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US 5,706,176 AGranted
Butted chip array with beveled chips
AssigneeXerox Corporation
InventorsKraig A. Quinn, Brian T. Ormond
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Abstract
In an array of butted silicon chips, as would be found in a full-page photosensitive scanner, ink-jet printhead, or LED exposure bar, individual silicon chips forming the array each define a planar bevel near the border of a neighboring chip. The planarity of the bevel avoids damage to the chips when the chips are placed in the chip array assembly.
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A chip array, comprising:
- a substrate defining a main surface;
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- a plurality of silicon chips attached to the main surface and arranged in a linear array on the main surface, each pair of adjacent silicon chips in the linear array defining a border therebetween;
- a silicon chip of the plurality of silicon chips defining a bevel extending from a portion of the chip adjacent the main surface to a portion of the chip adjacent a border with another chip in the linear array, the bevel defining a planar surface.
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