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Thermocompression bonding in integrated circuit packaging

CA 2024012 C · Owner: Topa, Robert D. · Inventors: Kang, Sung K.; Topa, Robert D.; Palmer, Michael J.

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A contact member for thermocompression bonding in integrated circuit packaging has on a conductor end a uniform texture deformable layer with a hardness value in the range of that of soft gold which is approximately 90 on the Knoop scale and with a rough surface morphology having ridges with approximately 1 micrometer modulation frequency and a depth between ridges of from 1/4 to 1/2 that of the average integrated circuit pad. The deformable layer is produced by plating gold in a strong electronegative plating bath within a range of 0.03 to 0.05 mA/sq.cm. current density. Plating apparatus for, plating different areas, with different electronegative conditions, with separate independently …

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  • Filed August 24, 1990 and granted March 5, 1996. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended August 24, 2010.
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FiledAugust 24, 1990
GrantedMarch 5, 1996
Term endedAugust 24, 2010
Patent numberCA 2024012 C
Classification (IPC)H01L23/49 +2 more

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1991199319951997199920012003200520072009Application filedAug 24, 1990Patent grantedMarch 5, 1996Term endedAug 24, 2010

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