Patents Examined by A O Williams
  • Patent number: 11631658
    Abstract: A semiconductor package includes an integrated passive device (IPD) including one or more passive devices over a first substrate; and metallization layers over and electrically coupled to the one or more passive devices, where a topmost metallization layer of the metallization layers includes a first plurality of conductive patterns; and a second plurality of conductive patterns interleaved with the first plurality of conductive patterns. The IPD also includes a first under bump metallization (UBM) structure over the topmost metallization layer, where the first UBM structure includes a first plurality of conductive strips, each of the first plurality of conductive strips electrically coupled to a respective one of the first plurality of conductive patterns; and a second plurality of conductive strips interleaved with the first plurality of conductive strips, each of the second plurality of conductive strips electrically coupled to a respective one of the second plurality of conductive patterns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Yu-Chih Huang, Chi-Hui Lai, Ban-Li Wu, Ying-Cheng Tseng, Ting-Ting Kuo, Chih-Hsuan Tai, Hao-Yi Tsai, Chuei-Tang Wang, Chung-Shi Liu, Chen-Hua Yu, Chiahung Liu
  • Patent number: 11626476
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a plurality of electrode structures formed on a substrate; and an upper supporter group and a lower supporter between upper ends and lower ends of the plurality of electrode structures The upper supporter group includes a plurality of supporters, and at least some of the plurality of supporters each have an upper surface and a lower surface. One of the upper surface and the lower surface has a curved profile, and the other surface has a flat profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ha-young Yi, Youn-seok Choi, Young-min Ko, Mun-jun Kim, Hong-gun Kim, Seung-Heon Lee
  • Patent number: 11605657
    Abstract: An image sensor may include a pixel array including a plurality of pixel blocks structured to convert light into electrical signals. Each of the plurality of pixel blocks may include a first light receiving circuit including a plurality of unit pixels which share a first floating diffusion; a second light receiving circuit arranged adjacent to the first light receiving circuit in a second direction, and including a plurality of unit pixels which share a second floating diffusion; a first driving circuit and a second driving circuit positioned between the first light receiving circuit and the second light receiving circuit, and aligned in a first direction crossing the second direction; and an intercoupling circuit configured to electrically couple the first floating diffusion, the second floating diffusion, the first driving circuit and the second driving circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventor: Pyong-Su Kwag
  • Patent number: 11605630
    Abstract: A 3D integrated circuit, the circuit including: a first level including a first wafer, the first wafer including a first crystalline substrate, a plurality of first transistors, and first copper interconnecting layers, where the first copper interconnecting layers at least interconnect the plurality of first transistors; and a second level including a second wafer, the second wafer including a second crystalline substrate, a plurality of second transistors, and second copper interconnecting layers, where the second copper interconnecting layers at least interconnect the plurality of second transistors, where the second level is bonded to the first level, where the bonded includes metal to metal bonding, where the bonded includes oxide to oxide bonding, and where at least one of the second transistors include a replacement gate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: MONOLITHIC 3D INC.
    Inventors: Zvi Or-Bach, Brian Cronquist
  • Patent number: 11600607
    Abstract: A semiconductor module may include a system board including a top surface and a bottom surface, a module substrate provided on the top surface of the system board, a system semiconductor package mounted on the module substrate, and first and second power management semiconductor packages mounted on the module substrate. The first and second power management semiconductor packages may be spaced apart from each other in a first direction, which is parallel to a top surface of the module substrate, with the system semiconductor package interposed therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Heungkyu Kwon
  • Patent number: 11587866
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing an integrated electronic device including a semiconductor body and a passivation structure including a frontal dielectric layer bounded by a frontal surface. A hole is formed extending into the frontal surface and through the frontal dielectric layer. A conductive region is formed in the hole. A barrier layer is formed in the hole and extends into the hole. A first coating layer covers a top and sides of a redistribution region of the conductive region and a second coating layer covers is formed covering the first coating layer. A capillary opening is formed extending into the first and second coating layers to the barrier layer. A cavity is formed between the redistribution region and the frontal surface and is bounded on one side by the first coating layer and on the other by the barrier structure by passing an aqueous solution through the capillary opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: STMICROELECTRONICS S.r.l.
    Inventors: Francesco Maria Pipia, Ivan Venegoni, Annamaria Votta, Francesca Milanesi, Samuele Sciarrillo, Paolo Colpani
  • Patent number: 11581229
    Abstract: Provided is a power semiconductor module that can secure insulating properties. A semiconductor element is mounted on a resin-insulated base plate including a circuit pattern, a resin insulating layer, and a base plate. A case enclosing the resin-insulated base plate is bonded to the resin insulating layer with an adhesive. The resin insulating layer and the case are bonded together with a region enclosed by the resin insulating layer and a tapered portion of the case formed closer to the resin insulating layer being filled with the adhesive made of a material identical to that of the sealing resin. Air bubbles in the adhesive appear in the tapered portion opposite to the resin insulating layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventor: Toshihiko Miyata
  • Patent number: 11581283
    Abstract: A flip chip package includes a circuit board, a chip and a solder layer. The chip is mounted on an inner bonding area of the circuit board. The solder layer is located between the circuit board and the chip for bonding bumps to inner leads and a T-shaped circuit unit is on the inner bonding area. The T-shaped circuit unit has a main part, a connection part, and a branch part. The connection part is connected to the main and branch parts, respectively. The main part extends along a lateral direction and the branch part extends outwardly along a longitudinal direction. The connection part is narrower than the main part in width so as to inhibit solder shorts caused by solder overflow on the branch part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: CHIPBOND TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yu-Chen Ma, Hsin-Hao Huang, Wen-Fu Chou, Gwo-Shyan Sheu
  • Patent number: 11562977
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate, a resin case, and a wiring member having an exposed portion adjacent to a first fixing portion fixed in a wall surface of the resin case and exposed to outside, and a second fixing portion fixed in the wall surface of the resin case at a position different from the first fixing portion with respect to a portion extending from the first fixing portion into the resin case, in which the wiring member is bonded to a surface of the semiconductor element by solder in the resin case, and has a plate shape having a length, a thickness, and a width, in which the wiring member has the thickness being uniform and is flat in the resin case, and the width of the second fixing portion is narrower than the width of the exposed portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventor: Naoki Yoshimatsu
  • Patent number: 11545567
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate, a channel layer, a barrier layer, a compound semiconductor layer, a source/drain pair, a fluorinated region, and a gate. The channel layer is disposed over the substrate. The barrier layer is disposed over the channel layer. The compound semiconductor layer is disposed over the barrier layer. The source/drain pair is disposed over the substrate, wherein the source and the drain are located on opposite sides of the compound semiconductor layer. The fluorinated region is disposed in the compound semiconductor layer. The gate is disposed on the compound semiconductor layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: VANGUARD INTERNATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
    Inventor: Chih-Yen Chen
  • Patent number: 11502059
    Abstract: A semiconductor package includes: a first thermal pillar disposed on a package substrate, and having an opening; a first chip stack disposed on the package substrate and in the opening of the first thermal pillar, and including a first lateral surface; a semiconductor chip disposed on the package substrate and in the opening, wherein the semiconductor chip is spaced apart from the first chip stack; and a first heat transfer film disposed between the first thermal pillar and the first lateral surface of the first chip stack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Heejung Hwang, Jae Choon Kim, Yun Seok Choi
  • Patent number: 11488892
    Abstract: A package includes a substrate having an electronic component flip chip mounted thereto by flip chip bumps. The electronic component includes an active surface and an inactive surface. Electrically conductive columns (TSV) extend through the electronic component between the active surface and the inactive surface. A RDL structure is coupled to the inactive surface, the RDL structure redistributing the pattern of the electrically conductive columns at the inactive surface to a pattern of inactive surface RDL lands. The inactive surface RDL lands are exposed through via apertures of a package body. By using the inactive surface of the electronic component to distribute the inactive surface RDL lands, the allowable size of the electronic component is maximized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: AMKOR TECHNOLOGY SINGAPORE HOLDING PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: Louis W. Nicholls, Roger D. St. Amand, Jin Seong Kim, Woon Kab Jung, Sung Jin Yang, Robert F. Darveaux
  • Patent number: 11417624
    Abstract: An electronic device includes: a first resin layer having a first resin layer main surface and a first resin layer inner surface; a columnar conductor having a columnar conductor main surface and a columnar conductor inner surface and penetrating the first resin layer in direction z; a wiring layer connecting the first resin layer main surface and the first conductor main surface; an electronic component being electrically connected and joined to the wiring layer; a second resin layer having a second resin layer main surface facing the same direction as the first resin layer main surface and a second resin layer inner surface being in contact with the first resin layer main surface, covering the wiring layer and the electronic component; and an external electrode closer to the side where the first resin layer inner surface faces than the first resin layer and is electrically connected to the columnar conductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: ROHM CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hideaki Yanagida
  • Patent number: 11404337
    Abstract: Electronic packages and methods of formation are described in which an interposer is solderlessly connected with a package substrate. The interposer may be stacked on the package substrate and joined with a conductive film, and may be formed on the package substrate during a reconstitution sequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Kunzhong Hu, Chonghua Zhong, Jiongxin Lu, Jun Zhai
  • Patent number: 11398423
    Abstract: A semiconductor assembly includes a carrier element with a first carrier element conductor path, a semiconductor chip, an electrically insulating element having a first insulating element conductor path, and a first spacer element. The semiconductor chip is connected electrically and mechanically on a first semiconductor side via a first connecting material to the first carrier element conductor path. The semiconductor chip is connected on a second semiconductor side, which faces away from the first semiconductor side of the semiconductor chip, via a second connecting material to the first insulating element conductor path, which is arranged on a first insulating element side of the electrically insulating element. The first spacer element is arranged for maintaining a distance between the carrier element and an assembly element facing toward the second semiconductor side of the semiconductor chip and is connected mechanically to both the carrier element and the assembly element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Ewgenij Ochs, Stefan Pfefferlein
  • Patent number: 11398437
    Abstract: A power semiconductor device includes a substrate having an edge, an insulating layer disposed over the substrate, a metal layer disposed over the insulating layer and including a first portion and a second portion, a coating layer disposed over the metal layer, and a protective layer covering the substrate, the insulating layer, the metal layer, and the coating layer. The first portion has a first thickness and the second portion has a second thickness that is greater than the first thickness, and the second portion is disposed farther apart from the edge of the substrate than the first portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC
    Inventors: Bongyong Lee, Bohee Kang, Doojin Choi, Kyeongseok Park, Thomas Neyer, Jeongwoo Yang
  • Patent number: 11374118
    Abstract: A method to form a 3D integrated circuit, the method including: providing a first wafer including a first crystalline substrate, a plurality of first transistors, and first copper interconnecting layers, where the first copper interconnecting layers at least interconnect the plurality of first transistors; providing a second wafer including a second crystalline substrate, a plurality of second transistors, and second copper interconnecting layers, where the second copper interconnecting layers at least interconnect the plurality of second transistors; and then performing a face-to-face bonding of the second wafer on top of the first wafer, where the face-to-face bonding includes copper to copper bonding; and thinning the second crystalline substrate to a thickness of less than 5 micro-meters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: MONOLITHIC 3D INC.
    Inventors: Zvi Or-Bach, Deepak C. Sekar, Brian Cronquist, Zeev Wurman
  • Patent number: 11348994
    Abstract: A fingerprint sensor includes: a base substrate including a plurality of pixel regions; a sensing dielectric structure formed on the base substrate in the pixel regions; and a sensing connection structure formed in the sensing dielectric structure. The sensing dielectric structure exposes the sensing connection structure and the sensing connection structure is connected to the base substrate. The fingerprint sensor further includes a plurality of electrode plates formed on surfaces of the sensing dielectric structure and the sensing connection structure. A plurality of protrusions are formed on surfaces of the electrode plates. The fingerprint sensor further includes an insulation medium structure formed on the plurality of electrode plates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignees: Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Shanghai) Corporation, Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Beijing) Corporation
    Inventor: Fu Gang Chen
  • Patent number: 11348865
    Abstract: A substrate for an electronic device may include one or more interconnect pockets. Each of the interconnect pockets may be defined by a first pocket wall and a second pocket wall that may extend between the first pocket wall and the second exterior surface of the substrate. The second pocket wall may extend from the first pocket wall at a wall angle that is greater than or equal to 90 degrees. Individual interconnects may be located within respective individual ones of the interconnect pockets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Praneeth Akkinepally, Jieying Kong, Frank Truong
  • Patent number: 11348887
    Abstract: A radio-frequency module includes: a module substrate having first and second main surfaces; a semiconductor IC having third and fourth main surfaces and mounted on the first main surface with the third main surface between the module substrate and the fourth main surface; and first and second electrodes extending perpendicularly to the first main surface. The cross-sectional area of the second electrodes is smaller than the cross-sectional area of the first electrodes. The semiconductor IC viewed in plan has first and second sides parallel to each other and third and fourth sides parallel to each other. The first electrodes are distributed over a first region between the first side and a side facing the first side and a second region between the second side and a side facing the second side. The second electrodes are in a third region between the third side and a side facing the third side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yusuke Naniwa, Hideki Muto