Electronic device with stud bumps
An electronic device is disclosed. In an embodiment an electronic device includes a carrier board having an upper surface and an electronic chip mounted on the upper surface of the carrier board, the electronic chip having a mounting side facing the upper surface of the carrier board, a top side facing away from the upper surface of the carrier board, and sidewalls connecting the mounting side to the top side, wherein the electronic chip has equal to or less than 5 stud bumps per square millimeter of a base area of the mounting side, and wherein a laminated polymer hood at least partly covers the top side of the electronic chip and extends onto the upper surface of the carrier board.
1. An electronic device comprising:
a carrier board having an upper surface; and
an electronic chip mounted on the upper surface of the carrier board, the electronic chip having a mounting side facing the upper surface of the carrier board, a top side facing away from the upper surface of the carrier board, and sidewalls connecting the mounting side to the top side,
wherein the electronic chip has equal to or less than 5 stud bumps per square millimeter of a base area of the mounting side, and
wherein a laminated polymer hood at least partly covers the top side of the electronic chip and extends onto the upper surface of the carrier board.
2. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the polymer hood covers at least three sidewalls of the electronic chip.
3. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the stud bumps are connected to the upper surface of the carrier board by a conductive adhesive.
4. The electronic device according to claim 3 , wherein the conductive adhesive has a Young's modulus of equal to or less than 500 MPa.
5. The electronic device according to claim 3 , wherein the conductive adhesive has a Young's modulus of equal to or less than 100 MPa.
6. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the mounting side of the electronic chip is located at a distance from the upper surface of the carrier board thereby defining a clearance between the mounting side and the upper surface, and wherein the clearance is free of any underfill material.
7. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the carrier board has at least one recess in the upper surface, and wherein at least one of the stud bumps reaches into the recess.
8. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the stud bumps has a form-locking profile.
9. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the stud bumps has a height of equal to or greater than 30 μm and equal to or less than 180 μm.
10. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the polymer hood comprises a B-stage material.
11. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the polymer hood has a thickness of equal to or greater than 10 μm and equal to or less than 80 μm.
12. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the polymer hood has a Young's modulus of equal to or less than 1 GPa at room temperature.
13. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the electronic chip is a sensor chip.
14. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the electronic chip is a MEMS chip.