US5628919A
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Methods for producing a chip carrier and terminal electrode for a circuit substrate
Assignee: Kanebo Ltd
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Filing: 1995-05-12
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Granted: 1997-05-13
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Expires: 2015-05-12
Abstract
Abstract A chip carrier according to the present invention includes: a carrier body including an upper face, a lower face, and an internal conductor; and a plurality of terminal electrodes formed on the upper face of the carrier body, the plurality of terminal electrodes electrically connecting an LSI chip to the internal conductor. A plurality of concave portions for electrically connecting a plurality of electrodes on a circuit substrate to the internal conductor are provided on the lower face of the carrier body, the concave portions being electrically connected to the internal conductor.
Inventors
- 👤 Yoshihiro Tomura
- 👤 Yoshihiro Bessho
- 👤 Yasuhiko Hakotani
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 08:22
CPC Classifications
H; H05; H05K; H05K3/00; H05K3/40; H05K3/4007; H05K3/30; H05K3/32; H05K3/321; H10; H10W; H10W70/00; H10W70/099; H10W70/60; H10W70/62; H10W70/63; H10W70/635; H10W74/00; H10W74/01; H10W74/012; H10W74/10; H10W74/15; H10W90/00; H10W90/701; H05K1/00; H05K1/18; H05K1/181; H05K2201/00; H05K2201/03; H05K2201/0332; H05K2201/0335; H05K2201/0347; H05K2201/0364; H05K2201/0367; H05K2201/09; H05K2201/09009; H05K2201/09036; H05K2201/09209; H05K2201/09372; H05K2201/09472; H05K2201/09818; H05K2201/09845; H05K2201/10; H05K2201/10431; H05K2201/10568; H05K2201/10613; H05K2201/10621; H05K2201/10719; H05K2201/10954; H05K2201/10984; H05K2203/00; H05K2203/05; H05K2203/0562; H05K2203/0577; H05K2203/16; H05K2203/167; H05K3/22; H05K3/24; H05K3/243; H10W70/65; H10W70/654; H10W70/655; H10W72/00; H10W72/01; H10W72/012; H10W72/01221; H10W72/01225; H10W72/20; H10W72/221; H10W72/222; H10W72/225; H10W72/251; H10W72/252; H10W72/253; H10W72/851; H10W72/853; H10W72/856; H10W90/721; H10W90/724; H10W90/731; H10W90/734
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
144 words
A method for producing a chip carrier comprising the steps of: forming via holes in a plurality of unsintered green sheets; burying a portion of an internal conductor in the via holes of a group of the plurality of green sheets and forming an internal conductor on the group of the plurality of green sheets by printing; obtaining a multilayer structure by layering one of the plurality of green sheets in which a portion of the internal conductor is not buried in the via holes thereof on the group of green sheets in which the portion of the internal conductor is buried in the via holes and subjecting the multilayer structure to a pressing process; and sintering the plurality of green sheets so as to form a carrier body, a plurality of concave portions being formed on a lower face of the carrier body.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
144 words
A method for producing a chip carrier comprising the steps of: forming via holes in a plurality of unsintered green sheets; burying a portion of an internal conductor in the via holes of a group of the plurality of green sheets and forming an internal conductor on the group of the plurality of green sheets by printing; obtaining a multilayer structure by layering one of the plurality of green sheets in which a portion of the internal conductor is not buried in the via holes thereof on the group of green sheets in which the portion of the internal conductor is buried in the via holes and subjecting the multilayer structure to a pressing process; and sintering the plurality of green sheets so as to form a carrier body, a plurality of concave portions being formed on a lower face of the carrier body.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
37 words
A method for producing a chip carrier according to claim 1 further comprising a step of forming a plurality of contact electrodes by burying a conductive adhesive in the plurality of concave portions of the carrier body.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
17 words
A method for producing a chip carrier according to claim 2, wherein the conductive adhesive has flexibility.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
143 words
A method for producing a terminal electrode for a circuit substrate, the method comprising the steps of: forming a first resist film on the circuit substrate by a first photolithography process, the first resist film having a first opening on an electrode pad of the circuit substrate; forming a lower step portion of the terminal electrode in the first opening of the first resist film; forming a second resist film on the circuit substrate by a second photolithography process, the second resist film having a second opening on the lower step portion of the terminal electrode and the second opening being smaller than the first opening of the first resist film; forming an upper step portion of the terminal electrode in the second opening of the second resist film; and removing the first and second resist films, whereby the terminal electrode is formed.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
143 words
A method for producing a terminal electrode for a circuit substrate, the method comprising the steps of: forming a first resist film on the circuit substrate by a first photolithography process, the first resist film having a first opening on an electrode pad of the circuit substrate; forming a lower step portion of the terminal electrode in the first opening of the first resist film; forming a second resist film on the circuit substrate by a second photolithography process, the second resist film having a second opening on the lower step portion of the terminal electrode and the second opening being smaller than the first opening of the first resist film; forming an upper step portion of the terminal electrode in the second opening of the second resist film; and removing the first and second resist films, whereby the terminal electrode is formed.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
30 words
A method for producing a chip carrier according to claim 1, wherein the internal conductor is composed of a material selected from the group consisting of Cu, Ag, and AgPd.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
20 words
A method for producing a chip carrier according to claim 2, wherein the conductive adhesive is a polymeric conductive adhesive.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
29 words
A method for producing a chip carrier according to claim 2, wherein the conductive adhesive comprises conductive particles formed of AgPd, Au, Ag, Cu or a complex alloy powder.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
28 words
A method for producing a chip carrier according to claim 1 further comprising the step of plating inner side faces of the via holes with a non-oxidizable conductor.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
17 words
A method for producing a chip carrier according to claim 8, wherein the non-oxidizable conductor is Au.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
59 words
A method for producing a terminal electrode for a circuit substrate according to claim 4, wherein an area of a cross section of the upper step portion taken on a plane parallel to the circuit substrate is smaller than an area of a cross section of the lower step portion taken on a plane parallel to the circuit substrate.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
25 words
A method for producing a terminal electrode for a circuit substrate according to claim 4, wherein the terminal electrode is formed of a platable metal.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
27 words
A method for producing a terminal electrode for a circuit substrate according to claim 4, wherein the terminal electrode is formed of Au, Cu, Ag, or solder.
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