Semiconductor device and tape carrier, and method of manufacturing the same, circuit board, electronic instrument, and tape carrier manufacturing device

Abstract

A method of manufacturing a tape carrier comprises: a step of providing a tape carrier having bonding portions formed in rows in the width direction, repeating in the longitudinal direction, and having identification marks delimiting regularly repeating matrices formed of pluralities of rows and columns of the bonding portions; a step of examining the tape carrier; a step of removing a defective location of the tape carrier detected in the examination step, and joining together the separated tape carrier to preserve the regular repetition of the matrix; and a step of forming a join mark for delimiting a matrix in which the join formed in the joining step is positioned.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A method of manufacturing a tape carrier comprising: 
 an examination step in which a tape carrier having a bonding portion formed in a matrix form and at least one type of identification mark is examined;    a step of removing a portion which includes a defective location detected in said examination step, and then joining together remaining portions of said tape carrier after the removal; and    a step of forming a join mark delimiting a matrix in which a join formed in said joining step is positioned.    
     
     
         2 . The method of manufacturing a tape carrier as defined in  claim 1 , wherein said join mark is formed by punching out said identification mark.  
     
     
         3 . The method of manufacturing a tape carrier as defined in  claim 1 , wherein said identification mark is formed simultaneously with said bonding portion, said identification mark being formed of the same material and by the same method as said bonding portion.  
     
     
         4 . The method of manufacturing a tape carrier as defined in  claim 1 , wherein said tape carrier has at least two types of said identification mark of different forms which are detected by different examination means.  
     
     
         5 . A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device comprising: 
 an examination step in which a tape carrier having a plurality of bonding portions formed in a matrix form and at least two types of identification marks is examined;    a step of removing a portion which includes a defective location detected in said examination step, and then joining together remaining portions of said tape carrier after the removal;    a step of forming a join mark delimiting a matrix in which a join formed in said joining step is positioned; and    a step of electrically connecting each of said plurality of bonding portions to a corresponding of a plurality of semiconductor chips, excluding a region delimited by said join mark.    
     
     
         6 . The method of manufacturing a semiconductor device as defined in  claim 5 , further comprising: 
 a step of excluding the region delimited by said join mark, and forming a plurality of external electrodes simultaneously for the plurality of semiconductor chips for each matrix.    
     
     
         7 . The method of manufacturing a semiconductor device as defined in  claim 5 , wherein the forms of said at least two types of identification marks are different, and said identification marks are detected by different examination means.  
     
     
         8 . A tape carrier having bonding portions formed in a matrix form on a substrate, wherein identification marks which delimit said bonding portions regularly in pluralities of rows and columns are formed.  
     
     
         9 . The tape carrier as defined in  claim 8 , wherein: 
 a join is formed by connecting together remaining portions caused by cutting; and    a join mark is formed in a delimited portion including said join.    
     
     
         10 . The tape carrier as defined in  claim 9 , wherein said join mark is formed by punching out any of said identification marks.  
     
     
         11 . The tape carrier as defined in  claim 8 , having at least two types of said identification marks of different forms which are detected by different examination means.  
     
     
         12 . The tape carrier as defined in  claim 9 , having at least two types of identification marks of different forms, said identification marks being detected by different examination means.  
     
     
         13 . The tape carrier as defined in  claim 10 , having at least two types of identification marks of different forms, said identification marks being detected by different examination means.  
     
     
         14 . A semiconductor device manufactured by the method as defined in  claim 5 .  
     
     
         15 . A circuit board on which is mounted the semiconductor device as defined in  claim 14 .  
     
     
         16 . An electronic instrument having the circuit board as defined in  claim 15 .  
     
     
         17 . A tape carrier manufacturing device, comprising: 
 carrying means for carrying a tape carrier having a plurality of identification marks; and    a plurality of detection means for detecting said plurality of identification marks,    wherein said plurality of detection means are detection devices detecting said identification marks by different detection methods.    
     
     
         18 . The tape carrier manufacturing device as defined in  claim 17 , wherein one of said plurality of detection means is a detection device for detecting by means of light.  
     
     
         19 . The tape carrier manufacturing device as defined in  claim 17 , wherein one of said plurality of detection means is a detection device for detecting by means of image processing.  
     
     
         20 . The tape carrier manufacturing device as defined in  claim 17 , wherein one of said plurality of detection means is a detection device for detecting by means of a pin.