Abstract:
A bus bar wiring board comprising a bus bar pattern for electric wiring formed in a predetermined shape, and a bus bar piece formed separately from the bus bar pattern and electrically connected and secured to the bus bar pattern. A method of producing the bus bar wiring board comprising a bus bar pattern punching step for punching a bus bar pattern for electric wiring that is laid out in a predetermined shape out of an electrically conducting metal plate, a bus bar piece punching step for punching a bus bar piece laid out in a predetermined shape in a remaining space on the electrically conducting metal plate, and a connection step for electrically connecting and securing together the bus bar pattern punched in the bus bar pattern punching step and the bus bar pieve punched in the bus bar piece punching step, whereby reducing the waste in the electrically conducting metal plate out of which the bus bar patterns are punched and decreasing the cost of production or the cost of a product.
Abstract:
High density packaging of semiconductor devices on an interconnection substrate is achieved by stacking bare semiconductor devices (402, 404, 406, 408) atop one another so that an edge portion of a semiconductor device extends beyond the semiconductor device that it is stacked atop. Elongate interconnection elements (422, 424, 426, 428) extend from the bottommost one of the semiconductor devices, and from the exposed edge portions of the semiconductor devices stacked atop the bottommost semiconductor device. Free-ends of the elongate interconnection elements make electrical contact with terminals of an interconnection substrate (430), such as a PCB. The elongate interconnection elements extending from each of the semiconductor devices are sized so as to reach the terminals of the PCB, which may be plated through holes (432, 434, 436, 438). The elongate interconnection elements are suitably resilient contact structures, and may be composite interconnection elements comprising a relatively soft core (e.g., a gold wire) and a relatively hard overcoat (e.g., a nickel plating).
Abstract:
A method and apparatus are provided for connecting area grid array semiconductor chips (30) to a printed wire board (40). A compliant lead matrix (10) includes a carrier (12) and a plurality of conductive leads (14) arranged parallel to one another and secured relative to the carrier (12) in the form of a matrix. The method includes orienting a first side (16) of the lead matrix (10) to be aligned with a reciprocal matrix of conductive surface pads (36) on the area grid array semiconductor chip (30). First ends (20) of the leads are electrically connected to the conductive surface pads (36) of the area grid array chip (30). The second side (18) of the lead matrix (10) is oriented to be aligned with a reciprocal matrix of conductive surface pads (46) on a printed wire board (40). Second ends (22) of the leads (14) of the lead matrix (10) are electrically connected to the conductive surface pads (46) of the printed wire board (40) thereby establishing an electrical connection between the area grid array chip (30) and the printed wire board (40).
Abstract:
Resilient contact structures (430) are mounted directly to bond pads (410) on semiconductor dies (402a, 402b), prior to the dies (402a, 402b) being singulated (separated) from a semiconductor wafer. This enables the semiconductor dies (402a, 402b) to be exercised (e.g., tested and/or burned-in) by connecting to the semiconductor dies (702, 704) with a circuit board (710) or the like having a plurality of terminals (712) disposed on a surface thereof. Subsequently, the semiconductor dies (402a, 402b) may be singulated from the semiconductor wafer, whereupon the same resilient contact structures (430) can be used to effect interconnections between the semiconductor dies and other electronic components (such as wiring substrates, semiconductor packages, etc.). Using the all-metallic composite interconnection elements (430) of the present invention as the resilient contact structures, burn-in (792) can be performed at temperatures of at least 150 DEG C, and can be completed in less than 60 minutes.
Abstract:
A contact grid array interconnect (100) element for mounting an IC package (130) to a substrate. The interconnect comprises an insulating stand-off post (110) having opposing ends. An electrically conductive core (105) is embedded in and traverses the post. Conductive endplates (125, 127) are located on the opposing ends (117, 120) of the post and contact the core.
Abstract:
Multiple small conductive and flexible hollow rings (10), each of which is made from a pliable material, provide a flexible connection medium for use between a substrate (23, 80, 82) and a microelectronic device package (88). Each ring is formed to have at least one protuberance (20) on the a ring's exterior surface. The protuberance has an apex (22) or point, which when placed against a surface, will scrub or scrape the surface as the ring is compressed by a force acting on the ring radially. By scrubbing a contact surface with the apex, surface contaminants and layered material that might interfere with electrical signals can be removed.
Abstract:
Products and assemblies are provided for socketably receiving elongate interconnection elements, such as spring contact elements, extending from electronic components, such as semiconductor devices. Socket substrates are provided with capture pads for receiving ends of elongate interconnection elements extending from electronic components. Various capture pad configurations are disclosed. A securing device such as a housing positions the electronic component securely to the socket substrate. Connections to external devices are provided via conductive traces adjacent the surface of the socket substrate. The socket substrate may be supported by a support substrate. In a particularly preferred embodiment the capture pads are formed directly on a primary substrate such as a printed circuit board.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus are provided for connecting area grid array semiconductor chips (30) to a printed wire board (40). A compliant lead matrix (10) includes a carrier (12) and a plurality of conductive leads (14) arranged parallel to one another and secured relative to the carrier (12) in the form of a matrix. The method includes orienting a first side (16) of the lead matrix (10) to be aligned with a reciprocal matrix of conductive surface pads (36) on the area grid array semiconductor chip (30). First ends (20) of the leads are electrically connected to the conductive surface pads (36) of the area grid array chip (30). The second side (18) of the lead matrix (10) is oriented to be aligned with a reciprocal matrix of conductive surface pads (46) on a printed wire board (40). Second ends (22) of the leads (14) of the lead matrix (10) are electrically connected to the conductive surface pads (46) of the printed wire board (40) thereby establishing an electrical connection between the area grid array chip (30) and the printed wire board (40).
Abstract:
A curved lead (14) provides a mechanical and electrical connection between a board contact (21) on a circuit board (20) and a chip contact (16) associated with a circuit chip (18). The chip (18) can be mounted to the circuit board (20), to a chip carrier (12) or to a multiple-chip module (90). The curved lead (14) is substantially entirely plated with solder and is formed of a single piece of conductive material (56). The curved lead (14) has a first surface (58) for connection to the chip contact (16) and a second surface (60), generally parallel to the first surface (58), for connection to the board contact (21). The first and second surfaces (58, 60) are connected by at least one curved portion and are arranged to mount the circuit chip (18) to the circuit board (20) with the solder in a compliant, generally parallel arrangement substantially free of stress.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for interconnecting circuit board assemblies using memory metal wires mechanically inserted into through-plated holes. The invention has its application in the interconnection of stacked circuit board assemblies where kinked memory metal wires are stretched so the wires are substantially straight; inserted into axially aligned through-plated holes of circuit boards; and released so that the memory metal wires reform their original kinked shaped within the through-plated holes, forming an electrical connection between the circuit boards. Memory metal alloys are used in the construction of the kinked memory metal wires to take advantage of the pseudoelastic behavior of the alloys in the austenitic phase below the forming temperature range.