Patent ID: 6093029
Filing Date: 2000-07-25
Classification: H01L,H01R

Abstract:
Apparatus comprising:a first packaged integrated circuit comprising a first semiconductor die and a first set of electrical interconnection elements disposed on a surface of said first packaged integrated circuit, the first semiconductor die positioned in said first packaged integrated circuit in a ""cavity-down"" arrangement; anda second packaged integrated circuit comprising a second semiconductor die, a second set of electrical interconnection elements disposed on a lower surface of said second packaged integrated circuit, and a third set of electrical interconnection elements disposed on an upper surface of said second packaged integrated circuit, said second set of electrical interconnection elements being arranged to electrically couple and non-destructively decouple with corresponding electrical interconnection elements of said first set of electrical interconnection elements by application of manual force, said second semiconductor die serving as an electrical interface between said second and third sets of electrical interconnection elements.