US4522893A
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Contact device for releasably connecting electrical components
Assignee: International Business Machines Corp
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Filing: 1982-10-12
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Granted: 1985-06-11
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Expires: 2002-10-12
Abstract
Abstract Two electrical components 1 and 2 containing electric conductor lines 3 and 4 are interconnected in that one component 2 comprises silicon contact fingers 5 and a back part 6 made of silicon and carrying the fingers 5. Fingers 5 and back part 6 preferably represent an integer component of an integrated circuit provided on a monocrystalline substrate and to be connected to other electrical components. Fingers 5 and back part 6 are preferably made in accordance with micromechanical silicon semiconductor technology.
Inventors
- 👤 Harald Bohlen
- 👤 Gerhard Kaus
- 👤 Johann Greschner
- 👤 Joachim H. Keyser
- 👤 Werner Kulcke
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 21:04
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10W; H10W20/00; H10W20/40; H10W20/41; H10W20/44; H10W20/4451; H10W72/00; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49002; Y10T29/49117; Y10T29/49121; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/12; Y10T428/12493; Y10T428/12674
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
156 words
A pressure contact connection structure for electrically connecting electrical components where each component has a series of closely spaced terminals along the edges of the top surface thereof comprising, a series of parallel, protruding, spaced fingers extending outwardly from the top surface of the first of said components, said fingers formed of low resistively monocrystalline silicon and being integral with said first component, said fingers electrically connected to said terminals on said first component an abutment surface on the second of said components that is depressed from said top surface, a plurality of closely spaced terminals on the surface of said second component above said abutment surface, which terminal spacing corresponds to the spacing of said fingers, said first and second components assembled with a bottom surface of said first component in engagement with said abutment surface on said second component and said plurality of fingers in flexed engagement with said terminals on said second component.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
156 words
A pressure contact connection structure for electrically connecting electrical components where each component has a series of closely spaced terminals along the edges of the top surface thereof comprising, a series of parallel, protruding, spaced fingers extending outwardly from the top surface of the first of said components, said fingers formed of low resistively monocrystalline silicon and being integral with said first component, said fingers electrically connected to said terminals on said first component an abutment surface on the second of said components that is depressed from said top surface, a plurality of closely spaced terminals on the surface of said second component above said abutment surface, which terminal spacing corresponds to the spacing of said fingers, said first and second components assembled with a bottom surface of said first component in engagement with said abutment surface on said second component and said plurality of fingers in flexed engagement with said terminals on said second component.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
The connection structure of claim 1 wherein said first component is a silicon integrated circuit semiconductor device, and said device and fingers are integral.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
27 words
The connection structure of claim 1 wherein said fingers are doped with boron in a concentration in the range of 10 19 -10 20 atoms/cm 3 .
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
19 words
The connection structure of claim 1 wherein said first component is a device carrier formed of monocrystalline silicon material.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
30 words
The connection structure of claim 1 wherein the width of said fingers on said first electrical component is less than the distance between said terminals on said second electrical component.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
46 words
The connection structure of claim 1 wherein said terminals on said second electrical component are a plurality of surface metal stripes, and wherein the end portions adjacent the edge are inclined downwardly, said fingers making contact with said metal stripes on said downwardly inclined end portions.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
35 words
The connection structure of claim 6 wherein said abutment surface of said second electrical component is located below the plane of the major surface thereof by the amount of the thickness of said first component.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
40 words
The connection structure of claim 1 wherein said fingers each have a thickness in the range of 10 to 100 μm, a width in the range of 10-50 μm, and a length in the range of 0.3 to 2 mm.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1988-06-10 | 1988-12-10 | 1989-06-11 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1992-06-10 | 1992-12-10 | 1993-06-11 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1996-06-10 | 1996-12-10 | 1997-06-11 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |