Die package for connection to a substrate
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1. A die package comprising:
- a housing for holding a microelectronic die;
a plurality of electrically conductive leads held in said housing, each of said leads including a flexible, external portion projecting externally from said housing; and
a shroud attached to said housing over said leads, said shroud having at least one opening which provides access to said leads, said shroud having a slot for receiving a substrate such that, when the substrate is received in said slot, the external portions of said leads flexibly contact the substrate, said leads being flexible in a plane orthogonal to the substrate to bring at least one conductive element on the surface of the substrate in an electrical contact with said lead, to form an electrical connection between said plurality of leads and the substrate, said shroud concealing said leads, the electrical connection, and a portion of the substrate received by said shroud.
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Abstract
A die carrier for holding a die, such as a microdisplay die, may be electrically connected to a substrate by pressing the substrate against flexible, resilient leads of the die carrier. The package includes a housing and a shroud mounted to the housing. The substrate is inserted through a slot in the shroud and, within the shroud, engages against the flexible, resilient leads, thereby establishing an electrical contact.
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1. A die package comprising:
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a housing for holding a microelectronic die; a plurality of electrically conductive leads held in said housing, each of said leads including a flexible, external portion projecting externally from said housing; and a shroud attached to said housing over said leads, said shroud having at least one opening which provides access to said leads, said shroud having a slot for receiving a substrate such that, when the substrate is received in said slot, the external portions of said leads flexibly contact the substrate, said leads being flexible in a plane orthogonal to the substrate to bring at least one conductive element on the surface of the substrate in an electrical contact with said lead, to form an electrical connection between said plurality of leads and the substrate, said shroud concealing said leads, the electrical connection, and a portion of the substrate received by said shroud. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A die package comprising:
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a housing for holding a microelectronic die, said housing having at least one first retention element; a plurality of electrically conductive leads held in said housing, each of said plurality of leads including a flexible, external portion projecting externally from said housing; a shroud attached to said housing over said plurality of leads, said shroud having at least one second retention element; said first and second retention elements being cooperative to retain said shroud on said housing in position over said plurality of leads; and said shroud having a slot for receiving a substrate such that, when the substrate is received in said slot, the external portions of said plurality of leads flexibly contact the substrate, said plurality of leads being flexible in a plane orthogonal to the substrate to bring at least one conductive element on the surface of the substrate in an electrical contact with one of said plurality of leads, to form an electrical connection between said plurality of leads and the substrate, said shroud concealing said plurality of leads, the electrical connection, and a portion of the substrate received by said shroud. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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