressors, in which at least one of the compressors provided to the outdoor unit is a capacity modulation compressor including an electromotive driving unit for driving a plurality of compression units capable of selectively compressing a working fluid, and the electromotive driving unit for the capacity modulation compressor has a stator with a coil wound around thereon and a rotor rotating inside the stator, the rotor being an LSPRM including a rotor core, flux barriers, permanent magnets and conductive bars.
Abstract:
A stacked structure of semiconductor devices may include a plurality of stacked semiconductor devices, each having an upper surface and a lower surface and one or more via electrodes protruding from the upper surface to the lower surface. The via-electrodes may have upper parts (heads) protruding from the upper surface and lower parts (ends) protruding from the lower surface. The stacked semiconductor devices may be electrically connected to each other through the via-electrodes. A first adhesive film (e.g., patternable material) and a second adhesive film (e.g. puncturable material) may be formed between the stacked semiconductor devices. The stacked structure of semiconductor devices may be mounted on the upper surface of a printed circuit board (PCB) having a mount-specific adhesive film to form a semiconductor device package. The mounted stacked structure and the upper surface of the PCB may be further covered with a molding material.
Abstract:
A method for manufacturing chip stack packages may include: providing at least two wafers, each wafer having a plurality of chips, and scribe lanes formed between and separating adjacent chips; forming a plurality of via holes in peripheral portions of the scribe lanes; forming connection vias by filling the via holes; establishing electrical connections between the chip pads and corresponding connection vias; removing material from the back sides of the wafers to form thinned wafers; separating the thinned wafers into individual chips by removing a central portion of each scribe lane; attaching a first plurality of individual chips to a test wafer; attaching a second plurality of individual chips to the first plurality of individual chips to form a plurality of chip stack structures; encapsulating the plurality of chip stack structures; and separating the plurality of chip stack structures to form individual chip stack packages.
Abstract:
A semiconductor device includes a substrate, and a through electrode passing through the substrate. The semiconductor device has a pad region and a through electrode region. A pad covers the pad region, extends into the through electrode region, and delimits an opening in the through electrode region. A through electrode extends through the semiconductor substrate below the hole in the pad in the through region.
Abstract:
A stacked structure of semiconductor devices may include a plurality of stacked semiconductor devices, each having an upper surface and a lower surface and one or more via electrodes protruding from the upper surface to the lower surface. The via-electrodes may have upper parts (heads) protruding from the upper surface and lower parts (ends) protruding from the lower surface. The stacked semiconductor devices may be electrically connected to each other through the via-electrodes. A first adhesive film (e.g., patternable material) and a second adhesive film (e.g. puncturable material) may be formed between the stacked semiconductor devices. The stacked structure of semiconductor devices may be mounted on the upper surface of a printed circuit board (PCB) having a mount-specific adhesive film to form a semiconductor device package. The mounted stacked structure and the upper surface of the PCB may be further covered with a molding material.
Abstract:
An image sensor device and methods thereof. In an example method, a protective layer may be formed over at least one microlens. An adhesive layer may be formed over the protective layer. The adhesive layer may be removed so as to expose the protective layer. The protective layer may be removed so as to expose the at least one microlens, the exposed at least one microlens not including residue from the adhesive layer. The at least one microlens may have an improved functionality due at least in part to the lack of residue from the adhesive layer. In an example, the at least one microlens may be included in an image sensor module.
Abstract:
An image sensor device including a protective plate may be manufactured from an image sensor chip having an active surface and a back surface opposite to the active surface. The image sensor chip may include chip pads formed in a peripheral region of the active surface, a microlens formed in a central region of the active surface and an intermediate region between the peripheral and central regions. A protective plate may be attached to the intermediate region of the active surface of the image sensor chip using an adhesive pattern that is sized and configured to maintain a separation distance between the protective plate and the microlens formed on the image sensor chip. Conductive plugs, formed before, during or after the manufacture of the image sensor chip circuitry may provide electrical connection between the chip pads and external connectors.
Abstract:
A stack circuit member may include a first circuit member and a second circuit member. The first and the second circuit members may be electrically and mechanically connected together using a thermocompression bonding method. A photosensitive polymer layer may be interposed between the first circuit member and the second circuit member. A gap fill process and an electrical connection process may be performed at the same time.
Abstract:
A method of forming a solder bump may involve forming a first photoresist pattern on a wafer having a pad. The first photoresist pattern may have an opening that exposes a portion of the pad. A first under bump metallurgy (UBM) layer may be formed on the pad, and a second UBM layer may be formed on the first photoresist pattern. A second photoresist pattern may be formed that exposes the first UBM layer and covers the second UBM layer. A solder bump may be formed in the opening. The second photoresist pattern and the first photoresist pattern may be removed using a stripper, thereby removing the second UBM layer by a lift-off method.