ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE BOND BETWEEN AT LEAST TWO ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS AT A CARRIER MOUNTED WITH ELECTRONIC AND/OR ELECTRICAL DEVICES, SAID BOND BEING FORMED BY A BOND WIRE

Abstract

The invention relates to the electrically conductive bond between at least two electrical components and/or devices at a carrier mounted with electronic and/or electrical devices, said bond being formed by a bond wire. The bond wire is bonded in a force fitting, shape matching manner and/or with material continuity to the electrical components and/or devices and is shaped in an arcuate manner between the electrical components and/or devices at a spacing from the surface of the carrier and from electronic and/or electrical devices arranged there. The respective bond wire is bent a multiple of times with changing directions between the electrical components and/or devices such that tips or regions of individual arcs are arranged at different spacings from the surface of the carrier. At least one element formed from or by an electrically conductive material can, however, also be arranged between the surface of the carrier and the arcuate bond wire and the electrically conductive material is arranged at a spacing from the respective bond wire.

Claims

1. An electrically conductive bond between at least two electrical components (2) and/or devices (6) at a carrier mounted with electronic and/or electrical devices, said electrically conductive bond being formed with a bond wire (1), wherein the bond wire (1) is bonded with a force fit, shape matching and/or material continuity to the electrical components (2) and/or devices (6) and is shaped in arcuate form between the electrical components (2) and/or devices (6) at a spacing from the surface of the carrier (7) and electronic and/or electrical devices (6) arranged there, characterized in that the respective bond wire (1) is bent a multiple of times with changing directions between the electrical components (2) and/or devices (6) such that tips (1.1) or regions (1.2) of individual arcs are arranged at different spacings from the surface of the carrier (7); and/or in that at least one element (4) formed from or by an electrically conductive material is arranged between the surface of the carrier (7) and the arcuate bond wire (1) and the electrically conductive material is arranged at a spacing from the respective bond wire (1).

2. A bond in accordance with claim 1, characterized in that the electrically conductive material of the element (4) is connected to a predefinable electrical potential or ground potential.

3. A bond in accordance with claim 1, characterized in that the bond wire (1) has a non-rotationally symmetrical cross-section.

4. A bond in accordance with claim 1, characterized in that the middle longitudinal axis of the cross-sectional area of the bond wire (1) aligned in parallel with the surface of the carrier (7) is longer than the middle longitudinal axis of the cross-sectional area of the bond wire (1) aligned perpendicular to the surface of the carrier (7).

5. A bond in accordance with claim 3, characterized in that the cross-sectional area of the bond wire (1) is rectangular, elliptical or approximately semicircular or of part-circle shape.

6. A bond in accordance with claim 1, characterized in that a plurality of bond wires (1) are held fixed by at least one holding element (5) in the region of at least one of the arcs of a bond wire such that a constant spacing of the bond wires (1) from one another is observed and the at least one holding element (5) and the bond wires (1) are electrically insulated from one another.

7. A bond in accordance with claim 6, characterized in that the at least one holding element (5) is formed by an electrically conductive material that is a discrete element and/or is formed directly on the carrier (7), in particular by means of a print process.

8. A bond in accordance with claim 7, characterized in that the holding element (5) has an electrically conductive surface that is preferably covered by an insulation layer. The electrical conductivity can be established by a metal or by an (intrinsically) electrically conductive plastic.

9. A bond in accordance with claim 1, characterized in that a bond wire (1) does not have a constant cross-sectional area over its length; and in that perforations or notches are formed at predefinable spacings that form deformation aids and/or an element providing security against overload.

10. A bond in accordance with claim 1, characterized in that a bond wire (1) is formed from silver, copper, aluminum, a plurality of metals or an alloy of at least one of these chemical elements and is preferably provided with an electrically insulating coating.

11. A bond in accordance with claim 1, characterized in that a bond wire (1) is bent between the electrical contact points (2) such that the current circuit surface effectively flowed through by the electric current is smaller in comparison with a continuously curved bond wire (1); or in that an electromagnetic field is generated that has an opposite field direction than an electromagnetic field that is generated by at least one further bond wire (1) arranged next to the respective bond wire (1); and/or in that forming electromagnetic fields can store less energy in a surrounding electromagnetic field than an electromagnetic field that is generated by at least one standard bond wire (1) shaped in arcuate form.

Description

[0029] There are shown:

[0030] FIG. 1 in the upper illustration, a conventional electrically conductive bond; and in the lower illustration, an example of an electrically conductive bond in accordance with the invention with a bond wire in each case;

[0031] FIG. 2: a further example in accordance with the invention of bond wire forming an electrically conductive bond in a bent shape;

[0032] FIG. 3: an example of an electrically conductive bond in accordance with the invention with an element that is formed from or by an electrically conductive material and that is arranged between the bond wire forming the electrically conductive bond and the surface of a carrier; and

[0033] FIG. 4: a possibility of a fixing of a plurality of bond wires each forming an electrically conductive bond with a combined element that is formed by an electrically conductive material and that satisfies the function of a holding element.

[0034] An example in accordance with the prior art is shown in the upper illustration in FIG. 1. The bond wire 1 is here bonded with material continuity to the electrical contact points as electrical components 2 (or also to a device 6) and is shaped in arcuate form between the electrical contact points 2 at a spacing from the surface of the carrier 7 and from electronic or electrical devices arranged there. A further metalization 3 (or also another device with or without electrical conductivity) is located at the lower side. The arc formed by the bond wire only has a rounded tip 1.1. Considerable parasitic inductances occur as a result of the electrical inductance, which reduces the efficiency and increases the achievable switching times between changing operating states.

[0035] These disadvantages can be reduced in that the bond wire 1 is deformed multiple times in different directions so that tips 1.1 of individual arcs are arranged at different spacings from the surface of the carrier 7. The two outer tips 1.1 thus have a larger spacing from the carrier surface than the one tip 1.1 arranged therebetween.

[0036] The representation of the electrical and/or electronic devices present on the carrier 7 has been omitted with this and also with all the following representations of the different examples.

[0037] A further example in accordance with the invention of a bond wire 1 in arcuate form forming an electrically conductive bond is shown in FIG. 2.

[0038] The two-dimensional and three-dimensional representation shows the arrangement, shape, and bond of a bond wire 1 to two electrical contact points as electrical components 2 (or also to a device 6).

[0039] The two free front faces are used for the formation of the bond with material continuity to the electrical contact points 2 (or also to a device 6). The bond wire 1 is shaped therebetween with a plurality of changes of direction such that in this example two rounded outer tips 1.1 result that are bent in a direction facing away from the carrier surface. Two regions 1.2 are formed therebetween by further changes of direction at the bent bond wire 1, said regions each producing a different spacing from the carrier surface and naturally different spacings with respect to the bond wire regions by which the tips 1.1 are formed. A change of direction of approximately 90 with a radius at the direction transition avoiding a break of or damage to the respective bond wire 1 takes place at the regions 1.2.

[0040] The change of direction of the bend in the region of the tips 1.1 is just below 180. A suitable transition radius should also be observed there.

[0041] More than the shown tips 1.1 or regions 1.2 can naturally be formed at a bond wire 1 in the examples in accordance with the invention of FIGS. 1 and 2. Regions 1.2 can also be present that each have the same spacings from the carrier surface when regions 1.2 or tips 1.1 are formed therebetween and/or therebeside whose spacings from the carrier surface are larger or smaller.

[0042] The spacings of tips 1.1 and/or regions 1.2 from the carrier surface can, however, also take account of devices 6 that are correspondingly arranged at the carrier surface since this kind of devices 6 frequently project beyond the carrier surface.

[0043] The desired target here is an extension of the bond wire 1 for a positive influencing of the service life of the electrical contact points, specifically the reduction of the thermomechanical strains. An increase of the parasitic electrical effects that otherwise accompanies this is, however, prevented by a special shape optimized to a low inductance and is reduced further than with standard shapes.

[0044] FIG. 3 shows an example of an electrically conductive bond in accordance with the invention with an element 4 that is formed from or by an electrically conductive material and that is arranged between the bond wire 1 forming the electrically conductive bond and the surface of a carrier 7. The bond wire 1 can also be bent a multiple of times in this embodiment and can have tips 1.1 and/or regions 1.2 having different spacings from the carrier surface, as is shown by way of example in FIGS. 1 and 2.

[0045] The element 4 is in this case a cylinder that is arranged between the carrier surface and the tip 1.1 of the bond wire 1 beneath the bond wire 1. The element 4 is in this example formed from a material that has paramagnetic, diamagnetic or also ferromagnetic properties and is provided with an electrically conductive surface layer or is covered by a film that e.g. comprises aluminum. The element 4 is electrically insulated from the carrier surface by the base 4.1. At least that region of the element 4 that is formed by the electrically conductive aluminum has a spacing from the bond wire 1 and is either loaded at a predefinable electrical potential, is connected to ground potential, or the region is acted on by a changing electrical potential or is also electrically conductively connected to a potential adopted in the circuit.

[0046] FIG. 4 shows a possibility of fixing of a plurality of bond wires 1 each forming an electrically conductive bond with a combined element that is formed by an electrically conductive material and that satisfies the function of a holding element 5.

[0047] The three bond wires 1 shown here are in this respect aligned almost in parallel with one another, arranged at spacings from one another, and bent approximately the same. They can be connected at their front faces with material continuity to a plurality of electrical contact points electrically insulated from one another as electrical components 2 (or also a device 6).

[0048] The holding element 5 is connected to the carrier 7, which can be achieved by material continuity (adhesive bonding, soldering, welding) and/or by shape matching by means of a suitable plug-in connection.

[0049] Groove-shaped recesses are formed at the end face remote from the carrier surface for a shape-matched reception of the bond wires 1 and the bent bond wires 1 are guided therethrough in the region of their tips 1.1. The bond wires 1 are fixed in the groove-shaped recesses in this manner and the bond wires 1 can thus not be moved toward one another and away from one another. The possible force effect of adjacent electromagnetic fields formed around bond wires 1 and having an attractive or repelling effect can thus be compensated.

[0050] In the simplest case, a holding element 5 can be completely formed from an electrically insulating material (ceramic, polymer). There is, however, also the possibility of forming a holding element 5 from or by an electrically conductive material, except for the regions that can come into touching contact with a bond wire 1. The regions that come into touching contact with a bond wire 1 can be formed by or provided with an electrical insulation. The front face having the groove-shaped recesses can thus, for example, be coated with an electrically insulating layer.

[0051] Only regions of a holding element 5 that cannot come into touching contact with bond wires 1 can, however, also be coated by or covered with a layer or film of an electrically conductive material.

[0052] In a non-shown form, the end face of a holding element 5 can also be formed as not in a straight line so that groove-like recesses having different spacings from the carrier surface can fix bond wires 1 having different lengths and different shapes by a holding element 5. Bond wires 1 that are bent multiple times in different directions and have tips 1.1 and/or regions 1.2 that are formed in an analog manner to FIGS. 1 and 2 can therefore also be fixed by a correspondingly designed holding element 5.

[0053] The parallelism of the bond wires is also not absolutely necessary. Curved holding element 5 whose end surface remote from the carrier surface can be formed curved in part-circle shape can also be used.