US5832600A
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Method of mounting electronic parts
Assignee: Seiko Epson Corp
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Filing: 1997-05-14
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Granted: 1998-11-10
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Expires: 2017-05-14
Abstract
Abstract A method for manufacturing a leadless package type electronic part, the cost and the size of which can be reduced and which exhibits excellent reliability. The electronic part of a leadless package type includes a rectangular substrate having a plurality of external electrodes in the periphery thereof, an element part placed on the surface of the substrate while being electrically connected to the external electrodes, and molding resin for molding the element part onto the surface of the substrate, wherein the surface of the molding resin is formed to be flat, and each side surface of the molding resin is flush, or aligned, with a respective side surface of the substrate.
Inventors
- 👤 Nobuaki Hashimoto
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 07:18
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10W; H10W70/00; H10W70/60; H10W70/62; H10W70/65; H05; H05K; H05K3/00; H05K3/40; H05K3/403; H10W70/01; H10W70/05; H10W70/095; H10W70/657; H10W74/00; H10W74/01; H10W74/014; H10W74/10; H10W74/111; H10W74/114; H05K2201/00; H05K2201/09; H05K2201/09145; H05K2201/09181; H05K2201/10; H05K2201/10613; H05K2201/10621; H05K2201/10727; H05K2201/10954; H05K2201/10984; H05K2203/00; H05K2203/04; H05K2203/045; H05K3/0011; H05K3/0044; H05K3/0052; H05K3/22; H05K3/28; H05K3/284; H05K3/30; H05K3/32; H05K3/34; H05K3/341; H05K3/3431; H05K3/3442; H05K3/42; H10W72/00; H10W72/01; H10W72/0198; H10W72/50; H10W72/551; H10W72/552; H10W72/5522; H10W72/5524; H10W72/851; H10W72/874; H10W72/884; H10W90/00; H10W90/701; H10W90/731; H10W90/734; H10W90/751; H10W90/754; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49002; Y10T29/49117; Y10T29/49124; Y10T29/4913; Y10T29/49144; Y10T29/49146; Y10T29/49155; Y10T29/49165; Y10T29/49789; Y10T29/49792; Y10T29/49794
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 17
Claim 1
Independent Claim
173 words
A method of manufacturing electronic parts comprising: in a substrate manufacturing step, forming through holes in a substrate having a top surface and a periphery, said through holes having centers which lie on imaginary lines in the form of a grid which is parallel to the top surface of said substrate, said through holes providing external electrodes; in a mounting step, mounting element parts on the top surface in regions of said substrate, each of which regions is surrounded by said imaginary lines; in a connection step, establishing an electrical connection between said element parts and corresponding through holes; in a molding step, introducing molding resin onto the entire top surface of said substrate to mold said element parts to said substrate so that the molding resin has a flat surface; and in a cutting step, cutting said substrate, said molding resin and said through holes along said imaginary lines after said molding resin has been hardened to form electronic parts each having a periphery with half-through holes that provide the external electrodes.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
173 words
A method of manufacturing electronic parts comprising: in a substrate manufacturing step, forming through holes in a substrate having a top surface and a periphery, said through holes having centers which lie on imaginary lines in the form of a grid which is parallel to the top surface of said substrate, said through holes providing external electrodes; in a mounting step, mounting element parts on the top surface in regions of said substrate, each of which regions is surrounded by said imaginary lines; in a connection step, establishing an electrical connection between said element parts and corresponding through holes; in a molding step, introducing molding resin onto the entire top surface of said substrate to mold said element parts to said substrate so that the molding resin has a flat surface; and in a cutting step, cutting said substrate, said molding resin and said through holes along said imaginary lines after said molding resin has been hardened to form electronic parts each having a periphery with half-through holes that provide the external electrodes.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
39 words
The method of manufacturing electronic parts according to claim 1 further comprising forming, in a dam forming step, dams at the periphery of said substrate to prevent escape of said introduced molding resin prior to performing said molding step.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
42 words
The method of manufacturing electronic parts according to claim 2 wherein said substrate is held in a horizontal orientation by a jig, and said molding resin is hardened in a state where said substrate is held in horizontal orientation by said jig.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of manufacturing electronic parts according to claim 3 wherein molding resin introduced in said molding step is controlled by weight.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
74 words
The method of manufacturing electronic parts according to claim 1 wherein the substrate has a bottom surface opposed to the top surface and the through holes extend to the bottom surface, and further comprising: in a closing step, closing each of said through holes at said bottom surface with a closing member, prior to performing said molding step; and in an opening step, removing said closing member after said molding resin has been hardened.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
51 words
The method of manufacturing electronic parts according to claim 5, wherein said closing member is an adhesive sheet that is capable of covering the entire surface of the bottom of said substrate, and said closing step is performed by applying and bonding said adhesive sheet to the bottom of said substrate.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
52 words
The method of manufacturing electronic parts according to claim 6, wherein said sheet is of a material which is hardenable by ultraviolet radiation and the adhesiveness of said sheet deteriorates when irradiated with ultraviolet radiation, and further comprising irradiating said sheet with ultraviolet radiation between said closing step and said opening step.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
52 words
The method of manufacturing electronic parts according to claim 6, wherein said sheet is of a thermosetting material and the adhesiveness of said sheet deteriorates when heated, and further comprising heating said sheet to an extent sufficient to deteriorate the adhesiveness of said sheet between said closing step and said opening step.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
45 words
The method of manufacturing electronic parts according to claim 1 further comprising performing a covering step for attaching, to the top surface of said substrate, a covering material for closing each of said through holes at said top surface prior to performing said molding step.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
43 words
The method of manufacturing electronic parts according to claim 9, wherein said covering material is an adhesive sheet, or a dry film, and said covering step is performed such that said covering member is applied and bonded to the surface of said substrate.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
53 words
The method of manufacturing electronic parts according to claim 1 further comprising the steps of: attaching, to said substrate, flatness-maintaining means for maintaining the flatness of said substrate prior to performing said molding step; and removing said flatness-maintaining means prior to performing said cutting step and after said molding resin has been hardened.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
33 words
The method of manufacturing electronic parts according to claim 11, further comprising heating and then gradually cooling said substrate prior to removing said flatness-maintaining means and after said molding resin has been hardened.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
43 words
The method of manufacturing electronic parts according to claim 11 wherein the flatness-maintaining means comprises a flatness maintaining plate that is placed on the reverse side of said substrate, and a holding member for holding both said flatness maintaining plate and said substrate.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
57 words
The method of manufacturing electronic parts according to claim 1 further comprising, in the order recited the steps of: attaching, to said substrate, flatness-maintaining means for maintaining the flatness of said substrate prior to performing said cutting step and after said molding resin has been hardened; heating and gradually cooling said substrate; and removing said flatness-maintaining means.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method of manufacturing electronic parts according to claim 1 wherein said substrate manufacturing step further comprises forming plating leads which are connected to the corresponding through holes.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
51 words
The method of manufacturing electronic parts according to claim 1 further comprising the step of: applying and bonding an adhesive sheet to the entire surface of one side of said substrate prior to performing said cutting step, wherein said cutting step is performed such that said sheet is not completely cut.
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