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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 19, 1990
Filed:
Mar. 13, 1989
Applicant:
Inventors:
Peter H Zimmermann, Lexington, MA (US);
Joseph L Schmit, Lexington, MA (US);
Assignee:
Honeywell Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L / ; H01L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2503384 ; 357 68 ; 250332 ;
Abstract
Apparatus for electrically interconnecting a focal plane array component of infrared detectors to a second focal plane array component of electronics, such as multiplexers. First and second interconnecting members are comprised of indium bumps wherein the bumps are of generally rectangular shape and of nonparallel orientation, typically crossing at 90.degree. angles. An alternative embodiment uses bumps of generally round shape wherein one of the bumps is of a smaller surface area than the other.