Semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof
View Patent ↗A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes providing a carrier including a first layer, a second layer, a first surface of the first layer and a second surface of the second layer, disposing a plurality of solder bumps on the second surface, disposing a molding between the plurality of solder bumps and over the second surface, cutting the first layer to form a first recess in the first layer, wherein the first recess is above a position between at least two of the plurality of solder bumps, and cutting the molding from a bottom surface of the first recess to form a second recess in the molding between the at least two of the plurality of solder bumps. Further, a semiconductor device includes a carrier including a first layer and a second layer, a plurality of solder bumps disposed on the second layer, a molding disposed over the second layer and surrounding the plurality of solder bumps, the molding includes a protruded portion protruding from a sidewall of the first layer adjacent to an end portion of the first layer.
1. A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, comprising:
providing a carrier including a substrate layer, a second layer, a first surface of the substrate layer and a second surface of the second layer;
disposing a plurality of solder bumps on the second surface;
disposing a molding on the second surface and between the plurality of solder bumps;
cutting the substrate layer from the first surface to form a first recess in the substrate layer, wherein the first recess is above a position between at least two of the plurality of solder bumps; and
cutting the molding from a bottom surface of the first recess to form a second recess in the molding between the at least two of the plurality of solder bumps.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising flipping over the semiconductor device prior to the cutting the substrate layer.
3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the plurality of solder bumps face downward after the flipping.
4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising changing a first blade to a second blade prior to the cutting the molding.
5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the cutting the substrate layer is implemented by the first blade, and the cutting the molding is implemented by the second blade.
6. The method of claim 4 , wherein a width of the second blade is smaller than a width of the first blade.
7. The method of claim 4 , wherein the first blade and the second blade are respectively a mechanical saw.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first recess is located above the second recess.
9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising cutting the second layer to form the first recess in the second layer above the position between the at least two of the plurality of solder bumps prior to the cutting the molding.
10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the cutting the second layer is implemented by the first blade.
11. The method of claim 1 , further comprising cutting the second layer to form the second recess in the second layer above the position between the at least two of the plurality of solder bumps prior to the cutting the molding.
12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the cutting the second layer is implemented by the second blade.
13. The method of claim 1 , wherein a width of the second recess is smaller than a width of the first recess.
14. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first recess and the second recess are in a stepped configuration.
15. The method of claim 1 , wherein the semiconductor device is singulated to be a first semiconductor device and a second semiconductor device after the cutting the molding.
16. The method of claim 1 , wherein the cutting the substrate layer includes removing some of the substrate layer disposed at the position.
17. A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, comprising:
providing a carrier including a top surface, a bottom surface opposite to the top surface, a plurality of layers and a plurality of solder bumps disposed on the bottom surface of the carrier and surrounded by a molding;
forming a first recess from the top surface into at least one of the plurality of layers, wherein the first recess is above a position between at least two of the plurality of solder bumps;
forming a second recess extending from a bottom surface of the first recess into the molding.
18. The method of claim 17 , wherein the plurality of solder bumps are faced downward upon the forming the first recess or the forming the second recess.
19. The method of claim 17 , further comprising aligning the semiconductor device with reference to the top surface of the carrier prior to the forming the first recess.
20. The method of claim 19 , wherein the aligning the semiconductor device is implemented by an infra red (IR) inspection.