Abstract:
Example embodiments of the present invention include a printed circuit board (PCB) capable of controlling the size and position of voids during a surface mounting process. To this end, the PCB includes: an insulating plate made of an insulating material; printed circuit patterns formed on the insulating plate; a plurality of lands to support a plurality of solder joints, each land coupled to one end of each of the printed circuit patterns; and anti-wetting layers mounted on a surface of each of the lands for solder joint therein. The anti-wetting layers allow a void produced during a surface mounting process to move to a central surface on a pad, so that the solder joint reliability between the solder ball and the land is increased. As a result, the reliability of a semiconductor device is enhanced.
Abstract:
A structure is disclosed for fixing an electronic device having a heat-releasing plate to a substrate. The structure includes a substrate, a land portion which is formed on a front face of the substrate and on which said heat-releasing plate of the electronic device is to be soldered, a through-hole formed in and penetrating said substrate and said land portion. The through-hole is adapted to release heat generated in the electronic device. The structure further includes a partitioning portion provided to be positioned between the heat-releasing plate and the land portion. The partitioning portion is adapted for preventing a solder, which should partially run out from a specific edge portion of the heat-releasing plate on soldering the heat-releasing plate to the land portion, from partially flowing into the through-hole.
Abstract:
A raised solder-mask-defined (SMD) pad configured for receiving a solder ball on a laminate electronic circuit board and a method of creating the raised SMD pad on a laminate electronic circuit board. The method may comprise forming a base bump, covering the base bump with a conductive bump layer and layering a surrounding material over an extended edge of the conductive bump layer. The surrounding material is patterned to expose a pad face and of a portion of the sides of the conductive bump layer, such that the pad face is disposed above the surface of the surrounding material. The surrounding material may be patterned by a photolithography operation or alternatively, a laser-drill operation.
Abstract:
A hybrid integrated circuit device having high mount reliability comprises a module substrate which is a ceramic wiring substrate, a plurality of electronic component parts laid out on the main surface of the module substrate, a plurality of electrode terminals laid out on the rear surface of the module substrate, and a cap which is fixed to the module substrate to cover the main surface of the module substrate. The electrode terminals include a plurality of electrode terminals which are aligned along the edges of the module substrate and power voltage supply terminals which are located inner than these electrode terminals. The electrode terminals aligned along the substrate edges are coated, at least in their portions close to the substrate edge, with a protection film having a thickness of several tens micrometers or less. Connection reinforcing terminals consist of a plurality of divided terminals which are independent of each other, and are ground terminals.
Abstract:
A fixing member is spaced from a head actuator by a predetermined distance. A flexible printed circuit board extends at least from the head actuator to the fixing member. The flexible printed circuit board is superposed on the surface of the fixing member. A viscoelastic layer and a protecting layer are over laid on the surface of the flexible printed circuit board. A clip clips all the fixing member, the flexible printed circuit board, the viscoelastic layer and the protecting layer together. When a head slider is positioned, the head actuator changes its attitude relative to a recording disk. The inertial force based on the rotation causes the first flexible printed circuit board to vibrate when the actuator block stops rotating. The viscoelastic layer serves to absorb this residual vibration of the first flexible printed circuit board. Vibration of the flexible printed circuit board can be suppressed.
Abstract:
A package structure and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The package structure includes a chip, a substrate and a solder. The chip includes a bump disposed on the surface of the chip. The substrate includes a pad and a solder resistor layer. The pad is disposed on the surface of the substrate and corresponds to the bump. The solder resistor layer is disposed on the surface of the substrate. The solder resistor layer has an opening for exposing the pad. The ratio of the width of the opening to the diameter of the bump ranges between 1 and 1.5. The solder is disposed in the opening and around the bump. The solder, the bump and the pad are welded together for electrically connecting the chip and the substrate.
Abstract:
Disclosed herein is a solder pad interface for a solder joint on a substrate. The solder pad interface includes a soldermask defined (SMD) interface between a solder pad (202) and the substrate, and a non-soldermask defined (NSMD) interface between the solder pad and the solder joint. The SMD interface can include a layer of insulating material (208) configured as an overlaid stencil with apertures through which the NSMD interface of the solder pad is substantially accessible. The SMD interface can include a soldermask (210) configured to cover an outer portion (212) of the solder pad. The NSMD interface includes a raised central portion (214) of the solder pad having a top. The layer of insulating material can be substantially flush with the top of the raised central portion. The raised central portion can provide the NSMD interface between the solder pad and the solder joint.
Abstract:
A semiconductor package having a low profile is disclosed. In embodiments, a surface mounted component may be mounted directly to the core of the semiconductor package substrate, so that there is no conductive layer, plating layers or solder paste between the component and the substrate core. The surface mounted component may be any type of component which may be surface mounted on a substrate according to an SMT process, including for example passive components and various packaged semiconductors.
Abstract:
A printed wiring board comprises a wiring substrate provided with at least one conductor circuit, a solder resist layer formed on the surface of the wiring substrate, covering the at least one conductor circuit, conductor pads formed on a part of the at least one conductor circuit exposed from respective openings provided in the solder resist layer for mounting electronic parts, and solder bumps formed on the respective conductor pads. Connection reliability and insulation reliability are easily improved by making the ratio (H/D) of a height H from solder resist layer surface the solder bump to an opening diameter of the opening about 0.55 to about 1.0 even in narrow pitch structure under the pitch of the opening provided in the solder resist layer of about 200 μm or less.
Abstract:
Solder connections are created between the substrate of an electronic package and a circuit board having lengths that are longer than the width. The solder connections are created by locating solder balls of power or ground connections close enough to one another so that, upon reflow to the circuit board the solder balls combine, creating a larger solder connection. Signal solder balls, however, remain separated. The power or ground solder balls on a particular bond pad are separated from one another by portions of a removable solder mask that keep the solder balls spherical in shape during solder ball attachment to the electronic package. However, it is removed prior to reflow to the circuit board, thus creating a larger, longer solder connection between the electronic package and circuit board.