Abstract:
An ovenized oscillator package including a ball grid array substrate seated on a circuit board, a heater and a temperature sensor mounted on the ball grid array substrate, and a crystal package mounted to the ball grid array substrate and overlying at least the heater. A layer of thermally conductive epoxy or adhesive material couples the heater to the crystal package. Stabilizer posts, which are made of an insulative adhesive or epoxy material, are formed between the ball grid array substrate and the circuit board for stabilizing and relieving the stress on the ball grid array substrate. A lid is seated on the circuit board and covers and defines an oven for the ball grid array substrate.
Abstract:
A probe card is provided for contacting an electronic component with raised contact elements. In particular, the present invention is useful for contacting a semiconductor wafer with resilient contact elements, such as springs. A probe card is designed to have terminals to mate with the contact elements on the wafer. In a preferred embodiment, the terminals are posts. In a preferred embodiment the terminals include a contact material suitable for repeated contacts. In one particularly preferred embodiment, a space transformer is prepared with contact posts on one side and terminals on the opposing side. An interposer with spring contacts connects a contact on the opposing side of the space transformer to a corresponding terminal on a probe card, which terminal is in turn connected to a terminal which is connectable to a test device such as a conventional tester.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for interconnecting electronic circuits (104) using nearly pure soft annealed gold mechanically compressed within through-plated holes (111). The invention has its application in attaching integrated circuit dice (104) directly to circuit boards (110) by ball bonding gold wires (101) to the bonding pads (105) of the integrated circuit dice (104) in a substantially perpendicular relationship to the surfaces of the dice (104) and inserting the gold leads (101) into through-plated holes (111) of circuit boards (110) which provide an electrical and a mechanical connection once the leads (101) are compressed within the through-plated holes (111). The present invention also finds its application in the interconnection of sandwiched circuit board assemblies (200) where soft gold lead wires are inserted into axially aligned through-plated holes of the circuit boards (212, 214, 216, 217, 219, 221) and compressed so that the gold lead wires compress and buckle within the through-plated holes, forming an electrical connection between the circuit boards (212, 214, 216, 217, 219, 221).
Abstract:
Mechanical means and methods for delivery of solder preforms arranged in generally rectilinear patterns and oriented so that the ends of the solder preforms may join two planar surfaces upon the application of heat. Several embodiments facilitate the delivery of solder preforms in the forms of posts, clips and rings.
Abstract:
An ovenized oscillator package including at least a heater and a crystal package mounted on opposite sides of a circuit board. Vias extend through the body of the circuit board to transfer heat from the heater to the crystal package. Layers of thermally conductive material extend through the body of the circuit board and are in thermally coupled relationship with the vias for spreading heat throughout the circuit board and other elements mounted thereon.
Abstract:
A current supply module is disclosed for mounting on a component-carrying printed circuit board in which individual elements are arranged on a modular printed circuit board. In order to economically produce such a current supply module and to solve in a reliable manner heat dissipation problems, the active components of the module are mounted in an open configuration on a ceramic plate produced by thick film technology. The module is mounted with its component face facing the component-carrying printed circuit board or is mounted within an opening in the printed circuit board, thus achieving reliable heat dissipation with low overall height.