Patents Assigned to VLSI Technology Corporation
  • Patent number: 5742009
    Abstract: A printed circuit board layout is provided for minimizing signal delays caused by mismatch in length of the inner leads of a package lead frame. This is accomplished by the provision of a unique conductive trace pattern formed preferably on the top surface or else on a lower surface of an electrically-insulated, heat-conducting printed circuit board. The conductive trace pattern includes a plurality of U-shaped metallized traces. Each of the plurality of U-shaped traces have a varying length so that certain ones adjacent the inner leads at the center of the package lead frame are longer than certain ones adjacent the inner leads at the corners of the package lead frame. The conductive trace pattern and the outer leads of the package lead frame also serve to transfer heat away from a molded-plastic body encapsulating an integrated-circuit die and the package lead frame and distribute the same on the printed circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 21, 1998
    Assignee: VLSI Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Ahmad Hamzehdoost, Chin-Ching Huang