Patents by Inventor Enzo Ferradino

Enzo Ferradino 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).

  • Integrated circuit sample package for checking electrical functionality and alignment of checking devices and corresponding checking method
    Patent number: 6271659
    Abstract: An integrated circuit sample package is provided for checking electrical functionality and alignment of a checking device. The checking device includes a contactor and equipment for checking mechanical and electrical features of at least one integrated circuit device. The integrated circuit sample package substantially reproduces the external envelope of the integrated circuit device and is manufactured from an electrical conducting material that is resistant to mechanical wear. In one preferred embodiment, the integrated circuit sample package includes a body that substantially reproduces the external envelope of the body of the integrated circuit device, and offshoots that substantially reproduce the external envelope of the terminals of the integrated circuit device. A method for checking electrical functionality and alignment of a checking device is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2001
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics S.r.l.
    Inventor: Enzo Ferradino