Abstract:
A method of attaching an electronic component to a substrate comprising the steps of depositing a spray metal coating atop a substrate. An electronic component is placed atop a coating. A liquid metal is dispensed on or near the component. The liquid metal wets the component and the coating. The metal is reacted with the coating to form an electrically conductive bond with the substrate and adheres the component to the substrate. The reactive metal may be heated to a temperature which makes it liquid and facilitates wetting the coating and component. Suitable materials for the spray metal coating include copper, nickel, tin, bismuth, lead and silver and mixtures thereof. Suitable liquid metals generally include low melting temperature metals such as gallium and indium and mixtures thereof.
Abstract:
Low temperature electrical solder compositions (by weight percent) having between 45-60% Sn; 25-40% Pb; 5-15% Bi; and 0.5-2.5% In. Preferably, the solder compositions have a melting temperature of about 154.degree.-162.degree. C. The solder compositions have microstructure similarly to Sn/Pb eutectic microstructure which makes them have excellent properties like higher yield strength and better creep resistance providing long term reliability to solder joints.
Abstract:
Electrical solder compositions (by weight percent) having between 91.5-96.5% Sn; 2-5% Ag; 0.1-3% Ni; and 0-2.9% Cu; and having a melting temperature 220.degree. C. or less. The solder compositions have microstructure with uniformly dispersed fine grains of Sn--Ni, Sn--Cu and Sn--Cu--Ni intermetallic phases that provide resistance to grain growth during thermal cycling.
Abstract:
The present invention is generally directed towards a flip chip assembly. In particular a new bonding process for bonding an electronic component to the substrate is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of forming at least one solder pad on the electronic component and forming at least one bond pad on the substrate wherein the at least one bond pad has a top layer formed of a metal. Placing an underfill film on top of the at least one bond pad and heating the electronic component and the substrate. Moving the electronic component towards the substrate such that the at least one solder pad is aligned on top of the at least one bond pad and finally forming a bond between the at least one solder pad and the top layer of the at least one bond pad.
Abstract:
A method for attaching an electronic die to a substrate is disclosed. Preferably, the method includes fixing the die to the substrate, interconnecting the electronic die to an at least one bonding pad on the substrate to form an electrical connection, coating the interconnects and the electronic die with an electrically insulating coating, and covering the electronic die with a low temperature melting metal. Thus, the method of the present invention improves the reliability of the electronic die.
Abstract:
A method of making an article, such as an electrical connector includes an injection-molded plastic substrate and a pattern of injection-molded metal conductors supported on and mechanically interlocked with the substrate, wherein one of the substrate and the conductors is over-molded onto the other of the substrate and the conductors.
Abstract:
A multilayer circuit board having air bridge crossover structures and an additive method for producing the same, wherein the circuit includes specially designed metallic fortifying layers to mechanically and/or electrically fortify the circuit.
Abstract:
There is disclosed herein a multilayer circuit board having air bridge crossover structures and a subtractive method for producing the same, wherein the circuit includes specially designed metallic fortifying layers which provide mechanical and/or electrical fortification to the circuit.
Abstract:
A multilayer circuit board having strengthened air bridge crossover structures, and additive and subtractive methods for producing the same, wherein the circuit includes specially designed metallic fortifying layers to mechanically and/or electrically fortify the circuit. A preferred embodiment includes air bridge structures having generally T-shaped cross-sections, which provide strengthened, mechanically robust air bridges which are especially resistant to damage from flexure and displacement due to physical impact, bending, thermal excursions, and the like.
Abstract:
The invention is an aluminum etchant and method for chemically milling aluminum from, according to a preferred embodiment, a copper-aluminum-copper tri-metal layer to form three-dimensional circuits. The tri-metal comprises copper circuit patterns present on opposing surfaces of an aluminum foil, one of the copper patterns being laminated on a substrate. The etchant comprises an aqueous solution of 60 to 500 g/l base selected from (a) sodium hydroxide, (b) potassium hydroxide, and (c) their mixture; and 30 to 500 g/l of an additive selected from nitrite salt, a borate salt, a bromate salt, or mixture of any of them. The method comprises contacting the tri-metal with the etchant at a temperature between 25 and 95° C. for a time sufficient to remove a desired amount of the aluminum layer and provide (rigid, flexible, or 3-dimensional) electronic circuitry which may contain multiple conductive circuit layers.