Patent ID: 6775906
Filing Date: 2004-08-17
Classification: H01L,H05K,Y10T

Abstract:
A method of manufacturing an integrated circuit carrier (10), the method including the steps of;providing a substrate (46); demarcating at least one receiving zone (12) for receiving an integrated circuit or chip (14) on the substrate (46), the integrated circuit electrically associating with a plurality of electrical contacts (42) within the at least one receiving zone, and a plurality of island-defining portions (16) arranged about said at least one receiving zone (12); forming an electrical terminal (18) on island-defining portions (16), each electrical terminal (18) being electrically connected to one or more of the plurality of electrical contacts (42) within the at least one receiving zone (12); and creating one or more serpentine members (22) between neighboring island-defining portions (16) by removing material from the substrate (46), thereby reducing thermal strains involving the said island-defining portions (16).