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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 2004
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2003
Kenneth Wilsher, Palo Alto, CA (US);
NPTest, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for accessing internal nodes of an integrated circuit using a package substrate are provided. Embodiments of the present invention include an integrated circuit comprising an integrated circuit die comprising a principal side; a conductive element formed on the principal side of the integrated circuit die; a package substrate comprising a principal side facing the principal side of the integrated circuit die; a conductive element located on the principal side of the package substrate; a transmission path wherein a first end of the transmission path is coupled to the conductive element of the integrated circuit die and wherein a second end of the transmission path is coupled to the conductive element of the package substrate.