# US 12,005,520 B2 · Laser bonding apparatus and method > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,005,520 B2 - Document ID: US12005520B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/148,976 - Filed: 2021-01-14 - Published: 2021-12-02 - Granted: 2024-06-11 - Earliest claimed: 2020-05-29 - Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Wooram Myung; Seonyoung Kim; Hyesun Yoon; Young-Chul Park - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12005520B2 ## CPC - B23K 26/103: {the laser beam rotating around the fixed workpiece (B23K26/28 takes precedence)} - B23K 1/0016: {Soldering of electronic components} - B23K 1/0056: {soldering by means of beams, e.g. lasers, electron beams [EB]} - B23K 26/0876: {in at least two axial directions} - B23K 26/20: Bonding (soldering by means of radiant energy B23K1/005) - B23K: SOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; CLADDING OR PLATING BY SOLDERING OR WELDING; CUTTING BY APPLYING HEAT LOCALLY, e.g. FLAME CUTTING; WORKING BY LASER BEAM ## Abstract Disclosed are laser bonding apparatuses and methods, The laser bonding apparatus comprises a stage configured to receive a substrate, a laser device that may be disposed on the stage and is configured to irradiate a laser beam onto the substrate, a first rotation support disposed outside of the stage and is configured to drivee the laser device to rotate in an azimuthal angle direction, and a second rotation support configured to support the laser device and configured to drive the laser device to rotate in a polar angle direction intersecting the azimuthal angle direction. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A laser bonding apparatus, comprising: a stage configured to receive a substrate; a laser device over the stage, the laser device configured to irradiate a laser beam onto the substrate; a first rotation support outside of the stage, the first rotation support configured to drive the laser device to rotate in an azimuthal angle direction; and a second rotation support configured to support the laser device and configured to drive the laser device to rotate in a polar angle direction intersecting the azimuthal angle direction. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The laser bonding apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first rotation support has a circular ring shape. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The laser bonding apparatus of claim 1, wherein the second rotation support includes: a plurality of axle parts associated with opposite outer sidewalls of the first rotation support; and an arc part connected between the axle parts, the arc part supporting the laser device. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The laser bonding apparatus of claim 3, wherein the laser device is configured to move along a bottom surface or an inner sidewall of the arc part. ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) The laser bonding apparatus of claim 3, wherein the arc part has a first contact point between the laser device and one of the plurality of axle parts. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The laser bonding apparatus of claim 5, further comprising a plurality of guides provided on an inner sidewall of the first rotation support adjacent to one of the plurality of axle parts, wherein the plurality of guides have second contact points arranged in the polar angle direction at a regular angle or interval to correspond to the first contact point. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The laser bonding apparatus of claim 6, wherein each of the plurality of guides has a finger shape or a quarter-sphere shape. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) The laser bonding apparatus of claim 6, further comprising: a first rotation driver in contact with an outer sidewall of the first rotation support, the first rotation driver configured to drive the first rotation support to rotate in the azimuthal angle direction; and a second rotation driver associated with one of the plurality of axle parts of the second rotation support, the second rotation driver configured to drive the arc part to rotate in the polar angle direction. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The laser bonding apparatus of claim 8, wherein the first rotation driver includes: a motor; and a pulley connected to the motor, the pulley configured to produce friction with a sidewall of the first rotation support and configured to rotate the first rotation support. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The laser bonding apparatus of claim 8, further comprising a controller connected to the first and second rotation drivers and the first and second contact points, wherein, whenever the first contact point is electrically connected to one of the second contact points, the controller is configured to distinguish an inclined angle in the polar angle direction of the laser device with respect to the substrate. ### Claim 11 A laser bonding apparatus, comprising: a stage configured to receive a substrate; a laser device over the stage, the laser device configured to provide the substrate with a laser beam to heat a plurality of semiconductor chips; a first rotation support that surrounds the stage and supports the laser device, the first rotation support configured to drive the laser device to rotate in an azimuthal angle direction; a second rotation support that includes a plurality of axle parts associated with opposite outer sidewalls of the first rotation support and an arc part connected between the plurality of axle parts, the arc part having a first contact point between the laser device and one of the plurality of axle parts; a plurality of guides provided on an inner sidewall of the first rotation support under the second rotation support, the guides having a plurality of second contact points that are arranged in a polar angle direction to correspond to the first contact point; and a controller connected to the first contact point and the second contact points, the controller configured to distinguish an inclined angle in the polar angle direction of the laser device with respect to the semiconductor chips whenever the first contact point is connected to one of the second contact points. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The laser bonding apparatus of claim 11, wherein the plurality of guides include a first guide arranged in a direction perpendicular to the stage. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The laser bonding apparatus of claim 12, wherein the plurality of guides further include: a second guide arranged in a direction inclined at about 30° relative to the direction perpendicular to the stage; and a third guide arranged in a direction inclined at about 60° relative to the direction perpendicular to the stage. ### Claim 14 (depends on 11) The laser bonding apparatus of claim 11, further comprising: a first rotation driver in contact with an outer sidewall of the first rotation support, the first rotation driver configured to drive the first rotation support to rotate in the azimuthal angle direction; and a second rotation driver associated with one of the axle parts of the second rotation support, the second rotation driver configured to drive the arc part to rotate in the polar angle direction. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The laser bonding apparatus of claim 14, wherein the first rotation driver includes: a motor; and a pulley connected to the motor, the pulley configured to produce friction with a sidewall of the first rotation support and configured to rotate the first rotation support. ### Claim 16 A laser bonding apparatus, comprising: a stage configured to receive a substrate; a laser device over the stage, the laser device configured to irradiate a laser beam onto the substrate; a first rotation support that surrounds the stage, the first rotation support configured to drive the laser device to rotate in an azimuthal angle direction; a second rotation support configured to support the laser device and configured to drive the laser device to rotate in a polar angle direction intersecting the azimuthal angle direction; and a controller configured to determine a number of semiconductor chips stacked on the substrate, and to control rotation of the first and second rotation supports based on the number of semiconductor chips stacked on the substrate. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The laser bonding apparatus of claim 16, wherein upon determining that the number of semiconductor chips stacked on the substrate is greater than one including a plurality of semiconductor chips, the controller is configured to control rotation of the first and second rotation supports to irradiate the laser beam on sidewalls of the plurality of semiconductor chips. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The laser bonding apparatus of claim 17, wherein upon determining that the number of semiconductor chips stacked on the substrate is greater than one, the controller is configured to control rotation of the first rotation support in the polar angle direction to slantingly irradiate the laser beam on the sidewalls of the plurality of semiconductor chips, and control rotation of the second rotation support in the azimuthal angle direction to irradiate the laser beam on an entirety of the sidewalls of the plurality of semiconductor chips. ### Claim 19 (depends on 16) The laser bonding apparatus of claim 16, wherein upon determining that the number of semiconductor chips stacked on the substrate is a single semiconductor chip, the controller is configured to control rotation of the first and second rotation supports to irradiate the laser beam on a top surface of the single semiconductor chip. ### Claim 20 (depends on 16) The laser bonding apparatus of claim 16, wherein the first rotation support has a circular ring shape, and the second rotation support comprises: a plurality of axle parts associated with opposite outer sidewalls of the first rotation support; and an arc part connected between the axle parts, the arc part supporting the laser device.