Hermetically sealed electronic package

Claim 2

A hermetically sealed electronic package as set forth in claim 2, wherein said collar is secured to the upper surface of said endless rim by a malleable braze joint, said lid is seucred to said collar by a weld.

Claim 3

A hermetically sealed electronic package as set forth in claim 2, wherein said boat, said endless rim, said collar and said lid are made of materials having matched thermal expansion characteristics.

Claim 4

A hermetically sealed electronic package as set forth in claim 1, wherein said boat comprises: a first plate defining the bottom wall of the central cavity and on which said slice is disposed, said first plate having thermal expansion characteristics similar to those of said slice, an outer endless member extending about said first plate and defining said raised base portion, said outer endless member having thermal expanson characteristics similar to those of said closure means, and a second plate disposed beneath said first plate and secured thereto in supporting engagement therewith, said second plate being further secured along its outer margin to said outer endless member and having thermal expansion characteristics similar to those of said outer endless member.

Claim 5

A hermetically sealed electronic package as set forth in claim 1, further including an integrated circuit chip mounted within said closure means on the top surface of said base portion at the inner periphery thereof, and a plurality of interconnecting electrical conductors extending from said integrated circuit chip to said slice and selected ones of said connector strips respectively and interconnecting said integrated circuit chip therebetween.

Claim 6

A hermetically sealed electronic package as set forth in claim 1, further including a plurality of electrical leads disposed externally of said boat and being respectively electrically connected to the exposed outer ends of said plurality of connector strips, and a segmental carrier assembly including upper and lower carrier members disposed externally of said boat, said upper and lower carrier members being positioned on opposite sides of said plurality of electrical leads, and means clamping said upper and lower carrier members in place on opposite sides of said electrical leads.

Claim 7

A hermetically sealed electronic package as set forth in claim 2, wherein said lid includes: a substantially flat central portion covering the central cavity and the slice disposed therein and overlying an inner marginal portion of said endless rim, and an upstanding endless marginal flange integral with said flat central portion and disposed inwardly of and in frictional engagement with said collar; and a weld between said collar and said upstanding marginal flange of said lid hermetically sealing said slice within said boat.

Claim 8

A hermetically sealed electronic package as set forth in claim 8, wherein said weld is located between the upper edges of saId collar and said upstanding marginal flange of said lid.

Claim 9

A hermetically sealed electronic package as set forth in claim 8, wherein said collar is provided with an endless outwardly projecting bead thereon cooperating with said upstanding marginal flange of said lid to define an endless channel in which a band of meltable weld material is initially disposed such that said weld is located in said channel.