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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:
May. 21, 2002
Filed:
Jul. 24, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Igor Y. Khandros, Orinda, CA (US);
Thomas H. DiStefano, Monte Sereno, CA (US);
Assignee:
Tessera, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01L 2/348 ; A01L 2/352 ; A01L 2/940 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01L 2/348 ; A01L 2/352 ; A01L 2/940 ;
Abstract
A semiconductor chip assembly including a semiconductor chip having contacts on a front surface, an element having terminals thereon and leads connecting the contacts to the terminals, wherein the leads are connected to the chip contacts by Z-conductive adhesive connections. In a preferred embodiment, the Z-conducting adhesive is present as a thin layer having appreciable electrical conductivity only in a direction through the layer.