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C4-GT stand off rigid flex interposer
Assignee: Intel Corp
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Filing: 1997-04-21
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Granted: 1999-03-30
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Expires: 2017-04-21
Abstract
Abstract An integrated circuit package that contains an integrated circuit that is mounted to a bond portion of a substrate. The bond portion of the substrate is separated from a contact portion of the substrate by a flexible portion. The contact portion is attached to a printed circuit board by a plurality of solder joints. The flexible portion decouples the bond portion from the contact portion to allow relative movement between the package and the circuit board to minimize the strain on the solder joints. The package may also contain a spacer that separates a heat pipe from the integrated circuit and controls the thickness of a thermal grease located between the circuit and the pipe.
Inventors
- 👤 Gregory Turturro
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 11:31
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10W; H10W70/00; H10W70/60; H10W70/62; H10W70/63; H10W70/635; H10W40/00; H10W40/70; H10W40/77; H10W70/67; H10W70/688; H10W72/00; H10W72/851; H10W72/874; H10W72/877; H10W90/00; H10W90/701; H10W90/721; H10W90/724; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49002; Y10T29/49117; Y10T29/49124; Y10T29/4913; Y10T29/49144; Y10T29/49146
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
64 words
An integrated circuit package, comprising: a flexible circuit board which has a bond portion and a contact portion; a center substrate that is attached to said bond portion of said flexible circuit board; an end substrate that is attached to said contact portion of said flexible circuit board; and, an integrated circuit that is mounted to said bond portion of said flexible circuit board.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
64 words
An integrated circuit package, comprising: a flexible circuit board which has a bond portion and a contact portion; a center substrate that is attached to said bond portion of said flexible circuit board; an end substrate that is attached to said contact portion of said flexible circuit board; and, an integrated circuit that is mounted to said bond portion of said flexible circuit board.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
17 words
The package as recited in claim 1, wherein said contact portion has a plurality of contact pads.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
23 words
The package as recited in claim 1, wherein said integrated circuit is mounted to said bond portion by a plurality of solder bumps.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
19 words
The package as recited in claim 1, further comprising a heat pipe that is coupled to said integrated circuit.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
20 words
The package as recited in claim 4, further comprising a spacer that separates said heat pipe from said integrated circuit.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
21 words
The package as recited in claim 5, further comprising a thermal grease located between said integrated circuit and said heat pipe.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
33 words
The package as recited in claim 1, further comprising a printed circuit board that is attached to said end substrate and an elastomer located between said center substrate and said printed circuit board.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
93 words
An electronic assembly, comprising: a substrate that has a rigid bond portion that is separated from a rigid contact portion by a flexible portion of said substrate; an integrated circuit that is mounted to said rigid bond portion of said substrate; a heat conductive member that is coupled to said integrated circuit; a spacer that separates said heat conductive member from said integrated circuit; a printed circuit board that is attached to said contact portion of said substrate; an elastomer that separates said bond portion of said substrate from said printed circuit board.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
93 words
An electronic assembly, comprising: a substrate that has a rigid bond portion that is separated from a rigid contact portion by a flexible portion of said substrate; an integrated circuit that is mounted to said rigid bond portion of said substrate; a heat conductive member that is coupled to said integrated circuit; a spacer that separates said heat conductive member from said integrated circuit; a printed circuit board that is attached to said contact portion of said substrate; an elastomer that separates said bond portion of said substrate from said printed circuit board.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
18 words
The assembly as recited in claim 8, wherein said rigid contact portion has a plurality of contact pads.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
23 words
The assembly as recited in claim 8, wherein said integrated circuit is mounted to said bond portion by a plurality of solder bumps.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
16 words
The assembly as recited in claim 10, wherein said heat conductive member is a heat pipe.
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