Patents by Inventor Tony H. Ho

Tony H. Ho 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: 7042088
    Abstract: The present invention includes a semiconductor package that forms the solder array joints on the die surface and corresponding BGA substrate and PCB respectively. The life times of array solder joints are increased through the use of two sets of array joints. The top array comprises a plurality of high melting solder joints and a plurality of low melting solder joints, while the bottom array comprises a plurality of high melting solder joints only. The reflow temperature of SMT assembly is between the aforementioned high melting point and low melting point of solder joints. In addition, each solder joint comprises a flat surface at its front edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2006
    Inventor: Tony H. Ho
  • Patent number: 6657124
    Abstract: The present invention includes a semiconductor package that forms a solder array joints on the die surface and their corresponding PCB respectively. The life times of array solders are increased through use of two set of array joints that have high and low melting points. The high melting solders are served as the dummy ones to sustain the overall stand-offs of array joints. The solder size in the same solder array is identical. The melting solders with high and low melting points implemented on a semiconductor die are heading one to one attached to the correspondingly melting solders of high and low melting points in PCB site. The reflow temperature of smt assembly is between the aforemetioned high and low melting points. In addition, the solder joints with directional properties are made so as to make the fanout connections on PCB site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2003
    Inventor: Tony H. Ho
  • Publication number: 20020079577
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a semiconductor package that forms a solder array joints on the die surface and their corresponding PCB respectively. The life times of array solders are increased through use of two set of array joints that have high and low melting points. The high melting solders are served as the dummy ones to sustain the overall stand-offs of array joints. The solder size in the same solder array is identical. The melting solders with high and low melting points implemented on a semiconductor die are heading one to one attached to thecorrespondingly melting solders of high and low melting points in PCB site. The reflow temperature of smt assembly is between the aforemetioned high and low melting points. In addition, the solder joints with directional properties are made so as to make the fanout connections on PCB site.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2002
    Publication date: June 27, 2002
    Inventor: Tony H. Ho
  • Patent number: 6057596
    Abstract: A chip carrier for carrying a chip is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2000
    Assignee: Silicon Integrated Systems Corp.
    Inventors: Wei-Feng Lin, Tony H. Ho
  • Patent number: 5598036
    Abstract: A semiconductor package, including semiconductor dies, a ball grid array, and a printed circuit board, is described. Said package has been designed with a view to minimizing its level of internal mechanical stress. This has been achieved through use of two sets of solder joints that have different melting points. The joints with the higher melting point are positioned in the region, on the ball grid array, where it is known that stress will be a maximum in the finished package. The lower melting point joints occupy the remaining positions on the underside of the ball grid array. Ball grid array and printed circuit board are attached to one another by heating at a temperature that is between the aforementioned two melting points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 28, 1997
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventor: Tony H. Ho