Patents Assigned to AT&S (China) Co. Ltd.
  • Patent number: 11963310
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a component carrier includes providing a laminated stack with at least one electrically conductive layer structure and/or at least one electrically insulating layer structure, at least partially covering a component with a transition layer having a thickness in a range from 0.5 nm to 1 ?m, and assembling the component with the stack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: AT&S(China) Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Mikael Tuominen, Seok Kim Tay, Kim Liu, Artan Baftiri, Henry Guo
  • Patent number: 11937369
    Abstract: A component carrier related body which includes a stack with a plurality of electrically conductive and/or electrically insulating layer structures, and at least two information carrying structures formed vertically displaced on at least two different of the layer structures, wherein at least two of the at least two information carrying structures are laterally displaced in a plan view on the stack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: AT&S(China) Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Seok Kim Tay, Azmi Ibrahim, Wenping Dai, Chunjie Shen
  • Patent number: 11700690
    Abstract: A component carrier with a stack including an electrically insulating layer structure and an electrically insulating structure has a tapering blind hole formed in the stack and an electrically conductive plating layer extending along at least part of a horizontal surface of the stack outside of the blind hole and along at least part of a surface of the blind hole. A minimum thickness of the plating layer at a bottom of the blind hole is at least 8 ?m. A demarcation surface of the plating layer in the blind hole and facing away from the stack extends laterally outwardly from the bottom of the blind hole towards a lateral indentation and extends laterally inwardly from the indentation up to an outer end of the blind hole. An electrically conductive structure fills at least part of a volume between the plating layer and an exterior of the blind hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: AT&S (China) Co. Ltd.
    Inventor: Mikael Tuominen
  • Patent number: 11688668
    Abstract: A component carrier includes a stack having at least one electrically conductive layer structure and/or at least one electrically insulating layer structure. At least part of the at least one electrically insulating layer structure comprises or consists of a material having a curing shrinkage value of less than 2%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: AT&S (China) Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Mikael Tuominen, Seok Kim Tay
  • Patent number: 11672079
    Abstract: A component carrier, wherein the component carrier includes: i) a layer stack with at least one electrically conductive layer structure and/or at least one electrically insulating layer structure, ii) a bendable portion which forms at least a part of the layer stack, and iii) a metal layer which forms at least a part of the bendable portion. Hereby, the metal layer extends over at least 75% of the area of the bendable portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: AT&S (China) Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Nick Xin, Mikael Tuominen
  • Patent number: 11670613
    Abstract: An arrangement, a method of manufacturing component carriers and a component carrier are provided. The arrangement includes a central carrier structure having a front side and a back side, a first layer stack having a first surface structure made of another material than the interior of the first layer stack and covered by a first release layer which is attached to the front side, and a second layer stack covered by a second release layer which is attached to the back side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: AT&S (China) Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Mikael Tuominen, Nick Xin, Seok Kim Tay
  • Patent number: 11589462
    Abstract: A semi-flexible component carrier includes a stack having at least one electrically conductive layer structure and at least one electrically insulating layer structure. The layer structures are stacked on top of each other in a stacking direction s. A recess extends from a first main surface of the stack into the stack and extends only partially into one of the at least one electrically insulating layer structure so that an electrically insulating layer structure having a stepped portion is formed. The stepped portion provides a flexible region of the stack with respect to a rigid region of the stack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: AT&S(China) Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Nick Xin, Mikael Andreas Tuominen, Seok Kim Tay
  • Patent number: 11470714
    Abstract: A component carrier includes a stack with at least one electrically conductive layer structure and at least one electrically insulating layer structure, a component embedded in the stack, and a via formed in the at least one electrically insulating layer structure along a horizontal path having a length being larger than a horizontal width.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: AT&S (China) Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Gin Feng, Sally Sun, Seok Kim Tay, Mikael Tuominen
  • Patent number: 11452212
    Abstract: A component carrier includes an electrically insulating layer structure, a first electrically conductive layer structure, a second electrically conductive layer structure, and a laser through-hole with an electrically conductive medium filling at least part of the through-hole. The first electrically conductive layer structure covers a first side of the electrically insulating layer structure and has a first window extending through the first electrically conductive layer structure formed by etching using a conformal mask. The second electrically conductive layer structure covers an opposed side of the electrically insulating layer structure and has a second window extending through the second electrically conductive layer structure formed by etching using a conformal mask. The laser through-hole extends through the electrically insulating layer structure. At least a portion of at least one sidewall of the electrically conductive layer structures delimiting the windows is tapered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: AT&S (China) Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Mikael Tuominen, Seok Kim Tay, Sally Sun
  • Patent number: 11343916
    Abstract: A component carrier has a stack including at least one electrically conductive layer structure and/or at least one electrically insulating layer structure. A component is embedded in the stack. The component includes a redistribution structure with at least one vertically protruding electrically conductive pad, and an electrically conductive material on at least part of said at least one pad. A method of manufacturing a component carrier is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: AT&S(China) Co. Ltd.
    Inventor: Mikael Tuominen
  • Patent number: 11330706
    Abstract: A component carrier includes a stack having at least one electrically conductive layer structure and/or at least one electrically insulating layer structure; a component embedded in the stack so that a gap of less than 100 ?m, in particular less than 60 ?m, remains between at least one sidewall of the component and a sidewall of an adjacent one of the layer structures or a further component embedded in the stack; and a filler medium including filler particles, wherein the filler medium at least partially fills the gap. In addition, a method of manufacturing a component carrier is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: AT&S (China) Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Seok Kim Tay, Mikael Tuominen
  • Patent number: 11291119
    Abstract: A semi-flex component carrier includes a stack with at least one electrically insulating layer structure and/or at least one electrically conductive layer structure. The stack defines at least one rigid portion and at least one semi-flexible portion, and a component embedded in the at least one rigid portion. The at least one electrically insulating layer structure of the stack has a mechanical buffer structure surrounding at least part of the component and has a lower value of the Young modulus than other electrically insulating material of the stack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: AT&S (China) Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Mikael Tuominen, Nick Xin, Seok Kim Tay
  • Patent number: 11219129
    Abstract: A component carrier with a stack including at least one electrically insulating layer structure and at least one electrically insulating structure has a tapering blind hole formed in the stack and an electrically conductive plating layer extending along at least part of a horizontal surface of the stack outside of the blind hole and along at least part of a surface of the blind hole. A minimum thickness of the plating layer at a bottom of the blind hole is at least 8 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: AT&S (China) Co. Ltd.
    Inventor: Mikael Tuominen
  • Patent number: 11219120
    Abstract: A component carrier includes a stack comprising at least one electrically insulating layer structure and/or at least one electrically conductive layer structure, a component embedded in the stack, and at least one stress relief opening formed in each of the at least one electrically conductive layer structure arranged in the stack on one side of the component so that a portion of the stack extending from an exterior main surface of the component carrier up to a main surface of the component on said side and including the at least one stress relief opening is free of electrically conductive material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: AT&S (China) Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Mikael Tuominen, Artan Baftiri, Nick Xin
  • Patent number: 11166385
    Abstract: A component carrier is disclosed. The component carrier includes: i) at least one electrically insulating layer structure and at least one electrically conductive layer structure, wherein the electrically conductive layer structure is formed in or below the electrically insulating layer structure, and ii) a laser via formed in the electrically insulating layer structure and extending down to the electrically conductive layer structure, wherein the laser via is at least partially filled with an electrically conductive material. Hereby, a connection diameter at a first end of the laser via at the electrically conductive layer structure is equal to or larger than an opening diameter at a second end of the laser via facing away from the electrically conductive layer structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: AT&S (China) Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Yee-Bing Ling, Kenny Cao, Jackson Xu
  • Patent number: 11127670
    Abstract: A component carrier includes a stack with at least one electrically insulating layer structure and/or at least one electrically conductive layer structure, a component which is embedded in the stack and a stabilizing structure arranged between a stack surface of the stack and a main surface of the component. The stabilizing structure provides an interface adhesion to the main surface of the component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: AT&S (China) Co. Ltd.
    Inventor: Artan Baftiri
  • Patent number: 11116075
    Abstract: A component carrier with a stack having at least one electrically conductive layer structure and a plurality of electrically insulating layer structures and a component embedded in the stack. The plurality of electrically insulating layer structures include a first dielectric structure and a second dielectric structure differing concerning at least one physical property.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: AT&S (China) Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Kim Liu, Nick Xin, Howard Li, Henry Guo
  • Patent number: 11116083
    Abstract: A component carrier includes a core having a recess, an electronic component arranged in the recess, a laminated electrically insulating sheet covering at least part of the core and of the electronic component and filling a gap between a lateral surface of the electronic component and a lateral surface of the core in the recess, and a further electrically insulating layer structure laminated on top of the sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: AT&S (China) Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Annie Tay, Mikael Tuominen
  • Patent number: 11051391
    Abstract: A component carrier has a base structure with a recess, a thermally highly conductive coating covering at least a part of a surface of the base structure, and a component in the recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: AT&S (China) Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Mikael Tuominen, Annie Tay, Artan Baftiri
  • Patent number: 11051410
    Abstract: A semifinished product with a sacrificial structure and two component carriers releasably formed on opposing main surfaces of the sacrificial structure. The component carriers include at least one electrically insulating layer structure, and at least one electrically conductive layer structure. The at least one electrically insulating layer structure relates to a respective one of the component carriers. Located closest to the sacrificial structure are pure or unprocessed electrically insulating layers without electrically conductive material therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: AT&S (China) Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Annie Tay, Nikolaus Bauer-Oeppinger, Giordano DiGregorio, Philips Dai