Patents by Inventor Terry Alan Tull

Terry Alan Tull 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).

  • Flexible thin film ball grid array containing solder mask
    Patent number: 6187610
    Abstract: An electronic package is provided that includes a flexible polyimide film carrier having electronic circuitry on both of its major surfaces and a plurality of solder interconnection pads on a first major surface; solder mask layers located on both major surfaces, provided that areas between subsequently to be applied individual circuit chips on the first major surface exist that are free from the solder mask; and a plurality of modules attached to the film carrier by the solder balls or bumps. Also provided is a method for fabricating the electronic package that includes reflow of the solder balls or bumps to achieve attachment of the modules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2001
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Gregg Joseph Armezzani, Robert Nicholas Ives, Mark Vincent Pierson, Terry Alan Tull
  • Flexible thin film ball grid array containing solder mask
    Patent number: 5818697
    Abstract: An electronic package is provided that includes a flexible polyimide film carrier having electronic circuitry on both of its major surfaces and a plurality of solder interconnection pads on a first major surface; solder mask layers located on both major surfaces, provided that areas between subsequently to be applied individual circuit chips on the first major surface exist that are free from the solder mask; and a plurality of modules attached to the film carrier by the solder balls or bumps. Also provided is a method for fabricating the electronic package that includes reflow of the solder balls or bumps to achieve attachment of the modules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 6, 1998
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Gregg Joseph Armezzani, Robert Nicholas Ives, Mark Vincent Pierson, Terry Alan Tull