Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing composite solder balls that are metallized on the surface and calibrated, these balls comprising a core consisting of a spherical support particle of diameter D0 made of expanded polystyrene and having an intergranular porosity of at least 50%, and a shell covering said support particle and formed by a plurality of metallic surface layers. The present invention also relates to balls that can be obtained by the method according to the invention, as well as to the use thereof for the assembly of electronic boards.
Abstract:
Hybrid solder for solder balls and filled paste are described. A solder ball may be formed of a droplet of higher temperature solder and a coating of lower temperature solder. This may be used with a solder paste that has an adhesive and a filler of low temperature solder particles, the filler comprising less than 80 weight percent of the paste. The solder balls and paste may be used in soldering packages for microelectronic devices. A package may be formed by applying a solder paste to a bond pad of a substrate, attaching a hybrid solder ball to each pad using the paste, and attaching the package substrate to a microelectronic substrate by reflowing the hybrid solder balls to form a hybrid solder interconnect.
Abstract:
A microelectronic assembly and method for fabricating the same are described. In an example, a microelectronic assembly includes a microelectronic device having a surface with one or more areas to receive one or more solder balls, the one or more areas having a surface finish comprising Ni. A solder material comprising Cu, such as flux or paste, is applied to the Ni surface finish and one or more solder balls are coupled to the microelectronic device by a reflow process that forms a solder joint between the one or more solder balls, the solder material comprising Cu, and the one or more areas having a surface finish comprising Ni.
Abstract:
A circuit board includes: an insulator having a groove; a circuit layer filling a portion of the groove; a solder pad on the circuit layer filling the remainder of the groove; and a circuit pattern electrically connected with the circuit layer, the circuit pattern buried in the insulator such that a portion of the circuit pattern is exposed at a surface of the insulator.
Abstract:
A microelectronic assembly and method for fabricating the same are described. In an example, a microelectronic assembly includes a microelectronic device having a surface with one or more areas to receive one or more solder balls, the one or more areas having a surface finish comprising Ni. A solder material comprising Cu, such as flux or paste, is applied to the Ni surface finish and one or more solder balls are coupled to the microelectronic device by a reflow process that forms a solder joint between the one or more solder balls, the solder material comprising Cu, and the one or more areas having a surface finish comprising Ni.
Abstract:
The invention provides a solder structure which is least likely to develop Sn whiskers and a method for forming such a solder structure. The solder structure includes an Sn alloy capable of a solid-liquid coexistent state and an Au (or Au alloy) coating covering at least part of the surface of the Sn alloy. The Au covering is a film that covers and coats at least part of the surface of the Sn alloy. As a preferable mode, the Au coating forms a netlike structure on the surface of the Sn alloy. The thickness of the Au coating is, for instance, 1 to 5 μm.
Abstract:
A microelectronic assembly and method for fabricating the same are described. In an example, a microelectronic assembly includes a microelectronic device having a surface with one or more areas to receive one or more solder balls, the one or more areas having a surface finish comprising Ni. A solder material comprising Cu, such as flux or paste, is applied to the Ni surface finish and one or more solder balls are coupled to the microelectronic device by a reflow process that forms a solder joint between the one or more solder balls, the solder material comprising Cu, and the one or more areas having a surface finish comprising Ni.
Abstract:
A method of manufacturing a circuit board, which includes a bump pad on which a solder bump may be placed, may include forming a solder pad on a surface of a first carrier; forming a metal film, which covers the solder pad and which extends to a bump pad forming region; forming a circuit layer and a circuit pattern, which are electrically connected with the metal film, on a surface of the first carrier; pressing the first carrier and an insulator such that a surface of the first carrier and the insulator faces each other; and removing the first carrier. Utilizing this method, the amount of solder for the contacting of a flip chip can be adjusted, and solder can be filled inside the board, so that after installing a chip, the overall thickness of the package can be reduced.
Abstract:
In a solder paste 3 formed by allowing a resin component 3a having oxide removability to contain solder particles 4A, 4B, and 4C which are formed by coating the surfaces of core particles 6A, 6B, and 6C made of tin (Sn) or an alloy of tin with silver (Ag) coating films 7A, 7B, and 7C, the core particles are distributed to have such a particle distribution that the average particle diameter is in the range of 3 μm to 7 μm and 75% or more of the particles is in the range of 1 μm to 9 μm and the coating film is formed so that the core particles are coated with a silver coating film of an amount which occupies 1 to 4 wt % of the solder particles. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent oxide from being formed on the surfaces of the solder particles and to enhance the solder wettability at the time of soldering. In addition, it is possible to secure printability onto fine electrodes and to secure excellent solder adhesion with respect to a fine-pitch part by the use of a simple and low-cost method.
Abstract:
A method and structure for a solder interconnection, using solder balls for making a low temperature chip attachment directly to any of the higher levels of packaging substrate is disclosed. After a solder ball has been formed using standard methods it is reflowed to give the solder ball a smooth surface. A layer of low melting point metal, such as, bismuth, indium or tin, preferably, pure tin, is deposited on the top of the solder balls. This structure results in localizing of the eutectic alloy, formed upon subsequent low temperature joining cycle, to the top of the high melting solder ball even after multiple low temperature reflow cycles. This method does not need tinning of the substrate to which the chip is to be joined, which makes this method economical. It has also been noticed that whenever temperature is raised slightly above the eutectic temperature, the structure always forms a liquid fillet around the joint with copper wires. This liquid fillet formation results in substantial thermal fatigue life improvement for reduced stress at interface; and secondly, provides an easy means to remove chip for the purpose of chip burn-in, replacement or field repairs.