A method of making an assembly can include juxtaposing a top surface of a first electrically conductive element at a first surface of a first substrate with a top surface of a second electrically conductive element at a major surface of a second substrate. One of: the top surface of the first conductive element can be recessed below the first surface, or the top surface of the second conductive element can be recessed below the major surface. Electrically conductive nanoparticles can be disposed between the top surfaces of the first and second conductive elements. The conductive nanoparticles can have long dimensions smaller than 100 nanometers. The method can also include elevating a temperature at least at interfaces of the juxtaposed first and second conductive elements to a joining temperature at which the conductive nanoparticles can cause metallurgical joints to form between the juxtaposed first and second conductive elements.

According to an embodiment, a temperature of an inside of a furnace is set to fall within a range of a reduction temperature or more of a carboxylic acid and less than a melting temperature of a solder bump, and the inside is concurrently set to have a first carboxylic acid gas concentration. Thereafter, the temperature of the inside is raised up to the melting temperature, and the inside is concurrently set to have a second carboxylic acid gas concentration. The second carboxylic acid gas concentration is lower than the first carboxylic acid gas concentration, and is a concentration containing a minimum amount of carboxylic acid gas defined to achieve reduction on an oxide film of the solder bump. The inside has the second carboxylic acid gas concentration at least at a time when the temperature of the inside reaches the melting temperature.

A chip packaging structure and a method for preparing the same, and a method for packaging a semiconductor structure are provided, which relate to the technical field of semiconductors, and solve the technical problem of low yield of a chip. The chip packaging structure includes: a chip, an intermediate insulating layer arranged on the chip and a non-conductive adhesive layer arranged on the intermediate insulating layer, where a plurality of conductive pillar bumps are arranged on the chip, and each conductive pillar bump penetrates through the intermediate insulating layer; the intermediate insulating layer is provided with at least one group of holding holes, and the non-conductive adhesive layer fills the holding holes, so that grooves respectively matched with the holding holes are formed in a surface, far away from the intermediate insulating layer, of the non-conductive adhesive layer.

Provided is a method for setting the conditions for heating a semiconductor chip during bonding of the semiconductor chip using an NCF, wherein a heating start temperature and a rate of temperature increase are set on the basis of a viscosity characteristic map that indicates changes in viscosity with respect to temperature of the NCF at various rates of temperature increase and a heating start temperature characteristic map that indicates changes in viscosity with respect to temperature of the NCF when the heating start temperature is changed at the same rate of temperature increase.

A method includes picking up a first package component, removing an oxide layer on an electrical connector of the first package component, placing the first package component on a second package component after the oxide layer is removed, and bonding the first package component to the second package component.

A bonding system for bonding a semiconductor element to a substrate is provided. The bonding system includes a bond head assembly for bonding a semiconductor element to a substrate at a bonding area of the bonding system; a reducing gas delivery system for providing a reducing gas to the bonding area during bonding of the semiconductor element to the substrate; and a gas composition analyzer configured for continuously monitoring a composition of the reducing gas during operation of the bonding system.

A method includes picking up a first package component, removing an oxide layer on an electrical connector of the first package component, placing the first package component on a second package component after the oxide layer is removed, and bonding the first package component to the second package component.

A method for producing a joined structure according to the present invention includes: a reflow step of heating a first member and a solder material while keeping them in contact with each other in a reflow chamber to melt a solder alloy constituting the solder material, the reflow step including: a first reflow step of melting the solder alloy with an atmosphere in the reflow chamber reduced to a first pressure P.sub.1 lower than the atmospheric pressure; and a second reflow step of, after the first reflow step, melting the solder alloy with the atmosphere in the reflow chamber reduced to a second pressure P.sub.2 lower than the first pressure P.sub.1.

A semiconductor assembly packaging method, a semiconductor assembly and an electronic device are provided. The method comprises providing an interconnect board and at least one semiconductor device; aligning and attaching the at least one semiconductor device to the interconnect board by forming a plurality of alignment solder joints; applying pressure to the at least one semiconductor device and/or the interconnect board while the alignment solder joints are in a molten or partially molten state, whereby first connection terminals on the interconnect board are joined with and bonded to corresponding second connection terminals on the at least one semiconductor device. Using the packaging method, the semiconductor device and the interconnect board can be aligned accurately using relatively simple and low cost processes and equipment. The method can also be used to align and bond at least one semiconductor device to another semiconductor device.

An approach to provide a method of joining a semiconductor chip to a semiconductor substrate, the approach includes depositing a nanoparticle paste and aligning each of one or more solder contacts on a semiconductor chip to a substrate bond pad. The approach includes sintering, in a reducing gaseous environment, the nanoparticle paste to connect the semiconductor chip to a semiconductor substrate bond pad.