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Methods of making connections to a microelectronic unit
Assignee: Adeia Semiconductor Solutions LLC
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Filing: 1998-03-10
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Granted: 2000-04-04
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Expires: 2018-03-10
Abstract
Abstract A method of making connections to a microelectronic unit includes the steps of providing a connection component having a flexible dielectric top sheet, a plurality of terminals on the top sheet and a plurality of electrically conductive, elongated flexible leads connected to the terminals and extending side-by-side downwardly from the terminals away from the top sheet to bottom ends remote from the top sheet. The connection component is then engaged with a front surface of a microelectronic unit having an array of contacts thereon while subjecting the connection component and the microelectronic unit to heat and pressure so that bottom ends of the leads remote from the top sheet bond with the contacts on the microelectronic unit to form electrical connections therewith.
Inventors
- 👤 Thomas H. DiStefano
- 👤 John W. Smith, Jr.
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 06:04
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10W; H10W72/00; H10W72/20; H10W70/00; H10W70/01; H10W70/05; H10W70/095; H10W70/60; H10W70/62; H10W70/63; H10W70/635; H10W72/50; H10W72/071; H10W72/0711; H10W72/07141; H10W72/072; H10W72/07231; H10W72/07236; H10W72/075; H10W72/07531; H10W72/07532; H10W72/07533; H10W72/251; H10W72/551; H10W72/552; H10W72/5522; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49002; Y10T29/49117; Y10T29/49124; Y10T29/49126; Y10T29/4913; Y10T29/49144; Y10T29/49146; Y10T29/49204; Y10T29/49208
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
121 words
A method of making connections to a microelectronic unit comprising the steps of: (a) providing a connection component including a flexible dielectric top sheet, a plurality of terminals on said top sheet and a plurality of electrically conductive, elongated flexible leads connected to said terminals and extending side-by-side downwardly from said terminals away from said top sheet to bottom ends remote from the top sheet; and (b) engaging said connection component with a front surface of a microelectronic unit having an array of contacts thereon while subjecting said connection component and unit to heat and pressure and so that bottom ends of the leads remote from the top sheet bond with the contacts on the unit to form electrical connections therewith.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
121 words
A method of making connections to a microelectronic unit comprising the steps of: (a) providing a connection component including a flexible dielectric top sheet, a plurality of terminals on said top sheet and a plurality of electrically conductive, elongated flexible leads connected to said terminals and extending side-by-side downwardly from said terminals away from said top sheet to bottom ends remote from the top sheet; and (b) engaging said connection component with a front surface of a microelectronic unit having an array of contacts thereon while subjecting said connection component and unit to heat and pressure and so that bottom ends of the leads remote from the top sheet bond with the contacts on the unit to form electrical connections therewith.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
28 words
A method as claimed in claim 1 wherein said engaging step is performed so that at least some of said flexible leads are bent during said engagement step.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
19 words
A method as claimed in claim 1 wherein a compliant support layer surrounds said leads during said engaging step.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
36 words
A method as claimed in claim 1 further comprising the step of injecting a curable liquid material around said leads and curing said liquid material so as to form a compliant support layer surrounding said leads.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
30 words
A method as claimed in claim 2 wherein each said lead is form from a wire between 100 microns and 1,000 microns long and less than 100 microns in diameter.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
20 words
A method as claimed in claim 1 further comprising the step of bending said leads prior to said engagement step.
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