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US5469333A
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Electronic package assembly with protective encapsulant material on opposing sides not having conductive leads
Assignee: International Business Machines Corp
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Filing: 1994-06-01
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Granted: 1995-11-21
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Expires: 2014-06-01
Abstract
Abstract An electronic package assembly wherein a low profile package is soldered to an organic (e.g., epoxy resin) substrate (e.g., printed circuit board). The assembly's projecting conductive leads are soldered. An encapsulant material (e.g., polymer resin) is used to provide reinforcement for the solder-lead connections, the encapsulant material being dispensed only along opposing sides of the package's housing which do not include projecting leads (and which are oriented substantially normal to the stresses imposed on the package during operation wherein high temperatures are attained). This dispensing may follow solder reflow and solidification. The invention is particularly useful with thin, small outline package (TSOP) structures which occupy a minimum of height on the substrate surface.
Inventors
- 👤 James V. Ellerson
- 👤 Richard J. Noreika
- 👤 Jack A. Varcoe
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CPC Classifications
H; H05; H05K; H05K3/00; H05K3/22; H05K3/28; H05K3/284; H05K3/30; H05K3/32; H05K3/34; H05K3/341; H05K3/3421; H05K2201/00; H05K2201/10; H05K2201/10613; H05K2201/10621; H05K2201/10689; H05K2201/10954; H05K2201/10977; Y; Y02; Y02P; Y02P70/00; Y02P70/50; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49002; Y10T29/49117; Y10T29/49124; Y10T29/4913; Y10T29/49144; Y10T29/49146
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
227 words
An electronic package assembly comprising: an organic substrate including a surface thereon having a plurality of electrical conductors positioned on said surface; an electronic package including an elongated, electrically insulative housing having a lower surface located on said surface of said organic substrate and further including at least two pair of opposing sides, said package further including first and second pluralities of electrically conductive leads projecting from the opposing sides of a first of said pair of said opposing sides, respectively, and electrically connected to respective ones of said electrical conductors on said surface of said substrate; a plurality of quantities of solder, each quantity of solder substantially covering one of said conductive leads and at least a portion of a respective one of said electrical conductors to provide an electrical connection therebetween; and encapsulant material located on said surface of said organic substrate and on the opposing sides of a second of said pair of opposing sides of said insulative housing, said encapsulant material not being located on said opposing sides of said first of said pair of opposing sides while substantially preventing electrical disconnection between said projecting conductive leads and said solder during operation of said electronic package assembly, said disconnection caused by stresses occurring due to differences in the coefficient of thermal expansion of said organic substrate, solder and conductive leads during said operation.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
227 words
An electronic package assembly comprising: an organic substrate including a surface thereon having a plurality of electrical conductors positioned on said surface; an electronic package including an elongated, electrically insulative housing having a lower surface located on said surface of said organic substrate and further including at least two pair of opposing sides, said package further including first and second pluralities of electrically conductive leads projecting from the opposing sides of a first of said pair of said opposing sides, respectively, and electrically connected to respective ones of said electrical conductors on said surface of said substrate; a plurality of quantities of solder, each quantity of solder substantially covering one of said conductive leads and at least a portion of a respective one of said electrical conductors to provide an electrical connection therebetween; and encapsulant material located on said surface of said organic substrate and on the opposing sides of a second of said pair of opposing sides of said insulative housing, said encapsulant material not being located on said opposing sides of said first of said pair of opposing sides while substantially preventing electrical disconnection between said projecting conductive leads and said solder during operation of said electronic package assembly, said disconnection caused by stresses occurring due to differences in the coefficient of thermal expansion of said organic substrate, solder and conductive leads during said operation.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
17 words
The electronic package assembly according to claim 1 wherein said organic substrate comprises epoxy resin dielectric material.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
19 words
The electronic package assembly according to claim 2 wherein said substrate includes at least one conductive layer located therein.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
The electronic package assembly according to claim 1 wherein said organic substrate has a thickness greater than about 0.015 inch.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
41 words
The electronic package assembly according to claim 1 wherein said electrically insulative housing includes at least one semiconductor device therein, said semiconductor device being electrically coupled to selected ones of said electrically conductive leads projecting from said sides of said housing.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
43 words
The electronic package assembly according to claim 5 wherein the coefficients of thermal expansion of said housing having said semiconductor device therein and said conductive leads of said electronic package are substantially different than the coefficient of thermal expansion of said organic substrate.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
38 words
The electronic package assembly according to claim 6 wherein said electrically insulative housing is comprised of a plastic material, said conductive leads are comprised of copper and said organic substrate is comprised of an epoxy resin dielectric material.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
15 words
The electronic package assembly according to claim 7 wherein said solder is 63:37 tin:lead solder.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
16 words
The electronic package assembly according to claim 8 wherein said encapsulant material is a polymer resin.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
16 words
The electronic package assembly according to claim 1 wherein said encapsulant material is a polymer resin.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
15 words
The electronic package assembly according to claim 10 wherein said polymer resin is an epoxy.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
34 words
The electronic package assembly according to claim 1 wherein said encapsulant material is also located under at least a portion of said housing of said electronic package between said housing and said organic substrate.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
228 words
An electronic package assembly comprising: an organic substrate including a surface thereon having a plurality of electrical conductors positioned on said surface; an electronic package including an elongated, electrically insulative housing having a lower surface located immediately above said surface of said organic substrate and further including at least two pair of opposing sides, said package further including first and second pluralities of electrically conductive leads projecting from the opposing sides of a first of said pair of said opposing sides, respectively, and electrically connected to respective ones of said electrical conductors on said surface of said substrate; a plurality of quantities of solder, each quantity of solder substantially covering one of said conductive leads and at least a portion of a respective one of said electrical conductors to provide an electrical connection therebetween; and encapsulant material located on said surface of said organic substrate and on the opposing sides of a second of said pair of opposing sides of said insulative housing, said encapsulant material not being located on said opposing sides of said first of said pair of opposing sides while substantially preventing electrical disconnection between said projecting conductive leads and said solder during operation of said electronic package assembly, said disconnection caused by stresses occurring due to differences in the coefficient of thermal expansion of said organic substrate, solder and conductive leads during said operation.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
228 words
An electronic package assembly comprising: an organic substrate including a surface thereon having a plurality of electrical conductors positioned on said surface; an electronic package including an elongated, electrically insulative housing having a lower surface located immediately above said surface of said organic substrate and further including at least two pair of opposing sides, said package further including first and second pluralities of electrically conductive leads projecting from the opposing sides of a first of said pair of said opposing sides, respectively, and electrically connected to respective ones of said electrical conductors on said surface of said substrate; a plurality of quantities of solder, each quantity of solder substantially covering one of said conductive leads and at least a portion of a respective one of said electrical conductors to provide an electrical connection therebetween; and encapsulant material located on said surface of said organic substrate and on the opposing sides of a second of said pair of opposing sides of said insulative housing, said encapsulant material not being located on said opposing sides of said first of said pair of opposing sides while substantially preventing electrical disconnection between said projecting conductive leads and said solder during operation of said electronic package assembly, said disconnection caused by stresses occurring due to differences in the coefficient of thermal expansion of said organic substrate, solder and conductive leads during said operation.
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