Abstract:
An insulated bond wire to connect integrated circuits to each other or to substrates. Insulated bond wires may allow bond wires connecting integrated circuits and substrates to cross without shorting. Because bond wires may be crossed, integrated circuit assemblies with crossing bond wires may not need to be redesigned to avoid the wire crossings. In addition, insulated bond wires may also allow for closer spacing between bond wires due to reduced electronic interference between the wires. Closer spacing may allow for more input and output ports on an integrated circuit and thus increase its functionality.
Abstract:
In some embodiments, a surface mount component includes a housing and one or more leads extending from the housing, wherein the one or more leads define respective voids through respective ends of the one or more leads. For example, the one or more leads may define a through-hole at respective ends of the one or more leads. For example, the fixing material may include solder. For example, the solder may form a pin which helps secure the surface mount component to the printed circuit board. Other embodiments are disclosed and claimed.
Abstract:
A wireless device, such as a laptop computer or a cellular phone, may contain confidential information which may be secured by an internal security system. When the device is stolen, the user can provide a portion of a kill code to a wireless service provider. The wireless service provider provides its own portion of the kill code and combines it with the user's supplied code. Then, the service provider may transmit the combined kill code to the wireless device. Upon receipt, the wireless device may erase all confidential information on the device. In other embodiments, it may erase any unlocked block of memory. As still another alternative, the system may also, upon receipt of the combined kill code, disable the operating system.