Integrated circuit package device comprising electrical contacts making solderless and bondless electrical-mechanical connection
First Claim
1. An apparatus, comprising:
- an integrated circuit package, comprising;
an enclosure comprising a dielectric housing, a first electrical contact, and a second electrical contact, wherein said dielectric housing, said first electrical contact, and said second electrical contact are configured to form a contact side of said enclosure;
an integrated circuit die situated within said enclosure and electrically coupled to said first and second electrical contacts;
a data processing equipment including third and fourth electrical contacts; and
a mechanism to apply a continuous positive pressure on the integrated circuit package, the data processing equipment, or both the integrated circuit package and the data processing equipment whenever the integrated circuit package is attached to the data processing equipment, in a manner that the first and second electrical contacts of the integrated circuit package make direct bondless, and solderless, secure electrical-mechanical connections respectively to the third and fourth electrical contacts of the data processing equipment to facilitate an attachment or removal of the integrated circuit package to and from the data processing equipment.
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Abstract
An integrated circuit package comprising an enclosure including a dielectric housing, a first electrical contact, and a second electrical contact. The dielectric housing, the first electrical contact, and the second electrical contact are configured to form a contact side of the enclosure. In addition, the first and second electrical contacts are sized to be substantially alignment insensitive for electro-mechanical connection to corresponding contacts of an end-use equipment. The enclosure encapsulates an integrated circuit die which is electrically coupled to the first and second electrical contacts. The alignment insensitive first and second electrical contacts may be electro-mechanically connected to corresponding contacts of an end-use equipment (e.g., a printer). Further, the integrated circuit package may be hosted by a peripheral device (e.g., a printer cartridge).
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16 Claims
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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an integrated circuit package, comprising; an enclosure comprising a dielectric housing, a first electrical contact, and a second electrical contact, wherein said dielectric housing, said first electrical contact, and said second electrical contact are configured to form a contact side of said enclosure; an integrated circuit die situated within said enclosure and electrically coupled to said first and second electrical contacts; a data processing equipment including third and fourth electrical contacts; and a mechanism to apply a continuous positive pressure on the integrated circuit package, the data processing equipment, or both the integrated circuit package and the data processing equipment whenever the integrated circuit package is attached to the data processing equipment, in a manner that the first and second electrical contacts of the integrated circuit package make direct bondless, and solderless, secure electrical-mechanical connections respectively to the third and fourth electrical contacts of the data processing equipment to facilitate an attachment or removal of the integrated circuit package to and from the data processing equipment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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