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Solder reflow apparatus and method of manufacturing an electronic device

US12237297B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 28, 2023
Grant dateFeb 25, 2025
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Expiry dateMay 11, 2043

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L2224/75981
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus includes: a vapor generating chamber configured to accommodate a heat transfer fluid and to be filled with saturated vapor generated by the heat transfer fluid; a heater configured to heat the heat transfer fluid in the vapor generating chamber; a substrate stage configured to be movable upward or downward in the vapor generating chamber and to support a substrate on which an electronic device is mounted via a solder. The apparatus also includes at least one mesh plate extending in a horizontal direction in the vapor generating chamber. The at least one mesh plate includes a plurality of openings through which the vapor moves.

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