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Copper alloy for use as lead material for semiconductor devices
Assignee: NIKON KOGYO KK
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Filing: 1981-06-03
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Granted: 1982-12-28
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Expires: 2001-06-03
Abstract
Abstract A copper alloy for use as a lead material for semiconductor devices, which comprises 0.04-1.0% Ni, 0.01-0.3% Si, and 0.05-15% Zn, all by weight, and the remainder Cu and inevitable impurities. The alloy may contain, in addition to these, a total amount of 0.001-1.0% by weight of one or two or more elements as an accessory ingredient or ingredients selected from the group consisting of 0.001-0.1% by weight each of P and As and 0.01-0.5% by weight each of Ti, Cr, Sn, Mn, and Mg.
Inventors
- 👤 Masahiro Tsuji
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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2026-10-26 11:28
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10W; H10W70/00; H10W70/20; H10W70/24; C; C22; C22C; C22C9/00; C22C9/04
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
51 words
A copper alloy for use as a lead material for semi-conductor devices consisting of: between about 0.04 and about 1.0 weight percent of Ni, between about 0.01 and about 0.3 weight percent of Si, between about 0.05 and about 15 weight percent of Zn, and the remainder Cu and inevitable impurities.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
51 words
A copper alloy for use as a lead material for semi-conductor devices consisting of: between about 0.04 and about 1.0 weight percent of Ni, between about 0.01 and about 0.3 weight percent of Si, between about 0.05 and about 15 weight percent of Zn, and the remainder Cu and inevitable impurities.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
160 words
A copper alloy for use as a lead material for semiconductor devices consisting essentially of: (a) between about 0.04 and about 1.0 weight percent of Ni, (b) between about 0.01 and about 0.3 weight percent of Si, (c) between about 0.05 and about 15 weight percent of Zn, (d) an accessory ingredient or ingredients selected from the group consisting of between about 0.001 and about 0.1 weight percent of P, between about 0.001 and about 0.1 weight percent of As, between about 0.01 and about 0.5 weight percent of Ti, between about 0.01 and about 0.5 weight percent of Cr, between about 0.01 and about 0.05 weight percent of Sn, between about 0.01 and about 0.5 weight percent of Mn, between about 0.01 and about 0.5 weight percent of Mg, the total weight of said accessory ingredient or ingredients being between about 0.001 and about 1.0 weight percent of the alloy, and (e) the remainder of the alloy being Cu.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
160 words
A copper alloy for use as a lead material for semiconductor devices consisting essentially of: (a) between about 0.04 and about 1.0 weight percent of Ni, (b) between about 0.01 and about 0.3 weight percent of Si, (c) between about 0.05 and about 15 weight percent of Zn, (d) an accessory ingredient or ingredients selected from the group consisting of between about 0.001 and about 0.1 weight percent of P, between about 0.001 and about 0.1 weight percent of As, between about 0.01 and about 0.5 weight percent of Ti, between about 0.01 and about 0.5 weight percent of Cr, between about 0.01 and about 0.05 weight percent of Sn, between about 0.01 and about 0.5 weight percent of Mn, between about 0.01 and about 0.5 weight percent of Mg, the total weight of said accessory ingredient or ingredients being between about 0.001 and about 1.0 weight percent of the alloy, and (e) the remainder of the alloy being Cu.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
48 words
A copper alloy according to claim 1 or 2 wherein said Ni comprises between about 0.08 and about 1.0 weight percent, said Si comprises between about 0.02 and about 0.24 weight percent and said Zn comprises between about 0.1 and about 12.0 weight percent, respectively, of the alloy.
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