Hole generation and lead forming for integrated circuit lead fra

Details Hole generation and lead forming for integrated circuit lead fra Hole generation and lead forming for integrated circuit lead fra

1995-07-28

1998-06-16

Evans, Geoffrey S.

Electric heating

Metal heating

By arc

29827, B23K 2600

Patent

active

057674809

ABSTRACT:
Lead frames for integrated circuit packaging are partly fabricated using laser machining to form the very small diameter (0.005 to 0.010 diameter) holes in the lead frames which are later used for epoxy adhesive penetration. A high power Nd:YAG laser provides a laser beam which is moved and focused by a control unit onto the surface of a continuous stock strip in order is to drill the epoxy holes at the desired locations. A similar apparatus, but using a copper vapor laser, can trim very fine pitch (0.005 inch) leads for the lead frames. The remaining parts of the lead frames, which involve larger sized elements, are formed conventionally by using stamping or etching. By controlling the laser operating parameters in terms of laser power, pulse duration and pulse frequency and by control of the location of the laser beam by deflecting galvanometers, very precise cutting and drilling can be accomplished, with accuracy down to 0.00005 inch or less. Tooling costs are thereby reduced and in addition new types of lead frames with very closely spaced lead tips can be fabricated that cannot be fabricated using conventional processes.

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