Patent ID: 7229855

Claim:
A process of producing a double-sided circuit component, the process comprising: depositing a solder material on surfaces of first and second substrate members, each of the first and second substrate members being formed of an electrically-nonconductive material and comprising at least one electrically-conductive area on the surface on which the solder material is deposited; placing the first substrate member within a cavity in a receptacle; placing a lead member on the first substrate member so that the lead member is supported by the receptacle and a portion of the lead member is aligned with a portion of the electrically-conductive area of the first substrate member; placing a fixture on the lead member and over the first substrate member so that the fixture is supported by the receptacle; aligning a circuit device with the electrically-conductive area of the second substrate member to yield a preliminary assembly; placing the preliminary assembly in an aperture in the fixture so that a first surface of the circuit device electrically contacts the electrically-conductive area of the first substrate member and a second surface of the circuit device electrically contacts the electrically-conductive area of the second substrate member, thereby yielding a fixtured assembly comprising the first and second substrate members, the receptacle, the lead member, the fixture, and the circuit device; heating the fixtured assembly to cause the solder material to melt, flow, and wet the electrically-conductive areas of the first and second substrate members, the portion of the lead member, and the first and second surfaces of the circuit device; and then cooling the fixtured assembly to yield the double-sided circuit component in which the electrically-conductive area of the first substrate member is solder bonded to the first surface of the circuit device, the electrically-conductive area of the second substrate member is solder bonded to the second surface of the circuit device, and the portion of the lead member is solder bonded to the first and second substrate members so as to be electrically coupled with at least one of the electrically-conductive areas of the first and second substrate members.