SE9604676D0 - Flip-Chip type connection with elastic contacts - Google Patents

Flip-Chip type connection with elastic contacts

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SE9604676D0
SE9604676D0 SE9604676A SE9604676A SE9604676D0 SE 9604676 D0 SE9604676 D0 SE 9604676D0 SE 9604676 A SE9604676 A SE 9604676A SE 9604676 A SE9604676 A SE 9604676A SE 9604676 D0 SE9604676 D0 SE 9604676D0
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chip
flip
substrate
type connection
chip type
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SE9604676A
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SE516748C2 (sv
SE9604676L (sv
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Lillebror Hjalmar Hesselbom
Jan Peter Bodoe
Hans Hentzell
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Ericsson Telefon Ab L M
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Priority to SE9604676A priority Critical patent/SE516748C2/sv
Publication of SE9604676D0 publication Critical patent/SE9604676D0/
Priority to TW086100963A priority patent/TW341726B/zh
Priority to EP97951403A priority patent/EP0953210A1/en
Priority to CNB971817766A priority patent/CN1156003C/zh
Priority to AU55054/98A priority patent/AU5505498A/en
Priority to KR1019997005628A priority patent/KR20000069626A/ko
Priority to JP52762998A priority patent/JP2001506413A/ja
Priority to CA002275523A priority patent/CA2275523A1/en
Priority to PCT/SE1997/002177 priority patent/WO1998027589A1/en
Priority to US08/994,981 priority patent/US5998875A/en
Publication of SE9604676L publication Critical patent/SE9604676L/
Publication of SE516748C2 publication Critical patent/SE516748C2/sv

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SE9604676A 1996-12-19 1996-12-19 Sammansättningsstruktur innefattande minst ett flip-chip och ett substrat SE516748C2 (sv)

Priority Applications (10)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
SE9604676A SE516748C2 (sv) 1996-12-19 1996-12-19 Sammansättningsstruktur innefattande minst ett flip-chip och ett substrat
TW086100963A TW341726B (en) 1996-12-19 1997-01-29 Flip-chip type connection with elastic contacts
US08/994,981 US5998875A (en) 1996-12-19 1997-12-19 Flip-chip type connection with elastic contacts
AU55054/98A AU5505498A (en) 1996-12-19 1997-12-19 Flip-chip type connection with elastic contacts
CNB971817766A CN1156003C (zh) 1996-12-19 1997-12-19 一种组件结构
EP97951403A EP0953210A1 (en) 1996-12-19 1997-12-19 Flip-chip type connection with elastic contacts
KR1019997005628A KR20000069626A (ko) 1996-12-19 1997-12-19 탄성 접촉하는 플립칩형 접속
JP52762998A JP2001506413A (ja) 1996-12-19 1997-12-19 弾性接点を備えたフリップチップタイプの接続装置
CA002275523A CA2275523A1 (en) 1996-12-19 1997-12-19 Flip-chip type connection with elastic contacts
PCT/SE1997/002177 WO1998027589A1 (en) 1996-12-19 1997-12-19 Flip-chip type connection with elastic contacts

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SE9604676A SE516748C2 (sv) 1996-12-19 1996-12-19 Sammansättningsstruktur innefattande minst ett flip-chip och ett substrat

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SE9604676D0 true SE9604676D0 (sv) 1996-12-19
SE9604676L SE9604676L (sv) 1998-06-20
SE516748C2 SE516748C2 (sv) 2002-02-26

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