IP Library Granted Patent US 8,921,157
Granted Patent B2
US 8,921,157 · App. 13/426,687 · Granted Dec 30, 2014

Printed substrate manufacturing equipment and manufacturing method

Inventors: Noriaki Mukai (Toride, JP); Masaru Mitsumoto (Ryugasaki, JP); Makoto Homma (Katori, JP)
Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
H05K3/3436H01L21/563H01L24/75H01L24/81H01L24/83H01L23/564H01L2224/16225H01L2224/75272H01L2224/75281H01L2224/81192H01L2224/81815H01L2224/83192H01L2224/8388H01L2224/83951H01L2224/9211H01L2924/01082H05K3/303H05K2201/0129H05K2201/10674H05K2201/10977H05K2203/167H01L2924/01005H01L2924/01006H01L2924/01033H01L2924/014H01L2224/81191H01L2224/83191H01L2224/73104
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Patent No.
US 8,921,157
App. No.
13/426,687
Granted
Dec 30, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

Solder bumps are formed on a plurality of electrode parts of a printed substrate and a semiconductor chip is loaded on the printed substrate via the plurality of solder bumps. In this case, a thermoplastic film is prepared as an underfill that covers a surface of the printed substrate on which the solder bumps are formed. In the film, parts corresponding to the solder bumps are removed and a peripheral edge of a part on which the semiconductor chip will be loaded has a protruded form. After the printed substrate has been covered with the film, the film is bonded onto the board and the semiconductor chip is loaded on the printed substrate and carried into a reflow furnace. In the reflow furnace, heat and pressure are applied to fuse the solder bumps.

Claims (12)

1. A printed substrate manufacturing method of forming solder bumps on a plurality of electrode parts of a printed substrate and mounting a semiconductor chip on the printed substrate via the plurality of solder bumps, comprising:

preparing a thermoplastic film to be used as an underfill that covers a surface of the printed substrate on which the solder bumps are formed, wherein parts of the film corresponding to the solder bumps are removed and a peripheral edge of a part of the film on which the semiconductor chip will be mounted has a protruded form for preventing movement of the semiconductor chip on the printed substrate;

covering the printed substrate with the film and thereafter bonding the film onto the printed substrate, wherein the parts of the film corresponding to the solder bumps are removed before covering the printed substrate with the film;

mounting the semiconductor chip on the printed substrate and carrying the printed substrate into a reflow furnace; and

bonding by applying heat and pressure to fuse the solder bumps in the reflow furnace.

2. A method of manufacturing a printed substrate comprising steps of:

preparing an underfill film by forming a plurality of holes through the film and forming at least one protruded form on a peripheral edge of the film, wherein the at least one protruded form is disposed on a first surface of the film, and the at least one protruded form extends away from the first surface of the film;

after preparing the film, covering a printed substrate with the film by aligning a plurality of solder bumps on the printed substrate with the plurality of holes through the film and thereafter bonding the film onto the printed substrate;

placing a semiconductor chip on the printed substrate via the plurality of solder bumps and carrying the printed substrate into a reflow furnace; and

applying heat and pressure in the reflow furnace to adhere the semiconductor chip to the printed substrate.

3. The method of manufacturing a printed substrate according to claim 2 , wherein the step of preparing the film further comprises drawing the film from a film roll, cutting the film to a predetermined size, and drilling the plurality of holes through the film.

4. The printed substrate manufacturing method according to claim 2 , wherein a second surface of the film faces the printed substrate after covering the printed substrate with the film, and the second surface of the film forms one side of the film and the first surface of the film forms an opposite side of the film.

Assignments (2)
MERGER Recorded Jan 13, 2014
From: HITACHI PLANT TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.
To: HITACHI, LTD.
Reel/Frame 031953/0447 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 7, 2012
From: MUKAI, NORIAKI; MITSUMOTO, MASARU; HOMMA, MAKOTO
To: HITACHI PLANT TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.
Reel/Frame 028164/0032 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2011-067147 · Mar 25, 2011 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20120244666A1 · Sep 27, 2012