IP Library Granted Patent US 10,186,494
Granted Patent B2
US 10,186,494 · App. 15/647,789 · Granted Jan 22, 2019

Electronic component

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Patent No.
US 10,186,494
App. No.
15/647,789
Granted
Jan 22, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electric component comprising a terminal electrode and a hot-melt polymer layer formed on the terminal electrode, wherein the hot-melt polymer layer comprises (i) 100 parts by weight of a metal powder and (ii) 1 to 30 parts by weight of a polymer, wherein melt mass-flow rate (MFR) of the polymer is 0.5 to 20 g/10 min. at 120 to 200° C. and 0.3 to 8 kgf.

Claims (16)

1. A method of manufacturing of an electrical device comprising steps of:

printing a solder paste on a circuit formed on a substrate;

mounting an electric component on the applied solder paste,

wherein the electric component comprises a main body, at least one terminal electrode on the main body and a hot-melt polymer layer formed on the terminal electrode, wherein the hot-melt polymer layer comprises (i) 100 parts by weight of a metal powder and (ii) 1 to 30 parts by weight of a polymer, wherein melt mass-flow rate (MFR) of the polymer is 0.5 to 20 g/10 min. at 120 to 200° C. and 0.3 to 8 kgf, wherein the hot-melt polymer layer comes on the applied solder paste;

reflowing the electric component on the solder paste.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the solder paste is lead-free.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein at least 70% of the surface of the terminal electrode is covered with the hot-melt polymer layer.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the metal powder is flaky, spherical, nodular or a mixture thereof.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein particle diameter (D50) of the metal powder is 0.5 to 20 μm.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the metal powder is selected from the group consisting of silver, copper, gold, palladium, platinum, rhodium, nickel, aluminum, gallium, indium, tin, zinc, bismuth and a mixture thereof.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein glass transition point (Tg) of the polymer is −25 to 180° C.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein molecular weight (Mw) of the polymer is 500 to 100,000.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the hot-melt polymer layer further comprises 0.1 to 3 parts by weight of a flux.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the polymer is selected from the group consisting of polyester resin, phenoxy resin, novolac resin, epoxy resin, acrylic resin, melamine resin, polyimide resin, polyamide resin, polystyrene resin, butyral resin, cellulose resin, polyvinyl alcohol, polyurethane resin, silicone resin and a mixture thereof.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the electric component is a resistor, a capacitor, an inductor or a semiconductor chip.

12. The method of claim 1 , wherein the reflow temperature is 100 to 350° C.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 20, 2025
From: DU PONT CHINA LIMITED
To: CELANESE MERCURY HOLDINGS INC.
Reel/Frame 070567/0231 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 20, 2022
From: DUPONT ELECTRONICS, INC.
To: DU PONT CHINA LIMITED
Reel/Frame 062201/0889 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 25, 2019
From: E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
To: DUPONT ELECTRONICS, INC.
Reel/Frame 049583/0269 →