Abstract:
The present invention is directed to an apparatus and method for connecting integrated circuits placed on opposite sides of a circuit board through utilization of conduction elements embedded in the circuit board and extending from one surface of the board to the other. Conductive traces extend along the surface of the circuit board from the conduction elements to the integrated circuits. The conductive traces may be formed from multiple conductive layers.
Abstract:
A flexible, compliant layer of a single low modulus material for connecting a chip die directly to a circuit card without encapsulation. The flexible compliant layer provides stress relief caused by CTE thermal mismatch in chip die and circuit card. An array of copper plated vias are formed in said compliant layer with each via terminating on opposing surfaces of the layer in copper pads. Rather than copper, other metals, such as gold or nickel, may also be used. An array of holes may be positioned between said array of vias to provide additional resiliency. The plated vias may be angled with respect to said opposing surfaces to allow additional vertical and horizontal stress relief. Connection of the pads on one surface to high melt C-4 solder balls or columns on a chip die results in solder filled vias. Low melt solder connection of the pads on the other surface to a circuit card allows non-destructive rework of the cards.
Abstract:
An elastomer interposer employed between a package and a printed circuit board and the method of manufacturing the same are disclosed. The elastomer interposer includes an elastomer, a plurality of conductive wires, Cu pads, solder resistant blocks and Ni/Au plated pads. The elastomer has two contact surfaces. The conductive wires are arranged inside the elastomer at a certain interval and tilted toward one of the contact surfaces with an inclined angle. The Cu pads are formed on both of the surfaces at a space, and electrically connected to the corresponding conductive wires. Also, the Ni/Au plated pads are formed over the Cu pads.
Abstract:
A probe card (40, 55) having probe card probes (36, 56) and a method for fabricating the probe card probes (36, 56). A layer of resist (23) is formed on a plating base (21). The layer of resist (23) is exposed to radiation (32) and developed to provide angled, tapered openings (33) exposing portions of the plating base (22). An electrically conductive material is electroplated on the exposed portions of the plating base (22) and fills the angled, tapered openings (33). The layer of resist (23) and portions of the plating base (22) between the electroplated conductive material are removed. The electrically conductive material forms the probe card probes (36) which are angled and tapered. In addition, the compliant probe card probes (56) may be stair-step shaped.
Abstract:
In a metal-clad laminate the requirements concerning the mechanical strength are functionally separated from the circuit connection requirement, so as to be able to bring the circuit connection, particularly for signals, "closer" to the electrotechnical characteristics of the chips. For this purpose and without taking account of the mechanical strength of the substrate, the layout miniaturization is optimized. In place of a circuit board (MCM), a laminate which can be built up to a circuit board is produced. The inventive laminate comprises an extremely thin foil with a plurality of extremely small holes simultaneously etched in an etching process. The hole diameter can be reduced by almost an order of magnitude (up to 20 .mu.m), which permits a sub-100 .mu.m technology. Such a laminate is not used as a mechanical support and is only provided for signal guidance. The effect of the miniaturization can be seen in the diameter for the plated-through holes. With a hole diameter reduction there is an increase in the current path density, which gives over 10000 plated-through holes per dm.sup.2. A drawing shows the compression ratio compared with standard technology.
Abstract:
절연성 수지 기재에 형성한 관통공 내에 도금 충전하여 이루어지는 스루홀을 갖는 프린트 배선판에 있어서, 절연성 수지 기재의 표면 및 이면으로부터 노출되는 각 스루홀의 중심축의 위치를 서로 어긋나게 하여 배치시킴으로써, 보이드 등의 결함이나 크랙의 발생을 저감시켜, 기판의 접속 불량을 저감시키고, 또한 기판의 기계적 강도를 향상시키는 스루홀 구조를 갖는 프린트 배선판을 제공한다.
Abstract:
A printed wiring board with through-holes having an insulating resin substratum provided with through-holes whose interior is filled with plating, wherein the positions of center-of-gravity axes of respective through-holes exposed from the front surface and rear surface of the insulating resin substratum are arranged so as to be shifted from each other. Thus, there is provided a printed wiring board with through-hole structure that realizes reducing of defects, such as void, and cracking, reducing of board connection failure and increasing of the mechanical strength of the board.
Abstract:
Methods are provided for making vertical feed through electrical connection structures in a substrate or tile. The vertical feed throughs can be configured to make plated through holes usable for inserting and attaching connector probes.. Probes may be attached to the plated through holes or attachment wells to create resilient spring contacts to form a wafer probe card assembly. A twisted tube plated through hole structure is formed by supporting twisted sacrificial wires coated with the plating material in a substrate, and later etching away the wires. Vertical feed throughs can also be configured to make tiles attachable and detachable as a layer between other substrates. The vertical feed through paths are formed with one end of each feed through hole permanently encapsulating a first electrical contact, and a second end supporting another pluggable and unpluggable electrical probe contact. Decoupling capacitors can be further plugged into holes formed in close proximity to the vertical feed through holes to increase performance of the decoupling capacitor.
Abstract:
PURPOSE: A wiring board is provided which is kept free from a short circuit even if vias provided in one side of the wiring board are very narrow in space between them, wherein the vias are provided in the wiring board penetrating through it in a radial manner so as to set the vias provided in one side of the wiring board penetrating through it from its one side to other narrower in space between them than those provided in the other side. CONSTITUTION: A wiring board in which vias radially extending through the wiring board from one side to the other side in such a way that the interval between the vias on one side of the wiring board is smaller than those between the vias on the other side, characterized in that a plurality of vias are radially arranged from one side of the wiring board to the other side in such a way that the interval (Wa) between the vias on one side is smaller than the interval (Wa) between the vias on the other side in order to prevent electrical short-circuit even if the interval between the vias on one side of the wiring board is very small, and that a conductor forming a core portion (14) of each of the vias is covered with a sheath portion (16) made of an insulator.
Abstract:
A printed wiring board with through-holes having an insulating resin substratum provided with through-holes whose interior is filled with plating, wherein the positions of center-of-gravity axes of respective through-holes exposed from the front surface and rear surface of the insulating resin substratum are arranged so as to be shifted from each other. Thus, there is provided a printed wiring board with through-hole structure that realizes reducing of defects, such as void, and cracking, reducing of board connection failure and increasing of the mechanical strength of the board.