JP2005150407A - Resin sealing apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a resin sealing apparatus capable of separating a package and a scrap from a cavity plate without damaging the package and the scrap. <P>SOLUTION: A degating part 5 is adapted such that the cavity plate 1 is clamped with an upper clamp unit A and a lower clamp unit B, and the scrap 25 and a work W are separated from the cavity plate 1 by pressing the scrap 25 and the package part 24 through a transparent hole in the cavity plate 1. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a resin sealing device in which a workpiece is carried into a mold and clamped for resin sealing.

  As an example of a resin sealing device for manufacturing a semiconductor device, a resin sealing device in which a resin sealing portion (package portion) is formed by transfer molding is used. In this resin sealing device, a workpiece in which a semiconductor chip is mounted on a substrate such as a resin substrate or a lead frame or a workpiece such as a semiconductor substrate is carried into a mold die having a cavity recess and clamped. The resin material loaded in is transferred to the cavity recess through the runner gate by the plunger and sealed with resin.

The work after resin sealing is transported to the delegation section, and scrap (molded product cull and molded product runner gate) is pushed away from the substrate by pressing with detent pins, or the substrates on both sides of the molded product cull are clamped by chuck The gate break was performed by rotating it (see Patent Document 1).
JP-A-5-326584

However, when a scrap of a work having a thin package part is partially pushed with a detent pin and peeled off from the substrate, the package part is damaged due to an uneven load.
In addition, when semiconductor chips arranged in a map are sealed together, the scrap also becomes large, and if it is pushed partially with a detent pin, the scrap will be damaged due to the bias of the load, making recovery difficult. .
Furthermore, if the package part is thin and the area of the workpiece (especially the resin substrate) is large, the resin part shrinks as the curing of the package part after resin sealing progresses, and the warpage of the substrate increases, resulting in poor product performance. There is a risk of becoming a good product.

  An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art and provide a resin sealing device that can be separated from a cavity plate without damaging the package part and the scrap part.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention comprises the following arrangement.
That is, a workpiece and a cavity plate with a cavity hole that defines the outer shape and thickness of the resin sealing portion of the workpiece are carried into the press portion, aligned with the mold die, and clamped. In the resin sealing device provided with a degate part that is stopped and removes the scrap part from the resin-sealed work, the cavity part is clamped by the upper and lower clamp units, and the scrap part and the package part are passed through the cavity plate through holes. The scrap part and the workpiece are separated from the cavity plate by pushing the, respectively.
In addition, the upper and lower clamp unit includes a scrap gate block that contacts the scrap formed in the through hole and a work gate block having a clamp surface equivalent to the package portion that contacts the package section formed in the through hole. With the cavity plate clamped by the upper and lower clamp units, the scrap is pushed by the scrap gate block to separate the scrap part from the cavity plate, and the package part is pushed by the work gate block The workpiece is separated from the cavity plate.
Further, a movable block is provided in a part of the upper and lower clamping unit for clamping the scrap part or the work, and the scrap delegation block or the work delegation block that pushes the scrap part or the package part through the through hole of the cavity plate. The scrap part or the work is clamped between the movable plate and the movable block and separated from the cavity plate.

If the resin sealing device according to the present invention is used, the degate part pushes the scrap and the package part through the through hole of the cavity plate with the cavity plate clamped by the upper and lower clamp units. Therefore, it is possible to separate from the cavity plate without damaging the package portion and the scrap having a small plate thickness and a large area.
In particular, the cavity plate is clamped by the upper and lower clamp units, and the work gate block is brought into contact with the package part, whereby the warpage of the substrate can be corrected while promoting the resin curing of the package part.
In addition, by separating the scrap part or workpiece from the cavity plate in a state where the scrap part or workpiece is clamped between the scrap gate block or the work delegate block and the movable block, deformation such as uneven load and warpage is unlikely to occur. The part or the workpiece can be accurately separated from the cavity plate.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of a resin sealing device according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
In the present invention, a workpiece and a cavity plate having a through hole that defines the outer shape and thickness of the resin sealing portion of the workpiece are carried into a press portion, aligned with a mold, and clamped. The present invention can be widely applied to a resin sealing apparatus that includes resin gate sealing and a degate portion that removes a scrap portion from a workpiece after resin sealing.

First, a schematic configuration of the resin sealing device will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3. The present embodiment illustrates a resin sealing device that employs a transfer molding method. In FIG. 2, the cavity plate 1 moves around on a track surface 2 substantially parallel to the clamping surface of the mold. A preheating unit 3, a press unit 4, a degate unit 5, and a cleaner unit 6 are provided along the track surface 2.
A workpiece W such as a workpiece W on which a semiconductor chip is mounted on a substrate or a semiconductor substrate is sent from the workpiece supply unit 7 to the substrate preheating unit 8. The workpiece W is accommodated in the supply magazine 9, and the workpiece W is sent from the supply magazine 9 to the substrate preheating unit 8 by the pusher 10. The substrate preheating part 8 is provided in order to reduce the temperature difference between the substrate temperature and the mold temperature to shorten the molding time.

  The preheating unit 3 is provided on the upstream side of the pressing unit 4 in the transport direction, and preheats the cavity plate 1. Since the cavity plate 1 has a small plate thickness and a small heat capacity, it is preheated to about 120 ° to 130 ° before being carried into the press unit 4 in order to shorten the molding cycle and maintain the molding quality. It is desirable.

  A resin supply unit is provided below the preheating unit 3. The resin supply unit stores, for example, a resin material (resin tablet or the like) that is sent out in an aligned manner from a parts feeder in a cassette or the like, and the cassette reciprocates up and down between a tablet replenishment position and a delivery position to a loader. It is like that.

  A loader (not shown) reciprocates between the substrate preheating unit 8 and the press unit 4. The loader moves to the substrate preheating unit 8 to hold the preheated workpiece W, moves to the resin supply unit to hold the resin material, and carries them into the lower mold of the press unit 4. Further, the cavity plate 1 preheated by the transfer arm in accordance with the work loading operation to the press unit 4 by the loader or individually is carried into the upper mold side of the press unit 4.

  The cavity plate 1 is positioned and supported by being fitted to pins 12 protruding from four positions on a support frame 11 shown in FIGS. 3 (a) and 3 (b). The cavity plate 1 and the support frame 11 are fitted to pins, protrusions, and the like provided on the transport arm 13 (see FIG. 1), positioned, and transported while being overlapped. A hollow hole 14 is formed in the support frame 11 and the transfer arm 13 so as to include a stage area corresponding to the mold clamping surface of the cavity plate 1. The hollow hole 14 is provided so as not to interfere with the support frame 11 and the transport arm 13 when the cavity plate 1 is operated in each process. A plurality of or one transport arm 13 moves around the preheat section 3, the press section 4, the degate section 5, and the cleaner section 6 while pausing and stays in the hollow hole 14 without retreating into and out of the track surface 2. The work is performed on the cavity plate 1 and the workpiece W in each stage area formed on the substrate. The support frame 11 and the cavity plate 1 superimposed on the transport arm 13 are placed so as to be lifted up by a lifter device 15 provided in the preheating unit 3 and the press unit 4 (see FIG. 2).

  In FIG. 2, a rectangular metal plate is used as the cavity plate 1 as an example. A plurality of pot holes 16 and cavity holes 17 are formed in the cavity plate 1 at a predetermined pitch. Further, the cavity plate 1 is formed with fitting holes that are fitted with positioning protrusions (for example, positioning pins) provided on the upper die and the lower die of the press portion 4 to perform positioning in the XY direction.

  The cavity plate 1 is made of the same steel material as the mold, for example, stainless steel, titanium, nickel alloy, etc., and the plate thickness is 0.3 to 1.0 mm depending on the thickness of the resin sealing portion (package portion). Something about is used. The cavity plate 1 is not limited to metal, but may be other members as long as it has heat resistance, wear resistance, and rigidity that can withstand conveyance, and may be a resin plate material such as polyimide resin. In addition, on the plate surface (both sides or one side) of the cavity plate 1 and the hole wall surfaces of the pot hole 16 and the cavity hole 17, in consideration of releasability from the molded product, Teflon (registered trademark) resin or fluorine is used. Resin or the like may be coated.

  The circulation mechanism of the transfer arm 13 will be described. In FIG. 2, an endless belt (chain) 20 is wound around pulleys (sprocket wheels) 18 and 19 at the center of the track surface 2. The belt 20 is rotationally driven by a circulator motor 21 via a motor-side pulley 18. A conveyor arm 13 is connected to the belt 20 in a cantilever manner through a guide block (not shown). The guide block is connected to a guide rail (not shown) disposed along the belt 20 and moves around.

In FIG. 2, the press unit 4 includes an upper mold that is a fixed mold and a lower mold that is a movable mold. The lower mold is moved up and down by a mold clamping mechanism using an electric motor or the like, for example. On the upper mold side, a film transport mechanism 23 for supplying a long release film 22 to the upper mold clamping surface is provided. The film transport mechanism 23 is configured to feed the release films 22 at a predetermined pitch in synchronization from the supply reel to the take-up reel.
When closing the mold, the lower mold moves up, enters the hollow hole 14 (see FIG. 3) of the transfer arm 13 and the support frame 11, and clamps the cavity plate 1 lifted up to the upper mold clamping surface. At this time, in the workpiece W, the semiconductor chip enters the cavity hole 17, and the substrate is pressed against the cavity plate surface. Also, the lower mold pot is clamped in alignment with the pot hole 16 of the cavity plate 1. The lower mold is provided with a known transfer mechanism having a plunger for pushing the resin material loaded in the pot. When the transfer mechanism is operated with the workpiece W clamped, the sealing resin melted by the plunger is pressed into the cavity hole 17 through the resin path formed between the cavity plate 1 and the release film 22 to seal the resin. Stopped.

  The release film 22 covers a portion that comes into contact with the sealing resin. In this embodiment, the release film 22 covers the upper resin path and is sucked and stretched on the clamp surface. The release film 22 has heat resistance that can withstand the heating temperature of the mold, and is easily peeled off from the upper mold surface. The release film 22 has flexibility and extensibility, for example, PTFE, ETFE, PET, FEP, fluorine-impregnated glass cloth, polypropylene, polyvinylidin chloride and the like are preferably used. By using the release film 22, there is no need to provide an ejector pin of the resin sealing part of the mold and a cleaner part for cleaning the mold surface after resin sealing.

  When the resin sealing is finished, the lower mold is moved downward and separated from the cavity plate 1, and then the lifter is lifted by operating the lifter device 15 to release the package part (resin sealing part) and the release part. The film 22 is separated and the cavity plate 1 is placed on the transport arm 13 together with the support frame 11. After the molding, the cavity plate 1 is transported to the delegation unit 5 by starting the rotation motor 21. Further, the release film 22 is fed forward by a predetermined pitch in preparation for the next molding operation.

  In FIG. 2, when the cavity plate 1 is transported to the degate part 5, the package part 24 that is sandwiched between the upper clamp unit A and the lower clamp unit B (see FIG. 1) and is exposed to the cavity hole 17. Then, the scrap portion (molded product cull and molded product runner gate) 25 (see FIG. 3) is pushed and the workpiece W and the scrap portion 24 are gate-breaked from the cavity plate 1. The workpiece W after being released is temporarily moved downward from the transfer arm 13 while being placed on the delegate pallet 26 shown in FIG. 2, and transferred to the workpiece storage portion (storage magazine) 27. The scrap portion 25 is sucked and held by the suction pad 33, transferred to the chute 34, and discharged.

  In FIG. 2, the cavity plate 1 after delegation is transported to the cleaner unit 6 while being placed on the transport arm 13. The cleaner unit 6 is provided with cleaning brushes 29 a and 29 b that can move toward and away from the upper and lower surfaces of the cavity plate 1. The cleaning brushes 29a and 29b are covered with a hood cover 29d, and a suction duct 29c connected to a suction device (not shown) is connected to the hood cover 29d. The cavity plate 1 is cleaned by reciprocating the cleaner unit 6 in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 2 while brushing the upper and lower plate surfaces with the cleaning brushes 29a and 29b. Since this cleaning process can be repeated through the forming operation of the cavity plate 1, sufficient cleaning can be performed.

Next, the configuration of the degate unit 5 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 4.
In FIG. 1, an upper clamp unit A and a lower clamp unit B that clamp the cavity plate 1 and the workpiece W are provided in the degate part 5.

  In FIG. 4, the lower pallet unit B is provided with a delegate pallet 26. The delegate pallet 26 is provided with a scrap gate block 30 for clamping the scrap portion 25 through the through hole (pot hole 16) so as to be pushed up. In addition, on the upper surface of the delegate pallet 26, a work placement unit 31 on which the separated work W is placed is provided. The upper clamp unit A is provided with a molded product holding device 28. The molded product holding device 28 is provided with a work gate block 32 having a clamping surface equivalent to the package portion for clamping the package portion 24 formed in the through hole (cavity hole 17) so as to be pushed down. . Further, the molded product holding device 28 is provided with a suction pad 33 for sucking and holding the scrap portion 25 after separation. Further, the molded product holding device 28 is provided with a cooling device (not shown) for cooling the workpiece W by blowing air on the workpiece debris block 32 and the scrap portion 25 when the workpiece W is clamped.

  In FIG. 1, the molded product holding device 28 is provided so as to be capable of reciprocating between a delegate portion 5 to which the cavity plate 1 has been transferred and a chute 34 for discharging the scrap portion 25. The molded product holding device 28 is linked to a ball screw 35 that is rotationally driven by a servo motor (not shown), and reciprocates by driving the servo motor forward and backward. The molded product holding device 28 is moved up and down by a cylinder 37 in order to clamp the workpiece W and the cavity plate 1.

  The delegate pallet 26 is provided so as to be able to reciprocate between the delegate portion 5 to which the cavity plate 1 has been transferred and the workpiece storage portion 27. The delegate pallet 26 is linked to a ball screw that is rotationally driven by a servo motor (not shown), and is reciprocated along the guide rail 38 by driving the servo motor forward and reverse. The delegate pallet 26 is moved up and down by a cylinder 40 to clamp the workpiece W and the cavity plate 1.

  When the delegate pallet 26 carries the workpiece W and transports it to the vicinity of the workpiece storage portion 27, the workpiece W placed on the workpiece placement portion 31 is delivered to the workpiece storage device 41. The workpiece storage device 41 is moved up to the storage position of the workpiece storage portion 27 by the lift cylinder 43 and operates the pusher 42 to store the workpiece W in the workpiece storage portion 27.

Next, the degate operation of the workpiece W after resin sealing will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 to 7, the illustration of the transfer arm 13 is omitted.
In FIG. 4, when the upper mold 44 and the lower mold 45 are opened, the workpiece W sealed with resin by the press section 4 is supported by the support frame 11 together with the cavity plate 1 (see FIG. 1). It is lifted down and conveyed to the delegation unit 5 along the track surface 2 while being placed on the conveyance arm 13. At this time, a transmissive sensor 46 is provided to detect whether the molded product (package unit 24) and the scrap unit 25 are dropped off while the workpiece W is being conveyed from the press unit 4 to the degate unit 5. The sensor 46 is provided at three locations in the width direction of the track surface 2 corresponding to the both-side package portion 24 and the central scrap portion 25 in the workpiece W of FIG. When the defect of the package part 24 and / or the scrap part 25 is detected, the conveyance of the workpiece W is stopped.

  In FIG. 5A, when the cavity plate 1 is conveyed to the delegation unit 5, the molded product holding device 28 is moved down to contact the cavity plate 1 and alignment is performed. At this time, the suction pad 33 starts to suck air and is sucked to the scrap part (molded product cal) 25, and the work delegate block 32 comes into contact with the package part 24 formed in the cavity hole 17.

  Next, in FIG. 5B, the delegate pallet 26 is raised, enters the hollow hole 14 of the transport arm 13 and the support frame 11, and clamps the cavity plate 1 with the molded product holding device 28. At this time, a separation gap 47 is formed between the workpiece placement portion 31 and the workpiece (substrate) W, and the scrap degate block 30 contacts the scrap portion 25 through the pot hole 16. Further, when the cavity plate 1 is clamped, the package portion 24 and the scrap portion 25 are blown with air by a cooling device (not shown) to promote the curing of the resin.

  Next, in FIG. 6 (a), the scrap part 25 is pushed and pushed up by the scrap gate block 30 provided on the delegate pallet 26, and the scrap part (molded product cull and molded product runner gate) 25 is cavityd. Separate from plate 1. The separated scrap portion 25 is sucked and held on the suction pad 33. Further, the work delegation block 32 provided in the molded product holding device 28 is brought into contact with the work W for a predetermined time to correct the warpage of the substrate while promoting the hardening of the package portion 24. Next, in FIG. 6B, the workpiece part block 32 provided in the molded product holding device 28 is pushed down and pushed down to separate the workpiece W from the cavity plate 1. The separated workpiece W is placed on the workpiece placement unit 31.

  In FIG. 7, the cylinder 37 (see FIG. 1) is operated while holding the scrap portion 25 on the suction pad 33 to raise the molded product holding device 28, and a servo motor (not shown) is activated to connect the molded product holding device 28 to the ball. It moves horizontally along the screw 35 to the chute 34, stops the suction, and discharges the scrap portion 25. Further, the cylinder 40 (see FIG. 1) is operated with the workpiece W placed thereon to lower the delegate pallet 26, and a servo motor (not shown) is activated to move the delegate pallet 26 horizontally toward the workpiece storage portion 27 side. Transport. The delegate pallet 26 returns to the original position when the workpiece W is transferred to the workpiece storage device 41. The workpiece storage device 41 stores the workpiece W in the workpiece storage unit 27 (see FIG. 1).

  When the workpiece W and the scrap portion 25 are separated, the cavity plate 1 is transferred to the cleaning portion 6 by the transfer arm 13, and the cavity plate 1 on which the next workpiece W sealed with resin is mounted on the degate portion 5. It is brought in.

Next, another configuration of the degate unit 5 will be described with reference to FIGS. The same members as those in the above embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals and explanations are incorporated.
In FIG. 8, in this embodiment, a movable block 48 capable of clamping the workpiece W is provided in a part of the lower clamp unit B that clamps the cavity plate 1. Specifically, the movable block 48 is supported via a coil spring 49 at a portion corresponding to the workpiece placement portion of the delegate pallet 26. In this case, since the workpiece W can be clamped by the scrap delegate block 32 and the movable block 48 in a state where the cavity plate 1 is clamped by the molded product holding device 28 and the delegate pallet 26, the package portion 24 is cooled. Warpage correction effect can be improved.

  In the degate operation, first, with the cavity plate 1 in the clamped state, the scrap gate block 30 is pushed up to separate the scrap portion 25, and then the workpiece gate block 32 is pushed down against the elastic force of the coil spring 49. The work W is separated.

In FIG. 9, the movable block 48 which can clamp the scrap part 25 is provided in a part of lower clamp unit B which clamps the cavity plate 1 also in a present Example. However, the difference from FIG. 8 is that the direction of the workpiece W is upside down, and that the movable block 48 is supported via a coil spring 49 at a portion facing the scrap portion 25 of the delegate pallet 26. In addition, the workpiece delegation block 32 is provided at a position facing the package portion 24 of the delegate pallet 26, and the workpiece contact portion of the molded product holding device 28 is provided with a suction pad 33 for sucking the substrate. The scrap gate block 30 is provided at a position facing the scrap portion 25 of the molded product holding device 28.
Although not shown, the press part 4 performs resin sealing of the workpiece W by using the lower surface side of the cavity plate 1 as a resin path.

In the delegation operation, first, when the cavity plate 1 is in a clamped state, the scrap gate block 30 is pushed down against the elastic force of the coil spring 49 to separate the scrap portion 25, and then the workpiece gate block 32 is pushed up. The work W is separated. That is, the scrap part 25 is separated from the cavity plate 1 with the scrap part 25 clamped between the scrap delegate block 30 and the movable block 48. Therefore, since it is difficult for the load to be applied to the scrap portion 25 at the time of delegation to occur, the scrap portion 25 is not damaged.
The separated workpiece W is carried out while being sucked by the suction pad 33 of the molded product holding device 28. Further, the scrap portion 25 remaining in the movable block 48 is recovered from the delegate pallet 26.

  As described above, various preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described, but the resin sealing device has been exemplified for the transfer molding method described above, but can also be applied to a compression molding method resin sealing device. The cavity plate 1 is preferably a metal plate, but is not limited to this, and any material may be used as long as it has heat resistance, wear resistance, flexibility, and sealing resin is difficult to adhere to. It is. The package portion 24 may be cooled by using a dedicated cooling device, directly blowing air from the work gate block 32, or using both in combination. Further, the work W has been described with respect to the case where the package portion 24 is formed on the substrate 2a on which the semiconductor chip is mounted. However, only the semiconductor substrate is used as the work W, and the ring W is formed so as to surround the periphery of the chip mounting area. Of course, many modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention, such as the resin sealing portion being formed.

It is explanatory drawing which shows the structure of a degate part. It is a top view which shows the layout structure of the resin sealing apparatus. It is the upper view and sectional explanatory drawing which show arrangement | positioning of a cavity plate, a support frame, a conveyance arm, and a lifter apparatus. It is a state diagram explaining a degate operation | movement. It is a state diagram explaining a degate operation | movement. It is a state diagram explaining a degate operation | movement. It is a state diagram explaining a degate operation | movement. It is explanatory drawing which shows the structure of the degate part which concerns on another example. It is explanatory drawing which shows the structure of the degate part which concerns on another example.

Explanation of symbols

A Upper clamp unit B Lower clamp unit 1 Cavity plate 2 Track surface 3 Preheating part 4 Press part 5 Digate part 6 Cleaner part 7 Workpiece supply part 8 Substrate preheating part 9 Supply magazine 10, 42 Pusher 11 Support frame 12 Pin 13 Transport arm DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 14 Hollow hole 15 Lifter device 16 Pot hole 17 Cavity hole 18, 19 Pulley 20 Belt 21 Circulation motor 22 Release film 23 Film conveyance mechanism 24 Package part 25 Scrap part 26 Digging pallet 27 Work storage part 28 Molded product holding apparatus 29a, 29b Cleaning brush 29c Suction duct 29d Hood cover 30 Scrap delegate block 31 Work placement part 32 Work delegation block 33 Suction pad 34 Shoe G 35 Ball screw 37, 40, 43 Cylinder 38 Guide rail 41 Work storage device 44 Upper mold 45 Lower mold 46 Sensor 47 Clearance 48 Movable block 49 Coil spring

Claims (3)

A workpiece and a cavity plate with a cavity hole that defines the outer shape and thickness of the resin sealing portion of the workpiece are carried into a press portion, and are resin-sealed by aligning with a mold and clamping. In the resin sealing device provided with a degate part for removing the scrap part from the work after resin sealing,
A resin seal characterized in that a cavity plate is clamped by an upper / lower clamp unit, and the scrap portion and the workpiece are separated from the cavity plate by pushing the scrap portion and the package portion through the through holes of the cavity plate. Stop device.   The upper and lower clamp unit includes a scrap gate block that contacts a scrap portion formed in a through hole, and a work gate block having a clamp surface equivalent to the package portion that contacts a package portion formed in the through hole. With the cavity plate clamped by the upper and lower clamp units, the scrap is pushed by the scrap gate block to separate the scrap part from the cavity plate, and the package part is pushed by the work gate block The resin sealing device according to claim 1, wherein the workpiece is separated from the cavity plate. A movable block is provided in a part of the upper and lower clamp units for clamping the scrap part or the workpiece, and a scrap degate block or a work degate block that pushes the scrap part or the package part through the through hole of the cavity plate; The resin sealing device according to claim 1, wherein a scrap part or a workpiece is clamped between the movable block and separated from the cavity plate.

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