Flex tape protective coating
 The present invention relates to an improved flex (or TAB) product suitable for silicon carrier or other types of chip carrier applications, wherein the flex reliability problems caused for example by Cu thermal cycling are substantially reduced or eliminated. More particularly, the invention embodies a number of coatings for use in such products and diverse methods of making and using same. 
International Business Machines Corporation
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Alphonso P. Helen L. Claudius Kurt R. John J. Nelson R. Charles H. Teresita O. Linda C. Ho-Ming Michael J.
Lanzetta Yeh Feger Grebe Liutkus Tanner Wilson Graham Matthew Tong Palmer