Patent ID: 7105377
Filing Date: 2006-09-12
Classification: H01L

Abstract:
1. A universal packaging system for back-end manufacturing of ICs comprising: a front-of-line portion for receiving a die-strip and for processing said die-strip using a first plurality of processes that function independently of the die size of said die-strip; a computer control system comprising a memory resident database for storing said die size of said die-strip; a first part of an end-of-line portion for receiving said die-strip from said front-of-line portion and for processing said die-strip through a second plurality of processes that function independently of said die size; and a sawing process for receiving said die-strip from said first part and for sawing said die-strip into individual devices based on said die size as communicated from said database, wherein each of said first and second plurality of processes and said sawing process are adapted to process said individual die-strip at a time in a pipeline manner, and wherein said die-strip includes a single substrate strip adapted for attaching a plurality of dice thereto.