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Apparatus for stacking semiconductor chips

US5514907A · kind A · utility

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15Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMar 21, 1995
Grant dateMay 7, 1996
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Expiry dateMar 21, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L2924/0002
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A multi-chip memory module comprises multiple standard, surface-mount-type memory chips stacked on top of each other, and a pair of printed circuit boards mounted on opposite sides of the memory chips to electrically interconnect the memory chips. Each printed circuit board has vias that are positioned to form multiple rows, with each row of vias used to connect the printed circuit board to a respective memory chip. The vias falling along the bottom-most row of each printed circuit board are also exposed and are used to surface mount the multi-chip module to pads of a memory board.

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