This application claims priority under 35 U.S.C ยง 119 to Korean Patent Application No. 10-2023-0098352 filed on Jul. 27, 2023, in the Korean Intellectual Property Office, the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.
A chip-on-film (COF) package technique has been developed to use a flexible film substrate in order to cope with recent trend toward smaller, thinner, and lighter electronic products. When a high-resolution display device is implemented with the COF technology, driving frequencies of televisions and monitors are increased to increase driving loads of the driver IC, which results in heat generation from integrated circuits. Various technical developments are being conducted to solve the heat generation issue.
The present disclosure relates to chip-on-film packages, including a chip-on-film package with an increased heat dissipation area and a chip-on-film package with improved electrical properties and increased reliability.
An object of the present disclosure is not limited to the above-mentioned one, other objects which have not been mentioned above will be clearly understood to those skilled in the art from the following description.
In general, according to some aspects, a chip-on-film package comprises: a base film that has a first surface and a second surface opposite that are opposite to each other, wherein the base film includes a protection layer adjacent to the first surface, a film substrate adjacent to the second surface, a plurality of lead lines between the film substrate and the protection layer, and a bonding layer between the lead lines and the protection layer; a semiconductor chip adjacent to the first surface of the base film; and a mold layer that covers a top surface and a lateral surface of the semiconductor chip. The first surface of the base film includes: a circuit surface on which the semiconductor chip is disposed; and a thermal conductive surface that faces the circuit surface when the base film is bent. The thermal conductive surface is in direct contact with a top surface of the mold layer.
In general, according to some aspects, a chip-on-film package comprises: a base film that has a first surface and a second surface opposite that are opposite to each other, wherein the base film includes a protection layer adjacent to the first surface, a film substrate adjacent to the second surface, a plurality of lead lines between the film substrate and the protection layer, and a bonding layer between the lead lines and the protection layer; a semiconductor chip adjacent to the first surface of the base film; and a heat dissipation adhesive layer on a top surface of the semiconductor chip. The first surface of the base film includes: a circuit surface on which the semiconductor chip is disposed; and a thermal conductive surface that faces the circuit surface when the base film is bent. The thermal conductive surface is in direct contact with a top surface of the heat dissipation adhesive layer.
In general, according to some aspects, a chip-on-film package comprises: a base film that has a first surface and a second surface opposite that are opposite to each other, wherein the base film includes a protection layer adjacent to the first surface, a film substrate adjacent to the second surface, a plurality of lead lines between the film substrate and the protection layer, and a bonding layer between the lead lines and the protection layer; a semiconductor chip adjacent to the first surface of the base film; and a heat dissipation film that covers a top surface of the semiconductor chip and surrounds lateral surfaces of the semiconductor chip. The first surface of the base film includes: a circuit surface on which the semiconductor chip is disposed; and a thermal conductive surface that faces the circuit surface when the base film is bent. The thermal conductive surface is in direct contact with a top surface of the heat dissipation film.
Some implementations of the present disclosure will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings to aid in clearly explaining the present disclosure.
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The film substrate 10 may be a flexible elastic substrate. The film substrate 10 may include a polymer material, for example, polyimide. The film substrate 10 may be bendable.
The base film FS may include a chip region CR. For example, the chip region CR may be an area on which the semiconductor chip 100 is disposed. The chip region CR may extend into the base film FS from the first surface FSa toward the second surface FSb of the base film FS. The chip region CR may penetrate the protection layer 40, the bonding layer 30, and the lead lines 20, and may expose the top surface 10a of the film substrate 10.
The semiconductor chip 100 may be disposed in the chip region CR of the base film FS. The semiconductor chip 100 may have a top surface 100a and a bottom surface 100b that are opposite to each other in the third direction D3. Although not shown, the semiconductor chip 100 may include chip pads on the bottom surface 100b of the semiconductor chip 100, and may include a passivation layer that exposes the chip pads. The passivation layer may include a dielectric material. The passivation layer may include, for example, at least one selected from silicon oxide and silicon nitride.
The lead lines 20 may be disposed on the top surface 10a of the film substrate 10. The lead lines 20 may include input lines 21 and output lines 22. The input lines 21 may be spaced apart and electrically separated from the output lines 22. The input lines 21 may extend in a direction opposite to that of the output lines 22. For example, ends of the input lines 21 may be electrically connected to the semiconductor chip 100, and other ends of the output lines 22 may extend in a direction opposite to a first direction D1 parallel to the top surface 10a of the film substrate 10. Ends of the output lines 22 may be electrically connected to the semiconductor chip 100, and other ends of the output lines 22 may extend in the first direction D1. The input lines 21 and the output lines 22 may extend onto the chip region CR to come into electrical connection with the semiconductor chip 100. The input lines 21 may be electrically connected to the circuit substrate 2, and the output lines 22 may be electrically connected to the display device 1. The input lines 21 and the output lines 22 may include a conductive metallic material, such as at least one selected from copper (Cu) and aluminum (Al). In some implementations, neither the input lines 21 nor the output lines 22 may extend onto a central area of the chip region CR.
The bonding layer 30 may be disposed on the lead lines 20. In some implementations, the bonding layer 30 may not extend onto the central area of the chip region CR. The bonding layer 30 may include, for example, tin (Sn). The bonding layer 30 may prevent oxidation of the lead lines 20, and thus the chip-on-film package (see 3 of
The semiconductor chip 100 may be provided with connection terminals 50 on the bottom surface 100b thereof. The connection terminals 50 may be electrically connected through the bonding layer 30 to corresponding lead lines 20. The semiconductor chip 100 may be electrically connected through the connection terminals 50 to the lead lines 20. The connection terminals 50 may include a conductive metallic material, such as at least one selected from gold, nickel, tin, and copper. The connection terminals 50 may include at least one selected from solders, pillars, and bumps.
The protection layer 40 may be disposed on a top surface of the bonding layer 30. The protection layer 40 may not extend onto the chip region CR of the base film FS. The protection layer 40 may include a dielectric material, such as a solder resist material. The protection layer 40 may protect the lead lines 20. For example, the protection layer 40 may prevent the input lines 21 and the output lines 22 from oxidation or short-circuit that can occur during an annealing process.
An underfill layer 60 may be provided on the top surface 10a of the film substrate 10. The underfill layer 60 may fill a space between the film substrate 10 and the semiconductor chip 100. The underfill layer 60 may extend onto the bonding layer 30 to cover a portion of the bonding layer 30. The underfill layer 60 may partially cover a lateral surface of the semiconductor chip 100. The underfill layer 60 may cover and encapsulate the connection terminals 50. The underfill layer 60 may protect the connection terminals 50 from the outside, and may prevent contact between the connection terminals 50. The underfill layer 60 may include a dielectric polymer material, such as an epoxy-based thermosetting polymer material.
A mold layer 70 may be disposed to cover the top surface 100a and the lateral surface of the semiconductor chip 100. The mold layer 70 may cover the underfill layer 60 and a portion of the protection layer 40. On the chip region CR, the mold layer 70 may extend between the underfill layer 60 and the protection layer 40. The mold layer 70 may include, for example, a silicon-based thermosetting polymer material.
The base film FS may be flexible and bendable. The first surface FSa of the base film FS may include a circuit surface FSa1 on which the semiconductor chip 100 is disposed and a thermal conductive surface FSa2 that faces the circuit surface FSa1 when the base film FS is bent. The thermal conductive surface FSa2 may be in direct contact with a top surface 70a of the mold layer 70.
The chip-on-film package 3 may be configured in such a way that heat generated from the semiconductor chip 100 may be conducted in opposite directions through the base film FS connected to the display device 1 and the circuit substrate 2, and that the heat may be discharged by convection at a surface of the base film FS. Therefore, an increase in contact area between a heat source (or the semiconductor chip 100) and the base film FS may lead to an increase in heat dissipation effect. However, the base film FS may have a thermal resistance in a horizontal direction, and thus there may be a problem with the base film FS that prevents heat from spreading throughout the base film FS and reduces heat dissipation efficiency. According to the present disclosure, the base film FS may be bent to cause the thermal conductive surface FSa2 of the first surface FSa to directly contact the top surface 70a of the mold layer 70, and thus there may be an increase in contact area with a heat source. For example, the base film FS may be in physical contact with not only the circuit surface FSa1 below the heat source but also the thermal conductive surface FSa2 above the heat source, which may result in an increase in contact area with the heat source and in heat dissipation efficiency. In addition, it may be possible to omit a process for manufacturing or attaching other material to increase the heat dissipation effect.
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The base film FS may be flexible and bendable. The first surface FSa of the base film FS may include a circuit surface FSa1 on which the semiconductor chip 100 is disposed and a thermal conductive surface FSa2 that faces the circuit surface FSa1 when the base film FS is bent. The thermal conductive surface FSa2 may be in direct contact a top surface 80a of the heat dissipation adhesive layer 80.
According to the present disclosure, to increase a heat dissipation, the base film FS may be bent to cause the thermal conductive surface FSa2 to contact an upper portion of a heat source. When the heat source and the thermal conductive surface FSa2 are in contact with each other, a surface roughness may lead to the occurrence of fine crack or void between contact surfaces. In this case, the fine crack or the void may have therein air whose thermal conductivity is low, and thus there may be a reduction in heat dissipation efficiency. According to some implementations, as shown in
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The heat dissipation film 90 may be formed of a multilayer film. The heat dissipation film 90 may include an adhesive layer 91, a thermal conductive layer 92, and an upper layer 93 that are sequentially stacked.
The adhesive layer 91 of the heat dissipation film 90 may be in contact with the top surface 100a of the semiconductor chip 100. The adhesive layer 91 may be provided in the form of an adhesive film or an adhesive thin layer. For example, the adhesive layer 91 may include an adhesive polymer. For another example, the adhesive layer 91 may include a material of which thermal conductivity is high or in which are dispersed particles whose thermal conductivity is high. The adhesive layer 91 may include, for example, an acrylic PSA (pressure sensitive adhesive).
The thermal conductive layer 92 of the heat dissipation film 90 may be provided to receive heat generated from the semiconductor chip 100 and to outwardly discharge the heat. The thermal conductive layer 92 may be formed either of a metallic material, such as copper (Cu), aluminum (Al), or stainless steels, or formed of a non-metallic material with high thermal conductivity.
The upper layer 93 of the heat dissipation film 90 may be provided to protect the thermal conductive layer 92 and the semiconductor chip 100 within the heat dissipation film 90. The upper layer 93 may include a dielectric material, such as polyimide (PI).
The base film FS may be flexible and bendable. The first surface FSa of the base film FS may include a circuit surface FSa1 on which the semiconductor chip 100 is disposed and a thermal conductive surface FSa2 that faces the circuit surface FSa1 when the base film FS is bent. The thermal conductive surface FSa2 may be in direct contact the top surface 90a of the heat dissipation film 90.
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In some implementations, the heat dissipation film 90 may be disposed between the top surface 100a of the semiconductor chip 100 and the thermal conductive surface FSa2 of the first surface FSa of the base film FS. In addition, according to some implementations, as shown in
In a chip-on-film package according to the present disclosure, a base film may be bent to contact an upper portion of a semiconductor chip as a heat source. This configuration may lead to an increase in effective area of heat dissipation, and thus there may be an increase in heat dissipation effect and a reduction in manufacturing cost.
Effects of the present disclosure are not limited to the mentioned above, other effects which have not been mentioned above will be clearly understood to those skilled in the art from the following description.
While this specification contains many specific implementation details, these should not be construed as limitations on the scope of any invention or on the scope of what may be claimed, but rather as descriptions of features that may be specific to particular implementations of particular inventions. Certain features that are described in this specification in the context of separate implementations can also be implemented in combination in a single implementation. Conversely, various features that are described in the context of a single implementation can also be implemented in multiple implementations separately or in any suitable subcombination. Moreover, although features may be described above as acting in certain combinations and even initially be claimed as such, one or more features from a claimed combination can in some cases be excised from the combination, and the claimed combination may be directed to a subcombination or variation of a subcombination.
Although some example implementations of the present disclosure have been discussed with reference to accompanying figures, it will be understood that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the present disclosure. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various substitution, modifications, and changes may be thereto without departing from the scope and spirit of the present disclosure.
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10-2023-0098352 | Jul 2023 | KR | national |