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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2009
Filed:
Jun. 22, 2005
Gordon S. W. Craig, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Mark A. Hadley, Newark, CA (US);
Susan Swindlehurst, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Ali A. Tootoonchi, San Jose, CA (US);
Eric Kanemoto, San Jose, CA (US);
Eric Jonathan Snyder, South San Francisco, CA (US);
Scott Herrmann, Hollister, CA (US);
Glenn Gengel, Hollister, CA (US);
Lily Liong, San Jose, CA (US);
Gordon S. W. Craig, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Mark A. Hadley, Newark, CA (US);
Susan Swindlehurst, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Ali A. Tootoonchi, San Jose, CA (US);
Eric Kanemoto, San Jose, CA (US);
Eric Jonathan Snyder, South San Francisco, CA (US);
Scott Herrmann, Hollister, CA (US);
Glenn Gengel, Hollister, CA (US);
Lily Liong, San Jose, CA (US);
Alien Technology Corporation, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Abstract
An electronic assembly. The assembly includes a substrate, a plurality of recessed regions, and a plurality of functional blocks. Each functional block is deposited in one of the recessed regions. A substantial amount of the plurality of functional blocks is recessed below a top surface of the substrate. Substantial amount is defined by any one of less than 10% of said functional blocks protrudes above the top surface of the substrate; less than 1% of the functional blocks protrudes above the top surface of the substrate; more than 90% of the functional blocks are recessed below the top surface of the substrate; or more than 99% of the functional blocks are recessed below the top surface of the substrate.