Abstract:
A compliant, high-density land grid array connector and the process of making such a connector. The process includes the steps of: (a) forming holes in a supporting substrate; (b) forming threaded sidewalls by tapping the holes; (c) plating the threaded sidewalls to form bellows-like structures; and (d) etching a surface of the supporting substrate after the plating to leave portions of the bellows-like structures protruding past a surface of the substrate. The resulting connector includes a substrate having bellows-like contacts extending from one or both sides for resiliently engaging pads such as those of an LGA module. As an alternative, the holes may be formed as blind holes. Ends of the bellows-like contacts may be roughened. The connector may also be formed by casting the substrate in a mold box having screw-like mandrels followed by steps of mandrel removal, hole plating and surface etching.
Abstract:
Electronic packages made with a high area percent coverage of blanket metal may be prone to certain kinds of ceramic defects. In aluminum nitride, these defects may be related to decomposition of the liquid sintering aid. In this experiment, unique additions to the metallization prevented the formation of certain ceramic defects. Our approach involves a unique composition used in an existing process.
Abstract:
A surface mounted electronic interconnect device. The device includes a coaxial electrical pad comprising a plurality of conductive surfaces on a substrate corresponding to the conductor arrangement of a coaxial connector; and, a coaxial connector comprising a dielectric material having a center opening and isolated electrically conductive interior and exterior surfaces that are planar with the ends of the connector. The dielectric separates the inner conductive surface from the outer conductive surface and is tubularly shaped having an inner wall for the electrically conductive interior surface. The coaxial connector inner and outer conductors may alternatively be comprised of microsprings. The coaxial connector has first and second ends, the first end for attachment to an electronic package and the second for pluggable attachment to a PC board. A socket for mating with the coaxial connector second end is demonstrated, comprising a body and inner and outer conductors and configured so as to contact the interior and exterior surfaces of the coaxial connector at different times. The inner conductor of the socket is adapted to be received within the electrically conductive interior surface of the coaxial connector.
Abstract:
An aluminum nitride ceramic having enhanced properties suitable for electronic packaging applications can be prepared from a synergistic aluminum nitride powder/sintering aid mixture, in which the sintering aid is formulated to provide a resultant desirable second phase within the sintered body. The aluminum nitride powder/sintering aid mixture can be formed into green sheet-metal laminates and sintered at low temperature to yield high density, high electrical resistivity, and high thermal conductivity metal ceramic sintered bodies with low camber.
Abstract:
An aluminum nitride ceramic having desired properties suitable for electronic packaging applications can be prepared from a novel aluminum nitride powder/sintering aid mixture. The sintering aid comprises a glassy component formed from alumina, calcia and boria, and a non-vitreous component comprising an element or compound of a metal of Group IIa, IIIa, or the lanthanides, preferably crystalline oxides, reactibis with the crystallized glass component and the alumina from the Al N grains. Alternatively, the sintering aid comprises a multi-component glass composition capable of forming the above components upon melting and thereafter crystallizing upon reaction.
Abstract:
A tamper resistant, integrated circuit (IC) module includes a ceramic-based chip carrier; one or more integrated circuit chips attached to a top surface of the chip carrier; a ceramic-based cap structure attached to the top surface of the chip carrier, and covering the one or more integrated circuit chips; and a conductive grid structure embedded within the chip carrier and the cap structure, the conductive grid structure having a plurality of meandering lines disposed in an x-direction, a y-direction, and a z-direction; wherein the conductive grid structure is configured so as to detect an attempt to penetrate the IC module.
Abstract:
A method and device comprising an easily reworkable alpha particle barrier is provided. The easily reworkable alpha particle barrier is applied in the space between the surface of the chip and the surface of the substrate, and reduces soft error rate (SER). Further, the easily reworkable alpha particle barrier material is chosen from the group of an organic material, a hydrocarbon, more specifically a polyalphaolefin (PAO) oil, and a polymer or filled polymer; wherein the polyalphaolefin oil has a viscosity below 1000 cSt (at 100° C.). The easily reworkable alpha particle barrier material can be used with multichip modules (MCM's) allowing easy device rework of one or more dies without affecting other dies on the same substrate.
Abstract:
An integrated circuit module, a land grid array module, and a method for forming the module, include a substrate, which mounts one or more chips or discrete electronic components, and a cap for covering the substrate, and including at least one protrusion coupled to the cap for limiting the amount of flexing of the substrate during actuation. The at least one protrusion can be either rigidly fixed to the cap or adjustably inserted through the cap.
Abstract:
A method and a structure for assembling a circuit board whereby high temperature attach devices can be electrically tested prior to the joining of permanent low temperature attach devices. A test interposer, with low temperature attach known good reference devices, is placed in electrical contact with the circuit board containing high temperature attach devices. The test interposer/circuit board assembly can be used to identify any defective high temperature attach devices which can be replaced prior to joining the permanent low temperature attach devices on the circuit board. This partial interim test, when only the high temperature attach devices are mounted on the circuit board, eliminates the need to remove known good low temperature attach devices from the circuit board during the high temperature attach device rework process.
Abstract:
The dielectric constant of low loss tangent glass-ceramic compositions, such as cordierite-based glass ceramics, is modified over a range by selective addition of high dielectric constant ceramics, such as titanates, tantalates and carbides and metals, such as copper. The low loss tangent is retained or improved over a range of frequencies, and the low CTE of the glass-ceramic is maintained. BaTiO3, SrTiO3 and Ta2O5 produce the most effective results.