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Electronic substrate multiple location conductor attachment technology
Assignee: International Business Machines Corp
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Filing: 1990-10-24
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Granted: 1992-05-26
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Expires: 2010-10-24
Abstract
Abstract A conductor attachment wherein each conductor is mounted on a dielectric tape and has an attachment portion that is supported by the tape to an adjacent location a uniform distance from the bonding location and that contacts on a level with the plane of the underside of the tape. One conductor supporting tape has portions of the tape that extend into a central contacting area opening to contact locations at contacting pads in rows remote from the edge. Another supporting tape has window openings at the contacting locations. The conductor ends are brought into the level of the underside of the tape by a manufacturing rolling operation between an elastomer surface roller and a solid backing roller.
Inventors
- 👤 Mark F. Bregman
- 👤 Raymond R. Horton
- 👤 Alphonso P. Lanzetta
- 👤 Ismail C. Noyan
- 👤 Michael J. Palmer
- 👤 Ho-Ming Tong
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 22:53
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10W; H10W72/00; H10W72/071; H10W72/077; H10W70/00; H10W70/01; H10W70/04; H10W70/048; H10W70/40; H10W70/479; H10W72/0711; H10W72/701; H10W90/00; H10W90/701; H05; H05K; H05K3/00; H05K3/40; H05K3/4038; H05K3/4084; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49002; Y10T29/49117; Y10T29/49124; Y10T29/4913; Y10T29/49139; Y10T29/4914; Y10T29/49142; Y10T29/49147; Y10T29/49151; Y10T29/49153; Y10T29/53; Y10T29/5313; Y10T29/532; Y10T29/53209; Y10T29/53213; Y10T29/53235
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
105 words
A structure comprising: a conducting lead supporting dielectric layer contiguous with the surface of a chip having an aperture therethrough, said aperture exposing a chip contact area with bonding locations therein, said dielectric layer having an essentially parallel pattern of conducting leads thereon, said dielectric layer, under every other of said conducting leads, terminating at a first line of conductor supporting edges proximate the border of said chip contact area and under remaining conductors terminating at a second line of conductor supporting edges extended farther into said chip contact area, and each said lead at an edge extending a uniform cantilevered distance beyond said edge.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
105 words
A structure comprising: a conducting lead supporting dielectric layer contiguous with the surface of a chip having an aperture therethrough, said aperture exposing a chip contact area with bonding locations therein, said dielectric layer having an essentially parallel pattern of conducting leads thereon, said dielectric layer, under every other of said conducting leads, terminating at a first line of conductor supporting edges proximate the border of said chip contact area and under remaining conductors terminating at a second line of conductor supporting edges extended farther into said chip contact area, and each said lead at an edge extending a uniform cantilevered distance beyond said edge.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
38 words
The structure of claim 1 wherein each said lead is bent over said dielectric layer edge to a uniform distance from said dielectric layer and to a level with the plane of the underside of said dielectric layer.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
31 words
The structure of claim 2 wherein said dielectric layer is 2.0 mils thick polyimide, said conductors are 1.4 mils thick Cu plated with Au, and said uniform distance is 4.0 mils.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
42 words
The structure of claim 1 wherein each said lead has a ball contact at said cantilevered end thereof said ball contact being a uniform distance from said dielectric layer edge and extending to the plane of the underside of said dielectric layer.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
31 words
The structure of claim 4 wherein said dielectric layer is 2.0 mils thick polyimide, said conductors are 1.4 mils thick Cu plates with Au, and said uniform distance is 4.0 mils.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
155 words
A structure comprising: a dielectric layer having an essentially parallel pattern of condcuting leads thereon, said dielectric layer shape and said conducting lead pattern being so interrelated that at at least one location, in a direction orthogonal to said parallel pattern direction, there are at least one of approximately equal width first type portions of said dielectric layer separating at least one of approximately equal width second type portions, each said first type portion terminating in an edge extending through said dielectric, each said second type portion extending in said parallel pattern direction beyond an adjacent said first type portion edge, the terminating edge of at least one said second type portion extending through said dielectric, at least one conducting lead in said parallel pattern cantilevered beyond said terminating edge of a first type portion, and, at least one conducting lead in said parallel apttern cantilevered beyond said terminating edge of a second type portion.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
155 words
A structure comprising: a dielectric layer having an essentially parallel pattern of condcuting leads thereon, said dielectric layer shape and said conducting lead pattern being so interrelated that at at least one location, in a direction orthogonal to said parallel pattern direction, there are at least one of approximately equal width first type portions of said dielectric layer separating at least one of approximately equal width second type portions, each said first type portion terminating in an edge extending through said dielectric, each said second type portion extending in said parallel pattern direction beyond an adjacent said first type portion edge, the terminating edge of at least one said second type portion extending through said dielectric, at least one conducting lead in said parallel pattern cantilevered beyond said terminating edge of a first type portion, and, at least one conducting lead in said parallel apttern cantilevered beyond said terminating edge of a second type portion.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
37 words
The structure of claim 6 wherein each said lead is bent over said dielectric layer to a uniform distance from said dielectric layer and to a level with the plane of the underside of said dielectric layer.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
31 words
The structure of claim 7 wherein said dielectric layer is 2.0 mils thick polyimide, said conductors are 1.4 mils thick Cu plated with Au, ad said uniform distance is 4.0 mils.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
40 words
The structure of claim 6 wherein each said lead has a ball contact at said cantilevered end thereof said ball contact being a uniform distance from said dielectric and extending to the plane of the underside of said dielectric layer.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
31 words
The structure of claim 9 wherein said dielectric layer is 2.0 mils thick polyimide, said conductors are 1.4 mils thick Cu plated with Au, and said uniform distance is 4.0 mils.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
21 words
The structure of claim 6 wherein said second type portions extend into a chip surface accommodating opening in said dielectrical layer.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
26 words
The structure of claim 6 wherein said terminating edge of said first type portion defines an edge of an individual contact opening in said dielectric layer.
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