tape automated bonding (TAB) definition
a method of making an electrical interconnection between a die and a substrate by using conductors on beam tape that are mass bonded to bumps on the integrated circuit in a single operation.
testability definition
the ease with which tests can be generated for and applied to a given circuit. [1994 National Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors]
surface protrusions or intrusions definition
in the manufacture of molded plastic packages, plastic excesses (such as bumps or blisters) or recesses (such as pits or voids) on any surface of the package. [SEMI G54-93]