Abstract:
The chip stack of semiconductor chips with enhanced cooling apparatus includes a first chip with circuitry on a first side and a second chip electrically and mechanically coupled to the first chip by a grid of connectors. The apparatus further includes a thermal interface material pad placed between the first chip and the second chip, wherein the thermal interface material pad includes nanofibers aligned parallel to mating surfaces of the first chip and the second chip and nanofibers aligned perpendicular to mating surfaces of the first chip and the second chip.
Abstract:
Two test coupons are utilized in an apparatus, method and design process/structure for determining the moisture content in an electronic circuit board (e.g., a printed circuit board (PCB) or panel). The first coupon has a laminate stack-up with voltage planes separated from each other by dielectric material. These voltage planes include etched clearances with neither plated through holes (PTHs) nor drilled holes extending therethrough. The second coupon is substantially identical to the first coupon except that each of the voltage planes of the first coupon includes PTHs extending through etched clearances corresponding to the etched clearances of the first coupon. In one embodiment, an alarm indicating unacceptably high moisture content is generated if a delta capacitance calculated as a difference between capacitance measurements acquired from the respective coupons is greater than a threshold. Preferably, the alarm notifies a user that at least one aqueous process related to PTH formation is implicated.
Abstract:
An impact sensor includes a piezoelectric transducer operatively connected to a chromic device. The chromic device includes a chromic material that changes from a first color state to a second color state in response to electric power generated by the piezoelectric transducer when exposed to a given level of impact force. The chromic material is bistable so that the chromic material remains in the second color state for a significant amount of time. An impact force to which the sensor has been subjected may be quantified by observing the chromic device. In one embodiment, the chromic material is an electrochromic material, such as a viologen, that changes through a color gradient of light transmission states from the first color state to the second color state. A printed color gradient may be used to aid in quantifying the impact force. In another embodiment, the chromic device includes a thermochromic material.
Abstract:
The present invention is directed to trivalent chromate conversion coatings for plated metals, and more particularly, to methods for reducing hexavalent chromium in trivalent chromate conversion coatings. In one embodiment, such method includes placing a metal article having a trivalent chromate conversion coating in a reducing solution. The trivalent chromate conversion coating includes hexavalent chromium and the reducing solution including a reducing agent, which reduces the hexavalent chromium so as to reduce or eliminate the hexavalent chromium on the plated metal article.
Abstract:
An integrated EMC gasket for an electrical enclosure includes an electrical housing substrate molded of a thermoplastic having a conductive network of fibers above a percolation limit of the fibers, and an EMC gasket insert molded into the electrical housing substrate, the gasket including a silicone foam core with a conductive fabric cover.
Abstract:
A paint is disclosed herein which comprises a binder having acid-degradable groups, and a photoacid generator that provides photogenerated acid upon exposure to UV light. The binder is water insoluble before exposure to UV light, and binder is water-removable after degradation of the acid degradable groups by the photogenerated acid. A process for applying and removing paint is further disclosed which comprises applying the paint comprising an acid degradable binder and UV sensitive photoacid generator to a surface, and hardening the paint by drying or crosslinking; and removing by exposing the paint to UV light, and directing a high pressure water stream to the exposed paint. The paint is useful as a road paint.