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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2009
Filed:
May. 10, 2005
Applicants:
Michael Anthony Gaynes, Vestal, NY (US);
Kathleen Conlon Hinge, Tarrytown, NY (US);
John Ulrich Knickerbocker, Wappingers Falls, NY (US);
Inventors:
Michael Anthony Gaynes, Vestal, NY (US);
Kathleen Conlon Hinge, Tarrytown, NY (US);
John Ulrich Knickerbocker, Wappingers Falls, NY (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 23/02 (2006.01); H01L 29/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Apparatus and methods are provided for constructing balanced semiconductor chip package structures that minimize bowing, in-plane strain and/or other thermally induced mechanical strains that may arise during thermal cycling, to thus prevent structural damage to chip package structures.