Abstract:
A metal particle dispersion liquid comprises: a compound including a sulfur atom; metal particles whose diameter ranges from 1 to 100 nm and made of a material including a precious metal material; and a dispersion medium. The metal particles is covered by the compound.
Abstract:
Electronic devices and methods for fabricating electronic devices are described. One method includes providing a substrate with a plurality of bonding pads thereon, and providing a plurality of solder microballs, the microballs including a coating thereon. The method also includes flowing the solder microballs onto the substrate and positioning the solder microballs on the bonding pads. The method also includes heating the solder microballs to reflow and form a joint between the solder microballs and the bonding pads. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
Abstract:
An object is to provide an electronic components mounting adhesive capable of lowering the probability of occurrence of short-circuiting and increasing the reliability of the joining of electrodes in an electronic components mounted structure obtained by bonding electronic components to each other, as well as a manufacturing method of such an electronic components mounting adhesive, a resulting electronic component mounted structure, and a manufacturing method of such an electronic component mounted structure.In an electronic components mounted structure 10, a first circuit board 11 and a second circuit board 13 are bonded to each other with an electronic components mounting adhesive 20. The electronic components mounting adhesive 20 is such that solder particles 22 are dispersed in a thermosetting resin 21. The solder particles 22 are subjected to heating treatment in an oxygen-containing atmosphere before being dispersed in the thermosetting resin 21. Electrodes 12 of the first circuit board 11 and electrodes 14 of the second circuit board 13 are electrically connected to each other by solder particles 22 that are sandwiched between the electrodes 12 and 14 and their surface oxide films 22a are thereby broken.
Abstract:
A liquid crystal display (LCD) device includes a LCD panel and a flexible wiring member coupled together by an anisotropic-conductive adhesive film (ACF). The ACF includes insulating resin and a plurality of conductive particles dispersed therein and each having an insulating film on a conductive body. The insulating film is broken by the thermal compression of the ACF during manufacture of the LCD device, thereby allowing terminals of the LCD panel and terminals of the flexible wiring member to be electrically coupled together.
Abstract:
This publication discloses a method and apparatus for functionalizing nanoparticle systems. The method comprises treating a nanoparticle-containing layer so as to produce a pattern of structurally transformed zones, the treatment comprising applying an electric field through the nanoparticle layer. According to the invention an AC-field capacitively coupled to the nanoparticle-containing layer is used as said electric field. The treatment preferably results in at least partly sintered structures, which can be used as conductors, for example. The document discloses several realizations for utilization of the disclosed functionalization in mass-fabrication lines.
Abstract:
This publication discloses a method for forming electrically conducting structures on a substrate. According to the method nanoparticles containing conducting or semiconducting material are applied on the substrate in a dense formation and a voltage is applied over the nanoparticles so as to at least locally increase the conductivity of the formation. According to the invention, the voltage is high enough to cause melting of the nanoparticles in a breakthrough-like manner. With the aid of the invention, small-linewidth structures can be created without high-precision lithography.
Abstract:
A bonding material comprising metal particles coated with an organic substance having carbon atoms of 2 to 8, wherein the metal particles comprises first portion of 100 nm or less, and a second portion larger than 100 nm but not larger than 100 μm, each of the portions having at least peak of a particle distribution, based on a volumetric base. The disclosure is further concerned with a bonding method using the bonding material.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a microcapsule-conductive particle complex comprising a conductive particle consisting of conductive metallic particle or polymer particle coated on a surface with a conductive metallic layer; a microcapsule being adsorbed by the conductive particle or adsorbing the conductive particle, comprising a core and a shell, wherein the core contains organic compound which is a curing agent for a fast curing at a low temperature and the shell has a surface functional group with affinity for metal of the conductive metallic layer on its surface, a preparation method thereof and an anisotropic conductive film (ACF) using the same.
Abstract:
An anisotropic electrically conducting interconnect is disclosed in which an adhesive comprising particles having a breakable coating of at least one electrically nonconductive material is compressed between a first contact and a second contact. Compression to two contacts breaks the breakable coating exposing an electrically conducting material which makes contact with the first and second contacts. The electrically conducting material may be a metal conductor or a two-part reactive conductive resin/catalyst system. Also disclosed are processes for making such electrical interconnects and adhesives for use in making electrical interconnect.
Abstract:
A process for producing resin-coated metal particles includes coating surfaces of metal particles with silica; allowing a polymerizable group to adsorb onto the surfaces of the silica-coated particles by the use of a silane coupling agent; and coating the surfaces of the silica-coated particles with a polymeric resin by mixing the particles to which the polymerizable groups have been adsorbed, a polymerizable monomer, a polymerization initiator, and a dispersant to polymerize the polymerizable monomer and the polymerizable groups.