Captured-cell solder printing and reflow methods

Details Captured-cell solder printing and reflow methods Captured-cell solder printing and reflow methods

1997-05-27

1999-11-23

Ryan, Patrick

Metal fusion bonding

Process

Preplacing solid filler

2282481, 438613, 427 96, B23K 3512, B05D 512

Patent

active

059884878

ABSTRACT:
Methods for forming solder bumps on integrated circuit chips (and other similar circuitized units). A screening stencil is laid over the surface of the substrate and solder paste material is deposited into the stencil's apertures with a screening blade. The stencil is placed in such a manner that each of its apertures is positioned over a substrate pad, upon which a solder bump is to be formed. Next, a flat pressure plate is laid over the exposed top surface of the stencil, which creates a fully enclosed or "captured", cell of solder paste within each stencil aperture. Then, with the stencil and plate remaining in place on top of the substrate, the substrate is heated to a temperature sufficient to reflow the solder paste material. After reflow, the substrate is cooled, and the pressure plate and stencil are thereafter removed, leaving solder bumps on the substrate. The use of the pressure plate ensures the proper formation of the solder bumps at high densities of solder bumps (i.e., high densities corresponding to small solder bump sizes and small pitch distances between solder bumps).

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