A method for forming a high thermal conductivity heat sink to IC package
interface is disclosed. The method uses reactive getter materials added
to a two phase solder system having a phase change temperature that is
about the normal operating temperature range of the IC, to bind absorbed
and dissolved oxygen in the two phase solder interface material at or
near the air to solder surface. Over time this chemical binding action
results in an oxide layer at the air to solder surface that slows the
rate of oxygen absorption into the solder interface material, and thus
reduces the harmful oxidation of the solder to IC package interface and
the solder to heat sink interface.