Patents by Inventor Mark A. Azzopardi

Mark A. Azzopardi 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).

  • Method for soldering a cap to a support layer
    Patent number: 9390988
    Abstract: One embodiment discloses a method for soldering a cap for an integrated electronic device to a support layer, including the steps of: providing a support layer; providing a cap including a core of a first material and a coating layer of a second material, the first and second material being respectively wettable and non-wettable with respect to a solder, the coating layer being arranged so as to expose a surface of the core; coupling the cap with the support layer; and soldering the surface of the core to the support layer, by means of the solder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics (Malta) Ltd
    Inventors: Mark A. Azzopardi, Kevin Formosa, Ivan Ellul