Patents by Inventor Philip E. Hecker, Jr.

Philip E. Hecker, Jr. has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 5327327
    Abstract: The multi-chip circuit module of the invention comprises a plurality of circuit chips assembled in a laminated stack. Each chip includes a plurality of layers of thin film interconnect patterns in the normal configuration, except for the final layer or layers, which comprise a reroute pattern that locates all circuit input and output pads along a single edge of each chip. The relocated pads are provided with contact bumps to facilitate the addition of a bonded lead to each I/O pad extending therefrom to a point beyond the edge of each chip. Thus, upon lamination the protruding tips form an array of leads on a single lateral face of the laminated chip stack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 1992
    Date of Patent: July 5, 1994
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Dean L. Frew, Mark A. Kressley, Arthur M. Wilson, Juanita G. Miller, Philip E. Hecker, Jr., James Drumm, Randall E. Johnson, Rick Elder