ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,306,682, issued on May 20, was assigned to SAFRAN ELECTRONICS & DEFENSE (Paris).

"On-board computer with interposer on the microprocessor chip" was invented by Christophe Poilvet (Moissy-Cramayel, France), Nicolas Charrier (Moissy-Cramayel, France) and Michael Montoya (Moissy-Cramayel, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An on-board computer includes a microprocessor chip with a lower face and an upper face, a chip carrier having an upper face on which the microprocessor chip is mounted, and a casing configured to discharge heat generated by the microprocessor chip in operation. An interposer is disposed between the upper face and the ...