Method of simultaneously manufacturing multiple electrical connections between two electrical elements

• US 4,442,966 A
• Filed: 10/14/1981
• Issued: 04/17/1984
• Est. Priority Date: 10/15/1980
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: US Philips Corporation (Koninklijke Philips N.V.)
• Original Assignee: US Philips Corporation (Koninklijke Philips N.V.)
• Inventors: Jourdain, Philippe, Souquet, representative, Georges A. L., Florens, deceased, Georges E.
• Primary Examiner(s): Godici, Nicholas P.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Hodak, Marc
• Application Number:
  US06/311,211
• Time in Patent Office: 916 Days
• Field of Search: 228/180 A, 228/123, 228/120, 156/307.5
• US Class Current: 228/122.1
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2224/16225 the item being non-metallic, e.g. insulating substrate with or without metallisation
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2224/29111 Tin [Sn] as principal constituent
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2224/2919 with a principal constituent of the material being a polymer, e.g. polyester, phenolic based polymer, epoxy
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2224/2929 with a principal constituent of the material being a polymer, e.g. polyester, phenolic based polymer, epoxy
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2224/29339 Silver [Ag] as principal constituent
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2224/29344 Gold [Au] as principal constituent
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2224/81801 Soldering or alloying
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2224/8319 Arrangement of the layer connectors prior to mounting
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2224/838 Bonding techniques
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 23/4828 Conductive organic material or pastes, e.g. conductive adhesives, inks
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 24/29 of an individual layer connector
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 24/81 using a bump connector
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 24/83 using a layer connector
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2924/00014 the subject-matter covered by the group, the symbol of which is combined with the symbol of this group, being disclosed without further technical details
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2924/01005 Boron [B]
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2924/01006 Carbon [C]
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2924/01013 Aluminum [Al]
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2924/01018 Argon [Ar]
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2924/01022 Titanium [Ti]
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2924/01023 Vanadium [V]
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2924/01024 : Chromium [Cr]
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2924/01027 : Cobalt [Co]
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2924/01028 : Nickel [Ni]
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2924/01029 : Copper [Cu]
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2924/01032 : Germanium [Ge]
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2924/01033 : Arsenic [As]
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2924/01042 : Molybdenum [Mo]
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2924/01046 : Palladium [Pd]
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2924/01047 : Silver [Ag]
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2924/0105 : Tin [Sn]
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2924/01051 : Antimony [Sb]
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2924/01057 : Lanthanum [La]
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2924/01058 : Cerium [Ce]
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2924/01075 : Rhenium [Re]
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2924/01078 : Platinum [Pt]
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2924/01079 : Gold [Au]
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2924/0132 : Binary Alloys
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2924/01327 : Intermediate phases, i.e. intermetallics compounds
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2924/0665 : Epoxy resin
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2924/0781 : being an ohmic electrical conductor
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2924/07811 : Extrinsic, i.e. with electrical conductive fillers
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2924/12044 : OLED
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2924/14 : Integrated circuits
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 3/321 : by conductive adhesives

Abstract

A method for the simultaneous manufacture of multiple electrical connections, in particular for the electrical connection of semiconductor elements. In the method a conductive paste is used. Because the conductive paste would otherwise provide a poor electrical connection with the contact pads which are manufactured of certain metals, the paste is first polymerized and thermo-compression of the paste is then carried out on the contact pad by the simultaneous application of pressure and a rise in temperature so that the paste forms a readily conductive and reliable connection.

Claims

1. A method for simultaneously electrically connecting two semiconductor elements each having a plurality of mutually-opposing contact pad metallizations, which comprises:

applying an electrically-conductive paste to each of said contact pad metallizations on at least one of said two elements;

then

polymerizing said electrically-conductive paste;

then

compressing said polymerized electrically-conductive paste between the mutually-opposing contact pad metallizations of said two elements; and

heating at least one of said two elements being connected during compression.

2. A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the contact pad metallization on at least one semiconductor element comprises a conductive material selected from the group consisting of aluminum, copper, nickel, gold, titanium, germanium, silicon, molybdenum, chromium, cobalt, tin, cadmium, silver, platinum, palladium, alloys of silver-palladium, silver-platinum, cobalt-tin, cobalt-nickel, gold-copper-cadmium, gold-silver, titanium-gold, and gold-vanadium.

3. A method as claimed in claim 1 or 2, wherein said electrically-conductive paste comprises an epoxy resin filled with silver particles.

4. A method as claimed in claim 1 or 2, wherein said electrically-conductive paste comprises an epoxy resin filled with gold particles.