What is claimed is:
1. A flip chip package comprising:
a chip, the chip comprising a top surface, a bottom surface and one or more side surfaces disposed between the top and bottom surfaces;
a substrate, the substrate comprising an upper surface;
a plurality of reflowed solder bumps, the reflowed solder bumps electrically coupling the top surface with an adjacent portion of the upper surface; and
a monolithic element comprising solidified resin, the monolithic element encapsulating and adhesively bonded to (i) substantially all of the one or more side surfaces, (ii) a substantial portion of the upper surface, and (iii) the plurality of reflowed solder bumps located in a gap between the top surface and the upper surface.
2. The flip chip package of claim 1, wherein the solidified resin does not encapsulate the bottom surface.
3. The flip chip package of claim 2, wherein the resin further comprises a filler material.
4. The flip chip package of claim 3, wherein the filler material comprises silica micro spheres.
5. The flip chip package of claim 1, wherein the resin encapsulates substantially all of the one or more side surfaces.
6. The flip chip package of claim 5, wherein the resin does not encapsulate the bottom surface.
7. The flip chip package of the claim 1, wherein the solidified resin comprises an epoxy.
8. The flip chip package of claim 1, wherein the substrate is a thin substrate.
9. The flip chip package of claim 1, wherein the substrate is comprised of a polymeric material.
10. The flip chip package of claim 8, wherein the substrate is approximately 0.05 mm to 0.5 mm thick.
11. The flip chip package of claim 1, further comprising at least one passive component electrically coupled with the substrate.
12. The flip chip package of claim 11, wherein the solidified resin fills a gap between a first surface of the at least one passive component and an adjacent surface of the substrate.
13. The flip chip package of claim 11, wherein the solidified resin fully encapsulates the at least one passive component.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1-7. (canceled)
8. A device for installing and uninstalling a battery on an underside of an electric or hybrid vehicle, the underside of the vehicle lying in a first substantially horizontal plane, the device comprising:
a lift table which vertically moves an engaging member configured to interact with the underside of the vehicle, the engaging member being brought by the lift table into mechanical contact with the underside of the vehicle, a top of the engaging member then lying in a second substantially horizontal plane in a state that does not allow the engaging member to interact with the underside of the vehicle because of a relative inclination between the first and second planes,
wherein the lift table is raised by at least two cables, elasticity of the at least two cables allowing compensation for the relative inclination of the two planes to enable the engaging member to interact with the underside of the vehicle.
9. The device as claimed in claim 8, wherein the elasticity of the at least two cables allows compensation for the relative inclination of the two planes within a limit of deformability of the at least two cables.
10. The device as claimed in claim 8, wherein the at least two cables are arranged symmetrically on either side of the lift table.
11. The device as claimed in claim 8, wherein the at least two cables are driven by a same motor.
12. The device as claimed in claim 8, wherein the at least two cables are driven via pulleys.
13. The device as claimed in claim 8, further comprising a position correction element allowing the vehicle to be placed in the first substantially horizontal plane.
14. The device as claimed in claim 8, wherein the engaging member comprises an actuator element for a mechanism for locking andor unlocking the battery on the underside of the vehicle, and the mechanism comprises a plurality of latches, and the elasticity of the at least two cables allows compensation for the relative inclination of the two planes to enable actuation of the latches.