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High melting point process for Au:Sn:80:20 brazing alloy for chip carriers
Assignee: International Business Machines Corp
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Filing: 1980-12-31
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Granted: 1983-12-06
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Expires: 2000-12-31
Abstract
Abstract Brazing of elements to electronic chip carrying substrates requires brazing materials strong at high temperatures used to remove and replace chips. Flanges and pins are brazed with Au:Sn brazing alloys modified during brazing by addition of Group IB metal to the brazing material to promote formation of the higher melting point β phase of the alloy and a Group VIII metal to draw Sn out of the melt by gettering, also to promote formation of the β phase of the alloy and to thicken the braze material. An Au preform is plated with Ni and juxtaposed with surfaces to be brazed and the brazing materials to add Ni and Au to the melt almost simultaneously.
Inventors
- 👤 Norman G. Ainslie
- 👤 James E. Krzanowski
- 👤 Paul H. Palmateer
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 16:04
CPC Classifications
B; B23; B23K; B23K35/00; B23K35/22; B23K35/24; B23K35/30; B23K35/3013; B23K35/001; H; H10; H10W; H10W70/00; H10W70/099; H10W90/00; H10W90/701; H10W90/721; H10W90/724
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 22
Claim 1
Independent Claim
145 words
In a process of brazing metallic elements to a substrate in a thin film electronic circuit package wherein said substrate carries said metallic elements and solder connections supporting a plurality of chips on said substrate, with the metallic elements brazed to said substrate by means of a gold tin brazing solder, the improvement comprising providing a source of a Group IB metal and a thin film source of a Group VIII metal within a thickness of up to about 1.25 μm thick coating said Group IB metal, said Group VIII metal being adjacent to said gold tin solder, said Group IB metal, said Group VIII metal in combination with said brazing solder coming into contact with said metallic elements during brazing, whereby the melting temperature of said brazing solder is raised substantially during brazing to a value above the melting temperature of said solder connections.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
145 words
In a process of brazing metallic elements to a substrate in a thin film electronic circuit package wherein said substrate carries said metallic elements and solder connections supporting a plurality of chips on said substrate, with the metallic elements brazed to said substrate by means of a gold tin brazing solder, the improvement comprising providing a source of a Group IB metal and a thin film source of a Group VIII metal within a thickness of up to about 1.25 μm thick coating said Group IB metal, said Group VIII metal being adjacent to said gold tin solder, said Group IB metal, said Group VIII metal in combination with said brazing solder coming into contact with said metallic elements during brazing, whereby the melting temperature of said brazing solder is raised substantially during brazing to a value above the melting temperature of said solder connections.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
34 words
The process of claim 1 wherein said source of a Group IB metal and a Group VIII metal is coated on the surface of said substrate to be brazed prior to the brazing operation.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
36 words
The process of claim 1 wherein a said source of a Group IB metal and a Group VIII metal is coated on the surface of said metallic elements to be brazed prior to the brazing operation.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
29 words
The process of claim 1 wherein a source of a Group IB metal and a Group VIII metal is derived from the composition of said metallic elements during brazing.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
51 words
The process of claim 2 wherein a said source of a layer of a Group IB metal and then a thin film of up to about 1.25 μm thick of a Group VIII metal is coated on the surface of said metallic elements to be brazed prior to the brazing operation.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
54 words
The process of claim 2 wherein a source of a Group IB metal and a Group VIII metal is derived from the composition of said metallic elements during brazing, wherein said Group VIII metal comprises a thin film of up to about 1.25 μm thick applied to the exterior of said Group IB metal.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
44 words
A process in accordance with claim 1, wherein said substrate is mounted to a flange with the flange and the substrate being brazed together by said brazing solder with the substrate brazing area being coated with an Mo border coated with a nickel layer.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
32 words
A process in accordance with claim 7 wherein said flange includes braze metal, and said braze metal on said flange contains a preform of gold-nickel alloy and said braze metal comprises Au-20Sn.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
21 words
A process in accordance with claim 8 wherein said preform comprises a gold layer plated with a thin film of nickel.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
20 words
A process in accordance with claim 9 wherein said layer of nickel has a thickness of up to 0.0006 mm.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
178 words
In a process of brazing metallic elements to a substrate in a thin film electronic circuit package wherein said substrate carries said metallic elements and solder connections supporting a plurality of chips on said substrate, with the metallic elements brazed to said substrate by means of a gold tin brazing solder, the improvement comprising providing a source of a Group IB metal and a source of a Group VIII metal in combination with said brazing solder, to come into contact with said metallic elements during brazing, whereby the melting temperature of said brazing solder is raised substantially during brazing to a value above the melting temperature of said solder connections said substrate is mounted to a flange with the flange and the substrate being brazed together by said brazing solder with the substrate brazing area being coated with an Mo border coated with a nickel layer, said source of a Group IB metal and a Group VIII metal being a flat preform located within a braze fillet between said substrate and a said metallic element prior to brazing.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
178 words
In a process of brazing metallic elements to a substrate in a thin film electronic circuit package wherein said substrate carries said metallic elements and solder connections supporting a plurality of chips on said substrate, with the metallic elements brazed to said substrate by means of a gold tin brazing solder, the improvement comprising providing a source of a Group IB metal and a source of a Group VIII metal in combination with said brazing solder, to come into contact with said metallic elements during brazing, whereby the melting temperature of said brazing solder is raised substantially during brazing to a value above the melting temperature of said solder connections said substrate is mounted to a flange with the flange and the substrate being brazed together by said brazing solder with the substrate brazing area being coated with an Mo border coated with a nickel layer, said source of a Group IB metal and a Group VIII metal being a flat preform located within a braze fillet between said substrate and a said metallic element prior to brazing.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
19 words
The process of claim 11 wherein said preform is an alloy of said Group IB and Group VIII metals.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
22 words
The process of claim 11 wherein said preform comprises a slab of a Group IB metal coated with a Group VIII metal.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
156 words
In a process of brazing metallic pins to a substrate in a thin film electronic circuit package wherein said substrate carries said metallic pins and solder connections supporting a plurality of chips on said substrate, with said metallic pins brazed to said substrate by means of a gold tin brazing solder, the improvement comprising providing a source of Group IB metal and a source of a Group VIII metal in combination with said brazing solder, to come into contact with said metallic pins during brazing, whereby the melting temperature of said brazing solder is raised substantially during brazing to a value above the melting temperature of said solder connections, wherein a source of a Group IB metal and Group VIII metal is derived from the composition of said metallic pins during brazing wherein a said metallic pin is composed of a core of a Group IB metal coated with a Group VIII metal prior to brazing.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
156 words
In a process of brazing metallic pins to a substrate in a thin film electronic circuit package wherein said substrate carries said metallic pins and solder connections supporting a plurality of chips on said substrate, with said metallic pins brazed to said substrate by means of a gold tin brazing solder, the improvement comprising providing a source of Group IB metal and a source of a Group VIII metal in combination with said brazing solder, to come into contact with said metallic pins during brazing, whereby the melting temperature of said brazing solder is raised substantially during brazing to a value above the melting temperature of said solder connections, wherein a source of a Group IB metal and Group VIII metal is derived from the composition of said metallic pins during brazing wherein a said metallic pin is composed of a core of a Group IB metal coated with a Group VIII metal prior to brazing.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
34 words
The process of claim 14 wherein said source of a Group IB metal and a Group VIII metal is coated on the surface of said substrate to be brazed prior to the brazing operation.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
141 words
In a process of brazing metallic pins to a substrate in thin film electronic circuit package wherein said substrate carries said metallic pins and solder connections supporting a plurality of chips on said substrate, with the metallic elements brazed to said substrate by means of gold tin brazing solder, the improvement comprising providing a source of a Group IB metal and a source of a Group VIII metal in combination with said brazing solder, to come into contact with said metallic pins during brazing, whereby the melting temperature of said brazing solder is raised substantially during brazing to a value above the melting temperature of said solder connections wherein said source of a Group IB metal and a Group VIII metal is a flat preform located within a braze fillet between said substrate and a said metallic element prior to brazing.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
141 words
In a process of brazing metallic pins to a substrate in thin film electronic circuit package wherein said substrate carries said metallic pins and solder connections supporting a plurality of chips on said substrate, with the metallic elements brazed to said substrate by means of gold tin brazing solder, the improvement comprising providing a source of a Group IB metal and a source of a Group VIII metal in combination with said brazing solder, to come into contact with said metallic pins during brazing, whereby the melting temperature of said brazing solder is raised substantially during brazing to a value above the melting temperature of said solder connections wherein said source of a Group IB metal and a Group VIII metal is a flat preform located within a braze fillet between said substrate and a said metallic element prior to brazing.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
19 words
The process of claim 16 wherein said preform is an alloy of said Group IB and Group VIII metals.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
22 words
The process of claim 16 wherein said preform comprises a slab of a Group IB metal coated with a Group VIII metal.
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