Inventors:
David G. Figueroa - Mesa AZ
Nicholas R. Watts - Beaverton OR
Assignee:
Intel Corporation - Santa Clara CA
International Classification:
H05K 118
US Classification:
361763, 361760, 361761, 361762, 361764, 361766, 361811, 174260, 174261
Abstract:
An electronic circuit package ( , FIG. ) includes one or more trench vias ( , FIG. ). Each trench via makes electrical contact with one or more terminals ( , FIG. ) of a discrete device ( , FIG. ) embedded within the package. A trench via can extend to a surface of the package, or one or more conventional vias ( , FIG. ) formed within layers ( , FIG. ) above or below the trench via can electrically connect the trench via, and thus the discrete device, to the surface of the package. The discrete device ( , FIG. ) can be a capacitor, in one embodiment, providing decoupling capacitance to an integrated circuit load. Besides being implemented in a package, the trench vias also could be implemented in other types of electronic circuit housings (e. g. , interposers, sockets, and printed circuit boards).