IP Library Granted Patent US 9,093,278
Granted Patent B1
US 9,093,278 · App. 14/137,352 · Granted Jul 28, 2015

Method of manufacture of integrated circuit packaging system with plasma processing

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Patent No.
US 9,093,278
App. No.
14/137,352
Granted
Jul 28, 2015
Kind
B1
Abstract

A method of manufacture of an integrated circuit packaging system including: heating a support structure having a conductive pad and an organic surface protection layer on the conductive pad; removing the organic surface protection layer from the conductive pad by a plasma process with a two-step method, the two-step method includes a first step with a dioxygen and a second step with a dihydrogen, wherein the second step immediately follows the first step; and forming an underfill over the conductive pad.

Claims (34)

1. A method of manufacture of an integrated circuit packaging system comprising:

heating a support structure having a conductive pad and an organic surface protection layer on the conductive pad;

removing the organic surface protection layer from the conductive pad by a plasma process with a two-step method, the two-step method includes a first step with a dioxygen and a second step with a dihydrogen, wherein the second step immediately follows the first step; and

forming an underfill over the conductive pad.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein removing the organic surface protection layer includes removing the organic surface protection layer with a force less than 90 newtons.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein removing the organic surface protection layer includes removing the organic surface protection layer by the plasma process with thermal compression.

4. The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein forming the underfill includes forming the underfill with a non-conductive paste.

5. The method as claimed in claim 1 further comprising forming a conductive joint directly on the conductive pad.

6. A method of manufacture of an integrated circuit packaging system comprising:

heating a support structure having a conductive pad and an organic surface protection layer on the conductive pad;

removing the organic surface protection layer from the conductive pad by a plasma process with a two-step method, the two-step method includes a first step with a dioxygen and a second step with a dihydrogen, wherein the second step immediately follows the first step;

forming an underfill over the conductive pad; and

mounting an integrated circuit over the support structure with the underfill in between the integrated circuit and the support structure.

7. The method as claimed in claim 6 wherein removing the organic surface protection layer includes removing the organic surface protection layer with a force less than or equal to 90 newtons.

8. The method as claimed in claim 6 wherein removing the organic surface protection layer includes removing the organic surface protection layer from the conductive pad by the plasma process with thermal compression, wherein the conductive pad includes copper.

9. The method as claimed in claim 6 wherein forming the underfill includes forming the underfill with a non-conductive paste directly on the conductive pad.

10. The method as claimed in claim 6 further comprising:

forming a conductive joint directly on the conductive pad; and

hardening the conductive joint.

11. A method of manufacture of an integrated circuit packaging system comprising:

heating a support structure having a conductive pad and an organic surface protection layer on the conductive pad;

removing the organic surface protection layer from the conductive pad by a plasma process with a two-step method, the two-step method includes a first step with a dioxygen and a second step with a dihydrogen, wherein the second step immediately follows the first step;

forming an underfill over the conductive pad;

mounting an integrated circuit over the support structure with the underfill in between the integrated circuit and the support structure; and

forming a conductive joint directly on a connector of the integrated circuit and the conductive pad.

12. The method as claimed in claim 11 wherein removing the organic surface protection layer includes removing the organic surface protection layer with a force less than 90 newtons.

13. The method as claimed in claim 11 wherein removing the organic surface protection layer includes removing the organic surface protection layer by the plasma process with thermal compression.

14. The method as claimed in claim 11 wherein forming the underfill includes forming the underfill with a non-conductive paste.

15. The method as claimed in claim 11 further comprising forming a conductive joint directly on the conductive pad.

16. The method as claimed in claim 11 wherein heating the support structure includes the support structure having the organic surface protection layer with a chemical construction of Imidazole.

17. The method as claimed in claim 16 wherein removing the organic surface protection layer includes removing the organic surface protection layer with a force less than or equal to 90 newtons.

18. The method as claimed in claim 16 wherein removing the organic surface protection layer includes removing the organic surface protection layer from the conductive pad by the plasma process with thermal compression, wherein the conductive pad includes copper.

19. The method as claimed in claim 16 wherein forming the underfill includes forming the underfill with a non-conductive paste directly on the conductive pad.

20. The method as claimed in claim 16 further comprising hardening the conductive joint.

Assignments (6)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 3, 2025
From: STATS CHIPPAC PTE. LTD.
To: STATS CHIPPAC MANAGEMENT PTE. LTD.
Reel/Frame 072788/0917 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE ASSIGNEE'S NAME PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 038378 FRAME: 0400. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Sep 5, 2023
From: STATS CHIPPAC LTD.
To: STATS CHIPPAC PTE. LTD.
Reel/Frame 064806/0593 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 18, 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 052972/0001 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Apr 7, 2016
From: STATS CHIPPAC LTD.
To: STATS CHIPPAC PTE. LTE.
Reel/Frame 038378/0400 →
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 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 20, 2013
From: CHOI, JOONYOUNG; PARK, SEONG WON; KIM, KYUNGOE; LEE, HUN TEAK; CHO, SUNGWON
To: STATS CHIPPAC LTD.
Reel/Frame 031833/0868 →