Programmable interposer with conductive particles

摘要

An exemplary implementation of the present disclosure includes a programmable interposer having top and bottom interface electrodes and conductive particles interspersed within the programmable interposer. The conductive particles are capable of forming an aligned configuration between the top and bottom interface electrodes in response to application of an energy field to the programmable interposer so as to electrically connect the top and bottom interface electrodes. The conductive particles can have a conductive outer surface. Also, the conductive particles can be spherical. The conductive particles can be within a bulk material in an interface layer in the programmable interposer, and the bulk material can be cured to secure programmed paths between the top and bottom interface electrodes.

主权项

1. A programmable interposer comprising:
top and bottom interface electrodes having one or more top interface electrodes offset from one or more bottom interface electrodes along an axis that is parallel to the top and bottom interface electrodes, wherein one or more of the top interface electrodes are non-overlapping with one or more of the bottom interface electrodes; and conductive particles electrically connecting the top and bottom interface electrodes in one or more programmed states of the programmable interposer, the one or more programmed states including a programmed state that electrically connects the conductive particles from a bottom interface electrode to a non-overlapping top interface electrode, the conductive particles configured to form different aligned configurations between said top and bottom interface electrodes in response to application of different energy fields to said programmable interposer.