Pad grid array for receiving a solder bumped chip carrier
AssigneeMotorola, Inc.
InventorsFrank J. Juskey, Jr., Barry M. Miles, Anthony B. Suppelsa
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Abstract
A pad grid array comprises an array of cavities (12) formed in a circuit carrying substrate (10) that are metallized (18, 20, and 22) to provide electrical conductivity. The metallized cavities are preferably hemispherical in shape and approximately the size of the solder bumps (30) coupled to a solder bumped chip carrier (28) that will be mounted thereon. Flux (26) is applied to each of the metallized cavities before positioning the solder bumped chip (28) carrier over the pad grid array. Proper mounting can be detected by tactile sensing in either human or robotic assemblers when the solder bumps "drop" into the metallized cavities.
Claims19
A method for attaching a solder bumped member to a substrate, comprising the steps of:
- (A) forming cavities in the substrate, said cavities being approximately two-third the size of the solder bumps:
- (B) applying metal to said cavities:
- (C) providing an effective amount of solder flux on said metallized cavities:
- (D) positioning the solder bumped member so as to align the solder bumps within said metallized cavities;
- (E) heating said solder flux so as to electrically couple said metallized cavities to a respective solder bump.
A method for providing a substate to receive a solder bump member, comprising the steps of:
- (A) forming substantially hemispherical cavities ina substrate, said cavities being approximately two-thirds the size of the solder bumps;
- (B) applying metal to said cavities.
A circuit carrying substate for receiving a solder bumped member, comprising:
- a substrate having a plurality of metallized cavities formed therein, each metallized cavity constructed and arranged in a substantially hemispherical shape so as to receive the solder bumped member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.