Patents Examined by Quoc D. Hoang
  • Patent number: 11973004
    Abstract: Described is a multi-chip module that may include a Redistribution Layer (RDL) substrate having Integrated Circuit (IC) dies mounted to a first surface of the RDL substrate. A second plurality of IC dies may be mounted to an opposite second surface. A plurality of sockets can be mounted upon the second plurality of IC dies and a cold plate then mounted to the first plurality of IC dies. The mounting structure may include socket frames coupled to the plurality of sockets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Tesla, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Yinan Cao, Mitchell Heschke, Mengzhi Pang, Shishuang Sun, Vijaykumar Krithivasan
  • Patent number: 11967579
    Abstract: A method for forming a package structure is provided. The method includes etching a top surface of a substrate to form a cavity. The substrate includes thermal vias directly under a bottom surface of the cavity. The method also includes forming at least one first electronic device in the cavity of the substrate. The first electronic device is thermally coupled to the thermal vias. The method further includes forming an encapsulating material in the cavity, so that the encapsulating material extends along sidewalls of the first electronic device and covers a surface of the first electronic device opposite the bottom surface of the cavity. In Addition, the method includes forming an insulating layer having an RDL structure over the encapsulating material. The RDL structure is electrically connected to the first electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD
    Inventors: Po-Hao Tsai, Ming-Da Cheng, Mirng-Ji Lii
  • Patent number: 11968871
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a display substrate, a manufacturing method thereof and a display device. The display substrate has a plurality of subpixel regions. The display substrate includes a base substrate and a pixel definition layer on the base substrate. The pixel definition layer defines a plurality of subpixel openings and each of the subpixel openings occupies one subpixel region. The display substrate further includes a functional medium layer on a side of the pixel definition layer away from the base substrate. The functional medium layer includes a first portion covering side surfaces of the subpixel opening and a second portion covering a top surface of the pixel definition layer. In the same subpixel region, surface energy of the first portion is greater than surface energy of the second portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yong Yu, Yang Yue, Haitao Huang, Xiang Li, Shi Shu, Chuanxiang Xu
  • Patent number: 11956992
    Abstract: An organic light-emitting diode device, a manufacturing method thereof, and a display device are provided. The organic light-emitting diode device includes a light-emitting layer, a functional layer, and a cathode layer, wherein a material of the functional layer includes a metal sol containing metal nanoparticles, and the metal sol forms an uneven nanostructure on a surface of the functional layer, which has a scattering effect on light of the light-emitting layer, thereby reducing a binding force between the light and surface electrons of the cathode layer, so surface plasmon polariton waves can be prevented and light extraction efficiency can be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: TCL CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hui Huang
  • Patent number: 11955345
    Abstract: Encapsulation warpage reduction for semiconductor die assemblies, and associated methods and systems are disclosed. In one embodiment, a semiconductor die assembly includes an interface die, a stack of semiconductor dies attached to a surface of the interface die, where the stack of semiconductor dies has a first height from the surface. The semiconductor die assembly also includes an encapsulant over the surface and surrounding the stack of semiconductor dies, where the encapsulant includes a sidewall with a first portion extending from the surface to a second height less than the first height and a second portion extending from the second height to the first height. Further, the first portion has a first texture and the second portion has a second texture different from the first texture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Brandon P. Wirz, Liang Chun Chen
  • Patent number: 11955421
    Abstract: An integrated circuit includes a plurality of transistors and an interlevel dielectric layer formed over the transistors. The interlevel dielectric layer includes a first region and a second region with a higher dielectric constant than the first region. The difference in dielectric constant is produced by curing the first region shielding the second region from the curing. Metal signal lines are formed in the first region. Metal-on-metal capacitors are formed in the second region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Anhao Cheng
  • Patent number: 11957009
    Abstract: A display device includes: a substrate including a pad area; a plurality of first conductive pads disposed in a matrix form in the pad area in a first direction and in a second direction intersecting the first direction; protrusions disposed on the plurality of first conductive pads; and a plurality of second conductive pads disposed on the plurality of first conductive pads and the protrusions. The plurality of second conductive pads include: contact portions in contact with the first conductive pads; and raised portions configured to extend from the contact portions, to cover the protrusions, and to have heights greater than that of the contact portions. The plurality of second conductive pads include an ultrasonic bondable material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Byoungyong Kim, Jonghyuk Lee, Jeongho Hwang
  • Patent number: 11948917
    Abstract: Embodiments described herein provide a semiconductor package comprising multiple dies encapsulated in multiple molding compounds. In one example, a semiconductor package comprises: a first die or die stack on a substrate; a first molding compound encapsulating the first die or die stack on the substrate; a second die or die stack on the first molding compound; and a second molding compound encapsulating the second die or die stack and at least one portion of the first molding compound. In this example, the first die or die stack is electrically coupled to the substrate using a first wire bond and the second die or die stack is electrically coupled to the substrate using a second wire bond. Additionally, the first molding compound encapsulates the first wire bond and the second molding compound encapsulates the second wire bond. Furthermore, a footprint of the second die overlaps a footprint of the first die.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Florence Pon, Yi Xu, James Zhang, Yuhong Cai, Tyler Leuten, William Glennan, Hyoung Il Kim
  • Patent number: 11949050
    Abstract: An LED bulb with a screw base; a cover forming an accommodation space with the screw base; an LED filament located in the accommodation space including a substrate comprising a top surface, a side surface, and an extension direction; a plurality of LED chips disposed on the first top surface; a first electrode arranged on the top surface, electrically connected to the plurality of LED chips; and a first clamp including first and second projecting prongs. The first electrode is clamped by the first and second projecting prongs within the accommodation space. The LED bulb has an imaginary rotational axis not parallel to the extension direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignees: EPISTAR CORPORATION, KAISTAR LIGHTING (XIAMEN) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tzer-Perng Chen, Tzu-Chi Cheng
  • Patent number: 11950484
    Abstract: A display panel includes a display layer, a photosensitive layer and an infrared mask. The display layer is configured to display an image, the display layer has light-transmitting portions, and the light-transmitting portions are configured to transmit infrared light. The photosensitive layer is disposed on a side of the display layer. The infrared mask is disposed on a side of the photosensitive layer proximate to the display layer, the infrared mask has hollowed-out regions, the hollowed-out regions are configured to make the infrared mask have a preset pattern, and a region in the infrared mask except the hollowed-out regions is configured to prevent transmission of the infrared light. The photosensitive layer is configured to receive infrared light passing though the hollowed-out regions and the light-transmitting portions, and convert the infrared light into an image signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Pengpeng Wang, Haisheng Wang, Xiaoliang Ding, Yangbing Li, Xueyou Cao, Ping Zhang, Likai Deng, Yubo Wang
  • Patent number: 11942581
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device and a semiconductor device produced thereby. For example and without limitation, various aspects of this disclosure provide a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device, and a semiconductor device produced thereby, that that comprises a transparent, translucent, non-opaque, or otherwise optically-transmissive, external surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: AMKOR TECHNOLOGY SINGAPORE HOLDING PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: David Clark, Curtis Zwenger
  • Patent number: 11942567
    Abstract: Provided is a method of manufacturing a light-emitting element, the method including positioning a substrate, forming a first separation layer, which includes a first sacrificial layer, an etching control layer on the first sacrificial layer, and a second sacrificial layer on the etching control layer, on the substrate, forming at least one first light-emitting element on the first separation layer, and separating the first light-emitting element from the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jung Hong Min, Dae Hyun Kim, Hyun Min Cho, Jong Hyuk Kang, Dong Uk Kim, Seung A Lee, Hyun Deok Im, Hyung Rae Cha
  • Patent number: 11935830
    Abstract: An integrated circuit includes multiple backside conductive layers disposed over a backside of a substrate. The multiple backside conductive layers each includes conductive segments. The conductive segments in at least one of the backside conductive layers are configured to transmit one or more power signals. The conductive segments of the multiple backside conductive layers cover select areas of the backside of the substrate, thereby leaving other areas of the backside of the substrate exposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Te-Hsin Chiu, Shih-Wei Peng, Wei-Cheng Lin, Jiann-Tyng Tzeng, Jiun-Wei Lu
  • Patent number: 11930687
    Abstract: An organic light emitting diode (OLED) display panel and a display device are provided. The OLED display panel includes a light emitting functional layer and a display area disposed on a transistor array substrate. The reinforcement layer is formed on a surface of a bending area of the transistor array substrate. A blocking member is formed on a surface of the transistor array substrate and located between the reinforcement layer and the light emitting functional layer. By providing the blocking member, the control accuracy of the amount of glue overflow in the bending area is improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Caihua Ding
  • Patent number: 11929304
    Abstract: A semiconductor apparatus with a heat dissipation conduit in a sidewall interconnection structure, a method of manufacturing the semiconductor apparatus, and an electronic device including the semiconductor apparatus. According to the embodiments, the semiconductor apparatus includes: a carrier substrate having a first region and a second region adjacent to each other; a semiconductor device on the first region; and an interconnection structure on the second region, wherein the interconnection structure includes: an electrical isolation layer; a conductive structure in the electrical isolation layer, wherein at least a part of components require to be electrically connected in the semiconductor device is in contact with and therefore electrically connected to the conductive structure in a lateral direction, wherein the conductive structure is located at a corresponding height in the interconnection structure; and a heat dissipation conduit in the electrical isolation layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: INSTITUTE OF MICROELECTRONICS, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
    Inventors: Huilong Zhu, Tianchun Ye
  • Patent number: 11929293
    Abstract: A semiconductor package includes a substrate, a package structure, and a lid structure. The package structure is disposed on the substrate. The lid structure is disposed over substrate, wherein the lid structure includes a main body covering and surrounding the package structure and a plurality of rib portions protruded from the main body and extended toward the package structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsung-Shu Lin, Wensen Hung, Tsung-Yu Chen
  • Patent number: 11930590
    Abstract: In a described example, an apparatus includes: a package substrate having a planar die mount surface; recesses extending into the planar die mount surface; and a semiconductor device die flip chip mounted to the package substrate on the planar die mount surface, the semiconductor device die having post connects having proximate ends on bond pads on an active surface of the semiconductor device die, and extending to distal ends away from the semiconductor device die having solder bumps, wherein the solder bumps form solder joints to the package substrate within the recesses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Tianyi Luo, Osvaldo Jorge Lopez, Jonathan Almeria Noquil, Satyendra Singh Chauhan, Bernardo Gallegos
  • Patent number: 11915929
    Abstract: Methods for selectively forming a target film on a substrate comprising a first dielectric surface and a second metallic surface are disclosed. The methods may include: contacting the substrate with a plasma generated from a hydrogen containing gas, selectively forming a passivation film from vapor phase reactants on the first dielectric surface while leaving the second metallic surface free from the passivation film, and selectively depositing the target film from vapor phase reactants on the second metallic surface relative to the passivation film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: ASM IP Holding B.V.
    Inventors: Delphine Longrie, Shaoren Deng, Jan Willem Maes
  • Patent number: 11915996
    Abstract: An integrated circuit structure that includes a first integrated circuit package and a second integrated circuit package is described. The two packages can be stacked above, for example, a printed circuit board. The top package is inverted, such that a first die of that top package is facing a second die of the bottom package. A cooling arrangement is in a gap between the first and second integrated circuit packages, and is thermally coupled to the first and second die. The cooling arrangement is to transfer heat generated by a first die of the first integrated circuit package and a second die of the second integrated circuit package. In some cases, structures comprising electrically conductive material (e.g., metal) are encapsulated by a molding compound or insulator, and extend between a first substrate of the first integrated circuit package and a second substrate of the second integrated circuit package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Robert Sankman, Md Altaf Hossain, Ankireddy Nalamalpu, Dheeraj Subbareddy
  • Patent number: 11894320
    Abstract: A semiconductor device package and a method of forming the same are provided. The semiconductor device package includes a substrate, a semiconductor device, a ring structure, a lid structure, and an adhesive member. The semiconductor device is disposed over the substrate. The ring structure is disposed over the substrate and surrounds the semiconductor device. The lid structure is disposed over the ring structure and extends across the semiconductor device. The adhesive member is disposed in a gap between the ring structure and the semiconductor device and attached to the lid structure and the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Shu-Shen Yeh, Chin-Hua Wang, Po-Chen Lai, Po-Yao Lin, Shin-Puu Jeng