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Hermetic cerglass and cermet electronic packages
Assignee: Olin Corp
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Filing: 1989-03-10
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Granted: 1991-08-27
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Expires: 2009-03-10
Abstract
Abstract The invention relates to a process for coating sintered cermet or cerglass articles with a metal or metal alloy. The process is particularly useful to eliminate pores and cavities from the surface of the article. During hermeticity testing, these pores and cavities trap tracer gas and result in an erroneous leak rate measurement. In one embodiment, the coated surfaces are subsequently coated with a second metal layer by immersion plating followed by electrolytic deposition. The process is particularly suited to the manufacture of cermet and cerglass components for semiconductor packages.
Inventors
- 👤 Lifun Lin
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 07:17
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10W; H10W76/00; H10W76/10; H10W76/12; H10W76/15; H10W76/157; H10W76/17; H10W76/18; H10W76/60; H10W70/00; H10W70/60; H10W70/67; H10W70/68; H10W70/682; H10W90/00; H10W90/701; H10W90/751; H10W90/756
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
70 words
A semiconductor package for housing an electronic device, comprising: a base component comprised of a cermet or cerglass material; a cover component comprised of a cermet or cerglass material; a metal coating layer sealing the exterior surfaces of said cermet or cerglass materials; a leadframe disposed between said base component and said cover component; and a sealing glass bonding said leadframe to said base component and to said cover component.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
70 words
A semiconductor package for housing an electronic device, comprising: a base component comprised of a cermet or cerglass material; a cover component comprised of a cermet or cerglass material; a metal coating layer sealing the exterior surfaces of said cermet or cerglass materials; a leadframe disposed between said base component and said cover component; and a sealing glass bonding said leadframe to said base component and to said cover component.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
18 words
The semiconductor package of claim 1 wherein said metal coating layer is partially embedded in said exterior surfaces.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
27 words
The semiconductor package of claim 2 wherein said coating layer is selected from the group consisting of aluminum, zinc, tin, cadmium, indium, their alloys and mixtures thereof.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
16 words
The semiconductor package of claim 3 wherein said metal coating layer is selected to be aluminum.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
20 words
The semiconductor package of claim 3 wherein said metal coating layer is coated with a layer of a second metal.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
24 words
The semiconductor package of claim 5 wherein said second metal is selected from the group consisting of copper, nickel, gold, tin and alloys thereof.
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