US5796590A
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Assembly aid for mounting packaged integrated circuit devices to printed circuit boards
Assignee: Mei California Inc
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Filing: 1996-11-05
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Granted: 1998-08-18
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Expires: 2016-11-05
Abstract
Abstract An apparatus and method for surface-mounting ball grid array integrated circuit (IC) devices to printed circuit boards. A thin single- or multi-layer sheet of nonconductive material having a plurality of apertures corresponding to the leads of the IC device to be mounted is interposed between the ball grid array and the circuit board prior to solder processing to facilitate solder application, device alignment, and solder retention. An assembly guide is located on the top surface of the aid to assist in the orientation and placement of the IC device during assembly. In a further aspect, the disclosed assembly aid helps compensate for non-planarity in the IC device array or circuit board, and maintains a minimum standoff distance between the IC package and the circuit board to preclude undue solder joint deformation. The assembly aid also allows for reworking of the surface mount by facilitating localized placement of the solder prior to reflow processing without masking or other additional processing steps.
Inventors
- 👤 Dean A. Klein
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 13:31
CPC Classifications
H; H05; H05K; H05K3/00; H05K3/30; H05K3/32; H05K3/34; H05K3/341; H05K3/3431; H05K3/3436; H05K2201/00; H05K2201/10; H05K2201/10227; H05K2201/10424; H05K2201/10613; H05K2201/10621; H05K2201/10734; H05K2203/00; H05K2203/04; H05K2203/0415; H05K2203/16; H05K2203/167; H10; H10W; H10W72/00; H10W72/01; H10W72/013; H10W72/01331; H10W72/01336; H10W72/071; H10W72/072; H10W72/07221; H10W72/07227; H10W72/07231; H10W72/07236; H10W72/20; H10W72/241; H10W90/00; H10W90/701; H10W90/721; H10W90/724; Y; Y02; Y02P; Y02P70/00; Y02P70/50; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49002; Y10T29/49117; Y10T29/49124; Y10T29/4913; Y10T29/49144; Y10T29/49155; Y10T29/49165
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
123 words
An assembly aid for mounting an integrated circuit device having connecting leads to a circuit board, comprising: a plurality of solidified eutectic solder elements, said elements being shaped to receive respective ones of said connecting leads; a mounting substrate having a first surface, a second surface, and a plurality of apertures corresponding to the location of said connecting leads, said apertures having recesses on said first surface sized to receive and retain said solidified eutectic solder elements within said mounting substrate; and an adhesive layer having a plurality of apertures corresponding to the location of said connecting leads, said adhesive layer further retaining said solder elements within said mounting substrate recesses, said apertures in said adhesive layer communicating with said solidified solder elements.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
123 words
An assembly aid for mounting an integrated circuit device having connecting leads to a circuit board, comprising: a plurality of solidified eutectic solder elements, said elements being shaped to receive respective ones of said connecting leads; a mounting substrate having a first surface, a second surface, and a plurality of apertures corresponding to the location of said connecting leads, said apertures having recesses on said first surface sized to receive and retain said solidified eutectic solder elements within said mounting substrate; and an adhesive layer having a plurality of apertures corresponding to the location of said connecting leads, said adhesive layer further retaining said solder elements within said mounting substrate recesses, said apertures in said adhesive layer communicating with said solidified solder elements.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
The assembly aid of claim 1, wherein said solidified solder elements have holes through their thickness to receive said connecting leads.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
34 words
The assembly aid of claim 1, wherein said solidified solder elements are selected from the group of shapes consisting of a toroid, a cylinder, a square block, a rectangular block, or a polygonal block.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
15 words
The assembly aid of claim 1, wherein said solidified solder elements include a flux coating.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
32 words
The assembly aid of claim 1, wherein said mounting substrate is composed of two layers, each of said layers having apertures of different diameter communicating with the apertures of the other layer.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
16 words
The assembly aid of claim 1, wherein the integrated circuit device comprises a ball grid array.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
26 words
The assembly aid of claim 1, wherein the cross-section of said apertures is selected from the group consisting of a circle, square, rectangle, ellipse, or polygon.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
13 words
The assembly aid of claim 1, wherein said first surface is substantially adhesive.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
13 words
The assembly aid of claim 1, wherein said second surface is substantially adhesive.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
24 words
The assembly aid of claim 1, wherein said first surface includes a visual guide to assist in orienting the integrated circuit device during assembly.
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