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Interposer with electrical contact button and method

US7137827B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 17, 2003
Grant dateNov 21, 2006
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Expiry dateNov 17, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T29/49222
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An interposer having one or more hollow electrical contact buttons disposed in a carrier. The interposer is formed by disposing sacrificial posts in vias of the carrier. The electrical contact buttons are formed on the sacrificial posts by a metallizing process in desired pattern using a mask. The sacrificial posts are made of a material that thermally decomposes upon application of heat without altering the carrier or the electrical contact buttons.

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