Patent ID: 6630643
Filing Date: 2003-10-07
Classification: B23K,C21D,H01L,H01R

Abstract:
A method for forming a conductive link between a first conducting body and a second conductor, the method comprising the step of:applying energy to a first portion of the first conducting body with an energy source, the energy source having relative motion in a first direction relative to the first conducting body, the first direction being different from a direction in which the energy is applied; wherein a first thermal diffusion front is created, the first thermal diffusion front being of higher energy in the first direction than in directions different from the first direction; the first thermal diffusion front having sufficient energy to cause a second portion of the conducting body to melt and form a connection to the second conductor, the second portion of the conducting body being remote from the first portion of the conducting body to which the energy is applied.