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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 1995
Filed:
Jun. 03, 1994
Bidyut K Bhattacharyya, Chandler, AZ (US);
J D Wilson, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
An electronic package for an integrated circuit. The integrated circuit is mounted to a heat spreader that is attached to a substrate. The heat spreader is thermally conductive and lowers the thermal impedance of the package. The heat spreader may also provide a return current path from the integrated circuit to the substrate. The substrate has internal power and signal lines that are coupled to the integrated circuit. The power and signal lines are connected to surface pads or leads that can be mounted to an external printed circuit board. Mounted to an inner area of the integrated circuit is a decoupling capacitor. The decoupling capacitor is also connected to a lid that is mounted to the substrate. The decoupling capacitor reduces the noise within the integrated circuit and is used to control the impedance of the overall package. The lid contains both power and ground planes that are connected to the capacitor and the power/ground pins of the substrate.