The exposed top face of the IC chip has a plurality of {TAIL ~ contact areas} or pads around the periphery of {HEAD ~ the chip} for connecting the input/output leads of the various circuits within the IC chip to the multilayer circuit board 
The exposed top face of the IC chip has a plurality of { TAIL ~ contact areas } or pads around the periphery of { HEAD ~ the chip } for connecting the input / output leads of the various circuits within the IC chip to the multilayer circuit board
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