Insulator/metal bonding island for active-area silver epoxy bonding
First Claim
1. A semiconductor interconnection system, comprising:
- a semiconductor die;
first and second conductive contacts, said first conductive contact coupled to a surface of said semiconductor die, and said second conductive contact coupled to an external structure;
a silver epoxy bond interposed between said first and second conductive contacts, said epoxy bond providing electrical and mechanical interconnection between said semiconductor die and said external structure;
a plurality of silver migration regions in the first conductive contact extending from the silver epoxy bond toward the surface of said semiconductor die; and
an insulating island interposed between said silver migration regions and the surface of said semiconductor die, wherein the first conductive contact is in contact with the surface of said semiconductor die in a region adjacent the insulating island.
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Abstract
A semiconductor interconnection device having a semiconductor die, a plurality of epoxy bonds, and an array of insulating islands is disclosed. The semiconductor die has a plurality of conductive contacts. The plurality of epoxy bonds has a metallic substance such as silver. The epoxy bonds are configured to provide interconnection between the semiconductor die and an external structure. The plurality of epoxy bonds is selectively applied to the plurality of conductive contacts on the semiconductor die and corresponding conductive contacts on the external structure. The array of insulating islands is coupled to the plurality of conductive contacts. The islands are configured to prevent migration of the metallic substance from the plurality of epoxy bonds to the semiconductor die through the plurality of conductive contacts.
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14 Claims
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1. A semiconductor interconnection system, comprising:
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a semiconductor die;
first and second conductive contacts, said first conductive contact coupled to a surface of said semiconductor die, and said second conductive contact coupled to an external structure;
a silver epoxy bond interposed between said first and second conductive contacts, said epoxy bond providing electrical and mechanical interconnection between said semiconductor die and said external structure;
a plurality of silver migration regions in the first conductive contact extending from the silver epoxy bond toward the surface of said semiconductor die; and
an insulating island interposed between said silver migration regions and the surface of said semiconductor die, wherein the first conductive contact is in contact with the surface of said semiconductor die in a region adjacent the insulating island. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9)
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6. A semiconductor interconnection system, comprising:
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a semiconductor die;
first and second conductive contacts, said first conductive contact coupled to a surface of said semiconductor die, and said second conductive contact coupled to an external structure;
a silver epoxy bond interposed between said first and second conductive contacts, said epoxy bond providing electrical and mechanical interconnection between said semiconductor die and said external structure; and
an insulating island configured to prevent migration of silver from said silver epoxy bond to said semiconductor die through said first conductive contact; and
a conductive electrode heavily doped with p-type material at the surface of said semiconductor die to provide electrical connection between said semiconductor die and said external structure. - View Dependent Claims (7)
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10. A semiconductor flip-chip, comprising:
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a semiconductor die having a plurality of conductive contacts;
a plurality of epoxy bonds having a metallic component, said epoxy bonds configured to provide interconnection between said semiconductor die and an external structure, said plurality of epoxy bonds selectively applied to said plurality of conductive contacts on said semiconductor die and corresponding conductive contacts on the external structure;
a plurality of metallic component migration regions in each of said plurality of conductive contacts; and
an insulating island corresponding to each of the plurality of epoxy bonds, each insulating island interposed between one of said plurality of conductive contacts and a surface of the semiconductor die, wherein each of said plurality of conductive contacts is in contact with the surface of the semiconductor die in a region adjacent the corresponding insulating island. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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