flipchip

created by Zorin
(thing) by Zorin (4.4 d) (print)   ?   (I like it!) Thu Sep 14 2000 at 1:26:46
Intel's new packaging for their latest Pentium III processors. The processor die is attached to a fiberglass PCB and surrounded with a special glue. The heat sink is affixed in such a way that it touches the die directly. The advantage: Better heat dissapation and less expensive design. The disadvantage: Much more fragile than before. One tiny mishap when applying the heat sink and you can crack the die, destroying the processor (and your day) in the process. Be careful.
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