US Patent Issued to TEXAS INSTRUMENTS on Feb. 24 for "Laser ablation surface treatment for microelectronic assembly" (Texas Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,564,071, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to TEXAS INSTRUMENTS Inc. (Dallas).

"Laser ablation surface treatment for microelectronic assembly" was invented by Leon Stiborek (Dallas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method includes removing an oxide layer from select areas of a surface of a metal structure of a lead frame to create openings that extend through the oxide layer to expose portions of the surface of the metal structure. The method further includes attaching a semiconductor die to the lead frame, performing an electrical connection process that electrically couples an exposed portion of the surface of the metal structure to a con...