US 7,518,067 B2
Metal cage structure and method for EMI shielding
Mayank Gupta, Sunnyvale, Calif. (US); Mario Pelella, Mountain View, Calif. (US); and Farzin Assad, San Jose, Calif. (US)
Assigned to Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sunnyvale, Calif. (US)
Filed on Sep. 27, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/528,253.
Prior Publication US 2008/0073115 A1, Mar. 27, 2008
Int. Cl. H01R 4/38 (2006.01); H05K 9/00 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 174—376  [174/384; 174/387; 257/660; 361/818] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A structure situated in a semiconductor die, said structure comprising:
an electronic device situated over a substrate of said semiconductor die;
a metal cage comprising a plurality of contacts situated over said substrate and surrounding said electronic device, said plurality of contacts forming a lateral EMI shield portion of said metal cage, said metal cage further comprising a plurality of vias connecting a plurality of metal interconnect segments to said plurality of contacts, said plurality of metal interconnect segments forming a top EMI shield portion of said metal cage.