Method for shaping spring elements
    8.
    发明授权
    Method for shaping spring elements 失效
    弹簧元件成型方法

    公开(公告)号:US06442831B1

    公开(公告)日:2002-09-03

    申请号:US08794202

    申请日:1997-01-24

    IPC分类号: H01R900

    摘要: Interconnection elements for electronic components, exhibiting desirable mechanical characteristics (such as resiliency, for making pressure contacts) are formed by using a shaping tool (512) to shape an elongate core element (502) of a soft material (such as gold or soft copper wire) to have a springable shape (including cantilever beam, S-shape, U-shape), and overcoating the shaped core element with a hard material (such as nickel and its alloys), to impart a desired spring (resilient) characteristic to the resulting composite interconnection element. A final overcoat of a material having superior electrical qualities (e.g., electrical conductivity and/or solderability) may be applied to the composite interconnection element. The resulting interconnection elements may be mounted to a variety of electronic components, including directly to semiconductor dies and wafers (in which case the overcoat material anchors the composite interconnection element to a terminal (or the like) on the electronic component), may be mounted to support substrates for use as interposers and may be mounted to substrates for use as probe cards or probe card inserts. The shaping tool may be an anvil (622) and a die (624), and may nick or sever successive shaped portions of the elongate element, and the elongate element may be of an inherently hard (springy) material. Methods of fabricating interconnection elements on sacrificial substrates are described. Methods of fabricating tip structures (258) and contact tips at the end of interconnection elements are also described.

    摘要翻译: 通过使用成形工具(512)来形成软质材料(例如金或软铜)的细长芯元件(502),形成用于电子元件的互连元件,其具有期望的机械特性(例如弹性,用于形成压力接触) 电线)具有弹性形状(包括悬臂梁,S形,U形),并用硬质材料(例如镍及其合金)涂覆成形芯体元件,以赋予期望的弹簧(弹性)特性 所得到的复合互连元件。 可以对复合互连元件施加具有优异电气质量(例如导电性和/或可焊性)的材料的最终外涂层。 所得到的互连元件可以安装到各种电子部件,包括直接连接到半导体管芯和晶片(在这种情况下,外罩材料将复合互连元件锚定到电子部件上的端子等),可以被安装 以支撑用作内插件的基板,并且可以安装到用作探针卡或探针卡插入件的基板。 成形工具可以是砧座(622)和模具(624),并且可以切割或切断细长元件的连续成形部分,并且细长元件可以是固有的硬(弹性)材料。 描述了在牺牲基板上制造互连元件的方法。 还描述了在互连元件的末端处制造尖端结构(258)和接触尖端的方法。

    Making discrete power connections to a space transformer of a probe card
assembly
    9.
    发明授权
    Making discrete power connections to a space transformer of a probe card assembly 失效
    将离散电源连接到探针卡组件的空间变压器

    公开(公告)号:US6050829A

    公开(公告)日:2000-04-18

    申请号:US920255

    申请日:1997-08-28

    IPC分类号: G01R1/073 G01R31/02

    CPC分类号: G01R1/07378

    摘要: By segregating at least a substantial portion of the power connections to the space transformer component (506, 700, 800) from the signal connections thereto, constraints on the interposer component (504) may be relaxed. This is particularly advantageous in the context of probing one or more high power semiconductor components. The technique of the present invention provides for a plurality of signals (including power and ground) to be inserted into an electronic component such as a space transformer both from a one main surface thereof and an edge (periphery) thereof to an opposite main surface thereof. The space transformer includes pads (522, 706, 810) for engaging, by means of spring elements (524), component (508) to be tested and includes exposed edge pads (750, 804, 854) for engagement by a flexible cable (752) for transmission of power and ground signals to the space transformer. The system also includes an interposer (504) having resilient contacts (514, 516) for electrically interconnecting a probe card (502) to the space transformer (506).

    摘要翻译: 通过将至少大部分的功率连接与其间的信号连接隔离到空间变压器部件(506,700,800),可以放宽对插入件部件(504)的约束。 这在探测一个或多个大功率半导体部件的上下文中是特别有利的。 本发明的技术提供了从其一个主表面和其边缘(周边)到其相对的主表面插入到诸如空间变换器的电子部件中的多个信号(包括电源和接地) 。 空间变压器包括用于通过弹簧元件(524)与待测试的部件(508)接合的垫(522,706,810),并且包括暴露的边缘焊盘(750,804,854),用于通过柔性电缆 752)用于将电力和地面信号传输到空间变压器。 该系统还包括具有用于将探针卡(502)与空间变换器(506)电互连的弹性触点(514,516)的插入器(504)。