Patent · US Expired

Flex tape protective coating

US5360946A · kind A · utility

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16Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateSep 17, 1991
Grant dateNov 1, 1994
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Expiry dateSep 17, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T29/49165
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention relates to an improved flex (or TAB) product suitable for silicon carrier or other types of chip carrier applications, wherein the flex reliability problems caused for example by Cu thermal cycling are substantially reduced or eliminated. More particularly, the invention embodies a number of coatings for use in such products and diverse methods of making and using same.

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