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 # Encapsulation # Encapsulation
  
-In order to protect the IC from the external perturbation it has to be encapsulated. +In electronics, encapsulation refers to the protective housing of a component or circuit to 
 +shield it from environmental stressors while maintaining necessary electrical connections. ((https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integrated_circuit_packaging)) 
 + 
 +There are two ways of encapsulating the IC : 
 +  * Molding 
 +  * Lid 
 + 
 +For processors, encapsulation also serves to increase thermal dissipation surface area. The 
 +CPU can be molded to ensure thermal dissipation or it can be topped with a metal lid, the 
 +second option is usually chosen for large and resources consuming CPUs such as server 
 +ones. 
  
-There are two ways of doing so : 
-  * Molding the IC 
-  * Putting a lid around the IC 
  
 ## Processes ## Processes