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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2005
Filed:
May. 28, 2003
Applicant:
Manjula N. Variyam, Plano, TX (US);
Inventor:
Manjula N. Variyam, Plano, TX (US);
Assignee:
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L021/44 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
According to one embodiment of the invention, a method includes providing a semiconductor chip, providing a substrate, forming a plurality of cantilevered springs outwardly from either the semiconductor chip or the substrate, engaging the cantilevered springs with respective contact pads on either the semiconductor chip or the substrate with a fixture, encapsulating the semiconductor chip and cantilevered springs with a molding, and curing the molding.