Fluxless assembly of chip size semiconductor packages
First Claim
1. A method for soldering a first substrate (12) to and in electrical connection with a second substrate (18) without using a flux or reducing atmosphere, the method characterized by:
- forming a first electrically conductive pad (14) on a first surface of the first substrate (12), the first pad including an upper portion comprising at least one component of an electrically conductive eutectic alloy;
forming a corresponding second pad (16) on a first surface of the second substrate (18), the second pad including an upper portion comprising at least one other component of the eutectic alloy;
forming at least one sharp upstanding peak (50, 58) on an upper surface of at least one of the first and second pads (14, 16);
urging the respective first surfaces of the first and second substrates (12, 18) toward each other such that the respective upper surfaces of the first and second pads (14, 16) are brought together in a forceful opposing abutment with each other;
heating the opposing pads (14, 16) to at least the soldering temperature of the eutectic alloy and until the at least one sharp upstanding peak (50, 58) on the at least one pad penetrates through any oxide films (52) on the respective upper surfaces of the pads and contacts the upper surface of the opposing other pad, thereby initiating melting and dissolution of the respective upper portions of the opposing pads into each other; and
, cooling the opposing pads to solidify the dissolved, molten upper portions thereof into an electrically conductive joint between the pads.
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Abstract
A method for assembling semiconductor packages (10) includes forming corresponding pairs of conductive pads (14, 16, 20, 22) on respective surfaces of a die (12) and an interconnective substrate (18). Each pad in each pair includes an upper portion comprising at least one component of an electrically conductive eutectic alloy. Sharp, upstanding peaks (50, 58) are formed on at least one of the pads in each pair. The die and substrate are forcefully abutted and the pads heated until the sharp peaks penetrate through oxide films (52) on the respective opposing pads in each pair and contact the upper surface of the other pad therein, thereby initiating pad fusion. The pads are then cooled to solidify the molten portions thereof into an electrically conductive joint between each corresponding pair of pads and a hermetic seal around the periphery of the package.
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16 Claims
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1. A method for soldering a first substrate (12) to and in electrical connection with a second substrate (18) without using a flux or reducing atmosphere, the method characterized by:
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forming a first electrically conductive pad (14) on a first surface of the first substrate (12), the first pad including an upper portion comprising at least one component of an electrically conductive eutectic alloy;
forming a corresponding second pad (16) on a first surface of the second substrate (18), the second pad including an upper portion comprising at least one other component of the eutectic alloy;
forming at least one sharp upstanding peak (50, 58) on an upper surface of at least one of the first and second pads (14, 16);
urging the respective first surfaces of the first and second substrates (12, 18) toward each other such that the respective upper surfaces of the first and second pads (14, 16) are brought together in a forceful opposing abutment with each other;
heating the opposing pads (14, 16) to at least the soldering temperature of the eutectic alloy and until the at least one sharp upstanding peak (50, 58) on the at least one pad penetrates through any oxide films (52) on the respective upper surfaces of the pads and contacts the upper surface of the opposing other pad, thereby initiating melting and dissolution of the respective upper portions of the opposing pads into each other; and
,cooling the opposing pads to solidify the dissolved, molten upper portions thereof into an electrically conductive joint between the pads. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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