IP Library Granted Patent US 7,245,029
Granted Patent B2
US 7,245,029 · App. 11/413,042 · Granted Jul 17, 2007

Semiconductor device, manufacturing method and mounting method of the semiconductor device, circuit board, and electronic apparatus

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Patent No.
US 7,245,029
App. No.
11/413,042
Granted
Jul 17, 2007
Kind
B2
Abstract

To easily determine an orientation of a semiconductor device, a semiconductor device includes a substrate including electrode electrically connected to an integrated circuit, an external terminal electrically connected to the electrode, and a light transmissive insulation layer provided on the external terminal side of the substrate, and a mark provided on the substrate and covered by the insulation layer and recognizable through the insulation layer.

Claims (24)

1. The semiconductor device, comprising:

a substrate including an electrode electrically connected to at least one integrated circuit;

an external terminal electrically connected to the electrode;

a light transmissive insulation layer disposed on the external terminal side of the substrate; and

a mark provided above the substrate and covered by the light transmissive insulation layer so as to be visible through the light transmissive insulation layer,

wherein the substrate is a semiconductor substrate, and the integrated circuit is formed on the semiconductor substrate.

2. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 ,

the external terminal being a solder ball, and

the insulation layer being a solder resist.

3. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , the semiconductor substrate being a semiconductor wafer including the integrated circuit for each of plural areas.

4. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , the semiconductor substrate being a semiconductor chip.

5. The semiconductor device according to claim 4 , the mark being provided on at least one of the four corners of the semiconductor chip.

6. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a resin layer formed on the side of a semiconductor substrate where the electrode is formed, avoiding at least a part of the electrode; and

an interconnection layer extending from the electrode to an upper surface of the resin layer and including at least one land formed on the resin layer,

the external terminal being provided on the land, and

the light transmissive insulation layer being formed to cover the interconnection layer with at least a part of the external terminal exposed.

7. The semiconductor device according to claim 6 , the mark being provided on the resin layer.

8. The semiconductor device according to claim 6 , further comprising:

a passivation film provided on the semiconductor substrate,

the mark being provided on the passivation film.

9. The semiconductor device according to claim 6 , the mark being made of the same material as at least a part of the material which the interconnection layer is made of.

10. The semiconductor device according to claim 6 , the mark being provided on an area not in contact with the interconnection layer.

11. The semiconductor device according to claim 6 , the interconnection layer having a plurality of lands including a first land having a shape incorporating the mark and a second land having a shape different from the shape of the first land.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 4, 2019
From: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
To: 138 EAST LCD ADVANCEMENTS LIMITED
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