Abstract:
A method for providing electrical contact to pads on a surface of a device involves steps of adding a first contact extension to individual ones of the pads, covering the pads and contact extensions with a layer of protective material, removing a portion of the layer of protective material such that a portion of each of the contact extensions is exposed, and applying a second contact extension to individual ones of the exposed first contact extensions. The first extensions may be any of several different kinds, including wires or solder balls, and the protective material layer provides both protection from environmental effects and added lateral strength for the connection of the first extensions to the contact pads.
Abstract:
A method for making a multi-layer electronic circuit board 136 having electroplated apertures 96, 98 which may be selectively and electrically isolated from an electrically grounded member 46 and further having selectively formed air bridges and/or crossover members 128 which are structurally supported by material 134.
Abstract:
This invention provides a resin film preferably used for mounting a semiconductor chip on a substrate through flip-chip connection, and a method based on the use of such a resin film. The resin film has a laminated B/A/B structure where a first resin layer (A) having inorganic particles dispersed in an insulating resin is sandwiched by second and third resin layers (B) having no inorganic particles in their insulating resins. The method for connecting electronic parts comprises the steps of forming metal projections (bumps) on a plurality of connection terminals prepared on the surface of a first electronic part; preliminarily pressing the resin film against a plurality of connection terminal surfaces of the other electronic part; applying pressure onto the connection parts in the presence of heat after having properly aligned the metal projections of the first electronic part with the corresponding connection terminals of the other electronic part, thereby establishing electric connection and at the same time mechanical contact between the two electronic parts through the resin film melt and solidifying.
Abstract:
A method for making a multi-layer circuit board 116 having apertures 96, 98 which may be selectively and electrically isolated from electrically grounded member 46 and further having selectively formed air bridges and/or crossover members 104 which are structurally supported by material 112. Each of the apertures 96, 98 selectively receives electrically conductive material 114.
Abstract:
A first method of manufacturing a printed circuit board includes steps of (a) preparing a board which has a chip mounting area and circuit patterns on an upper surface and metal pads to be electrically connected to the circuit patterns on a lower surface, (b) attaching a metal plate to the lower surface of the board, (c) forming metal patterns on the metal pads by etching the metal plate, and (d) forming metal bumps by plating the metal patterns. A second method of manufacturing a circuit board, in this case a flexible circuit board, includes the steps of (a) preparing a board having Cu patterns, plated with a Au layer, attached to a lower surface of a polyimide tape, (b) forming a plurality of via holes in the polyimide tape, which expose the Cu patterns to the upper surface of the polyimide tape, (c) coating the upper surface of the polyimide tape with a photoresist, and exposing and developing the photoresist to form openings therein which expose the via holes, (d) plating walls, defining the openings and the via holes, with Cu, (e) removing remaining portions of the photoresist to produce Cu bumps, and (f) plating the bumps to protect the Cu. The printed circuit boards of the present invention have advantages in that they are not subject to a misalignment of the metal bumps with their underlying conductive pattern, and eliminate the need to use flux, thereby being environmentally friendly.
Abstract:
Method for manufacturing a multilayer microwave board in one operation. Individually etched layers of a laminate, such as duroid, are bonded to form a package and drilled after which the resulting holes are plated. Next, the superfluous connections are removed by drilling during which process each stripline-coax transition buried in the package is tuned by a correct selection of the drill diameter and the hole depth.
Abstract:
A ball-grid array connector structure for an electronic package in which the ball pitch can be reduced to increase the packaging density has a plastic substrate having at least one hollow through-hole and an electrode covering the wall of the through-hole and forming an electrode pad surrounding the through-hole on each surface of the substrate. A metallic ball is joined, either directly or through a solder or a combination of a metallic bump and a solder, to the electrode pad on at least one surface of the substrate at the position of the through-hole. The connector structure can be formed either by sealing an open end of the through-hole on the side to which the ball is not joined, or increasing the pressure within the through-hole by a pressure-control mechanism, before the through-hole is blocked by reflowing the ball itself or the metallic bump or solder used to connect the ball.
Abstract:
An electronic device that is equipped with a plurality of bonding pads positioned on the device for making electrical interconnections and electrically conductive composite bumps adhered to the bonding pads wherein the bumps are formed of a composite material consisting of a thermoplastic polymer and at least about 30 volume percent of conductive metal particles based on the total volume of the metal particles and the thermoplastic polymer. The present invention is also directed to a method of making electrical interconnections to an electronic device by pressing a plurality of composite bumps of a polymeric based material against a substrate having an electrically conductive surface by mechanical means under a sufficient temperature and/or a sufficient pressure. The present invention is further directed to a method of debonding an electronic device bonded by a composite binder by first providing an electronic device that is bonded by composite bumps consists of a thermoplastic polymer and at least about 30 volume percent of conductive metal particles and then exposing the composite bumps to a solvent or to a temperature not less than about 50%.degree. C. below the glass transition temperature of the composite bump.
Abstract:
A first method of manufacturing a printed circuit board includes steps of (a) preparing a board which has a chip mounting area and circuit patterns on an upper surface and metal pads to be electrically connected to the circuit patterns on a lower surface, (b) attaching a metal plate to the lower surface of the board, (c) forming metal patterns on the metal pads by etching the metal plate, and (d) forming metal bumps by plating the metal patterns. A second method of manufacturing a circuit board, in this case a flexible circuit board, includes the steps of (a) preparing a board having Cu patterns, plated with a Au layer, attached to a lower surface of a polyimide tape, (b) forming a plurality of via holes in the polyimide tape, which expose the Cu patterns to the upper surface of the polyimide tape, (c) coating the upper surface of the polyimide tape with a photoresist, and exposing and developing the photoresist to form openings therein which expose the via holes, (d) plating walls, defining the openings and the via holes, with Cu, (e) removing remaining portions of the photoresist to produce Cu bumps, and (f) plating the bumps to protect the Cu. The printed circuit boards of the present invention have advantages in that they are not subject to a misalignment of the metal bumps with their underlying conductive pattern, and eliminate the need to use flux, thereby being environmentally friendly.