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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2009
Filed:
Oct. 12, 2006
Applicants:
Giles Humpston, Aylesbury, GB;
Jesse Burl Thompson, Brentwood, CA (US);
Inventors:
Giles Humpston, Aylesbury, GB;
Jesse Burl Thompson, Brentwood, CA (US);
Assignee:
Tessera, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 12/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A microelectronic component having a base and a plurality of conductive posts extending from said base. Each of the posts is formed from a connected lattice of metal having voids therein. The lattice may be formed by depositing metal onto a sacrificial element such as an open-celled polymeric foam. During use or during processing, the posts may be deformed , as by crushing the lattice.