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Manufacture of coated spheres

US5736074A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 30, 1995
Grant dateApr 7, 1998
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Expiry dateJun 30, 2015

Classification

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

Abstract

Solid spheres of substantially uniform size and shape and coated with a lower temperature melting material are formed for use in interconnect arrays, solder pastes, Z-axis conduction adhesives, etc. Drops of two materials are merged in flight forming a coating of the lower melting temperature material on the drop of higher melting temperature material.

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