APPARATUS FOR USE IN SEMICONDUCTOR WAFER PROCESSING FOR LATERALLY DISPLACING INDIVIDUAL SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES AWAY FROM ONE ANOTHER
First Claim
1. A semiconductor package, comprising:
- a semiconductor device including an active surface, a back surface, and a side edge extending from the active surface to the back surface;
at least one bond pad on the active surface of the semiconductor device;
a first passivation material over the active surface of the semiconductor device, the at least one bond pad being exposed through the first passivation material;
a conductive bump secured on the at least one bond pad; and
a second passivation material over the first passivation material, the side edge of the semiconductor device, and at least substantially surrounding the conductive bump.
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Abstract
A chip-scale or wafer-level package, having passivation layers on substantially all surfaces thereof to form a hermetically sealed package, is provided. The package may be formed by disposing a first passivation layer on the passive or back side surface of a semiconductor wafer. The semiconductor wafer may be attached to a flexible membrane and diced, such as by a wafer saw, to separate the semiconductor devices. Once diced, the flexible membrane may be stretched so as to laterally displace the individual semiconductor devices away from one another and substantially expose the side edges thereof. Once the side edges of the semiconductor devices are exposed, a passivation layer may be formed on the side edges and active surfaces of the devices. A portion of the passivation layer over the active surface of each semiconductor device may be removed so as to expose conductive elements formed therebeneath.
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20 Claims
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1. A semiconductor package, comprising:
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a semiconductor device including an active surface, a back surface, and a side edge extending from the active surface to the back surface; at least one bond pad on the active surface of the semiconductor device; a first passivation material over the active surface of the semiconductor device, the at least one bond pad being exposed through the first passivation material; a conductive bump secured on the at least one bond pad; and a second passivation material over the first passivation material, the side edge of the semiconductor device, and at least substantially surrounding the conductive bump. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A packaged semiconductor device, comprising:
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a semiconductor device having an active surface, a back side, and side edges extending from the active surface to the back side; a plurality of bond pads on the active surface; a first passivation material on the active surface exposing the plurality of bond pads; a plurality of conductive bumps, one conductive bump of the plurality of conductive bumps over each bond pad of the plurality of bond pads; a second passivation material over the first passivation material, the plurality of conductive bumps, and the side edges of the semiconductor device. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A memory device, comprising:
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a semiconductor device; a first passivation material on a back side of the semiconductor device; a second passivation material on an active surface of the semiconductor device; a third passivation material on side edges of the semiconductor device extending from the first passivation material to the second passivation material; and a carrier substrate electrically coupled to the semiconductor device. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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