Published December 7, 2021 | Version v1
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Methods of fabricating vacuum housings with hermetic solder seals using capillary solder wicks

Description

Hermetically sealed electronic devices and methods for fabricating the hermetically sealed electronic devices are provided. The devices include a solder sealed vacuum housing. The solder seal is formed using a solder wick having an external solder reservoir. When the reservoir is filled with molten solder, the solder is drawn via capillary action into a precisely defined narrow gap between two components of the housing where it forms an airtight and vacuum-tight seal.

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Identifiers

Patent number
US 11194059 B2
Patent application number
US 202016842261 A
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oai:uchicago.tind.io:7355

Dates

Patent filed
2020-04-07

UChicago Information

Division(s)
Physical Sciences Division
Department(s)
Physics