Abstract:
A ball grid array assembly includes a package cover that encapsulates a die and a portion of a substrate to which the die is attached, including an edge of the substrate. Encapsulation of the substrate edge by the cover reduces penetration of moisture or other contaminants into the substrate. The cover includes a rib that extends to contact a circuit board to which the ball grid array assembly is connected. With such a rib, planarity between the circuit board and the substrate is maintained during soldering.
Abstract:
A photoelectric structure for surface mounting on a circuit board having a plurality of insertion holes includes at least a pair of fixation pins integrally extended downwards from a periphery of the mounting photoelectric element, and a pair of bended connections integrally extended downwards from a periphery of the mounting photoelectric element such that they are connected with the circuit board by welding, so as to facilitate the other pair of fixation pins to be inserted into the insertion holes of the circuit board for locating securely the photoelectric element for use in Surface Mount Device, SMD, and for enhancing effectively the position of the detection point as well as the degree of precision of the light emitting signal.
Abstract:
An integrated circuit (IC) having a plurality of IC modules, each IC module having attachment surfaces to which elements of the IC are attached, and each IC module having interlocking edges adjacent to the attachment surface. The interlocking edges of adjacent IC modules are interlocked to form a structural connection between the IC modules. The interlocking edges are a plurality of teeth and recesses, which are arranged in rows. The teeth are securely received by a respective recess in an adjacent interlocking edge to create a structural connection between adjacent IC modules. In addition, the interlocking edges can be a ridge member or a ridge recess, where the ridge member or ridge recess is securely received by a respective ridge recess or ridge member of an adjacent IC module to create a structural connection between the IC modules. The interconnection edge can also be a combination of the ridge member, ridge recess, and/or the rows of teeth and recesses. The attachment surfaces of adjacent IC modules can be co-planar and non-planar, depending on the shape desired. The elements on the IC modules communicate using external pathways and/or internal pathways using conventional wire-bond techniques or using conductive layers within the IC module. The IC module is formed of conventional Si wafers. Using this configuration, an IC can be constructed that utilizes less real estate, fits in non-planar spaces in a housing, and has improved speed due to reduced pathway lengths.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for reinforcing the solder connections between a semiconductor device and a substrate includes the provision of a rigid frame having a central opening through it, a planar top surface, a bottom surface opposite and parallel to the top surface, and a thickness between the two surfaces to equal to the height of the solder connections. The top surface of the frame is attached to the bottom surface of the semiconductor device at the peripheral edges thereof and outside of a plurality of input/output terminals thereon. The bottom surface of the frame is attached to the top surface of the substrate. The frame reinforces the solder connections between a C4-mounted semiconductor die or a C5-mounted semiconductor package and a substrate against the stresses acting on the connections with bending of the PCB.
Abstract:
A contact structure having a contact substrate and a plurality of contactors is a block of a large contact structure or a contactor assembly for establishing electrical connection with contact targets. The contact structure is formed of a contact substrate and a plurality of contactors in which each of the contactors has a curved portion for exerting a spring force in a vertical direction. The contact substrate has engagement mechanism at outer edges thereof so as to connect other contact substrates at any desired edges to establish the contactor assembly with desired size, shape and number of contactors.
Abstract:
The invention relates to an electrical component (CO) as well as a device (DEV) comprising such an electrical component (CO) and an electric circuit module (MO). A ground plane (4) of the component (CO) and a ground plane (2) of the circuit module (MO) are brought into contact via projections (4″) provided on the ground plane (4) of the component (CO) and/or on the ground plane of the circuit module (MO). The provision of the projections (4″) and the recesses (4′) therebetween provide heat sinks between the projections (4″) when they are soldered to the ground plane (2) of the circuit module (MO). Through-holes (8′) and additional non-ground conductors (2′) can be provided between pads (14) of the ground plane (2) of the circuit module (MO) allowing an efficient use of the available space. The invention is particularly useful when a patch antenna needing a large ground plane is connected to a multilayer circuit board. Another embodiment of the invention comprises a plurality of spacer elements which are arranged between the ground planes (2, 4) of the circuit module (MO) and of the component (CO), such that the ground planes (2, 4) can be kept flat. This allows a design of the configuration of the ground plane of the circuit module (MO) independently from a configuration of the component (CO).
Abstract:
An air-wound, coil-type, passive inductor includes a surface which allows the coil to be picked-up using a vacuum probe of a head of a pick-an-place machine and the surface does not interfere with adjusting the spacing between the loops of the coil for tuning the coil after the coil is attached to a circuit board. Terminal ends of the coil are placed on solder paste on interconnection pads on the circuit board, then the board is heated to reflow the solder, and then washed to remove the flux contained in the solder paste. The surface may be adapted to be removed or at least degraded by the heating, or the washing, or afterwards by a mechanical method of removal without damaging the coil.
Abstract:
An improved semiconductor chip package capable of independently aligning with testing equipment during the manufacturing phase of electrical testing. Independent alignment is realized by directly connecting the semiconductor chip package to the test alignment apparatus by fitting together two substantially conforming surfaces, one on the chip package and one on the alignment apparatus. The conforming surfaces are arranged so that only one matable position is achievable. The substantially conforming surfaces equate to three substantially conical indentations on the chip package and three substantially conical protrusions or protuberances of substantially conforming size and depth extending from the alignment apparatus. Once fitted, the three protrusions suspend the semiconductor chip in a substantially horizontal plane so that electrical test contacts, also substantially in a horizontal plane, may be easily contacted with the conductive leads extending generally horizontally and co-planar from the semiconductor chip.
Abstract:
A ball grid array for a multilayer ceramic package 500 is disclosed. Package 500 contains dielectric multilayer substrates 502 having transmission lines 504 deposited therebetween and at least a first of the substrates having receptacles 506 therein each complementarily configured to respectively receive a set of solder balls 508. Contacts 510 within the receptacles 506 connect transmission lines 504 to solder balls 508. Terminal pads 512 are deposited on a base substrate 514 substantially in registration and aligned with the solder balls 508 to define an electrical interconnection. A method of manufacturing a multilayer ceramic package 500 with a ball grid array is also disclosed which involves orienting package 500 so receptacles 506 face upward and flooding a major surface with solder balls 508. Subsequently, solder balls 508 that did not enter receptacles 506 are removed resulting in a low profile package with minimum height above a circuit board.
Abstract:
A surface mount type semiconductor package is mounted on a printed board by bonding, by means of solder bumps signal electrodes, electrically connected to respective terminals of a semiconductor chip incorporated in the package, with lands provided on the printed board. On a mount surface of the package, there are provided auxiliary electrodes formed as electrodes which are not electrically connected to the respective terminals of the semiconductor chip and have a thickness greater than that of the signal electrodes. As a result, solder thickness is secured for the solder bumps between each signal electrode and corresponding land by the difference in thickness between the auxiliary electrode and the signal electrode.