Littelfuse, Inc.

Rhodri Hughes

Jeff Grozen

Tiburcio A Maldo

Robert Ebido

Josef Colquin A Chua

Domingo Atienza, Jr

A pressure contact assembly includes a power substrate, a chip, and a lead. The power substrate has a surface connected to a ceramic tile and a cavity. The chip is soldered to the surface. The lead is to be inserted into the cavity and has a top portion to connect to an external device and a bottom portion to fit into the cavity.

Solderless and pressure contact connection

A substrate assembly may include a power substrate, a chip, a clip, and a trimetal. The power substrate has a first direct copper bonded (DCB) surface connected to a ceramic tile. The chip is soldered onto the first DCB surface. The clip is attached to the power substrate and has a foot at one end and a recessed area at the other, opposite end. The foot is connected to the power substrate. The trimetal has a base, a trapezoid structure, and a clip portion. The base is soldered to the chip. The trapezoid structure is located above the base. The clip portion is located above the trapezoid structure and includes a projecting area. The recessed area of the clip fits into the projecting area of the trimetal.

Growing community of inventors

Swindon, United Kingdom

Rhodri Hughes