Abstract:
A land grid array (LGA) interposer structure, including an electrically insulating carrier plane, and at least one interposer mounted on a first surface of said carrier plane. The interposer possesses a hemi-toroidal configuration in transverse cross-section and is constituted of a dielectric elastomeric material. A plurality of electrically-conductive elements are arranged about the surface of the at least one hemi-toroidal interposer and extend radically inwardly and downwardly from an uppermost end thereof into electrical contact with at least one component located on an opposite side of the electrically insulating carrier plane. Provided is also a method of producing the land grid array interposer structure.
Abstract:
A land grid array (LGA) interposer structure, including an electrically insulating carrier plane, and at least one interposer mounted on a first surface of said carrier plane. The interposer possesses a hemi-toroidal configuration in transverse cross-section and is constituted of a dielectric elastomeric material. A plurality of electrically-conductive elements are arranged about the surface of the at least one hemi-toroidal interposer and extend radically inwardly and downwardly from an uppermost end thereof into electrical contact with at least one component located on an opposite side of the electrically insulating carrier plane. Provided is also a method of producing the land grid array interposer structure.
Abstract:
A land grid array (LGA) interposer structure, including an electrically insulating carrier plane, and at least one interposer mounted on a first surface of said carrier plane. The interposer possesses a hemi-toroidal configuration in transverse cross-section and is constituted of a dielectric elastomeric material. A plurality of electrically-conductive elements are arranged about the surface of the at least one hemi-toroidal interposer and extend radically inwardly and downwardly from an uppermost end thereof into electrical contact with at least one component located on an opposite side of the electrically insulating carrier plane. Provided is also a method of producing the land grid array interposer structure.
Abstract:
A reinforced solder bump connector structure is formed between a contact pad arranged on a semiconductor chip and a ball pad arranged on a mounting substrate. The semiconductor chip includes at least one reinforcing protrusion extending upwardly from a surface of an intermediate layer. The mounting substrate includes at least one reinforcing protrusion extending upwardly from a ball pad, the protrusions from both the chip and the substrate being embedded within the solder bump connector. In some configurations, the reinforcing protrusions from the contact pad and the ball pad are sized and arranged to have overlapping upper portions. These overlapping portions may assume a wide variety of configurations that allow the protrusions to overlap without contacting each other including pin arrays and combinations of surrounding and surrounded elements. In each configuration, the reinforcing protrusions will tend to suppress crack formation and/or crack propagation thereby improving reliability.
Abstract:
A method of reducing a likelihood that a die pad will be delaminated from a die in an integrated circuit die package for a structure design during an attachment of a heat sink member to the die pad using solder, is provided. A sample structure of the structure design is evaluated to determine whether a volume of last solidification for the solder is centrally located with respect to the die pad and is located at or near an interface of the solder and the die pad. If the last solidification volume is centrally located and is located at or near the interface of the solder and the die pad, and if the die pad is delaminated from the die, the structure design is modified so that less metal of the heat sink member is centrally located than before the modifying.
Abstract:
A metal base circuit board to be used for a hybrid integrated circuit, including circuits provided on a metal plate via an insulating layer, a power semiconductor mounted on the circuit, and a control semiconductor to control the power semiconductor, provided on the circuit. A low capacitance portion is embedded under a circuit portion on which the control semiconductor is mounted, preferably. The low capacitance portion is made of a resin containing an inorganic filler and has a dielectric constant of from 2 to 9.
Abstract:
A chip embedded packaging structure includes a first metal board, a second metal board having at least a through cavity, in which the second metal board is disposed on the upper surface of the first metal board to form a heat dissipating substrate, at least a semiconductor chip and a capacitor chip embedded in the first metal board and embraced in the through cavity of the second metal board, a passive component layer disposed on part of the upper surface of the second metal board, and at least a build-up circuit layer covering the semiconductor chip, the capacitor chip, and the passive component layer and electrically connecting them through a plurality of conductive vias.
Abstract:
A test apparatus which uses a pair of substrates and housing to interconnect a host substrate (e.g., PCB) to an electronic device (e.g., semiconductor chip) to accomplish testing of the device. The apparatus includes a housing designed for being positioned on the PCB and have one of the substrates oriented therein during device engagement. The engaging contacts of the upper (second) substrate are sculpted to assure effective chip connection.
Abstract:
Some embodiments relate to an electronic assembly that includes a substrate and a plurality of pads. Each of the pads includes a lower section that is embedded in the substrate and a bowl-shaped upper section that is on top of the lower section. The bowl-shaped upper section protrudes from the substrate such that the bowl-shaped upper section is adapted to be soldered to balls or pads on another electronic assembly (e.g., an electronic package that include a die). Other embodiments relate to a method that includes forming a plurality of pads on a substrate such that each of the pads includes a lower section that is embedded in the substrate and an upper section that protrudes from the substrate. The method further includes heating the plurality of pads and engaging a member with the plurality of pads to form the upper section of each pad into a bowl shape.
Abstract:
An integrated lead suspension includes a solder ball that is placed between a lead wiring pad provided on a flexure of the suspension, and a bonding pad provided on a slider of a head gimbal section. The lead wiring pad and bonding pad are soldered by melting the solder ball. As a result, there is provided a recessed section into which a solder ball is placed by way of surface raised sections, using gravitational force, in the vicinity of the center line of the surface of the lead wiring pad. In this way the position of the solder ball is not displaced from the center line when a bonding pad and lead wiring pad are connected by means of a solder ball.