{"title":"Reducing the cost of package Test","authors":"S. Shakeri","doi":"10.1109/IEMT.2003.1225905","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IEMT.2003.1225905","url":null,"abstract":"It is no secret that semiconductor manufacturers in today's marketplace face intense pressure to reduce cost while improving quality. However, package test remains an area that is often overlooked in cost-saving initiatives. In this session, you will learn about the elements that make up the total cost of packaging test and discover new ways to reduce costs, such as design for testability. The session will also describe how to optimize use of automatic test equipment (ATE) and determine the most effective test site strategy.","PeriodicalId":106415,"journal":{"name":"IEEE/CPMT/SEMI 28th International Electronics Manufacturing Technology Symposium, 2003. IEMT 2003.","volume":"25 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2003-07-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121842626","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Living daily with \"monster\" probe cards","authors":"Frank Pietzschmann","doi":"10.1109/IEMT.2003.1225941","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IEMT.2003.1225941","url":null,"abstract":"This not so seriously named title gives a hint to the breathtaking developments that have taken place in probing technologies during the last eight years. Breathtaking in two aspects: development speed and technology changes. High throughput and a fast ramp up in a 300 mm wafer test are connected with the using of ultrahigh parallel probe cards. Hard daily work and new thinking is necessary to earn these fruits really. To have a high production usage is a fight. What's new and what are the main challenges as well? At the beginning stand a new culture of partnership between probe card manufacturer and customer. It will be shown that this is a cooperation in each stage, connected with compromise less know how exchange and communication. The expanded engineering tasks and approaches make a transition from \"probe card\" to \"probing process\" engineering necessary. Finally a whole new handling concept is indispensable to make the LAA probe card usage successful.","PeriodicalId":106415,"journal":{"name":"IEEE/CPMT/SEMI 28th International Electronics Manufacturing Technology Symposium, 2003. IEMT 2003.","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2003-07-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122709539","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Flip chip on standard lead frame: laminate performance at a lower cost","authors":"F. Juskey","doi":"10.1109/IEMT.2003.1225907","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IEMT.2003.1225907","url":null,"abstract":"Flip Chip (FC) technology has been used for the last 30 years for high density, thermally challenging, high-speed IC packaging requirements. Originally done on very expensive ceramic substrates for mainframe computers, the technology was given a great boost forward by the implementation of the lower cost laminate-based PBGA technology. While laminate technology provided a significant cost, weight, and lead-time reduction in packaging technology, that helped revolutionize the PC and laptop computer markets, this still left a significant portion of the IC using marketplace unable to afford the benefits of FC technology. This paper discusses the advent of FC technology in low cost lead frame based IC packages for wireless, automotive and consumer electronic applications. By selectively engineering the die layout and by applying new and improved redistribution, bumping, and assembly technologies it is possible to take non-pad limited die and redistribute its I/O to a 200, 300, or 400 micron pitch and use the existing conventional lead frame IC packages infrastructure. The abbreviated assembly process and the re-use of existing tooling allows for a significant reduction in overall tooling charges. These new IC packages while having the same outward appearance, have a significant improvement in moisture sensitivity level (MSL), electrical performance, and in many instances where the die can be exposed, improved thermal performance at a cost significantly below that of laminate based FC technology.","PeriodicalId":106415,"journal":{"name":"IEEE/CPMT/SEMI 28th International Electronics Manufacturing Technology Symposium, 2003. IEMT 2003.","volume":"15 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2003-07-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114812600","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Characterization of in-process substrate warpage of underfilled flip chip assembly","authors":"Jian Zhang, Hai Ding, D. Baldwin, I. C. Ume","doi":"10.1109/IEMT.2003.1225916","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IEMT.2003.1225916","url":null,"abstract":"In the flip chip on board assembly process, the CTE mismatch among the materials inevitably causes substrate warpage. The substrate warpage introduces undesired residual stresses in the silicon chip and underfill materials. Detrimental residual stresses reduce the reliability of flip chip systems. Severe warpage of a substrate after the flip chip assembly process may lead to fracture of solder joints, underfill delamination or underfill cracks. In this research, an experimental approach is developed to investigate the assembly process-induced stresses in flip chip assembly as well as the associated substrate warpage. Flip chip test vehicles with build-in piezoresistive stress sensors are utilized to quantitatively characterize the residual stresses on silicon flip chips during the assembly process. The in-process substrate warpage is measured by a shadow moire system. The characteristics of process-induced stresses in flip chip systems and substrate warpage are discussed in detail in this paper.","PeriodicalId":106415,"journal":{"name":"IEEE/CPMT/SEMI 28th International Electronics Manufacturing Technology Symposium, 2003. IEMT 2003.","volume":"6 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2003-07-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130854448","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Towards a halogen-free package - green molding compound","authors":"Jong Kee, J. Yip","doi":"10.1109/IEMT.2003.1225886","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IEMT.2003.1225886","url":null,"abstract":"Green packaging has been a subject of interest and development in semiconductor manufacturing in recent years. At present, encapsulation of semiconductor devices is based on conventional material, which contains halogen, and antimony (Sb). Unfortunately, such elements are a hazard to the environment and health. The alternative is to replace these elements with environmentally friendly flame retardant system which is halogen-and antimony-free, thereby giving rise to the name of green molding compound. In this paper, five green and one conventional molding compounds are discussed. The intention is to select a green compound which has good performance in terms of processibility and reliability. The conventional compound serves as a reference for the five green compounds. The evaluation began with material characterisation which gave a preliminary insight into the general compound behaviour. During material characterisation, several relevant thermo-mechanical properties were compared, such as coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) and glass temperature (Tg). Moisture absorption, adhesion strength, flexural modulus and filler content will also be discussed. Thereafter, thermal-mechanical simulation was performed to study the stress distribution of the test package with the different compounds. The test package was also subjected to preconditioning at JEDEC level 1 at a 3/spl times/ 260/spl deg/C reflow temperature to ascertain its extent of delamination at various interfaces. As the test package is used in automotive application, an additional 100x temperature cycling at -55/spl deg/C/+150/spl deg/C was included in the preconditioning condition. This is the standard practice for automotive products. With the results from the various evaluation models, the best green molding compound was selected and confirmed through an additional temperature cycling (TC) test at -55/spl deg/C/+150/spl deg/C 1000x.","PeriodicalId":106415,"journal":{"name":"IEEE/CPMT/SEMI 28th International Electronics Manufacturing Technology Symposium, 2003. IEMT 2003.","volume":"41 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2003-07-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132757526","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"2D or 3D? benefits of combining both in a single X-ray system","authors":"U. E. Frank","doi":"10.1109/IEMT.2003.1225933","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IEMT.2003.1225933","url":null,"abstract":"Optimum flexibility in X-ray inspection is achieved by combining 2D real-time imaging with 3D Axial Computed Tomography (ACT) in a single system. Switching from one mode to the other takes only a keystroke; and the selection can be made anytime - and as often as required - during the inspection process. The role played by X-ray systems in the inspection of electronic assemblies - especially today's printed circuit boards, densely packed with area array components - is well understood. Unlike machine vision and optical inspection equipment, X-ray systems penetrate materials to expose hidden solder joints on area array devices, such as flip chips and BGAs. Once a need for X-ray inspection equipment has been determined, the next question is \"which is best for the application, two dimensional (2D) or three dimensional (3D)?\".","PeriodicalId":106415,"journal":{"name":"IEEE/CPMT/SEMI 28th International Electronics Manufacturing Technology Symposium, 2003. IEMT 2003.","volume":"7 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2003-07-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130356097","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Current challenges in traditional design verification and its application in flip-chip devices","authors":"I. Goldberger, S. Kasapi","doi":"10.1109/IEMT.2003.1225901","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IEMT.2003.1225901","url":null,"abstract":"The acceleration of new developments in semiconductor design and manufacturing technology in keeping up with Moore's Law has introduced significant new challenges for device designers as well as manufacturing organizations. Short channel effects, multi-level interconnect cross talk problems, and new materials such as low K dielectric, copper, and silicon on insulator have made modeling and simulation of semiconductor devices and processes extremely difficult. Many times this results in failure to meet performance targets in first silicon introduction. The high cost of mask sets, together with the opportunity costs related to time-to-market, drives the need for shorter and fewer redesign cycles, making effective transistor level design debug a necessity. To make things even more difficult, the transition to flip chip packaging and multiple interconnect metal layers makes backside probing the only effective way to perform node level analysis. This paper describes these new challenges in detail, and the use of photon probing technology as an effective way to address them. The use of a time resolved photon emission microscope allows measuring performance at the critical node level. This is done by collecting the photons, emitted by carriers that are accelerated in the pinch off region during CMOS transistor switching. This enables optimization of device speed paths, and resolution of problems such as race conditions and contentions, encountered during design debug and failure analysis cycles.","PeriodicalId":106415,"journal":{"name":"IEEE/CPMT/SEMI 28th International Electronics Manufacturing Technology Symposium, 2003. IEMT 2003.","volume":"60 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2003-07-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116579030","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Study of non-solder, low cost and high performance flip chip QFN package using ultra thin Pd PPF","authors":"Se Chuel Park, Chul-Lae Cho, Sung-Kwan Paek","doi":"10.1109/IEMT.2003.1225874","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IEMT.2003.1225874","url":null,"abstract":"For the development of semiconductor package, size reduction and high performance are driving forces. As increasing hand held products and green round issue, all package companies are interesting in study of package using lead free solder. As the today's package trend, many kinds of flip chip packages are developed using lead free solder. In most of flip chip packages, lead free solder or Au has been employed mainly as wafer bump, and Sn or Ag plated leadframe based on copper as a substrate. Solder as an interconnection material has been adopted. This study describes the performance of low cost, non-solder and green round package using flip chip interconnection technology on a Pd pre-plated leadframe (Pd PPF). The conventional leadframe couldn't be heated over 270 because of copper peel off. Although Pd-PPF could be workable in higher temperature than other type Cu leadframes, Conventional Pd-PPF showed that the poor thermal resistance for flip chip bonding process at high temperature. Therefore, in this study, newly developed a high quality and ultra thin Pd-PPF (AuAg finished Pd PPF) could provide proper surface condition and soluble substances. This leadframe could be applied to flip chip interconnection in wide temperature range. In conception of low cost, the electroless Ni/Au bump was used for flip chip interconnection with AuAg finished Pd PPF. The shear force of direct-bonded package was 23.05 mgf//spl mu/m/sup 2/. We used thermal compression bonding method and bonding condition is as following: chip temperature 380 and leadframe 380. As leadframe temperature being increased, shear force of the package was very steeply increased. The interconnected layer between the bump and the pre-plated leadframe was composed of Ni/AuAg/Pd/Ni.","PeriodicalId":106415,"journal":{"name":"IEEE/CPMT/SEMI 28th International Electronics Manufacturing Technology Symposium, 2003. IEMT 2003.","volume":"19 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2003-07-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131032838","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Bumping wafers via ultrasonically enhanced stencil printing","authors":"F. Andres, C. Lee, G. Pham-Van-diep","doi":"10.1109/IEMT.2003.1225923","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IEMT.2003.1225923","url":null,"abstract":"Traditional solder paste stencil printing is widely used and a well understood process in surface mount board assembly. But when applied to solder bumping wafers, stencil printing faces several challenges such as meeting bump height, co-planarity and voiding requirements. There are physical limitations within stencil printing that limits solder paste deposits at extremely tight pitches. Recent work has demonstrated that stencil printing can produce greater and more reliable material transfers at tighter pitches when high frequency vibrations are applied to the stencil at the time of stencil/substrate separation. This paper examines the feasibility of using conventional stencil printing coupled with an innovative ultrasonically enhanced procedure to offer a cost effective, flexible technique for solder wafer bumping. The effects of applying a high frequency vibration to a variety of stencil designs will be examined for wafer bumping applications. Paste development, reflow and process optimization will be discussed. Work will focus on bumping wafers with 250 /spl mu/m pitch and 100 /spl mu/m bump height. Bump height distribution, co-planarity performance and die yield per wafer are examined to determine the viability of the technique.","PeriodicalId":106415,"journal":{"name":"IEEE/CPMT/SEMI 28th International Electronics Manufacturing Technology Symposium, 2003. IEMT 2003.","volume":"107 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2003-07-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132965101","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Overcoming test challenges presented by embedded flash memory","authors":"J. Agin, H. Boyce, T. Trexler","doi":"10.1109/IEMT.2003.1225899","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IEMT.2003.1225899","url":null,"abstract":"In providing non-volatile storage, embedded flash memory has emerged as a key component in consumer appliances like DVD players and set top boxes as well as mobile applications including cellular phones, wireless infrastructure, smart cards and automotive systems. Driven by demand for improved cost and reliability, flash memory continues to exploit advanced process technologies, moving toward increased integration with logic to reduce system size and chip count. Even as these technology trends increase test requirements, the average selling price (ASP) for flash devices continues to drop. For flash manufacturers facing shrinking margins, the need for reduced cost-of-test for more highly integrated flash devices has become imperative. By using emerging test strategies for single-insertion test and efficient multi-site techniques, flash manufacturers can achieve greater efficiencies in test time and throughput necessary for testing new flash devices.","PeriodicalId":106415,"journal":{"name":"IEEE/CPMT/SEMI 28th International Electronics Manufacturing Technology Symposium, 2003. IEMT 2003.","volume":" 11","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2003-07-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132187444","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}