IP Library Granted Patent US 12690316
Granted Patent B2
US 12690316 · App. 18/351,369 · Granted Jul 21, 2026

Method of making a semiconductor package with graphene for die attach

Inventors: YongMoo Shin (Incheon, KR); HeeSoo Lee (Incheon, KR); SuJeong Kwon (Incheon, KR)
Assignee: STATS ChipPAC Pte. Ltd.
H10H20/8581H10H20/857H10H20/8583H10W72/322H10W90/00H10W72/01323H10W72/0198H10W72/073H10W72/07331H10W72/07335H10W72/07354H10W72/075H10W72/07531H10W72/07554H10W72/325H10W72/347H10W72/352H10W72/353H10W72/354H10W72/865H10W72/884H10W72/90H10W72/952H10W90/732H10W90/736H10W90/753H10W90/756
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Patent No.
US 12690316
App. No.
18/351,369
Granted
Jul 21, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A semiconductor device has a substrate with a die pad. A conductive material is disposed on the die pad. The conductive material includes a plurality of graphene-coated metal balls in a matrix. A semiconductor die is disposed on the conductive material. The conductive material is sintered using an infrared laser. A bond wire is formed between the semiconductor die and substrate. An encapsulant is deposited over the semiconductor die and bond wire.

Claims (44)

1 . A method of making a semiconductor device, comprising:

providing a substrate including a die pad;

disposing a conductive material on the die pad, wherein the conductive material includes a plurality of graphene-coated metal balls in a matrix;

disposing a semiconductor die on the conductive material, wherein the graphene-coated metal balls are each interconnected as one graphene-coated metal ball of the plurality of graphene-coated metal balls physically contacts another graphene-coated metal ball of the plurality of graphene-coated metal balls within the conductive material to form a continuous thermal conduction path through the graphene-coated metal balls between the surface of the die pad and semiconductor die;

sintering the conductive material using an infrared laser;

forming a bond wire between the semiconductor die and substrate; and

depositing an encapsulant over the semiconductor die and bond wire.

2 . The method of claim 1 , further including sintering the conductive material after disposing the semiconductor die on the conductive material.

3 . The method of claim 1 , further including sintering the conductive material for thirty seconds or less.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the semiconductor die includes a light emitting diode.

5 . The method of claim 1 , further including forming a solder bump on the substrate opposite the semiconductor die.

6 . The method of claim 1 , further including depositing the conductive material by jet printing.

7 . A method of making a semiconductor device, comprising:

providing a substrate;

disposing a conductive material over the substrate, wherein the conductive material includes a plurality of graphene-coated metal balls; and

disposing a semiconductor die over the conductive material, wherein the graphene-coated metal balls are each interconnected as one graphene-coated metal ball of the plurality of graphene-coated metal balls physically contacts another graphene-coated metal ball of the plurality of graphene-coated metal balls within the conductive material to form a continuous thermal conduction path through the graphene-coated metal balls between the surface of the die pad and semiconductor die.

8 . The method of claim 7 , further including sintering the conductive material using an infrared laser.

9 . The method of claim 8 , further including sintering the conductive material after disposing the semiconductor die over the conductive material.

10 . The method of claim 8 , further including sintering the conductive material for thirty seconds or less.

11 . The method of claim 7 , wherein the semiconductor die includes a light emitting diode.

12 . The method of claim 7 , further including forming a solder bump on the substrate opposite the semiconductor die.

13 . The method of claim 7 , further including depositing the conductive material by jet printing.

14 . A method of making a semiconductor device, comprising:

providing a substrate including a die pad;

disposing a conductive material on the die pad, wherein the conductive material includes a plurality of graphene-coated metal balls in a matrix;

disposing a semiconductor die on the conductive material, wherein the graphene-coated metal balls are each interconnected as one graphene-coated metal ball of the plurality of graphene-coated metal balls physically contacts another graphene-coated metal ball of the plurality of graphene-coated metal balls within the conductive material to form a continuous thermal conduction path through the graphene-coated metal balls between the surface of the die pad and semiconductor die;

sintering the conductive material using an infrared laser; and

depositing an encapsulant over the semiconductor die.

15 . The method of claim 14 , further including sintering the conductive material after disposing the semiconductor die on the conductive material.

16 . The method of claim 14 , further including sintering the conductive material for thirty seconds or less.

17 . The method of claim 14 , wherein the semiconductor die includes a light emitting diode.

18 . The method of claim 14 , further including forming a solder bump on the substrate opposite the semiconductor die.

19 . The method of claim 14 , further including depositing the conductive material by jet printing.

20 . A method of making a semiconductor device, comprising:

providing a substrate;

disposing a conductive material over the substrate, wherein the conductive material includes a plurality of graphene-coated metal balls; and

disposing a first semiconductor die over the conductive material, wherein the graphene-coated metal balls are each interconnected as one graphene-coated metal ball of the plurality of graphene-coated metal balls physically contacts another graphene-coated metal ball of the plurality of graphene-coated metal balls within the conductive material to form a continuous thermal conduction path through the graphene-coated metal balls between the surface of the die pad and first semiconductor die.

21 . The method of claim 20 , further including sintering the conductive material using an infrared laser.

22 . The method of claim 21 , further including sintering the conductive material after disposing the first semiconductor die over the conductive material.

23 . The method of claim 21 , further including sintering the conductive material for thirty seconds or less.

24 . The method of claim 20 , wherein the first semiconductor die includes a light emitting diode.

25 . The method of claim 20 , further including:

disposing a second semiconductor die over the conductive material; and

forming a bond wire extending from the first semiconductor die to the second semiconductor die.