[DESCRIPTION] [InventionTitle]
METHOD OF SUPPLYING FLUX TO SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE
[Technical Field]
The present invention relates generally to a method of supplying flux to a semiconductor device and, more particularly, to a flux supplying method, which precisely supplies a proper amount of flux to each of a plurality of bumps that are made on a semiconductor device, thus preventing a large amount of waste water from being produced due to excessive flux when the semiconductor device is washed, and allowing a flux supplying operation for a small or large amount of semiconductor devices to be easily executed.
[Background Art]
Generally, a semiconductor device has several tens of semiconductor chips. Each of the semiconductor chips is provided with under ball metallurgy on which a bump is made to ensure a superior electrical connection, when the semiconductor chip is connected to a substrate. In order to make bumps on under ball metallurgy, a screen printing method, an electroplating method, a deposition method, etc. have been proposed.
According to the screen printing method, a
passivation film is formed on an upper surface of a wafer other than under ball metallurgy so as to protect a pattern formed on the wafer. Next, a three-layered metal film comprising titanium (Ti), tungsten (W), and gold (Au), that is, an upper barrier metal is deposited on the under ball metallurgy and the passivation film through a metal deposition process. Afterwards, a photoresist is applied to the upper barrier metal such that the under ball metallurgy is not electrically connected to each other. Thereafter, part of the upper barrier metal is eliminated through a photolithography process including an exposure step, a development step, an upper-barrier-metal etching step, and a stripping step. Thereby, the upper barrier metal remains on only the under ball metallurgy. In this case, since the upper barrier metal is the three-layered metal film, the upper-barrier-metal etching step is sequentially executed three times.
After the upper barrier metal is made only on the under ball metallurgy, a screen mask is laminated on the semiconductor device, and solder paste is applied to the under ball metallurgy using a squeezer. In this case, the upper barrier metal serves as a medium which enhances the coupling force between the under ball metallurgy and the solder paste. After the solder paste has been applied to the under ball metallurgy, flux is applied to the solder paste. In the case of using solder paste containing flux, an
additional flux application process is not required. The flux is a kind of solvent which serves to neatly connect the under ball metallurgy to the solder paste, and prevents the formation of oxides, when the under ball metallurgy is connected to the solder paste, thus ensuring reliable connection.
Subsequently, a reflow process is carried out. When the solder paste is heated to a predetermined temperature in the reflow process, the solder paste is shaped into a ball due to the flux. Thereby, bumps are made on the under ball metallurgy. Next, a flux cleaning process is executed to remove flux residue and impurities from the wafer. Therefore, the wafer having the bumps at predetermined positions is obtained. Meanwhile, the conventional electroplating method is executed as follows. First, a wafer having under ball metallurgy is prepared. A passivation layer is formed on an upper surface of the wafer other than the under ball metallurgy. Next, an upper barrier metal is deposited on the under ball metallurgy and the passivation layer through a metal deposition process. Subsequently, a photoresist is applied to an upper surface of the upper barrier metal, and parts of the photoresist disposed on the under ball metallurgy are eliminated through an exposure operation and a development operation, so that parts of the upper barrier metal disposed on the under ball metallurgy are exposed to the outside. At this time, photoresist residue remaining on
the upper barrier metal is eliminated through an etching operation. Thereafter, a plated part is formed in an empty space above the under ball metallurgy through an electrolytic plating operation. Solder, Au, Ni, and others are used as a material for the plated part. After the plated part has been formed as such, surplus photoresist is stripped and eliminated. Thereafter, the upper barrier metal is etched so that parts of the upper barrier metal other than parts provided under the plated parts are eliminated. In this case, since the upper barrier metal is a three-layered metal film, the etching process is sequentially performed three times.
Thereafter, a dipping operation is carried out. That is, the semiconductor device having the plated parts is dipped into a flux bath so that flux is applied to the plated parts. Next, predetermined heat is applied to the plated parts through a reflow process, so that each plated part is shaped into a ball due to the flux. Thereby, bumps are made on the under ball metallurgy. Afterwards, a flux cleaning process is executed. That is, a cleaning liquid is supplied to the semiconductor device to remove flux residue and impurities from the semiconductor device. Consequently, a semiconductor device having bumps at predetermined positions is obtained.
[Disclosure]
[Technical Problem]
However, the conventional flux supplying method is problematic in that flux is applied to an upper surface of a semiconductor device, so that a large amount of waste water may be produced during the flux washing process,* due to the excessive use of flux, thus causing water pollution. Further, high treatment costs are required to treat waste water, and the flux is unnecessarily wasted.
[Technical Solution]
Accordingly, the present invention has been made keeping in mind the above problems occurring in the prior art, and an object of the present invention is to provide a flux supplying method, which precisely supplies a proper amount of flux to each of a plurality of bumps that are made on a semiconductor device, thus preventing a large amount of waste water from being produced due to excessive flux when the semiconductor device is washed, and allowing a flux supplying operation for a small or large amount of semiconductor devices to be easily executed.
In order to accomplish the above object, the present invention provides a method of supplying flux to a bump made on under ball metallurgy of a semiconductor device to enhance electrical connection, wherein a fluid supply unit supplies a molten fluid compound, that is, flux having a predetermined diameter, only to the bump made on the under
ball metallurgy of the semiconductor device at a predetermined speed through metal jetting.
[Advantageous Effects] [Description of Drawings]
.The above and other objects, features and other advantages of the present invention will be more clearly understood from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:
FIGS. 1 and 2 are views to illustrate a flux supply process which supplies flux to a bump of a semiconductor device, according to the present invention.
[Best Mode]
[Mode for Invention]
Hereinafter, the preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
FIG. 1 is a view to illustrate a wafer positioning operation, according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a view to illustrate a flux supplying operation according to the present invention, in which flux is supplied to a bump of the semiconductor device.
Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, the flux supplying method according to the present invention is executed as follows. That is, a fluid supplying unit 30 supplies a molten fluid
compound, that is, flux 40 having a predetermined diameter, only to bumps 50 made on a semiconductor device 10, at a predetermined speed through metal jetting.
In a detailed description, a predetermined amount of flux 40, which is the molten fluid compound of a predetermined size, is jetted onto a predetermined position on the semiconductor device 10 at a predetermined speed through metal jetting using the fluid supplying unit 30, so that the flux 40 is supplied only to the bumps 50 which are made on the under ball metallurgy 20 of the semiconductor device 10. The semiconductor device 10 is moved such that preset position coordinates thereof are sequentially precisely located under the fluid supplying unit 30. Thus, the molten flux 40 supplied from the fluid supplying unit 30 accurately falls onto each of the bumps 50 of the under ball metallurgy 20.
When the flux 40 has been supplied to each of the bumps 50 in this way, a reflow step is executed.
In the reflow step, the bump 50 provided on the under ball metallurgy 20 is heated to a predetermined temperature. The heated bump 50 is shaped into a ball due to surface tension, so that a desired bump 50 is obtained.
[industrial Applicability]
As described above, the present invention provides a flux supplying method, which precisely supplies a proper
amount of flux to each of a plurality of bumps that are made on a semiconductor device, thus preventing a large amount of waste water from being produced due to excessive flux when the semiconductor device is washed, and allowing a flux supplying operation for a small or large amount of semiconductor devices to be easily executed.