Patents Examined by Steven T Sawyer
  • Patent number: 11770898
    Abstract: A substrate structure includes a first printed circuit board having a first side and a second side opposing each other, and a plurality of passive components connected to the first side of the first printed circuit board. The plurality of passive components includes a first group, including a plurality of first passive components disposed adjacent to each other, and a second group, including a plurality of second passive components disposed adjacent to each other. A smallest distance between the first and second groups is greater than at least one of a smallest distance between adjacent first passive components of the plurality of first passive components and a smallest distance between adjacent second passive components of the plurality of second passive components. An electronic device includes a first printed circuit board disposed on a mainboard and having, on opposite sides thereof, a semiconductor chip and a plurality of passive components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seung Eun Lee, Yong Hoon Kim, Jin Won Lee
  • Patent number: 11765822
    Abstract: Electronic apparatus includes a dielectric substrate and alternating layers of conducting and dielectric materials disposed over the dielectric substrate, including at least first and second patterned layers of the conducting material separated by an intervening layer of the dielectric material. A conductive trace is disposed within the first patterned layer of the conducting material. A conductive mesh extends within the second patterned layer of the conducting material over a region that overlaps transversely with at least a part of the conductive trace in the first patterned layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: MARVELL ASIA PTE LTD
    Inventors: Shaowu Huang, Dance Wu
  • Patent number: 11765823
    Abstract: A system-in-package cellular assembly is disclosed. The assembly may include a main board including a multi-layer printed circuit board. The main board may include one or more through holes and be detachably connectable to an end-product via the one or more through holes and one or more connecting members. The main board may be reversibly, electrically couplable to the end-product via the one or more through holes and the one or more connecting members. The assembly may include an add-on board including one or more through holes and be detachably connectable to the main board via one or more connectors. The add-on board may be reversibly, electrically couplable to the main board via one or more main board surface mount connectors and one or more add-on board surface mount connectors. The add-on board may include at least one of one or more sensors or one or more sensor through holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Signetik, LLC
    Inventors: Steven Poulsen, Christopher Lawson, Nalini Muppala
  • Patent number: 11758663
    Abstract: A display device includes a folding area, a first unfolding area located on a side of the folding area, and a second unfolding area located on a second side of the folding area. The display device further includes a display module which includes a display panel, and a first circuit board which is attached to the display panel and disposed under the display module, wherein the first circuit board includes a base film, a first driving integrated circuit (“IC”) disposed in the first unfolding area, and a second driving IC disposed in the second unfolding area where the first driving IC and the second driving IC do not overlap each other in a thickness direction during folding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Won Tae Kim, Ji Hye Kim, Jae Hyeon Jeon
  • Patent number: 11751339
    Abstract: An electronic-component carrier board includes carrier plates formed in a stack, and insulating layers each disposed between two adjacent ones of the carrier plates. Multiple conductive pins extend through the insulating layers and the carrier plates. Multiple conductive wires equal in length and width are provided. Each conductive wire is connected to one of the conductive pins, covered by one of the insulating layers, disposed between two adjacent ones of the carrier plates, and extends outwardly from the stack of the carrier plates. A wiring method for the electronic-component carrier board is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: GLOBAL MASTER TECH. CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yao-Hua Kao, Chieh-Chien Chen
  • Patent number: 11751334
    Abstract: The present application discloses a semiconductor device with an interface structure and a method for fabricating the interface structure. The interface structure includes an interface board configured to be fixed onto and electrically coupled to a chuck of a testing equipment, and a first object positioned on a first surface of the interface board and electrically coupled to the interface board. The first object is configured to be analyzed by the testing equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: NANYA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Chun-Huang Yu
  • Patent number: 11744019
    Abstract: A component includes a main member that includes a first surface that opposes a circuit board, the component being mounted to the circuit board during an assembly procedure, and a plurality of legs that protrude from the first surface, the plurality of legs having ends, wherein the component is mounted on the circuit board with the ends of the plurality of legs fixed to the circuit board, each of the ends of the plurality of legs includes an end surface that opposes the circuit board at time of the assembly procedure, and also includes a bevel that is continuous with the end surface and inclined with respect to the end surface, and an interior angle formed between the end surface and the bevel is larger than or equal to 120° and smaller than or equal to 170°.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shigeyuki Kamio, Makoto Takeoka, Sho Suzuki
  • Patent number: 11737207
    Abstract: A printed circuit board (PCB) includes a substrate defining a major plane. A first side of the major plane is configured for mounting of functional circuit elements. A cable connector is mounted on a second side of the major plane of the substrate, opposite the first side, for coupling to a shielded radiofrequency (RF) communications cable. At least one component grounding layer is parallel to the major plane and configured for coupling to the functional elements. At least one cable grounding layer is parallel to the major plane and is separated from the at least one component grounding layer. Each cable grounding layer in the at least one cable grounding layer is coextensive with the substrate and is configured for coupling, through the connector, to shielding of the shielded RF communications cable, without coupling to any other component. Nodes of an RF communications system may be mounted on such PCBs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Marvell Asia Pte, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shaowu Huang, Dance Wu
  • Patent number: 11723147
    Abstract: A sensor lens assembly having a non-reflow configuration is provided. The sensor lens assembly includes a circuit board, an electronic chip assembled to the circuit board, a sensor chip, a die attach film (DAF) pre-bonded onto the sensor chip, a plurality of wires electrically coupling the electronic chip and the sensor chip to the circuit board, a supporting adhesive layer, a light-permeable sheet, and an optical module that is fixed to the circuit board for surrounding the above components. The sensor chip is adhered to the electronic chip through the DAF such that a sensing region of the sensor chip is perpendicular to a central axis of the optical module. The supporting adhesive layer is in a ringed shape and is disposed on a top surface of the sensor chip. The light-permeable sheet is disposed on the supporting adhesive layer and faces the sensor chip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: TONG HSING ELECTRONIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Chia-Shuai Chang, Chien-Chen Lee, Jui-Hung Hsu
  • Patent number: 11715680
    Abstract: A printed circuit board includes a first insulating layer; a first wiring layer buried in the first insulating layer, exposed to one surface of the first insulating layer, and including a plurality of first wiring patterns; a second wiring layer including a plurality of second wiring patterns spaced apart from the plurality of first wiring patterns on the one surface of the first insulating layer; and a second insulating layer disposed on the one surface of the first insulating layer and covering the plurality of second wiring layers. At least a portion of the plurality of second wiring patterns on the one surface of the first insulating layer is disposed in regions between adjacent first wiring patterns among the plurality of first wiring patterns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Koo Woong Jeong
  • Patent number: 11706872
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a flexible display module and a method for manufacturing the flexible display module. The flexible display module includes a flexible display panel, a driving chip and a circuit board. The flexible display panel includes a display region and a bonding region, and the driving chip and the circuit board are arranged at the bonding region. The circuit board includes a first flexible printed circuit and a first printed circuit board provided with an electronic element, the first printed circuit board is coupled to one end of the first flexible printed circuit, and the first flexible printed circuit includes a bonded portion coupled to the bonding region of the flexible display panel. The first flexible printed circuit is bent so that a first space is defined by the first flexible printed circuit, the first printed circuit board and the flexible display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignees: Chengdu BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jiafan Shi, Liqiang Chen, Changbo Liu, Zuojia Wang, Qingsong Wang, Chao Zhou, Yongchun Jiang, Qian Yin, Ziqi Song
  • Patent number: 11700697
    Abstract: The insertion loss of a multilayer substrate and an antenna element is reduced. A multilayer substrate according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a multilayer body, a wire conductor, and a first ground electrode. The multilayer body is formed by dielectric layers being layered. The wire conductor is formed in the multilayer body, and a radio frequency signal passes through the wire conductor. The first ground electrode is formed in or on the multilayer body and includes a first surface that faces the wire conductor. The first surface includes a first region and a second region. The surface roughness of the first region is lower than the surface roughness of the second region. The first region overlaps at least part of the wire conductor in plan view in a direction normal to the first ground electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Saneaki Ariumi, Tomoshige Furuhi, Sho Suzuki
  • Patent number: 11696401
    Abstract: A flexible printed circuit board includes a base film having an insulating property, and multiple interconnects laminated to at least one surface side of the base film. The multiple interconnects include a first interconnect and a second interconnect in a same plane. An average thickness of the second interconnect is greater than an average thickness of the first interconnect. A ratio of the average thickness of the second interconnect to the average thickness of the first interconnect is greater than or equal to 1.5 and less than or equal to 50.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignees: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC PRINTED CIRCUITS, INC.
    Inventors: Koji Nitta, Yasushi Mochida, Yoshio Oka, Shoichiro Sakai, Tadahiro Kaibuki, Junichi Okaue
  • Patent number: 11688668
    Abstract: A component carrier includes a stack having at least one electrically conductive layer structure and/or at least one electrically insulating layer structure. At least part of the at least one electrically insulating layer structure comprises or consists of a material having a curing shrinkage value of less than 2%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: AT&S (China) Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Mikael Tuominen, Seok Kim Tay
  • Patent number: 11690173
    Abstract: A circuit board structure includes a dielectric substrate, at least one embedded block, at least one electronic component, at least one first build-up circuit layer, and at least one second build-up circuit layer. The dielectric substrate includes a through cavity penetrating the dielectric substrate. The embedded block is fixed in the through cavity. The embedded block includes a first through hole and a second through hole. The electronic component is disposed in the through hole of the embedded block. The first build-up circuit layer is disposed on the top surface of the dielectric substrate and covers the embedded block. The second build-up circuit layer is disposed on the bottom surface of the dielectric substrate and covers the embedded block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Unimicron Technology Corp.
    Inventors: Tzyy-Jang Tseng, Chin-Sheng Wang, Ra-Min Tain
  • Patent number: 11665822
    Abstract: An electronic device comprising: a substrate having a curved surface, a printed circuit board, and plural flexible wiring substrates, each of two of the plural flexible substrates has a terminal portion that is connected to the curved surface, the printed circuit board has a cutout between the two flexible wiring substrates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Youhei Iwai, Hideaki Abe
  • Patent number: 11665815
    Abstract: A lens module of reduced size includes a circuit board, a mounting base, and electronic components. The mounting base is disposed on the circuit board, and includes a base plate and a first flange surrounding edges of the base plate. A portion of the bottom surface of the base plate includes a first area, a second area, a third area, and a fourth area. The first flange includes a first flange portion disposed on the first area and a second flange portion disposed on the second area. The electronic components are disposed on the circuit board, and disposed under at least one of the third area and the fourth area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: TRIPLE WIN TECHNOLOGY(SHENZHEN) CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Long-Fei Zhang, Jian-Chao Song, Jing-Wei Li, Sheng-Jie Ding, Shin-Wen Chen, Ding-Nan Huang
  • Patent number: 11659649
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a housing, a circuit board, a charging interface and an antenna unit. The housing is provided with an external interface. The circuit board is arranged in the housing and includes a grounding metal. The charging interface is arranged in the housing and in communication with the external interface. The charging interface includes a metal casing. The metal casing is provided with a plurality of grounding solder pads, and the grounding solder pads are arranged to be separated from the grounding metal. The antenna unit is coupled with the charging interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yueliang Li
  • Patent number: 11659659
    Abstract: A ceramic electronic component of the present disclosure includes a component body including a ceramic layer, at least one terminal electrode provided on one main surface of the component body, and an insulating covering layer provided across the ceramic layer and the terminal electrode to cover part, instead of an entire circumference, of a peripheral edge portion of the terminal electrode, wherein when viewed in plan view from one main surface of the component body, the covering layer intersects with the terminal electrode at a non-perpendicular angle at an intersection of the covering layer and the terminal electrode not covered with the covering layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Naoya Murakita, Yoshihito Otsubo, Issei Yamamoto, Yuta Morimoto
  • Patent number: 11658082
    Abstract: A wiring substrate includes a substrate body composed of a plurality of ceramic layers (insulating materials) and having a front surface and a back surface located on opposite sides thereof and having a side surface located between the front surface and the back surface. The outline of the substrate body in a plan view which is a view from the front surface side is composed of a plurality of curved portions separated from one another and a plurality of straight portions each located between adjacent ones of the curved portions. The total length of the curved portions in the plan view is at least 40% of the sum of the total length of the curved portions and the total length of the straight portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hirotake Fujii, Yutaka Kachi