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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2011
Filed:
Feb. 24, 2006
David J Russell, Owego, NY (US);
Ronald S Malfatt, LaGrangeville, NY (US);
Stefano S Oggioni, Milan, IT;
Jamil a Wakil, Buchanan Dam, TX (US);
David J Russell, Owego, NY (US);
Ronald S Malfatt, LaGrangeville, NY (US);
Stefano S Oggioni, Milan, IT;
Jamil A Wakil, Buchanan Dam, TX (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
There is provided a method for measuring thermal properties of a semiconductor packaging material. The method includes incorporating at least one conducting feature into a substrate that includes the semiconductor packaging material, applying an electric current to the feature, and measuring a change in temperature of a region of the substrate around the feature as a result of the electric current. There is also provided a test vehicle for measuring thermal properties of a semiconductor packaging material.