Kulicke and Soffa Investments, Inc.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc.

Christian Rheault

Timothy W Ellis

Mark A Eshelman

Nikhil Murdeshwar

Electronic packages with uninsulated portions of copper circuits protected with coating layers having thicknesses that are suitable for soldering without fluxing and are sufficiently frangible when being joined to another metal surface to obtain metal-to-metal contact between the surfaces.

Semiconductor copper bond pad surface protection

Methods for protecting the surface of an uninsulated portion of a copper circuit from environmental contamination detrimental to joining the surface to another metal surface, said method comprising the step of coating the surface with a layer of a ceramic material having a thickness that is suitable for soldering without fluxing and that is sufficiently frangible when the surfaces are being joined to obtain metal-to-metal contact between the surfaces. Coated electronic packages including semiconductor wafers are also disclosed.

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Christian Rheault