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Three-dimensional warp-resistant integrated circuit module method and apparatus
Assignee: Tamiras Per Pte Ltd LLC
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Filing: 1995-08-11
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Granted: 1998-09-01
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Expires: 2015-08-11
Abstract
Abstract A method and apparatus for achieving a three-dimensional high density warp-resistant integrated circuit module is provided. Selected individual integrated circuit packages which comprise the module are mounted with a thin stiffener, or a thin layer of material having a coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) less than or equal to that of silicon, and/or are lapped to reduce the package profile, and/or are mounted with a thin layer of material having a CTE greater than that of silicon, and preferably approximately equal to that of the casing material.
Inventors
- 👤 Carmen D. Burns
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 12:06
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10W; H10W76/00; H10W76/40; H10W70/00; H10W70/40; H10W70/411; H10W70/415; H10W70/421; H10W74/00; H10W74/10; H10W74/111; H10W74/114; H10W90/00; H05; H05K; H05K1/00; H05K1/02; H05K1/0201; H05K3/00; H05K3/30; H05K3/32; H05K3/34; H05K3/341; H05K3/3421; H10W70/60; H10W90/701; H10W90/751; H10W90/756
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim
161 words
A three-dimensional warp-resistant integrated circuit module, comprising: a plurality of thin integrated circuit packages, each having two external major surfaces, wherein said plurality of packages are stacked to form a three-dimensional module; a layer of material mounted to one of said package external major surfaces, wherein the dimensions, location and composition of said layer of material is selected such that the vectorial summation of warp inducing moments around a selected neutral axis for the entire module and attributable to all layers of materials forming said module is minimized, where m≅(E)(h)(t)Δ(a)Δ(T) with: m being the moment of the layer of material being calculated; E being the Young's modulus of elasticity of the material layer; h being the moment-arm distance of the center of the layer from said selected neutral axis; Δ(a) being the difference in CTE of the layer and of the material containing said selected neutral axis; and Δ(T) being the temperature difference between assembling bonding temperature, operation and storage temperature.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
161 words
A three-dimensional warp-resistant integrated circuit module, comprising: a plurality of thin integrated circuit packages, each having two external major surfaces, wherein said plurality of packages are stacked to form a three-dimensional module; a layer of material mounted to one of said package external major surfaces, wherein the dimensions, location and composition of said layer of material is selected such that the vectorial summation of warp inducing moments around a selected neutral axis for the entire module and attributable to all layers of materials forming said module is minimized, where m≅(E)(h)(t)Δ(a)Δ(T) with: m being the moment of the layer of material being calculated; E being the Young's modulus of elasticity of the material layer; h being the moment-arm distance of the center of the layer from said selected neutral axis; Δ(a) being the difference in CTE of the layer and of the material containing said selected neutral axis; and Δ(T) being the temperature difference between assembling bonding temperature, operation and storage temperature.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
19 words
The module of claim 1, wherein said layer has a coefficient of thermal expansion greater than that of silicon.
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