1. A semiconductor package, comprising:
a carrier;
a chip disposed on the carrier and having an active surface, a grounding area disposed on the active surface and at least one power pad disposed on the active surface;
at least one capacitor directly disposed on the grounding area of the chip and having a power end and a grounding end electrically connected to the grounding area; and
at least one bonding wire electrically connecting the power end of the capacitor to the power pad.
2. The semiconductor package as claimed in claim 1, wherein the carrier is a substrate including a power ring surrounding the chip and a grounding ring surrounding the chip;
the semiconductor package further comprising a plurality of second and third bonding wires electrically connecting the power pad of the chip to the power ring of the substrate and electrically connecting the grounding area of the chip to the grounding ring of the substrate, respectively.
3. The semiconductor package as claimed in claim 1, wherein the carrier is a leadframe further having a plurality of first and second leads;
the semiconductor package further comprising a plurality of second and third bonding wires electrically connecting the power pad of the chip to the first lead of the leadframe and electrically connecting the grounding area of the chip to the second lead of the leadframe, respectively.
4. The semiconductor package as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a solder paste soldering the grounding end of the capacitor to the grounding area.
5. The semiconductor package as claimed in claim 4, wherein the capacitor further has a metal layer comprising Nickel and Tin, and the metal layer is disposed between the grounding end and the grounding area.
6. The semiconductor package as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a conductive adhesive electrically connecting and physically bonding the grounding end of the capacitor to the grounding area.
7. The semiconductor package as claimed in claim 1, wherein the grounding area is formed by using photolithography and etching processes of a redistribution layer.
8. The semiconductor package as claimed in claim 1, wherein the grounding area is made of electrically conductive material.
9. The semiconductor package as claimed in claim 8, wherein the grounding area is a metal sheet.
10. The semiconductor package as claimed in claim 8, wherein the grounding area is a copper layer.
11. The semiconductor package as claimed in claim 1, wherein the grounding area comprises a plurality of grounding pads and the grounding end of the capacitor is soldered to one of the grounding pads.
12. The semiconductor package as claimed in claim 1, wherein
said chip is disposed on top of said carrier and has an upper surface as said active surface;
said at least one capacitor has an upper terminal as said power end and a lower terminal as said grounding end; and
said package further comprises a conductive bonding material physically sandwiched between said lower terminal of said capacitor and the grounding area of the upper, active surface of said chip, said bonding material both physically fixing the capacitor to said upper, active surface of said chip and electrically connecting the lower terminal of said capacitor to said grounding area.
13. The semiconductor package as claimed in claim 12, further comprising multiple said capacitors disposed side by side within said grounding area which comprises a conductive material layer extending continuously underneath and physically supporting from below all said multiple capacitors.
14. The semiconductor package as claimed in claim 13, wherein the carrier is a substrate including a power ring surrounding the chip and a grounding ring surrounding the chip;
the semiconductor package further comprising a further bonding wire electrically and directly connecting said conductive material layer of the grounding area to the grounding ring of the substrate.
15. The semiconductor package as claimed in claim 14, wherein said conductive material layer has a portion which is not located underneath any of said capacitors and which is electrically connected and physically bonded to an end of said further bonding wire.
16. The semiconductor package as claimed in claim 13, wherein the carrier is a leadframe further having at least first and second leads;
the semiconductor package further comprising second and third bonding wires electrically connecting the power pad of the chip to the first lead of the leadframe and electrically and directly connecting said conductive material layer of the grounding area to the second lead of the leadframe, respectively.
17. The semiconductor package as claimed in claim 16, wherein said conductive material layer has a portion which is not located underneath any of said capacitors and on which an end of said third bonding wire lands.
18. The semiconductor package as claimed in claim 12, wherein said grounding area comprises a conductive material layer extending continuously underneath and physically supporting from below said capacitor;
said conductive material layer further extending continuously, radially outwardly beyond a boundary of said lower terminal of said capacitor to define a peripheral zone surrounding said capacitor;
said package further comprising a further bonding wire electrically connecting said conductive material layer of said grounding area to a grounding terminal of said package, said further bonding wire having an end located in said peripheral zone.
19. The semiconductor package as claimed in claim 18, wherein said grounding terminal of said package is either a grounding ring which is located on an upper surface of said carrier and surrounds the chip or a lead of a leadframe being used as said carrier.
20. The semiconductor package as claimed in claim 12, wherein said bonding wire is the only bonding wire electrically connecting the upper terminal of the capacitor to the power pad.
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. A process for preparing mucin enriched glycoproteins from bovine whey, comprising:
diluting microfiltered deproteinized whey protein;
heating the resulting diluted aqueous micro-filtered deproteinized whey protein to coagulate whey protein;
cooling the resulting heated solution to precipitate coagulated whey protein;
centrifuging the resulting cooled solution and separating resulting supernatant containing glycoproteins from fat and precipitate.
2. A process according to claim 1 wherein the cooled solution is subjected to centrifugation for from 1 to 60 minutes.
3. A process according to claim 1 wherein the micro-filtered deproteinized whey protein is diluted to a protein content of about 1-10% prior to heating.
4. A process according to claim 1 wherein the supernatant has a total protein content of from about 0.5 to 5%
5. A process according to claim 1 wherein the supernatant is adjusted to alkaline pH and then subjected to ion exchange extraction to separate a glycomacropeptide fraction.
6. A process according to claim 1 wherein the supernatant is dried to recover the glycoproteins in dry form.
7. A process according to claim 6 wherein the dried glycoproteins are resuspended and autoclaved.
8. A process according to claim 1 wherein the supernatant is recovered as a solution.
9. A process according to claim 1 wherein the micro-filtered deproteinized whey protein is diluted with a saline solution prior to heating.
10. A process according to claim 8 wherein the supernatant is recovered as a stable saline solution.
11. A process according to claim 8 wherein the supernatant is autoclaved.
12. A process according to claim 11 wherein the supernatant is filled into a sealed package prior to autoclaving.
13. A process according to claim 1 wherein the supernatant is stable to autoclaving.
14. A process according to claim 1 wherein the supernatant is stable to storage for a period of at least one month.
15. A process according to claim 1 wherein the supernatant is free from visible cloud.
16. A process according to claim 11 wherein the supernatant is stable to storage for a period of at least one month.
17. A process according to claim 1 wherein the supernatant is stable to autoclaving and free of separation after storage in a sealed container at 20 C. for a period of at least one month.
18. A product of the process of any of claims 1-17.