A method and apparatus for soldering a chip (1a) to a substrate (3). A chip carrier (8) is provided between a flash lamp (5) and the substrate (3). The chip (1a) is attached to the chip carrier (8) on a side of the chip carrier (8) facing the substrate (3). A solder material (2) is disposed between the chip (1a) and the substrate (3). The flash lamp (5) generates a light pulse (6) for heating the chip (1a). The heating of the chip (1a) causes the chip (1a) to be released from the chip carrier (8) towards the substrate (3). The solder material (2) is at least partially melted by contact with the heated chip (1a) for attaching the chip (1a) to the substrate (3).

Provided is a manufacturing process for electronic circuit components such as bare dies, and packaged integrated chips, among others, where the surface of the electronic circuit component is at the same level as the associated substrate, the surface of the electronic circuit component holding connection pads. A gap exists between the electronic circuit component, and the end of an opening within the substrate. This gap is filled with a filler material, such as a bonding material. The bonding material also used to encapsulate or bond together the back side of the substrate and electronic circuit component. During the manufacturing process, the front surface of the electronic circuit component (which includes the contact pads) and the front surface of the substrate which includes electronic circuitry are held in an adhesive relationship by a flat material having an upper surface which includes adhesive or sticky material (such as PDMS). Once the flat material is removed the planar flat or level upper surface can readily accept the formation of conductive traces by the use of inkjet printing or other technologies.

An apparatus may include a base plate configured to support a package substrate, semiconductor chips on the package substrate in rows and columns; a lamp heater configured to irradiate light to the semiconductor chips to mount the semiconductor chips on the package substrate; and a pressurization mask including a transparent plate between the base plate and the lamp heater. The transparent plate includes a first surface facing the base plate and a second surface opposite to the first surface, light absorbing patterns on transmission regions of the first surface, such that the plurality of light absorbing patterns at least partially overlap with corresponding semiconductor chips of the plurality of semiconductor chips in the vertical direction, and a light reflecting pattern on a reflection region of the second surface, wherein the reflection region is not overlapped with the transmission regions in the vertical direction.