Patents by Inventor Lance A. Bronson

Lance A. Bronson 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).

  • Pinned ceramic chip carrier
    Patent number: 5288944
    Abstract: A ceramic chip carrier is disclosed which preferably includes a ceramic substrate having a circuitized surface, at least one semiconductor chip mounted on the circuitized surface, and at least one pin which is mechanically and electrically connected to a contact pad on the circuitized surface. Each mechanical/electrical connection between a pin and a contact pad includes a conventional solder connection. In addition, each such solder connection is at least partially encapsulated in a material, including an epoxy resin, which is chosen in relation to the solder connection to enable the solder connection to withstand a standard thermal fatigue test.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 1993
    Date of Patent: February 22, 1994
    Assignee: International Business Machines, Inc.
    Inventors: Lance A. Bronson, Scott P. Moore, John A. Shriver, III