Texas Instruments Corporation

Micron Technology Incorporated

Tay Liang Chee

Ireneus J Pas

Mario A Bolanos

Jeremias L Libres

Tan Kok Chua

Toh Kok Seng

Julius Lim

A method and apparatus are provided for assembling a semiconductor package. The invention uses a thin release film placed over package components in a mold cavity. The release film is drawn down over the assembled components and envelops the assembled components with an airtight seal around at least three sides for assisting and defining the flow of encapsulant into empty space between components. A mold compound is flowed into the empty space, assisted by vacuum or air pressure at the airtight seal. The release film is pulled up and away from the assembled components, permitting encapsulant to flow into the remainder of the mold cavity.

Underfill applications using film technology

A method and apparatus for providing a prepackaged mold compound for use in encapsulating integrated circuit die and leadframe assemblies. A piece of mold compound 71 is placed in a receptacle 91 in a bottom mold chase 83. The receptacle 91 is coupled to a group of die cavities 85 by runners 87. Leadframe strip assemblies containing leadframes, integrated circuit dies, and bond wires coupling the leadframes and dies are placed over the bottom mold chase 83 such that the integrated circuit dies are each centered over a bottom mold die cavity 85. A top mold chase 93 is placed over the bottom mold chase and the prepackaged mold compound 71. The prepackaged mold compound 71 is a piece of mold compound 73 packaged in a plastic film which has sealed edges 77. The edges are peelable seals, which are released during the molding process. The mold compound 73 is then forced through the seals during the molding process by the pressure applied by a plunger 101. The plunger 101 can be applied using variable speed and pressure to control the rate the mold compound 73 fills the cavities in the top and bottom mold chases, thereby avoiding voids in the completed packages and minimizing wire sweep of the bond wires of the integrated circuit assemblies.

Method for manufacturing prepackaged molding compound for component

A method and apparatus for encapsulating an integrated circuit die and leadframe assembly. A prepackaged mold compound insert 71 is placed in a rectangular receptacle 91 in a bottom mold chase 81. The receptacle is coupled to a plurality of die cavities 85 by runners 87. Leadframe strip assemblies containing leadframes, integrated circuit dies, and bond wires coupling the leadframes and dies are placed over the bottom mold chase 81 such that the integrated circuit dies are each centered over a bottom mold die cavity 85. A top mold chase 90 is placed over the bottom mold chase 81 and the mold compound package 71. The top mold chase 90 has die cavities 95 corresponding to those in the bottom mold chase 81. The mold compound insert 71 is packaged in a plastic film 75 which has heat sealed edges 77. The mold compound is forced through the package 75 and heat seals 77 during the molding process by the pressure applied by a rectangular plunger 101. The plunger is applied using variable speed and pressure to control the rate the mold compound fills the cavities in the top and bottom mold chases, thereby avoiding voids in the completed packages and minimizing wire sweep of the bond wires of the integrated circuit assemblies.

Pre-packaged molding for component encapsulation

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