IP Library Granted Patent US 9,010,615
Granted Patent B2
US 9,010,615 · App. 14/249,852 · Granted Apr 21, 2015

Bonding apparatus and bonding method

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Patent No.
US 9,010,615
App. No.
14/249,852
Granted
Apr 21, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

To provide a bonding apparatus capable of increasing product quality by realizing high-precision control of a pressing force applied upon mounting of an electronic component on a substrate by bonding, and to a bonding method capable of providing high-quality products stably. The bonding apparatus includes: at least a bonding head 100 for pressing an electronic component 6 against a substrate 1 to bond it to the substrate 1 ; a plurality of load detection mechanisms (e.g., load sensors 5 ) substantially equally spaced so as to face one another under a substrate stage S supporting the substrate 1 provided with the electronic component 6 ; and a pressure detection unit 20 for detecting pressing force at the bonding surface between the electronic component 6 and substrate 1 on the basis of the pressure values detected by the individual load detection mechanisms 5.

Claims (13)

1. A method of detecting a bonding abnormality, comprising:

pressing an electronic component against a substrate to bond the electronic component to the substrate;

monitoring individual pressure values, as a function of time, applied to the substrate during the pressing by using a plurality of load detection mechanisms placed at different locations under the substrate, wherein each of said load detection mechanisms detects respective pressure value; and

detecting the bonding abnormality by detecting a time lag, the time-lag being a difference in time between a time of a start of the pressing and a time at which all of the pressure values reach same value.

2. The method of detecting a bonding abnormality according to claim 1 , wherein the load detection mechanisms are disposed at equal intervals.

3. The method of detecting a bonding abnormality according to claim 1 , wherein the electronic component has a polygonal shape, and the load detection mechanisms are disposed at positions corresponding to corners of the electronic component.

4. The method of detecting a bonding abnormality according to claim 1 , wherein the electronic component has a square shape, and the load detection mechanisms are disposed at positions corresponding to corners of the electronic component.

5. The method of detecting a bonding abnormality according to claim 1 , wherein the load detection mechanisms are disposed in a matrix form.

6. The method of detecting a bonding abnormality according to claim 1 , wherein traceability is ensured for bonding between the electronic component and the substrate on a basis of the pressure values.

7. The method of detecting a bonding abnormality according to claim 1 , further comprising: detecting a second bonding abnormality when one of the pressure values is outside of a first reference range and detecting a third bonding abnormality when any two values among the pressure values differ.

8. The method of detecting a bonding abnormality according to claim 7 , further comprising:

wherein the plurality of load detection mechanisms placed at different locations under the substrate are placed in rows; and

detecting of a fourth bonding abnormality of the pressing when a sum of the pressure values of each row of the load detection mechanisms is outside of a second reference range.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 17, 2015
From: FUJITSU SEMICONDUCTOR LIMITED
To: SOCIONEXT INC.
Reel/Frame 035453/0904 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 23, 2014
From: YOSHIMOTO, KAZUHIRO; SHIMOBEPPU, YUZO; TESHIROGI, KAZUO; SHINJO, YOSHIAKI
To: FUJITSU SEMICONDUCTOR LIMITED
Reel/Frame 033159/0918 →