Devices Being Arranged Next To Each Other (epo) Patents (Class 257/E25.005)
  • Patent number: 8963308
    Abstract: Semiconductor packages are provided. The semiconductor packages may include an upper package including a plurality of upper semiconductor devices connected to an upper package substrate. The semiconductor packages may also include a lower package including a lower semiconductor device connected to a lower package substrate. The upper and lower packages may be connected to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Heung-Kyu Kwon, Young-Bae Kim, Yun-Hee Lee
  • Patent number: 8941245
    Abstract: A semiconductor package comprises a substrate having a first opening formed therethrough, a first semiconductor chip stacked on the substrate in a flip chip manner and having a second opening formed therethrough, a second semiconductor chip stacked on the first semiconductor chip in a flip chip manner and having a third opening formed therethrough, and a molding material covering the first semiconductor chip and the second semiconductor chip and filling up a space between the substrate and the first semiconductor chip, a space between the first semiconductor chip and the second semiconductor chip, and filling each of the first opening, the second opening, and the third opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chang-Cheol Lee, Hyun-Jun Kim, In-Young Lee, Ki-Kwon Jeong
  • Patent number: 8901749
    Abstract: A plurality of semiconductor chips may be stacked on the substrate, and each of them may include at least one electrode pad. At least one of the plurality of semiconductor chips may include at least one redistribution pad configured to electrically connect with the at least one electrode pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hye-Jin Kim, Byung-Seo Kim, Sun-Pil Youn
  • Patent number: 8816497
    Abstract: An electronic component includes a III-N transistor and a III-N rectifying device both encased in a single package. A gate electrode of the III-N transistor is electrically connected to a first lead of the single package or to a conductive structural portion of the single package, a drain electrode of the III-N transistor is electrically connected to a second lead of the single package and to a first electrode of the III-N rectifying device, and a second electrode of the III-N rectifying device is electrically connected to a third lead of the single package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Transphorm Inc.
    Inventor: Yifeng Wu
  • Patent number: 8803336
    Abstract: A semiconductor package includes a substrate; a driving chip having first bumps on a first surface and bump pads on a second surface facing away from the first surface, and mounted to the substrate by the medium of the first bumps; a support member disposed on the substrate substantially horizontally with respect to the driving chip; and a plurality of memory chips substantially horizontally disposed on the driving chip and the support member such that one corner portions of the memory chips are positioned on the driving chip while being centered about the driving chip, wherein the respective memory chips have second bumps which are electrically connected with the respective bump pads of the driving chip, on one surfaces of the one corner portions of the memory chips which face the driving chip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: SK Hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Sang Eun Lee, Sung Soo Ryu, Chang Il Kim, Seon Kwang Jeon
  • Patent number: 8796844
    Abstract: A package structure including a first semiconductor element, a second semiconductor element, a semiconductor interposer and a substrate is provided. The first semiconductor element includes multiple first conductive bumps. The second semiconductor element includes multiple second conductive bumps. The semiconductor interposer includes a connection motherboard, at least one signal wire and at least one signal conductive column. The signal wire is disposed on the connection motherboard. The two ends of the signal wire are electrically connected to one of the first conductive bumps and one of the second conductive bumps respectively. The signal conductive column is electrically connected to the signal wire. The substrate is electrically connected to the signal conductive column. The first and the second semiconductor elements have the same circuit structure. The substrate of the package structure can simultaneously form a signal communication path with the first and the second semiconductor element respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: AdvanPack Solutions Pte Ltd.
    Inventors: Hwee-Seng Jimmy Chew, Chee Kian Ong
  • Patent number: 8786070
    Abstract: A microelectronic package may include a stacked microelectronic unit including at least first and second vertically stacked microelectronic elements each having a front face facing a top surface of the package. The front face of the first element may be adjacent the top surface, and the first element may overlie the front face of the second element such that at least a portion of the front face of the second element having an element contact thereon extends beyond an edge of the first element. A conductive structure may electrically connect a first terminal at the top surface to an element contact at the front face of the second element, and include a continuous monolithic metal feature extending along the top surface and through at least a portion of an encapsulant, which is between the top surface and the front face of the second element, towards the element contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Tessera, Inc.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Sato, Norihito Masuda, Belgacem Haba, Ilyas Mohammed
  • Patent number: 8664755
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a power module package including: a first substrate; a second substrate having a pad for connection to the first substrate formed on one side or both sides of one surface thereof and having external connection terminals for connection to the outside formed on the other surface thereof; and a lead frame having one end bonded to the first substrate and the other end bonded to the pad of the second substrate to thereby vertically connect the first and second substrates to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Chang Hyun Lim, Young Ki Lee, Kwang Soo Kim, Seog Moon Choi
  • Patent number: 8625297
    Abstract: A package structure comprises a substrate, a plurality of electronic components configured and structured on the substrate, a plurality of metal resilient units electrically connected to the substrate, and an encapsulation body encapsulating the plurality of electronic components and the plurality of resilient units together with the substrate. Part of each of the plurality of metal resilient units away from the substrate is exposed out of an exterior surface of the encapsulation body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: Ambit Microsystems (Zhongshan) Ltd.
    Inventor: Jun-Yi Xiao
  • Patent number: 8552519
    Abstract: In order to collect a plurality of semiconductor elements easily from a semiconductor module where a plurality of rod-like semiconductor elements for power generation or light emission are built in and to reuse or repair them, two split modules 61 are arranged in series in a containing case 62 in a semiconductor module 60. In each split module 61, power generating semiconductor elements 1 arranged in a matrix of a plurality of rows and columns, and a conductive connection mechanism for connecting the plurality of semiconductor elements 1 in each row in series and the plurality of semiconductor elements 1 in each column in parallel are molded with transparent synthetic resin, and a connection conductor 67 is allowed to project at the end. A conductive waved spring 70 and an external terminal 76 are provided on the end side of the containing case 62, and series connection of the two split modules 61 is ensured by mechanical pressing force of the conductive waved spring 70.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: Kyosemi Corporation
    Inventor: Josuke Nakata
  • Patent number: 8546925
    Abstract: A packaged power supply module (100) comprising a chip (110) with a first power field effect transistor (FET) and a second chip (120) with a second FET conductively attached side-by-side onto a conductive carrier (130), the transistors having bond pads of a first area (210) and the carrier having bond pads of a second area (230) smaller than the first area. Conductive bumps (114, 115, 124, 125) attached to the transistor bond pads and conductive bumps (126) attached to the carrier bond pads have equal volume and are coplanar (150), the bumps on the transistor pads having a first height and the bumps on the carrier pads having a second height greater than the first height.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Juan A. Herbsommer, Osvaldo J. Lopez, Jonathan A. Noquil, David Jauregui, Mark E. Granahan
  • Patent number: 8399960
    Abstract: A plurality of semiconductor chips are juxtaposed, each having an electromagnetic induction coil disposed thereon. A signal is transmitted by way of electromagnetic induction between the electromagnetic induction coils disposed on a pair of adjacent semiconductor chips.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Nakagawa, Koichiro Noguchi, Yoshio Kameda, Masayuki Mizuno
  • Patent number: 8394650
    Abstract: A laminated module or panel of solar cells and a laminating method for making same comprise a top layer of melt flowable optically transparent molecularly flexible thermoplastic and a rear sheet of melt flowable insulating molecularly flexible thermoplastic both melt flowing at a temperature between about 80° C. and 250° C. and having a low glass transition temperature. Solar cells are encapsulated by melt flowing the top layer and rear sheet, and electrical connections are provided between front and back contacts thereof. Light passing through the transparent top layer impinges upon the solar cells and the laminated module exhibits sufficient flexural modulus without cross-linking chemical curing. Electrical connections may be provided by melt flowable electrically conductive molecularly flexible thermoplastic adhesive or by metal strips or by both.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: Amerasia International Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Kevin Kwong-Tai Chung
  • Patent number: 8338962
    Abstract: A semiconductor package may include a package substrate having a first surface and a boundary that may be defined by edges of the package substrate. The package further includes a first semiconductor chip having a front surface and a back surface. The back surface of a first portion of the first semiconductor chip may be disposed on the first surface of the package substrate with the back surface of a second portion of the first semiconductor chip extending beyond of the defined boundary of the package substrate. The semiconductor package may also include a second semiconductor chip disposed on the back surface of the second portion of the first semiconductor chip that extends beyond the defined boundary of the package substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Won-gi Chang, Tae-sung Park
  • Patent number: 8253241
    Abstract: An electronic module. One embodiment includes a carrier. A first transistor is attached to the carrier. A second transistor is attached to the carrier. A first connection element includes a first planar region. The first connection element electrically connects the first transistor to the carrier. A second connection element includes a second planar region. The second connection element electrically connects the second transistor to the carrier. In one embodiment, a distance between the first planar region and the second planar region is smaller than 100 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Stefan Landau, Erwin Huber, Josef Hoeglauer, Joachim Mahler, Tino Karczeweski
  • Patent number: 8227886
    Abstract: An object is to reduce the breakage of appearance such as a crack, a split and a chip by external stress of a semiconductor device. Another object is that manufacturing yield of a thin semiconductor device increases. The semiconductor device includes a plurality of semiconductor integrated circuits mounted on the interposer. Each of the plurality of semiconductor integrated circuits includes a light transmitting substrate which have a step on the side surface and in which the width of one section of the light transmitting substrate is narrower than that of the other section of the light transmitting substrate when the light transmitting substrate is divided at a plane including the step, a semiconductor element layer including a photoelectric conversion element provided on one surface of the light transmitting substrate, and a chromatic color light transmitting resin layer which covers the other surface of the light transmitting substrate and a part of the side surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hidekazu Takahashi, Yohei Monma, Daiki Yamada, Takahiro Iguchi, Kazuo Nishi
  • Patent number: 8178960
    Abstract: Provided is a stacked semiconductor package and a method of manufacturing the same. The stacked semiconductor package may include a first semiconductor package, a second semiconductor package, and at least one electrical connection device electrically connecting the first and second semiconductor packages. The first semiconductor package may include a first re-distribution pattern on a first semiconductor chip and a first sealing member on the first substrate, the first sealing member may include at least one first via to expose the first re-distribution pattern. The second semiconductor package may include a second re-distribution pattern on a second semiconductor chip and a second sealing member on a lower side of the second substrate, the second sealing member may include at least one second via to expose the second re-distribution pattern. An electrical connection device may be between the first and second vias to connect the first and the second re-distribution patterns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Joon-young Oh
  • Patent number: 8138593
    Abstract: A packaged microchip has a base, at least one spacer coupled to the base, and first and second microchips mounted to the at least one spacer. The at least one spacer is configured to substantially prevent leakage current between the first and second microchips.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: Analog Devices, Inc.
    Inventors: Angelo Pagkaliwangan, Garry Griffin
  • Patent number: 8125063
    Abstract: A Chip-On-Lead (COL) type semiconductor package having small chip hidden between leads is revealed. The lower surfaces of the leadframe's leads are attached to a wiring substrate and the leads are horizontally bent to form a die-holding cavity. A smaller chip is disposed on the wiring substrate by passing through the die-holding cavity to be on the same disposing level with the leads. At least a larger chip is disposed on the leads to overlap the smaller chip so that the small chip does not extrude from the leads. The encapsulant encapsulates a plurality of internal parts of the leads, the wiring substrate, and the larger chip. Therefore, the conventional unbalance issue of mold flow above and below the leads leading to cause excessive warpage can be avoided and numbers of stacked larger chips can be increased to have larger memory capacities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: Powertech Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Chin-Fa Wang
  • Patent number: 8110929
    Abstract: A semiconductor module includes: a substrate having a wiring layer; a first rectangular-shaped semiconductor device mounted on one surface of the substrate; a second rectangular-shaped semiconductor device mounted on the other surface of the substrate. The first semiconductor device is arranged such that each side thereof is not parallel to that of the second semiconductor device, and that the first semiconductor device is superimposed on the second semiconductor device, when seen from the direction perpendicular to the surface of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshikazu Imaoka, Tetsuro Sawai, Kenichi Kobayashi, Atsushi Nakano
  • Patent number: 8049292
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a plurality of semiconductor integrated circuits bonded to a structure body in which a fibrous body is impregnated with an organic resin. The plurality of semiconductor integrated circuits are provided at openings formed in the structure body and each include a photoelectric conversion element, a light-transmitting substrate which has stepped sides and in which the width of the projected section on a first surface side is smaller than that of a second surface, a semiconductor integrated circuit portion provided on the second surface of the light-transmitting substrate, and a chromatic color light-transmitting resin layer which covers the first surface and part of side surfaces of the light-transmitting substrate. The plurality of semiconductor integrated circuits include the chromatic color light-transmitting resin layers of different colors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hidekazu Takahashi, Daiki Yamada, Yohei Monma, Takahiro Iguchi, Hiroki Adachi, Shunpei Yamazaki
  • Patent number: 8049319
    Abstract: This research discloses an ultra wideband system-on-package (SoP). The SoP includes a package body; a first integrated circuit mounted on the package body; a first signal transmission unit connected to the first integrated circuit; a signal via connected to the first signal transmission unit and including a slab line and a trough line; and a second signal transmission unit connected to the signal via. The technology of the present research can transmit ultra broadband signals by minimizing discontinuity of signals appearing during vertical transition that occurs in the course of a signal transmission to/from an external circuit, and a fabrication method thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: In-Kwon Ju, In-Bok Yom, Ho-Jin Lee
  • Patent number: 8039852
    Abstract: A display apparatus including a TFT array substrate on which TFTs are formed in an array, a counter substrate disposed so as to face the TFT array substrate, and a sealing pattern for adhering the TFT array substrate and the counter substrate to each other, wherein the counter substrate has a counter electrode, and the TFT array substrate has a first conductive layer, a first insulating film formed on the first conductive layer, a second conductive layer disposed so as to intersect the first conductive layer via the first insulating film, a second insulating film formed on the second conductive layer and having at least two layers, and common electrode wiring provided below the sealing pattern and electrically connected to the counter electrode by the sealing pattern, and the sealing pattern overlaps the second conductive layer via the second insulating film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2011
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Kazunori Inoue, Harumi Murakami, Toshio Araki, Nobuaki Ishiga
  • Patent number: 8039873
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate including an element region having a polygonal shape defined by a plurality of edges, and an isolation region surrounding the element region, and a plurality of gate electrodes provided on the substrate, crossing the element region, arranged in parallel with each other, and electrically connected with each other, wherein at least one of the edges does not cross any of the gate electrodes, and is not parallel to the gate electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2011
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Kazuhide Abe, Tadahiro Sasaki, Kazuhiko Itaya
  • Patent number: 8008759
    Abstract: A method for making a premolded clip structure is disclosed. The method includes obtaining a first clip and a second clip, and forming a molding material around the first clip comprising a first surface and the second clip comprising a second surface. The first surface of the first clip structure and the second surface of the second clip structure are exposed through the molding material, and a premolded clip structure is then formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2011
    Assignee: Fairchild Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventors: Erwin Victor Cruz, Maria Cristina B. Estacio
  • Patent number: 7999340
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for forming optical black pixels having uniformly low dark current. Optical Black opacity is increased without having to increase Ti/TiN layer thickness. A hybrid approach is utilized combining a Ti/TiN OB layer in conjunction with in-pixel metal stubs that further occlude the focal radius of each pixel's incoming light beam. Additional metal layers can be used to increase the opacity into the infrared region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Assignee: AltaSens, Inc.
    Inventors: Giuseppe Rossi, Lester Kozlowski, Henry Lin, John Richardson, Gregory Chow, Gaurang Patel
  • Patent number: 7994032
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an image sensor semiconductor device. The semiconductor device includes a substrate having a front surface and a back surface; a plurality of sensor elements formed on the front surface of the substrate, each of the plurality of sensor elements configured to receive light directed towards the back surface; and an aluminum doped feature formed in the substrate and disposed horizontally between two adjacent elements of the plurality of sensor elements and vertically between the back surface and the plurality of sensor elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shang-Yi Chiang, Chung Wang, Shou-Gwo Wuu, Dun-Nian Yaung
  • Patent number: 7977130
    Abstract: Various embodiments of methods and systems for designing and constructing displays from multiple light-modulating elements are disclosed. Display elements having different light-modulating and self-assembling characteristics may be used during display assembly and operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignee: The Invention Science Fund I, LLC
    Inventors: W. Daniel Hillis, Nathan P. Myhrvold, Clarence T. Tegreene, Lowell L. Wood, Jr., Victoria Y. H. Wood
  • Patent number: 7936057
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for constructing and operating a high bandwidth package in an electronic device, such as a data storage device. In some embodiments, a high bandwidth package comprises a first known good die that has channel functions, a second known good die that has a controller function, and a third known good die that has a buffer function. Further in some embodiments, the high bandwidth package has pins that connect to each of the first, second, and third dies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2011
    Assignee: Seagate Technology LLC
    Inventors: Dadi Setiadi, Patrick Ryan
  • Patent number: 7911051
    Abstract: An electronic circuit arrangement includes a heat sink and a first circuit carrier which is thermally coupled to the heat sink, lies flat on the latter and is intended to wire electronic components of the circuit arrangement. Provided for at least one electronic component is a special arrangement which is associated with a considerably increased heat dissipation capability for the relevant component and, in addition, also affords further advantages in connection with changes in the population and/or line routing which might occur in practice. The important factor for this is that the component is arranged under a second circuit carrier which is held in a recess in the first circuit carrier. The recess passes through to the top side of the heat sink.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2011
    Assignee: Continental Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Robert Ingenbleek, Erik Jung, Alfred Kolb, Andreas Rekofsky, Roland Schöllhorn, Daniela Wolf
  • Patent number: 7898067
    Abstract: Semiconductor packages that contain multiple dies and methods for making such packages are described. The semiconductor packages contain a leadframe with multiple dies and also contain a single premolded clip that connects the dies. The premolded clip connects the solderable pads of the source die and gate die to the source and gate of the leadframe via standoffs. The solderable pads on the dies and on the standoffs provide a substantially planar surface to which the premolded clip is attached. Such a configuration increases the cross-sectional area of the interconnection when compared to wirebonded connections, thereby improving the electrical (RDSon) and the thermal performance of the semiconductor package. Such a configuration also lowers costs relative to similar semiconductor packages that use wirebonded connections. Other embodiments are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Inventor: Armand Vincent C. Jereza
  • Patent number: 7898091
    Abstract: In a first embodiment, an apparatus and a method of fabrication thereof includes a substrate, a controller formed on a first integrated circuit (IC) die and disposed on the substrate, a second IC die embodying circuitry configured to enable communication between the controller and an external device, first I/O pads disposed on the first IC die, second I/O pads disposed on the second IC die, wire bonding interconnections coupling at least one of the first I/O pads with at least one of the second I/O pads, and a memory array formed on a third IC die and configured to enable communication with the controller. In a second embodiment the memory array is alternatively integrated into the first IC die.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Assignee: SanDisk Corporation
    Inventors: Steven T. Sprouse, Dhaval Parikh, Michael McCarthy
  • Patent number: 7851907
    Abstract: Integrated circuit packages that connect solder balls between solder ball pads of a die and substrate pads of a printed circuit board (PCB). The solder balls are electrically disconnected from any circuit of the die, i.e., “dummy” solder balls, and are used to temporarily hold the die in position with respect to the PCB until the circuit is wire bonded and an underfill material is cured between the die and the PCB to more permanently connect them together. The underfill material is selected to have a coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) that is substantially equal to the CTE of the solder balls to prevent thermal mismatch problems. An overmolding compound is disposed about the die and the underfill material and about the wire bonds to complete the package. Various arrangements of the solder ball pads on the die include columnar and row, corner, diagonal, cross, and periphery arrangements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Frank L. Hall, Cary J. Baerlocher
  • Patent number: 7843051
    Abstract: Provided are a semiconductor device and a method of fabricating the same, and more particularly, a semiconductor package and a method of fabricating the semiconductor package. The semiconductor package includes a first package that comprises a first substrate, at least one first semiconductor chip stacked on the first substrate, and first conductive pads exposed on a top surface of the first substrate; a second package disposed below the first package such that the second package comprises a second substrate, at least one second semiconductor chip, and second conductive pads exposed on a bottom surface of the second substrate; and a connection unit that extends from the first conductive pads to the second conductive pads such that the connection unit covers a side surface of the first package and a side surface of the second package in order to electrically connect the first package to the second package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2010
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: In-Sang Song, In-Ku Kang, Kyung-Man Kim
  • Patent number: 7799619
    Abstract: A thin film transistor array substrate and a fabricating method thereof are disclosed. First, a substrate is provided. A patterned transparent conductive layer is then formed on the substrate. Next, a patterned first metal layer is formed to form a plurality of scan lines and a plurality of gates. Thereafter, a gate insulation layer is formed over the substrate. Moreover, a patterned semiconductor layer is formed to form a channel layer above the gates. The semiconductor layer is patterned with the same mask as that for patterning the transparent conductive layer. Additionally, a patterned second metal layer is formed to form a plurality of data lines, a plurality of sources, and a plurality of drains. After that, a dielectric layer is formed over the substrate. Finally, pixel electrodes are formed on the dielectric layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2010
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventor: Ching-Yi Wang
  • Patent number: 7768115
    Abstract: Provided are a stack chip and a stack chip package having the stack chip. Internal circuits of two semiconductor chips are electrically connected to each other through an input/output buffer connected to an external connection terminal. The semiconductor chip has chip pads, input/output buffers and internal circuits connected through circuit wirings. The semiconductor chip also has connection pads connected to the circuit wirings connecting the input/output buffers to the internal circuits. The semiconductor chips include a first chip and a second chip. The connection pads of the first chip are electrically connected to the connection pads of the second chip through electrical connection means. Input signals input through the external connection terminals are input to the internal circuits of the first chip or the second chip via the chip pads and the input/output buffers of the first chip, and the connection pads of the first chip and the second chip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2010
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong-Joo Lee, Dong-Ho Lee
  • Patent number: 7768005
    Abstract: A physically secure processing assembly is provided that includes dies mounted on a substrate so as to sandwich the electrical contacts of the dies between the dies and the substrate. The substrate is provided with substrate contacts and conductive pathways that are electrically coupled to the die contacts and extend through the substrate. Electrical conductors surround the conductive pathways. A monitoring circuit detects a break in continuity of one or more of the electrical conductors, and preferably renders the assembly inoperable. Preferably, an epoxy encapsulation is provided to prevent probing tools from being able to reach the die or substrate contacts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2010
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Vincenzo Condorelli, Claudius Feger, Kevin C. Gotze, Nihad Hadzic, John U. Knickerbocker, Edmund J. Sprogis
  • Patent number: 7759783
    Abstract: An integrated circuit package system that includes: providing an electrical interconnect system including a first lead-finger system and a second lead-finger system; stacking a second device over a first device between the first lead-finger system and the second lead-finger system; connecting the second device to the second lead-finger system with a bump bond; stacking a dummy device over the second device; and connecting the first device to the first lead-finger system with a wire bond.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2010
    Assignee: Stats Chippac Ltd.
    Inventors: Hun Teak Lee, Tae Keun Lee, Soo Jung Park
  • Patent number: 7737460
    Abstract: A white LED includes an LED chip formed on one main surface of a sapphire substrate, the LED chip being formed in a semiconductor stack structure including a light emitting layer and emitting light of a predetermined wavelength, a light extracting film applied on the other main surface of the substrate, the light extracting film being formed of a material having a refractive index within a range of ±5% of a refractive index of the substrate and a surface of the light extracting film that is located on an opposite side to the substrate being processed into a recess and projection shape, and a phosphor member provided on an opposite side of the substrate with respect to the light extracting film, and generating white light as light is incident thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Akira Fujimoto, Koji Asakawa
  • Patent number: 7714347
    Abstract: A casting adapted to carry a light emitting diode die and an anti-static die is disclosed. The casting comprises two electrodes for opposite electrodes and a wall. The light emitting diode die is mounted one of electrodes and the anti-static die is mounted on the other electrode. The wall is arranged between the light emitting diode die and the anti-static die. Further, the height of the wall is larger than that of the anti-static die to shade the anti-static die, whereby reflecting the light emitted from the light emitting diode die. Therefore, the reflection ratio of the light emitting diode die is improved, and the intensity generated by the whole light emitting diode is also improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2010
    Assignee: Lighthouse Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ying-Tso Chen, Teng-Huei Huang
  • Patent number: 7701044
    Abstract: A chip package for an image sensor includes a first semiconductor chip having a first surface where a photographing device and a first circuit pattern are formed and a second surface that is opposite to the first surface where a second circuit pattern is formed. The first and second circuit patterns are electrically connected. The chip package further includes a second semiconductor chip attached to a second circuit pattern on the second surface of the first semiconductor chip. A printed circuit board faces the second surface of the first semiconductor chip and transfers an electric signal between the first and second semiconductor chips and externally. A housing accommodates the first and second semiconductor chips. The housing allows light to pass through to the photographing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2010
    Assignee: Samsung Techwin Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Byoung-young Kang, San-deok Hwang
  • Patent number: 7692311
    Abstract: A POP (Package-On-Package) semiconductor device with encapsulating protection of soldered joints between the external leads, primarily comprises a plurality of stacked semiconductor packages and dielectric coating. Each semiconductor package includes at least a chip, a plurality of external leads of leadframe, and an encapsulant where the external leads are exposed and extended from a plurality of sides of the encapsulant. Terminals of a plurality external leads of a top semiconductor package are soldered to the soldered regions of the corresponding external leads of a bottom semiconductor package. The dielectric coating is disposed along the sides of the encapsulant of the bottom semiconductor package to connect the soldered points between the external leads and to partially or completely encapsulate the soldering materials so that the stresses between the soldered joints can be dispersed and no electrical shorts happen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2010
    Assignee: Powertech Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Wen-Jeng Fan, Cheng-Pin Chen
  • Patent number: 7687920
    Abstract: An integrated circuit package-on-package system includes: providing a base substrate having a central opening; attaching a bottom die below the base substrate partially covering the central opening, the bottom die connected through the central opening to a top surface of the base substrate; attaching a top die above the base substrate partially covering the central opening; attaching external conductive interconnections to a base bottom surface of the base substrate; and molding an encapsulant leaving the external conductive interconnections partially exposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2010
    Assignee: Stats Chippac Ltd.
    Inventors: DeokKyung Yang, Jae Han Chung, Hyun Joung Kim
  • Patent number: 7683491
    Abstract: An aspect of the semiconductor device comprising a package substrate which has a plurality of pads to which a power supply voltage is applied on an upper surface thereof, a first memory chip which is arranged on the package substrate and has a first power supply pad provided on a first side and a second power supply pad provided on a second side perpendicular to the first side, and a second memory chip which is translated in a direction along which the first and second power supply pads of the first memory chip are exposed, arranged on the first memory chip, and has the same structure as the first memory chip, wherein the first and second power supply pads are provided at diagonal corners of the first memory chip, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2010
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Mikihiko Itoh, Masaru Koyanagi
  • Patent number: 7683467
    Abstract: An integrated circuit package system that includes: providing an electrical interconnect system including a support structure and a lead-finger system; stacking a first device over the support structure; stacking a second device over the first device; connecting the first device and the second device to the lead-finger system; stacking a dummy device over the second device; and exposing a support structure bottom side and a dummy device top side for thermal dissipation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2010
    Assignee: Stats Chippac Ltd.
    Inventors: Byoung Wook Jang, Young Cheol Kim, Koo Hong Lee
  • Patent number: 7663246
    Abstract: A stacked package structure with leadframe having bus bar, comprising: a leadframe composed of a plurality of inner leads arranged in rows facing each other, a plurality of outer leads, and a die pad, in which the die pad is provided between the inner leads and is vertically distant from the inner leads; a bus bar being provided between the inner leads and the die pad; an offset chip-stacked structure stacked by a plurality of chips, the offset chip-stacked structure being fixedly connected to a first surface of the die pad and electrically connected to the inner leads; and an encapsulant covering the offset chip-stacked structure, the inner leads, the first surface of die pad, and the upper surface of bus bar, the second surface of die pad and the lower surface of bus bar being exposed and the outer leads extending out of the encapsulant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2010
    Assignees: Chipmos Technologies Inc., Chipmos Technologies (Bermuda) Ltd.
    Inventors: Yu-Ren Chen, Geng-Shin Shen, Hung Tsun Lin
  • Patent number: 7635917
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a three-dimensional package and method of making the same. The package includes a first substrate, a first chip, a second substrate, a second chip, a spacer, and a first molding compound. The first chip is electrically connected to the first substrate. The second substrate is electrically connected to the first substrate. The second chip is electrically connected to the second substrate. One end of the spacer is attached to the first chip, and the other end of the spacer is attached to the second chip. The first molding compound encapsulates the first substrate, the first chip, the second substrate, the second chip, and the spacer. In the present invention, the adhesion between the spacer and the second chip is enhanced, and the overall thickness of the three-dimensional package is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2009
    Assignee: Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc.
    Inventors: Ching-Chun Wang, Yen-Yi Wu, Sem-Wei Lin
  • Patent number: 7632712
    Abstract: A semiconductor module is disclosed. One embodiment provides a first electrically conductive carrier composed of a first material, a second electrically conductive carrier composed of the first material, an electrically insulating element composed of a second material, which connects the first carrier and the second carrier to one another, a first semiconductor substrate applied to the first carrier, a second semiconductor substrate applied to the second carrier, and an electrically conductive layer applied above the first carrier, the second carrier and the insulating element. The electrically conductive layer electrically conductively connects the first semiconductor substrate to the second semiconductor substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2009
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventor: Friedrich Kroener
  • Patent number: 7619314
    Abstract: An integrated circuit package system includes providing a leadframe, forming an aperture within the leadframe, mounting an integrated circuit package over or under the aperture, and mounting a die over the integrated circuit package with the die located within the aperture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2009
    Assignee: Stats Chippac Ltd.
    Inventors: Dario S. Filoteo, Jr., Tsz Yin Ho
  • Patent number: 7619313
    Abstract: A substrate includes first and second regions over which first and second semiconductor devices are to be respectively positioned. The first region is located at least partially within the second region. Contact areas are located external to the first region but within the second region. In one embodiment, in which semiconductor devices are to be stacked over and secured to the substrate in a flip-chip type arrangement, the contact areas correspond to bond pads of an upper, second semiconductor device, while other contact areas located within the first region correspond to bond pads of a lower, first semiconductor device. In another embodiment, the contact areas correspond to bond pads of the first semiconductor device, which are electrically connected thereto by way of laterally extending discrete conductive elements, while other contact areas that are located external to the second region correspond to bond pads of the upper, second semiconductor device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2009
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: David J. Corisis, Jerry M. Brooks, Matt E. Schwab