The system on integrated chip (SoIC) packaging technology adopted by the chip package manufacture is based on wafer-on-wafer (WoW) and chip-on-wafer (CoW) multi-chip stacking technologies, the dies are stacked in a face-to-face or face-to-back manner to connect to each other.
For SoIC pick-and-place bonding process, top die deformation control during bonding is the most important key factor of yield evaluation. Bonding condition of the pick-and-placer will also affect the quality of plane-to-plane bonding. Current pick-and-placers only have single vacuum channel for top die handling process. Top die vacuum on and off is the only one parameter to control the top die for chip on wafer bonding process. It needs to be improved further.
Aspects of the present disclosure are best understood from the following detailed description when read with the accompanying figures. It is noted that, in accordance with the standard practice in the industry, various features are not drawn to scale. In fact, the dimensions of the various features may be arbitrarily increased or reduced for clarity of discussion.
The following disclosure provides many different embodiments, or examples, for implementing different features of the provided subject matter. Specific examples of components and arrangements are described below to simplify the present disclosure. These are, of course, merely examples and are not intended to be limiting. For example, the formation of a first feature over or on a second feature in the description that follows may include embodiments in which the first and second features are formed in direct contact, and may also include embodiments in which additional features may be formed between the first and second features, such that the first and second features may not be in direct contact. In addition, the present disclosure may repeat reference numerals and/or letters in the various examples. This repetition is for the purpose of simplicity and clarity and does not in itself dictate a relationship between the various embodiments and/or configurations discussed.
Further, spatially relative terms, such as “beneath,” “below,” “lower,” “above,” “upper” and the like, may be used herein for ease of description to describe one element or feature's relationship to another element(s) or feature(s) as illustrated in the figures. The spatially relative terms are intended to encompass different orientations of the device in use or operation in addition to the orientation depicted in the figures. The apparatus may be otherwise oriented (rotated 90 degrees or at other orientations) and the spatially relative descriptors used herein may likewise be interpreted accordingly.
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In one embodiment, before placing the die 10 on the carrier 20, a bonding film (not shown) can be formed on the carrier 20. The bonding film can be a silicon dioxide film, and its thickness is, for example, between 0.1 micron and 1 micron. The bonding film can generate a weak Van der Waals force between the die 10 and the carrier 20 due to direct room temperature bonding, so that the bonding surface of the die 10 can be completely attached to the bonding film, reducing the probability of voids due to incomplete bonding of the bonding surfaces of the die 10 to the carrier 20.
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Since the die warpage is high, top die deformation could not be well controlled by single vacuum channel 111, so that the vacuum bulge induced by non-smooth die contact is randomly occurred between the die 10 and the carrier 20.
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The difference from the above comparative example is that the die bonding device 200A of the present embodiment includes a pick-and-placer 210 and a vacuum generator 220. The pick-and-placer 210 includes an adsorption surface 209, a first channel 211 and a second channel 212. The first channel 211 and the second channel 212 are not connected to each other. The vacuum generator 220 includes a first vacuum pump 221 and a second vacuum pump 222, the first vacuum pump 221 is connected to the first channel 211 via a pipeline 231, and the second vacuum pump 222 is connected to the second channel 212 via another pipeline 232. As shown in
In one embodiment, the first vacuum pump 221 is turned off at a first time point, for example, before releasing the die 10 to the carrier 20 or after releasing the die 10 to the carrier 20, and then, the second vacuum pump 222 is turned off at a second time point after releasing the die 10 to the carrier 20 and the second time point is later than the first time point. For example, the first vacuum pump 221 is turned off at a first time point (e.g., the first second) after releasing the die 10 to the carrier 20, and then, the second vacuum pump 222 is turned off at a second time point (e.g., the second second) after the die 10 is released from the carrier 20, the first time point and the second time point are separated by 1 second or several seconds, which is not limited in the present disclosure.
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As seen from the above description, the first vacuum pump 221 and the second vacuum pump 222 respectively make the pick-and-placer 210 release vacuum in the corresponding channels from the inside to the outside at different time points (i.e., the first time point and the second time point), so as to place the die 10 on the carrier 20. Compared with the single vacuum channel 111 of
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The difference from the above comparative example is that the die bonding device 200B of the present embodiment includes a pick-and-placer 210 and a vacuum generator 220. The pick-and-placer 210 includes an adsorption surface 209, a first channel 211, a second channel 212 and a third channel 213. The first channel 211, the second channel 212 and the third channel 213 are not connected to each other. The vacuum generator 220 includes a first vacuum pump 221, a second vacuum pump 222 and a third vacuum pump 223. The first vacuum pump 221 is connected to the first channel 211 via a pipeline 231, and the second vacuum pump 222 is connected to the second channel 212 via another pipeline 232, and the third vacuum pump 223 is connected to the third channel 213 via another pipeline 233. As shown in
In one embodiment, the first vacuum pump 221 is turned off at a first time point, for example, before releasing the die 10 to the carrier 20 or after releasing the die 10 to the carrier 20, and then, the second vacuum pump 222 is turned off at a second time point after releasing the die 10 to the carrier 20 and the second time point is later than the first time point. Next, the third vacuum pump 223 is turned off at a third time point after releasing the die 10 to the carrier 20 and the third time point is later than the second time point. For example, the first vacuum pump 221 is turned off at a first time point (e.g., the first second) after releasing the die 10 to the carrier 20, and then, the second vacuum pump 222 is turned off at a second time point (e.g., the second second) after releasing the die 10 to the carrier 20, and then, the third vacuum pump 223 is turned off at a third time point (e.g., the third second) after releasing the die 10 to the carrier 20. The first time point, the second time point and the third time point are separated by 1 second or several seconds, which is not limited in the present disclosure.
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As seen from the above description, the first vacuum pump 221, the second vacuum pump 222 and the third vacuum pump 223 make the pick-and-placer 210 release the vacuum in the corresponding channels from the inside to the outside at different time points (i.e., the first time point, the second time point and the third time point), so as to place the die 10 on the carrier 20. Compared with the single vacuum channel 111 of
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The difference from the above comparative example is that the die bonding device 200C of this embodiment includes a pick-and-placer 210 and a vacuum generator 220. The pick-and-placer 210 includes an adsorption surface 209, a first channel 211, a second channel 212, a third channel 213 and a fourth channel 214. The first channel 211, the second channel 212, the third channel 213 and the fourth channel 214 are not connected to each other. The vacuum generator 220 includes a first vacuum pump 221, a second vacuum pump 222, a third vacuum pump 223 and a fourth vacuum pump 224. The first vacuum pump 221 is connected to the first channel 211 via a pipeline 231, and the second vacuum pump 222 is connected to the second channel 212 via another pipeline 232, the third vacuum pump 223 is connected to the third channel 213 via another pipeline 233, and the fourth vacuum pump 224 is connected to the fourth channel 214 via another pipeline 234. As shown in
In one embodiment, the first vacuum pump 221 is turned off at a first time point, for example, before releasing the die 10 to the carrier 20 or after releasing the die 10 to the carrier 20, and then, the second vacuum pump 222 is turned off at a second time point after releasing the die 10 to the carrier 20 and the second time point is later than the first time point. Next, the third vacuum pump 223 is turned off at a third time point after releasing the die 10 to the carrier 20 and the third time is later than the second time point. Next, the fourth vacuum pump 224 is turned off at a fourth time point after releasing the die 10 to the carrier 20 and the fourth time point is later than the third time point. For example, the first vacuum pump 221 is turned off at a first time point (e.g., the first second) after releasing the die 10 to the carrier 20, and then, the second vacuum pump 222 is turned off at a second time point (e.g., the second second) after releasing the die 10 to the carrier 20, and then the third vacuum pump 223 is turned off at a third time point (e.g., the third second) after releasing the die 10 to the carrier 20, and then the fourth vacuum pump 224 is turned off after releasing the die 10 to the carrier 20 The fourth vacuum pump 224 is turned off at a fourth time point (e.g., the fourth second). The first time point, the second time point, the third time point and the fourth time point are separated by one second or several seconds, which is not limited in the present disclosure.
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As seen from the above description, the first vacuum pump 221, the second vacuum pump 222, the third vacuum pump 223 and the fourth vacuum pump 224 make the pick-and-placer 210 release the vacuum in the corresponding channel at different time points (i.e., the first time point, the second time point, the third time point and the fourth time point) sequentially to place the die 10 on the carrier 20. Compared with the single vacuum channel 111 of
The present disclosure provides a die bonding device, a die bonding method, and a vacuum control method for a pick-and-placer thereof, which can provide dual vacuum channels, three vacuum channels or even more multiple vacuum channels for the pick-and-placer to pick up the die and place the die on the carrier. Regardless of whether incoming die warpage is high or low, top die deformation could be well controlled by multiple vacuum channels. In addition, a smooth bonding wave propagation is also achieved by different vacuum channel release timing control to eliminate the vacuum bulge induced by non-smooth die contact.
According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, a die bonding device is provided to pick up a die and place the die on a carrier. The die bonding device includes a pick-and-placer and a vacuum generator. The pick-and-placer includes an adsorption surface, a first channel and a second channel, and the first channel and the second channel are not connected to each other. The vacuum generator includes a first vacuum pump and a second vacuum pump, the first vacuum pump is connected to the first channel via a pipeline, the second vacuum pump is connected to the second channel via another pipeline, the first vacuum pump and the second vacuum pump make the pick-and-placer adsorb the die to the adsorption surface during a vacuum holding period, and the first vacuum pump and the second vacuum pump respectively make the pick-and-placer release the die to the carrier sequentially in a vacuum release period.
According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, a die bonding method is provided, which includes the following steps. A die is provided, and the die is adsorbed by a pick-and-placer. The pick-and-placer includes an adsorption surface, a first channel and a second channel, and the first channel and the second channel are not connected to each other. A first vacuum pump and a second vacuum pump are used to make the pick-and-placer adsorb the die to the adsorption surface during a vacuum holding period, wherein the first vacuum pump is connected to the first channel via a pipeline, and the second vacuum pump is connected to the second channel via another pipeline. The die is placed on a carrier board, and the first vacuum pump and the second vacuum pump are controlled to be turned off at different time points, so that the pick-and-placer releases the die to the carrier sequentially during a vacuum release period.
According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, a vacuum control method for a pick-and-placer is provided, which includes the following steps. a plurality of vacuum pumps is controlled to turn on and enables the pick-and-placer to generate a plurality of vacuum channels during a die pick-up period. The plurality of vacuum pumps is controlled to turn off at different time points, so that the pick-and-placer releases a die sequentially during a vacuum release period.
The foregoing outlines features of several embodiments so that those skilled in the art may better understand the aspects of the present disclosure. Those skilled in the art should appreciate that they may readily use the present disclosure as a basis for designing or modifying other processes and structures for carrying out the same purposes and/or achieving the same advantages of the embodiments introduced herein. Those skilled in the art should also realize that such equivalent constructions do not depart from the spirit and scope of the present disclosure, and that they may make various changes, substitutions, and alterations herein without departing from the spirit and scope of the present disclosure.
This application claims the benefit of U.S. provisional application Ser. No. 63/427,593, filed Nov. 23, 2022, the subject matter of which is incorporated herein by reference.
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63427593 | Nov 2022 | US |