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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:
Jan. 01, 2002
Filed:
Dec. 17, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Mukta S. Farooq, Hopewell Junction, NY (US);
Raymond A. Jackson, Fishkill, NY (US);
Sarah H. Knickerbocker, Hopewell Junction, NY (US);
Sudipta K. Ray, Wappingers Falls, NY (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 2/166 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 2/166 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates generally to a new structure and method for chip burn-in and/or testing. More particularly, the invention encompasses a baseplate that is secured to a delicate chip and a method for such an invention is also disclosed. The inventive baseplate provides an added strength to a complex chip while it is being tested and/or burned-in, and then during normal use the baseplate of this invention is an integrated component of the chip.