Abstract:
The invention concerns an antenna for an integrated circuit card, comprising a strip conductor (2) forming at least one coil and having ends (3) comprising conducting layers forming terminal binding posts (4), the terminal binding posts (4) being open-worked. The invention also concerns an integrated circuit card comprising such an antenna.
Abstract:
An interface includes floating pad metallization (30 or 630) patterned over a dielectric interface layer with a first portion forming a central pad (26 or 626) and a second portion forming an extension (28 or 628) from the central pad extending into an interface via. Another interface includes a floating contact structure including electrically conductive material (214) coating a hole with at least some of the floating pad metallization forming an extension (216) from the hole. A conductive contact area interface includes at least one interface structure (22, 24, 26, 28, or 30) coupled between first and second contact areas (112 and 118) and including an electrical conductor having a partially open interior to form a compliant joint between the first and second contact areas.
Abstract:
A method for forming a self-limiting, silicon based interconnect for making temporary electrical contact with bond pads on a semiconductor die is provided. The interconnect includes a silicon substrate having an array of contact members adapted to contact the bond pads on the die for test purposes (e.g., burn-in testing). The interconnect is fabricated by: forming the contact members on the substrate; forming a conductive layer on the tip of the contact members; and then forming conductive traces to the conductive layer. The conductive layer is formed by depositing a silicon containing layer (e.g., polysilicon, amorphous silicon) and a metal layer (e.g., titanium, tungsten, platinum) on the substrate and contact members. These layers are reacted to form a silicide. The unreacted metal and silicon containing layer are then etched selective to the conductive layer which remains on the tip of the contact members. Conductive traces are then formed in contact with the conductive layer using a suitable metallization process. Bond wires are attached to the conductive traces and may be attached to external test circuitry. Alternately, another conductive path such as external contacts (e.g., slide contacts) may provide a conductive path between the conductive traces and external circuitry. The conductive layer, conductive traces and bond wires provide a low resistivity conductive path from the tips of the contact members to external test circuitry.
Abstract:
A transferring plate (10) is manufactured by forming an insulating masking layer (12') of a desired pattern on a conductive substrate (11) at least the surface of which is conductive, and forming a multilayer of a conductive layer (14) and an insulating resin layer (15) on the exposed portion of the conductive surface of the substrate (11). The wiring pattern composed of the conductive layer (14) and the insulating resin layer (15) formed on the plate (10) is transferred to a substrate (2) for a multilayer printed wiring board. Similar plates (10) having different wiring patterns are made and the patterns are transferred to the substrate (2). Therefore, a multilayer of wiring patterns (3, 4, 5, ...) are formed on the substrate (2). The patterns (3, 4, 5, ...) are respectively composed of conductive layers (3a, 4a, 5a, ...) and insulating resin layers (3b, 4b, 5b, ...).
Abstract:
The aim of the process is to improve flat connections, with a view to considerably reducing the contact resistance of the latter, which is generally high due to flaws in the surface flatness of the conducting ranges facing one another. The process consists in forming on a first conducting range (10) designed to enter into contact in a flat connection with a second conducting range, a surface state containing a plurality of studs (12) uniformly distributed, then in applying opposite each other and clamping together the two ranges so as to establish a contact between each stud and the second range. Applications: particularly interesting for high voltage connections and very high frequency and ultrahigh frequency ''strip line'' connections.
Abstract:
In a method for producing a module strip (200) with elevations (240) in an electrically conductive layer (230) arranged on one side of the module strip (200), first a carrier layer (220) and the electrically conductive layer (230) are provided. A stencil foil (300), which has clearances (310), is also provided. The stencil foil (300) is then fed together with the carrier layer (220) and the electrically conductive layer (230) to a continuous laminating press (100). The electrically conductive layer (230) is in this case arranged between the stencil foil (300) and the carrier layer (220). The carrier layer (220) is bonded to the electrically conductive layer (230) in the continuous laminating press (100) in a continuous process to form the module strip (200). In this process, the electrically conductive layer (230) is pressed into the clearances (310) in the stencil foil (300), whereby the desired elevations (240) are obtained in the electrically conductive layer (230).
Abstract:
A heat radiator (1) includes an insulating substrate (3) whose first side serves as a heat-generating-element-mounting side, and a heat sink (5) fixed to a second side of the insulating substrate (3). A metal layer (7) is formed on a side of the insulating substrate (3) opposite the heat-generating-element-mounting side. A stress relaxation member (4) intervenes between the metal layer (7) of the insulating substrate (3) and the heat sink (5). The stress relaxation member (4) is formed of an aluminum plate (10) having a plurality of through holes (9) formed therein, and the through holes (9) serve as stress-absorbing spaces. The stress relaxation member (4) is brazed to the metal layer (7) of the insulating substrate (3) and to the heat sink (5). This heat radiator (1) is low in material cost and exhibits excellent heat radiation performance.