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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2005
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2003
Gerald J. D'amato, Loveland, CO (US);
Sari K. Christensen, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Nicole Butel, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Gerald J. D'Amato, Loveland, CO (US);
Sari K. Christensen, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Nicole Butel, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Agilent Technologies, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
An integrated circuit package is provided with an alignment mechanism by 1) heating a wetting media that has been applied to a number of annular ring shaped alignment pads provided on the integrated circuit package, at known locations with respect to a pattern of contacts pads that is provided on the integrated circuit package, and then 2) while the wetting media is heated, attaching a number of alignment balls or alignment bullets to the annular ring shaped alignment pads.