Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
299 words
A method of making a semiconductor diode comprising the steps of: i) stamping a sheet form metal to form a jumper electrode having a soldering tip, a bottom electrode and connecting strips between said jumper electrode and said bottom electrode, then bending said connecting sections to move the soldering tip of said jumper electrode above said bottom electrode, and then placing a diode chip in between said soldering tip and said bottom electrode; ii) melting pre-attached solders on said diode chip to bond said chip to said soldering tip of said jumper electrode as well as said bottom electrode to form electrical connections; iii) chemically etching said diode chip by an etchant, then oxidizing said diode chip by an oxidizer, and then protecting said diode chip with a P-N junction protection material and curing it by heating; iv) filling a sealing resin in the diode chip cavity of a multi-layer substrate board and then applying the surface of said substrate board with a bonding agent, then placing said sub-assembly of diode chip and conductor element on said substrate board with said jumper electrode inserted into said diode chip cavity, and then bending said conductor element to form two opposite terminals; v) applying a layer of bonding agent over said cover lid, then fastening said cover lid to said conductor element, by bending up the fastening fingers of said conductor element to let said cover lid by firmly retained to said conductor element, and then curing said boding agent and said sealing resin by heating in an electric heating oven; and vi) testing the electric parameters of said diode units by an electric parameter testing apparatus and cutting a positive pole identification cut, and then separating individual diode units thus made and packing them individually by an automatic packing machine.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
299 words
A method of making a semiconductor diode comprising the steps of: i) stamping a sheet form metal to form a jumper electrode having a soldering tip, a bottom electrode and connecting strips between said jumper electrode and said bottom electrode, then bending said connecting sections to move the soldering tip of said jumper electrode above said bottom electrode, and then placing a diode chip in between said soldering tip and said bottom electrode; ii) melting pre-attached solders on said diode chip to bond said chip to said soldering tip of said jumper electrode as well as said bottom electrode to form electrical connections; iii) chemically etching said diode chip by an etchant, then oxidizing said diode chip by an oxidizer, and then protecting said diode chip with a P-N junction protection material and curing it by heating; iv) filling a sealing resin in the diode chip cavity of a multi-layer substrate board and then applying the surface of said substrate board with a bonding agent, then placing said sub-assembly of diode chip and conductor element on said substrate board with said jumper electrode inserted into said diode chip cavity, and then bending said conductor element to form two opposite terminals; v) applying a layer of bonding agent over said cover lid, then fastening said cover lid to said conductor element, by bending up the fastening fingers of said conductor element to let said cover lid by firmly retained to said conductor element, and then curing said boding agent and said sealing resin by heating in an electric heating oven; and vi) testing the electric parameters of said diode units by an electric parameter testing apparatus and cutting a positive pole identification cut, and then separating individual diode units thus made and packing them individually by an automatic packing machine.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
39 words
The method of making a semiconductor diode of claim 1 wherein said substrate board, said conductor element and said cover lid are bonded by said bonding agent to form the body of a semiconductor diode in a laminated structure.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method of making a semiconductor diode of claim 1 wherein said substrate board is made with a chip cavity for adopting a respective diode chip and jumper terminal portions.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method of making a semiconductor diode of claim 1 wherein said diode chip can be any type for rectifier, signal switching diodes, zener diodes, etc.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method of making a semiconductor diode of claim 1 wherein said sealing resin is filled in each chip cavity on said substrate board for protecting said diode chip.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
31 words
The method of making a semiconductor diode of claim 1 wherein said jumper electrode, said bottom electrode, said terminals, said connecting strips, and fastening fingers are parts of said conductor element.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
44 words
The method of making a semiconductor diode of claim 1 wherein said soldering tip of said jumper electrode is moved to the top of said bottom electrode by folding he connecting strips between said jumper electrode and said bottom electrode into vertically corrugated configuration.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
36 words
The method of making a semiconductor diode of claim 1 wherein said connecting strips which connect said jumper electrode and said bottom electrode are respectively laid-out at a cut-off strip area between two respective diode units.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
50 words
The method of making a semiconductor diode of claim 1 wherein said conductor element has two respective terminal portions and a respective fastening finger in each terminal portion, said terminal portions and said fastening fingers being deformed to fasten said substrate board and said cover lid to said conductor element.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method of making a semiconductor diode of claim 1 wherein said conductor element having two terminal portions formed to wrap around each end of said laminated diode body.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of making a semiconductor diode of claim 1 wherein said conductor element is formed to have insertion pin type terminals.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of making a semiconductor diode of claim 1 wherein said cover lid is made with heat sink fins thereon.