Abstract:
The present invention relates to electrically attaching a surface mount device (10) to a mounting structure (12) via their respective contact pads (14, 16) using an attach material (28), such as solder or conductive epoxy, which includes a filler material (30). In general, the filler material is relatively solid and granular shaped, wherein the diameter of the filler material controls a mounting distance (d) between the surface mount device and the mounting structure. The filler allows a desired distance to be maintained during initial placement of the surface mount device and any subsequent reheating.
Abstract:
A method of using coated and/or magnetic particles to deposit structures including solder joints, bumps, vias, bond rings, and the like. The particles may be coated with a solderable material. For. solder joints, after reflow the solder material may comprise unmelted particles in a matrix, thereby increasing the strength of the joint and decreasing the pitch of an array of joints. The particle and coating may form a higher melting point alloy, permitting multiple subsequent reflow steps. The particles and/or the coating may be magnetic. External magnetic fields may be applied during deposition to precisely control the particle loading and deposition location. Elements with incompatible electropotentials may thereby be electrodeposited in a single step. Using such fields permits the fill of high aspect ratio structures such as vias without requiring complete seed metallization of the structure. Also, a catalyst consisting of a magnetic particle coated with a catalytic material, optionally including an intermediate layer.
Abstract:
A system and method are disclosed for providing a solder joint between a pair of electrical devices which have juxtapositionable solderable portions. A solder material is provided between the solderable portions at the solder joint. A spacer material is suspended in the solder material to maintain the electrical devices spaced a predetermined distance from each other at the solder joint. The spacer material has a melting point higher than that of the solder material.
Abstract:
The present invention provides an improved voltage variable material ("VVM"). More specifically, the present invention provides an improved printed circuit board substrate, an improved device having circuit protection an improved data communications cable having circuit protection and a method for mass producing devices employing the VVM substrate of the present invention. The VVM substrate eliminates the need for an intermediate daughter or carrier board by impregnating conductive particles and possibly semiconductive and/or insulative particles associated with known volatage variable materials into the varnish or epoxy resin associated with known printed circuit board substrates.
Abstract:
Solder foil formed by rolling metal particles such as Cu particles and a material containing Sn particles as solder particles is suitable for high-temperature-side solder-joining in a temperature-step solder-joining, and a semiconductor device and an electronic device obtained by using such solder joining are excellent in mechanical characteristics and reliability.
Abstract:
A device includes a substrate (10) comprising a voltage switchable dielectric material. A current carrying formation (30) is formed on a plurality of selected sections of a surface of the substrate. Another device includes a substrate (310) comprising a voltage switchable dielectric material. The substrate includes a first surface (312) and a second surface (313) opposite to the first surface. A via (350) extends between the first surface (312) and the second surface (313) of the substrate. A current carrying formation (330, 340) is formed on a plurality of selected sections of the first and second surfaces (312, 313), as well as on a surface of the substrate defining the vias (350) to extend an electrical connection from the first surface (312) to the second surface (313).
Abstract:
A wiring board having a via-on-via structure that is excellent in all of the size, manufacturing process, and electrical connection is manufactured by filling the inside of an inner-layer via (15) with silver paste (17) and forming an upper-layer via (18) which extends over both the inside of the inner layer via and a land (19) by laser beam machining. As a result, the inner dimensions of the via-on-via structure are small. In addition, electrical connection is assured since a wiring pattern (14) directly contacts the land (19) (a wiring pattern (11)) of the inner-layer via (15) even though no cap plating is formed on the inner-layer via (15). Further, the manufacturing process is simple. Furthermore, since the filling material for the inner-layer via (15) is silver paste (17), damage to the inside of the inner-layer via (15) by the laser beam machining for forming the upper-layer via (18) is minimized.
Abstract:
A method for manufacturing a printed wiring board having a high-density wiring and a highly-reliable connection between conductor layers even if the annealing process is omitted because a conductor circuit made of an electroplating layer excellent in crystallinity and uniform electrodepositability and formed on a base sheet and a via hole are provided. The method comprising forming an interlayer resin insulating layer on a conductor wiring forming board, making an opening for making a via hole in the interlayer resin insulating layer, forming an electroless plating layer (1008) on the interlayer resin insulating layer, applying a resist film (1003) to the layer (1008), forming an electroplating film thereon, removing the resist film, and removing the electroless plating layer by etching so as to form a conductor wiring and a via hole characterized in that the electroless plating layer (1008) serves as a cathode, the plating metal serves as an anode, and electroplating is performed intermittently while maintaining the voltage between the anode and cathode at a constant value.
Abstract:
In accordance with disclosed embodiments, there are provided methods, systems, and apparatuses for implementing a magnetic particle embedded flexible substrate, a printed flexible substrate for a magnetic tray, or an electro-magnetic carrier for magnetized or ferromagnetic flexible substrates. For instance, in accordance with one embodiment, there are means disclosed for fabricating a flexible substrate having one or more electrical interconnects to couple with leads of an electrical device; integrating magnetic particles or ferromagnetic particles into the flexible substrate; supporting the flexible substrate with a carrier plate during one or more manufacturing processes for the flexible substrate, in which the flexible substrate is held flat against the carrier plate by an attractive magnetic force between the magnetic particles or ferromagnetic particles integrated with the flexible substrate and a complementary magnetic attraction of the carrier plate; and removing the flexible substrate from the carrier plate subsequent to completion of the one or more manufacturing processes for the flexible substrate. Other related embodiments are disclosed.