Substrate Through-Hole Layout for Clean Sintered Component Bonding

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing substrate attachment methods using pre-applied sintering paste result in inadequate adhesion during transport, leading to slippage and potential contamination from pre-fixing agent residues, which impair the sintered bond durability and contaminate adjacent areas.

Innovation Solution

A substrate arrangement with through-holes and a pre-fixing agent composition that liquefies during sintering, allowing capillary absorption into the holes, preventing residue leakage and ensuring reliable adhesion and contamination-free bonding.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Strength

If a pre-fixing agent is applied to prevent substrate slippage during transport, then adhesion strength is improved, but residues leak laterally to contaminate the substrate and electronic component

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveadhesion strengthVSAvoidpre-fixing agent residue contamination
Core Design Contradiction:
StrengthVSObject-generated harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The harmful pre-fixing agent residues are extracted from the bonding interface by introducing through-holes that channel the residues away from the substrate surface and electronic component, preventing contamination while maintaining adhesion strength

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

The through-holes act as an intermediary structure that receives and contains the pre-fixing agent residues, preventing direct contact between the residues and the substrate surface or electronic component, thus eliminating contamination

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Reliability

If pre-fixing agent residues are contained, then bond durability is maintained, but the substrate structure becomes more complex with through-holes

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvebond durabilityVSAvoidsubstrate structure complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The substrate is designed with through-holes creating a porous structure that naturally captures and contains pre-fixing agent residues, maintaining bond durability while adding minimal structural complexity compared to solid substrates

Inventive Principle:
Principle #31Porous materials

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

The solution effectively contains pre-fixing agent residues within the through-holes, maintaining bond durability and preventing contamination, thus ensuring reliable and clean bonding of substrates to electronic components.

Implementation Method 1

at least one material M melting in the range of 30 to 180°C selected from the group consisting of (i) organic compounds melting in the range of 30 to 180°C

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectMelting: Melting

Implementation Method 2

portions or residues of the pre-fixing agent can be absorbed into the at least one through-hole by means of a capillary action

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectCapillary action: Capillary Action

Data Source

PatentEP3553812B1Arrangement of a substrate for connection with an electronic component
Publication Date: 2025.12.31 HERAEUS ELECTRONICS GMBH & CO KG
  • EP3553812B1 patent drawingFigure 1~2
  • EP3553812B1 patent drawingFigure 3a~3b

AI summary

A substrate arrangement for connection with an electronic component (50, 50'), comprising: at least one substrate (30, 30') with a first side and a second side opposite the first side; at least one contacting medium layer (90, 90') arranged at least sectionally on the first side of the substrate (30, 30'); at least one pre-fixing medium (70, 70') arranged at least sectionally on a side of the contacting medium layer (90, 90') facing away from the substrate (30, 30') and/or at least sectionally on the first side of the substrate (30, 30'), wherein the substrate (30, 30') has at least one through-opening (110, 110') with a first opening and a second opening from the first side to the opposite second side. The present invention also relates to a method for manufacturing a substrate arrangement and further to a method for connecting at least one electronic component (50, 50') to a substrate arrangement.