Abstract:
Methods and arrangements for packaging system level electronics are described. In one aspect, an external skin of the package is formed from isolation paper. In some embodiments, the isolation paper is formed into a box. A printed circuit board is placed within the isolation paper skin and is substantially completely surrounded by a potting material that substantially completely fills the skin. The potting material is cured to solidify the potting material within the isolation paper box and to adhere the potting material to the isolation paper such that the isolation paper forms a skin for a brick of potting material that encapsulates the printed circuit board. The isolation paper skin includes at least one opening that permits an interconnect to be exposed through the skin. With this arrangement, a packaged electronics device is provided and the isolation paper forms the exposed outer surface of the packaged electronics device. The described package is particularly well suited for use in packaging system level power electronics such as power supplies.
Abstract:
Methods and arrangements for packaging system level electronics are described. In one aspect, an external skin of the package is formed from isolation paper. In some embodiments, the isolation paper is formed into a box. A printed circuit board is placed within the isolation paper skin and is substantially completely surrounded by a potting material that substantially completely fills the skin. The potting material is cured to solidify the potting material within the isolation paper box and to adhere the potting material to the isolation paper such that the isolation paper forms a skin for a brick of potting material that encapsulates the printed circuit board. The isolation paper skin includes at least one opening that permits an interconnect to be exposed through the skin. With this arrangement, a packaged electronics device is provided and the isolation paper forms the exposed outer surface of the packaged electronics device. The described package is particularly well suited for use in packaging system level power electronics such as power supplies.
Abstract:
Optoelectronic packages and wafer level techniques for forming optoelectronic packages are described. In accordance with one apparatus aspect of the invention, a pair of substrates are bonded together to form an optical coupler. A first one of the substrates has a recess that faces the second substrate to at least in part define a channel suitable for receiving an optical transmission medium. A photonic device is mounted on a mounting surface of the second substrate that is opposite its bonded surface. The photonic device faces the reflective surface and an optical path is formed between the channel and the photonic element that both reflects off of the reflective surface and passes through the second substrate. In some embodiments an integrated circuit device and/or solder bumps are also attached to the mounting surface and the second substrate has conductive traces thereon that electrically couple the various electrical components as appropriate (e.g., the photonic device, the integrated circuit device, the solder bumps and/or other components). The substrates may be formed from a wide variety of materials including, glass, plastic and silicon. In some embodiments, at least the second substrate is formed from an optically transparent material and the optical path passes directly though the optically transparent material. In a method aspect of the invention, a variety of wafer level methods for forming such devices are described.