摘要:
A method for performing electrical acceptance tests on a sub-system including a test substrate, a microprocessor and one or more associated computer components, such as SRAM, DRAM and ROM. A pin grid array, ball grid array, line grid array or equivalent test connector system is provided that allows direct addressing of selected circuits of the microprocessor and of each associated component. The microprocessor plus substrate are first tested together. If this test is successful, the associated components are then added, preferably one at a time, and the new sub-system is tested. If a particular sub-system fails a test, the cause(s) of failure can be isolated and removed, where possible, and the modified sub-system can be retested.
摘要:
A multi-surface compliant heat removal process includes: identifying one or more components to share a heat rejecting device, applying non-adhesive film to the one or more components, identifying a primary component of the one or more components, and applying phase change material on each of the one or more components other than the primary component. The phase change material is placed on top of the non-adhesive film. The process further includes placing the heat rejecting device on the corresponding one or more components and removing the heat rejecting device from the corresponding one or more components. The phase change material and the non-adhesive film remain with the heat rejecting device. The process also includes reflowing the phase change material on the heat rejecting device, removing the non-adhesive film from the heat rejecting device, placing a heatsink-attach thermal interface material on the one or more components, and placing the heat rejecting device on the corresponding one or more components.
摘要:
A package for an integrated circuit (IC) die comprises a substrate and a lid. The substrate has an upper surface facing an interior of the package and a lower surface facing an exterior of the package. The upper surface of the substrate carries an IC die and provides electrical connections from the IC die to the lower surface of the substrate. The lid includes an outer lid and an inner lid. The inner lid is positioned over the IC die and is in thermal communication with the IC die. The inner lid is formed of a material suitable for conducting heat away from the IC die. The outer lid is attached to the upper surface of the substrate. A gap extends between the outer lid and inner lid.
摘要:
An integrated circuit package with heat slug is disclosed. The heat slug is thermally coupled to one or more semiconductor die using a single layer of high conductivity adhesive. The assembly process of this invention includes the steps of initially attaching a temporary heat slug to the back side of a package body, to which one or more semiconductor die are attached. The semiconductor die are then electrically connected to the package body and encapsulated to maintain fixed positions within the package cavity. The temporary heat slug is then moved and a final heat slug is attached to the package body and the back side of the one or more semiconductor dies utilizing a single layer of high conductivity adhesive. The package is compact, has reduced complexity, and is inexpensive to manufacture.
摘要:
An integrated circuit chip and flat capacitor assembly are connected with short bonding wires to reduce electrical noise. A flat chip capacitor is coupled to the chip and includes a first electrode, a second electrode and a dielectric layer disposed between the electrodes. The ground and power bonding pads of an integrated circuit chip are coupled to a number of terminals arranged in a row near the outer edge of the capacitor, where each of the terminals is coupled to one of the electrodes. The terminals of the capacitor are connected to a number of package leads of a lead frame or a other integrated circuit package. The invention includes embodiments in which the chip is placed on top of the capacitor, the capacitor is placed on top of the chip, and a flex circuit of a micro ball grid array is placed on a capacitor which is positioned on a chip.
摘要:
A method and system providing for electrical testing of an integrated semiconductor substrate having at least two signal processing layers. The substrate may be provided with a protective layer of plastic, silicon, silicon oxide, silicon nitride or the like. A selected region of one substrate layer to be tested electrically is exposed by etching or otherwise forming a controllably small aperture any overlying substrate layer(s) away to expos at least one selected circuit trace in the selected region and applying a selected electrical signal to the trace. Optionally, a second aperture, spaced apart from the first aperture, can be formed to expose a second selected circuit trace so that propagation of a signal in one or more substrate circuits can be tested. The aperture cross-sectional shapes may be linear or curvilinear polygons or other suitable shapes.
摘要:
Switching noise at integrated circuit V.sub.DD and V.sub.SS metal traces is reduced by minimizing lead inductance in on-chip bypass capacitors. For each on-chip bypass capacitor, a pair of V.sub.DD -carrying and V.sub.SS -carrying metal traces is formed, these traces having regions spaced-apart laterally a distance .DELTA.X corresponding to lateral separation of the bypass capacitor connecting pads. For each bypass capacitor, column-shaped openings, spaced-apart distance .DELTA.X, are formed through the passivation and inter-metal oxide layers, as needed. These openings expose and access regions of the pair of spaced-apart metal traces carrying V.sub.SS and V.sub.DD. These openings, which may be formed after the IC has been fabricated, preferably are formed using focussed ion beam technology ("FIB"). Alternatively, these openings may be formed using masking and etching steps. The column-shaped openings are then made into conductive columnar elements, preferably using FIB deposition of tungsten or platinum. Conductive element pads are formed atop the conductive columnar elements at the outer surface of the IC passivation layer. The bypass capacitors are then attached to the IC, and the capacitor connecting pads are electrically connected to the respective conductive element pads using conductive epoxy or other conductive bond material. This direct attachment of the on-chip bypass capacitors reduces effective capacitance lead inductance and improves attenuation of on-chip switching noise.
摘要:
An apparatus for use in testing wire bond or flip chip connected integrated circuits includes a housing with a top side, a bottom side, and a perimeter region defining a housing central aperture. The housing further includes flip chip pads to accommodate flip chip solder connections to a flip chip integrated circuit during a first test period and wire bond pads to accommodate wire bond connections to a wire bond integrated circuit during a second test period. There are connector pins on the bottom side of the housing for connection with a printed circuit board. The printed circuit board includes an access aperture which is aligned with the housing central aperture. This configuration allows a test probe to access a flip chip integrated circuit positioned within the housing. It also allows a heat sink to be used when the housing incorporates a wire bonded integrated circuit.
摘要:
Methods, systems, and software for accepting bets on contests, such as sporting events, with wagering terms that change in real-time with the progress of the contests are disclosed. The disclosed methods, systems, and software may include security features that check the time at which bets are placed to ensure that they are not being placed in the interval between when an event occurred in the contest and when the wagering terms were changed to reflect that the event occurred.
摘要:
A method and apparatus for packaging an electronic device, such as an integrated circuit chip (8), includes an intermediate device carrier (6) with a substantially planar upper surface (16) and a plurality of bonding pads (18) for coupling the carrier to the integrated circuit chip. A ceramic ring (38) is attached to the upper surface of the device carrier and a thermally conductive cover plate (36) is attached to the ceramic ring to form an inner cavity for receiving the chip therein. The ceramic ring comprises a material with a coefficient of thermal expansion substantially similar to or as the same as the device carrier to minimize stress therebetween during thermal expansion or contraction of the package device. The thermally conductive cover plate provides a path for dissipating heat generated during electrical operations of the chip.