International Business Machines Corporation

Kathleen Ann Lidestri

Raymond A Jackson

Peter Jeffrey Brofman

Karl J Puttlitz, Sr

William Edward Sablinski

David C Linnell

Raj N Master

Shaji Farooq

Gregg B Monjeau

Balaram Ghosal

An electronic component having a socketable bump grid array comprising shaped-solder coated metallic spheres is provided by a method which comprises positioning solder coated metal spheres in an aligning device having a plurality of openings corresponding to the array, the openings being tapered preferably in the form of a truncated cone with the base of the cone being at the upper surface of the aligning device and having a diameter larger than the diameter of the solder coated metal sphere. The opening is configured so that a sphere positioned in the opening extends partially above the upper surface of the aligning device. The pads of the substrate are then contacted with the positioned spheres and, when the solder is reflowed, the solder forms a bond between the conductive layer on the substrate in contact with the solder-coated metal sphere and takes the shape of the aligning device and which maintains a solder coating on the whole surface of the metal sphere. An apparatus is also provided for making such a socketable bump grid array.

Socketable bump grid array shaped-solder on copper spheres

An electronic component having a socketable bump grid array comprising shaped-solder coated metallic spheres is provided by a method which comprises positioning solder coated metal spheres in an aligning device having a plurality of opening corresponding to the array, the openings being tapered preferably in the form of a truncated cone with the base of the cone being at the upper surface of the aligning device and having a diameter larger than the diameter of the solder coated metal sphere. The opening is configured so that a sphere positioned in the opening extends partially above the upper surface of the aligning device. The pads of the substrate are then contacted with the positioned spheres and, when the solder is reflowed, the solder forms a bond between the conductive layer on the substrate in contact with the solder-coated metal sphere and takes the shape of the aligning device and which maintains a solder coating on the whole surface of the metal sphere. An apparatus is also provided for making such a socketable bump grid array.

Deformation of a lifting ring of bimetallic structure or memory metal is matched to a solder softening or melting temperature to apply forces to lift a chip from a supporting structure, such as a substrate or multi-chip module, only when the solder connections between the chip and the supporting structure are softened or melted. The temperature of the chip, module and solder connections there between is achieved in a commercially available box oven or belt furnace or the like and results in much reduced internal chip temperatures and thermal gradients within the chip as compared to known hot chip removal processes. Tensile and/or shear forces at solder connections and chip and substrate contacts are much reduced in comparison with known cold chip removal processes. Accordingly, the process is repeatable at will without significant damage to or alteration of electrical characteristics of the chip or substrate.

In-situ device removal for multi-chip modules

A cost efficient, highly reliable method to remove electronic devices and components from substrates eliminates separate tooling for every substrate and device or component size. The apparatus which implements the method allows for multiple device or component removal simultaneously, or in a single sequential operation, in a nondestructive action in a very low cost environment. A box oven and vacuum system and is used with different device or component and substrate sizes providing a simple, low cost, molten device removal procedure, eliminating the need for thermal monitor build and associated profiling for each product. The apparatus works independently of chip type or size, utilizing universal fixturing, and can be set up to pull multiple devices and/or components in a single run.

Hot vacuum device removal process and apparatus

A porous metal block for selectively removing solder or braze from a substrate is disclosed. The block comprises a plurality of protrusions which absorb solder or braze through capillary action. The number and dimensions of the protrusions vary depending on the application. Also disclosed is a process for making such a block involving a unique two steps sintering process.

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Kathleen Ann Lidestri