Flex circuit assembly with an integrated circuit device attached to a base film with an underfill portion and sealed with a glob top portion
IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
G11B-021/16
출원번호
US-0609062
(2003-06-27)
발명자
/ 주소
Venk,Sridharan
출원인 / 주소
Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
인용정보
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48인용 특허 :
8
초록▼
A flex circuit assembly includes a flex circuit base film. The flex circuit assembly includes an integrated circuit device disposed adjacent the flex circuit base film and including a solder bump connection. The flex circuit assembly includes an electrically conductive trace disposed upon the base
A flex circuit assembly includes a flex circuit base film. The flex circuit assembly includes an integrated circuit device disposed adjacent the flex circuit base film and including a solder bump connection. The flex circuit assembly includes an electrically conductive trace disposed upon the base film. The trace includes a contact pad. The contact pad is electrically connected to the solder bump connection. The flex circuit assembly includes an underfill portion disposed between the base film and the integrated circuit device for attaching the integrated circuit device to the base film. The underfill portion is formed of an underfill material. The flex circuit assembly includes a glob top portion material disposed upon the underfill portion and the base film for sealing the electrically conductive trace. The glob top portion is formed of a glob top material. The glob top material is different than the underfill material.
대표청구항▼
I claim: 1. A flex circuit assembly for use in a head stack assembly, the flex circuit assembly comprising a flex circuit base film; an integrated circuit device including a top surface and a bottom surface, the bottom surface disposed adjacent the flex circuit base film and including a solder bump
I claim: 1. A flex circuit assembly for use in a head stack assembly, the flex circuit assembly comprising a flex circuit base film; an integrated circuit device including a top surface and a bottom surface, the bottom surface disposed adjacent the flex circuit base film and including a solder bump connection; an electrically conductive trace disposed upon the flex circuit base film, the trace including a contact pad, the contact pad electrically connected to the solder bump connection; a flex circuit cover film disposed upon the flex circuit base film, the flex circuit cover film including an opening, the integrated circuit device and the electrically conductive trace being disposed within the opening; an underfill portion disposed between the flex circuit base film and the integrated circuit device within the opening for attaching the integrated circuit device to the flex circuit base film, the underfill portion being formed of an underfill material, the electrically conductive trace including uncovered portions that are not covered by any of the integrated circuit device and the underfill portion within the opening; and a glob top portion disposed upon the underfill portion and the flex circuit base film and completely covering the uncovered portions of the electrically conductive trace, the glob top portion not being disposed upon the top surface of the integrated circuit device, the glob top portion being formed of a glob top material, the glob top material being different than the underfill material. 2. The flex circuit assembly of claim 1 wherein the underfill material is a no-flow encapsulant. 3. The flex circuit assembly of claim 1 wherein the underfill material is a capillary flow encapsulant. 4. The flex circuit assembly of claim 1 wherein the underfill portion has a coefficient of thermal expansion between coefficients of thermal expansion of the integrated circuit device and the flex circuit base film. 5. The flex circuit assembly of claim 1 wherein the underfill portion has a coefficient of thermal expansion greater than a coefficient of thermal expansion of the glob top portion. 6. A head stack assembly for use in a disk drive, the head stack assembly comprising: a rotary actuator; and a flex circuit assembly attached to the rotary actuator, the flex circuit assembly including: a flex circuit base film; an integrated circuit device including a top surface and a bottom surface, the bottom surface disposed adjacent the flex circuit base film and including a solder bump connection; an electrically conductive trace disposed upon the flex circuit base film, the trace including a contact pad, the contact pad electrically connected to the solder bump connection; a flex circuit cover film disposed upon the flex circuit base film, the flex circuit cover film including an opening, the integrated circuit device and the electrically conductive trace being disposed within the opening an underfill portion disposed between the flex circuit base film and the integrated circuit device within the opening for attaching the integrated circuit device to the flex circuit base film, the underfill portion being formed of an underfill material, the electrically conductive trace including uncovered portions that are not covered by any of the integrated circuit device and the underfill portion within the opening; and a glob top portion disposed upon the underfill portion and the flex circuit base film and completely covering the uncovered portions of the electrically conductive trace, the glob top portion not being disposed upon the top surface of the integrated circuit device, the glob top portion being formed of a glob top material, the glob top material being different than the underfill material. 7. The head stack assembly of claim 6 wherein the underfill material is a no-flow encapsulant. 8. The head stack assembly of claim 6 wherein the underfill material is a capillary flow encapsulant. 9. The head stack assembly of claim 6 wherein the underfill portion has a coefficient of thermal expansion between coefficients of thermal expansion of the integrated circuit device and the flex circuit base film. 10. The head stack assembly of claim 6 wherein the underfill portion has a coefficient of thermal expansion greater than a coefficient of thermal expansion of the glob top portion. 11. A disk drive comprising: a disk drive base; and a head stack assembly rotatably coupled to the disk drive base, the head stack assembly including: a rotary actuator; and a flex circuit assembly attached to the rotary actuator, the flex circuit assembly including: a flex circuit base film; an integrated circuit device including a top surface and a bottom surface, the bottom surface disposed adjacent the flex circuit base film and including a solder bump connection; an electrically conductive trace disposed upon the flex circuit base film, the trace including a contact pad, the contact pad electrically connected to the solder bump connection; a flex circuit cover film disposed upon the flex circuit base film, the flex circuit cover film including an opening the integrated circuit device and the electrically conductive trace being disposed within the opening an underfill portion disposed between the flex circuit base film and the integrated circuit device within the opening for attaching the integrated circuit device to the flex circuit base film, the underfill portion being formed of an underfill material, the electrically conductive trace including uncovered portions that are not covered by any of the integrated circuit device and the underfill portion within the opening; and a glob top portion disposed upon the underfill portion and the flex circuit base film and completely covering the uncovered portions of the electrically conductive trace, the glob top portion not being disposed upon the top surface of the integrated circuit device, the glob top portion being formed of a glob top material, the glob top material being different than the underfill material. 12. The disk drive of claim 11 wherein the underfill material is a no-flow encapsulant. 13. The disk drive of claim 11 wherein the underfill material is a capillary flow encapsulant. 14. The disk drive of claim 11 wherein the underfill portion has a coefficient of thermal expansion between coefficients of thermal expansion of the integrated circuit device and the flex circuit base film. 15. The disk drive of claim 11 wherein the underfill portion has a coefficient of thermal expansion greater than a coefficient of thermal expansion of the glob top portion.
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