Power distribution for full wafer package

Claim 2

An integrated circuit package comprising a substrate adapted to support a semiconductor wafer on a least one side thereof; a semiconductor wafer mounted on at least one side of said substrate; each semiconductor wafer having a plurality of integrated circuit devices formed thereon and a plurality of electrically conducting lines extending in parallel relationship thereon, said lines being divided into at least a first group constituting a first voltage level, and a second group constituting a second voltage level, said lines being electrically connected to power the integrated circuit devices on said wafer; first and second electrically conducting strips extending across each wafer transverse to said electrically conducting lines, connection means connecting said first and second strips to said first and second groups of conducting lines respectively; means to connect said first and second strips to separate voltage levels, whereby said strips supply operative voltage levels across the surface of the wafer; and means to provide signals to and receive signals from said integrated circuit devices.

Claim 3

The invention as defined in claim 1 wherein said first and second electrically conducting strips comprise a bus member wherein said first and second conducting strips are laminated together and separated by a dielectric material.

Claim 4

The invention as defined in claim 2, wherein the bus is mounted to said wafer along one edge of said bus.

Claim 5

The invention as defined in claim 2, wherein the bus is mounted to said wafer along one face of said bus.

Claim 6

The invention as defined in claim 2 wherein there are a plurality of said bus members extending across said wafer.

Claim 7

The invention as defined in claim 1, wherein the strips are encapsulated in a dielectric material.

Claim 8

The invention as defined in claim 6, wherein there are two strips connected to two different voltage levels and a third strip connected to the wafer and a ground level.

Claim 9

An integrated circuit package comprising, a substrate adapted to support a semiconductor wafer on at least one side thereof; a semiconductor wafer mounted on at least one side of said substrate, each semiconductor wafer having a plurality of connection pads arranged around the periphery thereof, a plurality of integrated circuit devices found on said wafer and a plurality of electrical connectors disposed on said substrate arranged around aid wafer and corresponding to the connection pads on said wafer, electrical conducting leads connecting the connection pads on said wafer to said connectors on said substrate individually, a cover enclosing said wafer, a conformable solid thermally conducting the dielectric material interposed between said cover member and said leads substantially filling the space between the cover and the wafer and the cover and the connectors on the substrate and in contacting relationship with the wafer and the substrate and cover, and adjustable interconnecting means disposed around and in engagement with said cover and the periphery of said substrate clamping said cover to said wafer and said substrate, said interconnecting means having means to vary the mechanical force applied around the periphery of the substrate and the associated wafers whereby to correct defective electrical connection of said leads by applying increased pressure to the connections of the leads.

Claim 10

An integrated circuit package comprising, a substrate adapted to support a semiconductor wafer on at least one side thereof; a semiconductor wafer mounted on at least one side of said substrate, each semiconductor wafer having a plurality of connection pads arranged around the periphery thereof, a plurality of integrated circuit devices found on said wafer and a plurality of electrical connectors disposed on said substrate arranged around aid wafer and corresponding to the connection pads on said wafer, electrical conducting leads connecting the connection pads on said wafer to said connectors on said substrate individually, a cover enclosing said wafer, a conformable solid thermally conducting the dielectric material interposed between said cover member and said leads substantially filling the space between the cover and the wafer and the cover and the connectors on the substrate and in contacting relationship with the wafer and the substrate and cover, and adjustable interconnecting means disposed around and in engagement with said cover and the periphery of said substrate clamping said cover to said wafer and said substrate, said interconnecting means having means to vary the mechanical force applied around the periphery of the substrate and the associated wafers whereby to correct defective electrical connection of said leads by applying increased pressure to the connections of the leads.

Claim 11

The invention as defined in claim 8, wherein temperature sensing means are disposed in proximity to at least some of said connections.

Claim 12

An integrated circuit package comprising a substrate, a semiconductor wafer mounted on said substrate and having semiconductor devices formed on the surface thereof, said wafer having an average temperature on the surface thereof during operation of a value T1, and said substrate having an average temperature of the value T2 on the face thereof during operation of the waver, and wherein T2 is lower than T1 said package having an ambient temperature T3 which is less than both T1 and T2 and wherein the coefficient of thermal expansion of said substrate is substantially equal to the coefficient of thermal expansion of said semiconductor wafer times T1-T3/T2-T3.

Claim 13

An integrated circuit package comprising a substrate, a semiconductor wafer mounted on said substrate and having semiconductor devices formed on the surface thereof, said wafer having an average temperature on the surface thereof during operation of a value T1, and said substrate having an average temperature of the value T2 on the face thereof during operation of the waver, and wherein T2 is lower than T1 said package having an ambient temperature T3 which is less than both T1 and T2 and wherein the coefficient of thermal expansion of said substrate is substantially equal to the coefficient of thermal expansion of said semiconductor wafer times T1-T3/T2-T3.

Claim 14

The invention as defined in claim 10, wherein the substrate is copper clad Invar.

Claim 15

The invention as defined in claim 10, wherein the wafer is silicon.

Claim 16

An integrated circuit package comprising, a substrate adapted to support a semiconductor wafer on a least one side thereof; a semiconductor wafer mounted on at least one side of said substrate; a plurality of semiconductor devices formed on the exposed surfaces of each wafer; each semiconductor wafer having a plurality of connection pads arranged around the periphery thereof to provide signals to and received signals from said devices, a plurality of electrical connectors disposed on said substrate arranged around said wafer and corresponding to the connection pads on said wafer, electrical conducting leads connecting the connection pads on said wafer to said connectors on said substrate individually, a cover enclosing said wafer, a conformable solid thermally conducting material interposed between said cover and said leads substantially filling the space between the cover member and the wafer and the cover and the connectors on the substrate and in contacting relationship the wafer and the substrate and cover, adjustable interconnecting means disposed around and in engagement with said cover and the periphery of said substrate clamping said cover to said wafer and said substrate, said interconnecting means having means to vary the mechanical force applied around the periphery of the substrate and the associated wafers whereby to correct defective electrical connection of said leads by applying increased pressure to the connections of the leads; and wherein each wafer has an average temperature on the surface thereof during operation of a value T1, and said substrate has an average temperature of T2 on the face thereof during operation of the wafer and wherein T2 is lower than T1, said package has an ambient temperature T3 which is less than both T1 and T2 and wherein the coefficient of thermal expansion of said substrate is substantially equal to the coefficient of thermal expansion of said semiconductor wafer times T1-T3/T2-T3; and wherein each semiconductor wafer has a plurality of electrically conducting lines extending in parallel relationship thereon, said lines being divided into a least a first group constituting a first voltage level, and a second group constituting a second voltage level, said lines being electrically connected to power the devices on said wafer; first and second electronically conducting strips extending across each wafer transverse to said electrically conducting lines, connection means connecting said first and second strips to said first and second groups of conducting lines respectively; means to connect said first and second strips to separate voltage levels, whereby said strips supply operating voltage levels across the surface of the wafer.

Claim 17

An integrated circuit package comprising, a substrate adapted to support a semiconductor wafer on a least one side thereof; a semiconductor wafer mounted on at least one side of said substrate; a plurality of semiconductor devices formed on the exposed surfaces of each wafer; each semiconductor wafer having a plurality of connection pads arranged around the periphery thereof to provide signals to and received signals from said devices, a plurality of electrical connectors disposed on said substrate arranged around said wafer and corresponding to the connection pads on said wafer, electrical conducting leads connecting the connection pads on said wafer to said connectors on said substrate individually, a cover enclosing said wafer, a conformable solid thermally conducting material interposed between said cover and said leads substantially filling the space between the cover member and the wafer and the cover and the connectors on the substrate and in contacting relationship the wafer and the substrate and cover, adjustable interconnecting means disposed around and in engagement with said cover and the periphery of said substrate clamping said cover to said wafer and said substrate, said interconnecting means having means to vary the mechanical force applied around the periphery of the substrate and the associated wafers whereby to correct defective electrical connection of said leads by applying increased pressure to the connections of the leads; and wherein each wafer has an average temperature on the surface thereof during operation of a value T1, and said substrate has an average temperature of T2 on the face thereof during operation of the wafer and wherein T2 is lower than T1, said package has an ambient temperature T3 which is less than both T1 and T2 and wherein the coefficient of thermal expansion of said substrate is substantially equal to the coefficient of thermal expansion of said semiconductor wafer times T1-T3/T2-T3; and wherein each semiconductor wafer has a plurality of electrically conducting lines extending in parallel relationship thereon, said lines being divided into a least a first group constituting a first voltage level, and a second group constituting a second voltage level, said lines being electrically connected to power the devices on said wafer; first and second electronically conducting strips extending across each wafer transverse to said electrically conducting lines, connection means connecting said first and second strips to said first and second groups of conducting lines respectively; means to connect said first and second strips to separate voltage levels, whereby said strips supply operating voltage levels across the surface of the wafer.