Abstract:
A printed circuit board assembly and method of assembly in which underfill is placed between a chip and substrate to support the chip. A trench is formed in the upper layer of the printed circuit board to limit the flow of the underfill and in particular to limit the underfill from contact with adjacent components so that the underfill does not interfere with adjacent components on the printed circuit board assembly.
Abstract:
A printed circuit board assembly and method of assembly in which underfill is placed between a chip and substrate to support the chip. A trench is formed in the upper layer of the printed circuit board to limit the flow of the underfill and in particular to limit the underfill from contact with adjacent components so that the underfill does not interfere with adjacent components on the printed circuit board assembly.
Abstract:
A method and device for performing skew detection on data transmitted over a data channel and a high speed optical communication interface including the device are disclosed, wherein data of a reference frame over a reference channel is composed sequentially of a reference data segment with a length of Umax over each of data channels to be subject to skew detection. The method includes: S1) performing the following on one frame of data transmitted over one data channel in a period of one frame: a) dividing the frame of data into a plurality of data blocks according to the maximum allowable skew detection range Rmax; b) dividing each of the data blocks into a plurality of segments each with the length of Umax; c) serially comparing each of the segments in the respective data blocks with the corresponding reference data segment, respectively, to derive skew detection results of all the segments in the respective data blocks; and d) for each of the data blocks, selecting the skew detection result of one of all the segments in the data block as a skew detection result of the data block; and S2) selecting a skew detection result with the maximum skew from among the skew detection results of all the data blocks as a skew detection result of the frame of data.
Abstract:
In one embodiment, the reliability of the L2 power and/or ground sub-arrays of contacts of a functional integrated circuit device is verified by applying a reference voltage to a selected contact in sub-array and sequentially measuring the voltage at other contacts in the sub-array. If the voltage levels are greater than a threshold voltage level then the functional integrated circuit device is verified as being reliable.
Abstract:
A printed circuit board assembly and method of assembly in which underfill is placed between a chip and substrate to support the chip. A trench is formed in the upper layer of the printed circuit board to limit the flow of the underfill and in particular to limit the underfill from contact with adjacent components so that the underfill does not interfere with adjacent components on the printed circuit board assembly.
Abstract:
Techniques are provided for classifying and correcting errors in a bit sequence. At a memory control device, access is requested to a first bit sequences that is stored in a bit sequence database of a memory component and associated with an address. An error is detected in the first bit sequence, and the address associated with the bit sequence is compared to addresses stored in an address database of a content addressable memory component to determine if there is a match. When there is a match, the error is classified as a hard bit error. When there is not a match, the error is classified as a soft bit error.
Abstract:
Circuit elements such as DC blocking capacitors used in communication such as a serial communication link between two or more electrical components are disposed in pre-existing openings in a support structure that supports at least one of the two electrical components. The openings may be plated and used for signal transmission from the one electrical component to a printed circuit board (PCB) supporting the substrate. The DC blocking capacitors may be oriented substantially vertically, and a non-conducting material may be disposed in each opening in the substrate such that the non-conducting material at least partially surrounds and fixes the orientation of the DC blocking capacitor disposed in the opening.
Abstract:
A method and device for performing skew detection on data transmitted over a data channel and a high speed optical communication interface including the device are disclosed, wherein data of a reference frame over a reference channel is composed sequentially of a reference data segment with a length of Umax over each of data channels to be subject to skew detection. The method includes: S1) performing the following on one frame of data transmitted over one data channel in a period of one frame: a) dividing the frame of data into a plurality of data blocks according to the maximum allowable skew detection range Rmax; b) dividing each of the data blocks into a plurality of segments each with the length of Umax; c) serially comparing each of the segments in the respective data blocks with the corresponding reference data segment, respectively, to derive skew detection results of all the segments in the respective data blocks; and d) for each of the data blocks, selecting the skew detection result of one of all the segments in the data block as a skew detection result of the data block; and S2) selecting a skew detection result with the maximum skew from among the skew detection results of all the data blocks as a skew detection result of the frame of data.
Abstract:
A mobile health book (MHB) is incorporated into a mobile device such that users can manage and track health care related information for the user. The mobile health book includes a health tracking software program stored on the memory of the mobile device. The health tracking software receives and stores various health related information for the user. The health tracking software program communicates with at least the contact management program and calendar program on the mobile device to integrate the function of these programs with the health tracking software. The mobile device is able to communicate with other mobile devices such that health related information from the mobile device can be shared and synchronized with similar information on a second mobile device. The synchronization and sharing of health related information between multiple mobile devices allows the user of one mobile device to track and monitor health related information for a second user through the wireless sharing of information.
Abstract:
A device and method for sensing linear displacements between a first member (101) and a second member (102) on a same axis (108). The second member (102) substantially encompasses the first member (101). To sense the linear displacements, an optical code pattern (103) is placed on the first member (101) and an encircling optical sensor (104) is placed on the second member (102). The encircling optical sensor (104) includes light transmitting (106) and receiving (107) paths that transmit and receive light to/from the optical code pattern (103). The light received from the optical code pattern (103) is sent to a displacement calculation device (105) that determines the linear displacement of the first member (101) with respect to the second member (102). Using this technique, linear displacements of the first member (101) with respect to the second member (102) can be accurately measured in high temperature environments without adversely affecting electrical components associated with the displacement calculation device (105).