Patents by Inventor Kung-Chen Yeh

Kung-Chen Yeh 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: 11990429
    Abstract: A method includes bonding a second package component to a first package component, bonding a third package component to the first package component, attaching a dummy die to the first package component, encapsulating the second package component, the third package component, and the dummy die in an encapsulant, and performing a planarization process to level a top surface of the second package component with a top surface of the encapsulant. After the planarization process, an upper portion of the encapsulant overlaps the dummy die. The dummy die is sawed-through to separate the dummy die into a first dummy die portion and a second dummy die portion. The upper portion of the encapsulant is also sawed through.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Chih-Wei Wu, Ying-Ching Shih, Kung-Chen Yeh, Li-Chung Kuo, Pu Wang, Szu-Wei Lu
  • Patent number: 11948896
    Abstract: A package structure is provided. The package structure includes a through substrate via structure, a first stacked die package structure, an underfill layer, and a package layer. The through substrate via structure is formed over a substrate. The first stacked die package structure is over the through substrate via structure, wherein the first stacked die package structure comprises a plurality of memory dies. The underfill layer is over the first stacked die package structure. the package layer is over the underfill layer, wherein the package layer has a protruding portion that extends below a top surface of the through substrate via structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsung-Fu Tsai, Kung-Chen Yeh, I-Ting Huang, Shih-Ting Lin, Szu-Wei Lu
  • Publication number: 20230092361
    Abstract: A method includes bonding a second package component to a first package component, bonding a third package component to the first package component, attaching a dummy die to the first package component, encapsulating the second package component, the third package component, and the dummy die in an encapsulant, and performing a planarization process to level a top surface of the second package component with a top surface of the encapsulant. After the planarization process, an upper portion of the encapsulant overlaps the dummy die. The dummy die is sawed-through to separate the dummy die into a first dummy die portion and a second dummy die portion. The upper portion of the encapsulant is also sawed through.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2022
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Inventors: Chih-Wei Wu, Ying-Ching Shih, Kung-Chen Yeh, Li-Chung Kuo, Pu Wang, Szu-Wei Lu
  • Publication number: 20230032291
    Abstract: A package structure including an interposer, at least one semiconductor die and an insulating encapsulation is provided. The interposer includes a semiconductor substrate and an interconnect structure disposed on the semiconductor substrate, the interconnect structure includes interlayer dielectric films and interconnect wirings embedded in the interlayer dielectric films, the semiconductor substrate includes a first portion and a second portion disposed on the first portion, the first interconnect structure is disposed on the second portion, and a first maximum lateral dimension of the first portion is greater than a second maximum lateral dimension of the second portion. The at least one semiconductor die is disposed over and electrically connected to the interconnect structure. The insulating encapsulation is disposed on the first portion, wherein the insulating encapsulation laterally encapsulates the least one semiconductor die and the second portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2022
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kung-Chen Yeh, Szu-Wei Lu, Tsung-Fu Tsai, Ying-Ching Shih
  • Patent number: 11515267
    Abstract: A method includes bonding a second package component to a first package component, bonding a third package component to the first package component, attaching a dummy die to the first package component, encapsulating the second package component, the third package component, and the dummy die in an encapsulant, and performing a planarization process to level a top surface of the second package component with a top surface of the encapsulant. After the planarization process, an upper portion of the encapsulant overlaps the dummy die. The dummy die is sawed-through to separate the dummy die into a first dummy die portion and a second dummy die portion. The upper portion of the encapsulant is also sawed through.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Chih-Wei Wu, Li-Chung Kuo, Pu Wang, Ying-Ching Shih, Szu-Wei Lu, Kung-Chen Yeh
  • Patent number: 11508692
    Abstract: A package structure including an interposer, at least one semiconductor die and an insulating encapsulation is provided. The interposer includes a semiconductor substrate and an interconnect structure disposed on the semiconductor substrate, the interconnect structure includes interlayer dielectric films and interconnect wirings embedded in the interlayer dielectric films, the semiconductor substrate includes a first portion and a second portion disposed on the first portion, the first interconnect structure is disposed on the second portion, and a first maximum lateral dimension of the first portion is greater than a second maximum lateral dimension of the second portion. The at least one semiconductor die is disposed over and electrically connected to the interconnect structure. The insulating encapsulation is disposed on the first portion, wherein the insulating encapsulation laterally encapsulates the least one semiconductor die and the second portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kung-Chen Yeh, Szu-Wei Lu, Tsung-Fu Tsai, Ying-Ching Shih
  • Publication number: 20220359430
    Abstract: A package structure is provided. The package structure includes a through substrate via structure, a first stacked die package structure, an underfill layer, and a package layer. The through substrate via structure is formed over a substrate. The first stacked die package structure is over the through substrate via structure, wherein the first stacked die package structure comprises a plurality of memory dies. The underfill layer is over the first stacked die package structure. the package layer is over the underfill layer, wherein the package layer has a protruding portion that extends below a top surface of the through substrate via structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2022
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsung-Fu TSAI, Kung-Chen YEH, I-Ting HUANG, Shih-Ting LIN, Szu-Wei LU
  • Publication number: 20220336412
    Abstract: A package structure including an interposer, at least one semiconductor die and an insulating encapsulation is provided. The interposer includes a semiconductor substrate and an interconnect structure disposed on the semiconductor substrate, the interconnect structure includes interlayer dielectric films and interconnect wirings embedded in the interlayer dielectric films, the semiconductor substrate includes a first portion and a second portion disposed on the first portion, the first interconnect structure is disposed on the second portion, and a first maximum lateral dimension of the first portion is greater than a second maximum lateral dimension of the second portion. The at least one semiconductor die is disposed over and electrically connected to the interconnect structure. The insulating encapsulation is disposed on the first portion, wherein the insulating encapsulation laterally encapsulates the least one semiconductor die and the second portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2022
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kung-Chen Yeh, Szu-Wei Lu, Tsung-Fu Tsai, Ying-Ching Shih
  • Patent number: 11476205
    Abstract: A package structure is provided. The package structure includes a through substrate via structure, a first stacked die package structure, an underfill layer, and a package layer. The through substrate via structure is formed over a substrate. The first stacked die package structure is over the through substrate via structure. The first stacked die package structure includes a plurality of memory dies. The underfill layer is over the first stacked die package structure. The underfill layer includes a first protruding portion that extends below a top surface of the through substrate via structure. The package layer is over the underfill layer. The package layer has a second protruding portion that extends below the top surface of the through substrate via structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsung-Fu Tsai, Kung-Chen Yeh, I-Ting Huang, Shih-Ting Lin, Szu-Wei Lu
  • Patent number: 11164824
    Abstract: A package structure includes a circuit substrate and a semiconductor package. The semiconductor package is disposed on the circuit substrate, and includes a plurality of semiconductor dies, an insulating encapsulant and a connection structure. The insulating encapsulant comprises a first portion and a second portion protruding from the first portion, the first portion is encapsulating the plurality of semiconductor dies and has a planar first surface, and the second portion has a planar second surface located at a different level than the planar first surface. The connection structure is located over the first portion of the insulating encapsulant on the planar first surface, and located on the plurality of semiconductor dies, wherein the connection structure is electrically connected to the plurality of semiconductor dies and the circuit substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsung-Fu Tsai, Kung-Chen Yeh, Li-Chung Kuo, Szu-Wei Lu, Ying-Ching Shih
  • Publication number: 20210202436
    Abstract: A package structure including an interposer, at least one semiconductor die and an insulating encapsulation is provided. The interposer includes a semiconductor substrate and an interconnect structure disposed on the semiconductor substrate, the interconnect structure includes interlayer dielectric films and interconnect wirings embedded in the interlayer dielectric films, the semiconductor substrate includes a first portion and a second portion disposed on the first portion, the first interconnect structure is disposed on the second portion, and a first maximum lateral dimension of the first portion is greater than a second maximum lateral dimension of the second portion. The at least one semiconductor die is disposed over and electrically connected to the interconnect structure. The insulating encapsulation is disposed on the first portion, wherein the insulating encapsulation laterally encapsulates the least one semiconductor die and the second portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2020
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kung-Chen Yeh, Szu-Wei Lu, Tsung-Fu Tsai, Ying-Ching Shih
  • Publication number: 20210167024
    Abstract: A package structure is provided. The package structure includes a through substrate via structure, a first stacked die package structure, an underfill layer, and a package layer. The through substrate via structure is formed over a substrate. The first stacked die package structure is over the through substrate via structure. The first stacked die package structure includes a plurality of memory dies. The underfill layer is over the first stacked die package structure. The underfill layer includes a first protruding portion that extends below a top surface of the through substrate via structure. The package layer is over the underfill layer. The package layer has a second protruding portion that extends below the top surface of the through substrate via structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2021
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsung-Fu TSAI, Kung-Chen YEH, I-Ting HUANG, Shih-Ting LIN, Szu-Wei LU
  • Publication number: 20210118817
    Abstract: A method includes bonding a second package component to a first package component, bonding a third package component to the first package component, attaching a dummy die to the first package component, encapsulating the second package component, the third package component, and the dummy die in an encapsulant, and performing a planarization process to level a top surface of the second package component with a top surface of the encapsulant. After the planarization process, an upper portion of the encapsulant overlaps the dummy die. The dummy die is sawed-through to separate the dummy die into a first dummy die portion and a second dummy die portion. The upper portion of the encapsulant is also sawed through.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2020
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Inventors: Chih-Wei Wu, Li-Chung Kuo, Pu Wang, Ying-Ching Shih, Szu-Wei Lu, Kung-Chen Yeh
  • Publication number: 20210066211
    Abstract: A package structure includes a circuit substrate and a semiconductor package. The semiconductor package is disposed on the circuit substrate, and includes a plurality of semiconductor dies, an insulating encapsulant and a connection structure. The insulating encapsulant comprises a first portion and a second portion protruding from the first portion, the first portion is encapsulating the plurality of semiconductor dies and has a planar first surface, and the second portion has a planar second surface located at a different level than the planar first surface. The connection structure is located over the first portion of the insulating encapsulant on the planar first surface, and located on the plurality of semiconductor dies, wherein the connection structure is electrically connected to the plurality of semiconductor dies and the circuit substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2020
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsung-Fu Tsai, Kung-Chen Yeh, Li-Chung Kuo, Szu-Wei Lu, Ying-Ching Shih
  • Patent number: 10923438
    Abstract: A package structure and method for forming the same are provided. The method includes forming a through substrate via structure in a substrate, and forming a first trench in the substrate. The method includes stacking a first stacked die package structure over the substrate using a plurality of first bonding structures. The first bonding structures are between the substrate and the first stacked die package structure, and a there is plurality of cavities between two adjacent first bonding structures. The method also includes forming an underfill layer over the first stacked die package structure and in the cavities, and the underfill layer is formed in a portion of the first trench. The method further includes forming a package layer over the underfill layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tsung-Fu Tsai, Kung-Chen Yeh, I-Ting Huang, Shih-Ting Lin, Szu-Wei Lu
  • Patent number: 10872871
    Abstract: A method for forming a chip package structure is provided. The method includes bonding a chip to a first surface of a first substrate. The method includes forming a dummy bump over a second surface of the first substrate. The first surface is opposite the second surface, and the dummy bump is electrically insulated from the chip. The method includes cutting through the first substrate and the dummy bump to form a cut substrate and a cut dummy bump. The cut dummy bump is over a corner portion of the cut substrate, a first sidewall of the cut dummy bump is substantially coplanar with a second sidewall of the cut substrate, and a third sidewall of the cut dummy bump is substantially coplanar with a fourth sidewall of the cut substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung-Hui Huang, Kuan-Yu Huang, Shang-Yun Hou, Yushun Lin, Heh-Chang Huang, Shu-Chia Hsu, Pai-Yuan Li, Kung-Chen Yeh
  • Patent number: 10861799
    Abstract: A method includes bonding a second package component to a first package component, bonding a third package component to the first package component, attaching a dummy die to the first package component, encapsulating the second package component, the third package component, and the dummy die in an encapsulant, and performing a planarization process to level a top surface of the second package component with a top surface of the encapsulant. After the planarization process, an upper portion of the encapsulant overlaps the dummy die. The dummy die is sawed-through to separate the dummy die into a first dummy die portion and a second dummy die portion. The upper portion of the encapsulant is also sawed through.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Chih-Wei Wu, Li-Chung Kuo, Pu Wang, Ying-Ching Shih, Szu-Wei Lu, Kung-Chen Yeh
  • Publication number: 20200365525
    Abstract: A method includes bonding a second package component to a first package component, bonding a third package component to the first package component, attaching a dummy die to the first package component, encapsulating the second package component, the third package component, and the dummy die in an encapsulant, and performing a planarization process to level a top surface of the second package component with a top surface of the encapsulant. After the planarization process, an upper portion of the encapsulant overlaps the dummy die. The dummy die is sawed-through to separate the dummy die into a first dummy die portion and a second dummy die portion. The upper portion of the encapsulant is also sawed through.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2019
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Inventors: Chih-Wei Wu, Li-Chung Kuo, Pu Wang, Ying-Ching Shih, Szu-Wei Lu, Kung-Chen Yeh
  • Publication number: 20200343198
    Abstract: A package structure and method for forming the same are provided. The method includes forming a through substrate via structure in a substrate, and forming a first trench in the substrate. The method includes stacking a first stacked die package structure over the substrate using a plurality of first bonding structures. The first bonding structures are between the substrate and the first stacked die package structure, and a there is plurality of cavities between two adjacent first bonding structures. The method also includes forming an underfill layer over the first stacked die package structure and in the cavities, and the underfill layer is formed in a portion of the first trench. The method further includes forming a package layer over the underfill layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2019
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsung-Fu TSAI, Kung-Chen YEH, I-Ting HUANG, Shih-Ting LIN, Szu-Wei LU
  • Publication number: 20200203299
    Abstract: A method for forming a chip package structure is provided. The method includes bonding a chip to a first surface of a first substrate. The method includes forming a dummy bump over a second surface of the first substrate. The first surface is opposite the second surface, and the dummy bump is electrically insulated from the chip. The method includes cutting through the first substrate and the dummy bump to form a cut substrate and a cut dummy bump. The cut dummy bump is over a corner portion of the cut substrate, a first sidewall of the cut dummy bump is substantially coplanar with a second sidewall of the cut substrate, and a third sidewall of the cut dummy bump is substantially coplanar with a fourth sidewall of the cut substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2019
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung-Hui HUANG, Kuan-Yu HUANG, Shang-Yun HOU, Yushun LIN, Heh-Chang HUANG, Shu-Chia HSU, Pai-Yuan LI, Kung-Chen YEH