Patent ID: 7838409
Filing Date: 2010-11-23
Classification: H01L,H01R,H05K

Abstract:
1. A method for manufacturing a flexible bridge, comprising: creating metal traces on a silicon wafer; and etching away silicon on the wafer to leave a flexible metal layer which comprises the flexible bridge; fabricating high-bandwidth proximity communication structures on the flexible bridge; bonding one or more proximity communication structures in the flexible bridge to a section of micro flexible printed wiring; aligning the flexible bridge with an active face of a chip, wherein active circuitry and signal pads reside upon the active face of the chip; aligning the flexible bridge with a surface of a second component upon which active circuitry and/or signal pads reside; and wherein the flexible bridge provides a flexible connection that allows the chip to be moved with six degrees of freedom relative to the second component without affecting communication between the chip and the second component, whereby the flexible bridge allows the chip and the second component to communicate without requiring precise alignment between the chip and the second component.