Patent ID: 9390988
Filing Date: 2016-07-12
CPC Classification: B81C,H01L,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A method comprising: coupling a cap to a support layer, the cap including a core of a first material and a coating layer of a second material, the first and second materials being wettable and non-wettable, respectively, with respect to a solder, the coating layer coating a first surface of the core, the first surface of the core being located between the core and the support layer, wherein the core is exposed at a first portion at an outermost external outer perimeter of the cap and forms a portion of an outer surface of the cap; and using the solder, soldering the exposed first portion of the core to the support layer, the solder also contacting the coating layer that coats the first surface of the core located between the core and the support layer.