Abstract:
The present invention relates generally to a new process for hermetically sealing of a high thermally conductive substrate, such as, an aluminum nitride substrate, using a low thermally conductive interposer and structure thereof. More particularly, the invention encompasses a hermetic cap which is secured to an aluminum nitride substrate using the novel thermal interposer. The novel thermal interposer basically comprises of layers of relatively high thermal conductive metallic materials sandwiching a core layer of low thermal conductive metallic material.
Abstract:
A solder ball removal tool uses ultrasonic vibrations to remove specific solder balls from high density chips, substrate solder ball terminal connections, card or board solder ball connections, or other solder ball array for the purpose of customizing the electrical functionality of a module. The tool also allows for the removal of damaged or defective solder balls for the purpose of replacement with defect free solder balls.
Abstract:
The present invention relates generally to a new process for hermetically sealing of a high thermally conductive substrate, such as, an aluminum nitride substrate, using a low thermally conductive interposer and structure thereof. More particularly, the invention encompasses a hermetic cap which is secured to an aluminum nitride substrate using the novel thermal interposer. The novel thermal interposer basically comprises of layers of relatively high thermal conductive metallic materials sandwiching a core layer of low thermal conductive metallic material.
Abstract:
A specially designed tip containing an electron discharge milled cone of specific dimensions is used to transfer a critical solder volume from a solder ball carrier to a specific solder ball site on the base line metal on a high density chip, substrate terminal connection, solder ball connection, or any solder ball array. The critical tip/cone dimensions have a height of the cone and a circumference at the base which generate a specific volume of solder to be transferred.
Abstract:
A method for removing a thinned silicon structure from a substrate, the method includes selecting the silicon structure with soldered connections for removal; applying a silicon structure removal device to the silicon structure and the substrate, wherein the silicon structure removal device comprises a pre-determined temperature setpoint for actuation within a range from about eighty percent of a melting point of the soldered connections to about the melting point; heating the silicon structure removal device and the soldered connections of the silicon structure to within the range to actuate the silicon structure removal device; and removing the thinned silicon structure. Also disclosed is a structure including a plurality of layers, at least one layer including a thinned silicon structure and solder coupling the layer to another layer of the plurality; wherein the solder for each layer has a predetermined melting point.
Abstract:
An interconnection structure and methods for making and detaching the same are presented for column and ball grid array (CGA and BGA) structures by using a transient solder paste on the electronic module side of the interconnection that includes fine metal powder additives to increase the melting point of the solder bond. The metal powder additives change the composition of the solder bond such that the transient melting solder composition does not completely melt at temperatures below +230° C. and detach from the electronic module during subsequent ref lows. A Pb—Sn eutectic with a lower melting point is used on the opposite end of the interconnection structure. In the first method a transient melting solder paste is applied to the I/O pad of an electronic module by means of a screening mask. Interconnect structures are then bonded to the I/O pad. In a second method, solder preforms in a composition of the transient melting solder paste are wetted onto electronic module I/O pads and interconnect columns or balls are then bonded. Detachment of an electronic module from a circuit card can then be performed by heating the circuit card assembly to a temperature above the eutectic solder melting point, but below the transient solder joint melting point.
Abstract:
A temporary attach article of a first component to a second component which includes a first component having a first volume of a fusible material; a second component having a second volume of fusible material; and the first and second components being joined together through the first and second volumes of fusible material, wherein the first volume of fusible material has a melting point higher than a melting point of the second volume of fusible material so that the first and second components may be joined together without melting of the first volume of fusible material and wherein the second volume of fusible material is 5 to 20% of the first volume of fusible material. Also disclosed is a method for temporary attach of devices to an electronic substrate.
Abstract:
Brazing of elements to electronic chip carrying substrates requires brazing materials strong at high temperatures used to remove and replace chips. Flanges and pins are brazed with Au:Sn brazing alloys modified during brazing by addition of copper to the brazing material to promote formation of the higher melting point .beta. phase of the alloy and a Group VIII metal to draw Sn out of the melt by gettering, also to promote formation of the .beta. phase of the alloy and to thicken the braze material. A copper preform is plated with Ni and juxtaposed with surfaces to be brazed and the brazing material to add Ni and copper to the melt.
Abstract:
A solder ball contact and a method of making a solder ball contact includes: a first insulating layer with a via formed on an integrated circuit (IC) chip and a metal pad; an under bump metallurgy (UBM) structure disposed within the via and on a portion of the first insulating layer, surrounding the via; a second insulating layer formed on an upper surface of an outer portion of the UBM structure that is centered on the via; and a solder ball that fills the via and is disposed above an upper surface of an inner portion of the UBM structure that contacts the via, in which the UBM structure that underlies the solder ball is of a greater diameter than the solder ball.
Abstract:
Methods and reworked intermediate and resultant electronic modules made thereby, whereby a component in need of rework is located and removed from the module to reveal encapsulated solder connections residing within an underfill matrix. Heights of both the solder connections and underfill matrix are reduced, followed by etching the solder out of the solder connections to form openings within the underfill matrix. The underfill material is then removed to expose metallurgy of the substrate. A blank having a release layer with an array of solder connections is aligned with the exposed metallurgy, and this solder array is transferred from the blank onto the metallurgy. The transferred solder connections are then flattened using heat and pressure, followed by attaching solder connections of a new component to the flattened solder connections and underfilling these reworked solder connections residing between the new chip and substrate.