Patents by Inventor Jo Bito

Jo Bito 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).

  • Patent number: 11774519
    Abstract: In a described example, a structure includes a substrate having a surface with multiple sides. A sensor is positioned within the substrate and a seed layer is over at least four sides of the surface of the substrate. A magnetic shield layer is over the seed layer for the at least four sides of the surface of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Yong Deng, Jo Bito, Benjamin Stassen Cook
  • Publication number: 20230133993
    Abstract: An optical device includes a metamaterial layer configured to absorb a portion of an incident light having a frequency spectrum, the portion of the incident light having a frequency range that is narrower than and within the frequency spectrum of the incident light, a photodiode disposed in a layer coupled to the metamaterial layer and configured to detect an amplitude of the portion of the incident light, and shallow trench isolation (STI) structures disposed between the metamaterial layer and the photodiode, the STI structures configured to pass the portion of the incident light within the frequency range from the metamaterial layer to the photodiode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2021
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventors: Hassan Omar ALI, Benjamin Stassen COOK, Scott Robert SUMMERFELT, Jo BITO
  • Publication number: 20220357369
    Abstract: In one example, circuitry is formed in a semiconductor die. A magnetic concentrator is formed on a surface of the semiconductor die and over the circuitry. An isolation spacer is placed on a lead frame. The semiconductor die is placed on the isolation spacer, and the magnetic concentrator is aligned to overlap the lead frame. Electrical interconnects are formed between the semiconductor die and the lead frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2022
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Inventors: Dok Won LEE, Jo BITO, Keith Ryan GREEN
  • Patent number: 11422167
    Abstract: A packaged current sensor includes a lead frame, an integrated circuit, an isolation spacer, a first magnetic concentrator, and a second magnetic concentrator. The lead frame includes a conductor. The isolation spacer is between the lead frame and the integrated circuit. The first magnetic concentrator is aligned with the conductor. The second magnetic concentrator is aligned with the conductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Dok Won Lee, Jo Bito, Keith Ryan Green
  • Publication number: 20220238733
    Abstract: In examples, a sensor package comprises a die pad and a semiconductor die on the die pad. The semiconductor die has an active surface. The sensor package includes a light sensor on the active surface of the semiconductor die. The sensor package includes a mold compound covering the die pad, the semiconductor die, and a portion of the active surface. The sensor package includes a light filter covering the light sensor and abutting the mold compound. The light filter includes a combination of silicone, metal particles, and an organic dye. The combination is configured to reject light having a wavelength in a target wavelength range. The light filter has a thickness of at least 0.5 millimeters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2021
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Inventors: Jo BITO, Benjamin Stassen COOK
  • Publication number: 20220179015
    Abstract: A Hall sensor circuit includes a first Hall sensor, a second Hall sensor, a first preamplifier circuit, a second preamplifier circuit, a subtractor circuit, and a duty cycling circuit. The first preamplifier circuit includes an input and an output. The input is coupled to the first Hall sensor. The second preamplifier circuit includes a first input, a second input, and an output. The first input is coupled to the second Hall sensor. The subtractor circuit includes a first input coupled to the output of the first preamplifier circuit, a second input coupled to the output of the second preamplifier circuit, and an output coupled to the second input of the second preamplifier circuit. The duty cycling circuit is coupled to the second preamplifier circuit and the second Hall sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2020
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Inventors: Arup POLLEY, Srinath M. RAMASWAMY, Jo BITO, Baher S. HAROUN
  • Patent number: 11353519
    Abstract: A Hall sensor circuit includes a first Hall sensor, a second Hall sensor, a first preamplifier circuit, a second preamplifier circuit, a subtractor circuit, and a duty cycling circuit. The first preamplifier circuit includes an input and an output. The input is coupled to the first Hall sensor. The second preamplifier circuit includes a first input, a second input, and an output. The first input is coupled to the second Hall sensor. The subtractor circuit includes a first input coupled to the output of the first preamplifier circuit, a second input coupled to the output of the second preamplifier circuit, and an output coupled to the second input of the second preamplifier circuit. The duty cycling circuit is coupled to the second preamplifier circuit and the second Hall sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Arup Polley, Srinath M. Ramaswamy, Jo Bito, Baher S. Haroun
  • Patent number: 11237223
    Abstract: A structure includes a substrate which includes a surface. The structure also includes a horizontal-type Hall sensor positioned within the substrate and below the surface of the substrate. The structure further includes a patterned magnetic concentrator positioned above the surface of the substrate, and a protective overcoat layer positioned above the magnetic concentrator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Jo Bito, Benjamin Stassen Cook, Dok Won Lee, Keith Ryan Green, Ricky Alan Jackson, William David French
  • Publication number: 20220018879
    Abstract: A packaged current sensor includes a lead frame, an integrated circuit, an isolation spacer, a first magnetic concentrator, and a second magnetic concentrator. The lead frame includes a conductor. The isolation spacer is between the lead frame and the integrated circuit. The first magnetic concentrator is aligned with the conductor. The second magnetic concentrator is aligned with the conductor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2020
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Inventors: Dok Won LEE, Jo BITO, Keith Ryan GREEN
  • Publication number: 20210072327
    Abstract: A structure includes a substrate which includes a surface. The structure also includes a horizontal-type Hall sensor positioned within the substrate and below the surface of the substrate. The structure further includes a protective overcoat layer positioned above the surface of the substrate, and a sphere-shaped magnetic concentrator positioned above the protective overcoat layer. Instead of or in addition to the sphere-shaped magnetic concentrator, the structure may include an embedded magnetic concentrator positioned within the substrate and below the horizontal-type Hall sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2019
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Inventors: Jo BITO, Benjamin Stassen COOK, Dok Won LEE, Keith Ryan GREEN, Kenji OTAKE
  • Publication number: 20210063497
    Abstract: In a described example, a structure includes a substrate having a surface with multiple sides. A sensor is positioned within the substrate and a seed layer is over at least four sides of the surface of the substrate. A magnetic shield layer is over the seed layer for the at least four sides of the surface of the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2020
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventors: YONG DENG, JO BITO, BENJAMIN STASSEN COOK
  • Publication number: 20210050459
    Abstract: An integrated filter optical package including an ambient light sensor that incorporates an infrared (IR) filter in an integrated circuit (IC) stacked-die configuration is provided. The integrated filter optical package incorporates an infrared (IR) coated glass layer to filter out or block IR light while allowing visible (ambient) light to pass through to a light sensitive die having a light sensor. The ambient light sensor detects an amount of visible light that passes through the IR coated glass layer and adjusts a brightness or intensity of a display screen on an electronic device accordingly so that the display screen is readable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2019
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Inventors: Steven Alfred Kummerl, Simon Joshua Jacobs, James Richard Huckabee, Jo Bito, Rongwei Zhang
  • Publication number: 20210025948
    Abstract: A structure includes a substrate which includes a surface. The structure also includes a horizontal-type Hall sensor positioned within the substrate and below the surface of the substrate. The structure further includes a patterned magnetic concentrator positioned above the surface of the substrate, and a protective overcoat layer positioned above the magnetic concentrator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2019
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Inventors: Jo BITO, Benjamin Stassen COOK, Dok Won LEE, Keith Ryan GREEN, Ricky Alan JACKSON, William David FRENCH
  • Patent number: 10879151
    Abstract: A semiconductor package includes a lead frame, a semiconductor device, a liquid metal conductor, and an encapsulation material. The semiconductor device is affixed to the lead frame. The liquid metal conductor couples the semiconductor device to the lead frame. The encapsulation material encases the semiconductor device, the liquid metal conductor, and at least a portion of the lead frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Dishit Paresh Parekh, Benjamin Stassen Cook, Daniel Lee Revier, Jo Bito
  • Publication number: 20200211928
    Abstract: A semiconductor package includes a lead frame, a semiconductor device, a liquid metal conductor, and an encapsulation material. The semiconductor device is affixed to the lead frame. The liquid metal conductor couples the semiconductor device to the lead frame. The encapsulation material encases the semiconductor device, the liquid metal conductor, and at least a portion of the lead frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventors: Dishit Paresh PAREKH, Benjamin Stassen COOK, Daniel Lee REVIER, Jo BITO
  • Publication number: 20200083147
    Abstract: A packaged semiconductor device includes an IC die having bump features that are coupled to bond pads flip chip attached to a custom LF. The custom LF includes metal structures including metal leads on at least 2 sides, and printed metal providing a printed LF portion including printed metal traces that connect to and extend inward from at least one of the metal leads over the dielectric support material that are coupled to FC pads configured for receiving the bump features including at least some of the printed metal traces coupled to the bond pads on the IC die. The IC die is flip chip mounted on the printed LF portion so that the bump features are connected to the FC pads.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2018
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Inventors: JO BITO, BENJAMIN STASSEN COOK, STEVEN KUMMERL
  • Patent number: 10566844
    Abstract: A system including: a photovoltaic (PV) cell; a radio frequency (RF) rectifier; a DC-DC converter connected to an output of the RF rectifier; and a control circuit configured to control an operation of the DC-DC converter, and configured to receive operating power from the PV cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: Georgia Tech Research Corporation
    Inventors: Jo Bito, Emmanouil Tentzeris
  • Publication number: 20190252924
    Abstract: A system including: a photovoltaic (PV) cell; a radio frequency (RF) rectifier; a DC-DC converter connected to an output of the RF rectifier; and a control circuit configured to control an operation of the DC-DC converter, and configured to receive operating power from the PV cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2019
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventors: Jo Bito, Emmanouil Tentzeris