KR20160116185A - Semiconductor test socket and manufacturing method thereof - Google Patents
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a semiconductor test socket and a method of manufacturing the same. A semiconductor test socket according to the present invention comprises: an insulating main body having elasticity; An insulating sheet disposed in the insulating body so as to be spaced apart from each other in the transverse direction; A plurality of conductive patterns spaced apart from each other along a depth direction on one surface of each of the insulating sheets; A plurality of upper conductive pins each having one side attached to an upper edge region of each of the conductive patterns and the other side exposed to an upper surface of the insulating body; And a ground sheet which is attached to a central region in a vertical direction on the other surface of the insulating sheet and which is formed along the depth direction and which can be electrically grounded. Accordingly, the disadvantages of the pogo-pin type semiconductor test socket and the disadvantages of the PCR socket type semiconductor test socket can be overcome, so that it is possible to overcome the thickness limitation in the up and down direction while implementing the fine pattern. In addition, in manufacturing semiconductor test sockets, it is possible to improve the accuracy of testing by realizing more efficient grounding in the actual semiconductor testing process while providing convenience of manufacturing.
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The present invention relates to a semiconductor test socket and a method of manufacturing the same, and more particularly, to a semiconductor test socket and a semiconductor test socket which can overcome the disadvantages of the pogo-pin type semiconductor test socket and the disadvantages of the PCR socket type semiconductor test socket And a manufacturing method thereof.
The semiconductor device is subjected to a manufacturing process and then an inspection for judging whether the electrical performance is good or not. Inspection is carried out with a semiconductor test socket (or a connector or a connector) formed so as to be in electrical contact with a terminal of a semiconductor element inserted between a semiconductor element and an inspection circuit board. Semiconductor test sockets are used in burn-in testing process of semiconductor devices in addition to final semiconductor testing of semiconductor devices.
The size and spacing of terminals or leads of semiconductor devices are becoming finer in accordance with the development of technology for integrating semiconductor devices and miniaturization trends and there is a demand for a method of finely forming spaces between conductive patterns of test sockets. Therefore, conventional Pogo-pin type semiconductor test sockets have a limitation in manufacturing semiconductor test sockets for testing integrated semiconductor devices.
A technique proposed to be compatible with the integration of such semiconductor devices is to form a perforated pattern in a vertical direction on a silicon body made of a silicone material made of an elastic material and then to fill the perforated pattern with a conductive powder to form a conductive pattern PCR socket type is widely used.
1 is a cross-sectional view of a conventional
The
The PCR socket type
The PCR socket has the advantage of being capable of realizing fine pitches. However, since the
That is, the
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, the present invention has been made in order to solve the above problems, and it is an object of the present invention to overcome the disadvantages of the pogo-pin type semiconductor test socket and the disadvantage of the PCR socket type semiconductor test socket, The present invention also provides a method of manufacturing a semiconductor test socket.
In addition, it is another object of the present invention to provide a semiconductor test socket capable of enhancing the accuracy of testing by realizing more efficient grounding in a semiconductor test process while providing convenience in manufacturing semiconductor test socket. .
According to the present invention, the above objects can be accomplished by providing an insulating main body having elasticity; An insulating sheet disposed in the insulating body so as to be spaced apart from each other in the transverse direction; A plurality of conductive patterns spaced apart from each other along a depth direction on one surface of each of the insulating sheets; A plurality of upper conductive pins each having one side attached to an upper edge region of each of the conductive patterns and the other side exposed to an upper surface of the insulating body; And a ground sheet made of an electrically groundable material attached to a central region in a vertical direction on the other surface of the insulating sheet and formed along the depth direction.
The conductive pin may further include a plurality of lower conductive pins, one side of which is attached to the lower edge region of each conductive pattern and the other side of which is exposed to the lower surface of the insulating main body.
The insulating sheet and the conductive pattern may have a shape in which the central region in the up and down direction is curved in the transverse direction about the central axis.
Further, the insulating sheet and the conductive pattern have a shape which is convexly curved in a direction in which the conductive pattern of the insulating sheet is formed; The ground sheet may be adhered to the insulating sheet so as to be located inside the partially bent region of the insulating sheet.
The insulating sheet may include an upper cut-out portion formed by cutting a predetermined length in a downward direction from an upper end of the insulating sheet, between the adjacent upper conductive pins; And a lower cut-out portion formed by cutting a predetermined length in a direction upward from a lower end of the insulating sheet between adjacent lower conductive fins.
The insulating sheet is provided in the form of a PI film; Each of the conductive patterns includes a base conductive layer formed by patterning the conductive layer of a flexible circuit board having a conductive layer formed on one side of the PI film, and a nickel plating layer and a gold plating layer sequentially coated on the base conductive layer can do.
The ground sheet may be made of stainless steel or FR-4.
According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of manufacturing a semiconductor test socket, including: forming a plurality of conductive patterns spaced apart from each other along a depth direction on a surface of an insulating sheet; A pin attaching step of attaching an upper conductive pin to a top edge surface of each of the conductive patterns; A unit sheet forming step of forming a unit sheet by attaching a ground sheet made of an electrically groundable material along the depth direction to a central region in a vertical direction on the other surface of the insulating sheet; Forming an insulating main body such that a plurality of unit sheets formed through the pattern forming step, the fin forming step, and the unit sheet forming step are arranged to be spaced apart from each other along the transverse direction, And a main body forming step of forming the insulating main body so as to be exposed to an upper portion of the semiconductor test socket.
Wherein the fin forming step further comprises attaching a lower conductive pin to a lower edge surface of each of the conductive patterns; In the body forming step, the insulating main body may be formed such that a lower portion of the lower conductive pin is exposed to a lower portion of the insulating main body.
The conductive sheet may further include a bending forming step of bending the central region in the vertical direction of the insulating sheet and the conductive pattern to the center axis in the transverse direction.
In the bending forming step, the insulating sheet and the conductive pattern may be convex in a direction in which the conductive pattern of the insulating sheet is formed.
And, in the unit sheet forming step, the ground sheet may be adhered to the insulating sheet so as to be located inside the unexpectedly curved region of the insulating sheet.
Cutting the insulating sheet at a predetermined length in a downward direction from an upper end of the insulating sheet to form an upper cutout portion between adjacent upper conductive fins; Forming a lower cutout portion by cutting a predetermined length from the lower end of the insulating sheet in an upper direction between the adjacent lower conductive fins, respectively.
The body forming step may include forming a unit body of an insulating material on both lateral sides of one unit sheet, wherein an upper portion of the upper conductive pin and a lower portion of the lower conductive pin are exposed to upper and lower portions of the unit body, And a module attaching step of sequentially attaching the plurality of unit modules in the transverse direction; The insulating main body may be formed by the unit bodies constituting the plurality of unit modules sequentially attached in the lateral direction.
At least one through hole penetrating in the transverse direction is formed in both side edge regions in the depth direction of the ground sheet; Wherein the unit body is formed such that the through holes of the ground sheet are exposed on both sides of the unit body in the lateral direction in the module manufacturing step; In the module attaching step, the plurality of unit modules may be sequentially attached while the through holes formed on both sides of the ground sheet are inserted into the transversely extending connecting rods.
The ground sheet may be made of stainless steel or FR-4.
In the pattern formation step, the conductive layer of the flexible circuit board on which the conductive layer is formed on one surface of the PI film is patterned to form the insulating sheet with the PI film, Forming a base conductive layer on the base substrate; Forming a nickel plating layer on the base conductive layer by nickel plating; And forming a gold plating layer on the nickel plating layer to form the conductive pattern.
According to the present invention, the disadvantages of the pogo-pin type semiconductor test socket and the disadvantage of the PCR socket-type semiconductor test socket can be overcome to realize a fine pattern, A semiconductor test socket capable of overcoming the limitations and a manufacturing method thereof are provided.
In addition, in manufacturing semiconductor test sockets, it is possible to improve the accuracy of testing by realizing more efficient grounding in the actual semiconductor testing process while providing convenience of manufacturing.
1 is a cross-sectional view of a semiconductor test apparatus to which a conventional PCR socket is applied,
2 is a perspective view of a semiconductor test socket according to the present invention,
3 is a sectional view taken along the line III-III in Fig. 2,
4 to 9 are views for explaining a method of manufacturing a semiconductor test socket according to the present invention.
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description of the embodiments according to the present invention, the overall configuration of a semiconductor test apparatus will be described with reference to FIG. 1, and corresponding elements will be described using the same reference numerals even if the embodiments are different, Can be omitted.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a
The insulating
Here, in the present invention, the unit bodies 210 constituting the
The
A plurality of
On the other hand, the upper
Likewise, the lower
The upper
Here, the
As described above, since the
3, the insulating
Accordingly, when a pressure is applied to the
3, the insulating
According to the above configuration, the
In addition, in manufacturing
Hereinafter, a method of manufacturing the
First, a plurality of
Referring to FIG. 4, a
In the present invention, in forming the
As described above, when the
When the upper
6, when the insulating
In this case, the deflection direction in the present invention is exemplified as the deflection in the direction in which the surface side of the insulating
Then, the
5, the insulating
In this way, both ends are cut off in one conductive line unit constituted by the upper
The process of forming the
7, the
When one
As described above, a plurality of
Here, as shown in FIG. 8, at least one through hole 341a penetrating in the transverse direction may be formed in both side edge regions of the
9, the plurality of
In the above-described embodiment, the configuration in which the terminals of the
Although several embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, those skilled in the art will appreciate that various modifications may be made without departing from the spirit or scope of the present invention . The scope of the invention will be determined by the appended claims and their equivalents.
100: Semiconductor test socket 110: Unit module
200: insulative body 210: unit body
300: unit sheet 310: insulating sheet
311: Flexible circuit board 312: Upper cut-
313: Lower cut-out portion 320: Conductive pattern
331: upper conductive pin 332: lower conductive pin
340: ground sheet
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An insulating sheet disposed in the insulating body so as to be spaced apart from each other in the transverse direction;
A plurality of conductive patterns spaced apart from each other along a depth direction on one surface of each of the insulating sheets;
A plurality of upper conductive pins each having one side attached to an upper edge region of each of the conductive patterns and the other side exposed to an upper surface of the insulating body;
And an electrically groundable ground sheet attached to a central region in a vertical direction on the other surface of the insulating sheet and formed along the depth direction.
Further comprising a plurality of lower conductive pins, one side of which is attached to the lower edge region of each of the conductive patterns, and the other side of which is exposed to the lower surface of the insulating main body.
The insulating sheet and the conductive pattern
And the central region in the up-and-down direction has a shape bent toward the center axis in the lateral direction.
Wherein the insulating sheet and the conductive pattern are convexly curved in a direction in which the conductive pattern of the insulating sheet is formed;
Wherein the ground sheet is attached to the insulating sheet such that the ground sheet is located inside the loosely curved region of the insulating sheet.
The insulating sheet
An upper cut-out portion formed by cutting a predetermined length in a downward direction from an upper end of the insulating sheet in each of the adjacent upper conductive fins;
And a lower cut-out portion formed by cutting a predetermined length in a direction upward from a lower end of the insulating sheet between adjacent lower conductive fins.
The insulating sheet is provided in the form of a PI film;
Each of the conductive patterns
A base conductive layer formed by patterning the conductive layer of the flexible circuit board having a conductive layer formed on one side of the PI film;
And a nickel plating layer and a gold plating layer which are sequentially plated on the base conductive layer.
Wherein the ground sheet is made of stainless steel or FR-4 material.
Forming a plurality of conductive patterns spaced apart from each other along the depth direction on one surface of the insulating sheet;
A pin attaching step of attaching an upper conductive pin to a top edge surface of each of the conductive patterns;
A unit sheet forming step of forming a unit sheet by attaching a ground sheet made of an electrically groundable material along the depth direction to a central region in a vertical direction on the other surface of the insulating sheet;
Forming an insulating main body such that a plurality of unit sheets formed through the pattern forming step, the fin forming step, and the unit sheet forming step are arranged to be spaced apart from each other along the transverse direction, And forming the insulating main body so as to be exposed to an upper portion of the semiconductor test socket.
The fin forming step further comprises attaching a lower conductive pin to a lower edge surface of each of the conductive patterns;
Wherein the insulating main body is formed such that a lower portion of the lower conductive pin is exposed to a lower portion of the insulating main body in the main body forming step.
Further comprising a bending forming step of bending the central region in the vertical direction of the insulating sheet and the conductive pattern to a center axis in the transverse direction.
In the bending formation step
Wherein the insulating sheet and the conductive pattern are bent so as to be convex in a direction in which the conductive pattern of the insulating sheet is formed.
Wherein in the unit sheet forming step, the ground sheet is attached to the insulating sheet such that the ground sheet is located inside the unfavorably curved region of the insulating sheet.
Cutting the insulating sheet at a predetermined length in a downward direction from an upper end of each of the adjacent upper conductive pins to form an upper cut-out portion;
Forming a lower cut-out portion by cutting a predetermined length in an upper direction from a lower end of the insulating sheet in each of the adjacent lower conductive fins
The body forming step
The unit main body is formed such that an upper portion of the upper conductive pin and a lower portion of the lower conductive pin are respectively exposed to upper and lower portions of the unit body, A module manufacturing step of manufacturing a unit module,
And a module attaching step of sequentially attaching the plurality of unit modules in the transverse direction;
Wherein the insulating main body is formed by the unit bodies constituting the plurality of unit modules sequentially attached in the lateral direction.
Wherein at least one through hole penetrating in the transverse direction is formed in both side edge regions in the depth direction of the ground sheet;
Wherein the unit body is formed such that the through holes of the ground sheet are exposed on both sides of the unit body in the lateral direction in the module manufacturing step;
Wherein the plurality of unit modules are sequentially attached while the through holes formed on both sides of the ground sheet are inserted into the transversely extending connecting rods in the module attaching step.
Wherein the ground sheet is made of stainless steel or FR-4 material.
The pattern forming step
The conductive layer of the flexible circuit board on which the conductive layer is formed on one surface of the PI film is patterned to form the insulating sheet with the PI film and a base conductive layer corresponding to the conductive pattern is formed on the insulating sheet ;
Forming a nickel plating layer on the base conductive layer by nickel plating;
And forming a gold plating layer by gold plating the nickel plating layer to form the conductive pattern.
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