The present disclosure is directed to a hybrid conductive ink including: silver nanoparticles and eutectic low melting point alloy particles, wherein a weight ratio of the eutectic low melting point alloy particles and the silver nanoparticles ranges from 1:20 to 1:5. Also provided herein are methods of forming an interconnect including a) depositing a hybrid conductive ink on a conductive element positioned on a substrate, wherein the hybrid conductive ink comprises silver nanoparticles and eutectic low melting point alloy particles, the eutectic low melting point alloy particles and the silver nanoparticles being in a weight ratio from about 1:20 to about 1:5; b) placing an electronic component onto the hybrid conductive ink; c) heating the substrate, conductive element, hybrid conductive ink and electronic component to a temperature sufficient i) to anneal the silver nanoparticles in the hybrid conductive ink and ii) to melt the low melting point eutectic alloy particles, wherein the melted low melting point eutectic alloy flows to occupy spaces between the annealed silver nanoparticles, d) allowing the melted low melting point eutectic alloy of the hybrid conductive ink to harden and fuse to the electronic component and the conductive element, thereby forming an interconnect. Electrical circuits including conductive traces and, optionally, interconnects formed with the hybrid conductive ink are also provided.

The present disclosure is directed to a hybrid conductive ink including: silver nanoparticles and eutectic low melting point alloy particles, wherein a weight ratio of the eutectic low melting point alloy particles and the silver nanoparticles ranges from 1:20 to 1:5. Also provided herein are methods of forming an interconnect including a) depositing a hybrid conductive ink on a conductive element positioned on a substrate, wherein the hybrid conductive ink comprises silver nanoparticles and eutectic low melting point alloy particles, the eutectic low melting point alloy particles and the silver nanoparticles being in a weight ratio from about 1:20 to about 1:5; b) placing an electronic component onto the hybrid conductive ink; c) heating the substrate, conductive element, hybrid conductive ink and electronic component to a temperature sufficient i) to anneal the silver nanoparticles in the hybrid conductive ink and ii) to melt the low melting point eutectic alloy particles, wherein the melted low melting point eutectic alloy flows to occupy spaces between the annealed silver nanoparticles, d) allowing the melted low melting point eutectic alloy of the hybrid conductive ink to harden and fuse to the electronic component and the conductive element, thereby forming an interconnect. Electrical circuits including conductive traces and, optionally, interconnects formed with the hybrid conductive ink are also provided.

A semiconductor device manufacturing method includes a preparation step and a sinter bonding step. In the preparation step, a sinter-bonding work having a multilayer structure including a substrate, semiconductor chips, and sinter-bonding material layers is prepared. The semiconductor chips are disposed on, and will bond to, one side of the substrate. Each sinter-bonding material layer contains sinterable particles and is disposed between each semiconductor chip and the substrate. In the sinter bonding step, a cushioning sheet having a thickness of 5 to 5000 μm and a tensile elastic modulus of 2 to 150 MPa is placed on the sinter-bonding work, the resulting stack is held between a pair of pressing faces, and, in this state, the sinter-bonding work between the pressing faces undergoes a heating process while being pressurized in its lamination direction, to form a sintered layer from each sinter-bonding material layer.

A semiconductor device manufacturing method includes a preparation step and a sinter bonding step. In the preparation step, a sinter-bonding work having a multilayer structure including a substrate, semiconductor chips, and sinter-bonding material layers is prepared. The semiconductor chips are disposed on, and will bond to, one side of the substrate. Each sinter-bonding material layer contains sinterable particles and is disposed between each semiconductor chip and the substrate. In the sinter bonding step, a cushioning sheet having a thickness of 5 to 5000 μm and a tensile elastic modulus of 2 to 150 MPa is placed on the sinter-bonding work, the resulting stack is held between a pair of pressing faces, and, in this state, the sinter-bonding work between the pressing faces undergoes a heating process while being pressurized in its lamination direction, to form a sintered layer from each sinter-bonding material layer.

A dicing die attach film including a dicing film and a die attach film laminated on the dicing film, in which the die attach film has an arithmetic average roughness Ra1 of from 0.05 to 2.50 μm at a surface in contact with the dicing film, and a value of ratio of Ra1 to an arithmetic average roughness Ra2 at a surface that is of the die attach film and is opposite to the surface in contact with the dicing film is from 1.05 to 28.00.

A dicing die attach film including a dicing film and a die attach film laminated on the dicing film, in which the die attach film has an arithmetic average roughness Ra1 of from 0.05 to 2.50 μm at a surface in contact with the dicing film, and a value of ratio of Ra1 to an arithmetic average roughness Ra2 at a surface that is of the die attach film and is opposite to the surface in contact with the dicing film is from 1.05 to 28.00.

A semiconductor device according to an embodiment includes a lead frame, a semiconductor chip provided above the lead frame, and a bonding material including a sintered material containing a predetermined metal material and a predetermined resin, where the bonding material includes a first portion provided between the lead frame and the semiconductor chip, and a second portion provided on the lead frame around the semiconductor chip, where the bonding material bonds the lead frame and the semiconductor chip, wherein an angle formed by a lower face of the semiconductor chip and an upper face of the second portion adjacent to the lower face is 80 degrees or less.

A semiconductor device according to an embodiment includes a lead frame, a semiconductor chip provided above the lead frame, and a bonding material including a sintered material containing a predetermined metal material and a predetermined resin, where the bonding material includes a first portion provided between the lead frame and the semiconductor chip, and a second portion provided on the lead frame around the semiconductor chip, where the bonding material bonds the lead frame and the semiconductor chip, wherein an angle formed by a lower face of the semiconductor chip and an upper face of the second portion adjacent to the lower face is 80 degrees or less.

An anisotropic conductive film includes conductive particles disposed in an insulating resin layer. Zigzag arrangements are arranged at a predetermined pitch in an x direction on an xy plane in a plan view of the anisotropic conductive film with positions thereof in a y direction being periodically altered. The zigzag arrangements each include an arrangement Rb and an arrangement Rc repeatedly provided at predetermined intervals in the y direction. The arrangement Rb includes the conductive particles arranged at a positive inclination, and the arrangement Rc includes the conductive particles arranged at a negative inclination. This configuration can form a pseudo random regular disposition.

The present invention aims to provide resin particles that have excellent heat resistance and that, when used as base particles of conductive particles, are applicable to mounting by thermocompression bonding at low pressure to produce a connection structure having excellent connection reliability. The present invention also aims to provide conductive particles, a conductive material, and a connection structure each including the resin particles. Provided are resin particles having a 5% weight loss temperature of 350° C. or higher, a 10% K value at 25° C. of 100 N/mm.sup.2 or more and 2,500 N/mm.sup.2 or less, and a 30% K value at 25° C. of 100 N/mm.sup.2 or more and 1,500 N/mm.sup.2 or less.