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Method of forming an electrical network package

US3939558A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 10, 1975
Grant dateFeb 24, 1976
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Expiry dateFeb 10, 1995

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T29/4913
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method of forming an electrical network package in which a B-stage thermosetting adhesive material is sandwiched between and adheres together a substrate bearing a network of electric circuit elements, and a protective superstrate. The component package is first heated sufficiently to initiate the formation of the adhesive into a gel. The package may then be cooled, and is momentarily compressed in order to flow the adhesive material into sealing relation with the electric network and to inhibit relative slippage between the substrate and superstrate followed by further heating to fully cure the adhesive. Except for the momentary compression, the entire curing sequence is performed without the application of external pressures, thereby considerably simplifying the requisite machinery. The method is adaptable to mass production techniques by employing a single continuous adhesive tape and lead frame in connection with a multiplicity of substrates.

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