US5310967A
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Applying conductive lines to integrated circuits
Assignee: International Business Machines Corp
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Filing: 1993-05-28
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Granted: 1994-05-10
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Expires: 2013-05-28
Abstract
Abstract A conductive line is applied to a substrate by aligning the conductive line in juxtaposition with a selected area of the substrate; bonding the conductive line to the substrate; and detaching the conductive line from a carrier in which the conductive line is suspended. The carrier has a carrier opening defined by sidewalls, and conductive material is suspended by the sidewalls of the carrier opening so as to be embedded within the carrier opening, and form the conductive line.
Inventors
- 👤 Pedro A. Chalco
- 👤 Matthew F. Cali
- 👤 Laertis Economikos
- 👤 James L. Speidell
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 21:30
CPC Classifications
H; H05; H05K; H05K3/00; H05K3/22; H05K3/225; H10; H10W; H10W20/00; H10W20/01; H10W20/031; H10W20/064; G; G02; G02F; G02F1/00; G02F1/01; G02F1/13; G02F1/1306; G02F1/1309; H05K2201/00; H05K2201/03; H05K2201/0332; H05K2201/0388; H05K2201/0394; H05K2201/10; H05K2201/10227; H05K2201/1028; H05K2203/00; H05K2203/07; H05K2203/0756; H05K2203/0769; H05K2203/10; H05K2203/107; H05K2203/17; H05K2203/173; H05K3/0011; H05K3/0017; H05K3/02; H05K3/027; H05K3/10; H05K3/20; H05K3/28; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49002; Y10T29/49117; Y10T29/49124; Y10T29/49155; Y10T29/49718; Y10T29/49732; Y10T29/49742
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
105 words
A conductive line for applying to a substrate, comprising: a carrier having a carrier opening therethrough, said carrier opening defining a conductive line, and said carrier opening being defined by sidewalls; and conductive material detachably suspended by the sidewalls of the carrier opening, said conductive material having an exposed first surface for applying to a selected area of a substrate, and an exposed second surface, opposite the exposed first surface, for allowing bonding means to be contacted therewith for effectuating bonding of said conductive material to the selected area of the substrate, and said conductive material being detachable from said carrier subsequent to the bonding.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
105 words
A conductive line for applying to a substrate, comprising: a carrier having a carrier opening therethrough, said carrier opening defining a conductive line, and said carrier opening being defined by sidewalls; and conductive material detachably suspended by the sidewalls of the carrier opening, said conductive material having an exposed first surface for applying to a selected area of a substrate, and an exposed second surface, opposite the exposed first surface, for allowing bonding means to be contacted therewith for effectuating bonding of said conductive material to the selected area of the substrate, and said conductive material being detachable from said carrier subsequent to the bonding.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
33 words
A conductive line according to claim 1, wherein said carrier is transparent for allowing viewing of the substrate through said carrier for aligning said conductive material to the selected area of the substrate.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
13 words
A conductive line according to claim 1, wherein said carrier comprises a polymer.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
12 words
A conductive line according to claim 3, wherein said polymer comprises polyimide.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
21 words
A conductive line according to claim 1, wherein said conductive material has a thickness of between 1 micron and 10 microns.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
13 words
A conductive line according to claim 1, wherein said conductive material comprises gold.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
53 words
A conductive line according to claim 1, wherein the force required to detach said conductive material from said carrier is minimal for minimizing damaging of said conductive material, and weakening of the bond between said conductive material and the substrate as the conductive material is detached from said carrier subsequent to the bonding.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
16 words
A conductive line according to claim 1, wherein said conductive material is thicker than said carrier.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
26 words
A conductive line according to claim 1, wherein said exposed second surface of said conductive material is substantially coplanar with a major surface of said carrier.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
28 words
A conductive line according to claim 1, wherein said conductive material is suspended by the sidewalls of the carrier opening by at least being partially friction fit thereagainst.
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