Patent ID: 7367486

Claim:
A method of forming a solder joint between a substrate and a component comprising solder disposed therebetween, said method comprising: providing a carrier comprising a vibrating device; placing a substrate and a component together to form a substrate/component combination, and putting the substrate/component onto the carrier; placing the carrier with the substrate/component into the reflow oven; directing the carrier with said substrate/component combination to a heating zone of said reflow oven; and causing the vibrating device to vibrate at a predetermined time, at a predetermined temperature or at a predetermined position in the reflow oven, or a combination thereof, to vibrate said substrate/component combination while said substrate/component combination is in said heating zone, wherein said vibrating occurs at a predetermined amplitude and frequency such that formation of a complete solder joint is encouraged without displacing said substrate and said component relative to each other, wherein said vibrating of said substrate/component combination is adapted to cause a ball of solder between said substrate and said component to collapse.