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High density integrated circuit package
Assignee: Augat Inc
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Filing: 1983-11-23
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Granted: 1988-02-23
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Expires: 2003-11-23
Abstract
Abstract A multifaceted package is disclosed that permits VLSI and VHSIC integrated circuits in the form of integrated circuit die or chip carries to be mounted on the faces of the package to form a high-density circuit package. The package comprises a plurality of ceramic layers which are cofired and fused together to form a monolithic body having a plurality of planar faces. The body may have a cubic, pyramidal, pentagonal, or other solid geometric form and may have integrated circuit elements disposed on one or more faces of the body. Integrated circuit die or dies discrete electrical components such as chip carriers, resistors, etc. may be mounted to faces of the body and a lid may be provided for hermetic encapsulation of integrated circuit die between lids and respective faces of the body. In another embodiment, integrated circuit die or dies are disposed in a carrier comprising a plurality of ceramic layers which are cofired and fused to form a monolithic body and having conductive paths and vias on and through selected ones of the layers for electrical interconnection of the die or dies with contact sites provided on respective faces of the body. Selected faces of the body may be provided with contact sites oriented to mate with contacts of standard leaded or leadless chip carriers. The body may additionally be provided with means to facilitate removal of heat generated during operation by integrated circuit devices disposed on respective body faces or devices disposed in carriers attached to respective body faces.
Inventors
- 👤 Leo M. Higgins, III
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 22:21
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10W; H10W70/00; H10W70/60; H10W70/611; H10W70/67; H10W70/68; H10W70/685
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 34
Claim 1
Independent Claim
172 words
A high-density package for receiving multiple integrated circuit devices thereon, comprising: a predetermined plurality of insulative layers laminated together in a direction of lamination to form a unitary three-dimensional body having at least four exterior faces, one of said faces being a mounting surface; said layers having peripheral edges which define, in the direction of lamination, at least some of said exterior faces, said plurality of layers forming at least some of said exterior faces being selected to provide a total dimension in the direction of lamination sufficient to support at least one integrated circuit device having a defined interconnection pattern; selected ones of said layers having conductive paths disposed thereon, at least some of said paths terminating at at least one of said exterior faces defining contact sites in an interconnection pattern corresponding to said interconnection pattern of said at least one circuit device; input-output means operatively associated with one of said exterior faces and electrically connected with selected ones of said conductive paths on at least some of said layers.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
172 words
A high-density package for receiving multiple integrated circuit devices thereon, comprising: a predetermined plurality of insulative layers laminated together in a direction of lamination to form a unitary three-dimensional body having at least four exterior faces, one of said faces being a mounting surface; said layers having peripheral edges which define, in the direction of lamination, at least some of said exterior faces, said plurality of layers forming at least some of said exterior faces being selected to provide a total dimension in the direction of lamination sufficient to support at least one integrated circuit device having a defined interconnection pattern; selected ones of said layers having conductive paths disposed thereon, at least some of said paths terminating at at least one of said exterior faces defining contact sites in an interconnection pattern corresponding to said interconnection pattern of said at least one circuit device; input-output means operatively associated with one of said exterior faces and electrically connected with selected ones of said conductive paths on at least some of said layers.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
20 words
The package of claim 1 wherein said input-output means are input-output pins side brazed to selected faces of the body.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
19 words
The package of claim 1 wherein said input-output means are input-output pins soldered to selected faces of the body.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
The package of claim 1 wherein said input-output means are inputoutput pins brazed to the mounting surface of the body.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
20 words
The package of claim 1 wherein said input-output means are input-output pins soldered to the mounting surface of the body.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
26 words
The package of claim 1 wherein said input-output means comprise pins projecting from the mounting surface of the body and disposed in a pin grid arrangement.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
23 words
The package of claim 1 wherein said input-output means comprise conductive pads disposed on the body mounting surface in a predetermined pad arrangement.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
23 words
The package of claim 1 wherein said contact sites are formed at locations where selected conductive paths terminate in faces of the body.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
19 words
The package of claim 1 wherein said contact sites are located to mate with contacts of leadless chip carriers.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
19 words
The package of claim 1 wherein said contact sites are oriented to mate with leads of leaded chip carriers.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
58 words
The package of claim 1 wherein each of said faces is adapted to receive one or more integrated circuit die and at least one integrated circuit die is affixed to at least one of said faces, said package further including a lid on each of the die receiving faces to encapsulate respective die between respective lids and faces.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
42 words
The package of claim 9 wherein at least one face includes a metallized seal ring and each respective lid includes a corresponding seal ring to hermetically seal respective dies between respective lids and faces upon mating of the lids with the faces.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
12 words
The package of claim 1 wherein said package includes a heat sink.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
18 words
The package of claim 1 wherein said package is adapted for fluid cooling for improved thermal dissipation characteristics.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
182 words
A high-density integrated circuit package comprising: a monolithic multifaceted ceramic body composed of a plurality of ceramic layers fused together to form said body, said body having at least four faces, one of said faces comprising a mounting surface; input-output means affixed to said body proximate to said body mounting surface; electrically conductive contact sites disposed on at least two of said faces of said body in a predetermined pattern; conductive paths disposed on and conductive vias extending through selected ones of said layers and electrically interconnecting selected contact sites with other selected contact sites and electrically interconnecting selected ones of said contact sites with selected ones of said input-output means; a plurality of chip carriers, each adapted to receive at least one integrated circuit die, said chip carriers having electrical contacts oriented on respective carriers in a pattern corresponding to contact sites on respective faces of said body, said electrical contacts on said chip carriers being electrically connected to corresponding contact sites on the respective faces of said body upon mating of said carriers with the respective faces of said body.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
182 words
A high-density integrated circuit package comprising: a monolithic multifaceted ceramic body composed of a plurality of ceramic layers fused together to form said body, said body having at least four faces, one of said faces comprising a mounting surface; input-output means affixed to said body proximate to said body mounting surface; electrically conductive contact sites disposed on at least two of said faces of said body in a predetermined pattern; conductive paths disposed on and conductive vias extending through selected ones of said layers and electrically interconnecting selected contact sites with other selected contact sites and electrically interconnecting selected ones of said contact sites with selected ones of said input-output means; a plurality of chip carriers, each adapted to receive at least one integrated circuit die, said chip carriers having electrical contacts oriented on respective carriers in a pattern corresponding to contact sites on respective faces of said body, said electrical contacts on said chip carriers being electrically connected to corresponding contact sites on the respective faces of said body upon mating of said carriers with the respective faces of said body.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
29 words
The package of claim 16 wherein at least one of said chip carriers is composed of a plurality of ceramic layers fused together to form a monolithic chip carrier.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
28 words
The package of claim 16 wherein at least one of said chip carriers includes conductive paths disposed on and conductive vias extending through selected ones of said layers.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
46 words
The package of claim 15 including conductive vias extending through said carriers, said vias connected to said carrier contacts, providing test point access to said contacts so as to permit testing of carriers prior to and after assembly of carriers to respective faces of said body.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
19 words
The package of claim 15 wherein said input-output means are input-output pins side brazed to faces of the body.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
20 words
The package of claim 15 wherein said input-output means are input-output pins brazed to the mounting surface of the body.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
24 words
The package of claim 15 wherein said input-output means comprise pins projecting from the mounting surface of the body in a pin grid arrangement.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
25 words
The package of claim 15 wherein said input-output means comprise conductive pads disposed on the mounting surface of the body in a predetermined pad arrangement.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
21 words
The package of claim 15 wherein said contact sites are located where selected conductive paths terminate in faces of said body.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
37 words
The package of claim 15 including an electronic circuit device wherein at least some of said carriers include a recess sized to receive said electronic circuit device and said electronic circuit device is mounted within said recess.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
53 words
The package of claim 15 including, a metallized seal ring around the periphery of at least one face of said body, a metallized seal around the periphery of at least one of said carriers, said carrier seal oriented to mate with a corresponding metallized seal ring on the respective face of said body.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
68 words
The package of claim 15 wherein said carriers include a face for mounting said carrier to said body and a non-mounting face opposing said carrier mounting face, said carriers having test points disposed on said non-mounting face, said test points being electrically connected to selected contact sites on said body via electrical connections extending through the carriers upon mating of said carriers to respective faces of said body.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
52 words
The package of claim 26 wherein said carriers comprise a plurality of fused together ceramic layers and said electrical connections extending through the carrier comprise conductive paths disposed on selected ones of said ceramic layers of said carrier and conductive vias extending through selected ones of said ceramic layes of said carrier.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
69 words
The pacakge of claim 15 wherein at least one chip carrier includes a metallized seal ring and at least one face of said body includes a seal ring corresponding in shape to said carrier metallized seal ring, said body seal ring and said carrier metallized seal ring forming a hermetic seal between the carrier and said body upon mating of the carriers to the respective faces of said body.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
211 words
A high-density package for receiving multiple integrated circuit devices thereon, comprising: a predetermined plurality of insulative layers laminated together in a direction of lamination to form a unitary three-dimensional body having at least four exterior faces, one of said faces being a mounting surface; said layers having peripheral edges which define, in the direction of lamination, at least some of said exterior faces, said plurality of layers forming at least some of said exterior faces being selected to provide a total dimension in the direction of lamination sufficient to support at least one integrated circuit device having a defined interconnection pattern; selected ones of said layers having conductive paths dispsed thereon, at least some of said paths terminating at at least one of said exterior faces defining contact sites in an interconnection pattern corresponding to said interconnection pattern of said at least one circuit device; input-output means operatively associated with one of said exterior faces and electrically connected with selected ones of said conductive paths on at least some of said layers; a plurality of chip carriers, each adapted to receive at least one integrated circuit die, said chip carriers having contacts oriented for interconnection with said face contact sites upon mating of said carriers with respective faces of said body.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
211 words
A high-density package for receiving multiple integrated circuit devices thereon, comprising: a predetermined plurality of insulative layers laminated together in a direction of lamination to form a unitary three-dimensional body having at least four exterior faces, one of said faces being a mounting surface; said layers having peripheral edges which define, in the direction of lamination, at least some of said exterior faces, said plurality of layers forming at least some of said exterior faces being selected to provide a total dimension in the direction of lamination sufficient to support at least one integrated circuit device having a defined interconnection pattern; selected ones of said layers having conductive paths dispsed thereon, at least some of said paths terminating at at least one of said exterior faces defining contact sites in an interconnection pattern corresponding to said interconnection pattern of said at least one circuit device; input-output means operatively associated with one of said exterior faces and electrically connected with selected ones of said conductive paths on at least some of said layers; a plurality of chip carriers, each adapted to receive at least one integrated circuit die, said chip carriers having contacts oriented for interconnection with said face contact sites upon mating of said carriers with respective faces of said body.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
264 words
A high-density integrated circuit package adapted to receive integrated circuit carrying devices comprising: a monolithic multifaceted ceramic body composed of a plurality of ceramic layers fused together to form said body, said body having a plurality of faces, one of said faces being a mounting surface; plural input-output means affixed to said body proximate to said body mounting surface; contact sites disposed on at least two of said faces, at least some of said contact sites oriented in a predetermined pattern to mate with contacts of integrated circuit carrying devices; conductive paths disposed on and conductive vias extending through selected ones of said layers, said paths and vias electrically interconnecting selected contact sites with other selected contact sites and electrically interconnecting ones of said contact sites with selected ones of said input-output connections; each of said faces being adapted to receive at least one integrated circuit die and at least one integrated circuit die is affixed to at least one of said faces, said package further including a lid on each of the die receiving faces to encapsulate respective die between respective lids and faces; said lids having a body confronting surface and an outer surface opposing said body confronting surface and having conductive test points on said outer surface; said lids including conductive vias extending through the lids from the test points on said outer surface and terminating on said body confronting surface in locations selected to electrically connect with selected ones of said face contact sites, thereby providing electrical access to face contact sites after mating of the lids with respective faces.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
264 words
A high-density integrated circuit package adapted to receive integrated circuit carrying devices comprising: a monolithic multifaceted ceramic body composed of a plurality of ceramic layers fused together to form said body, said body having a plurality of faces, one of said faces being a mounting surface; plural input-output means affixed to said body proximate to said body mounting surface; contact sites disposed on at least two of said faces, at least some of said contact sites oriented in a predetermined pattern to mate with contacts of integrated circuit carrying devices; conductive paths disposed on and conductive vias extending through selected ones of said layers, said paths and vias electrically interconnecting selected contact sites with other selected contact sites and electrically interconnecting ones of said contact sites with selected ones of said input-output connections; each of said faces being adapted to receive at least one integrated circuit die and at least one integrated circuit die is affixed to at least one of said faces, said package further including a lid on each of the die receiving faces to encapsulate respective die between respective lids and faces; said lids having a body confronting surface and an outer surface opposing said body confronting surface and having conductive test points on said outer surface; said lids including conductive vias extending through the lids from the test points on said outer surface and terminating on said body confronting surface in locations selected to electrically connect with selected ones of said face contact sites, thereby providing electrical access to face contact sites after mating of the lids with respective faces.
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