The present disclosure relates to a package structure and a method for manufacturing the same, and more particularly to a package structure including a P-N junction having an inner covering layer therebetween and a method for manufacturing the same.
Currently, in a conventional ultraviolet C light emitting diode (UVC LED) package structure, a P-N junction of the UVC LED is usually exposed to the outside, and dangling bonds are formed at the P-N junction, thereby affecting an overall stability of the package structure. In addition, die bonding adhesives is also a factor affecting the overall stability of the package structure. In general, gold-tin alloy and silver material are mostly adopted as a die bonding adhesive. However, the gold-tin alloy is required to be processed with a high temperature process and has relatively small heat conductivity coefficient. In addition, the silver material tends to migrate, causing short circuits.
Therefore, it has become an important issue in the industry to overcome the above-mentioned inadequacies through a structural design, so as to reduce a formation of the dangling bonds, thereby reducing the metal migration effect.
In response to the above-referenced technical inadequacies, the present disclosure provides a package structure and a method for manufacturing the same.
In one aspect, the present disclosure provides a package structure including a substrate, a wall, a photonic device, an inner covering layer, and an outer covering layer. The wall is disposed on the substrate, and a space is formed between the substrate and the wall. The photonic device is accommodated in the space, the photonic device is disposed on the substrate, and the photonic device includes a p-contact and an n-contact, in which a gap is defined between the p-contact and the n-contact. The inner covering layer is disposed in the gap between the p-contact and the n-contact. The inner covering layer covers the two opposite inner surfaces of the p-contact and the n-contact, respectively. The outer covering layer is disposed in the space and is covered on an upper surface of the substrate, an inner surface of the wall, and an outer surface of the photonic device.
In another aspect, the present disclosure provides a method for manufacturing a package structure including: providing a carrier, the carrier including a wall and two metal pads, the wall being arranged surrounding the two metal pads, and a groove being formed between the two metal pads; filling a first filling material in the groove, in which the first filling material is in a solid state; disposing a photonic device on the two metal pads, the photonic device including a p-contact and an n-contact, a gap is formed between the p-contact and the n-contact corresponding to the groove; conducting a first baking process and transforming the first filling material from a solid state to a molten state, so as to form an inner covering layer that covers a surface of the groove and a surface of the gap; providing a second filling material to fill into the wall; and conducting a second baking process, such that the second filling material forms an outer covering layer, and the outer covering layer is covered on an upper surface of the substrate, an inner surface of the wall, and an outer surface of the photonic device.
One of the beneficial effects of the present disclosure is that the package structure provided in the present disclosure can reduce a formation of the dangling bonds and prevent the metal migration effect from occurring through technical solutions of “the inner covering layer covering the two opposite inner surfaces of the p-contact and the n-contact, respectively” and “the outer covering layer covering the upper surface of the substrate, the inner surface of the wall and the outer surface of the photonic device”.
Another one of the beneficial effects of the present disclosure is that the method for manufacturing the package structure provided in the present disclosure can reduce a formation of the dangling bonds and prevent the metal migration effect from occurring through technical solutions of “conducting the first baking process and transforming the first filling material from a solid state to a molten state to form the inner covering layer, the inner covering layer covering the surface of the groove and the surface of the gap” and “conducting the second baking process, such that the second filling material forms the outer covering layer, and the outer covering layer is covered on the upper surface of the substrate, the inner surface of the wall, and the outer surface of the photonic device”.
These and other aspects of the present disclosure will become apparent from the following description of the embodiment taken in conjunction with the following drawings and their captions, although variations and modifications therein may be affected without departing from the spirit and scope of the novel concepts of the disclosure.
The described embodiments may be better understood by reference to the following description and the accompanying drawings in which:
The present disclosure is more particularly described in the following examples that are intended as illustrative only since numerous modifications and variations therein will be apparent to those skilled in the art. Like numbers in the drawings indicate like components throughout the views. As used in the description herein and throughout the claims that follow, unless the context clearly dictates otherwise, the meaning of “a”, “an”, and “the” includes plural reference, and the meaning of “in” includes “in” and “on”. Titles or subtitles can be used herein for the convenience of a reader, which shall have no influence on the scope of the present disclosure.
The terms used herein generally have their ordinary meanings in the art. In the case of conflict, the present document, including any definitions given herein, will prevail. The same thing can be expressed in more than one way. Alternative language and synonyms can be used for any term(s) discussed herein, and no special significance is to be placed upon whether a term is elaborated or discussed herein. A recital of one or more synonyms does not exclude the use of other synonyms. The use of examples anywhere in this specification including examples of any terms is illustrative only, and in no way limits the scope and meaning of the present disclosure or of any exemplified term. Likewise, the present disclosure is not limited to various embodiments given herein. Numbering terms such as “first”, “second” or “third” can be used to describe various components, signals or the like, which are for distinguishing one component/signal from another one only, and are not intended to, nor should be construed to impose any substantive limitations on the components, signals or the like.
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Furthermore, the substrate 1 includes two metal pads 11 that are disposed in the space S, and the photonic device 3 is disposed on the two metal pads 11. The p-contact 31 and the n-contact 32 are electrically connected to the two metal pads 11, respectively. The two metal pads 11 are positioned on one side of the substrate 1 and are electrically connected to an external electrode 8 positioned on another side of the substrate 1 through conductive posts. A groove G2 corresponding to the gap G1 is formed between the two metal pads 11; more specifically, the gap G1 and the groove G2 are communicated with each other to form a semi-enclosed space.
The package structure M1 further includes an inner covering layer 4 disposed in the gap G1 between the p-contact 31 and the n-contact 32. The inner covering layer 4 covers two opposite inner surfaces of the p-contact 31 and the n-contact 32, respectively. It is worth mentioning that the inner covering layer 4 also covers a surface of the groove G2, but the present disclosure is not limited thereto. The inner covering layer 4 can not only cover the two opposite inner surfaces of the p-contact 31 and the n-contact 32, respectively, and the surface of the groove G2, but also directly fill the gap G1 and the groove G2. In addition, the inner covering layer 4 can be made of an insulating material, such as fluorocarbon CxFy, which has a relatively better ductility, and an extension rate can be between 162% and 190%. For example, a chemical formula of fluorocarbon is CF3—(CF2—CFCF2CF2—O—CF—CF2)n—CF3. In addition, in view of improving the luminous efficacy, the material of the inner covering layer 4 can also include high-refractive nanopowder made of materials such as zirconia (ZrO2) or polytetrafluoroethylene, so as to increase the reflectivity.
In addition, as shown in
In addition, the package structure M1 can also include an outer covering layer 5 covering an outer surface 30 of the photonic device 3. Furthermore, the outer covering layer 5 is disposed in the space S, and also covers the upper surface 10 of the substrate 1 and the inner surface 20 of the wall 2. In addition, a material of the outer covering layer 5 includes, but is not limited to, fluorocarbon. As shown in
In addition, the package structure M1 can also include two die bonding adhesives 6, which are disposed between the p-contact 31 and one of the two metal pads 11, and between the n-contact 32 and another one of the two metal pads 11, respectively. The inner covering layer 4 is not only covered on the two opposite inner surfaces of the p-contact 31 and the n-contact 32, respectively, and the surface of the groove G2, but the inner covering layer 4 is also covered on inner surfaces of each of the two adjacent die bonding adhesives 6. In the present disclosure, the two die bonding adhesives 6 are made of highly thermal conductive materials having a thermal conductivity coefficient greater than 80. For example, each of the two die bonding adhesives 6 can be nano-silver or sintering silver, based on a total weight of the die bonding adhesive, the silver material in the die bonding adhesive 6 is 70 weight percent or more, but the present disclosure is not limited thereto.
Compared with conventional die bonding adhesives that usually adopt a gold-tin alloy as material, the die bonding adhesive 6 (i.e., each of the two die bonding adhesives 6) in the present disclosure is made of a material having silver of 70 wt % or more. An advantage of the die bonding adhesive 6 using a greater amount of silver material is that the silver material has a high thermal conductivity coefficient, and can considerably reduce a processing temperature. For example, when sintering silver is used as the die bonding adhesive 6, since the thermal conductivity coefficient of the sintering silver is greater than 100, the processing temperature can be reduced from 310° C. (i.e., when the gold-tin alloy is used for the conventional die bonding adhesive) to 200° C. In addition, another advantage of using sintering silver as the die bonding adhesive 6 is that the reflectivity of sintering silver is higher. Therefore, compared with a conventional UVC LED package structure where the gold-tin alloy is adopted as the die bonding adhesive, the UVC LED package structure of the present disclosure using sintering silver as the die bonding adhesive 6 has a brightness that is increased by 5% to 8%. Furthermore, compared with the conventional silver gel (i.e., 65 wt % to 68 wt % of silver) that can withstand a shear stress of substantially 1 kg, the die bonding adhesive 6 of the present disclosure can withstand a greater shear stress. For example, the die bonding adhesive 6 adopting nanosilver can have a shear stress larger than 2 kg. The die bonding adhesive 6 adopting sintering silver can have a shear stress of more than 5 kg, such that the chips are less likely to slide, and that the chips have a higher reliability.
On the other hand, in the package structure M1 of the present disclosure, the p-contact 31 and the n-contact 32 are insulated from each other through the inner covering layer 4 being filled in the gap G1 and the groove G2 to cover the two opposite inner surfaces of the p-contact 31 and the n-contact 32, respectively, and the surface of the groove G2. Therefore, formation of dangling bonds between the p-contact 31 and the n-contact 32 can be reduced, thereby preventing the silver migration effect caused by sintering silver being adopted as the die bonding adhesive 6, and preventing short circuits caused by the silver migration effect.
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The present disclosure provides implementations of different heights of the wall 2, so that users can adjust the height of the wall 2 according to actual requirements. When the wall 2 is relatively taller (i.e., when the height of the wall 2 is substantially equal to the distance between the upper surface 10 of the substrate 1 between the top surface of the photonic device 3), a structural strength of the package structure can be increased. When the wall 2 is relatively shorter (i.e., when the height of the wall 2 is substantially 40% to 60% of the distance between the top surface 10 of the substrate 1 and the top surface of the photonic device 3), the light emitted by the photonic device 3 and then reflected by the wall 2 has a better reflection effect, and the brightness generated by light emitted by the UVC LED package structure can be further increased.
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Step S11: providing a carrier, the carrier including a wall 2 and two metal pads 11, the wall 2 being arranged surrounding the two metal pads 11, and a groove G2 being formed between the two metal pads 11.
Step S12: filling a first filling material 40 in the groove G2, in which the first filling material 40 is in a solid state.
Step S13: disposing a photonic device 3 on the two metal pads 11, the photonic device 3 including a p-contact 31 and an n-contact 32, and a gap G1 being formed between the p-contact 31 and the n-contact 32 corresponding to the groove G2.
Step S14: conducting a first baking process and transforming the first filling material 40 from a solid state to a molten state, so as to form an inner covering layer 4 that covers a surface of the groove G2 and a surface of the gap G1.
Step S15: providing a second filling material 50 to fill into the wall 2.
Step S16: conducting a second baking process, such that the second filling material 50 forms an outer covering layer 5, and the outer covering layer 5 is covered on an upper surface 10 of the substrate 1, an inner surface 20 of the wall 2, and an outer surface 30 of the photonic device 3.
In step S11, specifically, the carrier mainly includes the substrate 1, the wall 2, and the two metal pads 11. The substrate 1 can include a ceramic substrate or a lead frame. The wall 2 is disposed on the substrate 1, and a space S is formed between the wall 2 and the substrate 1. The two metal pads 11 are disposed in the space S. The two metal pads 11 are positioned on one side of the substrate 1 and are electrically connected to the external electrode 8 positioned on another side of the two metal pads 11 through the conductive posts. It is worth mentioning that the method for manufacturing the package structure provided in the present disclosure is suitable for implementations of both the package structure M1 having the wall 2 that is relatively taller, and the package structure M2 having the wall 2 that is relatively shorter, as shown in
In step S12, the first filling material 40 includes insulating materials, such as fluorocarbon, having a higher ductility and an extension rate between 162% and 190%. The top surface of the solid first filling material 40 slightly protrudes from the top surfaces of the two metal pads 11.
In step S13, the photonic device 3 is a UVC LED chip. Therefore, the package structure M1 is a UVC LED package structure. The first filling material 40 contacts the p-contact 31 and the n-contact 32. For example, the photonic device 3 can be disposed on the substrate 1 in the form of a flip chip. The gap G1 and the groove G2 are communicated with each other to form a semi-enclosed space. In addition, the package structure M1 also includes two die bonding adhesives 6, which are respectively disposed between the p-contact 31 and one of the two metal pads 11, and between the n-contact 32 and the another one of the two metal pads 11. The die bonding adhesive 6 (i.e., each of the two die bonding adhesives 6) includes silver material, and based on the total weight of the die bonding adhesive, the silver material in the die bonding adhesive 6 is 70 wt % or more. For example, the die bonding adhesive 6 can be nano-silver or sintering silver, but the present disclosure is not limited thereto.
In step S14, when a baking temperature of the first baking process reaches the melting point of the first filling material 40, the first filling material 40 in a molten state climbs from the position in contact with the p-contact 31 and the re-contact 32, and extends to form the inner covering layer 4 covering the two opposite inner surfaces of the p-contact 31 and the n-contact 32, respectively. The material of the inner coating layer 4 is identical to that of the first filling material 40, and the material includes, but is not limited to, for example, fluorocarbon, which has a better ductility and the extension rate between 162% and 190%. It is worth mentioning that the inner covering layer 4 can not only cover the two opposite inner surfaces of the p-contact 31 and the n-contact 32, respectively, and the surface of the groove G2, but also directly fill the gap G1 and the groove G2, and the present disclosure is not limited thereto. Furthermore, the inner covering layer 4 not only covers the two opposite inner surfaces of the p-contact 31 and the n-contact 32, respectively, and the surface of the groove G2, but also covers the two adjacent die bonding adhesives 6.
In step S15, the second filling material 50 is filled into the wall 2, and preferably filled to a point exceeding the height of the photonic device 3, and even more preferably filling the entire space S. The second filling material 50 is in a liquid state and contains volatile organic compounds, and the material of the second filling material 50 includes, but is not limited to, fluorocarbon. In addition, as shown in
In step S16, after baking the second filling material 50 at a processing temperature between 180° C. and 200° C., and removing the volatile organic compounds, the outer coating layer 5 is formed. The ratio between the thickness H1 of the top portion of the outer coating layer 5 that covers the outer surface 30 of the photonic device 3 to the thickness H2 of the side portion of the outer coating layer 5 that covers the outer surface 30 of the photonic device 3 is between 1.2 and 2.2. The ratio of the thickness H3 of the portion of the outer coating layer 5 that covers the upper surface 10 of the substrate 1 to the thickness H1 of the top portion of the outer coating layer 5 that covers the outer surface 30 of the photonic device 3 is between 1 and 1.5.
In addition, before conducting the second baking process, a deflux procedure is performed. The deflux procedure is mainly used to clean flux of the die bonding adhesive 6. Removing the flux can increase the reflection effect of the photonic device 3 and further increase the brightness of the light emitted by the photonic device 3.
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Step S141: performing the first baking step, and curing the die bonding adhesive 6 under a normal pressure and a processing temperature of between 180° C. and 200° C.
Step S142: performing the second baking step and transforming the first filling material 40 into a molten state to form the inner covering layer 4 under a negative pressure and a processing temperature of between 220° C. and 250° C. The inner covering layer 4 covers the surface of the groove G2, the surface of the gap G1, and the respective inner surfaces of the two adjacent die bonding adhesives 6.
One of the beneficial effects of the present disclosure is that the package structure provided in the present disclosure can reduce a formation of the dangling bonds and prevent the metal migration effect from occurring through technical solutions of “the inner covering layer 4 covering the two opposite inner surfaces of the p-contact 31 and the n-contact 32, respectively” and “the outer covering layer 5 covering the upper surface 10 of the substrate 1, the inner surface 20 of the wall 2 and the outer surface 30 of the photonic device 3”.
Another one of the beneficial effects of the present disclosure is that the method for manufacturing the package structure M1 and M2 provided in the present disclosure can reduce a formation of the dangling bonds and prevent the metal migration effect from occurring through technical solutions of “conducting the first baking process and transforming the first filling material 40 from a solid state to a molten state to form the inner covering layer 4, the inner covering layer 4 covering the surface of the groove G2 and the surface of the gap G1” and “conducting the second baking process, such that the second filling material 50 forms the outer covering layer 5, and the outer covering layer 5 is covered on the upper surface 10 of the substrate 1, the inner surface 20 of the wall 2, and the outer surface of the photonic device 3”.
Furthermore, compared with conventional die bonding adhesives that usually adopt the gold-tin alloy as material, the die bonding adhesive 6 (i.e., each of the two die bonding adhesives 6) in the present disclosure is made of a material having silver of 70 wt % or more. An advantage of the silver material being adopted by the die bonding adhesive 6 is that the silver material has a high thermal conductivity coefficient, and can considerably reduce a processing temperature. For example, when sintering silver is used as the die bonding adhesive 6, since the thermal conductivity coefficient of the sintering silver is greater than 100, the processing temperature can be reduced from 310° C. when the gold-tin alloy is used for the conventional die bonding adhesive, to 200° C. In addition, another advantage of using sintering silver as the die bonding adhesive 6 is that the reflectivity of sintering silver is higher. Therefore, compared with a conventional UVC LED package structure where the gold-tin alloy is used as the die bonding adhesive, the UVC LED package structure of the present disclosure using sintering silver as the die bonding adhesive 6 has a brightness that is increased by 5% to 8%.
On the other hand, in the package structure M1 and M2 of the present disclosure, the p-contact 31 and the n-contact 32 are insulated from each other through the inner covering layer 4 being filled in the gap G1 and the groove G2 to cover the two opposite inner surfaces of the p-contact 31 and the n-contact 32, respectively, and the surface of the groove G2. Therefore, formation of dangling bonds between the p-contact 31 and the n-contact 32 can be reduced, thereby preventing the silver migration effect caused by sintering silver being adopted as the die bonding adhesive 6, and preventing short circuits caused by the silver migration effect.
The foregoing description of the exemplary embodiments of the disclosure has been presented only for the purposes of illustration and description and is not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the disclosure to the precise forms disclosed. Many modifications and variations are possible in light of the above teaching.
The embodiments were chosen and described in order to explain the principles of the disclosure and their practical application so as to enable others skilled in the art to utilize the disclosure and various embodiments and with various modifications as are suited to the particular use contemplated. Alternative embodiments will become apparent to those skilled in the art to which the present disclosure pertains without departing from its spirit and scope.
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This application claims the benefits of priority to the U.S. Provisional Patent Applications of Ser. No. 62/963,195 filed on Jan. 20, 2020, and Ser. No. 63/065,547 filed on Aug. 14, 2020, and China Patent Application No. 202011531062.7, filed on Dec. 22, 2020 in People's Republic of China. The entire content of the above identified applications is incorporated herein by reference. Some references, which may include patents, patent applications and various publications, may be cited and discussed in the description of this disclosure. The citation and/or discussion of such references is provided merely to clarify the description of the present disclosure and is not an admission that any such reference is “prior art” to the disclosure described herein. All references cited and discussed in this specification are incorporated herein by reference in their entireties and to the same extent as if each reference was individually incorporated by reference.
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