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Method of solder reflow assembly
Assignee: Intersil Corp
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Filing: 1980-04-17
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Granted: 1982-06-15
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Expires: 2000-04-17
Abstract
Abstract A solder reflow assembly technique wherein a substrate with solder pattern is immersed in a hot bath; after reflow of the solder, elements having a solder pattern therein are individually positioned on the substrate solder pattern; and the elements are aligned on the substrate by the surface tension created by the capillary action of the molten solder.
Inventors
- 👤 Henry J. Campbell
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 06:00
CPC Classifications
H; H05; H05K; H05K3/00; H05K3/30; H05K3/32; H05K3/34; H05K3/341; H05K3/3431; H05K3/3436; B; B23; B23K; B23K1/00; B23K1/0002; B23K1/08; H05K3/3494; H05K2203/00; H05K2203/04; H05K2203/0475; H05K2203/048; H05K2203/07; H05K2203/0756; H05K2203/0776; Y; Y02; Y02P; Y02P70/00; Y02P70/50
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 17
Claim 1
Independent Claim
118 words
A method of attaching and aligning elements on a substrate comprising: providing a metallic pattern on a planar surface of a substrate; providing a metallic pattern on an element; immersing said substrate in a hot liquid bath having a temperature sufficient to melt said metallic pattern; after said metallic pattern on said substrate has melted, immersing said element in said bath and positioning said element with its metallic pattern on the metallic pattern of said substrate without traversing said planar surface of said substrate so that the metallic pattern of said substrate and said element are aligned solely by capillary action of said melted metallic patterns; and removing said assembled substrate and element from said bath to cool.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
118 words
A method of attaching and aligning elements on a substrate comprising: providing a metallic pattern on a planar surface of a substrate; providing a metallic pattern on an element; immersing said substrate in a hot liquid bath having a temperature sufficient to melt said metallic pattern; after said metallic pattern on said substrate has melted, immersing said element in said bath and positioning said element with its metallic pattern on the metallic pattern of said substrate without traversing said planar surface of said substrate so that the metallic pattern of said substrate and said element are aligned solely by capillary action of said melted metallic patterns; and removing said assembled substrate and element from said bath to cool.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method according to claim 1 including individually positioning a plurality of elements on said substrate.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
64 words
The method according to claim 1 wherein said substrate is positioned in said bath in a substantially horizontal position with a first surface facing up, one or more elements are individually positioned on said first surface, said substrate is inverted such that a second surface opposite said first surface is facing up, and one or more elements are positioned individually on said second surface.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method according to claim 3 including providing a substrate support in said hot liquid bath, and positioning a leadless substrate on said support for either surface up.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
101 words
The method according to claim 3, wherein said substrate contains vertical leads extending from said second surface, and further including a substrate support in said hot liquid bath, and wherein said substrate and element positioning steps include: positioning said vertical leads of said substrate on the floor of said liquid bath with said first surface facing up before positioning one or more elements individually on said first surface; inverting said substrate and placing said substrate on said substrate support with said second surface of said substrate facing up before positioning one or more elements on said second surface of said substrate.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
32 words
The method according to claim 1 wherein said hot liquid bath is heated at said temperature in the range of 10° to 20° C. above the eutectic temperature of the metallic pattern.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
32 words
The method according to claim 1 wherein said substrate is made of ceramic material and said elements are selected from the group consisting of leadless chip carriers, chip capacitors and chip resistors.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method according to claim 1 including cooling said assembled substrate and element in a cool liquid bath.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
13 words
The method according to claim 8 wherein said cooling liquid bath is Freon.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
102 words
A method of reworking a substrate having a planar surface with a plurality of elements soldered thereto comprising: immersing said substrate in a hot liquid bath having a temperature sufficient to melt said solder; removing a selected element from said substrate planar surface after said solder has become molten; immersing a substitute element in said bath and positioning said substitute element on said immersed substrate planar surface at a location of said removed selected element so that said substitute element is aligned solely by capillary action of said molten solder; and removing said reworked substrate and element from said bath to cool.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
102 words
A method of reworking a substrate having a planar surface with a plurality of elements soldered thereto comprising: immersing said substrate in a hot liquid bath having a temperature sufficient to melt said solder; removing a selected element from said substrate planar surface after said solder has become molten; immersing a substitute element in said bath and positioning said substitute element on said immersed substrate planar surface at a location of said removed selected element so that said substitute element is aligned solely by capillary action of said molten solder; and removing said reworked substrate and element from said bath to cool.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method according to claim 10 wherein said substrate is immersed in said bath without hold-down means for said plurality of elements so that any element can be reworked.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method according to claim 10 including cooling said reworked substrate in a liquid bath.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
13 words
The method according to claim 12 wherein said cooling liquid bath is Freon.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
32 words
The method according to claim 10 including providing a substrate support in said hot liquid bath and said substrate is positioned on said support for leadless substrates and substrates having vertical leads.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
32 words
The method according to claim 10 wherein said hot liquid bath is heated at said temperature in the range of 10° to 20° C. above the eutectic temperature of the metallic pattern.
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