IP Library Granted Patent US 8,240,543
Granted Patent B2
US 8,240,543 · App. 12/162,588 · Granted Aug 14, 2012

Electronic component mounting system, electronic component placing apparatus, and electronic component mounting method

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Patent No.
US 8,240,543
App. No.
12/162,588
Granted
Aug 14, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

Regarding electronic component mounting in which an electronic component having plural solder bumps for external connection on its lower surface is mounted on a board, in an electronic component mounting operation of previously measuring the height position of solder paste on the board on which the solder paste has been printed, and mounting the electronic component on the board on which the solder paste has been printed by a loading head, whether the transfer of the solder paste to the solder bumps is necessary or not is judged on the basis of the measurement result of the height of the solder paste. In case that it is judged that the transfer is necessary, the transfer of the solder paste is executed, and thereafter the electronic component is mounted on the board. Hereby, it is possible to prevent the poor joint in case that a thin-sized semiconductor package which causes easily warp deformation is mounted on the board by soldering.

Claims (9)

1. An electronic component mounting method, comprising:

printing solder paste on electrodes on a board by a printing apparatus;

executing three-dimensional measurement for the board, thereby to measure the height of the printed solder paste;

determining, on a basis of the measurement result of the height of the printed solder paste, the printed solder paste is insufficient;

the electronic component mounting method further comprises:

picking up an electronic component from a component supply part with a loading head and transferring additional solder paste to solder bumps on the electronic component by a solder paste supply part prior to mounting the electronic component on the board;

mounting the electronic component on the board by contacting the printed solder paste on the electrodes on the board; and

heating the board on which the electronic component has been mounted thereby to heat and melt the solder bumps and the printed and additional solder pastes, and soldering the electronic component onto the board.

2. The electronic component mounting method according to claim 1 , wherein the measurement result of the height of the printed solder paste is a deviation in height of the printed solder paste obtained from plural measurement results of the height.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 6, 2009
From: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
To: PANASONIC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 022363/0306 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 4, 2008
From: NISHI, SYOICHI; TSUKAMOTO, MITSUHAYA; KIHARA, MASAHIRO; INOUE, MASAFUMI
To: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 021481/0200 →