IP Library Granted Patent US 8,741,766
Granted Patent B2
US 8,741,766 · App. 13/905,845 · Granted Jun 3, 2014

Semiconductor device and method of confining conductive bump material during reflow with solder mask patch

Inventor: Rajendra D. Pendse (Fremont, CA)
Assignee: STATS ChipPAC, Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 8,741,766
App. No.
13/905,845
Granted
Jun 3, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A semiconductor device has a semiconductor die with die bump pads and substrate with trace lines having integrated bump pads. A solder mask patch is formed interstitially between the die bump pads or integrated bump pads. The solder mask patch contains non-wettable material. Conductive bump material is deposited over the integrated bump pads or die bump pads. The semiconductor die is mounted over the substrate so that the conductive bump material is disposed between the die bump pads and integrated bump pads. The bump material is reflowed without a solder mask around the integrated bump pads to form an interconnect between the semiconductor die and substrate. The solder mask patch confines the conductive bump material within a footprint of the die bump pads or integrated bump pads during reflow. The interconnect can have a non-fusible base and fusible cap.

Claims (42)

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

providing a substrate including a plurality of trace lines;

forming a mask patch between the trace lines; and

disposing an interconnect structure over one of the trace lines.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein:

the trace lines include integrated bump pads that are co-linear with the trace lines; and

the mask patch is formed between the integrated bump pads.

3. The method of claim 1 , further including disposing a semiconductor die over the substrate.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the mask patch is isolated and formed within an array of integrated bump pads on the trace lines.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the interconnect structure includes a non-fusible portion and fusible portion.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the mask patch confines the interconnect structure on one of the trace lines.

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

providing a substrate including a plurality of trace lines comprising integrated bump pads; and

forming a plurality of isolated mask patches between the integrated bump pads.

8. The method of claim 7 , further including disposing a semiconductor die over the substrate.

9. The method of claim 7 , further including disposing an interconnect structure over one of the integrated bump pads.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the interconnect structure includes a non-fusible portion and fusible portion.

11. The method of claim 7 , further including forming the isolated mask patches interstitially within an array of the integrated bump pads.

12. The method of claim 7 , wherein:

the integrated bump pads are co-linear with the trace lines; and

the isolated mask patches are formed between the integrated bump pads.

13. The method of claim 9 , wherein the isolated mask patches confine the interconnect structure around the integrated bump pads.

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

providing a substrate including a plurality of trace lines comprising integrated bump pads; and

forming a plurality of isolated mask patches around the integrated bump pads.

15. The method of claim 14 , further including disposing a semiconductor die over the substrate.

16. The method of claim 14 , further including forming an interconnect structure over an integrated bump pad from the integrated bump pads.

17. The method of claim 16 , wherein forming the interconnect structure includes forming a fusible portion and a non-fusible portion.

18. The method of claim 14 , further including forming the isolated mask patches interstitially within an array of the integrated bump pads.

19. The method of claim 18 , further including:

forming the integrated bump pads co-linear with the trace lines; and

forming the mask patches between the integrated bump pads.

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

providing a substrate including a plurality of trace lines; and

forming a plurality of mask patches between trace lines.

21. The method of claim 20 , further including disposing a semiconductor die over the substrate.

22. The method of claim 20 , further including forming an interconnect structure over the plurality of trace lines.

23. The method of claim 22 , wherein forming the interconnect structure further includes forming a non-fusible portion and fusible portion.

24. The method of claim 20 , further including forming the mask patches interstitially within an array of integrated bump pads on the trace lines.

25. The method of claim 24 , further including:

forming the integrated bump pads co-linear with the trace lines; and

forming the mask patches between the integrated bump pads.

Assignments (8)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE CORRECT THE SPELLING OF ASSIGNEE'S NAME FROM "STATS CHIPPAC PTE. LTE. " TO STATS CHIPPAC PTE. LTD." PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 038378 FRAME: 0391. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Sep 5, 2023
From: STATS CHIPPAC LTD.
To: STATS CHIPPAC PTE. LTD.
Reel/Frame 064809/0877 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE CORRECT THE SPELLING OF ASSIGNEE'S NAME FROM "STATS CHIPPAC PTE. LTE." TO "STATS CHIPPAC PTE. LTD." PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 038378 FRAME: 0208. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Sep 1, 2023
From: STATS CHIPPAC LTD.
To: STATS CHIPPAC PTE. LTD.
Reel/Frame 064803/0387 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 16, 2020
From: CITICORP INTERNATIONAL LIMITED, AS COMMON SECURITY AGENT
To: STATS CHIPPAC, INC.; STATS CHIPPAC PTE. LTD. FORMERLY KNOWN AS STATS CHIPPAC LTD.
Reel/Frame 052963/0546 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 4, 2020
From: CITICORP INTERNATIONAL LIMITED, AS COMMON SECURITY AGENT
To: STATS CHIPPAC, INC.; STATS CHIPPAC PTE. LTD. FORMERLY KNOWN AS STATS CHIPPAC LTD.
Reel/Frame 052844/0491 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Apr 7, 2016
From: STATS CHIPPAC LTD.
To: STATS CHIPPAC PTE. LTE.
Reel/Frame 038378/0352 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Apr 7, 2016
From: STATS CHIPPAC LTD.
To: STATS CHIPPAC PTE. LTE.
Reel/Frame 038378/0391 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Apr 7, 2016
From: STATS CHIPPAC LTD.
To: STATS CHIPPAC PTE. LTE.
Reel/Frame 038378/0208 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Aug 6, 2015
From: STATS CHIPPAC, INC.; STATS CHIPPAC LTD.
To: CITICORP INTERNATIONAL LIMITED, AS COMMON SECURITY AGENT
Reel/Frame 036288/0748 →
Continuity (4)
Continuation 13476899 · May 21, 2012
Division 12633531 · Dec 8, 2009
Provisional Application 61141782 · Dec 31, 2008
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