B-stageable die attach adhesives

• US 7,851,254 B2
• Filed: 02/09/2007
• Issued: 12/14/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 11/25/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Henkel IP & Holding GmbH (Henkel AG & Co KGaA)
• Original Assignee: Henkel Corporation (Henkel AG & Co KGaA)
• Inventors: delos Santos, Benedicto, Forray, Deborah Derfelt, Liu, Puwei
• Primary Examiner(s): Garber; Charles D
• Assistant Examiner(s): STEVENSON, ANDRE C
• Application Number:
  US11/673,140
• Publication Number:
  US 20080160315A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,404 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 438/106
• CPC Class Codes: C09J 5/06 involving heating of the applied adhesive
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2224/29 of an individual layer connector
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2224/29099 Material
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• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2224/2919 with a principal constituent of the material being a polymer, e.g. polyester, phenolic based polymer, epoxy
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• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2224/2929 with a principal constituent of the material being a polymer, e.g. polyester, phenolic based polymer, epoxy
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• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2224/32225 the item being non-metallic, e.g. insulating substrate with or without metallisation
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2224/45015 : being circular
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2224/45139 : Silver (Ag) as principal constituent
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2224/48091 : Arched
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• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2224/73265 : Layer and wire connectors
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• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2224/83855 : Hardening the adhesive by curing, i.e. thermosetting
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• CPC Class Codes: H01L 24/29 : of an individual layer connector
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Abstract

The present invention relates to b-stageable die attach adhesives, methods of preparing such adhesives, methods of applying such adhesives to the die and other substrate surfaces, and assemblies prepared therewith for connecting microelectronic circuitry.

Claims

1. A method for adhesively attaching a first substrate to a second substrate, said method comprising:

a. applying a composition to one or both of said first substrate or said second substrate, wherein the composition is a b-stage curable composition comprising;

a. a solid component heat curable at a first temperature;

b. a liquid component, which is either heat curable at a second temperature or curable upon exposure to radiation in the electromagnetic spectrum; and

c. a heat cure catalyst for the solid curable component;

b. exposing the composition-applied substrate to conditions favorable to effect cure of the liquid curable component thereof, thereby forming a b-staged curable film;

c. exposing the b-staged curable film of b. to a temperature in the range of 90°

C. and 160°

C. sufficient to melt the solid curable component thereof;

d. adjoining said first substrate with said second substrate to form an assembly wherein said first substrate and said second substrate are separated by the composition applied in a.; and

e. exposing the curable film of c. to a temperature condition in the range of 150°

C. and 200°

C. to cure the melted, solid curable component.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said first substrate is a chip die.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein said first substrate and said second substrate are chip die.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein said first substrate is a circuit board.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein said first substrate is a circuit board without solder mask.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein said first substrate is a circuit board with solder mask.

7. An article of manufacture comprising a semiconductor chip which is provided for attachment to and electrical interconnection with another semiconductor chip or a carrier substrate, the semiconductor chip having a first surface and a second surface, with the first surface having electrical contacts arranged in a predetermined pattern thereon for providing electrical engagement with the another semiconductor chip or the carrier substrate, respectively, and with the second surface having a b stage heat curable composition disposed on a layer or a portion thereof, wherein the composition is a b-stage curable composition comprising:

a. a solid component heat curable at a first temperature;

b. a liquid component, which is either heat curable at a second temperature or curable upon exposure to radiation in the electromagnetic spectrum; and

c. a heat cure catalyst for the solid curable component.