Direct solder bumping of hard to solder substrate
US6015083A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 27, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jan 18, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 27, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01L2924/3025
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method has been formed for direct solder "bumping" of wafers, chips and interconnection pads or traces on hard to solder surfaces such as aluminum and indium tin oxide. It has been discovered that conventional solders modified by the addition of a light reactive metal can be jetted in the form of microdroplets onto a hard to solder substrate and that the modified droplets will wet and bond to the surface of the hard to solder substrate. This makes it possible for the first time to create solder bumps on bare uncoated hard to solder substrates such as aluminum and indium tin oxide without the need for first applying a different surface which conventional solder will wet.
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