Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Interface for limiting substrate damage due to discrete failure
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Application No.: US15589142Application Date: 2017-05-08
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Publication No.: US10080283B1Publication Date: 2018-09-18
- Inventor: Bruce J. Chamberlin , Scott B. King , Joseph Kuczynski , David J. Russell
- Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
- Applicant Address: US NY Armonk
- Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Armonk
- Agency: Lieberman & Brandsdorfer, LLC
- Main IPC: H05K7/00
- IPC: H05K7/00 ; H05K1/02 ; H05K1/18 ; H05K1/11 ; H05K1/16

Abstract:
An apparatus is provided with a component configured with an interface comprising a resilient material. In a first state, the component is mechanically and/or electrically attached to a substrate. Exposure of the interface to the temperature that meets or exceeds the transition temperature of interface causes the resilient material to undergo a state change. The state change of the interface alters the position of the component, including separation of the component from the substrate. The separation disrupts the attachment thereby mitigating damage to the substrate and/or component.
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