A semiconductor package can include a semiconductor die having an integrated circuit, a first die surface, and an opposite second die surface. A packaging can be attached to the die and have a holder surface opposite the first die surface. A heat spreader can be configured to cover the second die surface and the packaging surface and can be attached thereto by a layer of adhesive positioned between the heat spreader and the semiconductor die. A semiconductor package array can include an array of semiconductor dies and a heat spreader configured to cover each semiconductor die. A conductive lead can be electrically connected to the integrated circuit in a semiconductor die and can extend from the first die surface. Manufacturing a semiconductor package can include applying thermally conductive adhesive to the heat spreader and placing the heat spreader proximate the semiconductor die.

At least one semiconductor chip or die is held within at a chip retaining formation provided in a chip holding device. The chip holding device is then positioned with the at least one semiconductor chip or die arranged facing a chip attachment location in a chip mounting substrate. This positioning produces a cavity between the at least one semiconductor chip or die arranged at the chip retaining formation and the chip attachment location in the chip mounting substrate. A chip attachment material is dispensed into the cavity. Once cured, the chip attachment material attaches the at least one semiconductor chip or die onto the substrate at the chip attachment location in the chip mounting substrate.

A semiconductor chip 10 flip-chip mounted on a first surface 32 of a wiring substrate 30, a semiconductor chip 20 flip-chip mounted on a second surface 33 of the wiring substrate 30, a sealing resin 71 covering the semiconductor chip 10, a sealing resin 72 covering the semiconductor chip 20, a plurality of conductive posts provided to penetrate through the sealing resin 72, and a plurality of solder balls mounted on second ends of the plurality of conductive posts exposed from the sealing resin 72 are provided; and the mounting directions of the semiconductor chips 10 and 20 are mutually different by 90°. Both of the planar shapes of the semiconductor chips 10 and 20 are rectangular shapes, the semiconductor chip 10 is mounted so that the long sides thereof are parallel to the long sides of the wiring substrate 30, and the semiconductor chip 20 is mounted so that the long sides thereof are perpendicular to the long sides of the wiring substrate 30.

A semiconductor manufacturing apparatus includes a stage connected to a vacuum generator to suction a semiconductor wafer including a plurality of semiconductor chips; a suction control unit connected to a connecting portion of the stage and the vacuum generator to control the connection of the stage and the vacuum generator; a pickup unit picking up each of the plurality of semiconductor chips; and a control unit controlling movement and rotation of the pickup unit and controlling the suction control unit; wherein the pickup unit moves the semiconductor chip from the stage to a mounting position of a supporting substrate and adherers the semiconductor chip by the control unit.

A first insulating film is applied onto a joining face of a semiconductor device including a connection terminal on a joining face, and the connection terminal is embedded inside the first insulating film. The second insulating film is formed on a joining target face of a joining target, which includes a connection target terminal on the joining target face, and the connection target terminal is embedded inside the second insulating film. The semiconductor device and the joining target are joined together by applying pressure and causing the semiconductor device and the joining target to make contact with each other.

A semiconductor device includes a wiring substrate, a semiconductor element mounted on the wiring substrate, a heat dissipation plate bonded to an upper surface of the semiconductor element with an adhesive, and an encapsulation resin that fills a gap between the heat dissipation plate and the wiring substrate. The heat dissipation plate includes a body overlapped with the semiconductor element in a plan view. The body is larger than the semiconductor element in a plan view. A projection is formed integrally with the body. The projection projects outward from an end of the body and is located at a lower position than the body. The encapsulation resin covers upper, lower, and side surfaces of the projection. The body includes an upper surface exposed from the encapsulation resin.

While a substrate is placed on a substrate placement stage provided in a central substrate transfer unit, the substrate is transferred to a component loading operation unit, after operation for loading a component on the substrate has been performed by the component loading operation unit, the central substrate transfer unit is moved to the side of a first component crimping operation unit to thereby transfer the substrate that remains placed on the substrate placement stage to the first component crimping operation unit, and the component is crimped to the substrate by the first component crimping operation unit.

A die bonding apparatus includes: a driven body; and a table for driving the driven body. The table includes: a base; a linear motor having a first mover that moves the driven body, and a stator; a first linear motion guide that is provided between the base and the stator and capable of freely moving the stator; a second linear motion guide that is provided between the base and the first mover and capable of freely moving the first mover; a second mover provided in the form of being fixed to the base; and a control device for controlling the first mover and the second mover. The control device is configured to move the stator along the first linear motion guide using the second mover.

A bonding apparatus includes a stage on which a substrate is seated, a gantry installed above the stage, a bonding unit configured to bond a chip to the substrate while moving along the gantry, and a control part moving the bonding unit to align the bonding unit with a bonding position on the substrate, controlling the bonding unit to allow the bonding unit to bond the chip at the bonding position, determining a movement distance of the bonding unit based on a weighted sum of a number of continuous operations and an idle time of the bonding unit.

An automatic assembling system, comprising: a robot performing an operation of inserting a first member into a second member; a force sensor for detecting an insertion force exerted on the first member by the robot; and a controller for controlling the insertion force with a closed-loop feedback control according to a difference between the insertion force detected by the force sensor and a predetermined insertion force, so that the insertion force is less than the predetermined insertion force to protect the first member and/or the second member from damage due to an overlarge insertion force. The present invention also is directed to a method for automatically assembling a product.