Patents by Inventor Arthur O. Southard

Arthur O. Southard has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20230187257
    Abstract: Novel polyketanil-based compositions for use as a laser-releasable composition for temporary bonding and laser debonding processes are provided. The inventive compositions can be debonded using various UV lasers, at wavelengths from about 300 nm to about 360 nm, leaving behind little to no debris. The layers formed from these compositions possess good thermal stabilities and are resistant to common solvents used in semiconductor processing. The compositions can also be used as build-up layers for redistribution layer formation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2023
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: Luke Prenger, Arthur O. Southard, Qi Wu, Xiao Liu
  • Patent number: 11610801
    Abstract: Novel polyketanil-based compositions for use as a laser-releasable composition for temporary bonding and laser debonding processes are provided. The inventive compositions can be debonded using various UV lasers, at wavelengths from about 300 nm to about 360 nm, leaving behind little to no debris. The layers formed from these compositions possess good thermal stabilities and are resistant to common solvents used in semiconductor processing. The compositions can also be used as build-up layers for redistribution layer formation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: Brewer Science, Inc.
    Inventors: Luke Prenger, Arthur O. Southard, Qi Wu, Xiao Liu
  • Publication number: 20220262755
    Abstract: Achieving homogeneous and heterogeneous integration for 2.5D and 3D integrated circuit, chip-to-wafer, chip-to-substrate, or wafer-to-wafer bonding is an essential technology. The landing wafer or substrate is bonded with a carrier by using a temporary bonding material before thinning the landing wafer to the desired thickness. Upon completion of redistribution layer formation, Cu pad formation, or other backside processing, dies or wafers with through-silicon vias are stacked onto the landing substrate before molding and singulation. As the landing wafer usually has interconnection metals in the bond line, and those interconnection metals are typically made from lead-free solder alloys, deformation of those solder alloys during thermocompression bonding becomes an issue for manufacturers. To address this issue, a polymeric material with desired strengths is coated on the device wafer to form a conformal protective layer on top of solder alloys, thus enabling temporary bonding and debonding processes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2022
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Inventors: Chia-Hsin Lee, Alice Guerrero, Arthur O. Southard, Chen-Yu Wu, Xiao Liu
  • Publication number: 20200234993
    Abstract: Novel polyketanil-based compositions for use as a laser-releasable composition for temporary bonding and laser debonding processes are provided. The inventive compositions can be debonded using various UV lasers, at wavelengths from about 300 nm to about 360 nm, leaving behind little to no debris. The layers formed from these compositions possess good thermal stabilities and are resistant to common solvents used in semiconductor processing. The compositions can also be used as build-up layers for redistribution layer formation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2020
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Inventors: Luke Prenger, Arthur O. Southard, Qi Wu, Xiao Liu
  • Patent number: 10304720
    Abstract: Dielectric materials with optimal mechanical properties for use in laser ablation patterning are proposed. These materials include a polymer selected from the group consisting of polyureas, polyurethane, and polyacylhydrazones. New methods to prepare suitable polyacylhydrazones are also provided. Those methods involve mild conditions and result in a soluble polymer that is stable at room temperature and can be incorporated into formulations that can be coated onto microelectronic substrates. The dielectric materials exhibit high elongation, low CTE, low cure temperature, and leave little to no debris post-ablation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: Brewer Science, Inc.
    Inventors: Christina R. Matos-Perez, Tony D. Flaim, Arthur O. Southard, Lisa M. Kirchner, Deborah Blumenshine
  • Publication number: 20180019156
    Abstract: Dielectric materials with optimal mechanical properties for use in laser ablation patterning are proposed. These materials include a polymer selected from the group consisting of polyureas, polyurethane, and polyacylhydrazones. New methods to prepare suitable polyacylhydrazones are also provided. Those methods involve mild conditions and result in a soluble polymer that is stable at room temperature and can be incorporated into formulations that can be coated onto microelectronic substrates. The dielectric materials exhibit high elongation, low CTE, low cure temperature, and leave little to no debris post-ablation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2017
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventors: Cristina R. Matos-Perez, Tony D. Flaim, Arthur O. Southard, Lisa M. Kirchner, Deborah Blumenshine