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Low profile zero/low insertion force package top side flex cable connector architecture
US9640887B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9640887-B2 |
| Application number | US-201615135413-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Apr 21, 2016 |
| Priority date | Dec 20, 2011 |
| Publication date | May 2, 2017 |
| Grant date | May 2, 2017 |
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An integrated circuit package is presented. In an embodiment, the integrated circuit package has contact pads formed on the top side of a package substrate, a die electrically attached to the contact pads, and input/output (I/O) pads formed on the top side of the package substrate. The I/O pads are electrically connected to the contact pads. The integrated circuit package also includes a flex cable receptacle electrically connected to the I/O pads on the top side of the package substrate. The flex cable receptacle is non-compressively attachable to a flex cable connector and includes receptacle connection pins electrically connected to the I/O pads.
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What is claimed is: 1. A flex cable assembly, comprising: a flex cable comprising: a connector portion formed on at least one of two ends of the flex cable, wherein the connector portion includes a plurality of cable contacts; and a transmission portion formed between the two ends of the flex cable, wherein the transmission portion comprises a plurality of traces electrically coupled to the plurality of cable contacts a flex cable stiffener disposed on a top side of the connector portion of the flex cable; and a flex cable connector attached to a bottom side of the connector portion of the flex cable, wherein the flex cable connector includes a plurality of connector connection pins electrically coupled to the plurality of cable contacts, and the flex cable connector is attachable to a flex cable receptacle that is mounted on a package substrate of an integrated circuit package. 2. The flex cable assembly of claim 1 , wherein the flex cable connector is a pin carrier. 3. The flex cable assembly of claim 2 , wherein the flex cable receptacle is one of a low-insertion force socket or a zero-insertion force socket with a cam box. 4. The flex cable assembly of claim 2 , wherein the pin carrier further comprises a pin shroud. 5. The flex cable assembly of claim 2 , wherein the pin carrier has a core made of a material selected from a group consisting of a liquid crystal polymer dielectric and a printed circuit board material. 6. The flex cable assembly of claim 1 , wherein the flex cable connector is one of a low-insertion force socket or a zero-insertion force socket with a cam box.
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Reinforced areas, e.g. for a specific part of a flexible printed circuit · CPC title
Flip chip · CPC title
Frame holders · CPC title
Sockets, i.e. female type connectors comprising metallic connector elements integrated in, or bonded to a common dielectric support · CPC title
Surface mounted metallic pins · CPC title
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- What does patent US9640887B2 cover?
- An integrated circuit package is presented. In an embodiment, the integrated circuit package has contact pads formed on the top side of a package substrate, a die electrically attached to the contact pads, and input/output (I/O) pads formed on the top side of the package substrate. The I/O pads are electrically connected to the contact pads. The integrated circuit package also includes a flex c…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Intel Corp
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification H01R12/62. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue May 02 2017 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 3 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).