Patents by Inventor Chao-Yen Lin

Chao-Yen Lin 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: 20130307125
    Abstract: An embodiment of the invention provides a chip package which includes: a semiconductor substrate having an upper surface and a lower surface; a device region or sensing region defined in the semiconductor substrate; a conducting pad located on the upper surface of the semiconductor substrate; at least two recesses extending from the upper surface towards the lower surface of the semiconductor substrate, wherein sidewalls and bottoms of the recesses together form a sidewall of the semiconductor substrate; a conducting layer electrically connected to the conducting pad and extending from the upper surface of the semiconductor substrate to the sidewall of the semiconductor substrate; and an insulating layer located between the conducting layer and the semiconductor substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2013
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Applicant: XINTEC INC.
    Inventors: Yu-Lung HUANG, Chao-Yen LIN, Wei-Luen SUEN, Chien-Hui CHEN
  • Patent number: 8507321
    Abstract: An embodiment of the invention provides a chip package which includes: a carrier substrate; a semiconductor substrate having an upper surface and a lower surface, disposed overlying the carrier substrate; a device region or sensing region located on the upper surface of the semiconductor substrate; a conducting pad located on the upper surface of the semiconductor substrate; a conducting layer electrically connected to the conducting pad and extending from the upper surface of the semiconductor substrate to a sidewall of the semiconductor substrate; and an insulating layer located between the conducting layer and the semiconductor substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Inventors: Chao-Yen Lin, Yi-Hang Lin
  • Patent number: 8502393
    Abstract: A chip package includes: a substrate having a first and a second surface; a device region and a pad disposed on the first surface; a hole extending from the second surface to the pad; an insulating layer located on a sidewall of the hole; a carrier substrate located on the second surface; a first redistribution layer located between the carrier substrate and the insulating layer and located in the hole to electrically contact with the pad, wherein an edge of the first redistribution layer is exposed on a sidewall formed by the carrier substrate and the insulating layer; a second redistribution layer located on the carrier substrate, extending towards the second surface, and contacting the exposed edge of the first redistribution layer; and a buffer layer located on or below the second surface of the substrate and located between the second redistribution layer and the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Inventors: Chao-Yen Lin, Wen-Chou Tsai, Ming-Hong Fang, Jen-Yen Wang, Chih-Hao Chen, Guo-Jyun Chiou, Sheng-Hsiang Fu
  • Publication number: 20130043570
    Abstract: A chip package includes: a substrate having a first and a second surface; a device region and a pad disposed on the first surface; a hole extending from the second surface to the pad; an insulating layer located on a sidewall of the hole; a carrier substrate located on the second surface; a first redistribution layer located between the carrier substrate and the insulating layer and located in the hole to electrically contact with the pad, wherein an edge of the first redistribution layer is exposed on a sidewall formed by the carrier substrate and the insulating layer; a second redistribution layer located on the carrier substrate, extending towards the second surface, and contacting the exposed edge of the first redistribution layer; and a buffer layer located on or below the second surface of the substrate and located between the second redistribution layer and the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2012
    Publication date: February 21, 2013
    Inventors: Chao-Yen LIN, Wen-Chou TSAI, Ming-Hong FANG, Jen-Yen WANG, Chih-Hao CHEN, Guo-Jyun CHIOU, Sheng-Hsiang FU
  • Patent number: 8294275
    Abstract: A chip package includes: a substrate having a first and a second surface; a device region and a pad disposed on the first surface; a hole extending from the second surface to the pad; an insulating layer located on a sidewall of the hole; a carrier substrate located on the second surface; a first redistribution layer located between the carrier substrate and the insulating layer and located in the hole to electrically contact with the pad, wherein an edge of the first redistribution layer is exposed on a sidewall formed by the carrier substrate and the insulating layer; a second redistribution layer located on the carrier substrate, extending towards the second surface, and contacting the exposed edge of the first redistribution layer; and a buffer layer located on or below the second surface of the substrate and located between the second redistribution layer and the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Inventors: Chao-Yen Lin, Wen-Chou Tsai, Ming-Hong Fang, Jen-Yen Wang, Chih-Hao Chen, Guo-Jyun Chiou, Sheng-Hsiang Fu
  • Publication number: 20110278724
    Abstract: An embodiment of the invention provides a chip package which includes: a carrier substrate; a semiconductor substrate having an upper surface and a lower surface, disposed overlying the carrier substrate; a device region or sensing region located on the upper surface of the semiconductor substrate; a conducting pad located on the upper surface of the semiconductor substrate; a conducting layer electrically connected to the conducting pad and extending from the upper surface of the semiconductor substrate to a sidewall of the semiconductor substrate; and an insulating layer located between the conducting layer and the semiconductor substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2011
    Publication date: November 17, 2011
    Inventors: Chao-Yen LIN, Yi-Hang Lin
  • Publication number: 20110198732
    Abstract: A chip package includes: a substrate having a first and a second surface; a device region and a pad disposed on the first surface; a hole extending from the second surface to the pad; an insulating layer located on a sidewall of the hole; a carrier substrate located on the second surface; a first redistribution layer located between the carrier substrate and the insulating layer and located in the hole to electrically contact with the pad, wherein an edge of the first redistribution layer is exposed on a sidewall formed by the carrier substrate and the insulating layer; a second redistribution layer located on the carrier substrate, extending towards the second surface, and contacting the exposed edge of the first redistribution layer; and a buffer layer located on or below the second surface of the substrate and located between the second redistribution layer and the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2011
    Publication date: August 18, 2011
    Inventors: Chao-Yen LIN, Wen-Chou TSAI, Ming-Hong FANG, Jen-Yen WANG, Chih-Hao CHEN, Guo-Jyun CHIOU, Sheng-Hsiang FU
  • Publication number: 20060255970
    Abstract: The present invention finds a required geographic location on a map having a plurality of map units; the distance and locality between two locations are figured out; and, map units are pierced up.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2005
    Publication date: November 16, 2006
    Inventors: Chao-Yen Lin, Li-Ly Chiu