摘要:
At least one flexible appliance (120) and related method (300) for orthogonal, non-planar interconnections of at least a first electronic interface (115) disposed on a substrate (110) to an associated second electronic interface (161) positioned beneath the substrate (110). The flexible appliance (120) is comprised of a planar body (121) having at least one electrical connector (122) extending from and orthogonally oriented relative to the planar body (121). In one aspect of the invention, the electrical connector (122) is four electrical connectors (122). There is at least one aperture (112) formed in the substrate (110) for allowing the first electronic interface (115) to be electrically interconnected to the associated second electronic interface (161). The flexible appliance (120) is positioned on the substrate (110) by automated means. Contacts pads (123, 124) on the resilient connector (122) are electrically connected to the second electronic interface (161) and the first electronic interface (115) by automated means such as soldering, thermo sonic bonding, or gap welding.
摘要:
A thermosonic ribbon bonding process uses a combination of a relatively low temperature and a high frequency to bond a ribbon conductor to conductive bonding sites of a system level support structure, such as a space/airborne antenna, containing circuit components whose characteristics might otherwise be degraded at an elevated temperature customarily used in device-level thermosonic bonding processes. By relatively low temperature is meant a temperature no greater than the minimum temperature that would potentially cause a modification of the circuit parameters of at least one of the system's components. Such a minimum temperature may lie in a range on the order of 25-85.degree. C., while the ultrasonic bonding frequency preferably lies in a range of from 122 KHz to 140 KHz. For gold ribbon to gold pad bonds, this high frequency range achieves the requisite atomic diffusion bonding energy, without causing fracturing or destruction of the gold ribbon or its interface with the gold pad.
摘要:
The invention concerns a method and apparatus for performing an accelerated simulation of mechanical stresses and strains to evaluate the reliability of a sub-miniature interconnect. The method can begin by determining at least one characteristic of at least one thermal cycle to which a sub-miniature interconnect having a predetermined configuration will be exposed. The at least one characteristic can be selected to include a temperature change during the at least one thermal cycle. Thereafter, at least one value is calculated which represents a dimensional variation in a substrate (400) to which the sub-miniature interconnect is bonded. In particular, the dimensional variation is a calculated variation in the substrate dimension caused by the thermal cycle. The dimensional variation can include a longitudinal dimensional variation aligned with a length of the ribbon or the wire or a lateral dimensional variation aligned transverse to the ribbon or wire.
摘要:
A method is provided for creating a compound bond in a wire bonding process. The method includes forming a free air ball (804) at a first end (702) of a bonding wire (602). The method also includes determining a dimension and/or a shape of an anchored ball (406) disposed on a bonding site. The method further includes modifying a shape of the free air ball to at least partially conform to a shape of the anchored ball. This modification step also comprises modifying the shape of the free air ball in accordance with at least one of the dimension and the shape of the anchored ball. This modification step further comprises forming a concave surface (1502) on a portion of the free air ball. The method further includes bonding the free air ball to the anchored ball subsequent to modifying a shape of the free air ball.