Inventors:
Claudius Feger - Hopewell Junction NY
Teresita O. Graham - Irvington NY
Kurt R. Grebe - Beacon NY
Alphonso P. Lanzetta - Marlboro NY
John J. Liutkus - Yorktown Heights NY
Linda C. Matthew - Peekskill NY
Michael J. Palmer - Walden NY
Nelson R. Tanner - Harpursville NY
Ho-Ming Tong - Yorktown Heights NY
Charles H. Wilson - Beckley WV
Helen L. Yeh - Katonah NY
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY
International Classification:
H01R 909
Abstract:
The present invention relates to an improved flex (or TAB) product suitable for silicon carrier or other types of chip carrier applications, wherein the flex reliability problems caused for example by Cu thermal cycling are substantially reduced or eliminated. More particularly, the invention embodies a number of coatings for use in such products and diverse methods of making and using same.