International Business Machines Corporation

Endicott Interconnect Technologies, Inc.

Jose A Rios

John Joseph Konrad

Timothy Leroy Wells

Joseph Alphonse Kotylo

Anilkumar Chinuprasad Bhatt

Amit Kumar Sarkhel

Edmond Otto Fey

Andrew Michael Seman

Jeffrey McKeveny

Kevin Taylor Knadle

Edward Lee Arrington

Voya Rista Markovich

Michael Wozniak

Norman A Card

Robert J Harendza

Tonya L Mosher

George Frederick Reel

Susan Pitely

A method of making a circuitized substrate in which conductors are formed in such a manner that selected ones of the conductors include solder while others do not and are thus adapted for receiving a different form of connection (e.g., wire-bond) than the solder covered conductors. In one embodiment, the solder may be applied in molten form by immersing the substrate within a bath of the solder while in another the solder may be deposited using a screening procedure.

Method of making circuitized substrate with selected conductors having solder thereon

A method of making a circuitized substrate in which two solder deposits, either of the same or different metallurgies, are formed on at least two different metal or metal alloy conductors and PTHs. In an alternative embodiment, the same solder compositions may be deposited on conductor and PTHs of different metal or metal alloy composition. In each embodiment, a single commoning layer (e.g., copper) is used, being partially removed following the first deposition. The solder is deposited using an electroplating process (electroless or electrolytic) and the commoning bar in both depositing steps. An information handling system utilizing the circuitized substrate formed in accordance with the invention is also described.

Method of making a circuitized substrate having a plurality of solder connection sites thereon

A method of fabricating a printed circuit device including an electrically insulating substrate, and first, second, and third sets of conductors formed on a top surface of the substrate is disclosed. The method includes forming an oxide layer on the set of second conductors; forming a solder mask on the oxide layer; forming a composite layer on the first set of conductors; and forming a solder layer on at least a portion of the third set of conductors.

Method of fabricating printed circuit board with mixed metallurgy pads

Printed circuit board with mixed metallurgy pads and method of fabrication

A technique for polishing an exposed surface of metal on a substrate to remove defects from mechanical working of metals, such as burrs and pigtails resulting from drilling, and defects from plating, such as nodules and depressions, is provided. The substrate has an exposed metal surface such as copper thereon which is to be treated to remove defects. A planarizing or polishing head, preferably a rotating roller, is provided which is continuously rotating with respect to the substrate, with the head in contact with the metal surface on the substrate. A chemical etchant, essentially free of abrasive material, is continuously supplied to the interface between the metal surface and the head. The treating and polishing continues until the defects have been removed or reduced to an acceptable value. In some instances where significant height reduction is required, thus requiring significant metal removal, several passes of the substrate may be required or a device with multiple heads may be used. The polishing head preferably includes a film having a layer of very fine grit embedded therein, such as 5.mu.-15.mu. silicon carbide (SiC).

Technique for removing defects from a layer of metal

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Binghamton, NY, United States of America

Jose A Rios