DAF film cold expanding device
By utilizing the low-temperature embrittlement characteristics of the DAF film cold expansion device, high-precision separation of the wafer and the DAF film can be achieved, solving the problems of high cost and low yield in the existing technology and improving the efficiency and yield of semiconductor packaging.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202422587181.4
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-10-25
- Publication Date
- 2025-09-16
- Estimated Expiration
- 2034-10-25
AI Technical Summary
The existing technology has problems of high cost, high precision requirements and low yield when cutting DAF film, which makes it difficult to meet the needs of high-integration and miniaturized semiconductor packaging.
A DAF film cold expansion device is used, taking advantage of the fact that the DAF film becomes brittle in a low-temperature environment. The wafer and the DAF film are expanded and separated in a sealed insulation box through a screw lifting mechanism and a cylinder lifting mechanism, which reduces the equipment precision requirements and simplifies the process flow.
It reduces physical damage to the wafer, improves yield, meets the needs of high-precision and small-pitch separation, reduces equipment costs and improves efficiency.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field related to semiconductor wafer processing, in particular to a DAF film cold expansion device. Background Art
[0002] With the development of the semiconductor industry, particularly the miniaturization of die sizes and the trend toward high integration and miniaturization of semiconductor packaging, DAF film, due to its excellent isolation properties, good thermal conductivity, and corrosion resistance, has become the material of choice for many demanding packaging processes. Market demand for DAF film in areas such as 3D stacking of ultra-small and ultra-thin wafers continues to grow, and the market has broad prospects for development.
[0003] In DAF film applications, laser cutting or blade cutting is typically used to completely separate wafers or chips attached to the DAF film along predetermined lines to obtain individual components. This full-cut process requires high-precision equipment and strict process control, which is challenging, costly, and has a relatively low yield rate. This process avoids quality issues such as burrs during the cutting process, while also ensuring that the cut DAF film meets the requirements of subsequent processes.
[0004] In view of the above-mentioned defects, the designers have actively carried out research and innovation in order to create a DAF membrane cold expansion device to make it more valuable for industrial use. Utility Model Content
[0005] In order to solve any of the above technical problems, the purpose of the present invention is to provide a DAF membrane cold expansion device.
[0006] In order to achieve the above purpose, the utility model adopts the following technical solutions:
[0007] The DAF membrane cold expansion device consists of a cold expansion base plate and a sealed insulation box from bottom to top. The cold expansion base plate is connected to the sealed insulation box above through several support columns. A steel ring guide plate, cold expansion plate and steel ring upper pressure plate are installed in the sealed insulation box.
[0008] The servo motor installed at the bottom of the cold expansion base plate drives the screw lifting plate to move in the vertical direction through the screw lifting mechanism above. The screw lifting plate passes through the sealed insulation box through several first lifting guide columns and is connected to the cold expansion plate inside. At least one cylinder lifting mechanism is installed on the cold expansion base plate. The cylinder lifting mechanism drives the cylinder lifting plate above to move in the vertical direction. The cylinder lifting plate passes through the sealed insulation box through several second lifting columns and is connected to the steel ring guide plate inside. A steel ring upper pressure plate is installed in the sealed insulation box directly above the steel ring guide plate.
[0009] As a further improvement of the present invention, a position adjustment component is installed on at least one of the left and right sides of the cold expansion base plate and on at least one of the front and rear sides of the cold expansion base plate. The position adjustment component consists of an adjustment bolt mounting seat and an adjustment bolt that can contact the inner cold expansion base plate.
[0010] As a further improvement of the present invention, a cold air inlet and a cold air outlet are installed at the rear end of the sealed insulation box.
[0011] As a further improvement of the present invention, a filter is installed inside the cold air inlet.
[0012] As a further improvement of the present invention, a sealing cover is installed on the top of the sealed insulation box.
[0013] As a further improvement of the present invention, air curtain mechanisms are installed at the top and bottom of the front end of the sealed heat preservation box, and the air curtain mechanisms are composed of a plurality of air curtain blowing pipes.
[0014] As a further improvement of the present invention, a window is provided in the middle of the front end of the sealed insulation box, a gate is installed on the sealed insulation box below the window, and a gate lifting cylinder installed at the bottom of the sealed insulation box drives the upper gate to move in the vertical direction.
[0015] As a further improvement of the present invention, the cold expansion plate is located on the inner side of the steel ring guide plate.
[0016] As a further improvement of the present invention, the top of the upper pressure plate of the steel ring is connected to the upper inner cover through a plurality of connecting rods.
[0017] As a further improvement of the present invention, a plurality of drying gas dew removal mechanisms are installed at the bottom of the sealed heat preservation box, and the drying gas dew removal mechanisms are composed of a plurality of drying air blowing pipe groups.
[0018] By means of the above solution, the present invention has at least the following advantages:
[0019] The utility model utilizes the characteristic that DAF film becomes brittle in a low-temperature environment, reaches a low-temperature environment in a special sealed insulation box through an air refrigerator, and then uses a screw lifting device to expand the wafer and DAF film, thereby realizing the separation of wafers or chips. Compared with the full-cut process, the stress generated by the DAF film that becomes brittle in a low-temperature environment during the expansion process is relatively small, which can reduce physical damage to the wafer, help maintain the integrity and performance of the wafer, and thus improve the yield rate.
[0020] The utility model utilizes a motor to drive a screw rod lifting mechanism, which can accurately control the wafer separation process and meet the needs of high-precision and small-pitch separation of chips.
[0021] Compared with laser or knife wheel cutting, the utility model has lower requirements on equipment precision, saves costs, simplifies process flow and improves efficiency.
[0022] The above description is only an overview of the technical solution of the present invention. In order to more clearly understand the technical means of the present invention and to implement it according to the contents of the specification, the following is a detailed description of the preferred embodiments of the present invention in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0023] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention, the following is a brief introduction to the drawings required for use in the embodiments. It should be understood that the following drawings only illustrate certain embodiments of the present invention and therefore should not be regarded as limiting the scope. For ordinary technicians in this field, other relevant drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without paying any creative work.
[0024] Figure 1 This is a structural diagram of a DAF membrane cold expansion device of the utility model;
[0025] Figure 2 yes Figure 1 Side view of;
[0026] Figure 3 yes Figure 1 Schematic diagram of the internal structure.
[0027] The meanings of the reference numerals in the figures are as follows.
[0028] Cold expansion base plate 1, servo motor 2, screw lifting mechanism 3, screw lifting plate 4, position adjustment assembly 5, cylinder lifting mechanism 6, cylinder lifting plate 7, sealed insulation box 8, cold air inlet 9, cold air outlet 10, sealing cover 11, air curtain mechanism 12, window 13, gate lifting cylinder 14, gate 15, steel ring guide plate 16, cold expansion plate 17, steel ring upper pressure plate 18. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0029] The following embodiments are used to illustrate the present invention, but are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention.
[0030] In order to enable those skilled in the art to better understand the present invention, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, rather than all of the embodiments. The components of the embodiments of the present invention generally described and shown in the drawings here can be arranged and designed in various different configurations. Therefore, the following detailed description of the embodiments of the present invention provided in the drawings is not intended to limit the scope of the utility model for which protection is sought, but merely represents selected embodiments of the present invention. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without making creative work are within the scope of protection of the present invention.
[0031] like Figures 1 to 3 The figure shows a DAF membrane cold expansion device, which comprises, from bottom to top, a cold expansion base plate 1 and a sealed insulation box 8. The cold expansion base plate 1 is connected to the sealed insulation box 8 above via several support columns. A steel ring guide plate 16, a cold expansion plate 17, and a steel ring upper pressure plate 18 are installed within the sealed insulation box 8. The cold expansion plate 17 is located inside the steel ring guide plate 16. Several roller structures are evenly distributed along the circumference of the outer edge of the cold expansion plate 17. The top of the steel ring upper pressure plate 18 is connected to the inner cover above via several connecting rods. A sealing cover 11 is installed on the top of the sealed insulation box 8.
[0032] The servo motor 2 installed at the bottom of the cold expansion base plate 1 drives the screw lifting plate 4 to move in the vertical direction through the screw lifting mechanism 3 above. The screw lifting plate 4 passes through the sealed insulation box 8 through several first lifting guide columns and is connected to the inner cold expansion plate 17. At least one cylinder lifting mechanism 6 is installed on the cold expansion base plate 1. The cylinder lifting mechanism 6 drives the upper cylinder lifting plate 7 to move in the vertical direction. The cylinder lifting plate 7 passes through the sealed insulation box 8 through several second lifting columns and is connected to the inner steel ring guide plate 16. A steel ring upper pressure plate 18 is installed in the sealed insulation box 8 directly above the steel ring guide plate 16.
[0033] A position adjustment component 5 is installed on at least one of the left and right sides of the cold expansion base plate 1 and at least one of the front and rear sides of the cold expansion base plate 1. The position adjustment component 5 consists of an adjustment bolt mounting seat and an adjustment bolt that can contact the inner cold expansion base plate 1.
[0034] A cold air inlet 9 and a cold air outlet 10 are installed at the rear end of the sealed heat-insulating box 8. Inside the cold air inlet 9, a filter is installed.
[0035] Air curtain mechanisms 12 are installed at the top and bottom of the front end of the sealed heat preservation box 8. The air curtain mechanism 12 is composed of a plurality of air curtain blowing pipes.
[0036] A plurality of drying gas dew removal mechanisms are installed at the bottom of the sealed heat preservation box 8, and the drying gas dew removal mechanisms are composed of a plurality of drying air blowing pipe groups.
[0037] A window 13 is provided in the middle of the front end of the sealed insulation box 8, and a gate 15 is installed on the sealed insulation box 8 below the window 13. The gate lifting cylinder 14 installed at the bottom of the sealed insulation box 8 drives the upper gate 15 to move in the vertical direction.
[0038] The working principle and working process of this utility model:
[0039] Initially, the screw lifting mechanism 3 and the cylinder lifting mechanism 6 are lowered to their lowest position, setting the temperature inside the sealed insulation box 8 to the desired level (typically above -20°C and below 10°C). The gate then opens, and the loading mechanism pushes the wafer with the steel ring flat against the steel ring guide plate 16. The gate 15 closes, and the air curtain mechanism 12 begins blowing air. The cylinder lifting mechanism 6 drives the steel ring guide plate 16 upward to engage the steel ring upper pressure plate 18, ensuring that the steel ring is compressed. At this point, protected by the sealed insulation box 8 and the sealing cover 11, the interior of the box is maintained at a constant low temperature. The servo motor 2 drives the screw lifting mechanism 3 upward, and the cold expansion plate 17 continues to move upward as it contacts the bottom surface of the UV film. As the UV film expands, the wafers are evenly separated. Because the DAF film becomes brittle at low temperatures, it will be separated along with the wafers. Throughout this process, the dry air de-condensation mechanism continuously blows dry air to prevent condensation on the metal parts at the bottom of the sealed insulation box 8.
[0040] The positional relationship and connection relationship between the components: the servo motor 2 is connected to the screw lifting mechanism 3 through a coupling (the bottom plate of the screw lifting mechanism can be fixed on a stationary fixed table through fixings), the cylinder body of the cylinder lifting mechanism 6 is fixed on the bottom plate of the screw lifting mechanism 3, the piston rod is connected to the steel ring guide plate 16, the lower part of the sealed insulation box 8 is connected to the bottom plate of the screw lifting mechanism 3, the dry gas dew removal mechanism is fixed at the bottom, the gate 15 and the air curtain mechanism 12 are installed on the side, the steel ring upper pressure plate 18 is fixed inside the sealed insulation box 8, the top is connected to the sealing cover 11 with bolts, the cold air inlet 9 on the back is connected to the gas refrigerator, and the cold air outlet 10 is connected to the atmosphere.
[0041] The utility model provides a cold expansion device for DAF film in wafer-level packaging, the principle of which is to use the brittleness property of DAF film in a low-temperature environment to achieve the simultaneous separation of a single grain and the DAF film after laser cutting. Specifically, a wafer with a DAF film pasted on the bottom surface is pasted on a UV film with a steel ring. After the laser cutting in the previous process, the wafer has been divided into grains, but the DAF film on its bottom surface has not been cut. At this time, the wafer with the steel ring is placed in the cold expansion equipment, and the corresponding temperature is set (usually above -20°C and below 10°C) to make the DAF film brittle, and then the wafer is expanded by lifting, and the DAF film pasted on the bottom of the wafer is separated to achieve the desired purpose.
[0042] Taking advantage of the characteristic of DAF film becoming brittle in low-temperature environments, an air chiller is used to reach a low-temperature environment in a special sealed insulation box, and then a screw lifting device is used to expand the wafer and DAF film to achieve the separation of wafers or chips. Compared with the full-cut process, the stress generated by the DAF film that becomes brittle in a low-temperature environment during the expansion process is relatively small, which can reduce physical damage to the wafer, help maintain the integrity and performance of the wafer, and thus improve the yield.
[0043] The motor-driven screw lifting mechanism can accurately control the wafer separation process to meet the needs of high-precision and small-pitch separation of chips.
[0044] Compared with laser or wheel cutting, it reduces the requirements for equipment precision, saves costs, simplifies the process flow and improves efficiency.
[0045] In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "up", "down", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inside", "outside" and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as limiting the present invention. In addition, the terms "first", "second", etc. are only used for descriptive purposes and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implying the number of technical features indicated. Therefore, features defined as "first", "second", etc. may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of such features. In the description of the present invention, unless otherwise specified, "multiple" means two or more.
[0046] In the description of this utility model, it should be noted that, unless otherwise expressly specified or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" should be understood in a broad sense. For example, they may refer to fixed connections, detachable connections, or integral connections; mechanical connections, electrical connections, direct connections, indirect connections through an intermediate medium, and internal communication between two components. Those skilled in the art will understand the specific meanings of the above terms in this utility model based on specific circumstances.
[0047] The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the present invention. It should be pointed out that ordinary technicians in this technical field can make several improvements and modifications without departing from the technical principles of the present invention. These improvements and modifications should also be regarded as within the scope of protection of the present invention.
Claims
1. DAF membrane cold expansion device, characterized by: From bottom to top, it comprises a cold expansion base plate (1) and a sealed heat preservation box (8), wherein the cold expansion base plate (1) is connected to the sealed heat preservation box (8) above via a plurality of support columns, and a steel ring guide plate (16), a cold expansion plate (17) and a steel ring upper pressure plate (18) are installed in the sealed heat preservation box (8); The servo motor (2) installed at the bottom of the cold expansion base plate (1) drives the screw lifting plate (4) to move in the vertical direction through the screw lifting mechanism (3) above. The screw lifting plate (4) passes through the sealed insulation box (8) through a plurality of first lifting guide columns and is connected to the cold expansion plate (17) on the inside. At least one cylinder lifting mechanism (6) is installed on the cold expansion base plate (1). The cylinder lifting mechanism (6) drives the cylinder lifting plate (7) above to move in the vertical direction. The cylinder lifting plate (7) passes through the sealed insulation box (8) through a plurality of second lifting columns and is connected to the steel ring guide plate (16) on the inside. A steel ring upper pressure plate (18) is installed in the sealed insulation box (8) directly above the steel ring guide plate (16).
2. The DAF membrane cold expansion device according to claim 1, characterized in that: A position adjustment assembly (5) is installed on at least one of the left and right sides of the cold expansion base plate (1) and at least one of the front and rear sides of the cold expansion base plate (1). The position adjustment assembly (5) consists of an adjustment bolt mounting seat and an adjustment bolt that can contact the inner cold expansion base plate (1).
3. The DAF membrane cold expansion device according to claim 1, characterized in that: A cold air inlet (9) and a cold air outlet (10) are installed at the rear end of the sealed heat-insulating box (8).
4. The DAF membrane cold expansion device according to claim 3, characterized in that: A filter is installed inside the cold air inlet (9).
5. The DAF membrane cold expansion device according to claim 1, characterized in that: A sealing cover (11) is installed on the top of the sealed heat-insulating box (8).
6. The DAF membrane cold expansion device according to claim 1, characterized in that: An air curtain mechanism (12) is installed at the top and bottom of the front end of the sealed heat preservation box (8), and the air curtain mechanism (12) is composed of a plurality of air curtain blowing pipes.
7. The DAF membrane cold expansion device according to claim 1, characterized in that: A window (13) is provided in the middle of the front end of the sealed heat-insulating box (8), a gate (15) is installed on the sealed heat-insulating box (8) below the window (13), and a gate lifting cylinder (14) installed at the bottom of the sealed heat-insulating box (8) drives the upper gate (15) to move in the vertical direction.
8. The DAF membrane cold expansion device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The cold expansion plate (17) is located on the inner side of the steel ring guide plate (16).
9. The DAF membrane cold expansion device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The top of the steel ring upper pressing plate (18) is connected to the upper inner cover via a plurality of connecting rods.
10. The DAF membrane cold expansion device according to claim 1, characterized in that: A plurality of drying gas dehumidification mechanisms are installed at the bottom of the sealed heat-insulating box (8), and the drying gas dehumidification mechanisms are composed of a plurality of drying air blowing pipe groups.