Abstract:
A solder interconnection uses preferably lead-rich solder balls for making a low temperature chip attachment directly to any of the higher levels of packaging substrate. After a solder ball has been formed using standard processes, a thin cap layer of preferably pure tin is deposited on a surface of the solder balls. An interconnecting eutectic alloy is formed upon reflow. Subsequent annealing causes tin to diffuse into the lead, or vice versa, and intermix, thereby raising the melting point temperature of the cap layer of the resulting assembly. This structure and process avoids secondary reflow problems during subsequent processing.
Abstract:
A solder interconnection uses preferably lead-rich balls for making a low temperature chip attachment directly to any of the higher levels of packaging substrate. After a solder ball has been formed using standard processes, a ball limiting metal mask is formed using photoresist. A thin cap layer of preferably pure tin is deposited on a surface of the solder balls using a tin aqueous immersion process.
Abstract:
A method of soldering used in fabricating an electronic circuit device employs an organic material supplied to at least one of the connecting members to be bonded. The connecting members are positioned in an oxidizing atmosphere, and heated in a nonoxidizing atmosphere to remove oxide and/or contamination layers present on the surface of presoldered portions or metallized bonding portions. By this method, fluxless soldering is performed, positional shifts are reduced, and high reliability of the soldering connections with reduction in residues after reflow are obtained.
Abstract:
A method for forming solder balls and an apparatus and method for forming solder columns on the electrical contact pads of an electronic package in order to establish a more reliable electrical and mechanical connection between an electronic package and a printed circuit board. In one embodiment, solder balls are formed on the electrical contact pads of a package by placing solder cylinders over the electrical contact pads and then passing the package through a reflow furnace where the solder cylinders take the form of spheres and are wetted onto the pads. In a second embodiment, a laminated solder column is formed that is resistant to collapse during the manufacturing process. The laminated solder column comprises a solder cylinder being clad on its top and bottom surfaces with a solder material having a lower melting temperature than that of the center solder cylinder. When attaching the solder column to a package or a printed circuit board reflow temperatures are maintained above the melting temperature of the cladding material but below the melting temperature of the center solder cylinder such that the cladding is wetted onto the electrical contact pads of the package or printed circuit board while the center solder cylinder maintains its solid form.
Abstract:
In order to remove oxide film and contamination film on members to be bonded by soldering and solder material therefor corresponding to variation of thickness thereof by sputter-etching in a fluxless bonding method and apparatus therefor, substance emitted from the solder material under sputter-etching using atom or ion is detected and determined whether it is from the solder material or from the oxide film thereon. The sputter-etching is controlled on the basis of the determination to remove the oxide film. Then, the members are aligned in oxidizing atmosphere and soldered in non-oxidizing atmosphere.
Abstract:
A composite transversely plastic interconnect for a microcarrier produces a carrier-to-substrate bond having low electrical resistance and high mechanical strength, significant bond height to mediate TCE mismatch between dissimilar carrier and substrate materials, and sufficient gap between the carrier and the substrate to permit effective post solder cleaning of the interconnect. A contact array consisting of solder balls is placed directly onto either of a carrier or a substrate interconnect surface with a stencil positioned to the chosen interconnect surface. The solder balls may have a selected melting temperature. Additionally, the solder balls may have a metallic coating, such as nickel or copper, or molten solder. The carrier and substrate are joined by mating an interconnect surface of each and applying heat. Solder paste may be applied to one of the interconnect surfaces to add additional height to the joint and compensate for lack of coplanarity between the carrier and the substrate.
Abstract:
In an electronic package, a solder connection for bonding faying surfaces is formed of tin-bismuth alloy comprising a tertiary metal, preferably gold or silver, in an amount effective to increase the melting temperature of the alloy and enhance mechanical properties of the connection at elevated temperatures typically encountered during operation. A process for forming the solder connection comprises applying a film of the tertiary metal onto at least one faying surface and thereafter applying tin-bismuth solder paste onto the film. Preferably, a plate of tin-bismuth alloy is first electroplated onto the faying surface, onto which the tertiary metal is plated. During heating to reflow the solder, the tertiary metal dissolves to produce a uniform liquid that forms the connection.
Abstract:
A plurality of pads are formed on a circuit board body at a pitch of 0.5 mm or less. The pads are formed such that a projecting height H of a pad from the board body surface and a width W of the pad satisfy a relation 2H D. A solder layer, obtained by a substitution reaction between a powder of a metal having the highest ionization tendency among metals constituting the solder layer or a powder of an alloy thereof and a salt formed by bonding the other metal or metals in the solder layer to an organic acid, is formed on each pad.
Abstract:
The adhesive layer of the novel transfer tape contains electrically and thermally conductive particles such as silver which are preferably spherical and are larger than the thickness of the adhesive between particles. When used to bond two rigid substrates together, pressure is applied to the substrates to flatten the particles to the thickness of the adhesive between particles, thus making good electrical and thermal connection between the substrates through each particle.
Abstract:
The invention provides a solder structure which is least likely to develop Sn whiskers and a method for forming such a solder structure. The solder structure includes an Sn alloy capable of a solid-liquid coexistent state and an Au (or Au alloy) coating covering at least part of the surface of the Sn alloy. The Au covering is a film that covers and coats at least part of the surface of the Sn alloy. As a preferable mode, the Au coating forms a netlike structure on the surface of the Sn alloy. The thickness of the Au coating is, for instance, 1 to 5 μm.