Patent ID: 7892883

Claim:
A method, comprising: applying an adhesive to couple a lid with a package substrate, the package substrate coupled to a die, and the adhesive being a quick-cure adhesive; applying a thermal interface material (TIM) to be disposed between a first side of the die and a first side of the lid; positioning the lid with respect to the die and the package substrate; coupling the lid with the package substrate via the adhesive; applying thermo compression to a second side of the lid to form a package assembly, said applying thermo compression comprises applying a predetermined amount of heat and force to the second side of the lid; removing the thermo compression from the second side of the lid when the quick-cure adhesive is at least partially cured; fully curing the adhesive without a biasing mechanism coupled with the lid to hold the lid in place; and reflowing the TIM in an operation that is separate from curing the quick-cure adhesive.