Patent ID: 7893534

Claim:
A thermally insulating bonding pad for solder reflow comprising: a structure comprising a first elevated bonding pad that is elevated above and not touching a microactuator; and an insulator integrated in said structure, said insulator configured for interposition between said structure and said microactuator to which a first surface of said elevated bonding pad is to be disposed, said insulator for providing thermal insulation of said microactuator during soldering, wherein said insulator is configured for creating a platform support that elevates said elevated bonding pad above said microactuator, and wherein a second surface of said elevated bonding pad is configured to at least partially restrainably touch and support a solder ball in a first position, said second surface being positioned parallel to said first surface and perpendicular to a first surface of a second bonding pad, said first surface of said second bonding pad configured to at least partially restrainably touch and support said solder ball in said first position, said second surface and said first surface of said second bonding pad being flat across their faces such that when said solder ball melts said second surface and said first surface of said second bonding pad become coupled via a melted solder ball.