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Dielectric resonator including a plurality of solder bumps and method of mounting dielectric resonator
Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co Ltd
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Filing: 1993-10-13
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Granted: 1996-05-14
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Expires: 2013-10-13
Abstract
Abstract A dielectric resonator device includes a dielectric member, inner conductors provided in the dielectric member, an outer conductor formed on an outer surface of the dielectric member, signal input and output electrodes formed on the outer surface of the dielectric member opposing a mounting substrate and coupled with the inner conductors, and solder bumps formed on the outer conductor on its surface opposing the mounting substrate and on the signal input and output electrodes. By heating the dielectric resonator device opposing the mounting substrate, electrical and mechanical connections may be made therebetween through the solder bumps, while preventing the formation of solder bridges.
Inventors
- 👤 Hisashi Ariyoshi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-11-07 10:48
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01P; H01P1/00; H01P1/20; H01P1/201; H01P1/205; H01P1/2056; H05; H05K; H05K1/00; H05K1/02; H05K1/0213; H05K1/0237; H05K1/0243; H05K3/00; H05K3/30; H05K3/32; H05K3/34; H05K3/341; H05K3/3431; H05K3/3436; H05K3/3442; H05K2201/00; H05K2201/09; H05K2201/09209; H05K2201/09372; H05K2201/09381; H05K2201/10; H05K2201/10007; H05K2201/10068; H05K2201/10613; H05K2201/10621; H05K2201/10734; H05K2201/10954; H05K2201/10969; H05K2201/10984; H05K2201/20; H05K2201/2081; H05K3/3452; H10; H10W; H10W72/00; H10W72/20; H10W72/281; H10W72/287; Y; Y02; Y02P; Y02P70/00; Y02P70/50
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 23
Claim 1
Independent Claim
123 words
A dielectric resonator device comprising: a dielectric member having an outer surface; a plurality of inner conductors provided in the dielectric member; an outer conductor disposed on the outer surface of said dielectric member and having a mounting surface; signal input and output electrodes disposed on the outer surface of said dielectric member to oppose a mounting substrate and electrically coupled with said inner conductors; and a plurality of solder bumps disposed on both the mounting surface of the outer conductor and on said signal input and output electrodes, said plurality of solder bumps being located so as to mechanically and electrically connect said outer conductor and said signal input and output electrodes to the mounting substrate when the solder bumps are melted.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
123 words
A dielectric resonator device comprising: a dielectric member having an outer surface; a plurality of inner conductors provided in the dielectric member; an outer conductor disposed on the outer surface of said dielectric member and having a mounting surface; signal input and output electrodes disposed on the outer surface of said dielectric member to oppose a mounting substrate and electrically coupled with said inner conductors; and a plurality of solder bumps disposed on both the mounting surface of the outer conductor and on said signal input and output electrodes, said plurality of solder bumps being located so as to mechanically and electrically connect said outer conductor and said signal input and output electrodes to the mounting substrate when the solder bumps are melted.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
50 words
A dielectric resonator device as claimed in claim 1, wherein two bores having respective inner faces are oriented in parallel to each other relative to the dielectric block so as to longitudinally extend therethrough, with the respective inner conductors being disposed on the corresponding inner faces of said two bores.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
49 words
A dielectric resonator device as claimed in claim 1, wherein three bores having respective inner faces are oriented in parallel to each other relative to the dielectric block so as to longitudinally extend therethrough, with the inner conductors being disposed on the corresponding inner faces of said three bores.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
29 words
A dielectric resonator device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the signal input and output electrodes are disposed only on part of the outer surface of said dielectric member.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
43 words
A dielectric resonator device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the dielectric member has a plurality of side faces, the signal input and output electrodes are disposed on the outer surface of said dielectric member, and extend onto part of the side faces.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
71 words
A dielectric resonator device as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a plurality of soldered deposition electrodes, each electrode including three layers of Cr-Rh-Au disposed at a predetermined position on said signal input and output electrodes and on said outer conductor, and respective solder bumps are located on corresponding said solder deposition electrodes such that the respective solder deposition electrodes are located between the corresponding solder bumps and said outer conductor.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
32 words
A dielectric resonator device as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a respective plurality of electrodes located between the mounting surface of the outer conductor and the corresponding plurality of solder bumps.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
41 words
A dielectric resonator device as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a solder flow preventing film disposed on the mounting surface of the outer conductor to prevent the respective solder bumps from being located at undesired positions on the outer conductor.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
143 words
A mounting arrangement for mounting a dielectric resonator device on a mounting substrate, said mounting arrangement comprising: a) a dielectric resonator device including: 1) a dielectric member having an outer surface; 2) a plurality of inner conductors provided in the dielectric member; 3) an outer conductor disposed on the outer surface of said dielectric member and having a mounting surface; 4) signal input and output electrodes disposed on the outer surface of said dielectric member; 5) a plurality of solder bumps located on the mounting surface of the outer conductor and on said signal input and output electrodes; and b) a mounting substrate disposed to oppose said dielectric resonator device and the mounting surface of the outer conductor, said outer conductor and said signal input and output electrodes being connected to said mounting substrate by said plurality of solder bumps through melting thereof.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
143 words
A mounting arrangement for mounting a dielectric resonator device on a mounting substrate, said mounting arrangement comprising: a) a dielectric resonator device including: 1) a dielectric member having an outer surface; 2) a plurality of inner conductors provided in the dielectric member; 3) an outer conductor disposed on the outer surface of said dielectric member and having a mounting surface; 4) signal input and output electrodes disposed on the outer surface of said dielectric member; 5) a plurality of solder bumps located on the mounting surface of the outer conductor and on said signal input and output electrodes; and b) a mounting substrate disposed to oppose said dielectric resonator device and the mounting surface of the outer conductor, said outer conductor and said signal input and output electrodes being connected to said mounting substrate by said plurality of solder bumps through melting thereof.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
58 words
A mounting arrangement as recited in claim 9, further comprising a first solder flow preventing film disposed on the mounting surface of the outer conductor and a second solder flow preventing film disposed on the mounting substrate for preventing the corresponding solder bumps from being located at undesired positions on the outer conductor and on the mounting substrate.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
163 words
A method of mounting a dielectric resonator on a mounting substrate having conductive patterns thereon, the dielectric resonator including a dielectric member having a mounting surface, a plurality of inner conductors provided in the dielectric member, an outer conductor being formed on the mounting surface of the dielectric member, the outer conductor having a mounting surface, signal input and output electrodes being electrically isolated from each other and from said other conductor and formed on the mounting surface of the dielectric member and a plurality of solder bumps formed on the mounting surface of the outer conductor and on the signal input and output electrodes, the method comprising the steps of: locating the dielectric resonator on the mounting substrate; and melting the solder bumps located on the mounting surface of the outer conductor and the signal input and output electrodes so that the solder bumps mechanically and electrically connect the conductive patterns to the signal input and output electrodes and the outer conductor.
Claim 14
Independent Claim
163 words
A method of mounting a dielectric resonator on a mounting substrate having conductive patterns thereon, the dielectric resonator including a dielectric member having a mounting surface, a plurality of inner conductors provided in the dielectric member, an outer conductor being formed on the mounting surface of the dielectric member, the outer conductor having a mounting surface, signal input and output electrodes being electrically isolated from each other and from said other conductor and formed on the mounting surface of the dielectric member and a plurality of solder bumps formed on the mounting surface of the outer conductor and on the signal input and output electrodes, the method comprising the steps of: locating the dielectric resonator on the mounting substrate; and melting the solder bumps located on the mounting surface of the outer conductor and the signal input and output electrodes so that the solder bumps mechanically and electrically connect the conductive patterns to the signal input and output electrodes and the outer conductor.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method of claim 11, wherein said step of melting the solder bumps comprises one of the steps of heating the mounting substrate and locally heating the dielectric resonator.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
88 words
The method of claim 11, further comprising the steps of: applying solder paste onto the mounting substrate before said step of locating the dielectric resonator on the mounting substrate; locating a plurality of electronic components on the mounting substrate while performing the step of locating the dielectric resonator on the mounting substrate; and passing the mounting substrate through a tunnel furnace to connect the dielectric resonator to the mounting substrate through the solder bumps and to connect the electronic components to the mounting substrate through the solder paste.
Claim 17
Independent Claim
157 words
A method of forming a dielectric resonator comprising the steps of: providing a dielectric block; forming a plurality of conductor bores in the dielectric block; forming a respective inner conductor in each of the plurality of conductor bores; forming an outer conductor on the dielectric block as to have a mounting surface; forming a signal input electrode and a signal output electrode on the dielectric block such that said signal input electrode and said signal output electrode are electrically isolated from each other and from said outer conductor; electrically connecting the signal input electrode and the signal output electrode to respective ones of the plurality of inner conductors; and forming a plurality of solder bumps on the mounting surface of the outer conductor and on the signal input and output electrodes so that the plurality of solder bumps mechanically and electrically connect the dielectric resonator to a mounting substrate when the plurality of solder bumps are melted.
Claim 18
Independent Claim
157 words
A method of forming a dielectric resonator comprising the steps of: providing a dielectric block; forming a plurality of conductor bores in the dielectric block; forming a respective inner conductor in each of the plurality of conductor bores; forming an outer conductor on the dielectric block as to have a mounting surface; forming a signal input electrode and a signal output electrode on the dielectric block such that said signal input electrode and said signal output electrode are electrically isolated from each other and from said outer conductor; electrically connecting the signal input electrode and the signal output electrode to respective ones of the plurality of inner conductors; and forming a plurality of solder bumps on the mounting surface of the outer conductor and on the signal input and output electrodes so that the plurality of solder bumps mechanically and electrically connect the dielectric resonator to a mounting substrate when the plurality of solder bumps are melted.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 14, further comprising the step of forming a plurality of electrodes on the outer conductor.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
40 words
The method of claim 15, wherein the step of forming the plurality of electrodes further comprises the step of forming each electrode of three layers of Cr-Rh-Au and locating the electrodes on the outer conductor by a solder deposition process.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method of claim 15, further comprising the step of depositing the respective solder bumps on the corresponding electrodes by a dip method.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
42 words
The method of claim 14, wherein the step forming the signal input electrode and the signal output electrode further comprises the step of forming the signal input electrode and the signal output electrode to extend onto side surfaces of said dielectric block.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
39 words
The method of claim 14, further comprising the step of forming a solder flow preventing film on the surface of the outer conductor for preventing the respective solder bumps from being located at undesired positions on the outer conductor.
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