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Hermetic chip carrier compliant soldering pads
Assignee: United States Department of the Air Force
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Filing: 1985-05-01
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Granted: 1987-02-03
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Expires: 2005-05-01
Abstract
Abstract Compliant soldering pads allow for expansion and contraction between an hermetic chip carriers (HCC) and printed wiring boards (PWB) due to coefficient of thermal expansion mismatch and prevent solder cracking which in turn causes electrical discontinuities. The pads allow for flexing in three axes.
Inventors
- 👤 Paul F. Hemler
- 👤 William A. Rohr
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-10-30 10:48
CPC Classifications
H; H05; H05K; H05K3/00; H05K3/30; H05K3/32; H05K3/34; H05K3/341; H05K3/3421; H05K3/3426; H05K1/00; H05K1/02; H05K1/0271; H05K2201/00; H05K2201/10; H05K2201/10613; H05K2201/10621; H05K2201/10727; H05K2201/10742; H05K2201/1075; H05K2201/10757; H05K2201/10886; H05K2201/10946; Y; Y02; Y02P; Y02P70/00; Y02P70/50
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
146 words
A compliant soldering pad for attaching an electronic device to electrical paths, said compliant soldering pad comprising: a horizontal leg, said horizontal leg being for soldering to electrical paths, a vertical leg, said vertial leg being integrally attached to said horizontal leg at an angle of about 90 degrees, a lower diagonal leg, said lower diagonal leg being attached to said horizontal leg, an upper diagonal leg, said upper diagonal leg being attached to said vertical leg, said diagonal legs being near the hypotenuse between said horizontal leg and said vertical leg, a vertical support, said vertical support being attached to said lower diagonal leg, said vertical support being for soldering to a bottom of an electronic device, and a horizontal support, said horizontal support being attached to said upper diagonal leg, said horizontal support being for soldering to a vertical side of an electronic device.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
146 words
A compliant soldering pad for attaching an electronic device to electrical paths, said compliant soldering pad comprising: a horizontal leg, said horizontal leg being for soldering to electrical paths, a vertical leg, said vertial leg being integrally attached to said horizontal leg at an angle of about 90 degrees, a lower diagonal leg, said lower diagonal leg being attached to said horizontal leg, an upper diagonal leg, said upper diagonal leg being attached to said vertical leg, said diagonal legs being near the hypotenuse between said horizontal leg and said vertical leg, a vertical support, said vertical support being attached to said lower diagonal leg, said vertical support being for soldering to a bottom of an electronic device, and a horizontal support, said horizontal support being attached to said upper diagonal leg, said horizontal support being for soldering to a vertical side of an electronic device.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
33 words
A compliant soldering pad as defined in claim 1 wherein said lower and said upper diagonal legs have material removed therefrom to form a smaller width than said horizontal and said vertical legs.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
27 words
A compliant soldering pad as defined in claim 1 wherein said lower diagonal leg has material removed therefrom to form a smaller width than said horizontal leg.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
27 words
A compliant soldering pad as defined in claim 1 wherein said upper diagonal leg has material removed therefrom to form a smaller width than said vertical leg.
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