Electrical coupling of a stiffener to a chip carrier
US6534848B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 7, 2000 |
| Grant date | Mar 18, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 20, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05K2201/10977
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and structure for conductively coupling a metallic stiffener to a chip carrier. A substrate has a conductive pad on its surface and an adhesive layer is formed on the substrate surface. The metallic stiffener is placed on the adhesive layer, wherein the adhesive layer mechanically couples the stiffener to the substrate surface and electrically couples the stiffener to the pad. The adhesive layer is then cured such as by pressurization at elevated temperature. Embodiments of the present invention form the adhesive layer by forming an electrically conductive contact on the pad and setting a dry adhesive on the substrate, such that the electrically conductive contact is within a hole in the dry adhesive. The electrically conductive contact electrically couples the stiffener to the pad. The curing step includes curing both the dry adhesive and the electrically conductive contact, resulting in the dry adhesive adhesively coupling the stiffener to the substrate. The electrically conductive contact may include an electrically conductive adhesive or a metallic solder. Additional embodiments of the present invention form the adhesive layer by applying an electrically conductive adh…
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