Lockheed Martin Corporation

Richard Joseph Teti

Brian Alan Pluymers

Doreen Marie Nixon

Eric L Holzman

Gary H Yan

Bradley David Dufour

Stephen Charles Miller

Philip Paul Kraft

Robert E Kuffel

Robert Edward Hayes

A method for making high density interconnected modules for radio-frequency, digital processing, or other circuits subject to radiated interference includes the step of applying sets of semiconductor chips to individual regions on an insulating flexible substrate. Electrically conductive, planar walls are procured, each having first and second broad surfaces and a through aperture. The through aperture is dimensioned to fit over at least some of the chips of a module. The aperture is registered with the chips to be surrounded, and the wall is placed over the chips. Liquid encapsulant is applied to fill the resulting cavity, thereby encapsulating the chips. HDI interconnections are made, and the modules are separated. The conductive walls define the module dimensions.

HDI module with integral conductive electromagnetic shield

Interconnections are made through a planar circuit by a monolithic short-circuited transmission path which extends from a circuit portion of the planar circuit to the opposite side. The opposite side is ground sufficiently to remove the short-circuiting plate, thereby separating the previously monolithic conductors, and exposing ends of the separated conductors of the transmission path. Connection is made between the exposed conductors of the transmission path and the registered contacts of a second planar circuit by way of electrically conductive, compliant fuzz buttons. The transmission path may be a coaxial path useful for RF.

Multi-circuit RF connections using molded and compliant RF coaxial

Interconnections are made through a planar circuit by a monolithic short-circuited transmission path which extends from a circuit portion of the planar circuit to the opposite side. The opposite side is ground sufficiently to remove the short-circuiting plate, thereby separating the previously monolithic conductors, and exposing ends of the separated conductors of the transmission path. Connection is made between the exposed conductors of the transmission path and the registered contacts of a second planar circuit by means of electrically conductive, compliant fuzz buttons. The transmission path may be a coaxial path useful for RF.

Compliant RF coaxial interconnect

A hermetically sealed housing (10) includes a dielectric end portion (118) which provides a transmission-line feedthrough between a printed-circuit such as HDI and exterior connections. A first transmission line (1) on the PC board (30) transitions to a 3-via transmission line (4), which transitions to a third coplanar, microstrip, or stripline transmission line (3). The third transmission line (3) transitions to a second 3-via transmission line (5), which ends at a coplanar transmission line (2) which is outside the housing.

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