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Method for making radio-frequency module by ball grid array package

Assignee: Ericsson Korea Partners Co Ltd
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Filing: 1996-11-19
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Granted: 1998-08-04
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Expires: 2016-11-19
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Abstract

Abstract A method for making a RF module by a ball grid array package includes: perforating a feed-through hole which penetrates top and bottom surfaces of a terminal position of a chip populated on a substrate; forming a conductive line connecting top and bottom surfaces of said substrate into said feed-through hole; coating a part excepting a ball grid array pad on said conductive line with an insulator, by using emulsion mesh on said top surface of said substrate; making a stencil mask which provides a predetermined-sized aperture on a top surface of said ball grid array pad by using a metal mesh, and printing a solder paste on said ball grid array pad by using said stencil mask; and forming a ball grid array package solder ball through a reflow soldering of the solder paste in a nitrogen atmosphere. This method accuratly and easily forms a desired RF module without a solder printing process about a minute terminal pattern, thereby reducing a cost of production and preventing a poor product.

Inventors

  • 👤 Jun-Hwan Woo

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-02 16:25
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10W; H10W44/00; H10W44/20; H05; H05K; H05K3/00; H05K3/30; H05K3/32; H05K3/34; H05K3/3465; H05K3/3485; H10W70/00; H10W70/099; H05K1/00; H05K1/02; H05K1/0213; H05K1/0237; H05K1/03; H05K1/0306; H05K1/09; H05K1/092; H05K1/11; H05K1/111; H05K1/112; H05K1/114; H05K2203/00; H05K2203/04; H05K2203/043; H05K3/10; H05K3/12; H05K3/1216; H05K3/3452; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49002; Y10T29/49117; Y10T29/49124; Y10T29/49147; Y10T29/49149

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim 154 words
A method for making a RF module by a ball grid array package, comprising: a step of forming a feed-through hole which penetrates top and bottom surfaces of a terminal position of a chip populated on a substrate; a step of forming a conductive line connecting top and bottom surfaces of said substrate into said feed-through hole; a step of coating a part excepting a ball grid array pad on said conductive line with an insulator, by using emulsion mesh on said top surface of said substrate; a step of making a stencil mask which provides a predetermined-sized aperture on a top surface of said ball grid array pad by using a metal mesh, and printing a solder paste on said ball grid array pad by using said stencil mask; and a step of forming a ball grid array package solder ball through a reflow soldering of the solder paste in a nitrogen atmosphere.
Claim 2
Independent Claim 154 words
A method for making a RF module by a ball grid array package, comprising: a step of forming a feed-through hole which penetrates top and bottom surfaces of a terminal position of a chip populated on a substrate; a step of forming a conductive line connecting top and bottom surfaces of said substrate into said feed-through hole; a step of coating a part excepting a ball grid array pad on said conductive line with an insulator, by using emulsion mesh on said top surface of said substrate; a step of making a stencil mask which provides a predetermined-sized aperture on a top surface of said ball grid array pad by using a metal mesh, and printing a solder paste on said ball grid array pad by using said stencil mask; and a step of forming a ball grid array package solder ball through a reflow soldering of the solder paste in a nitrogen atmosphere.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 15 words
The method according to claim 1, wherein said substrate is made of an alumina ceramic.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 21 words
The method according to claim 1, wherein said conductive line is formed by a thin film pattern generation through an electroplating.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 22 words
The method according to claim 1, wherein said conductive line is formed by a thick film pattern generation using a conductive paste.

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