JPH0758147A - Tape carrier package - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To facilitate the mounting of a tape carrier package on a printed wiring board by making the solder supplying method easy at the time of soldering the tape carrier package to the printed wiring board. CONSTITUTION:A tape carrier package is constituted of outer leads 2 connected to a semiconductor chip 1 and belt-like solder sections 3 having uniform thickness positioned at the fitting surface of the outer lead 2, the fitting surface being bonded to a printed wiring board 5. The mounting positions of the belt- like solder 3 are just above the mounting pads 6 respectively on the board 5 when the tape carrier package is mounted on the board 5. When the outer leads 2 are heated with a pulse heater, etc., at the time of soldering the tape carrier package to the board 5, the belt-like solder 3 below the leads 2 melts and connects the leads 2 to the board 5.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a tape carrier package, and more particularly to a tape carrier package mounted on a printed wiring board.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A plan view of a tape carrier package according to the prior art seen from the upper surface is shown in FIG.
FIG. 3B is a cross-sectional view of the tape carrier package as seen from the line AB of FIG. As shown in these figures, the tape carrier package is composed of a package 1 for accommodating a semiconductor chip having a metal bump electrode 4 and an outer lead 2 thermocompression bonded to the metal bump electrode 4. The plurality of outer leads 2 horizontally project from the semiconductor chip 1 in four directions. The tape carrier package has been highly integrated, and accordingly, the number of metal bump electrodes 4 included in the tape carrier package has increased, and the outer leads connected thereto also tend to have a large number of pins. For this reason, the outer dimension of the tape carrier package becomes large, but in order to suppress this, the lead pitch between the outer leads tends to be narrowed, and a tape carrier package with an outer lead pitch of about 0.3 mm is generally used. It has become.

The mounting state of the tape carrier package will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of mounting in a tape carrier package according to a conventional technique, and shows the mounting order from (a) to (d).

The metal pads 6 on the printed wiring board 5 also have the same pitch as the outer lead pitch, but since the outer lead diameter is about 0.15 mm, the clearance between the metal pads is as narrow as about 0.15 mm. When mounting the tape carrier package on the printed wiring board 5, the solder 8 is supplied in advance on the metal pad 6 of the printed wiring board 5, and the tape carrier package is mounted so that the metal pad 6 and the outer lead 2 are aligned with each other. It is mounted and bonded by thermocompression bonding with a heat tool.

Supply of solder onto the printed wiring board
It is performed by a solder printing method or a plating method on a metal pad of a printed wiring board. Among them, the solder printing method uses a metal mask in which holes are formed at corresponding positions of the metal pads to be soldered, and the cream solder is poured to supply the solder to the metal pads on the printed wiring board. There is a method, and the plating method is a method of extracting the solder on the metal pad by electrolytic plating or electroless plating in the manufacturing process of the printed wiring board. Further, there is one in which a lead terminal connecting block for integrally holding the lead terminals of the integrated circuit is provided.
According to Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 748, the lead terminal connection block referred to here is on the back side (opposite side) of the side where the lead terminals are connected to the printed wiring board.

[0006]

In a conventional tape carrier package containing a semiconductor chip, when the tape carrier package is mounted on a printed wiring board, the outer lead and the metal pad of the printed wiring board are connected to each other. It was necessary to supply solder on the metal pad in advance. However, since the pitch between the metal pads is narrow, it is very difficult to supply a certain amount of solder. For this reason, it takes a lot of man-hours to supply the solder onto the metal pad of the printed wiring board, and even if the solder is supplied, due to the insufficient amount of solder, the solder bridge between the outer leads of the tape carrier package or lack of solder is insufficient. There was a problem that occurred.

Further, in the above-mentioned conventional technique, when the lead terminal connecting block is soldered by the reflow solder on the upper part of the lead terminal, the solder of the lead terminal connecting block is first melted. For this reason, the solder of the terminal continuous block is first melted at each lead terminal held by the lead terminal connecting block, which causes variations and floating, resulting in poor solder connection and trouble. Also, when each lead terminal is directly heated with a heat tool etc., the heat tool directly touches the solder of the lead terminal connection block, so the solder is easy to melt, but due to the heat quantity, the lead and printed wiring board Since a sufficient amount of heat cannot be applied, the melting of the solder is insufficient, and there is a possibility of poor solder connection, which often causes troubles.

[0008]

The tape carrier package of the present invention is a tape carrier package having a plurality of outer leads for accommodating a semiconductor chip and for connecting and mechanically attaching the semiconductor chip to the outside. It comprises a strip-shaped solder portion that quickly connects the mounting surfaces of the plurality of outer leads facing the wiring board.

[0009]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 1A and 1B are external views showing the structure of a tape carrier package showing an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1A is a plan view, and FIG. 1B is a line segment A in FIG. The sectional view seen from -B is shown.

The tape carrier package comprises a package 1 having a plurality of metal bump electrodes 4 for accommodating a semiconductor chip, and an outer lead 2 which is press-bonded to the metal bump electrodes 4, and the metal bump electrodes 4 are provided. Is located on the end face of each side of the semiconductor chip 1, and the outer leads 2 connected to the metal bump electrodes 4 have a structure in which they are extended in four directions from the package 1 containing the semiconductor chip, as shown in FIG. ing. Generally, the material of the outer lead is copper, and the surface thereof is gold-plated, and its shape is about 0.15 mm. In addition, the outer leads are provided at positions corresponding to metal pads to be connected when mounted on the printed wiring board, on each side of the package 1 accommodating the semiconductor chip and evenly extending over the outer leads 2. A strip-shaped solder portion 3 having a thickness is provided on the printed wiring board 5 side. This strip of solder 3
The width of the thickness varies depending on the amount of solder required for connecting the outer lead 2 of the tape carrier package and the printed wiring board 5.

In the printed wiring board 5, a metal foil is laminated on the surface of an insulating base material via an adhesive layer, and unnecessary portions of the metal foil are removed by etching to form an arbitrary circuit pattern. Metal pad 6 formed in this way
Is arranged at a position corresponding to the outer lead 2 at the position where the tape carrier package is mounted. Further, a plurality of metal pads 6 are arranged in four directions at the same pitch as the outer lead pitch, and the shape of the metal pad 6 is a quadrangle having a width equal to or slightly wider than the outer lead diameter for connecting the outer leads 2. Is.

A method of mounting the tape carrier package on the printed wiring board 5 will be described with reference to FIG. Since the outer leads 2 of the tape carrier package have a structure in which a plurality of outer leads 2 are horizontally arranged side by side with respect to the semiconductor chip 1 in four directions, the outer leads 2 are shaped to be bonded to the metal pads 4 of the printed wiring board 5. Perform changing molding. The state is shown in FIG.

After molding the outer leads 2 of the tape carrier package, the outer leads 2 are mounted on the metal pads 4 of the printed wiring board 1. In this state,
The heated heat tool 7 is brought into contact with the upper portion of the outer lead 2 of the tape carrier package. This heats the outer lead 2 of the tape carrier package,
This heat melts the strip-shaped solder portion 3 below the outer lead 2. The melted solder is absorbed by the outer lead portion and the metal pad portion due to its surface tension, and the amount of solder is appropriate for connecting the two. By removing the heat tool 7 on the outer lead 2, the solder between the outer lead 2 and the metal pad 4 is solidified, the connection between them is completed, and the mounting of the tape carrier package on the printed wiring board is completed. This state is shown in FIG.

From such an idea, the outer lead 2
It is possible not only to attach the strip-shaped solder portion 3 to only one side of the above, but also to attach it to both sides of the outer lead 2.

[0015]

As described above, according to the present invention, when the tape carrier package is mounted on the printed wiring board, the outer lead portion of the tape carrier package is connected to the metal pad of the printed wiring board in an amount necessary for connection. By providing the strip-shaped solder portion, it is possible to easily connect the both.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing a structure of a tape carrier package according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing mounting of a tape carrier package according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory view showing a structure of a tape carrier package according to a conventional technique.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing mounting of a tape carrier package according to a conventional technique.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Package 2 Outer Lead 3 Band-shaped Solder Part 4 Metal Bump Electrode 5 Printed Wiring Board 6 Metal Pad 7 Heat Tool 8 Solder

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A tape carrier package having a plurality of outer leads for accommodating a semiconductor chip and for connecting and mechanically attaching the semiconductor chip to the outside, comprising: a plurality of the outer leads facing a printed wiring board. A tape carrier package comprising a strip-shaped solder portion that quickly connects the mounting surfaces. 2. The tape carrier package according to claim 1, wherein the strip-shaped solder portions are provided on both surfaces of the outer lead.