US20220238366A1 - Material for positional error compensation in assembly of discrete components - Google Patents
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- This description relates generally to assembling discrete components onto a substrate.
- an assembly in an aspect, includes a substrate; a coating including a Bingham fluid disposed on a surface of the substrate; and a discrete component partially embedded in or disposed on the coating including the Bingham fluid.
- Embodiments can include any one or more of the following features.
- the Bingham fluid includes one or more of a flux, a solder paste, a conductive ink, a semiconducting ink, a gel, and a chemically inert material.
- the discrete component includes a light emitting diode (LED).
- LED light emitting diode
- the substrate includes a semiconductor wafer.
- the substrate includes a tape.
- the substrate includes a rigid substrate.
- the substrate includes a printed circuit board.
- an assembly in an aspect, includes a substrate; and a coating including a Bingham fluid disposed on the substrate, a first surface of the coating contacting the substrate, in which the coating is configured such that when a discrete component is incident on a second surface of the coating opposite the first surface, the discrete component is disposed on or partially embedded in the coating.
- Embodiments can include any one or more of the following features.
- the Bingham fluid includes one or more of a flux, a solder paste, conductive ink, a semiconducting ink, a gel, and a chemically inert material.
- the Bingham fluid includes a conductive paste.
- the substrate includes a printed circuit board.
- a method includes irradiating a dynamic release structure disposed on a carrier, in which a discrete component is adhered to the dynamic release structure, the irradiating causing the discrete component to be released from the carrier; and receiving the released discrete component into or onto a coating disposed on a surface of a substrate, the coating including a Bingham fluid.
- Embodiments can include any one or more of the following features.
- Irradiating the dynamic release layer includes irradiating the dynamic release layer with laser energy.
- the irradiating induces ablation of at least a portion of the dynamic release layer.
- the method includes reducing an adhesion of the dynamic release layer prior to the irradiating.
- Irradiating a dynamic release layer includes irradiating the dynamic release layer through the carrier.
- the discrete component includes an LED.
- the second substrate includes a tape.
- the second substrate includes a printed circuit board.
- a method includes forming a coating on a surface of a target substrate, the coating including a Bingham fluid; and receiving a discrete component into or onto the coating, the discrete component having been transferred from a carrier by a laser-assisted transfer process.
- forming a coating including a Bingham fluid includes disposing one or more of a flux, a solder paste, conductive ink, a semiconducting ink, a gel, and a chemically inert material onto the surface of the target substrate.
- a method includes determining an alignment error between a discrete component of a discrete component assembly mounted in a laser-assisted transfer system and a target position on a target substrate, the discrete component assembly including the discrete component adhered to a support by a dynamic release layer; based on the alignment error, determining a beam offset characteristic; and providing a signal indicative of the beam offset characteristic to an optical element of the laser-assisted transfer system, the optical element being configured to adjust a position of a beam pattern relative to the discrete component according to the beam offset characteristic.
- Embodiments can include any one or more of the following features.
- the method includes by the optical element, adjusting the position of the beam pattern relative to the discrete component according to the beam offset characteristic.
- the method includes adjusting the position of the beam pattern using a galvanometer laser scanner.
- Determining an alignment error includes determining one or more of a magnitude of the alignment error and a direction of the alignment error.
- Determining a beam offset characteristic includes determining an offset between a center of the discrete component and an offset position on the discrete component. Determining an offset includes determining one or more of a magnitude and a direction of the offset between the center of the discrete component and the offset position on the discrete component.
- the method includes determining a beam offset characteristic to at least partially compensate for the alignment error.
- the method includes determining a beam offset characteristic such that when the beam pattern is incident on the discrete component assembly according to the beam offset characteristic, the discrete component is transferred to the target position on the substrate.
- the method includes determining the alignment error using a machine vision system.
- the method includes irradiating the dynamic release layer with the beam, the position of the beam pattern relative to the discrete component having been adjusted according to the beam offset characteristic, the irradiation causing the discrete component to be released from the carrier substrate.
- the method includes receiving the discrete component at the target position on the target substrate.
- a system includes a computing system including one or more processors coupled to a memory and configured to determine an alignment error between a discrete component of a discrete component assembly and a target position on a target substrate, the discrete component assembly including the discrete component adhered to a support by a dynamic release layer, the discrete component assembly being mounted in a laser-assisted transfer system; based on the alignment error, determine a beam offset characteristic; and provide a signal indicative of the beam offset characteristic to an optical element of the laser-assisted transfer system, the optical element being configured to adjust a position of a beam pattern relative to the discrete component according to the beam offset characteristic.
- Embodiments can include any one or more of the following features.
- the system includes the optical element.
- the optical element includes a galvanometer laser scanner.
- Determining a beam offset characteristic includes determining an offset between a center of the discrete component and an offset position on the discrete component. Determining an offset includes determining one or more of a magnitude and a direction of the offset between the center of the discrete component and the offset position on the discrete component.
- the one or more processors and memory are configured to determine a beam offset characteristic to at least partially compensate for the alignment error.
- the one or more processors and memory are configured to determine a beam offset characteristic such that when the beam pattern is incident on the discrete component assembly according to the beam offset characteristic, the discrete component is transferred to the target position on the substrate.
- the one or more processors and memory implement a machine vision system.
- FIGS. 1A and 1B are diagrams of a laser-assisted transfer process.
- FIGS. 2A-2C are diagrams of a laser-assisted transfer process.
- FIG. 3 is a diagram of a system for laser-assisted transfer.
- FIG. 4 is a diagram of a discrete component and a target substrate.
- FIGS. 5A-5C are diagrams of a laser-assisted transfer process.
- a target substrate can include a coating including a Bingham fluid, onto or into which a discrete component is received.
- the Bingham fluid can prevent spontaneous shifting of the position of the transferred discrete component, thereby contributing to high precision transfer of discrete components.
- FIG. TA depicts a laser-assisted transfer process for high-throughput, low-cost contactless assembly of discrete components 102 onto a substrate 130 .
- the term discrete component refers generally to, for example, any unit that is to become part of a product or electronic device, for example, electronic, electromechanical, photovoltaic, photonic, or optoelectronic components, modules, or systems, for example any semiconductor material having a circuit formed on a portion of the semiconducting material.
- the discrete components can be light emitting diodes (LEDs).
- the discrete components can be ultra-thin, meaning having a maximum thickness of 100 ⁇ m or less, 50 ⁇ m or less, 40 ⁇ m or less, 30 ⁇ m or less, 25 ⁇ m or less, 20 ⁇ m or less, 10 ⁇ m or less, or 5 ⁇ m or less.
- the discrete components can be ultra-small, meaning having a maximum length or width dimension less than or equal to 300 ⁇ m per side, 100 ⁇ m per side, 50 ⁇ m per side, 20 ⁇ m per side, or 10 ⁇ m per side.
- the discrete components can be both ultra-thin and ultra-small.
- a discrete component assembly 108 is positioned in a component transfer system 100 .
- the discrete component assembly 108 includes a support 110 , with a dynamic release structure 112 disposed on a front side of the support 110 .
- Discrete components 102 are adhered to the support 110 by the dynamic release structure 112 .
- the support 110 can be a rigid support, such as a glass or rigid polymer substrate; or a flexible support, such as a tape.
- the dynamic release structure 112 can be a single layer structure or a multi-layer structure, such as a structure having two, three, four, or more than four layers.
- a back side of the support 110 is irradiated with radiation, such as laser light, e.g., a beam pattern 116 .
- the beam pattern 116 can be a single beam (as shown) or a pattern of multiple beams, e.g., from a single light source or from multiple light sources.
- the support 110 is transparent to the wavelength of the radiation (e.g., the laser energy).
- An element that is transparent to a given wavelength is an element for which at least some radiation of the given wavelength passes through the element.
- the radiation passes through the support 110 and is incident on an area of the dynamic release structure 112 , causing ablation of at least a partial thickness of the dynamic release layer in the area on which the laser beam pattern 116 is incident (which we refer to as the irradiated area).
- the ablation generates confined gas, which expands, generating a stress in the dynamic release structure 112 .
- the stress causes at least some of the material of the dynamic release structure 112 to deform, forming one or more blisters 118 .
- the beam pattern 116 is a single beam, or a pattern of multiple, closely spaced beams
- a single blister 118 is formed.
- the beam pattern 116 includes multiple beams that are sufficiently spaced apart, a pattern of multiple blisters 118 is formed.
- blister 118 refers generically to either a single blister or a pattern of multiple blisters.
- the blister 118 exerts a mechanical force on the discrete component 102 .
- the mechanical force exerted by the blister 118 is sufficient to overcome the adhesion between the discrete component 102 and the dynamic release structure 112 , the mechanical force exerted by the blister 118 (in combination with gravity) propels the discrete component away from the support 110 (e.g., in a downward direction) for transfer to a target substrate 130 .
- a transfer vector 150 indicates the direction of travel of the discrete component 102 upon its release from the support 110 and points to the ultimate placement of the discrete component 102 on the target substrate 130 .
- the direction of the transfer vector 150 is a function of the position of the laser beam pattern 116 with respect to the discrete component 102 .
- the resulting blister 118 e.g., the single blister or the pattern of multiple blisters
- the transfer vector 150 is normal to the surface of the dynamic release structure 112 (referred to as a normal transfer vector).
- the discrete component 102 lands on the target substrate 130 at a position directly below the position of the discrete component 102 in the discrete component assembly 108 .
- An objective of the laser-assisted transfer process can be to transfer the discrete component 102 to a specific target position 140 on the target substrate 130 .
- the target position 140 can be the position, on the target substrate 130 , at which the center of the discrete component 102 is intended to be positioned.
- the target substrate 130 is a device substrate, such as a printed circuit board
- the target position 140 can be a position on the target substrate 130 at which interconnection elements, such as bond pads, will be aligned with interconnection elements on the discrete component 102 .
- the target substrate 130 can be moved relative to the discrete component assembly 108 , or the discrete component assembly 108 can be moved relative to the target substrate 130 , or both.
- the relative movement can be implemented using a mechanical adjustment mechanism such as a linear translation stage, an actuator, or another suitable mechanical adjustment device.
- the coordinates, in a global x-y coordinate system, of the center of the discrete component 102 in the discrete component assembly 108 can be adjusted to match the global x-y coordinates of the target position.
- the mechanical adjustment of the relative positioning of the discrete component assembly 108 and the target substrate 130 can sometimes be subject to error, such as deviations along the x-axis, the y-axis, or both, e.g., resulting from imprecision in the mechanical adjustment device.
- error can result in an alignment error between the x-y coordinates of the discrete component 102 and the x-y coordinates of the target position 140 .
- Other sources of error can also contribute to an alignment error between the x-y coordinates of the discrete component 102 and the x-y coordinates of the target position 140 , e.g., in addition to or instead of errors due to the mechanical adjustment.
- a difference between the expected position of the discrete component 102 in the discrete component assembly 108 and the actual position of the discrete component 102 in the discrete component assembly 108 can arise during prior processing, such as during singulation of the discrete components 102 or the placement of the discrete components 102 onto the support 110 . If the x-y coordinate alignment between the target position 140 and the position of the discrete component 102 in the discrete component assembly 108 is based on the expected position of the discrete component 108 , this difference resulting from prior processing can result in an alignment error between the x-y coordinates of the discrete component 102 and the x-y coordinates of the target position 140 . In some examples, such alignment errors can be at least partially addressed by fine mechanical adjustment of the relative positions of the target substrate 130 and the discrete component assembly 108 prior to initiating the laser-assisted transfer process.
- the beam pattern 116 can be offset from the center of the discrete component 102 during the laser-assisted transfer process, meaning that the beam pattern 116 is incident at a position that is offset from a center of the discrete component.
- the offset of the beam pattern 116 can be used to at least partially compensate for the alignment error between the x-y coordinates of the discrete component 102 and the x-y coordinates of the target position 140 .
- the resulting blister 118 (e.g., the single blister or the pattern of multiple blisters) is also not centered with respect to the discrete component 102 .
- This offset causes the transfer vector 150 to diverge from the surface normal by an angle ⁇ (referred to as an angled transfer vector).
- the angle ⁇ of the transfer vector 150 is related to the magnitude d and direction of the offset of the beam pattern 116 (sometimes referred to as the beam offset) from the center of the discrete component 102 .
- a normal transfer vector e.g., as shown in FIG.
- the discrete component 102 would be transferred to the target position 140 that is directly below the position of the discrete component 102 in the discrete component assembly.
- the angled transfer vector causes the discrete component 102 to be transferred to an offset position 134 on the target substrate 130 that is shifted relative to the target position 140 .
- FIGS. 2B and 2C show top views of the discrete component assembly 108 with the attached discrete component 102 , with the beam pattern 116 being offset from the center of the discrete component 102 .
- the dashed boxes 132 depict the position of the discrete component 102 on the target substrate 130 following the transfer, with the dashed boxes being centered on the offset position 134 .
- the distance between the target position 140 and the offset position 134 is the placement error E induced by the offset of the beam pattern 116 .
- the placement error E can be along the x-axis, as shown in FIG. 2B ; along the y-axis (not shown); can have a component along each of the x-axis and the y-axis, as shown in FIG. 2C .
- the magnitude of the placement error E is related to the magnitude d of the beam offset and the height g of a gap 135 between a bottom surface of the discrete component 102 in the discrete component assembly 108 and a top surface of the target substrate 130 .
- the magnitude d of the beam offset can have a direct linear relationship with the placement error E given the gap height g.
- the spatial direction in which the transfer vector 150 points is opposite to the direction of the beam offset. For instance, in FIG. 2A , the beam pattern 116 is offset to the left of the figure while the transfer vector 150 points toward the right of the figure.
- an alignment error can occur between the x-y coordinates of the discrete component 102 and the x-y coordinates of the target position 140 .
- the beam pattern 116 can be purposely offset such that the placement error E matches the alignment error between the x-y coordinates of the discrete component 102 and the x-y coordinates of the target position 140 . Compensating for alignment error by introducing an offset to the beam pattern 116 can help to achieve precise alignment for the laser-assisted transfer process, and can enable rapid achievement of the alignment, thereby facilitating high throughput transfer processes.
- an alignment error a may be present between the x-y coordinates of the discrete component 102 and the x-y coordinates of the target position 140 in a laser-assisted transfer system 300 .
- the alignment error a can be due to, e.g., imprecision in the mechanical alignment mechanism, positioning error of the discrete component 102 onto the support 110 , or other reasons.
- the beam pattern 116 can be offset to give rise to an angled transfer vector 150 that results in a placement error E equal to the alignment error a.
- the discrete component 102 is then transferred directly to its target position 140 , despite the alignment error a between the x-y coordinates of the discrete component 102 in the discrete component assembly 108 and the x-y coordinates of the target position 140 .
- the laser-assisted transfer system 300 includes a light source 302 , such as a laser.
- a light beam 306 from the light source 302 can be incident on one or more optical elements 304 , such as lenses, diffractive optical elements (e.g., beam splitters), that can form the light beam 306 from the light source 302 into the beam pattern 116 .
- the beam pattern 116 can be a single beam of light (as shown) or can include multiple beamlets, which are beams of light that have a smaller size (e.g., diameter) than the light beam 306 .
- a light detector 310 such as a camera, is positioned to capture images of the relative positions of the discrete component 102 and the target position 140 on the target substrate 130 .
- Images 312 from the light detector 310 are provided to a computing system 314 including one or more processors coupled to a memory and configured to process the images 312 to determine the alignment error a.
- the computing system 312 can implement a machine vision approach to identify the discrete component 102 and the target position 140 and to determine the magnitude and direction of the separation between a center of the discrete component 102 and the target position 140 .
- the computing system 312 determines a beam offset characteristic for the beam pattern 116 such that when the beam pattern 116 is offset by the beam offset characteristic, the discrete component 102 will be transferred to the target position 140 .
- the beam offset characteristic indicates the magnitude d of the beam offset and the direction of the beam offset.
- the beam offset characteristic can indicate other parameters, such as a number or arrangement of beamlets in the beam pattern 116 .
- the computing system 314 provides a signal 316 indicative of the beam offset characteristic to the laser-assisted transfer system 300 , e.g., to control one or more optical elements 318 to adjust the position of the beam pattern 116 according to the beam offset characteristic.
- the one or more optical elements 318 can be a scanner, such as a galvanometer laser scanner, that can adjust the position of the beam pattern 116 .
- a target substrate 430 that receives a discrete component 102 in a laser-assisted transfer process can include a coating including a die catching material 402 disposed on its surface.
- the die catching material (DCM) 402 can be a material that receives discrete components as they are transferred from the carrier substrate and keeps them in their targeted positions while reducing post-transfer movement of the discrete components on the target substrate. We sometime refer to the process of receiving of discrete components and keeping them in their targeted positions as catching the discrete components.
- the DCM can be a viscous fluid that slows the speed of the discrete component 102 when the discrete component 102 is incident on the coating 402 .
- the discrete component 102 can “float” in the coating.
- Floating of a discrete component 102 is the slow motion shifting of the discrete component 102 from its original placement position by an arbitrary distance. Floating can be caused by surface tension, thermal drift, leveling of the fluid after component impact, Brownian motion, or other factors, or a combination of multiple factors.
- Floating of a received discrete component can be undesirable, e.g., in that floating can contribute to overall placement error in the transfer process. For instance, component floating may cause the placement error to exceed established criteria thereby rendering the placed discrete component unusable for its intended application.
- component floating may cause an incoming discrete component to make contact with a previously placed discrete component, thereby adding further placement error to the previously placed discrete component or creating other undesirable characteristics in the set of discrete components.
- the rheological properties of the DCM of the coating 402 can be tuned for a specific application, e.g., for a discrete component of a specific size or mass, to improve the accuracy and reliability of the laser-assisted transfer process.
- a target substrate 530 includes a coating 502 including a Bingham fluid disposed on a surface of a substrate 504 .
- a Bingham fluid is a viscoplastic material that behaves as a rigid body at low stress but flows as a viscous fluid at and above its yield stress. Bingham fluids are also sometimes referred to as Bingham liquids, Bingham plastics, structured liquids, or viscoplastic solids.
- the Bingham fluid can include a gel (e.g., alcogels, hydrogels, organogels, or other types of gels), a synthetic polymer, a tacky paste, a flux, a solder paste, a suspension, a conductive or a semiconductive ink (e.g., an organic ink), a chemically inert material, or a combination of any two or more of them.
- a gel e.g., alcogels, hydrogels, organogels, or other types of gels
- a synthetic polymer e.g., a tacky paste, a flux, a solder paste, a suspension, a conductive or a semiconductive ink (e.g., an organic ink), a chemically inert material, or a combination of any two or more of them.
- a gel e.g., alcogels, hydrogels, organogels, or other types of gels
- a synthetic polymer e.g
- the discrete component 102 When a discrete component 102 is transferred to the target substrate 530 in a laser-assisted transfer process, the discrete component 102 is caught by the coating 502 including the Bingham fluid and is partially embedded into the coating (as shown in FIG. 5B ) or disposed on top of the coating.
- partially embedded we mean that the bottom surface 136 of the discrete component 102 is below atop surface 506 of the coating 502 , while a top surface 508 of the discrete component 102 is above the top surface 506 of the coating 502 .
- the rheological characteristics of the Bingham fluid prevent the discrete component 102 from spontaneously shifting its position or floating. The component placement precision and accuracy can thus be enhanced through the use of a coating including a Bingham fluid as a die catching material.
- the substrate 504 can be a tape, such as a wafer tape.
- the substrate 504 can be a rigid substrate, such as a glass substrate or a semiconductor substrate.
- the substrate 504 can be a device substrate such as a printed circuit board (PCB).
- the substrate 504 can be a semiconductor substrate, such as a semiconductor wafer or portion thereof, intended for use in multi-chip stacks.
- the coating 502 including a Bingham fluid can facilitate interconnection of the discrete component 102 to electrical contacts, such as bond pads, on the substrate 504 .
- the coating 502 including the Bingham fluid can be a conductive paste, such as a conductive solder paste.
- a processing step can be carried out after the laser-assisted transfer of the discrete component 102 to bring the bottom surface 136 of the discrete component 102 into contact with electrical contacts on the substrate 504 .
- the coating 502 including the Bingham fluid can be a solder flux that is removed during a soldering process.
- the assembly of the substrate 504 with the discrete component 102 partially embedded into the coating 502 is subjected to pressure, e.g., from a thermode, which squeezes out the Bingham fluid from between the discrete component 102 and the substrate 504 , thereby enabling electrical contact between the discrete component 102 and the substrate 504 .
- pressure e.g., from a thermode
Abstract
Description
- This application claims priority to U.S. Patent Application Ser. No. 62/859,830, filed on Jun. 11, 2019, the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference.
- This description relates generally to assembling discrete components onto a substrate.
- In an aspect, an assembly includes a substrate; a coating including a Bingham fluid disposed on a surface of the substrate; and a discrete component partially embedded in or disposed on the coating including the Bingham fluid.
- Embodiments can include any one or more of the following features.
- The Bingham fluid includes one or more of a flux, a solder paste, a conductive ink, a semiconducting ink, a gel, and a chemically inert material.
- The discrete component includes a light emitting diode (LED).
- The substrate includes a semiconductor wafer. The substrate includes a tape. The substrate includes a rigid substrate. The substrate includes a printed circuit board.
- In an aspect, an assembly includes a substrate; and a coating including a Bingham fluid disposed on the substrate, a first surface of the coating contacting the substrate, in which the coating is configured such that when a discrete component is incident on a second surface of the coating opposite the first surface, the discrete component is disposed on or partially embedded in the coating.
- Embodiments can include any one or more of the following features.
- The Bingham fluid includes one or more of a flux, a solder paste, conductive ink, a semiconducting ink, a gel, and a chemically inert material. The Bingham fluid includes a conductive paste.
- The substrate includes a printed circuit board.
- In an aspect, a method includes irradiating a dynamic release structure disposed on a carrier, in which a discrete component is adhered to the dynamic release structure, the irradiating causing the discrete component to be released from the carrier; and receiving the released discrete component into or onto a coating disposed on a surface of a substrate, the coating including a Bingham fluid.
- Embodiments can include any one or more of the following features.
- Irradiating the dynamic release layer includes irradiating the dynamic release layer with laser energy.
- The irradiating induces ablation of at least a portion of the dynamic release layer.
- The method includes reducing an adhesion of the dynamic release layer prior to the irradiating.
- Irradiating a dynamic release layer includes irradiating the dynamic release layer through the carrier.
- The discrete component includes an LED.
- The second substrate includes a tape. The second substrate includes a printed circuit board.
- In an aspect, a method includes forming a coating on a surface of a target substrate, the coating including a Bingham fluid; and receiving a discrete component into or onto the coating, the discrete component having been transferred from a carrier by a laser-assisted transfer process.
- In an embodiment, forming a coating including a Bingham fluid includes disposing one or more of a flux, a solder paste, conductive ink, a semiconducting ink, a gel, and a chemically inert material onto the surface of the target substrate.
- In an aspect, a method includes determining an alignment error between a discrete component of a discrete component assembly mounted in a laser-assisted transfer system and a target position on a target substrate, the discrete component assembly including the discrete component adhered to a support by a dynamic release layer; based on the alignment error, determining a beam offset characteristic; and providing a signal indicative of the beam offset characteristic to an optical element of the laser-assisted transfer system, the optical element being configured to adjust a position of a beam pattern relative to the discrete component according to the beam offset characteristic.
- Embodiments can include any one or more of the following features.
- The method includes by the optical element, adjusting the position of the beam pattern relative to the discrete component according to the beam offset characteristic. The method includes adjusting the position of the beam pattern using a galvanometer laser scanner.
- Determining an alignment error includes determining one or more of a magnitude of the alignment error and a direction of the alignment error.
- Determining a beam offset characteristic includes determining an offset between a center of the discrete component and an offset position on the discrete component. Determining an offset includes determining one or more of a magnitude and a direction of the offset between the center of the discrete component and the offset position on the discrete component.
- The method includes determining a beam offset characteristic to at least partially compensate for the alignment error. The method includes determining a beam offset characteristic such that when the beam pattern is incident on the discrete component assembly according to the beam offset characteristic, the discrete component is transferred to the target position on the substrate.
- The method includes determining the alignment error using a machine vision system.
- The method includes irradiating the dynamic release layer with the beam, the position of the beam pattern relative to the discrete component having been adjusted according to the beam offset characteristic, the irradiation causing the discrete component to be released from the carrier substrate.
- The method includes receiving the discrete component at the target position on the target substrate.
- In an aspect, a system includes a computing system including one or more processors coupled to a memory and configured to determine an alignment error between a discrete component of a discrete component assembly and a target position on a target substrate, the discrete component assembly including the discrete component adhered to a support by a dynamic release layer, the discrete component assembly being mounted in a laser-assisted transfer system; based on the alignment error, determine a beam offset characteristic; and provide a signal indicative of the beam offset characteristic to an optical element of the laser-assisted transfer system, the optical element being configured to adjust a position of a beam pattern relative to the discrete component according to the beam offset characteristic.
- Embodiments can include any one or more of the following features.
- The system includes the optical element. The optical element includes a galvanometer laser scanner.
- Determining a beam offset characteristic includes determining an offset between a center of the discrete component and an offset position on the discrete component. Determining an offset includes determining one or more of a magnitude and a direction of the offset between the center of the discrete component and the offset position on the discrete component.
- The one or more processors and memory are configured to determine a beam offset characteristic to at least partially compensate for the alignment error. The one or more processors and memory are configured to determine a beam offset characteristic such that when the beam pattern is incident on the discrete component assembly according to the beam offset characteristic, the discrete component is transferred to the target position on the substrate.
- The one or more processors and memory implement a machine vision system.
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FIGS. 1A and 1B are diagrams of a laser-assisted transfer process. -
FIGS. 2A-2C are diagrams of a laser-assisted transfer process. -
FIG. 3 is a diagram of a system for laser-assisted transfer. -
FIG. 4 is a diagram of a discrete component and a target substrate. -
FIGS. 5A-5C are diagrams of a laser-assisted transfer process. - We describe here approaches to address positional error in laser-assisted processes for transfer of discrete components from supports to target substrates. In some examples, a target substrate can include a coating including a Bingham fluid, onto or into which a discrete component is received. The Bingham fluid can prevent spontaneous shifting of the position of the transferred discrete component, thereby contributing to high precision transfer of discrete components.
- FIG. TA depicts a laser-assisted transfer process for high-throughput, low-cost contactless assembly of
discrete components 102 onto asubstrate 130. The term discrete component refers generally to, for example, any unit that is to become part of a product or electronic device, for example, electronic, electromechanical, photovoltaic, photonic, or optoelectronic components, modules, or systems, for example any semiconductor material having a circuit formed on a portion of the semiconducting material. In some examples, the discrete components can be light emitting diodes (LEDs). The discrete components can be ultra-thin, meaning having a maximum thickness of 100 μm or less, 50 μm or less, 40 μm or less, 30 μm or less, 25 μm or less, 20 μm or less, 10 μm or less, or 5 μm or less. The discrete components can be ultra-small, meaning having a maximum length or width dimension less than or equal to 300 μm per side, 100 μm per side, 50 μm per side, 20 μm per side, or 10 μm per side. The discrete components can be both ultra-thin and ultra-small. - In the laser-assisted transfer process, a
discrete component assembly 108 is positioned in acomponent transfer system 100. Thediscrete component assembly 108 includes asupport 110, with adynamic release structure 112 disposed on a front side of thesupport 110.Discrete components 102 are adhered to thesupport 110 by thedynamic release structure 112. Thesupport 110 can be a rigid support, such as a glass or rigid polymer substrate; or a flexible support, such as a tape. Thedynamic release structure 112 can be a single layer structure or a multi-layer structure, such as a structure having two, three, four, or more than four layers. - In the laser-assisted transfer process, a back side of the
support 110 is irradiated with radiation, such as laser light, e.g., abeam pattern 116. Thebeam pattern 116 can be a single beam (as shown) or a pattern of multiple beams, e.g., from a single light source or from multiple light sources. Thesupport 110 is transparent to the wavelength of the radiation (e.g., the laser energy). An element that is transparent to a given wavelength is an element for which at least some radiation of the given wavelength passes through the element. The radiation passes through thesupport 110 and is incident on an area of thedynamic release structure 112, causing ablation of at least a partial thickness of the dynamic release layer in the area on which thelaser beam pattern 116 is incident (which we refer to as the irradiated area). The ablation generates confined gas, which expands, generating a stress in thedynamic release structure 112. The stress causes at least some of the material of thedynamic release structure 112 to deform, forming one ormore blisters 118. For instance, when thebeam pattern 116 is a single beam, or a pattern of multiple, closely spaced beams, asingle blister 118 is formed. When thebeam pattern 116 includes multiple beams that are sufficiently spaced apart, a pattern ofmultiple blisters 118 is formed. Here, theterm blister 118 refers generically to either a single blister or a pattern of multiple blisters. - The
blister 118 exerts a mechanical force on thediscrete component 102. When the mechanical force exerted by theblister 118 is sufficient to overcome the adhesion between thediscrete component 102 and thedynamic release structure 112, the mechanical force exerted by the blister 118 (in combination with gravity) propels the discrete component away from the support 110 (e.g., in a downward direction) for transfer to atarget substrate 130. - Further description of laser-assisted transfer processes can be found in U.S. Patent Publication No. US 2014/0238592, the contents of which are incorporated here by reference in their entirety.
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transfer vector 150 indicates the direction of travel of thediscrete component 102 upon its release from thesupport 110 and points to the ultimate placement of thediscrete component 102 on thetarget substrate 130. The direction of thetransfer vector 150 is a function of the position of thelaser beam pattern 116 with respect to thediscrete component 102. When the incidentlaser beam pattern 116 is centered with respect to thediscrete component 102, as shown inFIGS. 1A and 1B , the resulting blister 118 (e.g., the single blister or the pattern of multiple blisters) is also centered with respect to thediscrete component 102, and thetransfer vector 150 is normal to the surface of the dynamic release structure 112 (referred to as a normal transfer vector). As a result, thediscrete component 102 lands on thetarget substrate 130 at a position directly below the position of thediscrete component 102 in thediscrete component assembly 108. - An objective of the laser-assisted transfer process can be to transfer the
discrete component 102 to aspecific target position 140 on thetarget substrate 130. Thetarget position 140 can be the position, on thetarget substrate 130, at which the center of thediscrete component 102 is intended to be positioned. For instance, when thetarget substrate 130 is a device substrate, such as a printed circuit board, thetarget position 140 can be a position on thetarget substrate 130 at which interconnection elements, such as bond pads, will be aligned with interconnection elements on thediscrete component 102. - To align the
target position 140 on thetarget substrate 130 with the position of thediscrete component 102 in thediscrete component assembly 108, thetarget substrate 130 can be moved relative to thediscrete component assembly 108, or thediscrete component assembly 108 can be moved relative to thetarget substrate 130, or both. The relative movement can be implemented using a mechanical adjustment mechanism such as a linear translation stage, an actuator, or another suitable mechanical adjustment device. For instance, the coordinates, in a global x-y coordinate system, of the center of thediscrete component 102 in thediscrete component assembly 108 can be adjusted to match the global x-y coordinates of the target position. - The mechanical adjustment of the relative positioning of the
discrete component assembly 108 and thetarget substrate 130 can sometimes be subject to error, such as deviations along the x-axis, the y-axis, or both, e.g., resulting from imprecision in the mechanical adjustment device. Such error can result in an alignment error between the x-y coordinates of thediscrete component 102 and the x-y coordinates of thetarget position 140. Other sources of error can also contribute to an alignment error between the x-y coordinates of thediscrete component 102 and the x-y coordinates of thetarget position 140, e.g., in addition to or instead of errors due to the mechanical adjustment. For instance, a difference between the expected position of thediscrete component 102 in thediscrete component assembly 108 and the actual position of thediscrete component 102 in thediscrete component assembly 108 can arise during prior processing, such as during singulation of thediscrete components 102 or the placement of thediscrete components 102 onto thesupport 110. If the x-y coordinate alignment between thetarget position 140 and the position of thediscrete component 102 in thediscrete component assembly 108 is based on the expected position of thediscrete component 108, this difference resulting from prior processing can result in an alignment error between the x-y coordinates of thediscrete component 102 and the x-y coordinates of thetarget position 140. In some examples, such alignment errors can be at least partially addressed by fine mechanical adjustment of the relative positions of thetarget substrate 130 and thediscrete component assembly 108 prior to initiating the laser-assisted transfer process. - Referring to
FIGS. 2A-2C , in some examples, thebeam pattern 116 can be offset from the center of thediscrete component 102 during the laser-assisted transfer process, meaning that thebeam pattern 116 is incident at a position that is offset from a center of the discrete component. The offset of thebeam pattern 116 can be used to at least partially compensate for the alignment error between the x-y coordinates of thediscrete component 102 and the x-y coordinates of thetarget position 140. - When the
beam pattern 116 is offset from (e.g., not centered on) thediscrete component 102, the resulting blister 118 (e.g., the single blister or the pattern of multiple blisters) is also not centered with respect to thediscrete component 102. This offset causes thetransfer vector 150 to diverge from the surface normal by an angle α (referred to as an angled transfer vector). The angle α of thetransfer vector 150 is related to the magnitude d and direction of the offset of the beam pattern 116 (sometimes referred to as the beam offset) from the center of thediscrete component 102. With a normal transfer vector (e.g., as shown inFIG. 1A ), thediscrete component 102 would be transferred to thetarget position 140 that is directly below the position of thediscrete component 102 in the discrete component assembly. The angled transfer vector causes thediscrete component 102 to be transferred to an offsetposition 134 on thetarget substrate 130 that is shifted relative to thetarget position 140. -
FIGS. 2B and 2C show top views of thediscrete component assembly 108 with the attacheddiscrete component 102, with thebeam pattern 116 being offset from the center of thediscrete component 102. The dashedboxes 132 depict the position of thediscrete component 102 on thetarget substrate 130 following the transfer, with the dashed boxes being centered on the offsetposition 134. The distance between thetarget position 140 and the offsetposition 134 is the placement error E induced by the offset of thebeam pattern 116. The placement error E can be along the x-axis, as shown inFIG. 2B ; along the y-axis (not shown); can have a component along each of the x-axis and the y-axis, as shown inFIG. 2C . - The magnitude of the placement error E is related to the magnitude d of the beam offset and the height g of a gap 135 between a bottom surface of the
discrete component 102 in thediscrete component assembly 108 and a top surface of thetarget substrate 130. For instance, the magnitude d of the beam offset can have a direct linear relationship with the placement error E given the gap height g. The spatial direction in which thetransfer vector 150 points is opposite to the direction of the beam offset. For instance, inFIG. 2A , thebeam pattern 116 is offset to the left of the figure while thetransfer vector 150 points toward the right of the figure. - As discussed above, an alignment error can occur between the x-y coordinates of the
discrete component 102 and the x-y coordinates of thetarget position 140. To compensate for such error, thebeam pattern 116 can be purposely offset such that the placement error E matches the alignment error between the x-y coordinates of thediscrete component 102 and the x-y coordinates of thetarget position 140. Compensating for alignment error by introducing an offset to thebeam pattern 116 can help to achieve precise alignment for the laser-assisted transfer process, and can enable rapid achievement of the alignment, thereby facilitating high throughput transfer processes. - In an example, referring to
FIG. 3 , an alignment error a (not shown) may be present between the x-y coordinates of thediscrete component 102 and the x-y coordinates of thetarget position 140 in a laser-assistedtransfer system 300. The alignment error a can be due to, e.g., imprecision in the mechanical alignment mechanism, positioning error of thediscrete component 102 onto thesupport 110, or other reasons. To compensate for the alignment error, thebeam pattern 116 can be offset to give rise to anangled transfer vector 150 that results in a placement error E equal to the alignment error a. Thediscrete component 102 is then transferred directly to itstarget position 140, despite the alignment error a between the x-y coordinates of thediscrete component 102 in thediscrete component assembly 108 and the x-y coordinates of thetarget position 140. - The laser-assisted
transfer system 300 includes alight source 302, such as a laser. Alight beam 306 from thelight source 302 can be incident on one or moreoptical elements 304, such as lenses, diffractive optical elements (e.g., beam splitters), that can form thelight beam 306 from thelight source 302 into thebeam pattern 116. Thebeam pattern 116 can be a single beam of light (as shown) or can include multiple beamlets, which are beams of light that have a smaller size (e.g., diameter) than thelight beam 306. - A
light detector 310, such as a camera, is positioned to capture images of the relative positions of thediscrete component 102 and thetarget position 140 on thetarget substrate 130.Images 312 from thelight detector 310 are provided to acomputing system 314 including one or more processors coupled to a memory and configured to process theimages 312 to determine the alignment error a. For instance, thecomputing system 312 can implement a machine vision approach to identify thediscrete component 102 and thetarget position 140 and to determine the magnitude and direction of the separation between a center of thediscrete component 102 and thetarget position 140. - Based on the alignment error a, the
computing system 312 determines a beam offset characteristic for thebeam pattern 116 such that when thebeam pattern 116 is offset by the beam offset characteristic, thediscrete component 102 will be transferred to thetarget position 140. The beam offset characteristic indicates the magnitude d of the beam offset and the direction of the beam offset. In some examples, the beam offset characteristic can indicate other parameters, such as a number or arrangement of beamlets in thebeam pattern 116. - The
computing system 314 provides asignal 316 indicative of the beam offset characteristic to the laser-assistedtransfer system 300, e.g., to control one or moreoptical elements 318 to adjust the position of thebeam pattern 116 according to the beam offset characteristic. In an example, the one or moreoptical elements 318 can be a scanner, such as a galvanometer laser scanner, that can adjust the position of thebeam pattern 116. - By implementing the beam offset characteristic by a scanner, compensation for the alignment error can be achieved quickly, enabling the transfer time per discrete component to be low and thus increasing the throughput of the laser-assisted transfer process.
- Referring to
FIG. 4 , in some examples, atarget substrate 430 that receives adiscrete component 102 in a laser-assisted transfer process can include a coating including adie catching material 402 disposed on its surface. The die catching material (DCM) 402 can be a material that receives discrete components as they are transferred from the carrier substrate and keeps them in their targeted positions while reducing post-transfer movement of the discrete components on the target substrate. We sometime refer to the process of receiving of discrete components and keeping them in their targeted positions as catching the discrete components. The DCM can be a viscous fluid that slows the speed of thediscrete component 102 when thediscrete component 102 is incident on thecoating 402. - In some cases, once a
discrete component 102 has been caught by the DCM of thecoating 402, thediscrete component 102 can “float” in the coating. Floating of adiscrete component 102 is the slow motion shifting of thediscrete component 102 from its original placement position by an arbitrary distance. Floating can be caused by surface tension, thermal drift, leveling of the fluid after component impact, Brownian motion, or other factors, or a combination of multiple factors. Floating of a received discrete component can be undesirable, e.g., in that floating can contribute to overall placement error in the transfer process. For instance, component floating may cause the placement error to exceed established criteria thereby rendering the placed discrete component unusable for its intended application. In some examples, such as in applications involving tightly spaced discrete components, component floating may cause an incoming discrete component to make contact with a previously placed discrete component, thereby adding further placement error to the previously placed discrete component or creating other undesirable characteristics in the set of discrete components. - In some examples, the rheological properties of the DCM of the
coating 402 can be tuned for a specific application, e.g., for a discrete component of a specific size or mass, to improve the accuracy and reliability of the laser-assisted transfer process. - Referring to
FIGS. 5A and 5B , in some examples, atarget substrate 530 includes acoating 502 including a Bingham fluid disposed on a surface of asubstrate 504. A Bingham fluid is a viscoplastic material that behaves as a rigid body at low stress but flows as a viscous fluid at and above its yield stress. Bingham fluids are also sometimes referred to as Bingham liquids, Bingham plastics, structured liquids, or viscoplastic solids. The Bingham fluid can include a gel (e.g., alcogels, hydrogels, organogels, or other types of gels), a synthetic polymer, a tacky paste, a flux, a solder paste, a suspension, a conductive or a semiconductive ink (e.g., an organic ink), a chemically inert material, or a combination of any two or more of them. - When a
discrete component 102 is transferred to thetarget substrate 530 in a laser-assisted transfer process, thediscrete component 102 is caught by thecoating 502 including the Bingham fluid and is partially embedded into the coating (as shown inFIG. 5B ) or disposed on top of the coating. By partially embedded, we mean that thebottom surface 136 of thediscrete component 102 is below atopsurface 506 of thecoating 502, while atop surface 508 of thediscrete component 102 is above thetop surface 506 of thecoating 502. Once thediscrete component 102 is partially embedded in thecoating 502, the rheological characteristics of the Bingham fluid prevent thediscrete component 102 from spontaneously shifting its position or floating. The component placement precision and accuracy can thus be enhanced through the use of a coating including a Bingham fluid as a die catching material. - The
substrate 504 can be a tape, such as a wafer tape. Thesubstrate 504 can be a rigid substrate, such as a glass substrate or a semiconductor substrate. Thesubstrate 504 can be a device substrate such as a printed circuit board (PCB). In some examples, thesubstrate 504 can be a semiconductor substrate, such as a semiconductor wafer or portion thereof, intended for use in multi-chip stacks. - When the
substrate 504 is a device substrate, thecoating 502 including a Bingham fluid can facilitate interconnection of thediscrete component 102 to electrical contacts, such as bond pads, on thesubstrate 504. For instance, thecoating 502 including the Bingham fluid can be a conductive paste, such as a conductive solder paste. Referring toFIG. 5C , in some examples, a processing step can be carried out after the laser-assisted transfer of thediscrete component 102 to bring thebottom surface 136 of thediscrete component 102 into contact with electrical contacts on thesubstrate 504. In an example, thecoating 502 including the Bingham fluid can be a solder flux that is removed during a soldering process. In an example, the assembly of thesubstrate 504 with thediscrete component 102 partially embedded into thecoating 502 is subjected to pressure, e.g., from a thermode, which squeezes out the Bingham fluid from between thediscrete component 102 and thesubstrate 504, thereby enabling electrical contact between thediscrete component 102 and thesubstrate 504. - A number of embodiments have been described. Nevertheless, it will be understood that various modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the disclosure. For example, some of the steps described above may be order independent, and thus can be performed in an order different from that described.
- Other implementations are also within the scope of the following claims.
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