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Thin film semiconductor interconnect module
Assignee: Optical Materials Inc
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Filing: 1989-01-11
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Granted: 1989-08-08
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Expires: 2009-01-11
Abstract
Abstract A thin film interconnect module utilizes a plurality of electroplated conductors disposed in one or more signal layers and surrounded by a dielectric having substantially the same thickness as the conductors to form a substantially planar layer. A metal/dielectric film is employed electrically to interconnect with various ones of the conductors during the electroplating process. After electroplating, selected ones of the electrical interconnections are broken by heating or irradiating selected ones of the interconnections. A dielectric-like film composed of microscopic non-contacting metal islands is used to link conductors that may subsequently need to be electrically connected, the electrical connection being achieved by melting the islands to form a continuous metal film. Interconnections between different planar layers may be achieved by the use of plated through holes. The process permits high density, high aspect ratio conductors to be fabricated on a multi-layer interconnect module.
Inventors
- 👤 Peter L. Young
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 23:54
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10W; H10W70/00; H10W70/01; H10W70/05; H10W70/60; H10W70/62; H10W70/66; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S428/00; Y10S428/901
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 19
Claim 1
Independent Claim
70 words
A device for interconnecting semiconductor devices, said device having at least one signal layer, said signal layer being substantially planar and having a plurality of electroplated conductors thereon, said electroplated conductors being linked by a material that is a conductor while the electroplated conductors are being formed and an insulator thereafter wherein the material linking said conductors is a composite film comprising a metal layer and a metal halide layer.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
70 words
A device for interconnecting semiconductor devices, said device having at least one signal layer, said signal layer being substantially planar and having a plurality of electroplated conductors thereon, said electroplated conductors being linked by a material that is a conductor while the electroplated conductors are being formed and an insulator thereafter wherein the material linking said conductors is a composite film comprising a metal layer and a metal halide layer.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
A device as recited in claim 1 wherein the pitch of the conductors on each signal layer is on the order of 25 microns.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
19 words
A device as recited in claim 1 further including a plated through connection between conductors of two signal layers.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
19 words
A device as recited in claim 1 wherein predetermined ones of said conductors are linked by a dielectric-like film.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
36 words
A device as recited in claim 1 wherein said device has two parallel signal layers each having a plurality of electroplated conductors thereon, and wherein the conductors on adjacent signal layers are orthogonal to each other.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
29 words
A device as recited in claim 1 wherein said device has two parallel signal layers each having a plurality of electroplated conductors, and each signal layer is essentially planar.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
22 words
A device as recited in claim 1 wherein said metal layer includes silver and said metal halide layer includes a silver halide.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
28 words
A device as recited in claim 1 wherein said metal layer is absorbed by the metal halide to change the composite film from a conductor to an insulator.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
97 words
A device for rerouting electrical connections comprising a substrate having a plurality of conductors disposed thereon, a conductive composite metal/dielectric film comprising a layer of metal and layer of dielectric linking predetermined ones of said conductors and a non-conductive dielectric-like film comprising a plurality of non-contacting metal islands linking predetermined other ones of said conductors, said metal/dielectric film being responsive to energy for causing said dielectric to absorb said metal to render said metal/dielectric film non-conductive and said dielectric-like film being responsive to energy to bring said metal islands into contact to render said dielectric-like film conductive.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
97 words
A device for rerouting electrical connections comprising a substrate having a plurality of conductors disposed thereon, a conductive composite metal/dielectric film comprising a layer of metal and layer of dielectric linking predetermined ones of said conductors and a non-conductive dielectric-like film comprising a plurality of non-contacting metal islands linking predetermined other ones of said conductors, said metal/dielectric film being responsive to energy for causing said dielectric to absorb said metal to render said metal/dielectric film non-conductive and said dielectric-like film being responsive to energy to bring said metal islands into contact to render said dielectric-like film conductive.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
18 words
A device as recited in claim 9 wherein said composite and dielectric films are responsive to laser-applied energy
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
18 words
A device as recited in claim 9 wherein said composite and dielectric-like films are responsive to non-ablative energy.
Claim 14
Independent Claim
97 words
A device for interconnecting semiconductor devices having conductors disposed in a plane, with predetermined ones of said conductors being linked by a conductive composite film, said composite film being physically alterable from a conductive to a non-conductive state, said composite film comprising a metal film and a dielectric film disposed adjacent to said metal film and in contact therewith, said composite film being responsive to localized heating in predetermined areas to cause said metal film to be physically absorbed by said dielectric film in said predetermined areas to render said composite film non-conductive in said predetermined areas.
Claim 15
Independent Claim
97 words
A device for interconnecting semiconductor devices having conductors disposed in a plane, with predetermined ones of said conductors being linked by a conductive composite film, said composite film being physically alterable from a conductive to a non-conductive state, said composite film comprising a metal film and a dielectric film disposed adjacent to said metal film and in contact therewith, said composite film being responsive to localized heating in predetermined areas to cause said metal film to be physically absorbed by said dielectric film in said predetermined areas to render said composite film non-conductive in said predetermined areas.
Claim 16
Independent Claim
112 words
A device for interconnecting semiconductor devices having conductors disposed in a plane, with predetermined ones of said conductors being linked by a conductive composite film, and other ones of said conductors being linked by a dielectric-like film, said composite film comprising a metal film and a dielectric film disposed adjacent to said metal film and in contact therewith, said composite film being responsive to localized heating in predetermined areas to cause said metal film to be absorbed by said dielectric film in said predetermined areas to render said composite film non-conductive in said predetermined areas, said composite film and said dielectric-like film each having a physically alterable conductive and a non-conductive state.
Claim 17
Independent Claim
112 words
A device for interconnecting semiconductor devices having conductors disposed in a plane, with predetermined ones of said conductors being linked by a conductive composite film, and other ones of said conductors being linked by a dielectric-like film, said composite film comprising a metal film and a dielectric film disposed adjacent to said metal film and in contact therewith, said composite film being responsive to localized heating in predetermined areas to cause said metal film to be absorbed by said dielectric film in said predetermined areas to render said composite film non-conductive in said predetermined areas, said composite film and said dielectric-like film each having a physically alterable conductive and a non-conductive state.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
93 words
A planarized substrate having a plurality of conductors disposed thereon, and means for selectively interconnecting predetermined ones of said conductors, said interconnecting means including a non-conductive film formed by a plurality of non-contacting microscopic metal columns or islands deposited on said substrate between the conductors to be interconnected, said film being responsive to localized heating in predetermined areas to cause the metal columns to melt and form a continuous metal film in said predetermined areas to render said film conductive in said predetermined areas to thereby selectively interconnect predetermined ones of said conductors.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
93 words
A planarized substrate having a plurality of conductors disposed thereon, and means for selectively interconnecting predetermined ones of said conductors, said interconnecting means including a non-conductive film formed by a plurality of non-contacting microscopic metal columns or islands deposited on said substrate between the conductors to be interconnected, said film being responsive to localized heating in predetermined areas to cause the metal columns to melt and form a continuous metal film in said predetermined areas to render said film conductive in said predetermined areas to thereby selectively interconnect predetermined ones of said conductors.
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