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Electrode assembly for a semiconductor device

US5306950A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 22, 1992
Grant dateApr 26, 1994
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Expiry dateDec 22, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L2924/157
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An electrode assembly for a semiconductor device includes a contact layer formed on a semiconductor substrate and consisting mainly of a rare-earth metal or metals, or a silicide thereof, or a mixture thereof, and a diffusion barrier layer formed on the contact layer and consisting mainly of iron or an iron alloy. The assembly is bonded to a mount by a solder layer formed on the diffusion barrier layer and consisting mainly of lead and tin.

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