Patents by Inventor Kevin Durocher

Kevin Durocher 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: 8114708
    Abstract: A system and method for forming an embedded chip package is disclosed. The embedded chip package includes a first chip portion having a plurality of pre-patterned re-distribution layers joined together to form a pre-patterned lamination stack, with the pre-patterned lamination stack having a die opening extending therethrough. The embedded chip package also includes a die positioned in the die opening and a second chip portion having at least one uncut re-distribution layer, with the second chip portion affixed to each of the first chip portion and the die and being patterned to be electrically connected to both of the first chip portion and the die.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Paul McConnelee, Donald Cunningham, Kevin Durocher
  • Patent number: 7952187
    Abstract: A system and method for forming a wafer level package (WLP) (i.e., wafer level chip size package) is disclosed. The WLP includes a silicon integrated circuit (IC) substrate having a plurality of die pads formed on a top surface thereof and a plurality of polymer laminates positioned thereon. Each of the polymer laminates is comprised of a separate pre-formed laminate sheet and has a plurality of vias formed therein that correspond to a respective die pad. A plurality of metal interconnects are formed on each of the plurality of polymer laminates so as to cover a portion of a top surface of a polymer laminate and extend down through the via and into contact with a metal interconnect on a neighboring polymer laminate positioned below. An input/output (I/O) system interconnect is positioned on a top surface of the wafer level package and is attached to the plurality of metal interconnects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Christopher James Kapusta, Donald Cunningham, Richard Joseph Saia, Kevin Durocher, Joseph Iannotti, William Hawkins
  • Publication number: 20100078797
    Abstract: A system and method for forming an embedded chip package is disclosed. The embedded chip package includes a first chip portion having a plurality of pre-patterned re-distribution layers joined together to form a pre-patterned lamination stack, with the pre-patterned lamination stack having a die opening extending therethrough. The embedded chip package also includes a die positioned in the die opening and a second chip portion having at least one uncut re-distribution layer, with the second chip portion affixed to each of the first chip portion and the die and being patterned to be electrically connected to both of the first chip portion and the die.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2008
    Publication date: April 1, 2010
    Inventors: Paul McConnelee, Donald Cunningham, Kevin Durocher
  • Publication number: 20090243081
    Abstract: A system and method for forming a wafer level package (WLP) (i.e., wafer level chip size package) is disclosed. The WLP includes a silicon integrated circuit (IC) substrate having a plurality of die pads formed on a top surface thereof and a plurality of polymer laminates positioned thereon. Each of the polymer laminates is comprised of a separate pre-formed laminate sheet and has a plurality of vias formed therein that correspond to a respective die pad. A plurality of metal interconnects are formed on each of the plurality of polymer laminates so as to cover a portion of a top surface of a polymer laminate and extend down through the via and into contact with a metal interconnect on a neighboring polymer laminate positioned below. An input/output (I/O) system interconnect is positioned on a top surface of the wafer level package and is attached to the plurality of metal interconnects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2008
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Inventors: Christopher James Kapusta, Donald Cunningham, Richard Joseph Saia, Kevin Durocher, Joseph Iannotti, William Hawkins
  • Publication number: 20080116552
    Abstract: An electronic system (1) having an interconnect structure (30, 45). In one embodiment a system (1) includes a first electronic device (2) with a first plurality of contact pads (15) each having a noble metal (18) formed along a first surface (19), and a second electronic device (3) with a second plurality of contact pads (29) each having a noble metal (18) formed along a first surface (19). The noble metal (18) of one of the contact pads (15) of the first device (2) is bonded to the noble metal (18) of one of the contact pads (29) of the second device (3). In one embodiment of an associated method of forming an interconnect structure (45), a first electronic device (2) is provided with a first plurality of contact pads (15) each having a noble metal (18) along a first surface (19), and a second electronic device (3) is provided with a plurality of contact pads (29) each having a noble metal (18) along a first surface (19).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2006
    Publication date: May 22, 2008
    Inventors: James Rose, Robert Lewandowski, Thomas Gorczyca, Kevin Durocher, Jonathan Short, Donna Sherman
  • Publication number: 20080118730
    Abstract: Disclosed is a biaxially oriented multilayer film comprising at least two layers A-B, wherein A and B represent separate layers at least one of which layers comprises a polyimide having a Tg of greater than about 200° C., wherein the film has a CTE of less than 35 ppm/° C., and wherein A comprises 60 wt. %-100 wt. % of amorphous polymer with 0 wt. %-40 wt. % of crystallizable polymer, and B comprises 60 wt. %-100 wt. % crystallizable polymer with 0 wt. %-40 wt. % amorphous polymer, the relative thicknesses of layer A to layer B are in a ratio in a range of between 1:5 and 1:100, and the thickness of the film is in a range of between 5 ?m and 125 ?m. Also disclosed is a biaxially oriented monolithic film comprising a polyimide with structural units formally derived from 3,4-diaminodiphenylether and 4,4-oxydiphthalic anhydride. Laminates comprising the films and methods for making film and laminate are also disclosed. Articles comprising a film or laminate of the invention are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2006
    Publication date: May 22, 2008
    Inventors: Ta-Hua Yu, James M. White, Sapna Blackburn, Irene Dris, Kapil Sheth, Kevin Durocher, Safwat Tadros
  • Publication number: 20070254468
    Abstract: A method for fabricating an interconnect comprising providing a carrier substrate, wherein the carrier substrate comprises a plurality of interconnect traces and a plurality of input/output contacts; providing a flexible substrate having a first side and a second side, disposing the second side of the sacrificial layer onto the first side of the flexible substrate to form a first assembly, disposing the carrier substrate onto the first assembly; and removing the sacrificial layer and the carrier substrate to form the interconnect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2007
    Publication date: November 1, 2007
    Inventors: William Burdick, James Rose, Kevin Durocher, James Sabatini
  • Publication number: 20070235810
    Abstract: A power semiconductor module includes: an interconnect layer including an electrical conductor patterned on a dielectric layer, the electrical conductor including a power coupling portion having a thickness sufficient to carry power currents and a control coupling portion having a thickness thinner than that of the power coupling portion; and a semiconductor power device physically coupled to the interconnect layer and electrically coupled to the power coupling portion of the electrical conductor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2006
    Publication date: October 11, 2007
    Inventors: Eladio Delgado, Richard Beaupre, Stephen Arthur, Ernest Balch, Kevin Durocher, Paul McConnelee, Raymond Fillion
  • Publication number: 20070131659
    Abstract: A method of making an electronic device cooling system includes forming a thermally conductive layer on an inner surface of the substrate and laser ablating the thermally conductive layer to form microchannels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2005
    Publication date: June 14, 2007
    Inventors: Kevin Durocher, Stacey Goodwin, Ernest Balch, Christopher Kapusta
  • Publication number: 20070093049
    Abstract: A method for making an interconnect is provided. The method includes depositing a conductive layer on a substrate, depositing a protective layer on the conductive layer, patterning the protective layer to form openings to the conductive layer, depositing contact pads on the conductive layer through the openings in the protective layer, the contact pads comprising a conductive material, and patterning the conductive layer and the protective layer to form electrical traces on the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2005
    Publication date: April 26, 2007
    Inventors: Kevin Durocher, James Rose
  • Publication number: 20070015373
    Abstract: A method of processing a semiconductor substrate is provided. The method includes depositing an amorphous hydrogenated carbon film on a semiconductor substrate using a low temperature plasma deposition process and performing at least one high temperature processing step on the semiconductor substrate. The SiC substrate is processed by ion implanting at least one dopant species into at least one selected region of the SiC substrate, depositing a amorphous hydrogenated carbon film on the SiC substrate using a plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) process, performing at least one high temperature processing step on the SiC substrate and removing the amorphous hydrogenated carbon film after performing the high temperature processing step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2005
    Publication date: January 18, 2007
    Inventors: Christopher Cowen, Larry Rowland, Jesse Tucker, Jeffrey Fedison, Richard Saia, Kevin Durocher
  • Publication number: 20060068576
    Abstract: A method for fabricating an interconnect comprising providing a carrier substrate, wherein the carrier substrate comprises a plurality of interconnect traces and a plurality of input/output contacts; providing a flexible substrate having a first side and a second side, disposing the second side of the sacrificial layer onto the first side of the flexible substrate to form a first assembly, disposing the carrier substrate onto the first assembly; and removing the sacrificial layer and the carrier substrate to form the interconnect. A detector for use in an imaging system comprises the aforementioned interconnect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2004
    Publication date: March 30, 2006
    Inventors: William Burdick, James Rose, Kevin Durocher, James Sabatini
  • Publication number: 20060065387
    Abstract: An electronic assembly having at least a heat dissipating unit and a heat generating unit is provided. At least one of the heat dissipating unit and the heat generating unit has at least one deliberately modified surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2004
    Publication date: March 30, 2006
    Inventors: Sandeep Tonapi, Arun Gowda, Kevin Durocher, David Esler, Hong Zhong, Ananth Prabhakumar