Patent ID: 6213376
Filing Date: 2001-04-10
Classification: B23K,H01L,Y10T

Abstract:
An assembly holding a plurality of semiconductor dies while the dies are bonded together, the apparatus comprising:a plate defining i) a bottom slot for holding a range of smaller semiconductor devices, and ii) a top slot for holding a range of larger semiconductor devices; wherein the top slot is directly above the bottom slot, is larger than the bottom slot, and extends completely over and outside of the bottom slot;a first semiconductor device disposed in the bottom slot;a second semiconductor device disposed in the top slot;one of the first and second semiconductor devices including a plurality of solder balls, located between the semiconductor devices, for bonding the semiconductor devices together; and wherein:the plate includes i) first and second flat, parallel lower edge surfaces forming first and second opposite edges of the bottom slot, and ii) first and second flat, parallel upper edge surfaces forming first and second opposite edges of the top slot; andthe first semiconductor device is held in a substantially fixed position in the bottom slot, by and between the first and second opposite edges of the bottom slot; and the second semiconductor device is held in a substantially fixed position in the top slot, by and between the first and second opposite edges of the top slot.