Claims
- 1. An electrical interconnect comprising:
- a first conductive electrode having a male connector part;
- a second electrode having a female connector part coupled to said male connector part so as to create opposed surface regions therebetween, said opposed surface regions having areas A through which electrical conduction occurs to an opposite one of said opposed surfaces, said male connector part and female connector part separated by a distance t therebetween;
- a fusible alloy layer positioned between said areas A and within said separation t between said male electrical part and said female electrical part, said fusible alloy having a resistivity that is greater than a resistivity of either said first electrode or said second electrode, a ratio of t to A assuring that a resistance of said fusible alloy layer is no greater than either a resistance of said first electrode or said second electrode, and wherein said fusible alloy layer includes at least bismuth and lead.
- 2. The electrical interconnect as recited in claim 1, wherein said fusible alloy layer exhibits a liquid state at operating temperatures of said interconnect.
- 3. The electrical interconnect as recited in claim 1, wherein said fusible alloy layer further includes tin and cadmium.
- 4. The electrical interconnect as recited in claim 1, wherein said fusible alloy layer includes the following elements in the following approximate percentages: bismuth-42,5%, lead-37.7%, tin-11.3% and cadmium-8.5%.
- 5. The electrical interconnect as recited in claim 1, wherein said electrical interconnect further includes means for maintaining said fusible alloy in a liquid state.
- 6. The electrical interconnect as recited in claim 1, wherein said resistance of said fusible alloy layer is substantially less than either a resistance of said first electrode or said second electrode.
Parent Case Info
This Application claims priority from U.S. provisional application Ser. No. 60/061,591, filed Oct. 10, 1997.
US Referenced Citations (1)
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4289369 |
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Sep 1981 |
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