Abstract: A package for housing a device (e.g., an integrated circuit chip or die) includes a Faraday cage. The Faraday cage is at least partially formed in the integrated circuit die. The die includes conductive vias and solder balls surrounding a circuit. The package can be a ball grid array (BGA) package or flip chip package. The package substrate can include a ground plane.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 13, 2002
Date of Patent:
December 19, 2006
Assignee:
InSilica, Inc.
Inventors:
Guruswami M. Sridharan, Kartik M. Sridharan