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Alphonso Philip Lanzetta

Paul William Coteus

Michael J Palmer

Raymond R Horton

Gareth Geoffrey Hougham

Lawrence Shungwei Mok

Ho-Ming Tong

Ismail C Noyan

Steven Alan Cordes

Daniel Peter Morris

Matthew J Farinelli

Sherif Ahmed Goma

Linda C Matthew

Joanna Rosner

Mark F Bregman

John J Liutkus

Ali Afzali

Nisha Yohannan

Thomas Mario Cipolla

Claudius Feger

Teresita Ordonez Graham

Kurt R Grebe

Charles H Wilson

Richard Ian Kaufman

Helen L Yeh

Paul F Greier

Nelson R Tanner

Robert K Montoye

Brian Samuel Beaman

Da-Yuan Shih

Fuad Elias Doany

George Frederick Walker

Steven Lorenz Wright

Brian Paul Gaucher

Shawn Anthony Hall

Kai R Schleupen

Steven Edward Millman

Joseph Maryan Milewski

Saila Ponnapalli

Kenneth C Ho

Michael Patrick Mastro

William J Tkazyik

Rick A Rand

Thomas J Dudek

Ron Ridgeway

Hussain Shaukatulla

Steven T Berman

Warren Edward Maule

Russell Alan Budd

Frank Robert Libsch

David Andrew Lewis

Mark B Ritter

Michael Frank Cina

Stanley Joseph Whitehair

Robert Stephen Olyha, Jr

Ephraim Bemis Flint

Punit P Chiniwalla

James D Wagoner

Frank J Canora

Steven Allen Cordes

Daniel J Phipps

Christina M Knoedler

James K Tam

Ismail Gevdet Noyan

John LeRoy Staples

Ralph Herman Genz

Brian C Derdall

Irene A Sterian

Techniques for forming enhanced electrical connections are provided. In one aspect, a method of forming an electrical connecting device includes the steps of: depositing an elastomeric material on an electrically insulating carrier; and metallizing the elastomeric material so as to form an electrically conductive layer running continuously through a plane of the carrier and along a surface of the elastomeric material.

Method of forming metallized elastomeric electrical contacts

A video processing method and system for generating a foveated video display with sections having different resolutions uses a network channel for communicating video images having video sections of different resolutions, and includes a video transmission system for processing and transmitting the received video images over the network channel. The system assigns a larger portion of the network channel's bandwidth to a video section with higher resolution. Further, the system includes a video receiving system for receiving and seamlessly combining the first and second video sections of different resolutions to form an output video image on a display device, and a control unit for sending one or more video control parameters to the video transmission system to control capturing, transmitting and processing of the video images.

System and method for selective image capture, transmission and reconstruction

A package design is provided where a chip module is connected to a printed circuit board (PCB) via a land grid array (LGA) on the top surface of the PCB, and where a power supply is connected to the PCB via a second LGA on the bottom surface of the PCB. The stack of the chip module, power supply, and LGA is held in place and compressed with actuation hardware forming an adjustable frame. The package allows field replacibility of either the module, or the PS, and provides the shortest possible wiring distance from the PS to the module leading to higher performance.

Through board stacking of multiple LGA-connected components

A probe structure for an electronic device is provided. In one aspect, the probe structure includes an electrically insulating carrier having one or more contact structures traversing a plane thereof. Each contact structure includes an elastomeric material having an electrically conductive layer running along at least one surface thereof continuously through the plane of the carrier. The probe structure includes one or more other contact structures adapted for connection to a test apparatus.

Metalized elastomeric probe structure

Techniques for forming enhanced electrical connections are provided. In one aspect, an electrical connecting device comprises an electrically insulating carrier having one or more contact structures traversing a plane thereof. Each contact structure comprises an elastomeric material having an electrically conductive layer running along at least one surface thereof continuously through the plane of the carrier.

Metalized elastomeric electrical contacts

Integrated optoelectronic chips or collections of chips on a module that have both electrical as well as optical interconnects offer many advantages in speed, power consumption and heat generation. Mixed signal types, however, pose significant packaging challenges. This invention describes a land grid array (LGA) interposer which can simultaneously connect electrical and optical signals from a module to a printed circuit board.

Mixed electrical and optical LGA interposer for facilitating chip to board communications by dual signal types

A flex or TAB product suitable for chip carrier applications wherein the flex reliability problems caused by copper dendrite growth and lead bending during power and thermal cycling are reduced by application of special coatings to lead areas of the flex tape.

Coated means for connecting a chip and a card

An electronic package which includes a circuitized substrate with a cavity and a first semiconductor chip positioned therein. The first chip is electrically coupled to conductive members located on the circuitized substrate. A second semiconductor chip is positioned on and electrically coupled to the first chip.

Electronic package with interconnected chips

Method of fabricating an electronic package with interconnected chips

A data processing system including an improved method and apparatus for the arrangement and interconnection between electronic devices to improve system cycle time. The apparatus possesses a) a plurality of: memory SIMMs, memory devices on the noted memory SIMMs and registers; b) a clock; c) means for connecting signals between the memory devices on the memory SIMMs and the registers; and d) means for connecting signals between the memory devices on the memory SIMMs and the clocks.

Clustered, buffered simms and assemblies thereof

The invention is directed to a keyboard where the keys are raised up from a retracted position upon the initialization of usage of the keyboard. An embedded airbag mechanism is self-inflatable to raise keys to the normal operating heights. The keys will be retracted when the airbag is deflated. The rising and retracting of the keys can also be controlled by hinge-like structure. The close and open of the cover of a laptop computer will activate the mechanism to raise and retract the keys on the keyboard.

Keyboards with retractable keys

A portable or notebook type computer communication interface that permits portable computers to be reliably used in a data processing network. The interface involves communication circuitry, special device inputs and power monitoring and charging. A flexible portable computer wireless time and frequency division network is formed using a time and frequency division multiplexed communication channel assignment feature that together with a wireless link establishes a unique direct communication channel between data processing devices on different levels with data packet type transmission security. The principle permits each portable computer in the network to communicate with any other and any and all can transmit and receive at the same time.

Portable computer network

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Marlboro, NY, United States of America

Alphonso Philip Lanzetta