Abstract:
An electrically connectable module is manufactured from a substrate of an electrically insulating polymer matrix doped with an electrically insulating fibrous filler capable of heat conversion to an electrically conductive fibrous filler to form a fiber-doped substrate. One end of an electrical connector is embedded in the fiber-doped substrate to locate the one end adjacent the surface of the substrate while exposing an opposite end of the electrical connector. The surface of the fiber-doped substrate is locally heated preferably with a laser to form a conductive trace by the in-situ heat conversion of the electrically insulating fibrous filler, the localized heating including the one end of the electrical connector to electrically connect the electrical connector to the conductive trace. In another embodiment, a conductive material is electrodeposited on the conductive trace by applying a voltage to the opposite end of the electrical connector. The substrate is molded into a desired shape to form the module, and a plurality of electrical connectors can be embedded into the substrate in any one of several different standardized arrangements.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method of accessing and repairing electrical opens in conducting metal lines on a semiconductor chip or other substrate using laser plating techniques. What has been described is a maskless means of repairing discontinuities in a conductor disposed on the surface of a substrate wherein the surface is locally irradiated to form a reversible carbonaceous layer thereon. This reversible carbonaceous layer acts as a base for electrodeless deposition of a metal to form a bridge across the discontinuity by laser-enhanced exchange plating or other suitable methods. Further, a means of accessing and repairing a discontinuity buried by a cover layer of an insulating or passivating material is described, wherein access to the discontinuity is provided by ablating away the cover layer using a pulsed excimer laser at a first power level.
Abstract:
A ceramic circuit substrate can be manufactured by a method comprising the steps of (i) providing an electrically insulating ceramic substrate; and (ii) irradiating a predetermined region of said ceramic substrate with an energy beam such that at least a portion of said region is rendered conductive.