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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:
Jul. 16, 1996
Filed:
Jul. 23, 1993
Glen R Haas, Jr, Plano, TX (US);
John E Barnett, Jr, Mesquite, TX (US);
Stephen R Nelson, Richardson, TX (US);
Douglas J Darrow, Dallas, TX (US);
Susan V Bagen, Dallas, TX (US);
Henry Breit, Attleboro, MA (US);
James Forster, Barrington, RI (US);
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Abstract
In one form of the invention, a package for integrated circuits and devices (42), (46) is disclosed, the package including: a package base (44), the base having a first top surface; a layer of material (43) on the first top surface of the base (44) wherein the material (43) is patterned to cover a portion of the base, and wherein the layer of material (43) forms a substrate having a second top surface; a microstrip transmission line (45) on the second top surface; and a plastic encapsulant (50), wherein the encapsulant covers the first top surface of the base.