Patent ID: 6849479

Claim:
A method of creating an Electro Static Discharge (ESD) network for flip chip devices, comprising: providing a flip chip, the flip chip having been provided with at least one ESD circuit in or over the surface thereof; providing a first contact pad to the at least one ESD circuit in or over the surface of the flip chip; providing a second contact pad for an ESD mesh to the at least one ESD circuit in or over the surface of the flip chip; providing a substrate for mounting of the flip chip over the surface thereof, the substrate having been provided with interconnect metal in or over the surface thereof; providing a third contact pad in or over an ESD layer of the substrate, the third contact pad being aligned with the first contact pad; providing a fourth contact pad in or over the ESD layer of the substrate, the fourth contact pad being aligned with the second contact pad; providing an ESD mesh over the ESD layer of the substrate; and connecting the fourth contact pad with the ESD mesh.