Patent ID: 6518099
Filing Date: 2003-02-11
Classification: H01L,H05K,Y02P

Abstract:
A method for making a metal frame for assembling an integrated device, the method comprising:die stamping a metal plate to form a plurality of patterned pins with outermost portions of each patterned pin extending freely in a cantilever fashion; coating the metal plate and the outermost portion of each patterned pin with at least one metal coating layer comprising a galvanically deposited nickel layer, and the at least one metal coating layer comprising a noble metal top coating layer comprising a galvanically deposited noble metal, the noble metal top coating layer having a thickness in a range of about 0.03-0.08 &mgr;m; and forming the plurality of pins into a predetermined shape without cutting the outermost portion of each patterned pin.