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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 01, 2011
Applicants:
Suresh Upadhyayula, San Jose, CA (US);
Naveen Kini, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Suresh Upadhyayula, San Jose, CA (US);
Naveen Kini, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
SanDisk Technologies Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 23/488 (2006.01); H05K 1/11 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system of micro balls is disclosed for coupling an electronic component to a printed circuit board. The micro balls have a small diameter, and each contact pad may include an array of two or more micro balls. An example of a micro ball may include a polymer core, surrounded by a copper layer, which is in turn surrounded by a layer of solder.