H10W72/07183

Solder reflow apparatus and method of manufacturing an electronic device
12519077 · 2026-01-06 · ·

A method of manufacturing an electronic device includes: providing a vapor generating chamber that accommodates a heat transfer fluid; providing a substrate stage within the vapor generating chamber, the substrate stage including a seating surface and suction passages penetrating the substrate stage to be open to the seating surface; loading a substrate on the substrate stage, wherein electronic components are disposed on the substrate via bumps; generating at least a partial vacuum in the suction holes to suction-support the substrate on the seating surface; heating the heat transfer fluid to generate saturated vapor within the vapor generating chamber; and soldering the bumps using the saturated vapor.

UNDERFILL DISPENSING SYSTEM
20260026386 · 2026-01-22 ·

An underfill dispensing system includes a substrate table configured to support a substrate including a plurality of bonding areas for mounting a plurality of semiconductor chips, a heating structure disposed on an upper surface of the substrate table and including a plurality of heating blocks, a dispensing head configured to dispense underfill to a plurality of bonding areas of the substrate, above the substrate table, an imaging device, and a control unit configured to control the heating structure and the dispensing head. The imaging device is configured to image at least one of the substrate and the plurality of semiconductor chips to generate an image. The controller is configured to control the plurality of heating blocks independently of one another based on the image.

System and method for depositing underfill material

A method of dispensing an underfill material on a semiconductor device package. A substrate having a semiconductor chip electrically connected thereto and offset from the substrate by solder joints is provided. The semiconductor chip has a footprint defined by a length and width of the semiconductor chip. Standoff heights between the substrate and the semiconductor chip are calculated and used to determine a volume of underfill material needed to substantially fill a space between the substrate and the semiconductor chip. The determined volume of underfill material is dispensed on the substrate such that the space between the substrate and the semiconductor chip is substantially filled by the underfill material. The method may allow for improved dispensing an underfill material to substantially fill the space between the substrate and semiconductor chip when variations in standoff height are present.

Manufacturing apparatus and manufacturing method of semiconductor device
12563999 · 2026-02-24 · ·

A manufacturing apparatus of a semiconductor device includes: a stage; a bonding head, including a mounting tool, a tool heater, and a lifting and lowering mechanism; and a controller performing bonding processing. The controller performs, in the bonding processing: first processing in which, after a chip is brought into contact with a substrate, as heating of the chip is started, the chip is pressurized against the substrate; distortion elimination processing in which, after the first processing and before melting of a bump, the lifting and lowering mechanism is driven in a lifting direction, thereby eliminating distortion of the bonding head; and second processing in which, after the distortion elimination processing, position control is performed on the lifting and lowering mechanism so as to cancel thermal expansion and contraction of the bonding head, thereby maintaining a gap amount at a specified target value.

Semiconductor device manufacturing device and manufacturing method
12557600 · 2026-02-17 · ·

This semiconductor device manufacturing device comprises: a stage; a bonding head; a copying mechanism provided on the bonding head; and a controller that executes the copying process to adjust a facing surface to be parallel to a reference plane by having the facing surface, which is a holding surface or a chip end face, follow the reference plane 110, which is a planar surface of the stage or a substrate. In the copying process, the controller moves the bonding head relative to the surface direction of the reference plane with the facing surface left abutting the reference plane in a state with the copying mechanism switched to a free state, until the axial direction position of the bonding head reaches a stipulated reference position, and when the axial direction position reaches the reference position, switches the copying mechanism to a locked state.

Method for forming a package structure

A method for forming a package structure is provided. The method includes transporting a first package component into a processing chamber. The method includes positioning the first package component on a chuck table. The method includes using the chuck table to heat the first package component. The method includes holding a second package component with a bonding head. The bonding head communicates with a plurality of vacuum devices via a plurality of vacuum tubes, and the vacuum devices each operate independently. The method also includes bonding the first package component and the second package component in the processing chamber to form the package structure.

DIE BONDING TOOL WITH TILTABLE BOND HEAD FOR IMPROVED BONDING AND METHODS FOR PERFORMING THE SAME

A die bonding tool includes a bond head that secures a semiconductor die against a planar surface of the bond head, an actuator system that moves the bond head and the semiconductor die towards a surface of a target substrate, and at least one contact sensor configured to detect an initial contact between a first region of the semiconductor die and the surface of the target substrate, where in response to detecting the initial contact between the semiconductor die and the target substrate, the actuator tilts the planar surface of the bond head and the semiconductor die to bring a second region of the semiconductor die into contact with the surface of the target substrate and thereby provide improved contact between the semiconductor die and the target substrate and more effective bonding including instances where the planar surface of the bond head and the target substrate surface are not parallel.

Electronic component bonding machines, and methods of measuring a distance on such machines

An electronic component bonding machine is provided. The electronic component bonding machine includes: a support structure for supporting a substrate; a bond head assembly for holding an electronic component, and for bonding the electronic component to the substrate; and a measuring system for measuring a distance between (i) an upper target on the electronic component bonding machine and (ii) a lower target on the electronic component bonding machine, the upper target including at least one of a portion of the bond head assembly and the electronic component, the lower target including at least one of a portion of the support structure and the substrate.

DISPENSING HEATER AND METHODS OF USE

The disclosure relates to assemblies and methods for preheating objects in the process of underfill. Specifically, the disclosure relates to assemblies and methods for treating printed circuit boards (PCBs), integrated circuits (ICs) wafers and the like, in the preheating stage of the underfill process using an assembly operable to create a customizable hot-air bath with adjustable depth to account for surface topology and necessary clearances, for soaking the PCBs, ICs, wafers and the like in hot air, bringing these to operating temperature.