Abstract:
A field emitter comprising an exposed wide band gap emission area in contact with and protruding from a planar surface of a conductive metal, and a method of making is disclosed. Suitable wide band gap materials (2.5-7.0 electron-volts) include diamond, aluminum-nitride and gallium-nitride; suitable conductive metals include titanium, tungsten, gold and graphite. The method includes disposing the wide band gap material on a substrate, disposing the conductive metal on the wide band gap material, and etching the conductive metal to expose wide band gap emission areas. The emission areas are well suited for large area flat panel displays.
Abstract:
A multi-layered pattern recognition neural network (30) is disclosed that comprises an input layer (50) that is operable to be mapped onto an input space that includes a scan window (32). Two hidden layers (54) and (58) map the input space to an output layer (34). The hidden layers utilize a local receptor field architecture and store representations of objects within the scan window (32) for mapping into one of a plurality of output nodes. Further, the output layer (34) is also operable to store representations of desired distances between the center of the scan window (32) and the next adjacent object thereto and also the distance between the center of the scan window (32) and the center of the current object. A scanning system can then utilize the information regarding the distance to the next adjacent object, which is stored in an output vector (40) to incrementally jump to the center of the next adjacent character rather than scan the entire distance therebetween. This is referred to as a saccade operation. Once the scan window ( 32) is disposed over the next object, a corrective saccade can be performed by utilizing the information output by the neural network (30) relating to the distance between the center of the scan window (32) and the current character. This information is output as an output vector (38) from the neural network (30).
Abstract:
A process for manufacturing a pin grid array package providing a plurality of electrical input and/or output connections using a plurality of stacked, but spaced apart, separate leadframes which are preformed and include a plurality of electrical leads having first and second ends for providing a plurality of different connections. An insulating layer is positioned between adjacent leadframes and the package is bonded together.
Abstract:
An improved method for inhibiting tin whisker growth involving the implantation in a tin coating of an ion or ions selected from the group Pb, Bi, Sb, Tl, Cu, Ag, Au, Cd, Mo, Cr, W, Ar, He, Ne and Kr.
Abstract:
A coaxial bump for connecting a die to a substrate includes a center post and a ground ring surrounding and shielding the center post. The center post may be a center conductor line, and the ground ring may be generally torus-shaped, nearly closed or completely closed. The coaxial bump provides very low crosstalk in chip-to-substrate interconnections and provides a constant impedance with negligible inductive discontinuity.
Abstract:
A process for making thermosetting or thermoplastic encapsulated integrated circuit having a heat exchanger in which one end of the heat exchanger is encapsulated in the housing adjacent to the integrated circuit and the other end is exposed to the environment beyond the housing portion. The process of making includes molding a heat exchanger into a thermosetting or thermoplastic package utilizing a preformed heat exchanger having a dissolvable or removable material which serves as a seal block during the molding operation. A plurality of thermally conductive heat exchanger elements are provided for providing the desired thermal performance while reducing the thermal stresses in the package.
Abstract:
Ionized metal cluster beam deposition of metal bumps on substrates such as multi-chip modules and integrated circuit chips is enhanced. The present invention discloses wet etching techniques for removing unwanted metal deposited on the substrate around bumps, multiple sources for depositing alloyed (tin-lead) bumps with constant composition, and single or multiple sources for directing a cluster beam through an aperture to deposit metal on a substrate and directing an ion beam at the aperture to remove metal deposited therein.
Abstract:
Method of making a field emitter device with submicron low work function emission tips without using photolithography. The method includes depositing in situ by evaporating or sputtering a discontinuous etch mask comprising randomly located discrete nuclei. In one embodiment an ion etch is applied to a low work function material covered by a discontinuous mask to form valleys in the low work function material with pyramid shaped emission tips therebetween. In another embodiment an ion etch is applied to an electrically conductive base material covered by a discontinuous mask to form valleys in the base material with pyramid shaped base tips therebetween. The base material is then coated with a low work function material to form emission tips thereon.
Abstract:
A porous substrate curtain coated with a single coating of a liquid dielectric that is cured into a well adhering film at least 15 microns thick with a uniformity of less than 5 microns. The substrate is cleaned to remove contaminants, heated to remove moisture, curtain coated with a single coating of a viscous heat curable liquid dielectric such as polyimide, and heated to cure the dielectric by increasing the temperature at most 15.degree. C. per minute to a predetermined cure temperature not exceeding 450.degree. C. The invention is well suited for fabricating a dielectric layer in a high density multichip module.
Abstract:
A first laser beam and a second laser beam with a longer wavelength than the first laser beam are directed at a first metal member in contact with a second metal member. At the ambient temperature the first member has high absorption of energy from the first laser beam but low absorption of energy from the second laser beam. As the first member absorbs energy from the first laser beam the temperature of the first member increases and the reflectivity of the first member decreases so that the first member has high absorption of energy from the second laser beam. The first member then absorbs energy from the second laser beam, the temperature of the first member further increases and at least one of the members melts. After discontinuing the laser beams a solid bond forms between the members.