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Solder preform and methods employing the same
Assignee: FRY METALS Inc 170 WESTMINSTER STREET SUITE 1200 PROVIDENCE RI 02903 A CORP OF DELAWARE
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Filing: 1985-11-27
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Granted: 1987-12-01
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Expires: 2005-11-27
Abstract
Abstract A solder preform comprises a body of solder material having at least three legs extending outwardly from a generally central base portion. In a method of use, the preform is disposed between two solderable surfaces (such as the metalized undersurface of a semiconductor die and a support surface therefor), heated above the solder melting point to cause the solder to flow between the surfaces, and then cooled to solidify the solder and effect the bond. The preform configuration is such that the melting solder flows generally outward from the central base portion to expel gases from between the surfaces to be bonded.
Inventors
- 👤 Norbert J. Socolowski
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 23:57
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10W; H10W72/00; H10W72/30; H05; H05K; H05K3/00; H05K3/30; H05K3/32; H05K3/34; H05K3/341; H05K3/3465; H05K3/3478; H10W72/071; H10W72/073; H10W72/07331; H10W72/07336; H10W72/075; H10W72/07531; H10W72/07532; H10W72/07533; H10W72/321; H10W72/325; H10W72/331; H10W72/332; H10W72/351; H10W72/352; H10W72/851; H10W72/874; H10W72/884; H10W90/00; H10W90/701; H10W90/751; H10W90/753; H10W90/754
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
211 words
A method of soldering a substantially rectangular semiconductor die to a supporting surface, comprising providing a solder preform including a body of solder foil having four legs extending outward from a generally central base portion of the body at angles corresponding to angles between the diagonals of the semiconductor die, placing the solder preform in a desired position with its legs on the supporting surface, placing the semiconductor die on the solder preform, with the die being positioned such that the base portion of the preform lies substantially beneath the center of the die and the legs of the preform lie beneath the diagonals of the die, the legs of the preform being of sufficient length such that with the die positioned on the preform as aforesaid they project slightly outward from respective corners of the die and thereby indicate alignment of the legs with the diagonals of the die positioned thereon, heating the preform sufficiently to melt the solder thereof and to cause the solder to flow, solder flow between the die and the supporting surface being generally away from the base portion of the preform toward the periphery of the die, and cooling the flowed solder to solidify the same and thereby bond the die to the supporting surface.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
211 words
A method of soldering a substantially rectangular semiconductor die to a supporting surface, comprising providing a solder preform including a body of solder foil having four legs extending outward from a generally central base portion of the body at angles corresponding to angles between the diagonals of the semiconductor die, placing the solder preform in a desired position with its legs on the supporting surface, placing the semiconductor die on the solder preform, with the die being positioned such that the base portion of the preform lies substantially beneath the center of the die and the legs of the preform lie beneath the diagonals of the die, the legs of the preform being of sufficient length such that with the die positioned on the preform as aforesaid they project slightly outward from respective corners of the die and thereby indicate alignment of the legs with the diagonals of the die positioned thereon, heating the preform sufficiently to melt the solder thereof and to cause the solder to flow, solder flow between the die and the supporting surface being generally away from the base portion of the preform toward the periphery of the die, and cooling the flowed solder to solidify the same and thereby bond the die to the supporting surface.
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