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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 06, 2001
Filed:
Apr. 10, 1998
William S. Clark, Wyoming, MN (US);
Donald L. Fulcher, Fridley, MN (US);
David A. Johnson, Wayzata, MN (US);
Martin L. Cavegn, North St. Paul, MN (US);
Chad Van Hove, Roseville, MN (US);
John E. Nelson, Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
JohnsTech International Corporation, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
An insert for use within integrated circuit (IC) chip carriers to provide universality across device types and applications at a low design and fabrication cost. The present invention functions as a generic carrier floor and/or adaptor insert which enables reception of both quad-flat-pack (QFP) and thin-quad-flat-pack (TQFP) ICs within frames of a variety of existing carriers, or alternatively, may allow both QFP and TQFP ICs to utilize a single IC carrier frame, a feature which currently prevailing embodiments would require two unique IC carriers.