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Method for making circuit elements for a z-axis interconnect

US6063647A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 8, 1997
Grant dateMay 16, 2000
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Expiry dateDec 8, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T29/49155
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Methods for producing circuit elements the resultant circuit elements, and methods for making circuits therefrom are disclosed. A precursor circuit element includes a first insulating layer with conductor thereon and an electrically conducting member or bump, protruding from the conductor, that provide a shape to one surface of the precursor circuit element. A second insulating layer, including an adhesive, is placed onto the precursor circuit element and assumes the shape of the aforementioned surface of the precursor circuit element. A portion of the insulating layer is removed proximate the apex of the bump to expose at least a portion of the bump, for a sufficient electrical connection with a subsequent circuit element, while maintaining a sufficient amount of the insulating layer on the first initiating layer and bump to facilitate the mechanical connection (bond) between this resultant circuit element and a second circuit element, that may or may not have been produced by the method of the present invention.

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