US4668581A
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Bonding electrical conductors and bonded products
Assignee: MOSS CRAYTON L
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Filing: 1985-01-22
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Granted: 1987-05-26
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Expires: 2005-01-22
Abstract
Abstract Bonds between a contact area of a circuit of a semiconductor and a conductor are formed by applying a rotating tool to an opposed surface of the conductor or to an intervening material superposed on it. The conductor may be laminated to one or more layers of insulant material and when that material is for example polyester, the bond may be formed without prior removal of the insulant from between the contact area and the conductor; it is displaced by the effect of the tool. The areas and conductors may be in an array and the tool be brought across the members of the array in succession.
Inventors
- 👤 Penelope J. V. Luc
- 👤 Patrick B. Ryan
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 14:02
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10W; H10W72/00; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49002; Y10T29/49117; Y10T29/49124; Y10T29/49147; Y10T29/49149; Y10T29/49204; Y10T29/49208; Y10T29/4921; Y10T29/49218; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/12; Y10T428/12493; Y10T428/12528
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
182 words
An electrical assembly comprising a circuit component and at least one conductor device external of the circuit component, the circuit component including at least one metal contact element, the conductor device including a laminate of a metal strip and a layer of insulant material having one surface contiguous with the metal strip and the other surface adjacent the metal contact element, a first surface of the metal strip adjacent the metal contact element being bonded thereto to form an electrical connection by a friction bonding process in which a rotating surface portion of a rotating friction wheel is placed in contact with an exposed surface of an additional layer overlying a second surface of the metal strip opposite the first surface, a portion of the insulant material disposed between the metal strip and the metal contact element being displaced from between the metal strip and the metal contact element by the friction bonding process so as to expose the one surface of the metal strip adjacent the metal contact element to enable bonding of the metal strip to the metal contact element.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
182 words
An electrical assembly comprising a circuit component and at least one conductor device external of the circuit component, the circuit component including at least one metal contact element, the conductor device including a laminate of a metal strip and a layer of insulant material having one surface contiguous with the metal strip and the other surface adjacent the metal contact element, a first surface of the metal strip adjacent the metal contact element being bonded thereto to form an electrical connection by a friction bonding process in which a rotating surface portion of a rotating friction wheel is placed in contact with an exposed surface of an additional layer overlying a second surface of the metal strip opposite the first surface, a portion of the insulant material disposed between the metal strip and the metal contact element being displaced from between the metal strip and the metal contact element by the friction bonding process so as to expose the one surface of the metal strip adjacent the metal contact element to enable bonding of the metal strip to the metal contact element.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
27 words
An assembly according to claim 1 wherein the additional layer constitutes another layer of insulant material permanently attached to the metal strip and included in the laminate.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
20 words
An assembly according to claim 2 wherein the materials of the layers of insulant material are different from one another.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
32 words
An assembly according to claim 3 wherein the material of the layer of insulant material adjacent the metal contact pad is polyester and wherein the material of the other layer is polyimide.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
14 words
An assembly according to claim 4 wherein the circuit component is a semiconductor chip.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
14 words
An assembly according to claim 4 wherein the circuit component is a chip carrier.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
14 words
An assembly according to claim 1 wherein the layer of insulant material is polyester.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
30 words
An assembly according to claim 7 wherein the additional layer is a steel shim foil removable from the laminate upon the bonding of the metal strip to the contact element.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
14 words
An assembly according to claim 8 wherein the circuit component is a semiconductor chip.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
47 words
An assembly according to claim 1 wherein the laminate includes another layer of insulant material on a side of the metal strip opposite the contact element, the other layer of insulant material being disposed between the metal strip and the additional layer during the friction bonding process.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
41 words
An assembly according to claim 10 wherein the material of each layer of insulant material is polyester and wherein the additional layer is a glass cloth removable from the laminate upon the bonding of the metal strip to the contact pad.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
14 words
An assembly according to claim 11 wherein the circuit component is a semiconductor chip.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
17 words
An assembly according to claim 1 wherein the material of the layer of insulant material is polyester.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
14 words
An assembly according to claim 1 wherein the circuit component is a semiconductor chip.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
14 words
An assembly according to claim 1 wherein the circuit component is a chip carrier.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
208 words
An electrical assembly comprising a circuit component and at least one conductor device external of the circuit component, the circuit component including a plurality of metal contact elements, the conductor device including a laminate of a plurality of metal strips and a layer of insulant material having one surface contiguous with the metal strips and the other surface adjacent the metal contact elements, the metal strips being aligned with respective ones of the metal contact elements, a first surface of each of the metal strips adjacent the respective metal contact elements being bonded thereto to form electrical connections by a friction bonding process in which a rotating surface portion of a rotating friction wheel is placed in contact with an exposed surface of an additional layer overlying a second surface of each of the metal strips opposite the respective first surface, each portion of the insulant material disposed between one of the metal strips and the metal contact element adjacent thereto being displaced from between the metal strip and the metal contact element by the friction bonding process so as to expose the one surface of each of the metal strips adjacent the metal contact elements to enable bonding of the metal strips to the metal contact elements.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
208 words
An electrical assembly comprising a circuit component and at least one conductor device external of the circuit component, the circuit component including a plurality of metal contact elements, the conductor device including a laminate of a plurality of metal strips and a layer of insulant material having one surface contiguous with the metal strips and the other surface adjacent the metal contact elements, the metal strips being aligned with respective ones of the metal contact elements, a first surface of each of the metal strips adjacent the respective metal contact elements being bonded thereto to form electrical connections by a friction bonding process in which a rotating surface portion of a rotating friction wheel is placed in contact with an exposed surface of an additional layer overlying a second surface of each of the metal strips opposite the respective first surface, each portion of the insulant material disposed between one of the metal strips and the metal contact element adjacent thereto being displaced from between the metal strip and the metal contact element by the friction bonding process so as to expose the one surface of each of the metal strips adjacent the metal contact elements to enable bonding of the metal strips to the metal contact elements.
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