Patents by Inventor Andrew George Holland

Andrew George Holland 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).

  • Chip packaging
    Patent number: 8508032
    Abstract: An electronic device package comprising: a block of insulating material; an electronic device housed within the insulating material and having a set of contact pads thereon; and a set of electrically conductive contact members at least partially housed within the insulating material, each contact member extending between a respective external contact point at which it is exposed at the surface of the block and an internal contact point from which it is electrically coupled to a respective contact pad on the electronic device, each internal contact point being outside the footprint of the electronic device, the set of contact members including: at least one contact member of a first type whose external contact point is located at least partially within the footprint of the electronic device; and at least one contact member of a second type that is wholly outside the footprint of the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: Cambridge Silicon Radio Limited
    Inventors: Martyn Robert Owen, Andrew George Holland
  • Chip Packaging
    Publication number: 20110278728
    Abstract: An electronic device package comprising: a block of insulating material; an electronic device housed within the insulating material and having a set of contact pads thereon; and a set of electrically conductive contact members at least partially housed within the insulating material, each contact member extending between a respective external contact point at which it is exposed at the surface of the block and an internal contact point from which it is electrically coupled to a respective contact pad on the electronic device, each internal contact point being outside the footprint of the electronic device, the set of contact members including: at least one contact member of a first type whose external contact point is located at least partially within the footprint of the electronic device; and at least one contact member of a second type that is wholly outside the footprint of the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2008
    Publication date: November 17, 2011
    Applicant: CAMBRIDGE SILICON RADIO LIMITED
    Inventors: Martyn Robert Owen, Andrew George Holland