US5477008A
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Polymer plug for electronic packages
Assignee: Advanced Technology Interconnect Inc
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Filing: 1993-03-19
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Granted: 1995-12-19
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Expires: 2013-03-19
Abstract
Abstract There are provided polymer plugs for sealing the vent hole of an adhesively sealed electronic package. The polymer vent hole plug is selected to be either an ultraviolet curable polymer or a thermosetting polymer resin. One effective vent hole plug is a cylindrical plug having a diameter under 1.4 millimeters formed from a UV-curable epoxy.
Inventors
- 👤 Anthony M. Pasqualoni
- 👤 Deepak Mahulikar
- 👤 Francis S. Jewell
- 👤 Paul R. Hoffman
- 👤 George Brathwaite
- 👤 Richard McNabb
- 👤 German Ramirez
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 06:42
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10W; H10W76/00; H10W76/60; H10W76/10; H10W76/12; H10W72/00; H10W72/50; H10W72/551; H10W72/552; H10W72/5522; H10W72/5524; H10W72/5525; H10W72/851; H10W72/874; H10W72/884; H10W90/00; H10W90/701; H10W90/751; H10W90/756; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49002; Y10T29/49117; Y10T29/49124; Y10T29/4913; Y10T29/49146
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
129 words
An adhesively sealed electronic package, comprising: a base component; a cover component, the combination of said base component and said cover component defining a cavity; a leadframe disposed between said base component and said cover component and adhesively bonded to both; and a polymer vent hole plug selected from the group consisting of ultraviolet curable polymers having a room temperature viscosity before curing of from about 500 centipoise to about 10,000 centipoise and thermosetting epoxy resins having a room temperature viscosity before curing of from about 5,000 centipoise to about 3000 poise and a cure time of under 3 minutes, said polymer vent hole plug having a diameter of less than about 1.4 millimeters and extending through at least one of either said base component or said cover component.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
129 words
An adhesively sealed electronic package, comprising: a base component; a cover component, the combination of said base component and said cover component defining a cavity; a leadframe disposed between said base component and said cover component and adhesively bonded to both; and a polymer vent hole plug selected from the group consisting of ultraviolet curable polymers having a room temperature viscosity before curing of from about 500 centipoise to about 10,000 centipoise and thermosetting epoxy resins having a room temperature viscosity before curing of from about 5,000 centipoise to about 3000 poise and a cure time of under 3 minutes, said polymer vent hole plug having a diameter of less than about 1.4 millimeters and extending through at least one of either said base component or said cover component.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
50 words
The electronic package of claim 1 wherein said base component and said cover component are individually selected from the group consisting of metals, plastics and ceramics with the coefficient of thermal expansion of said base component being within about 10% of the coefficient of thermal expansion of said cover component.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
29 words
The electronic package of claim 2 wherein said thermosetting epoxy has a room temperature viscosity before cure of from about of from about 40,000 centipoise to about 80,000 centipoise.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
30 words
The electronic package of claim 2 wherein both said base component and said cover component are formed from an aluminum alloy and at least partially coated with an anodization layer.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
The electronic package of claim 2 wherein said vent hole plug has a diameter of from about 0.38 millimeter to about 0.64 millimeter.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
30 words
The electronic package of claim 2 wherein said vent hole plug is conical with the diameter at the cavity facing surface less than the diameter of the outward facing surface.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
43 words
The electronic package of claim 6 wherein the diameter of said conical vent hole plug is from about 0.38 millimeter to about 0.64 millimeter at the cavity facing surface and from about 0.76 millimeter to about 1.28 millimeters at the outward facing surface.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
92 words
An adhesively sealed electronic package, comprising: a base component; a cover component, the combination of said base component and said cover component defining a cavity; a leadframe disposed between said base component and said cover component and adhesively bonded to both; and a composite polymer vent hole plug extending through at least one of either said base component or said cover component and having a smaller diameter interior portion formed from a UV-curable adhesive within said component and a larger diameter exterior portion formed from a thermosetting epoxy also within said component.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
92 words
An adhesively sealed electronic package, comprising: a base component; a cover component, the combination of said base component and said cover component defining a cavity; a leadframe disposed between said base component and said cover component and adhesively bonded to both; and a composite polymer vent hole plug extending through at least one of either said base component or said cover component and having a smaller diameter interior portion formed from a UV-curable adhesive within said component and a larger diameter exterior portion formed from a thermosetting epoxy also within said component.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
40 words
The electronic package of claim 8 wherein an interior portion of said vent hole plug has a diameter of from about 0.38 millimeter to abound 0.76 millimeter and the exterior portion of said vent hole plug has a larger diameter.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
14 words
The electronic package of claim 8 wherein said thermosetting epoxy resin is self leveling.
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