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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 1991
Filed:
May. 14, 1990
Applicant:
Inventors:
Chin-An Chang, Peekskill, NY (US);
Nicholas G Koopman, Hopewell Junction, NY (US);
Judith M Roldan, Ossining, NY (US);
Steven Strickman, Reading, PA (US);
Kamalesh K Srivastava, Wappingers Falls, NY (US);
Helen L Yeh, Katonah, NY (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K / ; B23K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
228123 ; 2281802 ; 228215 ; 228220 ; 22826312 ; 357 71 ; 437209 ;
Abstract
The fluxless bonding in a reducing atmosphere of integrated circuit contacts containing copper is enhanced using a layer of 200 to 1500 Angstrom thick palladium which inhibits copper oxide formation before fusion and reduces all oxides to promote wetting during fusion.