Semiconductor Package Ball Pad Electrode Design
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing package-on-package (POP) semiconductor devices face challenges in reducing manufacturing costs and time due to complex processes such as pillar-shaped electrode formation and electroplating, making it difficult to lower product prices.
Innovation Solution
A semiconductor package design featuring a wiring board with ball pads and electrodes, where first and second balls with a glass transition temperature higher than the solder material are used, allowing for efficient solder-bonding and reduced manufacturing complexity, enabling cost-effective stacking of additional packages.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If pillar-shaped electrodes are united by a uniting plate and connected with wiring patterns, then internal connections are achieved, but the manufacturing process becomes time-consuming and costly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent removes the uniting plate from the electrode structure, extracting the unnecessary component that caused manufacturing complexity. The electrodes are designed to function independently without requiring a uniting plate for structural integrity, thereby eliminating the time-consuming processes of connecting and subsequently removing the uniting plate.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of uniting electrodes with a plate and then removing it, the patent inverts the approach by designing electrodes that function independently from the beginning. The electrodes are formed directly on the substrate without requiring a supporting uniting plate, reversing the conventional sequence of operations.
2Manufacturing precision
If pillar-shaped electrodes are formed by electroplating on a stainless steel supporting plate, then electrode structure is achieved, but photomasks and electroplating increase manufacturing cost and time
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the electroplating process with a mechanical or direct deposition method. electrodes are formed by depositing conductive material directly onto the substrate using screen printing, paste application, or other direct deposition techniques, eliminating the need for photomasks and electroplating baths.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent eliminates the stainless steel supporting plate, using a disposable or sacrificial layer that is removed after electrode formation. This removes the need for expensive electroplating equipment and photomask materials, replacing them with simpler, cheaper materials that serve their purpose and are then discarded.
3Manufacturing precision
If uniting plate is removed by polishing or grinding, then individual electrodes are separated, but manufacturing time and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the uniting plate entirely from the design, eliminating the need for separation processes. electrodes are formed as independent structures from the beginning, so no removal or separation operation is required, directly eliminating the polishing or grinding step.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent performs the electrode separation action preliminarily by designing electrodes that are inherently separate and independent. Rather than starting with a united structure and separating it later, the electrodes are formed in their final separated state from the beginning, eliminating the need for subsequent separation operations.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This approach reduces manufacturing costs and time, allowing for lower product prices while enabling the stacking of additional semiconductor packages, thereby improving manufacturing efficiency.
Implementation Method 1
a solder material connecting between the ball pad and the first ball, between the first ball and the second ball, and between the second ball and the second electrode for external connection
Data Source
AI summary
A semiconductor package includes a wiring board; a first electrode for external connection; a ball pad; a semiconductor chip; a mold resin; an electrode unit connected with the ball pad and penetrating the mold resin; and a second electrode for external connection connected with a portion of the electrode unit on a side of an outer surface of the mold resin. The electrode unit includes a first ball disposed on the ball pad; a second ball disposed between the first ball and the second electrode; and a solder material connecting between the ball pad and the first ball, between the first ball and the second ball, and between the second ball and the second electrode for external connection; each of the first ball and the second ball including a core part having a glass transition temperature which is higher than a melting point of the solder material.


