JP2008192947A - Resin sealing apparatus and resin sealing method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a resin sealing apparatus capable of performing underfill molding having high filling efficiency of a resin material and achieving excellent molding quality having no unfilled area without dirtying a mold surface. <P>SOLUTION: On the upstream side of a semiconductor chip 1 in a resin injection direction, a resin material 18 supplied so as to cover a gap between the semiconductor chip 1 and a circuit board 3 is molded as underfill while feeding compressed air from an air compression circuit 14 to a first closed space 16 and sucking air from a second closed space 17 by a suction circuit 15. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a resin sealing apparatus and a resin sealing method for underfill molding a work in which a semiconductor chip is flip-chip mounted on a substrate.

When underfill molding a work in which a semiconductor chip is flip-chip mounted on a circuit board, a liquid resin is dropped on the outer periphery of the semiconductor chip and heated and fluidized to penetrate into the gap between the chip and the board by capillary action and seal. Has been done.
Alternatively, a mold in which liquid resin is dropped except for a part of the outer periphery of the semiconductor chip to promote the flow of the workpiece into the gap between the chip and the substrate in a decompressed space, and then the resin is filled into the gap by the pressure difference due to atmospheric release. A method has been proposed (see Patent Document 1).
Also, a mold method is proposed in which a transfer mold method using a release film is used to close a side surface parallel to the resin injection direction of the semiconductor chip with the film, and underfill molding is performed by resin flow pressure (Patent Document). 2).
JP 2000-3405899 A JP 2002-176067 A

However, for example, when underfill molding a workpiece on which a plurality of CPUs with a size of 25 × 25 mm are mounted, the filling method using the capillary phenomenon causes unfilling of resin, air enclosing, uneven distribution of filler, etc. You can no longer control it.
In addition, when a metal mold is used, the tolerance of the outer diameter of a relatively large semiconductor chip and the range of positional accuracy of the workpiece relative to the mold are narrow, so the workpiece may be damaged or the molding quality may vary. There is a risk of
Also, according to transfer molding, a sealing resin is put into a mold and underfill molding is performed in a low-viscosity region, so that a resin injection pressure of about 15 kgf / cm ² is involved. May occur. If the semiconductor chip is pressed with a mold, the metal bumps may be crushed when the workpiece is heated and pressed to around 180 degrees by the mold.
In addition, when underfill molding is performed by resin pressure, since the cavity is filled with resin or the gap between the chip and the substrate is filled, the resin contamination of the mold increases every time and the production efficiency is lowered.

  An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, a resin sealing apparatus capable of performing an underfill mold excellent in molding quality with good filling efficiency of a resin material, no contamination of a mold surface and no unfilled area. The object is to provide a resin sealing method.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention comprises the following arrangement.
A resin sealing device for clamping a work in which a semiconductor chip is flip-chip mounted on a circuit board with a mold and underfill molding a resin material supplied around the semiconductor chip, and parallel to a resin injection direction of the semiconductor chip Closing means for closing the gap between the semiconductor chip and the circuit board on both sides, and first and second sealing faces the upstream and downstream sides of the semiconductor chip in the resin injection direction by pressing against the semiconductor chip and the circuit board. A sealed mold in which first and second recesses for forming a space are formed; a mold mold having a support mold in which a support portion for supporting a terminal forming surface of a work is formed; and a first recess in the sealed mold A pneumatic circuit that is connected to send compressed air and a suction circuit that is connected to the hermetically sealed second recess and sucks air; The resin material supplied covering the gap between the conductor chip and the circuit board is underfill molded while sending compressed air from the pneumatic circuit to the first sealed space and sucking air from the second sealed space from the suction circuit. It is characterized by that.
Also, the closing means is adhesive tape material, resin material, adhesive, wire material, and surface resist layer of the circuit board that adheres to both the side surface parallel to the resin injection direction and the substrate surface from the upper surface of the semiconductor chip. It is either.
The sealed type is an elastic member supported by a holder, and the work is supported by a support type incorporating a heater through a terminal forming surface.
The support mold is supported by a work table, and the work table is transported by a transport mechanism of the work supported by the support mold.
Further, the mold is provided with a vibration means for applying vibration to the workpiece when underfill molding is performed.

A resin sealing method in which a workpiece in which a semiconductor chip is flip-chip mounted on a circuit board is clamped with a mold, and a resin material supplied around the semiconductor chip is underfill-molded, and parallel to the resin injection direction of the semiconductor chip A step of supplying a resin material covering the gap between the semiconductor chip and the circuit board on the upstream side in the resin injection direction of the workpiece with the gap between the circuit board closed on both sides and the semiconductor chip resin A step of forming first and second sealed spaces facing the upstream side surface and the downstream side surface into which the material is poured, and compressed air is fed into the first sealed space, and air is sucked from the second sealed space As a result, an underfill molding process in which a resin material is injected into the gap between the semiconductor chip and the circuit board, and a mode in which the underfill molded work is pressed against The mold is opened, the resin material is supplied to both sides of the semiconductor chip in parallel with the resin injection direction of the semiconductor chip as necessary, the periphery of the semiconductor chip is sealed, and the workpiece is heated to cure the resin material A step of causing
In addition, a step of closing both sides parallel to the resin injection direction of the semiconductor chip by the closing means before supplying the resin material to the work, and a resin material to both sides parallel to the resin injection direction of the semiconductor chip after opening the mold It has the process of removing a closing means, before supplying.
In addition, when performing the underfill molding process, low-frequency vibration is applied to the workpiece.
In addition, when it is detected that the mold resin has reached the second sealed space from the first sealed space, the feeding of the compressed air to the first sealed space is stopped and the underfill molding is terminated.

By using the resin sealing apparatus and method according to the present invention, the work piece closed on both sides parallel to the resin injection direction of the semiconductor chip covers the gap between the semiconductor chip and the circuit board on the upstream side in the resin injection direction of the semiconductor chip. The supplied resin material is underfill molded while sending compressed air from the pneumatic circuit to the first sealed space and sucking air from the second sealed space from the suction circuit. Therefore, the resin material can be filled in the gap between the chip and the substrate while aligning the flow front of the resin linearly from one side surface of the semiconductor chip to the full width region at a flow rate faster than the capillary phenomenon without involving fine bubbles. Therefore, even for a workpiece having a large underfill mold area and a narrow gap, it is possible to perform an underfill mold excellent in molding quality with good filling efficiency of the resin material and no unfilled area without soiling the mold surface.
In addition, since the sealed mold is an elastic member supported by the holder, the sealing performance is good without expecting the clamping force to be increased more than necessary. Therefore, the workpiece is not damaged.
In addition, the support mold is supported by the work table, and when the work table is configured to transport the work supported by the support mold by the transport mechanism, the resin material is supplied to the work through the underfill process. An automated line can be built up to the process of heat-curing the mold resin.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of a resin sealing device and a resin sealing method according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The resin sealing device underfill-molds a resin material supplied around the semiconductor chip by clamping a work in which the semiconductor chip is flip-chip mounted on a circuit board with a mold.

First, a schematic configuration of the resin sealing device will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2.
In FIG. 1, a workpiece W is closed on both sides of the semiconductor chip 1 parallel to the resin injection direction by a pressure-sensitive adhesive tape material 2 (closing means) between the semiconductor chip 1 and the circuit board 3. In FIG. 2, the adhesive tape material 2 is adhered and closed to both side surfaces parallel to the resin injection direction and the circuit board 3 from the upper surface of the semiconductor chip 1. The semiconductor chip 1 is flip-chip mounted on the circuit board 3, and external connection terminals 4 are formed on the circuit board 3. That is, the work W is used after electrical connection confirmation is completed.

  The mold 5 includes a sealed mold 6 corresponding to an upper mold and a support mold 7 corresponding to a lower mold. The sealed mold 6 is supported by a mold case 9 assembled to a holder 8. The sealing mold 6 is preferably an elastic member such as silicon rubber. First and second recesses 6a and 6b are formed on the clamping surface of the hermetic mold 6, respectively. The sealed mold 6 is in contact with the upper surface and both side surfaces of the semiconductor chip 1 of the work W and the upper surface of the circuit board 3, and the first and second sealed spaces 16 facing the upstream and downstream side surfaces of the semiconductor chip 1 in the resin injection direction, 17 is formed. The hermetic mold 6 is moved up and down by a known vertical movement mechanism (not shown) using, for example, an air cylinder or a servo motor as a drive source.

  The support die 7 has a support portion 7 a that supports the terminal forming surface of the work W on the upper surface side. In addition, a heater 7 b for heating the workpiece W through the external connection terminal 4 is provided inside the support die 7. The support die 7 is supported on the work table 11 via a heat insulating material 10. The work table 11 is connected to a ball screw 12 constituting a work transfer mechanism. When the ball screw 12 is rotationally driven by a servo motor 13, the work table 11 moves in the longitudinal direction of the ball screw 12. Using this workpiece transfer mechanism, the support mold 7 on which the workpiece W is placed from the supply of the resin material 18 to the workpiece W is aligned with the sealed mold 6 to perform underfill molding, and heat curing after the underfill molding is performed. The work W can be conveyed by assembling an automated line to each stage of (cure).

  In addition, a pneumatic circuit 14 is provided which communicates with the first recess 6a of the hermetic mold 6 and sends compressed air. In addition, a suction circuit 15 that communicates with the second recess 6b of the hermetic mold 6 and sucks air is connected. The pneumatic circuit 14 and the suction circuit 15 are provided with electromagnetic valves 14a and 15a, and open and close the flow paths 14b and 15b constituting each circuit.

  2A to 2C, a resin material (liquid resin) 18 that covers the gap between the chip 1 on one side surface of the semiconductor chip 1 and the circuit board 3 and is supplied to the first sealed space 16 is the first. The compressed air is fed into one sealed space 16 and the gap is filled while sucking air from the second sealed space 17.

Here, an example of the resin sealing step will be described with reference to FIGS.
In FIG. 3A, before supplying the resin material 18 to the workpiece W, the gap between the semiconductor chip 1 and the circuit board 3 is closed by adhering the adhesive tape material 2 on both sides parallel to the resin injection direction. The adhesive tape material 2 adheres and closes to the upper surface of the semiconductor chip 1, both side surfaces parallel to the resin injection direction, and the circuit board 3. As will be described later, when the protrusions 22 and the like are formed in advance on the surface resist layer of the circuit board 3 and a gap with the circuit board 3 is not formed on both sides parallel to the resin injection direction of the semiconductor chip 1, This step can be omitted.

  In FIG. 3B, a resin material (for example, liquid resin) 18 is supplied to one side surface (gate side surface) where a gap between the semiconductor chip 1 and the circuit board 3 is formed using a dispenser (not shown). The resin material 18 is preferably applied so as to cover the gate side surface of the semiconductor chip 1 and reach the adhesive tape material 2 on both sides. Thus, when the workpiece W is clamped by the sealed mold 6, a first sealed space 16 is formed in the first recess 6a (see FIG. 1).

  In FIG. 3C, the support die 7 that supports the workpiece W is aligned with the sealed die 6, and the sealed die 6 is closed. At this time, the sealed mold 6 is pressed against the substrate surface and the chip surface of the workpiece W, and the first and second sealed spaces 16 facing the upstream side surface and the downstream side surface into which the resin material 18 of the semiconductor chip 1 is poured. , 17 are formed.

Thereafter, compressed air is sent from the pneumatic circuit 14 to the first sealed space 16 and air is sucked from the second sealed space 17 from the suction circuit 15, so that the semiconductor chip as shown in FIG. A resin material 18 is injected into the gap between 1 and the circuit board 3 (underfill molding). In an experimental example, an underfill space with an area of 16 × 18 mm ² and a gap of 46 μm takes about 20 seconds under conditions of air pressure 3 kgf / cm ² , suction pressure −0.95 kgf / cm ² and resin injection temperature 80 ° C. Underfill molding was performed. As a result, the semiconductor chip 1 was not damaged, the bumps of the semiconductor chip 1 were not crushed, and mold contamination did not occur.

When performing the underfill molding process, low frequency vibration having a vibration frequency of 30 Hz or less and an amplitude of 20 μm or less may be applied to the workpiece W. Thereby, the flowability of the resin material 18 is improved, and the uneven distribution of the filler can be corrected.
Further, when it is detected by an optical sensor (not shown) that the mold resin has reached the second sealed space 17 from the first sealed space 16, the compressed air is supplied to the first sealed space 16 by the pneumatic circuit 14. The underfill molding may be terminated by stopping the feeding.

  Next, in FIG. 3E, after the mold 5 is opened, the adhesive tape material 2 adhered to the semiconductor chip 1 is removed. If the adhesive tape material 2 is not used, this step can be omitted. In FIG. 4, a part of the adhesive tape material 2 on the downstream side in the resin injection direction may be provided with a tongue 2 a that does not have an adhesive layer for easily peeling the adhesive tape material 2. Moreover, when it is not desired to attach the adhesive of the adhesive tape material 2 to the surface of the semiconductor chip 1, the adhesive of the part contacting the semiconductor chip 1 of the adhesive tape material 2 may not be applied partially.

  Next, in FIG. 3F, a resin material (fillet resin material) 18 is supplied to both sides parallel to the resin injection direction of the semiconductor chip 1 covered with the adhesive tape material 2 by a dispenser (not shown). Seal around. The reason why the fillet resin material 18 is formed around the semiconductor chip 1 as described above is that the bumps are peeled off even when thermal stress repeatedly acts on the semiconductor chip 1 due to the difference in thermal expansion coefficient between the semiconductor chip 1 and the circuit board 3. In addition, the semiconductor chip 1 is prevented from being broken due to cracks formed in the edge portion.

  Next, the servo motor 13 of the workpiece transfer mechanism is activated, the support die 7 that supports the workpiece W is transferred to a heating stage (not shown), and the resin material 18 is heated at a predetermined temperature (for example, about 180 ° C.) for a predetermined time. Cure (cure).

As described above, even if the workpiece W has a large area for underfill molding (for example, 20 × 20 mm ² ) and a narrow gap (for example, 30 μm to 50 μm), the filling efficiency of the resin material 18 is good and the mold surface is not soiled. An underfill mold excellent in molding quality with no unfilled area can be performed.

Next, another example of closing means for closing a gap between both side surfaces of the workpiece W parallel to the resin injection direction of the semiconductor chip 1 and the circuit board 3 will be described with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 5 shows the application of a resin material 18 or an adhesive (resin material or the like) that closes the gap between both side surfaces parallel to the resin injection direction of the semiconductor chip 1 and the circuit board 3 as a closing means. The height at which the resin material or the like is applied is desirably half or less of the height of the fillet resin line L indicated by a one-dot chain line.

Further, as a closing means, the adhesive tape material 2 shown in FIG. 6A is adhered to the circuit board 3 so as to close the gap between the side surfaces parallel to the resin injection direction of the semiconductor chip 1 and the circuit board 3. You may do it.
Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 6B, a wire 20 may be provided on the circuit board 3 along both side surfaces parallel to the resin injection direction of the semiconductor chip 1 so as to close the gap.
Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 6C, scattered protrusions 21 formed on the surface resist layer of the circuit board 3 along the both side surfaces parallel to the resin injection direction of the semiconductor chip 1 and continuous protrusions. Any of 22 may be sufficient.

  Moreover, as a closing means, you may make it use the adhesive tape material 2 together using the resin material 18 used for an underfill mold. In FIG. 7A, a resin material 18 is applied in advance by a dispenser (not shown) so as to close a gap between both side surfaces of the workpiece W parallel to the resin injection direction of the semiconductor chip 1 and the circuit board 3. deep. Next, in FIG. 7B, the adhesive tape material 2 is adhered to the work W coated with the resin material 18 so as to cover the upper surface and both side surfaces of the semiconductor chip 1 and the circuit board 3. As a result, the gap between the semiconductor chip 1 and the circuit board 3 is reliably closed on both sides parallel to the resin injection direction. Thereafter, in FIG. 7C, a resin material 18 is supplied to one side surface (gate side surface) where a gap is formed between the semiconductor chip 1 and the circuit board 3 using a dispenser (not shown). The resin material 18 is preferably applied so as to cover the gate side surface of the semiconductor chip 1 and reach the adhesive tape material 2 on both sides. Thereafter, an underfill process, a fillet resin material application process, and a mold resin heat curing process similar to those shown in FIGS. 3D to 3F are performed.

The workpiece W may be a semiconductor chip (for example, a CPU) 1 provided adjacently on the circuit board 3 or a plurality of semiconductor chips arranged in a matrix. The resin material 18 is not limited to a liquid resin, and may be any of granular, powder, and solid.
When the adhesion between the semiconductor chip 1 and the sealed mold 6 is good, the adhesive surface of the adhesive tape material 2 may be reversed and adhered to the sealed mold 6 side, or the release film is adsorbed to the sealed mold 6. You may make it hold | maintain.

It is sectional drawing which shows schematic structure of the resin sealing apparatus. It is a top view of a mold type, a front sectional view, and a side sectional view. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the resin sealing process. It is explanatory drawing which shows the other example of an adhesive tape material. It is explanatory drawing which shows the other example of a closing means. It is explanatory drawing which shows the other example of a closing means. It is explanatory drawing which shows the other example of a closing means.

Explanation of symbols

W Work 1 Semiconductor chip 2 Adhesive tape material 2a Tongue part 3 Circuit board 4 External connection terminal 5 Mold type 6 Sealed type 6a 1st recessed part 6b 2nd recessed part 7 Supporting type 7a Supporting part 7b Heater 8 Holder 9 Type case 10 Thermal insulation Material 11 Work table 12 Ball screw 13 Servo motor 14 Pneumatic circuit 14a, 15a Solenoid valve 14b, 15b Flow path 15 Suction circuit 16 First sealed space 17 Second sealed space 18 Resin material 20 Wire material 21 Projection 22 Projection

Claims (10)

A resin sealing device for clamping a work in which a semiconductor chip is flip-chip mounted on a circuit board with a mold and underfill molding a resin material supplied around the semiconductor chip,
A closing means for closing a gap between the semiconductor chip and the circuit board on both sides parallel to the resin injection direction of the semiconductor chip;
A sealed mold in which first and second recesses are formed to form first and second sealed spaces that are pressed against the semiconductor chip and the circuit board and face the upstream and downstream side surfaces of the semiconductor chip in the resin injection direction; A mold die provided with a support die on which a support portion for supporting the terminal forming surface of the workpiece is formed;
A pneumatic circuit connected to the sealed first recess and fed with compressed air; and a suction circuit connected to the sealed second recess and sucked air;
The resin material supplied to cover the gap between the semiconductor chip and the circuit board on the upstream side in the resin injection direction of the semiconductor chip sends compressed air from the pneumatic circuit to the first sealed space and from the suction circuit to the second sealed space. Resin sealing device that is underfill molded while sucking air from.   2. The resin sealing device according to claim 1, wherein the closing means is an adhesive tape material that adheres and closes to both side surfaces parallel to the resin injection direction and the substrate surface from the upper surface of the semiconductor chip.   The closing means is any one of a resin material, an adhesive, a wire, and a protrusion formed by a surface resist layer of the circuit board that closes a gap between the semiconductor chip and the circuit board on both sides parallel to the resin injection direction of the semiconductor chip. 1. The resin sealing device according to 1.   The resin sealing device according to claim 1, wherein the sealed type is an elastic member supported by a holder, and the work is supported by a support type incorporating a heater through a terminal forming surface.   The resin sealing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the support mold is supported by a work table, and the work table is transported by a transport mechanism.   The resin sealing device according to claim 1, wherein the mold includes an oscillating means for applying vibration to the workpiece when underfill molding is performed. It is a resin sealing method in which a semiconductor chip is flip-chip mounted on a circuit board, clamped with a mold, and a resin material supplied around the semiconductor chip is underfill molded,
Supplying a resin material covering the gap between the semiconductor chip and the circuit board on the upstream side in the resin injection direction of the workpiece in which the gap between the circuit board is closed on both sides parallel to the resin injection direction of the semiconductor chip;
A process of forming a first and a second sealed space respectively facing the upstream side surface and the downstream side surface into which the resin material of the semiconductor chip is poured, pressing the sealed mold against the workpiece;
An underfill molding step in which a resin material is injected into the gap between the semiconductor chip and the circuit board by sending compressed air into the first sealed space and sucking air from the second sealed space;
Opening the mold that presses against the underfill-molded workpiece, supplying a resin material to both sides parallel to the resin injection direction of the semiconductor chip, and sealing the periphery of the semiconductor chip;
A resin sealing method including a step of curing a resin material by heating a workpiece. A step of closing both sides of the semiconductor chip parallel to the resin injection direction by the closing means before supplying the resin material to the workpiece;
8. The resin sealing method according to claim 7, further comprising a step of removing the closing means after the mold is opened and before the resin material is supplied to both sides of the semiconductor chip parallel to the resin injection direction.   The resin sealing method according to claim 7, wherein low-frequency vibration is applied to the workpiece when performing the underfill molding step.   8. The resin sealing method according to claim 7, wherein when it is detected that the mold resin has reached the second sealed space from the first sealed space, the feeding of the compressed air to the first sealed space is stopped and the underfill molding is terminated. .

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