Abstract:
An electronic component with insulative tape-held solder forms is disclosed. Electronic components may be any of the integrated circuit chips, chip packages and printed circuit boards. The solder forms are coupled to conductive pads of the electronic component through through-holes in the insulative tape. The solder forms may be shaped as balls, cylinders, polygonal boxes, barrels, or hour-glasses. The insulative tape is thermally conductive and heat resistant. The tape may be made of an organic material such as an elastomer. The tape may further have impregnated materials such as ceramic, aluminum nitride, or solder flux to improve its thermal, mechanical, and/or electrical properties.
Abstract:
Solid spheres of substantially uniform size and shape and coated with a lower temperature melting material are formed for use in interconnect arrays, solder pastes, Z-axis conduction adhesives, etc. Drops of two materials are merged in flight forming a coating of the lower melting temperature material on the drop of higher melting temperature material.
Abstract:
In an electronic circuit device having an input/output pin junction electrode, in order to remarkably improve the junction characteristics such as wettability and junction strength and to drastically simplify the production process, in forming an electronic circuit board in which glass ceramics is used for board material and a wiring conductor and junction electrode wherein the Cu is sized to extend beyond the pin hole so that solder only contacts it and not the ceramic circuit board. The wiring and junction electrode is formed in a same process while forming a cover coat on the electrode using board material, and Au or Au--Ni laminated film is formed on this electrode as occasion demands, and then an electronic component is connected thereto using a solder such a Au--Sn or Au--Ge.
Abstract:
Apparatus and method is provided for separating electrical connections, such as, solder connections, between two surfaces in which electrical connections are relatively weak and thus can be readily separated. The preferred application of the disclosed process and apparatus is its use in separating semiconductor devices from its device carrier after the devices have been through burn-in tests. The unique process and apparatus allows multiple uses of device carrier for testing and/or burning-in devices.
Abstract:
A device placement or diebonding head for a diebonding apparatus including a chamber with openings in its end walls, a rod-and-piston combination extending through the chamber with the rod ends protruding through the openings, a gas inlet port into the chamber above or below the piston, and gas pressure resisting means to resist movement of said piston in response to gas pressure. The diebonding head rod has an axial bore therethrough. Its upper end is configured for connection to a vacuum source and its placement end is configured for mounting of a vacuum tool. Thus, force exerted by the rod placement end on a device being diebonded is adjustable by adjusting the gas pressure relative to the resisting means force. The gas inlet may be above or below the piston. The resisting means may be a helical spring in the same or the opposite end of the chamber as the gas inlet. Alternatively, the resisting means may be pressure from gas entering the opposite end of the chamber from the first gas inlet port. A gas inlet into the lower chamber end wall opening may be used to provide an air bearing to prevent binding of the rod within the opening. A diebonding apparatus and a method for adjusting the force exerted by a device placement head on a device being placed on a substrate are also disclosed.
Abstract:
A method of making an integral solder and plated cover for an electronic package is described which involves applying a corrosion resistant material onto a metal strip and a solderable material on the corrosion resistant material. A solder material is then roll clad over the solderable material after which it is stamped to covers which are then coated with gold.
Abstract:
An optic module contains a flexible circuit board forming a cable which connects between an optical sub-assembly and a rigid interconnect structure within the optic module. The cable includes lands proximate to through holes for soldered connection to leads which extend from the optical sub-assemblies and are substantially smaller than the hole. A soldering bridge comprising several separate tabs equally spaced about the land and which project from the land into the hole and are very flexible in relation to the lead so that the lead can be placed in any radial position within the hole, but regardless of the position of the lead within the hole the projections of the soldering bridge project close enough to the lead so that during wave soldering a joint of desired configuration is produced. The soldering bridge can be integral with the land so that the bridge helps connect the solder to the land allowing the land to be smaller and thus providing for closer spacing between connection holes. More generally, the soldering bridge of the invention is useful for mass soldering of any flexible or rigid circuit board in which leads are to be inserted into substantially larger passages or passages are to be very closely spaced.
Abstract:
A dispensing apparatus for applying a pulsed thin stream of flux to a surface such as a printed circuit board. The stream of flux is pulsed at a high rate to apply a thin layer of flux on the surface. The dispensing head consists of multiple orifices for applying the flux to the board. The streams of flux are angularly disposed and a pan is positioned for capturing flux which passes by the board. The board is conveyed by the dispensing head. Controls are incorporated for board sensing and identification, application width selection, precise pressure control, fluid flow monitoring and system safety conditions.
Abstract:
A electronic chip removal and replacement system to be used to remove and replace a surface mounted or edge connected electronic chip from a circuit board, the system including a heater assembly having a heater unit which produces a quantity of heat, thereby heating an air flow which passes thereover to produce heated air which exits the heater assembly through an outlet nozzle. The hot air flow is applied to the electronic chip in a specific controlled pattern as directed through a microprocessor which directs a timed and ramped increase and decrease of a temperature of the heater unit in accordance with a specific type of chip being heated. Further, the microprocessor is structured such that it can be disengaged remotely whereby only the heater unit is shut down and not the remainder of the system including the air flow over the heater unit, thereby allowing the heater unit to cool down between uses and facilitating ramped up heating in accordance with a specific ramped heating profile corresponding the specific type of electronic chip being replaced or removed.
Abstract:
In wire bonding used in manufacturing, for example, semiconductor devices, inputting of the coordinates of the first and second leads of a lead frame, on which a semiconductor chip is installed, into an operation controller makes it possible that the coordinates of all of the remaining leads are automatically calculated by an image processor and the bonding coordinates for such leads are also automatically calculated.