Patents Examined by Wilner Jean Baptiste
  • Patent number: 11688670
    Abstract: A semiconductor package includes a power semiconductor chip comprising SiC, a leadframe part comprising Cu, wherein the power semiconductor chip is arranged on the leadframe part, and a solder joint electrically and mechanically coupling the power semiconductor chip to the leadframe part, wherein the solder joint comprises at least one intermetallic phase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies Austria AG
    Inventors: Ralf Otremba, Paul Frank, Alexander Heinrich, Alexandra Ludsteck-Pechloff, Daniel Pedone
  • Patent number: 11682644
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a semiconductor device with a heterogeneous solder joint includes: providing a semiconductor die; providing a coupled element; and soldering the semiconductor die to the coupled element with a first solder joint. The first solder joint includes: a solder material including a first metal composition; and a coating including a second metal composition, different from the first metal composition, the coating at least partially covering the solder material. The second metal composition has a greater stiffness and/or a higher melting point than the first metal composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Swee Kah Lee, Sook Woon Chan, Fong Mei Lum, Joachim Mahler, Muhammad Muhammat Sanusi
  • Patent number: 11682651
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a bump-on-trace interconnect with a wetted trace sidewall and a method for fabricating the same. A first substrate having conductive bump with solder applied is mounted to a second substrate with a trace disposed thereon by reflowing the solder on the bump so that the solder wets at least one sidewall of the trace, with the solder optionally wetting between at least half and all of the height of the trace sidewall. A plurality of traces and bumps may also be disposed on the first substrate and second substrate with a bump pitch of less than about 100 ?m, and volume of solder for application to the bump calculated based on at least one of a joint gap distance, desired solder joint width, predetermined solder joint separation, bump geometry, trace geometry, minimum trace sidewall wetting region height and trace separation distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY
    Inventors: Chen-Hua Yu, Chen-Shien Chen
  • Patent number: 11682640
    Abstract: A method of fabricating an under-bump metallurgy (UBM) structure that is free of gold processing includes forming a titanium layer on top of a far back of line (FBEOL) of a semiconductor. A first copper layer is formed on top of the titanium layer. A photoresist (PR) layer is formed on top of the first copper layer between traces of the FBEOL to provide a cavity to the FBEOL traces. A top copper layer is formed on top of the first copper layer. A protective surface layer (PSL) is formed on top of the top copper layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mukta Ghate Farooq, James J. Kelly
  • Patent number: 11670616
    Abstract: A method of hybridizing an FPA having an IR component and a ROIC component and interconnects between the two components, includes the steps of: providing an IR detector array and a Si ROIC; depositing a dielectric layer on both the IR detector array and on the Si ROIC; patterning the dielectric on both components to create openings to expose contact areas on each of the IR detector array and the Si ROIC; depositing indium to fill the openings on both the IR detector array and the Si ROIC to create indium bumps, the indium bumps electrically connected to the contact areas of the IR detector array and the Si ROIC respectively, exposed on a top surface of the IR detector array and the Si ROIC; activating exposed dielectric layers on the IR detector array and the Si ROIC in a plasma; and closely contacting the indium bumps of the IR detector array and the Si ROIC by bonding together the exposed dielectric surfaces of the IR detector array and the Si ROIC.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: EPIR, INC.
    Inventors: Sushant Sonde, Yong Chang, Silviu Velicu
  • Patent number: 11670536
    Abstract: A 3D device includes a first level including a first single crystal layer with control circuitry, where the control circuitry includes first single crystal transistors; a first metal layer atop first single crystal layer; a second metal layer atop the first metal layer; a third metal layer atop the second metal layer; second level (includes a plurality of second transistors) atop the third metal layer; a fourth metal layer disposed above the one second level; a fifth metal layer atop the fourth metal layer, where the second level includes at least one first oxide layer overlaid by a transistor layer and then overlaid by a second oxide layer; a global power distribution grid, which includes the fifth metal layer; a local power distribution grid, which includes the second metal layer, the thickness of the fifth metal layer is at least 50% greater than the thickness of the second metal layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: Monolithic 3D Inc.
    Inventors: Zvi Or-Bach, Brian Cronquist, Deepak Sekar
  • Patent number: 11670614
    Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to an integrated circuit assembly. One example integrated circuit assembly generally includes a first reconstituted assembly, a second reconstituted assembly, and a third reconstituted assembly. The first reconstituted assembly comprises at least one passive component and a first bonding layer. The second reconstituted assembly is disposed above the first reconstituted assembly and comprises one or more first semiconductor dies, a second bonding layer bonded to the first bonding layer of the first reconstituted assembly, and a third bonding layer. The third reconstituted assembly is disposed above the second reconstituted assembly and comprises one or more second semiconductor dies and a fourth bonding layer bonded to the third bonding layer of the second reconstituted assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Jonghae Kim, Milind Shah, Periannan Chidambaram, Abdolreza Langari
  • Patent number: 11664432
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to semiconductor structures and, more particularly, to a layout optimization for radio frequency (RF) device performance and methods of manufacture. The structure includes: a first active device on a substrate; source and drain diffusion regions adjacent to the first active device; and a first contact in electrical contact with the source and drain diffusion regions and which is spaced away from the first active device to optimize a stress component in a channel region of the first active device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignees: GLOBALFOUNDRIES U.S. INC., KHALIFA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Dirk Utess, Zhixing Zhao, Dominik M. Kleimaier, Irfan A. Saadat, Florent Ravaux
  • Patent number: 11652081
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a semiconductor package structure is provided. The method includes: (a) providing a semiconductor structure including a first device and a second device; (b) irradiating the first device by a first energy-beam with a first irradiation area; and (c) irradiating the first device and the second device by a second energy-beam with a second irradiation area greater than the first irradiation area of the first energy-beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: ADVANCED SEMICONDUCTOR ENGINEERING, INC.
    Inventors: Yi Dao Wang, Tung Yao Lin, Rong He Guo
  • Patent number: 11646294
    Abstract: In a method of manufacturing a semiconductor package, information with respect to a downward warpage of a reference package substrate, which may be bent with respect to a long axis and/or a short axis of the reference package substrate in applying heat to the reference package substrate to which a plurality of semiconductor chips may be attached using a die attach film (DAF), may be obtained. A package substrate, which may include a first surface to which the semiconductor chips may be attached using the DAF and a second surface opposite to the first surface, may be rotated with respect to the long axis or the short axis at an angle selected based on the information. The heat may be applied to the package substrate to cure the DAF and correct a warpage of the package substrate. Thus, warpage of the package substrate may be corrected for.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Ungkeol Kim
  • Patent number: 11640947
    Abstract: A packaging semiconductor device, such as a fan-out Wafer-Level Packaging (FOWLP) device, is fabricated by providing a semiconductor device (20) having conductive patterns (22) disposed on a first surface and then forming, on the conductive patterns, photoresist islands (24) having a first predetermined shape defined by a first critical width dimension and a minimum height dimension so that a subsequently-formed dielectric polymer layer (26) surrounds but does not cover each photoresist island (24), thereby allowing each photoresist island to be selectively removed from the one or more conductive patterns to form one or more via openings (28) in the dielectric polymer layer such that each via opening has a second predetermined shape which matches at least part of the first predetermined shape of the photoresist islands.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: NXP B.V.
    Inventors: Kuan-Hsiang Mao, Wen Hung Huang, Che Ming Fang, Yufu Liu
  • Patent number: 11634614
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes a step of preparing a dicing/die-bonding integrated film including an adhesive layer formed of a heat-curable resin composition having a melt viscosity of 3100 Pa·s or higher at 120° C., a tacky adhesive layer, and a base material film; a step of sticking a surface on the adhesive layer side of the dicing/die-bonding integrated film and a semiconductor wafer together; a step of dicing the semiconductor wafer; a step of expanding the base material film and thereby obtaining adhesive-attached semiconductor elements; a step of picking up the adhesive-attached semiconductor element from the tacky adhesive layer; a step of laminating this semiconductor element to another semiconductor element, with the adhesive interposed therebetween; and a step of heat-curing the adhesive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Yamamoto, Yui Kunito, Shunsuke Fujio
  • Patent number: 11631627
    Abstract: Provided is a method of manufacturing a semiconductor having a double-sided substrate including preparing a first substrate on which a specific pattern is formed to enable electrical connection, preparing at least one semiconductor chip bonded to a metal post, bonding the at least one semiconductor chip to the first substrate, bonding a second substrate to the metal post, forming a package housing by packaging the first substrate and the second substrate to expose a lead frame, and forming terminal leads toward the outside of the package housing. Accordingly, the semiconductor chip and the metal post are previously joined to each other and are respectively bonded to the first substrate and the second substrate so that damage generated while bonding the semiconductor chip may be minimized and electrical properties and reliability of the semiconductor chip may be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: JMJ Korea Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yun Hwa Choi
  • Patent number: 11624726
    Abstract: A sensor array includes a semiconductor substrate, a first plurality of FET sensors and a second plurality of FET sensors. Each of the FET sensors includes a channel region between a source and a drain region in the semiconductor substrate and underlying a gate structure disposed on a first side of the channel region, and a dielectric layer disposed on a second side of the channel region opposite from the first side of the channel region. A first plurality of capture reagents is coupled to the dielectric layer over the channel region of the first plurality of FET sensors, and a second plurality of capture reagents is coupled to the dielectric layer over the channel region of the second plurality of FET sensors. The second plurality of capture reagents is different from the first plurality of capture reagents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ching-Hui Lin, Chun-Ren Cheng, Shih-Fen Huang, Fu-Chun Huang
  • Patent number: 11626446
    Abstract: An embodiment method of operating an imaging device including a sensor array including a plurality of pixels, includes: capturing a first low-spatial resolution frame using a subset of the plurality of pixels of the sensor array; generating, using a processor coupled to the sensor array, a first depth map using raw pixel values of the first low-spatial resolution frame; capturing a second low-spatial resolution frame using the subset of the plurality of pixels of the sensor array; generating, using the processor, a second depth map using raw pixel values of the second low-spatial resolution frame; and determining whether an object has moved in a field of view of the imaging device based on a comparison of the first depth map to the second depth map.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics (Research & Development) Limited
    Inventor: Neale Dutton
  • Patent number: 11621219
    Abstract: An electronic assembly is disclosed. The electronic assembly includes a primary die, comprising a bulk layer, an integrated circuitry layer, a metal layer, a first redistribution layer, and a first attachment layer. The primary die further includes at least one aligned through-hole in the bulk layer and integrated circuitry layer. The electronic assembly further includes a secondary die physically coupled to the primary die via a second attachment layer. The electronic assembly further includes an interconnect header that includes plurality of interconnect filaments configured to electrically couple the first redistribution layer to one of the at least one metal layer via the at least one bulk layer through-hole and the at least one integrated circuitry through-hole. The interconnect header is generated by applying an electrically conductive filaments on a plurality of wafers, thinning the wafers, stacking and attaching the wafers into a wafer stack, and dicing the wafer stack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: Rockwell Collins, Inc.
    Inventors: Reginald D. Bean, Bret W. Simon
  • Patent number: 11621405
    Abstract: To provide a display device and an electronic apparatus that suppress leakage of a drive current between adjacent light emitting elements. A display device includes: a plurality of light emitting elements having an organic light emitting layer sandwiched between a first electrode disposed for each of the light emitting elements and a second electrode in a lamination direction and arrayed on a plane; and an insulating layer disposed between the first electrodes. At least a part of a film thickness region in the insulating layer contains a positively charged inorganic nitride.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kazuichiro Itonaga
  • Patent number: 11615994
    Abstract: A module includes an electronic component, an enclosure at least partially enclosing the electronic component and defining a module interface at which the module is configured to be mounted on a mounting base, and a gas flow-inhibiting sealing at the module interface and configured to inhibit gas from propagating from an exterior of the module towards the electronic component. An electronic device that includes the module and a method of manufacturing the module are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Johannes Uhlig, Sven Hagebusch, Marco Ludwig, Ulrich Nolten
  • Patent number: 11605603
    Abstract: Embodiments may relate to a microelectronic package that includes a radio frequency (RF) chip coupled with a die by interconnects with a first pitch. The RF chip may further be coupled with a waveguide of a package substrate by interconnects with a second pitch that is different than the first pitch. The RF chip may facilitate conveyance of data to the waveguide as an electromagnetic signal with a frequency greater than approximately 20 gigahertz (GHz). Other embodiments may be described or claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Adel A. Elsherbini, Georgios Dogiamis, Telesphor Kamgaing, Henning Braunisch, Johanna M. Swan, Shawna M. Liff, Aleksandar Aleksov
  • Patent number: 11605623
    Abstract: An integrated circuit structure includes an active region containing more active semiconductor devices, wherein the active region comprises a first grating of metal and dielectric materials with only vertically aligned structures thereon. A transition region containing inactive structures is adjacent to the active region, wherein the transition region comprises a second grating of metal and dielectric materials having at least one of vertical aligned structures and vertical random structures thereon. Both the active regions and the transition regions have an absence of non-uniform gratings with horizontal parallel polymer sheets thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Gurpreet Singh, Eungnak Han, Paul A. Nyhus, Florian Gstrein, Richard E. Schenker