Patents Examined by William A. Harriston
  • Patent number: 11721601
    Abstract: A semiconductor package includes a substrate, a plurality of semiconductor devices stacked on the substrate, a plurality of underfill fillets disposed between the plurality of semiconductor devices and between the substrate and the plurality of semiconductor devices, and molding resin surrounding the plurality of semiconductor devices. At least one of the underfill fillets is exposed from side surfaces of the molding resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyeongmun Kang, Jungmin Ko, Seungduk Baek, Taehyeong Kim, Insup Shin
  • Patent number: 11721656
    Abstract: A package comprising a substrate and an integrated device coupled to the substrate through a plurality of pillar interconnects and a plurality of solder interconnects. The plurality of pillar interconnects includes a first pillar interconnect comprising a first cavity. The plurality of solder interconnects comprises a first solder interconnect located in the first cavity of the first pillar interconnect. A planar cross section that extends through the first cavity of the first pillar interconnect may comprise an O shape. The first pillar interconnect comprises a first pillar interconnect portion comprising a first width; and a second pillar interconnect portion comprising a second width that is different than the first width.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Yujen Chen, Hung-Yuan Hsu, Dongming He
  • Patent number: 11715798
    Abstract: An MFMIS-FET includes a MOSFET having a three-dimensional structure that allows the MOSFET to have an effective area that is greater than the footprint of the MFM or the MOSFET. In some embodiment, the gate electrode of the MOSFET and the bottom electrode of the MFM are united. In some, they have equal areas. In some embodiments, the MFM and the MOSFET have nearly equal footprints. In some embodiments, the effective area of the MOSFET is much greater than the effective area of the MFM. These structures reduce the capacitance ratio between the MFM structure and the MOSFET without reducing the area of the MFM structure in a way that would decrease drain current.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hung-Li Chiang, Chih-Sheng Chang, Tzu-Chiang Chen
  • Patent number: 11716852
    Abstract: A semiconductor body device includes a stacked body including a plurality of electrode layers stacked with an insulator interposed, a semiconductor body extending in a stacking direction of the stacked body through the electrode layers and having a pipe shape, a plurality of memory cells being provided at intersecting portions of the semiconductor body with the electrode layers, and a columnar insulating member extending in the stacking direction inside the semiconductor body having the pipe shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: Kioxia Corporation
    Inventor: Takeshi Kamigaichi
  • Patent number: 11715716
    Abstract: An electronic device, a package structure and an electronic manufacturing method are provided. The electronic device includes a substrate, a first bump, a second bump and a first reflowable material. The first bump is disposed over the substrate, and has a first width. An end portion of the first bump defines a first recess portion. The second bump is disposed over the substrate, and has a second width less than the first width. The first reflowable material is disposed on the first bump and extends in the first recess portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: ADVANCED SEMICONDUCTOR ENGINEERING, INC.
    Inventor: Pei-Jen Lo
  • Patent number: 11710724
    Abstract: A microelectronic device comprises a memory array region, a control logic region, and an additional control logic region. The memory array region comprises a stack structure comprising vertically alternating conductive structures and insulating structures, and vertically extending strings of memory cells within the stack structure. The control logic region underlies the stack structure and comprises control logic devices configured to effectuate a portion of control operations for the vertically extending strings of memory cells. The additional control logic region overlies the stack structure and comprises additional control logic devices configured to effectuate an additional portion of the control operations for the vertically extending strings of memory cells. Methods of forming a microelectronic device, and additional microelectronic devices and electronic systems are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Inventors: Kunal R. Parekh, Paolo Tessariol, Akira Goda
  • Patent number: 11710675
    Abstract: A package structure and a method for manufacturing the same are provided. The package structure includes an electronic device, a heat spreader, an intermediate layer and an encapsulant. The electronic device includes a plurality of electrical contacts. The intermediate layer is interposed between the electronic device and the heat spreader. The intermediate layer includes a sintered material. The encapsulant encapsulates the electronic device. A surface of the encapsulant is substantially coplanar with a plurality of surfaces of the electrical contacts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: ADVANCED SEMICONDUCTOR ENGINEERING, INC.
    Inventor: Hsu-Nan Fang
  • Patent number: 11705379
    Abstract: A semiconductor package may include a base, a first chip on the base, and first connection patterns that connect and couple the base and the first chip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Inventors: Chanho Lee, Won Kim, Haeseok Park, Ilgeun Jung, Jinkuk Bae, Inyoung Lee, Sungdong Cho
  • Patent number: 11699682
    Abstract: A semiconductor device package and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The semiconductor device package includes a first module, a second module, a first intermediate circuit layer, a first conductive transmission path and a second conductive transmission path. The second module is stacked on the first module. The first intermediate circuit layer is arranged between the first module and the second module. The first conductive transmission is configured to electrically connect the first semiconductor module with the first intermediate circuit layer. The second conductive transmission path is configured to electrically connect the first intermediate circuit layer with the second semiconductor module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: ADVANCED SEMICONDUCTOR ENGINEERING, INC.
    Inventor: Wen-Long Lu
  • Patent number: 11690268
    Abstract: A display device includes a substrate having a first region in which an image is displayed, a second region in which an image is not displayed, and a bending region connecting the first region and the second region. The bending region is configured to bend along a bending axis which extends in a first direction. A plurality of pad terminals is disposed within the second region. A first width of the bending region, measured along the first direction, is narrower than a second width of the second region, measured along the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tae Hoon Kwon, Won Kyu Kwak, Kwang-Min Kim, Hey Jin Shin, Seung-Kyu Lee
  • Patent number: 11688707
    Abstract: Provided is a semiconductor package including: a first substrate having a first electrode pad and a first protective layer in which a cavity is formed; a first bump pad arranged in the cavity and connected to the first electrode pad; a second substrate facing the first substrate and having a second bump pad; and a bump structure in contact with the first bump pad and the second bump pad, wherein the first electrode pad has a trapezoidal shape, and the first bump pad has a flat upper surface and an inclined side surface extending along a side surface of the first electrode pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Joonho Jun, Sangsick Park, Unbyoung Kang
  • Patent number: 11682563
    Abstract: Underfill materials with graded moduli for semiconductor device assemblies, and associated methods and systems are disclosed. In one embodiment, the underfill material between a semiconductor die and a package substrate includes a matrix material, first filler particles with a first size distribution, and second filler particles with a second size distribution different than the first size distribution. Centrifugal force may be applied to the underfill material to arrange the first and second filler particles such that the underfill material may form a first region having a first elastic modulus and a second region having a second elastic modulus different than the first elastic modulus. Once the underfill material is cured, portions of conductive pillars coupling the semiconductor die with the package substrate may be surrounded by the first region, and conductive pads of the package substrate may be surrounded by the second region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Jungbae Lee, Chih Hong Wang
  • Patent number: 11682609
    Abstract: A packaged electronic device includes a package structure with opposite first and second sides spaced apart from one another along a first direction, and opposite third and fourth sides spaced apart from one another along a second direction, as well as first and second leads. The first lead includes a first portion that extends outward from the third side of the package structure and extends downward toward a plane of the first side and away from a plane of the second side. The second lead includes a first portion that extends outward from the third side of the package structure, and the second lead extends upward toward the plane of the second side and away from the plane of the first side to allow connection to another circuit or component, such as a second packaged electronic device, a passive circuit component, a printed circuit board, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventor: Sreenivasan K. Koduri
  • Patent number: 11676940
    Abstract: A chip for hybrid bonded interconnect bridging for chiplet integration, the chip comprising: a first chiplet; a second chiplet; an interconnecting die coupled to the first chiplet and the second chiplet through a hybrid bond.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC.
    Inventors: Lei Fu, Brett P. Wilkerson, Rahul Agarwal
  • Patent number: 11664376
    Abstract: A semiconductor device including, in cross section, a semiconductor substrate; a gate insulating film on the semiconductor substrate; a gate electrode on the gate insulating film, the gate electrode including a metal, a side wall insulating film at opposite sides of the gate electrode, the side wall insulating film contacting the substrate; a stress applying film at the opposite sides of the gate electrode and over at least a portion of the semiconductor substrate, at least portion of the side wall insulating film being between the gate insulating film and the stress applying film and in contact with both of them; source/drain regions in the semiconductor substrate at the opposite sides of the gate electrode, and silicide regions at surfaces of the source/drain regions at the opposite sides of the gate electrode, the silicide regions being between the source/drain regions and the stress applying layer and in contact with the stress applying layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Shinya Yamakawa, Yasushi Tateshita
  • Patent number: 11664352
    Abstract: A semiconductor package includes a package substrate, a plurality of semiconductor devices stacked on the package substrate, a plurality of underfill fillets disposed between the plurality of semiconductor devices and between the package substrate and the plurality of semiconductor devices, and a molding resin at least partially surrounding the plurality of semiconductor devices and the plurality of underfill fillets. The plurality of underfill fillets include a plurality of protrusions that protrude from spaces between each of the plurality of semiconductor devices or between the package substrate and each of the plurality of semiconductor devices. At least two neighboring underfill fillet protrusions of the plurality of protrusions form one continuous structure without an interface therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ji-Hwan Hwang, Sang-Sick Park, Tae-Hong Min, Geol Nam
  • Patent number: 11658107
    Abstract: A semiconductor package includes a lower package, an interposer on the lower package, and an under-fill layer between the interposer and the lower package. The interposer includes a through hole that vertically penetrates the interposer. The under-fill layer includes an extension that fills at least a portion of the through hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ji Hwang Kim, Hyunkyu Kim, Jongbo Shim, Eunhee Jung, Kyoungsei Choi
  • Patent number: 11658072
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided which comprises: a fin; a layer formed on the fin, the layer dividing the fin in a first section and a second section; a first device formed on the first section of the fin; and a second device formed on the second section of the fin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Aaron D. Lilak, Sean T. Ma, Justin R. Weber, Patrick Morrow, Rishabh Mehandru
  • Patent number: 11652076
    Abstract: A semiconductor device may include a semiconductor chip in an encapsulant. A first insulation layer may be disposed on the encapsulant and the semiconductor chip. A horizontal wiring and a primary pad may be disposed on the first insulation layer. A secondary pad may be disposed on the primary pad. A second insulation layer covering the horizontal wiring may be disposed on the first insulation layer. A solder ball may be disposed on the primary pad and the secondary pad. The primary pad may have substantially the same thickness as a thickness of the horizontal wiring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Taeho Ko, Daehee Lee, Hyunchul Jung
  • Patent number: 11646285
    Abstract: Provided is a semiconductor package including a first bump pad on a first substrate, a second bump pad on a second substrate, a core material for reverse reflow between the first bump pad and the second bump pad, and a solder member forming a solder layer on the core material for reverse reflow. The solder member is in contact with the first bump pad and the second bump pad. Each of a first diameter of the first bump pad and a second diameter of the second bump pad is at least about 1.1 times greater than a third diameter of the core material for reverse reflow. The core material for reverse reflow includes a core, a first metal layer directly coated on the core, and a second metal layer directly coated on the first metal layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: MK ELECTRON CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jae Yeol Son, Jeong Tak Moon, Jae Hun Song, Young Woo Lee, Seul Gi Lee, Min Su Park, Hui Joong Kim