Patent ID: 6403892
Filing Date: 2002-06-11
Classification: H01L,H05K,Y10T

Abstract:
An electronic system comprising a demountable package comprising a chip, a card, a flexible connector suitable for connecting said chip to said card, said card comprising a substrate, said flexible connector having inner and outer metal conducting leads disposed thereon, said flexible connector having an outer contact pad associated with said outer metal conducting lead and adapted to be secured to a corresponding metal pad located on said card, each said outer contact pad and said metal pad being secured in contact with each other by compression bonding, the improvement comprising a dielectric coating that fully surrounds and is adjacent to said outer metal conducting leads of said flexible connector, said flexible connector being connected to said card, said dielectric coating enveloping an exposed surface of said outer contact pad associated with each said outer lead and protecting said outer pad against dendritic corrosion.