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Methods of packaging an electronic device
Assignee: AT&T Inc
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Filing: 1982-05-07
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Granted: 1984-04-03
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Expires: 2002-05-07
Abstract
Abstract An electronic device assembly (11) includes a heat dissipating substrate (18) having a seat (16). A device (14) is uniformly spaced from a base surface of the seat (16), and a layer of solder of uniform thickness occupies a gap between the surface of the seat and the device. Leads (31) and (33) extend at a shallow, acute angle from the device. A lead (32) is mounted to a support (28) extending from the substrate (18). Inner portions of the leads (31, 32, 33), the device (14) and portions of the substrate (18), are encased by an envelope (22), while outer portions (67) of the leads and a mounting tab (19) of the substrate extend from the envelope.
Inventors
- 👤 II Arthur E. Carroll
- 👤 Basil C. Lewis, Jr.
- 👤 Howard T. Yeazel
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 16:19
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10W; H10W95/00; H10W40/00; H10W40/70; H10W40/77; H10W40/778; H10W70/00; H10W70/40; H10W70/481; H10W72/00; H10W74/00; H10W74/10; H10W74/111; H10W74/114; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49002; Y10T29/49117; Y10T29/49124; Y10T29/4913; Y10T29/49144
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
119 words
A method of packaging an electronic device comprising: spacing an electronic device by pedestals having a predetermined height above a surface of a substrate, thereby positioning the device a predetermined distance from the substrate to form a gap between the device and the substrate; filling the gap with a hardenable substance; retaining an excess of the hardenable substance in a moat on the substrate about the device and in communication with the gap; and hardening the substance, the substance adhering to the device and to the substrate to bond the device to the substrate, the substance retaining the capacity to shift between the moat and the gap during hardening to minimize bonding stresses between the device and the substrate.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
119 words
A method of packaging an electronic device comprising: spacing an electronic device by pedestals having a predetermined height above a surface of a substrate, thereby positioning the device a predetermined distance from the substrate to form a gap between the device and the substrate; filling the gap with a hardenable substance; retaining an excess of the hardenable substance in a moat on the substrate about the device and in communication with the gap; and hardening the substance, the substance adhering to the device and to the substrate to bond the device to the substrate, the substance retaining the capacity to shift between the moat and the gap during hardening to minimize bonding stresses between the device and the substrate.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
28 words
A method of packaging an electronic device according to claim 1, wherein spacing the device comprises: urging the device against the pedestals until after the substance has hardened.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
65 words
A method of packaging an electronic device according to claim 2, wherein the hardenable substance is solder, and filling the gap with a hardenable substance comprising: positioning a solder preform of a predetermined size between the substrate and the device; and then heating the substrate, the device and the solder preform to a temperature above the melting point of the solder during the urging step.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
154 words
A method of packaging an electronic device comprising: spacing an electronic device by a predetermined distance from a substrate to form a gap between the device and the substrate; providing solder for forming a substantially continuous layer of solder in the gap between the device and the substrate to bond the device to the substrate in a first solder-bonding operation and providing an excess of said solder; retaining said excess of solder in a moat peripherally about the device in communication with the layer of solder in the gap; solder-bonding the electronic device to the substrate, the solder retaining the capacity to shift between the moat and the gap during said bonding and attaching at least one lead to an upper surface of the device in a second solder-bonding operation while retaining the device in a spaced position in relationship to the substrate under an urging force exerted through the lead against the device.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
154 words
A method of packaging an electronic device comprising: spacing an electronic device by a predetermined distance from a substrate to form a gap between the device and the substrate; providing solder for forming a substantially continuous layer of solder in the gap between the device and the substrate to bond the device to the substrate in a first solder-bonding operation and providing an excess of said solder; retaining said excess of solder in a moat peripherally about the device in communication with the layer of solder in the gap; solder-bonding the electronic device to the substrate, the solder retaining the capacity to shift between the moat and the gap during said bonding and attaching at least one lead to an upper surface of the device in a second solder-bonding operation while retaining the device in a spaced position in relationship to the substrate under an urging force exerted through the lead against the device.
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