Abstract:
A method and apparatus for attaching the outer leads of a semiconductor package (preferably a Tape Automated Bonded circuit) to the traces on a printed circuit board is described. The outer leads of the package are configured in an angled orientation so that the tip of each lead extends downwardly below the lower surface of the package. As a result, placement of the package against the circuit board causes the leads to be biased downwardly against the traces. In order to accomplish this, the package is secured to the board using a rigid frame structure. The frame structure urges the edges of the package against the board. This insures that the leads make electrical contact with the traces in a fast and efficient manner, while avoiding problems associated with a lack of lead coplanarity.
Abstract:
A connecting structure for an electronic part employs an improved anisotropic electrically conductive layer. The layer includes a hot melt type insulative adhesive, heat resilient particles and carbon particles. Each of the heat resilient particles is made of thermoplastic resin and is plated with metal such as gold, nickel or the like. Each of the carbon particles is melted by a heat pressure and brings about an electric conductivity when it is dried and hardened. Thus, the anisotropically conductive layer disclosed in this invention does not include hard particles at all. Namely, an electronic part such as a solar battery cell or a semiconductor device is not damaged by particles of the conductive layer. In addition, the connecting structure employing the aforementioned layer improves the security of adherence and the reliability of the electric conductivity.
Abstract:
Circuit boards with imbedded traces, which may form grooves or trenches are provided. The traces may be at least partially filled with a reflowable conductive material such as solder. The grooves may be selectively furnished with solder while other regions may be empty or void of solder. In assembling electronic components, with or without extended leads, such as surface mount integrated circuits or chips, to the solder core circuit boards, the leads may be placed within the regions of the grooves without solder (contact regions) and then the circuit board may be heated selectively or as a whole to reflow the solder to the bonding or contacting regions to bond the traces to the leads upon cooling. Circuit boards having surface mount devices on both sides may be formed in this manner. Further, tape automated bonded or TAB mounted devices may be directly placed into and bonded to the traces or solder core circuit boards with minimum exposure of the excised TAB leads prior to assembly. In one form, the grooves are plated with copper before they are filled with solder.
Abstract:
In the present invention, memory chips are stuck together in stacked fashion by TAB (tape automated bonding), and a multiple memory chip and lead complex like an SOP (small out-line package) is formed of the chips and leads, whereby a memory module of high packaging density can be realized by a flat packaging technique.
Abstract:
Film carriers for mounting electronic components such as semiconductor chips thereon have lead portions plated with a tin or tin alloy layer and further with an indium layer. The tin or tin alloy layer is 0.1-3 .mu.m thick and the indium layer 0.01-2 .mu.m thick. Alternatively, the leads have a tin or tin alloy plated portion having an indium diffusion layer, with an indium content of 0.2-50 wt %. The carriers are manufactured by a method which comprises plating the leads with tin or a tin alloy and then with indium, with or without heat treatment at 50.degree.-150.degree. C. to form an indium diffusion layer in the tin or tin alloy coating. Plating is done by electroless plating.
Abstract:
A chip carrier including a connecting strip is supported by a thermally conductive spacer block under its center, which provides a mechanical connection to a circuit board. The external contact pads on the underside of the chip carrier are not bonded directly to traces on the board, but instead are bonded to the connecting strip which is formed from a polymer layer having conductive traces thereon. The conductive traces may be bonded to traces on the circuit board.
Abstract:
A film carrier according to this invention comprises a base film, a plurality of conductors formed on the base film, and a plurality of layers formed on the conductors, each being made of a low-melting point bonding metal. A bonding method of this invention comprises the steps of aligning the bonding metal layers of the film carrier with the terminals of an electronic part, and half-melting the bonding metal layers by thermocompression, thereby to electrically connect the conductors of the film carrier to the terminals of the electronic part. The object of the present invention is to provide a film carrier which can serve to connect electronic parts to a circuit by means of a low pressure and at a low temperature, without causing damage to the electronic parts such as semiconductor elements, and also a bonding method using this film carrier.
Abstract:
A fixture for mounting a flexible film electronic device carrier on or for separating the carrier from a substrate which includes a body portion that has a cavity deep enough to contain an electronic device attached to the carrier, a perimeter for contact with a lead bonding area of the film, a surface having openings through which a vacuum can be drawn for holding the flexible film carrier and electronic device attached thereto in the cavity, and a heating element in the perimeter of the body portion; and use thereof to mount a carrier on to separate a carrier from a substrate.
Abstract:
A substrate having a conductor path of solderable material arranged thereon and having a solder layer applied to the conductor path by contact as the conductor path moves along molten solder material. In order to apply the solder material in uniform thickness with little deviation of tolerance onto the conductor path, another conductor path and/or a dummy conductor path of corresponding construction to the latter is arranged on the substrate closely alongside of the conductor path.
Abstract:
Electrical apparatus includes electrical coil means formed of multiple turns of enamel-covered electrical wire axially mounted on a core of magnetic material in electromagnetic energy coupling relationship therewith, and a relatively flat flexible electrical cable containing a plurality of spaced parallel conductors extending between the cable ends contains a loop shaped portion extending about an axis of said core over an arcuate distance greater than 180 degrees. The method of adding a plurality of electrical windings to an electrical transformer of the type containing electrical coil means having a primary winding and at least one secondary winding, with said coil means having a central axis and a central passage coaxial with said axis; a core of magnetic material with said core having a portion extending through said central passage to support said coil means thereon, includes the step of forming into a loop extending about the axis of said coil an elongated flat cable of the type containing a plurality of spaced parallel electrical conductors insulated from one another.