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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2005
Filed:
Jan. 08, 2004
Elie Awad, Essex Junction, VT (US);
John J. Maloney, Essex Junction, VT (US);
Elie Awad, Essex Junction, VT (US);
John J. Maloney, Essex Junction, VT (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
An electronic package for use with a printed circuit board is provided. The electronic package includes a ground layer having an upper and lower section, a semiconductor chip, a conductive signal layer and a ground plane having a first section electrically connected to the upper section of the ground layer and a second section substantially planar with said lower section of said ground layer, the second section of the ground plane having an additional area to prevent cracking of a solder connection between the ground layer, the ground plane and the printed circuit board.