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Highly integrated circuit and method for the production thereof

US4975765A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 7, 1989
Grant dateDec 4, 1990
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Expiry dateJul 7, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L2924/19107
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In a highly integrated circuit the semiconductor chip (8) is fastened on a substrate (17) which projects on all sides only a few millimeters beyond the semiconductor chip (8). For Full dynamic testing of the circuit before insertion, connections are provided which are arranged outside the projecting substrate edge (23) with a sufficiently large grid spacing. In a first embodiment (FIG. 2D) "lost" test connections (5) are used which are separated after testing. In a second embodiment (FIG. 3E), contact areas in the form of bumps (21) are used for testing which are arranged on the underside of the through-holes (18) lying in the chip mounting area. In this manner it is possible to realize a circuit with greatly reduced space requirement, which at the same time can be fully tested dynamically before insertion.

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