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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2022
Filed:
Feb. 15, 2019
Western Digital Technologies, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Western Digital Technologies, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A semiconductor device is disclosed having reinforced supports at corners of the device. The semiconductor device may include solder balls on a lower surface of the device for soldering the device onto a printed circuit board. In one example, the solder balls at the corners of the semiconductor device may be replaced by support billets having more mass and more contact area between the semiconductor device and the PCB. In a further example, screws may be provided at the corners of the device (instead of the corner solder balls or in addition to the corner solder balls). These screws may be placed through the corners of the semiconductor device and into the printed circuit board.