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The cpu packages tag collects WindowsForum.com discussion of how processors are physically built and connected, from substrates and interposers to the packaging choices that sit between a silicon die and the motherboard. Recent coverage examines an Intel patent for micro-LEDs mounted on a die inside a glass substrate, powered through copper-filled through-glass vias, with possible uses ranging from glowing lettering to future optical interconnects. The thread is careful to note that a patent is not a product announcement. For Windows users and hardware watchers, cpu packages matter because packaging affects thermals, power delivery, and platform longevity.
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    Intel Micro-LED CPU Patent: Glass Packaging, RGB Diagnostics and Optical Link Limits

    Your next CPU might get its own RGB, with no light strip glued onto the heatspreader. That's the eye-catching idea in an Intel patent granted in September. The patent describes micro-LEDs mounted on a semiconductor die that sits inside a glass substrate, powered through copper-filled...