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Advanced co-fired multichip/hybrid package

Assignee: Skyworks Solutions Inc
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Filing: 1990-05-10
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Granted: 1991-09-24
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Expires: 2010-05-10
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Abstract

Abstract An advanced co-fired multichip hybrid package comprises a castellated base, each castellation leading to a pad. An insulated wall rises from the leads, but not from the pads, and is topped by a kovar sealing ring and a layer of solder. A board of chips or other electronic components has a plurality of metallized vias extending therethrough, each via being in registration with a pad and having a ball of solder placed in it. A kovar lid is placed on the wall, and the entire apparatus is fired and cooled. The solder on the wall seals the lid to the wall, and the solder ball in each via bonds the board both mechanically and electrically to the base. No wire bond is needed.

Inventors

  • 👤 Harold Goldfarb

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-02 15:10
CPC Classifications
H; H05; H05K; H05K5/00; H05K5/0091; H05K5/0095

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim 137 words
An article of manufacture, comprising, in combination: (a) a package, comprising: (1) a base having a perimeter and a plurality of electrically conductive castellations around the perimeter; (2) a plurality of traces, each trace extending on an upper surface of the base to a pad on the upper surface of the base; (3) a wall extending upward from the perimeter of the base over the traces, the base and the wall forming a cavity, the pads remaining exposed, and an upper surface of the wall being adapted to receive a lid; and (b) a board of electronic components, the board being containing within the cavity, the board having a plurality of vias extending therethrough, each via being in registration with a respective pad, and each via being electrically and mechanically connected to its respective pad by solder.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 137 words
An article of manufacture, comprising, in combination: (a) a package, comprising: (1) a base having a perimeter and a plurality of electrically conductive castellations around the perimeter; (2) a plurality of traces, each trace extending on an upper surface of the base to a pad on the upper surface of the base; (3) a wall extending upward from the perimeter of the base over the traces, the base and the wall forming a cavity, the pads remaining exposed, and an upper surface of the wall being adapted to receive a lid; and (b) a board of electronic components, the board being containing within the cavity, the board having a plurality of vias extending therethrough, each via being in registration with a respective pad, and each via being electrically and mechanically connected to its respective pad by solder.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 17 words
The package of claim 1, further comprising a layer of insulation between the traces and the wall.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 16 words
The package of claim 1, wherein the upper surface of the wall comprises a sealing ring.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 20 words
The package of claim 1, further comprising a layer of solder between the base and a portion of the board.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 18 words
The package of claim 1, further comprising a layer of solder on an exterior surface of the base.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 24 words
The package of claim 1, further comprising a layer or ring of solder lying between a lid and the upper surface of the wall.

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1994-09-23 1995-03-25 1995-09-24 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1998-09-23 1999-03-25 1999-09-24 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 2002-09-23 2003-03-25 2003-09-24 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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