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This years Spring Cup for CoD4 has been very very poorly run. To the point that there has been no support what so ever by the admin. 1. Half the teams in the cup didnt even read or know the rules, as about half or more teams in the first round only played 1 map rather than BO3, and thus entering scores of example 1-0 win, or 13-7 win. 2. I spent 2 days on ESL IRC trying to get hold of an admin to ask what was gonna happen about this and i could NOT get hold of 1 admin to answer my questions. SO much for support, pathetic. ESL is suppose to be a large eSports organization and yet this is how they run cups??? And even the technical support has disappeared. I have a ticket open with regards to Wire and the last time any ESL Support answered it was over a month ago and yet i have repleid to that ticket at least 2 times since there last reply and still no reply from the support SO what is happening, are ESL going to arrange these cups and NOT support them or have them run properly? Is it the same for other cups or is it just CoD4?? And what about Technical support? Whats going on there. Would be nice if someone at ESL could tell us whats going on? And what is going to happen in the future. Because atm im surpsrised that theres any teams wanting to play in the ladders or cups if there going to be run this poorly. If there is anews post or a forum post about aby of the above then please post the link, because i cant find anything. Razor [ quote ]
Hello, I'm going to be extremely honest with you here. If you were trying to make a point how bad job admins are doing, you have completely failed. Let me clarify that: " wrote: 1. Half the teams in the cup didnt even read or know the rules, as about half or more teams in the first round only played 1 map rather than BO3, and thus entering scores of example 1-0 win, or 13-7 win.How is it admins' fault that teams/players cannot or just simply don't read the news we wrote before they sign up to our cups? The Spring Cup news clearly say how you should play the matches - and every single team that signed up did it through that news. If none of the teams know the rules and they play only one map, we are obviously not going to punish them for it and make them replay the match, as it wouldn't make no sense at all and it would massively delay the cup. 2. I spent 2 days on ESL IRC trying to get hold of an admin to ask what was gonna happen about this and i could NOT get hold of 1 admin to answer my questions. Has it once in those two days occured to you to open a support ticket or as you did now create a forum thread where you would get a reply in ~24 hours? Again, your fault, not admins'. We are not robots and do not provide 24 hours live support. There is absoutely 110% no reason to blame admins because players did not read the official news before or even after they have signed up for cup. Seeing your post here makes my point even more valid since it was explained in the above mentioned news: If there is anews post or a forum post about aby of the above then please post the link, because i cant find anything. As far as Wire support goes, it has nothing to do with us nor any other game section in general. It's a known fact that it's really slow but there is nothing we can do about it. I hope you will think twice next time before insulting and crapping all over admins that actually put an effort to create cups for ungrateful players and gain nothing in return. Cheers -- You can not imagine the immensity of the fuck I do not give. [ quote ]
*Pokes head round the door* Don't forget to mention the fail at cutting off the acceptance of teams when the max limit was reached. We got acceptance email, but then got taken out of the teams list due to this F-up. No hard feelings though *runs away and hides and awaits admins rage* <3 [ quote ]
sorry, I think that was my fail. Next time I will pay attention, whether the slots are full, before I accept any other leaguejoin. I am really sorry. -- Meine Gegner ergeben sich - wie Gelegenheiten! [ quote ]
I was also quite suprised that just so few teams actually played Best-of-Three. It was clearly not the Admin's fault, it was described well in the news, so I guess most of the teams were either too lazy to read it or simply didn't understand it. Either way it was unfortunate, as it was a really nice system and in my opinion more cups should be played like this. My only suggestion would have been a loser bracket in such a big cup. Maybe write the Best-of-Three system into the matches as well next time if possible. Those who didn't read the news thoroughly enough just saw the default map in the match details and figured it would be the only one to play. [ quote ]
The 1 map only being played is CLEARLY the teams fault for not reading or being able to read the rules, its not exactly hard to miss "Best-of-Three" next to each round in the table shown here - http://www.esl.eu/#/eu/cod4/news/188509/ What im trying to get across though is that there were no Admins around on IRC to get hold of to try to rectify this problem and possibly get the remaining matches in round 1 finished correctly. But like i said this cup is being poorly run and there has been NO Spport in it and there has been NO technical support that i know of for over a month now. So im asking how can a well known and established eSPort organization let this happen, its pathetic. Razor [ quote ]
To be honest the only pathetic thing here is you trying to avoid yourself some shame now by again turning it around to IRC ignoring my previous post where I've asked you if you needed support so desperately why didn't you open forum thread or support ticket where you would get an answer pretty soon, as you did here. Furthermore, talking again about Wire support which I also told you in the previous post had NOTHING to do with us nor any other game section in particular - shortly, it's nothing to do with this cup.
-- You can not imagine the immensity of the fuck I do not give. [ quote ]
I was trying to edit my last reply as i didnt see your reply Jonny. I was actually replying to the other members that had replied to mine. Has i seen yours then this was going to be my reply. 1. If it came across as i was blaming the admin about the teams not playing all rounds then i apologize for that as it IS the teams fault for not reading the rules properly. But surely its upto the admin to correct teams or maybe punish teams if there not playing by the rules correctly, as its hardly fair on the teams that do play fairly and actually read the rules. And if u punish a team then perhaps that might encourage them in future to read the rules properly. i) If u advertise support via IRC then surely the support should be there, and in this incident it was not there, although i tried for over 2 days to get a reply and did not get anything. If you cant support IRC as support then surely dont advertise/use it. ii) Yes i should of tried the support ticket and/or Forums, but with my past history of not getting any replies (with regards to Wire), it did not instill confidence in me to use them this time for something differnent, but seeing that i have had a reponse to this post then if i have a problem in the future i shall try ALL avenues rather than not try them. 2. Yes, i can understand that Wire is not the responsibilty of the "Game Section" but you still need it to play matches in ESL as its your Anti-Cheat and like i said ive had no reply from the Wire support for over 2 months now, the last reply by Wire support on my open ticket was 23rd Feb. And as far as im aware its not common knowledge that the support is slow (if thats what u mean by slow?). And yes the admin should be able to do something about it as its the admins responsibilty, isnt it? Razor [ quote ]

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Ned Eckersley rounded off his fantastic 2013 campaign by winning six awards at Leicestershire CCC's presentation evening last night.
Eckersley, who amassed 1,302 first-class runs at an average of over 50 this summer as well as scoring 386 in the one-day arena, won the Cricketer of the Year award as well as the cherished Players' Player of the Year honour.
The 24-year old also won the Livingston Cup for Batting in the First XI, as well as the John Josephs award for outstanding performance in the First XI following his 147 at Essex.
Eckersley scooped the Supporters' Player of the Year award, which was decided by an online vote, and the Roger Goadby fielding award.
He said: "It has been a good season for me personally and, as a team, we came close to qualifying for a t20 quarter-final and a YB40 semi-final.
"The four-day cricket has not gone as we would have liked but there are positives that we can take forward. Young players like Angus Robson, Ollie Freckingham, Ben Raine, Tom Wells and James Sykes have all made their first-class debuts and that will stand them, and the team, in good stead for the future.
"I learnt a lot from playing county cricket last season and then worked hard with Ben Smith over the winter months. I started well at Hampshire, which always helps, and the weather has been better this year, which is always good for the batsmen."
Ollie Freckingham's impressive first season on the staff yielded 36 first-class wickets, which was Leicestershire's highest tally, and that resulted in a brace of awards.
Freckingham won the Frank S Smith award for Bowling in the First XI as well as landing the Livingston Award for being the most improved uncapped player.
The paceman played in all but one of the LV=CC games in 2013, which was a fine achievement for somebody making their way in the game. The signs are also good for the future as Freckingham is already looking as to how he can improve.
He said: "I started the season expecting to play in the second team and maybe get a few first team games at the end, but injuries gave me my opportunity. It has gone well and the senior players and Lloyd Tennant have helped me a lot.
"But the margins for error at this level are very small. I would have liked to have ended the season as it started, so I now need to work on my consistency."
The award for outstanding batting performance in the Second XI, the Livingston Cup, went to Michael Thornely for two unbeaten centuries at Glamorgan.
The Logan Trophy went to Catering Manager John Stew, who did a fantastic job in his first season back at Grace Road. Chief Executive Mike Siddall made that presentation and said the Club has received lots of nice comments about the quality of food and service. John thanked his team for all of the hard work they put in.
There were also special presentations to Claude Henderson and Matthew Hoggard on the night to mark their retirements from the professional game. Chairman Paul Haywood presented Henderson with a silver salver and Hoggard with a silver fox.
Henderson played in all three of Leicestershire's t20 wins during ten glorious seasons at Grace Road, while Hoggard captained the side to the 2011 triumph.
Hoggard said: "I have enjoyed it at Grace Road and would like to thank everybody for their support while I have been here. Winning the t20 is something that will live long in the memory.
"I have not yet reflected on my career but when I do, I will have some good memories to look back on. And I'll be twice as good then, as you are always twice as good when you have retired!"
Henderson said: "Looking back at the three t20 wins brings back a lot of memories, I have had a special time here. I have loved every minute playing at Leicestershire and would like to thank everyone for their support."
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On 3rd March this year a colossus retired from the game, leaving the cricket world bereft of yet another batting great. Along with Brian Lara, Ricky Ponting, Rahul Dravid, Inzaman ul-Haq, Jacques Kallis and Sachin Tendulkar, Graeme Smith leaves behind an era of extraordinary batting achievements.
It was an era which irrevocably changed the norms that defined a willow wielding giant. Test matches played, runs amassed and averages attained would make it appear as if modern batsmanship were all of a sudden a mutant, genetically modified facet of the game, renderering puny the totals eked out by the greats of previous decades. As Ben Bloom observed in the
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"10,000 career Test runs became the new 8,000. 30 career Test centuries became the new 20"
.There was much more to it than that, of course. The game had changed for sure, but Smith remains unique in the modern era. Ascending to the captaincy at the age of just 22, he made his runs as an opening bat, carrying the attack from the off.
To fully appreciate his impact it is necessary to delve back into the mists of the not too distant past of South African cricket. The late nineties and early noughties were particularly dark times for the Proteas. After their incredible return to the international fold in late 1991 they had worked up such a head of steam that anything seemed possible. Not for them the agonising and occasionally humiliating apprenticeships suffered by Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Zimbabwe. This was no joke outfit, merely there to make up the numbers and give the big boys of the international game a much needed fillip to their averages. This was not a team to play a cursory Test or two at the beginning of a summer before the serious business began. Not one bit. From the moment Clive Rice and his men made that emotional and long awaited return to the international fold in late 1991 South Africa was ready for the fight. Then came the Cronje allegations which, nightmarishly, turned out to be true.
Although there was no paucity of talent produced by the South African game, the match fixing scandal and Cronje's subsequent death in a plane crash in 2000 created a crisis of confidence and direction in the national team. The shadow of Cronje hung in the air throughout the captaincy of Mark Boucher and then Shaun Pollock, until, soon after the 2003 World Cup the Ginger Warrior was replaced as skipper by Smith. The scion of South African sport's most famous family would stay on as the younger man's senior pro, but it was apparent that the new captain would do things decidedly his own way.
With the bulk and square jaw of a man that would not look out of place in the front row of his country's rugby team,
led the charge from the front as skipper. Taking over mid-series against the Australians, he then took his team to the northern hemisphere in 2003 for a series with England. It was here that his leadership style was stamped on the cricketing world. In his 11th and 12th Tests, and in only his third and fourth as skipper, he compiled incredible double centuries which were a monument to aggression, endurance, physical strength and fitness.
A hardman's batsman in the mould of,say, Matthew Hayden, rather than an aesthete's delight a la Gower, Zaheer, VVS Laxmann or Mark Waugh, Smith would set out to physically dominate the bowlers with that signature stroke of his: the muscular clip through mid-wicket. Also like Hayden, he was a crashing front foot destroyer of medium and fast-medium bowling. Not, it is safe to assume, that Smith could care less about gaining marks for artistic merit, for his methods were deployed in order to snuff out any hope the opposition may have had, with aesthetics being at best a secondary consideration. As his predecessor Shaun Pollock noted
"I've got two daughters but if I had a boy, I would not want him to bat like Graeme Smith"
before adding,
"technically, he wasn't the best, but from a tenacity and character point of view his record sums him up. You don't always have to look pretty to be effective, and he was very effective"
The figures of his Test career are startling in themselves. What is truly remarkable is the sheer weight or runs scored while shouldering the burdens of leadership from such a tender age. In a career spanning 117 Test matches Smith compiled a total of 9265 at 48.25. He was captain in 109 of those Tests, scoring 8659 at 47.83 while leader. Furthermore, 25 of his 27 hundreds came during his tenure as skipper. It would have been impossible to maintain the Herculean standards of his debut England series in 2003, where he compiled 714 at 79.33 with a strike rate of 70.14. He did not dip too far from those standards, though. Playing against England invariably proved happy hunting for the man from Johannesburg. In 21 Tests against them he compiled 2051 runs at 56.97, with those twin double hundreds in 2003 being joined by five more centuries over the course of his career.
If there is any personal disappointment in his career then that surely has to be his relatively modest return in Tests with Australia, against whom he played a total of 21 matches with reduced success. With a total of 1238 runs at an average of 32.57, he managed three hundreds against the best team of the first half of his era. Conversely, his high as captain must have come when recording his country's first overseas series win against the Australians in 2008/09.
It was in the concluding Test of that series in Sydney that Smith showed his true mettle and why, above all else, he is so highly rated as a brave, selfless leader of men. With South Africa going into the game with an unassailable 2-0 lead, they merely needed to avoid defeat to ensure number one spot in the world rankings. Australia eventually won the match to retain the top spot thanks to their victory in Sydney, but this seemed less than a certainty as an unlikely 9th wicket partnership between Dale Steyn and Makhaya Ntini dragged on into the last fifteen overs of the final day's play.
Steyn was eventually dismissed which brought the inspirational Graeme Smith to the crease as last man. Batting number eleven, in this instance, thanks to a jarring Mitchell Johnson delivery that had broke the hand of the South African captain earlier in the day, forcing him to retire hurt. In a bid to save the match and thus ensure his team's elevation to world number one, Smith strode out to a thunderous reception. Eventually skittled by Johnson for just three, South Africa lost the match, won the series and narrowly lost out in their bid for the number one ranking. Smith, though, was a hero. As Ian Chappell observed at the time
"He has been a formidable and an inspirational leader for South Africa. The performance he put on today at the SCG, would have lifted him in the eyes of his players. It will give him even more respect than he already has"
Although South Africa failed to land that much sought after piece of ICC minted silverware in the limited overs game, Smith's own record was equally impressive in the abbreviated format. In 197 ODIs he notched up 6989 runs at an average of 37.98, scored at the heady rate of 80.81 per hundred balls. Furthermore, during his dozen year Test career South Africa won 60, drew 27 and lost only 30 matches in the elite format. It made all the difference to his team when he got his head down and scored, too. In the games his country won throughout his Test career he scored 5214 at 61.34. In the matches South Africa lost he totalled a mere 1433 at 25.58. Clearly, as was the case with his great compatriot Kallis, a substantial Smith contribution gave his team the edge.
He went out of the international game as he came in: against Australia at Cape Town in matches some twelve years apart. His prodigious scoring rate, which never dipped below 52.09 per hundred balls against any Test match oppostion, is further evidence of the ways in which the game at the highest level has changed in the last couple of decades. Critics may point to the changes in Law 42 which limited the surprise element of fast, short-pitched, intimidatory bowling and which loaded the dice in the batsmen's favour, allowing greater scope for attacking front foot play. This is certainly a valid point, although such is Smith's tenacity and strength of body and will that it is surely conceivable that he would have had a comparable record prior to the changes in that most contested of the game's laws.
Graeme Smith leaves behind a captain's legacy of supreme opening batsmanship allied to bold leadership from the front, conducted with more guile than he is perhaps given credit for. Along the way his leadership was also responsible for galvanising South Africa into a unit which maximised its awesome potential when it looked as if the Cronje tragedy had stripped the country of its cricketing confidence. He can be forgiven his unfathomable devotion to Liverpool FC as he sets out on his county career with Surrey, where he joins forces with another headline act from the past decade, Kevin Pietersen. As they march on in tandem, Test cricket's loss is surely the county game's gain.
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Like Ponting as his career went on I started to quite like him - the clearest possible evidence it was time to go
Nice piece Gareth
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The fat joke is deliberate, one trusts? :ph34r:
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Black Lace - In Too Deep by Portia Da Costa
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Librarian Gwendolyne Price begins to find indecent proposals and sexy stories in her suggestion box. Shocked that they seem to be tailored specifically to her own deepest sexual fantasies, she enters a tantalising relationship with a man she's never met.
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Librarian Gwendolyne Price begins to find indecent proposals and sexy stories in her suggestion box. Shocked that they seem to be tailored specifically to her own deepest sexual fantasies, she enters a tantalising relationship with a man she's never met.
But pretty soon erotic letters and toe-curlingly sensual e-mails just aren't enough: she has to meet her mysterious correspondent in the flesh.
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Reviewed: October 3, 2014 by Scorpius12, a Straight Married Female
Librarian Gwen comes across as rather prim and proper on the outside, but when the anonymous 'Nemesis' starts leaving naughty notes for her in the suggestions box, a new side to her is unleashed. Accompanied by the sexy resident 'Professor Hottie' Gwen begins trying out the suggestions and enters a whole new level of fun, and erotic excitement...
Gwendolyne is not your stereotypical mousy librarian though. She is a young, vibrant, sexually frustrated but an incredibly confident woman. This book is very sensual, and the two main characters are really believable, living ordinary lives. Gwen is a librarian and Daniel is a professor who is using the library to do some research.
It is also has some witty descriptions, and humorous, often laugh out loud moments. This book is also very well written and flows very nicely.
The sex scenes are nothing extreme but are again realistic and often fun. If you want boundaries pushed then this is not the book for you. If you want an enjoyable, interesting and lighthearted erotic tale, this is definitely for you.
- Pros
- Light-hearted, sensual and fun.
- Cons
- Nothing.
- Bottom line
- Enjoyable, and light-hearted erotic tale.
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Reviewed: September 15, 2012 by blondes_have_more_fun, a Straight Single Female
I've read several Portia da Costa books, and I love them all. They're described as erotic romances, which sums her style up perfectly. If you want a romantic storyline and characters you care about coupled with extremely hot sex scenes, this is for you.
The storyline is more than just 'will they, won't they get it together/get married'. I really wanted to find out what happened to the characters. And it includes some of the most inventive sex scenes I've ever read. They start on page 1 with a very sexy letter - no flicking over several chapters to find the erotic bits in this book!
I thought it was a bit of a cliché having a repressed librarian called Gwendolynne, but maybe, as a librarian's daughter myself, I'm a bit sensitive!
There are some nice tie-ins to Portia's other novels - we find out a bit more about Annie and Valentino from Suite Seventeen, and, though I haven't yet read it, Robert and Maria from Entertaining Mr Stone.
- Pros
- Hot, romantic, good characters.
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- Nothing.
- Bottom line
- Excellent.
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Incredible and brilliant and, erm, hot
Reviewed: July 18, 2011 by Tawney, a Straight Going Steady Female
I found this to be an excellent book. Great storyline with brilliantly detailed descriptions that left me hot and horny on many occasions.
I have to be honest and say that if I hadn't met my other half like I did then I think I would have probably met him like the story in this book.
I'd recommend this to everyone - great stuff!
I'm now going to find another one of Portia da Costa's and I hope it's just as good!
- Pros
- Excellent story that I struggled to put down.
- Cons
- Nothing at all - I just want more of the same lol.
- Bottom line
- Brilliant sexy read.
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Don't tell my wife but I just ordered a GoPro Hero camera for $129, which is an excellent price. It's the same camera used to make the all the videos in the first post so we can use it on the tricopters. It has a time lapse feature which is something that I've wanted for a long time.
I'm not sure what you need to make it work but this camera can be used create a "First Person View" from a tricopter or some other remote controlled vehicle. A small radio transmitter is used to send the video from the camera to goggles or a computer monitor so the pilot can see what the camera sees in real time, so it's almost like you're sitting in the model.
I have no idea what the equipment costs but I suspect it's more than I can afford right now.
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The motors were purchased from RC Timer and they arrived late last week from Hong Kong. The were $10.99 each and with shipping they totaled $36.19.
The wood for the airframe came to $14.97 and it was purchased from Hobby Lobby in Webster. I probably have enough plywood to build at least three airframes.
The other electronic components and propellers are coming from Hobby King, which is also in China. Some of them were backordered so I'm still waiting for them. I also forgot to order three ESCs (electronic speed controls) so I had to place a second order which also contains some backordered items.
Shipping is pretty inexpensive for small items but it gets expensive for large heavy orders. But you can still save an enormous amount of money.
The first video's YouTube page has a list of all the things you need to build HallStudio's tricopter. It is based on one of RC Explorer's designs. His web site is must read if you want to build a tricopter.
Motors - 2830-8 1300KV Outrunner Brushless Motor Free Mounts
Speed controller - hobby king Hobbyking SS Series 18-20A ESC (card programmable)
Or a little better controller is the Exceed RC Proton 30A Brushless ESC Speed Controller at hobby partz
or plush 30 amp at hobbyking
Controller at hobbyking HobbyKing Multi-Rotor Control Board V2.1 (Atmega168PA)
or the new KKv2 board no need for a programmer or computer.
Programmer at hobby king USBasp AVR Programming Device for ATMEL processors
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I use 14 gauge wires
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Zip ties, Velcro and some paint
i also found a piece of ½ x1 ½ x 2 or 3 foot hard wood at home depot I use for the rear pivot I cut into a 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 square.
I have purchased a used drill press so no more crooked stuff.
Props can be had at hobby king if hobby parts is out
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I now use a 4MM carbon fiber rod instead of the screw with a wheel collar for the rear pivot. Just drill a hole in the back of the rear arm about an inch deep and glue it in there.
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I've had very little time to work in my workshop since May when we started working on the Rochester Maker Space. I should find time to work on CNC router I've been building but after seeing this video I impulsively ordered almost the parts I need to build a tricopter. It looks it'll be quick and simple project and a lot of fun to play with. It should also be easy to learn how to fly because it has a on-board flight controller that keeps it stable, although I could be wrong about that.
Its owner claims it'll cost about a $100 to build but I think he's assuming you already have a R/C transmitter/receiver, battery and charger. I have those things, although I'm not sure the relatively inexpensive airplane controllers I have will work for this project (thanks to garage sales I have two even though I don't have a strong interest in RC airplanes).
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US 5013687 A Abstract A stacked integrated circuit assembly and method of fabricating the same are disclosed. The assembly includes a plurality of insulating substrate layers each supporting one or more embedded integrated circuit chips. The substrates each incorporate substantially identical conductive patterns formed on the insulating layer surface and/or on an insulating film that covers the substrate. A plurality of apertures are then formed which intersect the patterns, followed by insertion of IC chips into the apertures. The insulating layer is then cut to form a plurality of segments which are subsequently stacked vertically to form a module.
Claims(7) 1. A method of forming a multi-layer module comprising:
forming a plurality of substantially identical conductive patterns on a first surface of an insulating wafer; forming a plurality of apertures in the insulating wafer, each of said apertures intersecting a dedicated one of the plurality of conductive patterns; inserting an integrated circuit chip within each of the apertures; electrically connecting the integrated circuit chip to a dedicated portion of the conductive pattern; cutting the insulating layer to form a plurality of layer segments; and vertically stacking the segments such-that the integrated circuits and conductive patterns are in substantial vertical registration to form a module. 2. The method as recited in claim 1 further comprising the step of:
forming a first portion of the conductive pattern upon the surface of the substrate; forming an insulating layer upon the substrate, the integrated circuit chip and the conductive pattern first portion; and forming a second portion of the conductive pattern upon the insulating layer. 3. The method as recited in claim 2 further comprising the step of connecting the first and second portions of the conductive pattern.
4. The method as recited in claim 3 further comprising the step of selectively removing a portion of the insulating layer prior to connecting the second portion of the conductive pattern to the integrated circuit chip.
5. The method as recited in claim 1 further comprising the step of forming conductive pads on a first vertical edge portion of the layer segments to facilitate abutting electrical connection between the module and a planar array of photodector elements.
6. The method as recited in claim 1 further comprising the step of adhesively bonding the integrated circuits within the apertures.
7. The method as recited in claim 1 further comprising forming conductive pads on second vertical edge surfaces of the layer segments for communicating electrical communication between the integrated circuits and external control and signal processing circuitry.
Description The present invention is directed to a multi-layer integrated circuit assembly for use in interfacing a planar array of input elements to external electronics. The present invention finds application in relation to infrared detection circuits and, in particular, to large arrays of closely spaced infrared detector elements. Output signals from such elements must be separately received and processed in a reliable manner by supporting electronics. Though a certain amount of processing is preferably performed at or adjacent the focal plane, space and weight constraints typically limit the amount of such on focal plane processing that may be effected. In order to address the connectivity and processing demands of electrically interfacing large arrays of closely spaced detectors a variety of techniques have been developed. Such prior techniques include the construction of various types of modules designed to support conductive patterns as well as a limited number of integrated circuits. One such module is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,304,624 to CARSON, ET.AL. The structure disclosed in that reference incorporates a base layer for supporting a plurality of integrated circuits and a plurality of adjacent layers formed to have apertures therein. In that construction distinct metalization patterns are formed on each of the layers, leading from edge portions of the layers to the apertures. The metalization patterns are then connected to dedicated integrated circuits by means of wire bonds and/or conductive vias vertically extending through the apertures formed in the stacked layers. Though such a construction satisfies the connectivity and processing requirements of interfacing a closely spaced array of detector elements, leads and bonding pads require a large amount of layer area and a large number of bonding operations are needed. This method of connecting integrated circuits to the layers contributes to expense and potential reliability problems in the module. In an alternate prior construction the insulating layers are eliminated and the integrated circuits are directly stacked. Such an approach is illustrated in U.S. Pat. No. 4,703,170 to SCHMITZ, assigned to the common assignee. Though this approach may be useful to eliminate the need to vertically communicate signals within the module, it requires that conductive patterns be formed directly on the integrated circuit substrate. That substrate may be formed of material such as bulk silicon or saphire depending upon performance requirements. The formation of conductive pads on vertical edges of the substrate may also be a tedious process in such a construction. Moreover, the wafer fabrication yield may be substantially reduced as the chip area is expanded to support the connectivity patterns. Accordingly, it is desirable to develop a construction which avoids the vertical connection problems within a module without supporting the metalization patterns directly on the integrated circuit wafer. Moreover, it is desirable to provide a technique for forming such a module wherein each layer is of substantially the same construction and wherein wafer fabrication yield remains high. The present invention addresses these and other objects and disadvantages heretofore associated with the construction of contemporary multi-layer integrated circuit modules. FIG. 1a is a top view of an insulating substrate layer supporting a plurality of integrated circuits and a representative conductive pattern portion; FIG. 1b is an enlarged view of a portion of FIG. 1a; FIG. 2 is a cross sectional view of a module segment formed in accordance with the present invention; FIG. 3 is a top perspective view of a module segment formed in accordance with the present invention; FIG. 4a illustrates a step in the sizing of an insulating substrate layer to form a plurality of module segments; FIG. 4b is an enlarged view of a portion of FIG. 4a illustrating a portion of the conductive pattern formed on the surface of the insulating substrate layer; FIG. 5 illustrates the formation of apertures within the insulating substrate layer viewed from the bottom; FIGS. 6 is a bottom view of the placement of integrated circuits within apertures formed in the insulating substrate layer; FIG. 7 is a top view illustrating the placement of integrated circuits within apertures formed in the insulating layer; FIG. 8a is a top view of the metal film connection pattern which results after a thin insulating film blanket is formed on the substrate layer; FIGS. 8b is a top view of the insulating substrate layer; FIG. 9 is a cross sectional view of the module, similar to FIG. 2, with an extended metal pattern on the insulating layer and a shortened pattern on the insulating film; FIG. 10 is a top view of the extended metal pattern on the insulating layer; FIGS. 11a and 11b are top views of the extended metal pattern to be compared to FIGS. 4a, 4b and 7; FIG. 12 is a top view of the complete extended metal pattern. A stacked integrated circuit assembly and method of fabricating the same are disclosed. The assembly includes a plurality of insulating substrate layers each supporting one or more embedded integrated circuit chips. The substrates each incorporate substantially indentical conductive patterns formed on the insulating layer surface and/or on an insulating film that covers the substrate. In the presently preferred embodiment the conductive pattern is formed partially upon the surface of the insulating substrate and partially upon an insulating film formed to extend along the surface of the substrate and the embedded integrated circuit. Windows are formed in the insulating film to facilitate electrical connection between the conductive pattern and the integrated circuit. Bonding pads are formed on edge surfaces of the insulating substrate to connect the conductive pattern to a planar array of detector elements and/or external processing electronics. The integrated circuits are disposed in apertures formed in the insulating substrate, held in place by an adhesive layer surrounding the integrated circuit. The assembly may be formed such that each layer comprises an integrated substrate incorporating a plurality of integrated circuit chips. The insulating substrate may be formed of alumina ceramic or other material suitable to form thin layers with sufficient structural and electrical qualities. The detailed description set forth below in connection with the appended drawings is intended as a description of the presently preferred embodiment of the invention, and is not intended to represent the only form in which the present invention may be constructed or utilized. The description sets forth the functions and sequence of steps for construction of the invention in connection with the illustrated embodiment. It is to be understood, however, that the same or equivalent functions and sequences may be accomplished by different embodiments that are also intended to be encompassed within the spirit and scope of the invention. FIG. 1a illustrates a top view of an insulating substrate layer formed to receive and support a plurality of integrated circuits. As described in more detail below, the insulating layer may be cut to form a plurality of apertures for receiving integrated circuits, and supporting metalization patterns leading to and from each of the integrated circuits. Optionally, the insulating layer may then be again cut to form segments, each supporting an integrated circuit and a substantially identical metalization pattern. The layers or segments may then be vertically stacked to form a modular integrated circuit assembly. FIG. 1a illustrates a portion of substrate 11 formed to include the plurality of substantially identical rectangular apertures 13. Within each aperture 13 is disposed an integrated circuit 15. In the presently preferred embodiment each of the integrated circuits 15 is formed of substantially identical construction. A metallization pattern, such as the metal pattern portion 17, for communicating signals to and from each of the integrated circuits 15, is formed partially on substrate 15, through vias in a thin insulator film blanket, over the blanket and then through another set of vias to pads on the integrated circuits 15. It is to be understood that metalization pattern portion 17 represents approximately one-half (i.e. the left half) of the upper metalization pattern leading to and from each of the integrated circuits 15. The other half of the metalization pattern portion 17 (not shown) is typically a mirror image of the illustrated metalization pattern. Moreover, as further described below, the pattern is repeated for each of the integrated circuits 15. FIG. 1b is an enlarged view of a portion of FIG. 1a, illustrating in greater detail the metalization pattern portion 17. As shown therein the metalization pattern portion 17 includes a plurality of lines, each extending from an edge of substrate 11 to a dedicated pad formed on the surface of integrated circuit 15. As further shown at FIG. 2 the metalization pattern portion 17 extends from lead 29 through vias 16 to the surface of an insulating film blanket and over the film blanket 21. In certain cases the metalization pattern may include additional segments such as segment 18, (see FIG. 1b) extending intermediate pads formed on integrated circuit 15. As will be recognized by one of ordinary skill in the art the precise connection pattern will depend upon the particular application and the construction of the particular integrated circuit utilized. Formation of the individual segments is described in more detail below. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of a segment of the layer 11. The illustrated construction includes insulating layer 11 and integrated circuit 15. An adhesive layer 19 is disposed intermediate the layer 11 and integrated circuit 15, and serves to bond the integrated circuit in place within aperture 13. An insulating film 21 forms a blanket over the insulating layer 11, the adhesive layer 19 and on the surface of the integrated circuit 15. Metalization pattern segment 25 extends along the surface of insulating layer 11 above the insulating film 23 and is connected to the integrated circuit 15. Metalic pad 27 is formed on a vertical edge surface of the insulating layer 11 to facilitate communication between the metalization pattern and external electronic components, either detector array elements or external processing. The metalic pad 27 is connected to conductive lead 25 by lead 29 and via 16. FIG. 3 is a partial illustration of a stacked pair of insulating layer segments 31a, 31b. Construction of each of the layer segments is described in more detail below. Each of the layer segments 31a and 31b have a substantially identical construction. Each segment incorporates an aperture 13, within which is disposed an integrated circuit 15. A substantially identical metalization pattern 17 is formed on the surface of each segment 31a and 31b. FIGS. 4a and 4b illustrate the initial steps in construction of an assembly in accordance with the present invention. The insulating layer 11 at FIG. 4a provides sufficient substrate area to be segmented eventually into multiple layers as described herein. As shown in more detail at FIG. 4b, leads 29 are formed at the upper and lower edge portions of each of the eventually cut out segments. The particular lead pattern 29b illustrated at FIG. 4b is typically utilized where the number of integrated circuit connections 29d to the external processing electronics is fewer than the number of connectors 29c extending between the integrated circuit and the detector array elements. However, it is to be understood that the selection of particular lead patterns is a matter of design choice in view of the particular application and equipment with which the invention is utilized. Moreover, it is to be understood that the lead patterns 29 are typically repeated along upper and lower boundaries of each segment of insulating layer 11. A plurality of apertures are then formed in the surface of insulating substrate layer 11. The formation of the apertures 13 in the insulating substrate layer 11 viewed from the underside is illustrated at FIG. 5. It is to be understood that the number of apertures is a matter of design choice in view of the size of the insulating layer 11, the size of the integrated circuits to be used, leads and via window area requirements and production efficiencies. In the illustrated embodiment forty-eight apertures are formed in the substrate 11. FIG. 6 illustrates an enlarged portion of the layer 11 with integrated circuit chips 15 disposed face down in the apertures 13. The chips 15 are edge sealed and groove filled to the aperture walls in layer 11 with an adhesive resin 19. The view set forth at FIG. 6, like FIG. 5, is from the underside of the layer 11. FIG. 7 is a top view of the construction illustrated at FIG. 6. As previously noted in connection with FIG. 2, a thin insulating film 21 is applied to the top surface. Windows are opened in the film for vias 16 and for integrated circuit chip 15 contact pads. Metal is deposited and leads 25 are patterned as shown at FIG. 8a. The process as repeated along the entire layer substrate 11 is represented at FIG. 8b. Multiple segments, e.g. twelve, each like that shown at FIG. 1a, are cut from the substrate. These segments are then adhesively bonded in a stack. Metal bonding pads 17 are formed on a stack face. As may be appreciated from review of FIG. 9, twice the lead area is available by patterning leads from an upper or lower input/output edge on the insulating layer substrate 11 as well as on the insulating film 21. (Compare length of leads 29 in FIG. 9 to that at FIG. 2.) In FIG. 9 the leads 29 are extended to vias 16, which are located closer to the integrated circuit chip. Short leads 25 go from the vias to the chip contact pads. The extended lines 29 on the substrate layer 11 are shown as dashed lines at FIG. 10 and as solid lines at FIG. 12. This may be compared to the shorter leads 29 shown at FIG. 1b. The extended lines 29 are further shown by FIGS. 11a and 11b. The same conductive pattern 17 may be formed on either the lower surface (see FIG. 11a) or the upper surface (see FIG. 11b) of substrate 11. Having reviewed the construction of the invention the description below describes the presently preferred technique for forming the multi-layer assembly and is to be construed in conjunction with the previously described structure. The layer fabrication procedure commences with the formation of the insulating substrate layer 11. Lead lines 29, serving as input/output connections for the individual integrated circuits may be formed by vapor deposition and photolithographic patterning on the surface of the insulating layer 11. In the presently preferred embodiment the insulating layer 11 is formed to be approximately 1 inch in width, 3 inches in length, and 0.005 inches thick. The insulating layer 11 is then laser profiled to form a frame pattern as illustrated at FIG. 5. Rectangular apertures are formed in the pattern which receive the integrated circuits. In the presently preferred embodiment the apertures are formed to be approximately 0.25 inches long and 0.12 inches wide. The profiled insulating layer 11 is then temporarily adhered face down to a flat plate and the integrated circuit chips, which have been wafer thinned and tested are placed face down in the apertures, as shown at FIG. 6. The groove about the integrated circuit is then filled, in whole or in part with an adhesive resin such as epoxy. The location of the integrated circuit 15 within the aperture 13 is performed with sufficient accuracy to enable contact windows to be reliably formed by photolithography in an insulating film covering the manufactured integrating circuit. The insulating substrate layer, with the embedded chips 15, is released from the flat surface and cleaned. Thin film 21, approximately 60 microinches thick, such as a polymide plastic, is applied to the exposed top face of the substrate. Via and integrated circuit chip contact windows are opened in the film. A metal film is deposited, e.g., by vacuum deposition on the exposed face. Leads and contacts 25 are patterned or defined photolithographically. This completes the metal lead and contact pattern 17. The layer 11 may then be cut, e.g., by sawing, into a plurality of horizontal segments, each including at least one integrated circuit and the associated metalization pattern. The segments may then be adhesively stacked and contact pads 27 formed on the vertical face edge surfaces. A first edge of the stacked assembly may then be disposed in abutting electrical connection to an array segment. A second edge portion may be disposed in abutting electrical connection to a header for facilitating connections between the integrated circuit and external processing electronics. It is to be understood that the number of integrated circuits incorporated into this stacked assembly is a matter of design choice in view of the physical and functional requirements of a particular application. Moreover, the particular method of forming the metalization pattern and securing the integrated circuit within the aperture are matters of design choice and may also be varied without departing from the broader aspects of the present invention. Patent Citations
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Corporations and their non-lawyer managers place much value in protecting the workings of their business in general – and the results of their internal investigations in particular – through assertions of attorney-client privilege and the work product doctrine. Each is a separate and distinct protection, however, whose touchstones involve the use of lawyers; but neither is the automatic blanket protection that these companies and their officers commonly think them to be.
Perhaps it is due to too much television viewing, but a common belief is that any time one speaks to an attorney – or even in the presence of one – omerta automatically attaches. This is not even remotely the case. The inviolate confidentiality that envelopes communications with attorneys is only absolute in certain well-defined circumstances that are often not immune to litigation challenges by those who are hoped to be excluded from access.
In the case of attorney-client privilege, it generally attaches when the attorney-client relationship is created or – in many jurisdictions – at least when the client thinks that it has been cemented. In simplified terms, when the client believes that he has obtained the representation of counsel, the law shields communications between the two from disclosure to anyone else – unless authorized by the client – so as to encourage frank and open discussions between the parties on the matters giving rise to that representation.
The attorney-client privilege, however, does not encompass all discussions between lawyer and client. Comments made in the presence of third parties are not privileged. Although technically considered a waiver of the privilege, this operation gives life to the rule that one cannot hold secret that which has already been made known – even if it is but one person – outside of the attorney-client relationship.
The work product doctrine may shares one characteristic with the attorney-client – communications to or from the client – privilege but is a distinct entity. It protects the notes, impressions, and thought processes of lawyers while in litigation or in anticipation of litigation. This entails the tactical and strategic decision-making processes employed by lawyers and not the underlying facts of the case. Where the trial preparation notes or internal memoranda of corporate counsel may reference or otherwise note conversations with a client there may be some serendipitous protection afforded to those statements, but that is not the purpose of the work product doctrine.
So where an attorney prepping a witness for trial – the CFO of a company being prosecuted for an FCPA violation – finds that she has a prior perjury conviction, that fact communicated to him by her indeed will likely not be ascertained by the government through discovery or other procedures. But her disclosure of that criminal history – a fact – is not protected; that it is contained in the attorney's notes and critical to his decision not to put her on the stand that demands it be covered by the work product doctrine.
The "non-automatic" application of these protections is commonly misunderstood, and perhaps never more so than in cases of internal investigations and related representations of organizational clients. Writing about case-law developments as regards Upjohn warnings, colleague Hayes Hunt provided a recent update that highlights once again the pitfalls of misunderstanding or misapplying the attorney-client privilege and work product doctrines in a corporate setting.
Upjohn warnings are the progeny of the Supreme Court's decision in Upjohn v. United States, 449 U.S. 383 (1981) and require an organization's counsel to explain to its officers and employees that the company – and not the officer or employee – holds the attorney-client privilege with regard to any statement given in the course of an internal investigation, and that it is the company alone who may elect to waive that privilege and disclose that statement to the government or other parties.
Last year saw the meat and potatoes of a patent infringement lawsuit between Google and Oracle. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled that a critical internal e-mail by a Google engineer – and sought to be shielded from discovery by Google – was not protected under Upjohn. This was because nothing indicated that the engineer had prepared the e-mail "in anticipation of litigation [implicating work product protection] or to further the provision of legal advice [implicating attorney-client privilege]." Despite Google having offered a declaration from its counsel that the e-mail was prepared at his request, the Federal Circuit rejected arguments in favor of attorney-client and/or work product protections because the content of the e-mail itself indicated that it was a response to a licensing inquiry from management and not a response to a request from counsel. See: In re Google, 462 F. App'x 975 (Fed. Cir. 2012).
In another case brought in state court in Pennsylvania, a Sherwin-Williams employee visited the site of a customer's warehouse fire and then prepared two memoranda addressed to Sherwin-Williams' in-house counsel about the event. In a subsequent lawsuit alleging that Sherwin-Williams' products had caused the fire, the paint company sought to preclude discovery of these two pieces of correspondence.
The Pennsylvania court analyzed Sherwin-Williams' privilege claim in accordance with Upjohn. It held that the employee's memoranda did not become non-discoverable [under attorney client privilege] "solely by virtue of [their] having been communicated to counsel." The court noted that the employee had visited the site of the fire on his own initiative to aid a client; had testified that he didn't know whether he had prepared the memoranda on his own or had been directed to do so by counsel; and that Sherwin-Williams had produced no evidence that its counsel had requested the memoranda or that counsel was actively conducting an investigation at the time.
See: Custom Designs & Manufacturing v. Sherwin-Williams, 39 A.3d 372, 374 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2012).
Despite these two recent cases, the rules with regard to assertions of attorney-client privilege and the work product doctrine in the corporate world and in the wake of Upjohn are the same as they ever were: know your stuff and tread carefully. Therefore, it is imperative for attorneys conducting independent internal investigations and corporate counsel to be on the same page as communications between attorneys, clients, and employee witnesses are made and with an eye toward their potential discoverability or non-discoverability at a later date.


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