Re: SMT thin *** IC's?

"Jon Slaughter" <Jon_Slaughter@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Is it possible to make IC's that are thin as a *** of paper?

Sure. It's making them that thin *and durable* that's difficult.

I'm just curious because it seems that maybe the next step in PCB design is
to embed ic's into pcb(on inner layers) rather just on the outer layers?

If you're willing to pay the price, one has been able to embed capacaitors and
resistors in PCBs for quite some time now. However, the processing steps for
making ICs are rather different than those for making PCBs (even with embedded
R's and C's), so it's not surprising that even in high-volume/cost-sensitive
applications you still see bare dies wire-bonded to a PCB and then
glob-topped.


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