Compliant component for supporting electrical interface component
AssigneeNorthrup Grumman Corporation
InventorRobert E. Stewart
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Abstract
An apparatus in one example includes a compliant component for supporting an electrical interface component that serves to electrically and mechanically couple a die with a separate layer. In one example, the compliant component, upon relative movement between the die and the separate layer, serves to promote a decrease in stress in one or more of the die and the separate layer. The apparatus in another example includes a compliant component for supporting an electrical interface component that serves to create an electrical connection between a die and a separate layer. The compliant component, upon relative movement between the die and the separate layer, serves to promote maintenance of the electrical connection.
Claims29
An apparatus, comprising:
- a compliant cantilever component for supporting an electrical interface component that serves to electrically and mechanically couple a die with a separate layer;
- wherein the electrical interface component is located on an interface surface of the die, and an electrical contact is located on a second surface, wherein a connection path electrically couples the electrical interface component to the electrical contact;
- wherein the compliant cantilever component is located in a recess in the interface surface of the die, wherein the recess provides space for movement of the compliant cantilever component;
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- wherein the compliant cantilever component, upon relative movement between the die and the separate layer, serves to promote a decrease in stress in one or more of the die and the separate layer.
A method, comprising the steps of:
- providing a compliant cantilever component for supporting an electrical interface component that serves to electrically and mechanically couple a die with a separate layer;
- positioning the electrical interface component on an interface surface of the die;
- positioning the electrical contact on a second surface, wherein a connection path electrically couples the electrical interface component to the electrical contact;
- disposing the compliant cantilever component in a recess in the interface surface of the die, wherein the recess provides space for movement of the cantilever component;
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- accommodating a relative movement between the die and the separate layer through a flexible movement of the compliant cantilever component of the die.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.