Heat curable adhesive composition, article, semiconductor apparatus and method

• Main Author: TAKEUCHI SHOJI,KAWATE KOHICHIRO,SAKAKIBARA MAKOTO
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 06.06.2007
• Subjects: ADHESIVE PROCESSES NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; ADHESIVES; BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS; CHEMISTRY; COMPOSITIONS BASED THEREON; COMPOSITIONS OF MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS; DYES; ELECTRIC SOLID STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; ELECTRICITY; LAYERED PRODUCTS; LAYERED PRODUCTS, i.e. PRODUCTS BUILT-UP OF STRATA OF FLAT ORNON-FLAT, e.g. CELLULAR OR HONEYCOMB, FORM; METALLURGY; MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATIONS OF MATERIALS; MISCELLANEOUS COMPOSITIONS; NATURAL RESINS; NON-MECHANICAL ASPECTS OF ADHESIVE PROCESSES IN GENERAL; ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS; PAINTS; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; POLISHES; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-UP; TRANSPORTING; USE OF MATERIALS AS ADHESIVES

Provided are a heat curable adhesive composition and an adhesive article suited for dicing of a semiconductor and die-bonding of the diced semiconductor chip, and a semiconductor apparatus and a process for preparing a semiconductor apparatus using the adhesive composition and article. In one embodiment, the present invention provides a heat curable adhesive composition comprising a caprolactone-modified epoxy resin and a tack reducing component. Another embodiment of the present invention provides an adhesive article comprising a heat curable adhesive layer of a heat curable adhesive composition comprising a caprolactone-modified epoxy resin, a tack reducing component, and a backing layer carrying said adhesive layer on at least a portion of the backing layer.