Patents by Inventor Varmazis D. Costas

Varmazis D. Costas 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).

  • Two layer hermetic-like coating for on-wafer encapsulatuon of GaAs MMIC's having flip-chip bonding capabilities
    Patent number: 6137125
    Abstract: The present invention is drawn to a 2-layer hermetic coating for on wafer encapsulation of GaAs monolithic microwave integrated circuits and the flip-chip mounting thereof. The present invention utilizes the properties of benzocyclobutene (BCB) for use in high frequency microwave applications to capacitively decoupled the MMIC from the carrier substrate during the flip-chip mounting process. The present invention has the advantage of improved performance and reliable flip-chip mounting by the reduction in stress between the carrier substrate and the MMIC that often occurs in flip-chip mounting of the MMIC.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2000
    Assignee: The Whitaker Corporation
    Inventors: Varmazis D. Costas, Anthony Kaleta