Semiconductor Packaging

Reinforcement

Maximum lifetime for your semiconductor packages

Different methods can be used for the mechanical reinforcement of BGAs and other assemblies. Whether capillary underfill, corner fill, or edge bond - each method offers its own advantages and varies in terms of degree of reinforcement, material usage, process speed, reworkability and CO2 footprint. 

DELO has developed specific products for all areas. In addition to these reinforcement adhesives, we also offer a wide range of functional and conductive materials for die attach applications and flip-chip processes. 

Let our Semicon specialists consult with you and find the ideal solution for your semiconductor applications.

Die Attach

Die Attach: Optimal adhesive solutions

Streamlining sophisticated chip bonding processes

Die attach adhesives play a decisive role in the electrical contacting of chips using wire bonding. With the increase in chip size, for example in image sensors, the demands on the materials used are also increasing. Among other things, this calls for a combination of seemingly contradictory properties: a low Young's modulus combined with minimal thermal expansion. 

DELO has developed customized solutions for Die Attach that deliver excellent results in tests according to JEDEC MSL or AEC Q100. Our materials are optimized for the specific applications in chip bonding, and guarantee reliable and efficient contacting and bonding - even under the most challenging conditions, such as those required by the automotive industry. 

Your advantages when using DELO adhesives for chip bonding

  • The right solution for every application: DELO offers electrically conductive adhesives (ICA and ACA) as well as pure thermally conductive compounds that are electrically insulating (TCA)
  • Adapted filler configurations for a targeted setting of the bondline layer thickness or particularly high thermal conductivity
  • Fast curing by means of snap curing or reflow process

Areas of application for die attach

  • Board and wafer level applications for consumer and automotive end products

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Capillary Underfill

Capillary Underfill: Enhancing BGA durability

Maximum reinforcement of BGAs through laminar underfill

With capillary underfill materials, you can achieve the greatest possible reinforcement of your chip packages. In this process, the adhesive is applied to the side of the soldered package and is distributed evenly under the entire component. The adhesive is then cured by heat, guaranteeing a reliable and permanent connection.

DELO offers a variety of semiconductor adhesives specifically designed for fast and reliable underfill processes

These are the advantages of our capillary underfills

  • Maximum reinforcement of your BGAs
  • High glass transition (glass transition temperature > 130 °C)
  • Low CTE
  • Low viscosities for rapid flow under the packages
  • Materials for Cu pillars and C4 connections
  • Reliable curing as of 90°C
  • Adaptability of process and material properties to your target application

Application areas for DELO underfill adhesives

  • Reinforcement of SMD components in the automotive sector
  • Reinforcement at chip and board level (1st & 2nd level interconnects)

Do you want to effectively limit the underflow of underfill adhesives?

With our micro dam materials, you can build tiny microstructures and reduce your keep-out zones (KoZ). Micro dam and underfill can be optimally coordinated in the process design.

Would you like to find out more about Micro Dam? 

Micro Dam

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Corner Fill

Corner Fill: Strengthening SMD components

Optimal reinforcement for large BGA packages

Corner fill is a material-saving way of permanently reinforcing SMD components and semiconductor chips. The corners of a component are underfilled with adhesive to guarantee increased stability precisely where the strongest mechanical loads occur.

Our corner fill materials ensure robust and durable reinforcement and are particularly suitable for large chip packages. They cure at low temperatures and thus allow the use of low-temperature solder, which reduces energy consumption during production. The materials we have developed do not only impress with their excellent properties, but also allow efficient processes

Specific properties of our corner fill materials

  • Dispensing and curing can be done in one step
  • Significantly faster process than a complete underfill
  • Intrinsic disadvantages of the underfill with asymmetrical contacting (= trapped air) are circumvented
  • Compatibility with low-temperature solders (LTS)

Application examples for corner fill

  • BGA in the automotive sector
  • Processor reinforcement

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Edge Bond

Edge Bond: High-efficiency for packaged semiconductors

Maximize durability and flexibility while shrinking your carbon footprint

Edge bond solutions are a simple and cost-effective way to extend the lifetime of your assemblies while reducing your CO2 emissions. Compared to other methods, edge bond scores particularly well in terms of sustainability and reworkability. As the adhesive is only applied to the edges, the amount of material used is low. Additionally, UV curing ensures an energy-efficient process.

The electrical contacts are not touched by the adhesive during edge bonding, which ensures good reworkability of the components, provides additional flexibility, and enables cost savings.

DELO has developed a wide range of products specifically designed for edge bond applications to complete the portfolio of reinforcement solutions.

Your advantages with edge bonding solutions from DELO

  • Increased storage lives of your SMD contacts
  • Reduced voltages in the component thanks to UV curing
  • Low outgassing of the materials
  • Precise dispensing via jetting
  • Simple, fast application
  • Individual adaptability of DELO materials to your specific needs 

Edge bond is used in these areas

  • BGAs in the automotive sector, e.g., RADAR applications
  • BGAs in the consumer sector, e.g., Application Processor

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