Lucent Technologies Inc.

Agere Systems Inc.

Stats Chippac Pte. Ltd.

Agere Systems Guardian Corp.

At+t Corp.

St Assembly Test Services Inc.

Agere Systems Optoelectronics Guardian Corp.

Dean Paul Kossives

Ashraf W Lotfi

Michael Louis Steigerwald

Lynn Frances Schneemeyer

R Bruce Van Dover

Yinon Degani

Byung Joon Han

Thomas Dixon Dudderar

King Lien Tai

Yee Leng Low

Anatoly Feygenson

Kambhampati Ramakrishna

Fan Ren

Theodore Gerard Tessier

Diane Sahakian

Jamin Ling

Louis Nelson Ahlquist

Edward Lap Zak Law

Jericho J Jacala

A substrate having a ground plane, a first side, and a second side is provided. A via that electrically connects the first side to the second side is formed. A printed wire is formed on the first side, and a printed wire is formed on the second side. A passive component is formed on the first side. The passive component is formed free of the ground plane. An active component is attached to the first side.

Chip carrier and fabrication method

A substrate having a ground plane, a first side, and a second side is provided. A via that electrically connects the first side to the second side is formed. A printed wire is formed on the first side, and a printed wire is formed on the second side. A passive component is formed on the first side. The passive component is formed free of a ground plane. An active component is attached to the first side.

An optoelectronic sensor is attached to an optically transparent substrate, such as glass, and encapsulated to form an optoelectronic device. An optical assembly can be mounted opposite the optoelectronic sensor. Filters and refractive index matching materials may be included between the optoelectronic sensor and the optically transparent substrate.

Packaging for optoelectronic devices

The present invention provides a power micromagnetic integrated circuit having a ferromagnetic core, a method of manufacture therefor and a power processing circuit employing the same, that-includes: (1) a substrate; (2) an insulator coupled to the substrate and (3) a metallic adhesive that forms a bond between the insulator and the ferromagnetic core to secure the ferromagnetic core to the substrate.

Micromagnetic device for power processing applications and method of manufacture therefor

A method of manufacturing an integrated circuit and an integrated circuit employing the same. In one embodiment, the method of manufacturing the integrated circuit includes (1) conformally mapping a micromagnetic device, including a ferromagnetic core, to determine appropriate dimensions therefor, (2) depositing an adhesive over an insulator coupled to a substrate of the integrated circuit and (3) forming the ferromagnetic core of the appropriate dimensions over the adhesive.

Integrated circuit having a micromagnetic device and method of manufacture therefor

The specification describes integrated circuit air isolated crossover interconnections designed for flip chip multi-chip module interconnection technology. The crossovers are made using a crossover interconnection substrate separate from the interconnection substrate of the integrated circuit. In one embodiment the integrated circuit is flip chip bonded to a multi-chip or multi-component interconnection substrate, and the crossover interconnections are made through solder bumps or balls soldered to a conductive layer on the crossover interconnection substrate. In another embodiment the crossover is made via a crossover substrate flip chip bonded to an integrated circuit mounted on a multi-chip or multi-component interconnection substrate.

Air isolated crossovers

An integrated circuit and method of manufacturing therefor. In one embodiment, the integrated circuit includes a substrate with an insulator and a capacitor formed over the substrate. The integrated circuit further includes an adhesive formed over the insulator. The integrated circuit still further includes a micromagnetic device. The micromagnetic device includes a ferromagnetic core formed over the adhesive. The adhesive forms a bond between the insulator and the ferromagnetic core to secure the ferromagnetic core to the substrate. The micromagnetic device also includes at least one winding, located proximate the ferromagnetic core, to impart a desired magnetic property to the ferromagnetic core. The micromagnetic device is electrically coupled to the capacitor.

The specification describes an IC test apparatus having a test bed with sockets adapted to engage arrays of I/O solder balls/bumps on the IC chip. In one embodiment the sockets are provided with through holes to interconnect the solder bumps to the next board level with minimum electrical path length thereby reducing parasitic capacitive coupling. In another embodiment the sockets in the test bed are formed by intersecting V-grooves. If pairs of intersecting V-grooves are used, pyramid shaped features are produced at the bottom of each socket. Both the sharp edges formed by the intersecting V-grooves and the pyramid provide contact enhancement between the solder bumps and the test bed. The test bed can be made as a universal blank for a given solder bump pitch. The desired test circuit is formed at the next board level.

Methods and apparatus for testing integrated circuits

Method of making integrated circuit having a micromagnetic device

The specification describes methods for the manufacture of printed circuit cards which allow for final testing, including burn-in if required, of multiples of printed circuit cards as an integrated process panel prior to final packaging and singulation. This desired sequence of operations is made possible by the addition of arrays of test contacts at the edge of the integrated process panel where the test contacts can be accessed with an insertion test apparatus.

Manufacture of printed circuit cards

The specification describes a recessed chip MCM package with integrated electromagnetic shielding. The surfaces of the cavity which houses the IC devices are coated with metallization. The normally exposed top and side surfaces of the MCM package are also metallized. A solder wall is provided on the interconnect PCB which seals the gap between the MCM tile and the PCB interconnect substrate. The solder wall can be formed using standard solder bump technology, and the seal between the MCM and the PCB may be made during the same reflow operation that is used to flip-chip bond the MCM tile to the PCB.

Integrated circuit packages with improved EMI characteristics

Integrated circuit having a micromagnetic device including a ferromagnetic core and method of manufacture therefor

The specification describes techniques for applying solder bumps to IC chips. The solder bump sites are first provided with under bump metallization (UBM) for solder bump interconnections to the Al bonding sites on the IC chip. The substrate, i.e. the capping layer of the IC chip, is coated with photoresist and patterned to expose the UBM and a peripheral portion of the capping layer around the UBM. The solder paste is then applied and reflowed to form the solder bump. Since the photoresist hardens and becomes difficult to remove after the reflow step, a sacrificial buffer layer is interposed between the photoresist and the capping layer to facilitate removal of the photoresist without attacking the IC chip surface.

Flip chip bump bonding

For use with an integrated circuit having a substrate and an insulator coupled to the substrate, a micromagnetic device and method of manufacturing therefor. In one embodiment, the micromagnetic device includes an adhesive coupled to the insulator and a ferromagnetic core, coupled to the adhesive that forms a bond between the insulator and the ferromagnetic core, having an anisotropic property.

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Dean Paul Kossives