Packaging and assembly

Which method bonds chips to substrates one at a time while heating and applying pressure, and is used to connect thin chips with large warpage and fine-pitch bumps?

  1. AReflow soldering
  2. BWire bonding
  3. CThermocompression bonding (TCB)
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Answer: C. Thermocompression bonding (TCB)

In thermocompression bonding, a bond head presses the chip while heating it, bonding the bumps one chip at a time. Unlike heating the whole assembly in a reflow oven, it can bond while holding down chip warpage, so it is used for stacking thin chips and connecting fine-pitch microbumps.

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