摘要:
An electronic assembly includes one or more discrete capacitors (506, 804, 1204), which are vertically connected to a housing, such as an integrated circuit package (1704). Surface mounted capacitors (506) are vertically connected to pads (602) on a top or bottom surface of the package. Embedded capacitors (804, 1204) are vertically connected to vias (808, 816, 1210, and/or 1212) or other conductive structures within the package. Vertically connecting a surface mounted or embedded capacitor involves aligning (1604) side segments (416) of some of the capacitor's terminals with the conductive structures (e.g., pads, vias or other structures) so that the side of the capacitor upon which the side segments reside is substantially parallel with the top or bottom surface of the package. Where a capacitor includes extended terminals (1208), the capacitor can be embedded so that the extended terminals provide additional current shunts through the package.
摘要:
Embodiments of an apparatus and method for optical chip-to-chip signaling via free-space are disclosed herein. In one representative embodiment of a fiber-free interconnect system in accordance with the teachings of the present invention, a plurality of microchips packages, each including a microchip coupled to a carrier, may be mounted to a surface of a substrate. Each of the plurality of microchip packages may also include at least one optoelectronic microchip coupled to the carrier, and including an optical source and/or an optical detector to generate or detect optical signals, respectively, to facilitate communication between microchips. Each of the plurality of microchip packages may be mounted to the substrate to optically couple the at least one optoelectronic microchip to a corresponding micro-electro mechanical system mirror array to reflect the optical signals to the optical detector, or from the optical source, respectively.
摘要:
An electronic assembly includes multiple discrete capacitors (504, FIG. 5), which are surface mounted to or embedded within an electronic housing, such as an integrated circuit package (1504, FIG. 15). One or more side terminals (510) of adjacent capacitors are electrically connected through lateral connections (512, 620, FIGS. 5, 6). These lateral connections provide an extremely low lateral inductance current path between the discrete capacitors.
摘要:
A circuit package may include an upper surface of first conductive elements and second conductive elements. The first conductive elements may receive input/output signals from respective conductive elements of an integrated circuit die, and the second conductive elements may receive a first plurality of the input/output signals from respective ones of the first conductive elements. A lower surface of the package may include third conductive elements, the third conductive elements to receive a second plurality of the input/output signals from respective other ones of the first conductive elements.
摘要:
In an integrated circuit design, flex tape is used to provide signal ingress/egress to/from the integrated circuit design. Various architectures for the signal ingress/egress via flex tape is provided. In one embodiment, coaxial design is provided. In another embodiment, a coplanar waveguide design is provided.
摘要:
A multilayer capacitor comprises separate terminals on at least three sides, and on as many as six sides. The capacitor can be fabricated in a large number of different configurations, types, and sizes, depending upon the target application. The separate terminals that are disposed on different sides of the capacitor can be readily coupled to a variety of different adjacent conductors, such as die terminals (including bumpless terminals or bars), IC package terminals (including pads or bars), and the terminals of adjacent discrete components. Methods of fabrication, as well as application of the capacitor to an electronic assembly, are also described.
摘要:
According to some embodiments, an apparatus includes a first conductive pad, a first conductive plane, first dielectric material disposed between the first conductive plane and the first conductive pad, a second conductive plane, second dielectric material disposed between the first conductive plane and the second conductive plane, and a first conductive network. The first conductive network includes a first microvia within the first dielectric material and coupled to the first conductive pad, a first conductive trace within the first conductive plane and coupled to the first microvia, a second microvia within the second dielectric material and coupled to the first conductive trace, a second conductive trace within the second conductive plane and coupled to the second microvia, a third microvia within the second dielectric material and coupled to the second conductive trace, a third conductive trace within the first conductive plane and coupled to the third microvia, and a fourth microvia within the second dielectric material and coupled to the third conductive trace.
摘要:
A shunt connector is provided to electrically couple two electrical components mountable together via a grid array. The connector may provide mechanical support and provides a shunt electrical conduction path to increase current-carrying capacity between the electrical components of the grid array. In an embodiment, at least part of the shunt connector may extend within one of the electrical components so as to provide the shunt electrical conduction path.
摘要:
According to some embodiments, a device includes a first conductive plane electrically coupled to a first terminal associated with a first polarity and a second terminal associated with the first polarity, a second conductive plane electrically coupled to a third terminal associated with a second polarity, and a dielectric disposed between the first conductive plane and the second conductive plane. A first capacitance is present between the first terminal and the third terminal, a second capacitance is present between the second terminal and the third terminal, and the first capacitance and the second capacitance may be substantially dissimilar.
摘要:
To provide high-speed, low inductance capacitive decoupling, an integrated circuit (IC) package includes capacitors positioned within the mounting region between a die and an IC package substrate. A variety of types and sizes of capacitors and substrates can be employed in a variety of geometrical arrangements. In some embodiments, capacitors are sandwiched between die terminals or bumps and the substrate conductors or pads, while in other embodiments, capacitors are positioned between bar-type conductors on the surface of the IC package substrate. Methods of fabrication, as well as application of the package to an electronic assembly and to an electronic system, are also described.