METHODOLOGY FOR PROCESSING A PANEL DURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE FABRICATION
First Claim
1. A method for processing a panel during the formation of semiconductor devices, said panel including a plurality of semiconductor dies interposed between first and second opposing external surfaces, wherein said first external surface is an interconnect surface, each of said plurality of semiconductor dies is in electrical communication with said interconnect surface, and said method comprises:
- forming a series of grooves in said interconnect surface, said grooves extending partially through said panel so that said panel remains intact, said grooves being coincident with a dicing pattern for said panel, and said grooves having a groove width; and
following said forming operation, dicing through said panel from said interconnect surface utilizing a dice tool in accordance with said dicing pattern to singularize said plurality of semiconductor devices, said dice tool producing a dice width through said panel that is greater than said groove width, and each of said semiconductor devices including at least one of said semiconductor dies.
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Abstract
A method (20, 104) for processing a panel (26, 128) during semiconductor device (52) fabrication entails forming grooves (72, 142) in a surface (34, 132) of the panel (26, 128) coincident with a dicing pattern (54) for the panel (26, 128). The grooves (72, 142) extend partially through the panel (26, 128) so that the panel (26, 128) remains intact. The grooves (72, 142) relieve stress in the panel (26, 128) to reduce panel (26, 128) warpage, thus enabling the panel (26, 128) to be reliably held on a support structure (88, 98, 138) via vacuum when undergoing further processing, such as solder printing (86). The method (20, 104) further entails, dicing (96, 152) through the panel (26, 128) from the surface (34, 132) in accordance with the dicing pattern (54) while the panel (26, 128) is mounted on the support structure (98, 138) to singularize the semiconductor devices (52).
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19 Claims
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1. A method for processing a panel during the formation of semiconductor devices, said panel including a plurality of semiconductor dies interposed between first and second opposing external surfaces, wherein said first external surface is an interconnect surface, each of said plurality of semiconductor dies is in electrical communication with said interconnect surface, and said method comprises:
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forming a series of grooves in said interconnect surface, said grooves extending partially through said panel so that said panel remains intact, said grooves being coincident with a dicing pattern for said panel, and said grooves having a groove width; and following said forming operation, dicing through said panel from said interconnect surface utilizing a dice tool in accordance with said dicing pattern to singularize said plurality of semiconductor devices, said dice tool producing a dice width through said panel that is greater than said groove width, and each of said semiconductor devices including at least one of said semiconductor dies. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for processing a panel during the formation of semiconductor devices, said panel including a plurality of semiconductor dies interposed between first and second opposing external surfaces, wherein said first external surface is an interconnect surface, each of said plurality of semiconductor dies is in electrical communication with said interconnect surface, and said method comprises:
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adhering said second external surface of said panel to a first support structure using an adhesive material; while said panel is adhered to said first support structure, forming a series of grooves in said interconnect surface, said grooves extending partially through said panel so that said panel remains intact, said grooves being coincident with a dicing pattern for said panel, and said grooves having a groove width; following said forming operation, removing said panel from said first support structure; mounting said panel on a second support structure with said interconnect surface exposed and said second external surface in contact with said second support structure; applying solder paste to said interconnect surface in accordance with a solder print pattern; following said applying operation, removing said panel from said second support structure; mounting said panel on a tape-less support structure with said interconnect surface exposed and said second external surface in contact with said tape-less support structure; and while said panel is mounted on said tape-less support structure, dicing through said panel from said interconnect surface utilizing a dice tool in accordance with said dicing pattern to singularize said plurality of semiconductor devices, said dice tool producing a dice width through said panel that is greater than said groove width, and each of said semiconductor devices including at least one of said semiconductor dies. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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15. A method for processing a panel during the formation of semiconductor devices, said method comprising:
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concurrently forming an encapsulant layer overlying an inactive surface of each of a plurality of semiconductor dies to produce a panel subassembly, said encapsulant layer including an outer encapsulant surface; building a substantially planar interconnect layer over an active surface of said each of said plurality of semiconductor dies to produce said panel, said active surface including device pads, said interconnect layer including an outer interconnect surface having external contacts, said panel including said plurality of semiconductor dies interposed between said outer encapsulant surface and said outer interconnect surface, and said device pads are interconnected with said external contacts; forming a series of grooves in said outer interconnect surface, said grooves extending partially through said panel so that said panel remains intact, said grooves being coincident with a dicing pattern for said panel, said dicing pattern being a two-dimensional grid array over said outer interconnect surface, said forming operation forms said series of grooves in both dimensions of said two-dimensional grid array; and following said forming operation, dicing through said panel from said outer interconnect surface in accordance with said dicing pattern to singularize said semiconductor devices, each of said semiconductor devices including at least one of said semiconductor dies. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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