A flip-chip type integrated circuit chip including a chip die having
electrical contacts arranged in a predetermined pattern and capable of
providing electrical interconnection with a carrier substrate is
provided. The chip die includes a fluxing agent disposed on a surface of
the electrical contacts, and a curable thermosetting underfill
composition distinct from the fluxing agent and disposed in a flowable
form over the chip die. Upon mating of the chip die with the substrate
and heating, the electrical contacts flow and the thermosetting underfill
composition cures, thus adhering the chip die to the substrate, forming a
circuit assembly.