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Ceramic hybrid integrated circuit having surface mount device solder stress reduction
Assignee: Delphi Technologies Inc
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Filing: 1989-01-17
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Granted: 1990-09-25
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Expires: 2009-01-17
Abstract
Abstract A printed circuit board assembly uses a conductive pattern that includes both firmly adherent conductors and controllably adherent conductors. The controllably adhering conductors are free to lift off the printed circuit board to relieve mechanical forces caused by thermal stresses at solder joints between the controllably adherent conductors and integrated circuit chips of the assembly.
Inventors
- 👤 John A. Hearn
- 👤 Dwight L. Schwarz
- 👤 Dwadasi H. R. Sarma
- 👤 Ponnusamy Palanisamy
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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2026-11-02 10:41
CPC Classifications
H; H05; H05K; H05K3/00; H05K3/40; H05K3/4092; H10; H10W; H10W70/00; H10W70/01; H10W70/05; H10W70/098; H10W70/60; H10W70/611; H10W70/62; H10W70/65; H10W70/67; H10W70/69; H10W99/00; H05K1/00; H05K1/02; H05K1/03; H05K1/0306; H05K1/09; H05K1/092; H10W72/00; H10W72/071; H10W72/072; H10W72/07251; H10W72/20; H10W72/241
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
178 words
An assembly comprising: a ceramic support member having a top surface for receiving and supporting a semiconductor chip, said top surface of said ceramic support member also having contact areas thereon; a semiconductor chip having external contacts for electrical interconnection to the contact areas on said ceramic support member; and a plurality of first conductor means, each being supported on the ceramic support member and having first and second ends and an intermediate portion, the first end of a respective conductor means being securely and conductively connected by solder to a respective one of said external contacts of the chip, the second end being securely and conductively connected without solder to one of said contact areas of said ceramic support member, respectively; and the intermediate portion and the first end of each of said first conductor means being controllably adherent to the top surface of the support member, effective to prevent buildup of stress in solder at said a respective external contact due to a difference in thermal expansion characteristics between said solder and said ceramic support member.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
178 words
An assembly comprising: a ceramic support member having a top surface for receiving and supporting a semiconductor chip, said top surface of said ceramic support member also having contact areas thereon; a semiconductor chip having external contacts for electrical interconnection to the contact areas on said ceramic support member; and a plurality of first conductor means, each being supported on the ceramic support member and having first and second ends and an intermediate portion, the first end of a respective conductor means being securely and conductively connected by solder to a respective one of said external contacts of the chip, the second end being securely and conductively connected without solder to one of said contact areas of said ceramic support member, respectively; and the intermediate portion and the first end of each of said first conductor means being controllably adherent to the top surface of the support member, effective to prevent buildup of stress in solder at said a respective external contact due to a difference in thermal expansion characteristics between said solder and said ceramic support member.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
38 words
An assembly of claim 1 wherein said intermediate portion of the conductor means is free to lift off said top surface of the ceramic support member to prevent said ceramic support member from imparting stress to said solder.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
55 words
An assembly of claim 1 in which the top surface of the ceramic support member also supports a plurality of second conductor means that are firmly and adherently secured to the top surface of the ceramic support member and having contact areas directly fused to the second ends of the plurality of first conductor means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
172 words
A printed circuit board assembly comprising: a ceramic support member having an insulative top surface; a plurality of firmly adherent conductors firmly secured by fusion to the top surface of said support member, each of said conductors including a contact portion; at least one external module having electrical contacts; a plurality of controllably adherent conductors each having first and second ends and an intermediate portion and being supported on the ceramic support member in the absence of stresses; each controllable adherent conductor being secured at the first end thereof by a solderless bond to the contact portion of a firmly adherent conductor, and being bonded at the second end thereof by a solder bond to a respective external contact of said electrical module; and each of the controllably adherent conductors and the solder at each external contact at said module being free to move to prevent external buildup of stress in the solder at said each contact due to a difference in thermal expansion between the solder and the ceramic support member.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
172 words
A printed circuit board assembly comprising: a ceramic support member having an insulative top surface; a plurality of firmly adherent conductors firmly secured by fusion to the top surface of said support member, each of said conductors including a contact portion; at least one external module having electrical contacts; a plurality of controllably adherent conductors each having first and second ends and an intermediate portion and being supported on the ceramic support member in the absence of stresses; each controllable adherent conductor being secured at the first end thereof by a solderless bond to the contact portion of a firmly adherent conductor, and being bonded at the second end thereof by a solder bond to a respective external contact of said electrical module; and each of the controllably adherent conductors and the solder at each external contact at said module being free to move to prevent external buildup of stress in the solder at said each contact due to a difference in thermal expansion between the solder and the ceramic support member.
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