Thermosetting Resin Composition for Semiconductor Packages

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Problem

The challenge is to develop a thermosetting resin composition for semiconductor packages that maintains high stiffness and adhesion strength to metal foils while ensuring excellent flowability, especially when using high filler content, as increasing filler content typically deteriorates adhesion strength and flowability.

Innovation Solution

A thermosetting resin composition comprising 100 parts by weight of a binder resin including epoxy resin, bismaleimide resin, diaminodiphenylsulfone resin, and benzoxazine resin, combined with 350 parts by weight or more of three kinds of fillers with different average particle diameters, specifically a first filler of 0.7 μm to 1 μm, a second filler of 90 nm to 0.3 μm, and a third filler of 10 nm to 50 nm, to achieve improved stiffness and flowability.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Volume of moving object

If the content of filler such as silica is increased to increase the modulus, then the stiffness is improved, but the adhesion strength to copper foil decreases and the flowability deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
ImprovemodulusVSAvoidadhesion strength to copper foil
Core Design Contradiction:
Volume of moving objectVSStrength

Solution Approach 1:

The patent changes the particle size parameters of fillers by introducing a specific distribution (0.5-2.0 μm, 0.1-0.5 μm, and 10-100 nm ranges) to optimize both adhesion strength and flowability while maintaining high filler content for improved modulus

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Solution Approach 2:

The patent uses a composite filler system combining three different particle size ranges of silica and alumina, creating a multi-scale composite structure that simultaneously improves adhesion, flowability, and stiffness properties

Inventive Principle:
Principle #40Composite materials

2Volume of moving object

If the content of filler such as silica is increased to increase the modulus, then the stiffness is improved, but the flowability deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
ImprovemodulusVSAvoidflowability
Core Design Contradiction:
Volume of moving objectVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The patent optimizes particle size parameters by introducing a specific distribution (0.5-2.0 μm, 0.1-0.5 μm, and 10-100 nm ranges) that maintains excellent flowability even with high filler content of 350 parts by weight or more, while achieving the desired modulus improvement

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

3Strength

If high filler content is used to achieve high stiffness, then the modulus is improved, but the flowability deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
ImprovestiffnessVSAvoidflowability
Core Design Contradiction:
StrengthVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The patent optimizes particle size parameters by introducing a specific distribution (0.5-2.0 μm, 0.1-0.5 μm, and 10-100 nm ranges) that enables high filler content of 350 parts by weight or more to be used while maintaining excellent flowability for proper resin impregnation and lamination

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

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

The composition achieves high stiffness and excellent adhesion strength to metal foils while maintaining excellent flowability, even with high filler content, thereby enhancing the driving performance of thin electronic devices such as printed circuit boards.

Implementation Method 1

high crosslinking density of a resin system and thus ensuring excellent stiffness

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectCrosslinking: Chemical Bonding

Implementation Method 2

350 parts by weight or more of at least three kinds of fillers having different average particle diameters, wherein the filler includes a first filler having an average particle diameter of 0.7 μm to 1 μm, a second filler having an average particle diameter of 90 nm to 0.3 μm, and a third filler having an average particle diameter of 10 nm to 50 nm

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectParticle size distribution effect:

Implementation Method 3

exhibiting excellent adhesion strength to a metal foil

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectAdhesion: Adhesive

Data Source

PatentUS11193015B2Thermosetting resin composition for semiconductor package and prepreg using the same
Publication Date: 2021.12.07 LG CHEM LTD
  • US11193015B2 patent drawing
  • US11193015B2 patent drawing
  • US11193015B2 patent drawing

AI summary

A thermosetting resin composition having improved flowability and stiffness, and a prepreg using the same. Specifically, three kinds of fillers having different average particle diameters are combined with a binder resin system including an epoxy resin, a bismaleimide resin, a diaminodiphenylsulfone resin, and a benzoxazine resin.