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Singulation of QFN/MLP Packages
30 October, 2012 Gideon Levinson QFN/MLP substrates behave much differently from most known materials in the microelectronics industry, and therefore present challenges for the dicing process. This paper will cover basic substrate characteristics and various singulation topics.
Dicing MEMS
8 August, 2006 Dr. Ramon J. Albalak Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) include a large variety of miniaturized intelligent mechanical systems such as accelerometers, flow sensors, motion mirrors and radio-frequency devices. MEMS are manufactured by the combination of well-established methods for the fabrication of integrated circuits (ICs) together with various micromachining processes to selectively etch away desired portions of the silicon wafer upon which the device is based or to create additional layers...Package Singulation Processes
31 July, 2006 Dr. Ramon J. Albalak The growing variety and complexity of matrix array packages present a true challenge to many back end processes. The singulation of these arrays into individual packages is an important step in the manufacturing process, and as in many cases, needs to be optimized to minimize the overall cost of package.Package Singulation Processes (translation into Mandarin Chinese)
31 July, 2006 Dr. Ramon J. Albalak Challenge to many back end processes. The singulation of these arrays into individual packages is an important step in the manufacturing process, and as in many cases, needs to be optimized to minimize the overall cost of package.Quality and Reliability Aspects in the Singulation of Complex Wafers Containing Low- k, Copper and TEGs in the Streets
31 July, 2006 Dr. Ramon J. Albalak A process is presented for the singulation of complex wafers containing low- k, copper and TEGs in the streets.The method is based upon a novel scribing process using a carbon dioxide laser in which a thin top layer of non- silicon elements is removed, followed by a mechanical dicing step that cuts completely through the remaining thickness of the wafer.The impact of laser scribing on cut quality and resulting die strength is discussed and is compared to that of a traditional two- step dicing.
Dicing Saw Devices
12 July, 2006 Dr. Ramon J. Albalak SAW (Surface Acoustic Wave) devices are components that make use of the ability of piezoelectric materials to convert acoustic (i.e. mechanical) waves into electromagnetic signals, and vice-versa. By far, the most common SAW devices are SAW Band Pass Filters (SAW BPF) which sort signals by frequency and are used in a large variety of both wired and wireless applications, including cellular phones, cable television equipment, cordless phones, and pagers.Dicing Saw Devices (translation to Mandarin Chinese)
12 July, 2006 Dr. Ramon J. Albalak SAW (Surface Acoustic Wave) devices are components that make use of the ability of piezoelectric materials to convert acoustic (i.e. mechanical) waves into electromagnetic signals, and vice-versa. By far, the most common SAW devices are SAW Band Pass Filters (SAW BPF) which sort signals by frequency and are used in a large variety of both wired and wireless applications, including cellular phones, cable television equipment, cordless phones, and pagers.Dicing Through Hard and Brittle Materials in the Micro Electronic Industry
1 December, 2005 Gideon Levinson A high percentage of micro electronics dicing applications require dicing completely through the substrate. While partial dicing is relatively easy, dicing through hard and brittle materials creates both mounting and quality problems. The following article discusses various mounting techniques and quality problems related to the dicing process. Recommendations are made to try solve these problems.Process Optimization of Dicing Microelectronic Substrates
20 October, 2005 Gideon Levinson The microelectronics industry is constantly seeking improved yields in a wide variety of complicated dicing applications. Continuous efforts are being made to improve both cut quality and through-put. Some new materials have been introduced that require new processes (blades and saws). These trends are accompanied by continuous efforts to further miniaturize die sizes, in order to maximize the number of dies per substrate. To achieve these goals, it is necessary to optimize the dicing process.Dicing Opto- Electronic Components for the Communication Market
1 December, 2004 Gideon Levinson The communication market offers an extremely wide array of Opto- Electronic components. This market is still in its growing stage with many new different start- ups introducing new substrate designs and new dicing challenges.In recent years, new class integrated and tunable optical components have been developed using VLSI compatible technologies and other mature technologies such as MEMS (Micro Electronic Mechanical Systems).