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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:
Mar. 05, 1996
Filed:
Apr. 08, 1994
Applicant:
Inventor:
J M Brooks, Caldwell, ID (US);
Assignee:
Micron Semiconductor, Inc., Boise, ID (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
437219 ; 437209 ; 437211 ; 437214 ; 437215 ;
Abstract
An integrated circuit (IC) device comprises towers of bonded gold balls located on each bond pad. The towers allow for early encapsulation of the IC die. The IC can then be tested and attached to tab tape or a printed circuit board without particulate contamination concerns.