Patents by Inventor Vivek S. Sridharan

Vivek S. Sridharan 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: 10134689
    Abstract: A wafer level package device and method are disclosed that include a warpage compensation metal adhered to a backside of a semiconductor wafer for minimizing warpage of the semiconductor wafer, where multiple metal features have been formed on the device side of the semiconductor substrate. The warpage compensation metal may include a copper film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: MAXIM INTEGRATED PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: Vivek S. Sridharan, Amit S. Kelkar, Sriram Muthukumar
  • Patent number: 10056294
    Abstract: Semiconductor devices are described that employ techniques configured to control adhesive application between a substrate and a die. In an implementation, a sacrificial layer is provided on a top surface of the die to protect the surface, and bonds pads thereon, from spill-over of the adhesive. The sacrificial layer and spill-over adhesive are subsequently removed from the die and/or chip carrier. In an implementation, the die includes a die attach film (DAF) on a bottom surface of the die for adhering the die to the cavity of the substrate. The die is applied to the cavity with heat and pressure to cause a portion of the die attach film (DAF) to flow from the bottom surface of the die to a sloped surface of the substrate cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: MAXIM INTEGRATED PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: Vivek S. Sridharan, Srikanth Kulkarni, Khanh Tran
  • Patent number: 9721912
    Abstract: Semiconductor devices are described that have bump assemblies configured to furnish shock absorber functionality. In an implementation, a wafer-levelchip-scale package devices include an integrated circuit chip having an array of bump assemblies disposed over the integrated circuit chip. The array of bump assemblies comprises a plurality of first bump assemblies that include solder bumps composed at least substantially of a solder composition (i.e., solder bumps that do not include a core). The array further comprises a plurality of second bump assemblies that includes a solder bump having a core configured to furnish shock absorber functionality to the integrated circuit chip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: MAXIM INTEGRATED PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: Viren Khandekar, Karthik Thambidurai, Vivek S. Sridharan
  • Publication number: 20150155264
    Abstract: Semiconductor devices are described that employ techniques configured to control adhesive application between a substrate and a die. In an implementation, a sacrificial layer is provided on a top surface of the die to protect the surface, and bonds pads thereon, from spill-over of the adhesive. The sacrificial layer and spill-over adhesive are subsequently removed from the die and/or chip carrier. In an implementation, the die includes a die attach film (DAF) on a bottom surface of the die for adhering the die to the cavity of the substrate. The die is applied to the cavity with heat and pressure to cause a portion of the die attach film (DAF) to flow from the bottom surface of the die to a sloped surface of the substrate cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2014
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Inventors: Vivek S. Sridharan, Srikanth Kulkarni, Khanh Tran
  • Patent number: 9000587
    Abstract: A wafer-level package device and techniques for fabricating the device are described that include embedding a silicon chip onto an active device wafer or a passive device wafer, where the embedded silicon chip is a thin chip (e.g., <50 ?m). In implementations, the wafer-level package device that employs the techniques of the present disclosure includes an active device wafer, a thin integrated circuit chip, an encapsulation structure covering at least a portion of the active device wafer and the thin integrated circuit chip, a redistribution layer structure, and at least one solder bump for providing electrical interconnectivity. Once the wafer is singulated into semiconductor devices, each semiconductor device including the embedded thin integrated circuit chip may be mounted to a printed circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Amit S. Kelkar, Vivek S. Sridharan
  • Publication number: 20150008576
    Abstract: Semiconductor devices are described that have bump assemblies configured to furnish shock absorber functionality. In an implementation, a wafer-levelchip-scale package devices include an integrated circuit chip having an array of bump assemblies disposed over the integrated circuit chip. The array of bump assemblies comprises a plurality of first bump assemblies that include solder bumps composed at least substantially of a solder composition (i.e., solder bumps that do not include a core). The array further comprises a plurality of second bump assemblies that includes a solder bump having a core configured to furnish shock absorber functionality to the integrated circuit chip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2014
    Publication date: January 8, 2015
    Applicant: MAXIM INTEGRATED PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: Viren Khandekar, Karthik Thambidurai, Vivek S. Sridharan
  • Patent number: 8878350
    Abstract: Semiconductor devices are described that include a semiconductor device having multiple, stacked die on a substrate (e.g., a semiconductor wafer). In one or more implementations, wafer-level package devices that employ example techniques in accordance with the present disclosure include an ultra-thin semiconductor wafer with metallization and vias formed in the wafer and an oxide layer on the surface of the wafer, an integrated circuit chip placed on the semiconductor wafer, an underfill layer between the integrated circuit chip and the semiconductor wafer, a buffer material formed on the semiconductor wafer, the underfill layer, and at least one side of the integrated circuit chip, an adhesive layer placed on the buffer layer and the integrated circuit chip, and a stiffener layer placed on the adhesive layer. The semiconductor device may then be segmented into individual semiconductor chip packages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Vivek S. Sridharan, Amit S. Kelkar, Peter R. Harper
  • Publication number: 20140306337
    Abstract: Semiconductor devices are described that include a semiconductor device having multiple, stacked die on a substrate (e.g., a semiconductor wafer). In one or more implementations, wafer-level package devices that employ example techniques in accordance with the present disclosure include an ultra-thin semiconductor wafer with metallization and vias formed in the wafer and an oxide layer on the surface of the wafer, an integrated circuit chip placed on the semiconductor wafer, an underfill layer between the integrated circuit chip and the semiconductor wafer, a buffer material formed on the semiconductor wafer, the underfill layer, and at least one side of the integrated circuit chip, an adhesive layer placed on the buffer layer and the integrated circuit chip, and a stiffener layer placed on the adhesive layer. The semiconductor device may then be segmented into individual semiconductor chip packages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2013
    Publication date: October 16, 2014
    Inventors: Vivek S. Sridharan, Amit S. Kelkar, Peter R. Harper