Interconnect device and method of manufacture thereof

Claim 2

An interconnect device for electronic components comprising: a conductive pattern of leads bonded to a sheet of dielectric on one side thereof; a conductive sheet bonded to said dielectric sheet on the side thereof opposite to said leads; a plurality of via holes extending through said conductive sheet and dielectric sheet to said leads; electrically conductive material extending through said via holes and over said conductive sheet to form a conductive layer and electrically interconnecting at least one of said leads with said conductive sheet; at least one window through said conductive layer, conductive sheet, and dielectric sheet, said window exposing said leads; at least one frame surrounding said window, said frame being defined by second windows spaced from said first window and passing through said conductive layer, conductive sheet, and dielectric sheet to expose said leads; said via holes and windows being formed at least in part by laser etching wherein said conductive sheet forms a mask for laser etching of said via holes and said conductive layer forms a mask for laser etching of said windows.

Claim 3

The device of claim 1 wherein said conductive layer includes: an electroplated layer of metal on said conductive sheet, said first and second windows passing through said electroplated layer of metal.

Claim 4

The device of claim 1 wherein said leads comprise: a first layer of gold, tin or nickel; a second layer of copper on said first layer; and a third layer of gold, tin or nickel on said second layer.

Claim 5

An interconnect device for an electronic component comprising: a plurality of conductive leads bonded to a sheet of dielectric on one side thereof, at least portions of said leads being not more than 0.002 inches in width and the space between portions of adjacent leads being not more than 0.002 inches; a conductive sheet bonded to said dielectric sheet on the side thereof opposite to said leads; a plurality of via holes extending through said conductive sheet and dielectric sheet to at least one of said leads, at least some of said via holes being not more than 0.002 inches wide and intersecting said leads in portions where said leads are not more than 0.002 inches wide; electrically conductive material extending through said via holes and over said conductive sheet to form a conductive layer and electrically interconnecting at least said one of said leads with said conductive sheet; at least one window through said conductive layer, conductive sheet, and dielectric sheet, said window exposing said leads; at least one frame surrounding said window, said frame being defined by a second window spaced from said first window and passing through said conductive layer, conductive sheet, and dielectric sheet to expose said leads; said via holes and window being formed at least in part by laser etching wherein said conductive sheet forms a mask for laser etching of said via holes and said conductive layer forms a mask for laser etching of said window.

Claim 6

An interconnect device for an electronic component comprising: a plurality of conductive leads bonded to a sheet of dielectric on one side thereof, at least portions of said leads being not more than 0.002 inches in width and the space between portions of adjacent leads being not more than 0.002 inches; a conductive sheet bonded to said dielectric sheet on the side thereof opposite to said leads; a plurality of via holes extending through said conductive sheet and dielectric sheet to at least one of said leads, at least some of said via holes being not more than 0.002 inches wide and intersecting said leads in portions where said leads are not more than 0.002 inches wide; electrically conductive material extending through said via holes and over said conductive sheet to form a conductive layer and electrically interconnecting at least said one of said leads with said conductive sheet; at least one window through said conductive layer, conductive sheet, and dielectric sheet, said window exposing said leads; at least one frame surrounding said window, said frame being defined by a second window spaced from said first window and passing through said conductive layer, conductive sheet, and dielectric sheet to expose said leads; said via holes and window being formed at least in part by laser etching wherein said conductive sheet forms a mask for laser etching of said via holes and said conductive layer forms a mask for laser etching of said window.

Claim 7

The device of claim 4 wherein said conductive layer includes: an electroplated layer of metal on said conductive sheet, said first and second windows passing through said electroplated layer of metal.

Claim 8

The device of claim 4 wherein said leads comprise: a first layer of gold, tin or nickel; a second layer of copper on said first layer; and a third layer of gold, tin or nickel on said second layer.

Claim 9

An interconnect device as in claim 4 including: adhesive material filling the interlead spacing between adjacent leads both during manufacture and use of the interconnect device.

Claim 10

An interconnect device for electronic components comprising: a conductive pattern of leads bonded to a sheet of dielectric on one side thereof; a conductive sheet bonded to said dielectric sheet on the side thereof opposite to said leads; at least one via hole extending through said conductive sheet and dielectric sheet to at least one of said leads; electrically conductive material extending through said via hole and over said conductive sheet to form a conductive layer on the surface of said conductive sheet facing away from said dielectric sheet and electrically interconnecting at least one of said leads with said conductive sheet.

Claim 11

An interconnect device for electronic components comprising: a conductive pattern of leads bonded to a sheet of dielectric on one side thereof; a conductive sheet bonded to said dielectric sheet on the side thereof opposite to said leads; at least one via hole extending through said conductive sheet and dielectric sheet to at least one of said leads; electrically conductive material extending through said via hole and over said conductive sheet to form a conductive layer on the surface of said conductive sheet facing away from said dielectric sheet and electrically interconnecting at least one of said leads with said conductive sheet.

Claim 12

An interconnect device as in claim 8 including: a plurality of said via holes extending through said conductive sheet and dielectric sheet to a plurality of said leads; and electrically conductive material extending through said via holes and to said conductive layer on said conductive sheet to electrically interconnect said plurality of leads to said conductive sheet.

Claim 13

An interconnect device as in claim 9 including: at least one window through said conductive layer, conductive sheet and dielectric sheet, said window exposing said leads.

Claim 14

An interconnect device as in claim 10 wherein: said via holes and window are formed at least in part by laser etching wherein said conductive sheet forms a mask for laser etching of said via holes and said conductive layer forms a mask for laser etching of said window.