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Methods of forming electrically conductive interconnections and electrically interconnected substrates
Assignee: Round Rock Research LLC
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Filing: 1998-02-12
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Granted: 2000-08-29
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Expires: 2018-02-12
Abstract
Abstract Methods of forming electrically conductive interconnections and electrically interconnected substrates are described. In one implementation, a first substrate having an outer surface is provided and a layer of material is formed thereover. Openings are formed within the layer of material and conductive masses are formed within the openings. A second substrate having conductive interconnect surfaces is provided. The conductive interconnect surfaces are then contacted with the conductive masses and deformed thereby. In one aspect, the interconnect surfaces are deformed in part by portions of the layer of material proximate the conductive masses. In another aspect, the layer of material is removed and the interconnect surfaces are deformed by the conductive masses themselves.
Inventors
- 👤 Curtis M. Medlen
- 👤 Mark E. Tuttle
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US
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2026-11-09 13:07
CPC Classifications
B; B23; B23K; B23K20/00; B23K20/02; B23K20/16; H; H05; H05K; H05K3/00; H05K3/30; H05K3/32; H05K3/321; H10; H10W; H10W72/00; H10W72/01; H10W72/012; H10W72/20; B23K2101/00; B23K2101/36; B23K2101/38; B23K2101/42; H05K2201/00; H05K2201/03; H05K2201/0332; H05K2201/0364; H05K2201/0382; H05K2201/10; H05K2201/10613; H05K2201/10621; H05K2201/10674; H05K2201/10954; H05K2201/10984; H05K2201/10992; H10W72/071; H10W72/072; H10W72/07231; H10W72/07236; H10W72/073; H10W72/07331; H10W72/241; H10W72/251; H10W72/30; H10W72/351; H10W72/352; H10W72/353; H10W72/354
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 21
Claim 1
Independent Claim
123 words
A method of forming an electrically conductive interconnection comprising: providing a first substrate having an outer surface; providing a second substrate having a conductive interconnect surface; forming a layer of material over the first substrate outer surface; after forming the layer of material over the first substrate outer surface, forming a conductive mass of homogeneously distributed material within the layer of material, the layer of material having a substantially planar outer surface proximate the conductive mass, the conductive mass having an outermost surface which is generally coplanar with said outer surface of the layer; and physically contacting the conductive interconnect surface on the second substrate with the conductive mass outermost surface and deforming the conductive interconnect surface with the conductive mass outermost surface.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
123 words
A method of forming an electrically conductive interconnection comprising: providing a first substrate having an outer surface; providing a second substrate having a conductive interconnect surface; forming a layer of material over the first substrate outer surface; after forming the layer of material over the first substrate outer surface, forming a conductive mass of homogeneously distributed material within the layer of material, the layer of material having a substantially planar outer surface proximate the conductive mass, the conductive mass having an outermost surface which is generally coplanar with said outer surface of the layer; and physically contacting the conductive interconnect surface on the second substrate with the conductive mass outermost surface and deforming the conductive interconnect surface with the conductive mass outermost surface.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
45 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the conductive interconnect surface comprises an uppermost surface of a conductive structure on the second substrate and the deforming thereof comprises engaging the uppermost surface with at least a portion of the outer surface of the layer of material.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
44 words
The method of claim 2, wherein the uppermost surface of the conductive interconnect surface defines a first surface area prior to the engaging thereof and a second surface area after the engaging thereof, the second surface area being greater than the first surface area.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the forming of the conductive mass comprises: forming an opening in the layer of material; and filling the opening with conductive material.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 4, wherein the filling of the opening comprises stencil printing the conductive material into the opening.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 4, wherein the filling of the opening comprises screen printing the conductive material into the opening.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
36 words
The method of claim 4, wherein the filling of the opening comprises forming conductive material over the planar outer surface of the layer of material and planarizing the conductive material relative to the layer of material.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method of claim 1, wherein providing a second substrate having a conductive interconnect surface comprises providing a second substrate having a conductive epoxy interconnect surface.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
39 words
The method of claim 1, wherein physically contacting the conductive interconnect surface on the second substrate with the conductive mass outermost surface and deforming the conductive interconnect surface comprises squeezing the conductive mass of material into the conductive structure.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method of claim 1, wherein providing a second substrate having a conductive interconnect surface comprises providing a second substrate having a non-solidified conductive interconnect surface.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method of claim 1, wherein providing a second substrate having a conductive interconnect surface comprises providing a second substrate having a conductive silver-filled polymer interconnect surface.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
171 words
A method of forming an electrically conductive interconnection comprising: providing a first substrate having an outer surface; forming a layer of material over the outer surface; forming openings through the layer of material and exposing selected outer surface portions; forming a non-solidified conductive material within the openings and exposing the first substrate to conditions effective to harden the conductive material and form masses of conductive material within the respective openings, at least one of the masses having a generally planar, outwardly exposed outermost surface; providing a second substrate having a homogeneous conductive structure disposed thereover, the homogeneous conductive structure having an outwardly exposed uppermost surface which faces generally away from the second substrate and defines a first conductive structure surface area; engaging the conductive structure's uppermost surface with the planar outermost surface of the one mass; and deforming at least a portion of the conductive structure with the planar outermost surface sufficient to define a second conductive structure surface area which is substantially different from the first conductive structure surface area.
Claim 14
Independent Claim
171 words
A method of forming an electrically conductive interconnection comprising: providing a first substrate having an outer surface; forming a layer of material over the outer surface; forming openings through the layer of material and exposing selected outer surface portions; forming a non-solidified conductive material within the openings and exposing the first substrate to conditions effective to harden the conductive material and form masses of conductive material within the respective openings, at least one of the masses having a generally planar, outwardly exposed outermost surface; providing a second substrate having a homogeneous conductive structure disposed thereover, the homogeneous conductive structure having an outwardly exposed uppermost surface which faces generally away from the second substrate and defines a first conductive structure surface area; engaging the conductive structure's uppermost surface with the planar outermost surface of the one mass; and deforming at least a portion of the conductive structure with the planar outermost surface sufficient to define a second conductive structure surface area which is substantially different from the first conductive structure surface area.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method of claim 12, wherein the non-solidified conductive material comprises a generally homogeneous conductive material.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 12, wherein the second conductive structure surface area is greater than the first conductive structure outermost surface area.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
47 words
The method of claim 12, wherein prior to the engaging, the conductive structure uppermost surface defines a first height over a second substrate outer surface, and subsequent to the engaging defines a second height over the second substrate outer surface which is less than the first height.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method of claim 12, wherein the generally planar outermost surface of the one mass is coplanar with an outer surface of the layer of material.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
32 words
The method of claim 16, wherein the engaging of the conductive structure's uppermost surface comprises engaging said surface with at least a portion of the outer surface of the layer of material.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method of claim 12, wherein providing a second substrate having a homogeneous conductive structure disposed thereover comprises providing a second substrate having a silver-filled polymer conductive structure disposed thereover.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method of claim 12, wherein providing a second substrate having a homogeneous conductive structure disposed thereover comprises providing a second substrate having conductive epoxy disposed thereover.
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