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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 05, 2009
Phil P. Marcoux, Mountain View, CA (US);
Phil P. Marcoux, Mountain View, CA (US);
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for off-chip ESD protection, the apparatus includes an unprotected ICstacked on an ESD protection chipand employing combinations of edge wrapand through-silicon via connectorsfor electrical connection from an external connection leadon a chip carrieror system substrate, to an ESD protection circuit, and to an I/O traceof the unprotected IC. In one embodiment the invention provides an ESD-protected stackof unprotected IC chipsthat has reduced hazard of mechanical and ESD-damage in subsequent handling for assembly and packaging. The method includes a manufacturing methodfor mass producing embedded edge wrap connectorsduring the chip manufacturing process.