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Method for making a ceramic lid for hermetic sealing of an EPROM circuit
Assignee: Kyocera America Inc
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Filing: 1990-08-29
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Granted: 1991-08-27
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Expires: 2010-08-29
Abstract
Abstract An assembly structure and a method for making a ceramic lid for a hermetically sealed package for an EPROM circuit are disclosed. The assembly structure includes, in combination, a ceramic lid, a UV transparent lens, and two fixtures for supporting the lens in the lid. The two fixtures are configured to contact the lens only at predetermined areas which are not crucial to UV transparency. The UV transparent lens is hermetically sealed to the ceramic lid by firing the assembly structure. The assembly structure prevents the lens from attracting foreign particulate matter during firing, thereby leaving the surfaces of the lens clean. The method provides a ceramic lid having a UV transparent lens hermetically sealed thereto, which finds wide use in integrated circuit packages for high-density EPROM's because of the untainted surfaces of the lens.
Inventors
- 👤 Nobuaki Miyauchi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 23:57
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11C; G11C16/00; G11C16/02; G11C16/06; G11C16/10; G11C16/18
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
278 words
A method for making a ceramic lid for an erasable programmable read only memory package, the ceramic lid including a hermetically sealed ultraviolet transparent lens, the surfaces of which are substantially free from foreign particulate matter, wherein the method comprises the steps of: providing a ceramic lid having an aperture formed therein, the ceramic lid having a first surface and a second surface; positioning an ultraviolet transparent lens within the aperture of the ceramic lid, the lens having a first surface and a second surface; placing on the first surface of the ceramic lid a first fixture having a cavity and a peripheral region surrounding the cavity and further defining a contact area, such that the cavity of the first fixture substantially encloses the first surface of the lens and the contact area contacts the first surface of the lens substantially only around the periphery of the lens; and supporting the ceramic lid from its second surface with a second fixture having a cavity and a peripheral region surrounding the cavity and further defining a contact area, such that the cavity of the second fixture substantially encloses the second surface of the lens and the contact area contacts the second surface of the lens substantially only around the periphery of the lens to thereby form an assembly structure comprising the ceramic lid, the lens, and the first and the second fixtures; firing the assembly structure in an inert atmosphere at a high temperature sufficient to hermetically seal the lens to the ceramic lid; and disengaging the first and the second fixtures from the assembly structure, whereby the finished surfaces of the lens remain substantially free from foreign matter.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
278 words
A method for making a ceramic lid for an erasable programmable read only memory package, the ceramic lid including a hermetically sealed ultraviolet transparent lens, the surfaces of which are substantially free from foreign particulate matter, wherein the method comprises the steps of: providing a ceramic lid having an aperture formed therein, the ceramic lid having a first surface and a second surface; positioning an ultraviolet transparent lens within the aperture of the ceramic lid, the lens having a first surface and a second surface; placing on the first surface of the ceramic lid a first fixture having a cavity and a peripheral region surrounding the cavity and further defining a contact area, such that the cavity of the first fixture substantially encloses the first surface of the lens and the contact area contacts the first surface of the lens substantially only around the periphery of the lens; and supporting the ceramic lid from its second surface with a second fixture having a cavity and a peripheral region surrounding the cavity and further defining a contact area, such that the cavity of the second fixture substantially encloses the second surface of the lens and the contact area contacts the second surface of the lens substantially only around the periphery of the lens to thereby form an assembly structure comprising the ceramic lid, the lens, and the first and the second fixtures; firing the assembly structure in an inert atmosphere at a high temperature sufficient to hermetically seal the lens to the ceramic lid; and disengaging the first and the second fixtures from the assembly structure, whereby the finished surfaces of the lens remain substantially free from foreign matter.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method according to claim 1, wherein the first and the second fixtures are made of a metallic material or a ceramic material.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method according to claim 1, wherein the inert atmosphere is nitrogen or hydrogen.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method according to claim 1, further comprising treating the finished surfaces of the lens with an alkaline cleaning solution.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
54 words
The method according to claim 1, wherein the contact area of the first fixture contacts up to about 15% of the total area of the first surface of the lens and the contact area of the second fixture contacts up to about 15% of the total area of the second surface of the lens.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
58 words
The method according to claim 5, wherein the contact area of the first fixture contacts from about 7% to about 11% of the total area of the first surface of the lens and the contact area of the second fixture contacts from about 7% to about 11% of the total area of the second surface of the lens.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method according to claim 6, wherein the cavity of the first fixture is substantially the same volume as the cavity of the second fixture.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method according to claim 7, wherein both of the finished surfaces of the lens are flat.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method according to claim 6, wherein the cavity of the first fixture is of a different volume from the cavity of the second fixture.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method according to claim 9, wherein the cavity of the first fixture is smaller in volume than the cavity of the second fixture.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method according to claim 10, wherein the first finished surface of the lens is concave and the second finished surface of the lens is convex.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
35 words
The method according to claim 11, wherein the contacting area of the first fixture and the contacting area of the second fixture are coated with a film that does not wet the lens during firing.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method according to claim 12, wherein the thin film is formed from a substance selected from the group consisting of carbon, boron nitride, silicon nitride, and silicon carbide.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
11 words
The method according to claim 13, wherein the substance is carbon.
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