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Method for making conduction-cooled circuit package
Assignee: International Business Machines Corp
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Filing: 1976-09-03
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Granted: 1977-07-12
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Expires: 1996-09-03
Abstract
Abstract A method for making a circuit package which exhibits an excellent heat transfer path from a semiconductor chip or other heat generating device to the heat sink can or cover of the package. A heat conducting pad is placed in proximate relationship to either the heat sink or to a surface of the chip and is metallurgically bonded to the other. In one of the preferred embodiments a low melting point solder, such as indium or an alloy thereof, is metallurgically bonded to the inside of the heat sink cover in a limited central region thereof. The solder is then positioned adjacent the chip and reflowed to substantially fill in the gap between the solder and the chip, but with no stress between the chip and the solder. The assembly exhibits excellent heat transfer from the chip to the cover and any associated heat dissipating structures. The preferred method involves the reflow of a mass of solder against the back side of the chip, which has previously been solder-bonded on the front side to conductors on the surface of an alumina substrate.
Inventors
- 👤 Nicholas George Koopman
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 10:39
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10W; H10W72/00; H10W72/30; H10W40/00; H10W40/20; H10W40/25; H10W40/258; H10W40/70; H10W40/77; H10W72/20; H10W72/29; H10W72/351; H10W72/352; H10W72/50; H10W72/59; H10W72/851; H10W72/874; H10W72/877; H10W90/00; H10W90/701; H10W90/721; H10W90/724; H10W90/731; H10W90/736; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49002; Y10T29/49117
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 26
Claim 1
Independent Claim
96 words
In the method of fabricating a circuit package in which a heat-generating component is cooled by conduction of heat to a heat sink component, the improvement comprising: metallurgically bonding a pad of solder to a major surface of either one or the other of said components; positioning said solder pad adjacent to a major surface of the other of said components; and heating said solder pad to a temperature and for a time sufficient to melt said solder pad to bring said solder pad into proximate, unbonded relationship with said major surface of said other component.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
96 words
In the method of fabricating a circuit package in which a heat-generating component is cooled by conduction of heat to a heat sink component, the improvement comprising: metallurgically bonding a pad of solder to a major surface of either one or the other of said components; positioning said solder pad adjacent to a major surface of the other of said components; and heating said solder pad to a temperature and for a time sufficient to melt said solder pad to bring said solder pad into proximate, unbonded relationship with said major surface of said other component.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
14 words
A method as in claim 1 wherein said heatgenerating element is a semiconductor chip.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
38 words
A method as in claim 2 wherein said chip is electrically connected to a substrate by means of solder joints which are disposed on the surface of said chip which is opposite said major surface of said chip.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
81 words
In the method of fabricating a circuit package in which a semiconductor chip is cooled by a heat-sink cover, the improvement comprising: metallurgically bonding a pad of solder to a central region of said heat-sink cover; positioning said pad adjacent to a major surface of said chip; and heating said solder pad to a temperature and for a time sufficient to melt said solder pad to bring said solder pad into proximate, unbonded relationship with said major surface of said chip.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
81 words
In the method of fabricating a circuit package in which a semiconductor chip is cooled by a heat-sink cover, the improvement comprising: metallurgically bonding a pad of solder to a central region of said heat-sink cover; positioning said pad adjacent to a major surface of said chip; and heating said solder pad to a temperature and for a time sufficient to melt said solder pad to bring said solder pad into proximate, unbonded relationship with said major surface of said chip.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
53 words
A method as in claim 4 wherein said heat-sink cover is a material to which said solder pad does not make a metallurgical bond and wherein said bonding step comprises: depositing a metal to which said solder pad forms a metallurgical bond on said heat sink; and reflowing said solder to said metal.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
26 words
A method as in claim 5 wherein said material is aluminum and said metal is selected from the group consisting of copper, nickel, gold and chromium-copper-gold.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
58 words
A method as in claim 4 wherein said heat-sink cover is a material to which said solder pad makes a metallurgical bond and wherein said bonding step includes the step of: prior to bonding said solder pad, depositing a material to which said solder does not form a metallurgical bond around said central region of said heat sink.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
25 words
A method as in claim 7 wherein said heat sink is selected from the group consisting of copper and brass and said material is chromium.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
41 words
A method as in claim 4 further comprising the steps of: separating said package at the interface of said solder pad and said chip; applying a thermally conductive fluid to at least one of said interface surfaces; and reassembling said package.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
79 words
In the method of fabricating a circuit package in which a semiconductor chip is cooled by a heat sink, the improvement comprising: metallurgically bonding a pad of solder to a major surface of said chip; positioning said pad adjacent to a major surface of said heat sink; and heating said solder to a temperature and for a time sufficient to liquify said solder to bring said solder into proximate, unbonded relationship with said major surface of said heat sink.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
79 words
In the method of fabricating a circuit package in which a semiconductor chip is cooled by a heat sink, the improvement comprising: metallurgically bonding a pad of solder to a major surface of said chip; positioning said pad adjacent to a major surface of said heat sink; and heating said solder to a temperature and for a time sufficient to liquify said solder to bring said solder into proximate, unbonded relationship with said major surface of said heat sink.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
54 words
A method as in claim 10 wherein said chip surface is a material to which said solder pad does not make a metallurgical bond and wherein said bonding step comprises: depositing a metal to which said solder pad forms a metallurgical bond on a said chip surface; and reflowing said solder to said metal.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
40 words
A method as in claim 10 further comprising the steps of: prior to said positioning step, depositing another pad of solder on said heat sink, whereby said pads of solder form an alloy with each other after said heating step.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
112 words
In the method of fabricating a circuit package in which a semiconductor chip is cooled by a heat sink, the improvement comprising: metallurgically bonding a pad of solder to a central region of said heat sink; providing a component which has a major surface conforming to a major surface of said chip; metallurgically bonding another surface of said component to said solder pad; positioning said major surface of said component adjacent to said major surface of said chip; and heating said solder to a temperature and for a time sufficient to liquify said solder to bring said major surface of said component into proximate relationship with said major surface of said chip.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
112 words
In the method of fabricating a circuit package in which a semiconductor chip is cooled by a heat sink, the improvement comprising: metallurgically bonding a pad of solder to a central region of said heat sink; providing a component which has a major surface conforming to a major surface of said chip; metallurgically bonding another surface of said component to said solder pad; positioning said major surface of said component adjacent to said major surface of said chip; and heating said solder to a temperature and for a time sufficient to liquify said solder to bring said major surface of said component into proximate relationship with said major surface of said chip.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
25 words
A method as in claim 13 wherein said component is a chip having substantially at least the same major surface area as said semiconductor chip.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
23 words
A method as in claim 13 wherein said component is selected from the group consisting of oxidized silicon, beryllium oxide and anodized aluminum.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
108 words
In the method of fabricating a circuit package in which a semiconductor chip is cooled by a heat sink, the improvement comprising: metallurgically bonding a pad of solder to a central region of said heat sink; providing first and second components which have major surfaces conforming to each other; metallurgically bonding other surfaces of said first and second components to said solder pad and said chip, respectively; positioning said major surface of said components adjacent each other; and heating said solder to a temperature and for a time sufficient to liquify said solder to bring said major surfaces of said components into proximate, unbonded relationship with each other.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
108 words
In the method of fabricating a circuit package in which a semiconductor chip is cooled by a heat sink, the improvement comprising: metallurgically bonding a pad of solder to a central region of said heat sink; providing first and second components which have major surfaces conforming to each other; metallurgically bonding other surfaces of said first and second components to said solder pad and said chip, respectively; positioning said major surface of said components adjacent each other; and heating said solder to a temperature and for a time sufficient to liquify said solder to bring said major surfaces of said components into proximate, unbonded relationship with each other.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
22 words
A method as in claim 16 wherein said components have substantially at least the same major surface area as said semiconductor chip.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
83 words
In the method of fabricating a circuit package in which a plurality of heat-generating components are cooled by conduction of heat to a heat sink, the improvement comprising: metallurgically bonding a plurality of solder pads to respective major surfaces of said heat-generating components; positioning said solder pads adjacent to said heat sink; and heating said solder pads to a temperature and for a time sufficient to liquify said solder pads to bring said solder pads into proximate, unbonded relationship with said heat sink.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
83 words
In the method of fabricating a circuit package in which a plurality of heat-generating components are cooled by conduction of heat to a heat sink, the improvement comprising: metallurgically bonding a plurality of solder pads to respective major surfaces of said heat-generating components; positioning said solder pads adjacent to said heat sink; and heating said solder pads to a temperature and for a time sufficient to liquify said solder pads to bring said solder pads into proximate, unbonded relationship with said heat sink.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
83 words
In the method of fabricating a circuit package in which a plurality of heat-generating components are cooled by conduction of heat to a heat sink, the improvement comprising: metallurgically bonding a plurality of solder pads to said heat sink; positioning said solder pads adjacent to respective ones of said heat-generating components; and heating said solder pads to a temperature and for a time sufficient to liquify said solder pads to bring said solder pads into proximate, unbonded relationship with said respective heat-generating components.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
83 words
In the method of fabricating a circuit package in which a plurality of heat-generating components are cooled by conduction of heat to a heat sink, the improvement comprising: metallurgically bonding a plurality of solder pads to said heat sink; positioning said solder pads adjacent to respective ones of said heat-generating components; and heating said solder pads to a temperature and for a time sufficient to liquify said solder pads to bring said solder pads into proximate, unbonded relationship with said respective heat-generating components.
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