# US 7,408,264 B2 · SMT passive device noflow underfill methodology and structure

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- Number: US 7,408,264 B2
- Document ID: US7408264B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 11/497,685
- Filed: 2006-08-02
- Published: 2006-12-28
- Granted: 2008-08-05
- Earliest claimed: 2002-05-13
- Assignees: International Business Machines Corporation
- Inventors: Clément J. Fortin; Pierre M. Langevin; Son K. Tran; Michael B. Vincent
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US7408264B2

## CPC

- H05K 3/3442: {having edge contacts, e.g. leadless chip capacitors, chip carriers}
- H05K 3/305: {Affixing by adhesive}
- H05K 3/284: {for encapsulating mounted components (H05K1/185 takes precedence)}
- H05K 3/3489: Composition of fluxes; Application thereof; Other processes of activating the contact surfaces
- H05K 3/3494: Heating processes for reflow soldering
- H05K 2201/10636: Leadless chip, e.g. chip capacitor or resistor
- H05K 2201/10977: Encapsulated connections
- H10W 74/012: {of encapsulations on active surfaces of flip-chip devices, e.g. forming underfills}
- H10W 74/15: on active surfaces of flip-chip devices, e.g. underfills
- Y02P 70/50: Manufacturing or production processes characterised by the final manufactured product
- H05K: PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS
- H10W: GENERIC PACKAGES, INTERCONNECTIONS, CONNECTORS OR OTHER CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF DEVICES COVERED BY CLASS H10
- Y02P: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS

## Abstract

An electronic fabrication process and structure is provided for attaching discrete passive surface mount devices (SMD) to a substrate in a single step. A liquid noflow resin encapsulant containing flux material is dispensed between presoldered pads on a substrate. The SMD, having a pair of electrical contacts, is pressed into said encapsulant so that the electrical contacts make contact with said presoldered pads. Heat is applied to first activate said flux material and then reflow the solder on said presoldered pads to bond said SMD contacts to said presoldered pads. The reflow temperature is maintained for about 180 seconds during which time the resin solidifies. The resin encapsulant fills the space between substrate and SMD and forms fillets around the solder bonded contacts.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An electronic package, comprising:
a substrate having at least two electrical contact pads thereon with each of said contact pads having a conductive contact surface area that extends over the entire area of each of said pads so as to allow solder connections thereto that extend over the entire conductive contact surface area of said pads; and
a passive SMD having at least two electrical contacts each having at least a lower electrical contact surface and an upper electrical contact surface at the terminus thereof with at least said lower electrical contact surface of said at least two electrical contacts of said passive SMD respectively positioned toward said at least two electrical contact pads of said substrate and with said at least said lower electrical contact surface and said upper electrical contact surface at the terminus thereof of said at least two electrical contacts each respectively bonded by a solder connection to completely cover said conductive contact surface area of the said at least two electrical contact pads on said substrate such that said upper contact surface is covered by said solder connection, said passive SMD encapsulated by a resin such that the space between said passive SMD and said substrate is filled with said resin and with said resin further forming fillets around each said passive SMD solder connection including forming fillets covering said solder connection covering said upper contact surface.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The electronic package as set forth in claim 1 wherein said passive SMD is a capacitor device.

### Claim 3

An electronic package, comprising:
a substrate having a planar surface and at least two electrical contact pads positioned thereon with the whole of the substrate planar surface region between said pads open so as to allow resin to be formed thereon from pad to pad; and
a passive SMD having at least two electrical contacts each having at least a lower electrical contact surface and an upper electrical contact surface at the terminus thereof with at least said lower electrical contact surface of said at least two electrical contacts of said passive SMD respectively positioned toward said at least two electrical contact pads of said substrate and with said at least said lower electrical contact surface and said upper electrical contact surface at the terminus thereof of said at least two electrical contacts each respectively bonded by a solder connection to the said at least two electrical contact pads on said substrate such that said upper contact surface is covered by said solder connection, said passive SMD encapsulated by a resin such that the space between said passive SMD and said substrate is filled with said resin including the whole of said substrate planar surface region between said pads and with said resin further forming fillets around each said passive SMD solder connection including forming fillets covering said solder connection covering said upper contact surface.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The electronic package as set forth in claim 3 wherein said passive SMD is a capacitor device.