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Method for establishing electrical communication between a first object having a solder ball and a second object
Assignee: Adeia Semiconductor Technologies LLC
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Filing: 1997-06-25
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Granted: 2000-05-09
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Expires: 2017-06-25
Abstract
Abstract A method for establishing electrical communication between a first and second object, comprising the steps of 1) obtaining a first object in electrical communication with at least one BLM, each at least one BLM in contact with a high melting point solder ball coated with a low melting point solder, the low melting point solder contacting each solder ball over at least the portion of the solder ball not in contact with the BLM; 2) interacting a second object having at least one attachment point, each at least one attachment point corresponding to at least one solder ball on the first object where electrical communication is desirable, each solder ball and corresponding attachment point are proximally situated such that each solder ball is capable of forming an electrical communication with the corresponding attachment point; and 3) reflowing the first object and the second object while the first object and the second object are interacted, such that the first object and the second object are in electrical communication and are physically connected.
Inventors
- 👤 Brian D. Chapman
- 👤 James J. Petrone
- 👤 Wai Mon Ma
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 00:32
CPC Classifications
H; H05; H05K; H05K3/00; H05K3/30; H05K3/32; H05K3/34; H05K3/341; H05K3/3431; H05K3/3436; B; B23; B23K; B23K35/00; B23K35/02; B23K35/0222; B23K35/0244; H10; H10W; H10W90/00; H10W90/701; B23K35/025; H05K2201/00; H05K2201/10; H05K2201/10613; H05K2201/10954; H05K2201/10992; H05K2201/20; H05K2201/2081; H05K2203/00; H05K2203/04; H05K2203/041; H05K3/3452; H05K3/3465; H05K3/3485; Y; Y02; Y02P; Y02P70/00; Y02P70/50
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
213 words
A method for establishing electrical communication between a first and second object, comprising: a) obtaining a first object in electrical communication with at least one ball limiting metallurgy structure (BLM) containing a low melting point solder, wherein at least one of said BLM is in contact with a high melting point solder ball coated with a low melting point solder and wherein the low melting point solder is contacting each solder ball over at least the portion of the solder ball not in contact with the BLM; b) interacting a second object having at least one attachment point corresponding to one of the solder balls on the first object where electrical communication is desirable and wherein the solder ball and corresponding attachment point are proximally situated and wherein the solder ball is capable of forming an electrical communication with the corresponding attachment point; and c) reflowing the first object and the second object while the first object and the second object are interacted, and wherein the first object and the second object are in electrical communication and are physically connected, and wherein at least one of the solder balls on the first object is in physical contact with the corresponding attachment pad during the step of interacting of the first and second object.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
213 words
A method for establishing electrical communication between a first and second object, comprising: a) obtaining a first object in electrical communication with at least one ball limiting metallurgy structure (BLM) containing a low melting point solder, wherein at least one of said BLM is in contact with a high melting point solder ball coated with a low melting point solder and wherein the low melting point solder is contacting each solder ball over at least the portion of the solder ball not in contact with the BLM; b) interacting a second object having at least one attachment point corresponding to one of the solder balls on the first object where electrical communication is desirable and wherein the solder ball and corresponding attachment point are proximally situated and wherein the solder ball is capable of forming an electrical communication with the corresponding attachment point; and c) reflowing the first object and the second object while the first object and the second object are interacted, and wherein the first object and the second object are in electrical communication and are physically connected, and wherein at least one of the solder balls on the first object is in physical contact with the corresponding attachment pad during the step of interacting of the first and second object.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method according to claim 1 wherein the reflowing occurs at a temperature of at least about 200° C. and at most about 220° C.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
13 words
The method according to claim 1 wherein the first object is a module.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method according to claim 3 wherein the module is a ceramic ball grid array module.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method according to claim 1 wherein the second object is a circuit card.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
37 words
The method according to claim 1 further comprising a coating applied to the surface of each at least one attachment pad, the coating being capable of facilitating the reflowing of the first object and the second object.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method according to claim 6 wherein the coating is selected from the group consisting of water soluble flux paste and no-clean flux paste.
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