Wafer-scale power delivery

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PATENT NO 10546809
APP PUB NO 20190035722A1
SERIAL NO

16150439

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A method is provided to supply power to wafer-scale ICs. The method includes receiving a wafer containing ICs placed on the top of the wafer. The wafer has through-silicon vias to provide power from the bottom to the ICs. The method also includes a printed circuit board, which has power rails in a pattern on the top of the printed circuit board, where the rails provide voltage and ground. The method continues with placing metal solder spheres between the bottom of the wafer and the top of the printed circuit board, where the spheres provide connections between the two, and where the spheres are free to move and operate as mechanical springs to resist clamping forces. The method also includes applying clamping pressure to the structure to establish connections by compressing the spheres, where no soldering is required.

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INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONNEW ORCHARD ROAD ARMONK NY 10504

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Cox, Charles E San Jose, US 18 296
Huels, Harald Horb, DE 25 222
Kumar, Arvind Chappaqua, US 328 3684
Liu, Xiao Hu Briarcliff Manor, US 70 1219
Ozcan, Ahmet S Los Altos, US 94 894
Wilcke, Winfried W Los Altos Hills, US 15 266

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