Patents Examined by Cory Eskridge
  • Patent number: 10074621
    Abstract: Provided is an electronic package, including: a carrier, an electronic component disposed on the carrier, and an antenna structure, wherein the antenna structure has a plurality of spacing members and at least one wire connected among the spacing members. No additional layout area is required to be formed on a surface of the carrier, such that the objective of miniaturization can be achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: Siliconware Precision Industries Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chih-Hsien Chiu, Chi-Pin Tsai, Chi-Liang Shih, Ming-Fan Tsai, Chia-Yang Chen
  • Patent number: 10067254
    Abstract: An acquisition effect of a marine survey measurement can be parameterized as a function of time to define a parameterized acquisition effect and a subsurface effect of the marine survey measurement can be parameterized as a function of position to define a parameterized subsurface effect. The acquisition effect and the subsurface effect can be estimated based on the parameterized acquisition effect and the parameterized subsurface effect to define an estimated acquisition effect and an estimated subsurface effect, respectively. The estimated acquisition effect can be removed from the marine survey measurement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: PGS Geophysical AS
    Inventor: Gert-Jan Adriaan van Groenestijn
  • Patent number: 10062625
    Abstract: An underfill material enabling voidless packaging and excellent solder bonding properties, and a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device using the same are provided. An underfill material is used which contains an epoxy resin and a curing agent, and a time for a reaction rate to reach 20% at 240° C. calculated by Ozawa method using a differential scanning calorimeter is 2.0 sec or less and a time for the reaction rate to reach 60% is 3.0 sec or more. This enables voidless packaging and excellent solder connection properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: DEXERIALS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hironobu Moriyama
  • Patent number: 10054996
    Abstract: A power system monitoring and control system having a thread-dependent calculation monitoring function is provided. The power system monitoring and control system includes: a display unit displaying screen information; a calculation handling unit executing thread-dependent calculation based on a calculation expression defined in a calculation file, and performing calculation handling for generating calculation result information and thread-dependent calculation execution monitoring information to provide generated information as screen information on the display unit; and a data storage unit storing file information for power system monitoring and control, information on the calculation file, the calculation result information, and the thread-dependent calculation execution monitoring information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: LSIS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tae Seop Kim, Jong Ho Park, Yong Ik Lee, Tae Ho Kim, Jin Hei Myung, Soon Jong Bahng, Jong Kab Kwak
  • Patent number: 10043912
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an array substrate and the manufacturing method thereof. The array substrate includes a glass substrate. The shading metal layer and the buffering layer are formed on the glass substrate in sequence. The TFT layer is formed on the buffering layer, and the TFT is arranged above the shading metal layer. The insulation layer and the organic layer are formed on the TFT layer in sequence. In addition, the pixel electrode layer connects to the source/drain of the TFT via the first through hole. The touch electrode layer connects to the shading metal layer via the second through hole. The passivation layer is configured between the pixel electrode layer and the touch electrode layer. In this way, the manufacturing process is simplified, and the coupling capacitance between the touch electrode and the signal line may be effectively reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Gui Chen, Qiang Gong
  • Patent number: 10032933
    Abstract: Provided is a thin film transistor including an active layer including a first silicon active layer, a second silicon active layer, and an oxide active layer in a space between the first silicon active layer and the second silicon active layer, a gate electrode on the active layer with a gate insulating layer disposed therebetween, and a source electrode and a drain electrode with an interlayer insulating layer disposed between the gate electrode and the source and drain electrodes, the source and drain electrodes being in contact with the first silicon active layer and the second silicon active layer, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jung-Bae Kim
  • Patent number: 10032694
    Abstract: A power electronics assembly includes a semiconductor device stack having a wide bandgap semiconductor device, a semiconductor cooling chip thermally coupled to the wide bandgap semiconductor device, and a first electrode electrically coupled to the wide bandgap semiconductor device and positioned between the wide bandgap semiconductor device and the semiconductor cooling chip. The semiconductor cooling chip is positioned between a substrate layer and the wide bandgap semiconductor device. The substrate layer includes a substrate inlet port and a substrate outlet port. An integrated fluid channel system extends between the substrate inlet port and the substrate outlet port and includes a substrate fluid inlet channel extending from the substrate inlet port into the substrate layer, a substrate fluid outlet channel extending from the substrate outlet port into the substrate layer, and one or more cooling chip fluid channels extending into the semiconductor cooling chip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC
    Inventors: Yuji Fukuoka, Ercan M. Dede, Shailesh N. Joshi, Feng Zhou
  • Patent number: 10028380
    Abstract: A semiconductor package such as a multi-chip package is disclosed. The semiconductor package may be configured for dual second level interconnection onto a printed circuit board of a host device. Thus, a single semiconductor package may be used on host printed circuit boards having different configurations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: SanDisk Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Abhishek Ramesh Tambat, Naveen Kini, Elad Baram, Pradip Ghimire
  • Patent number: 10020243
    Abstract: A power electronics assembly having a semiconductor device stack having a wide bandgap semiconductor device, a first electrode electrically coupled the wide bandgap semiconductor device, and a second electrode electrically coupled the wide bandgap semiconductor device. A substrate layer is coupled to the semiconductor device stack such that the first electrode is positioned between the substrate layer and the wide bandgap semiconductor device. The substrate layer includes a substrate inlet port and a substrate outlet port. An integrated fluid channel system extends between the substrate inlet and outlet ports and includes a substrate fluid inlet channel extending from the substrate inlet port into the substrate layer, a substrate fluid outlet channel extending from the substrate outlet port into the substrate layer, and one or more semiconductor fluid channels extending into the wide bandgap semiconductor device in fluid communication with the substrate fluid inlet and outlet channels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Yuji Fukuoka, Ercan M. Dede, Shailesh N. Joshi, Feng Zhou
  • Patent number: 9995594
    Abstract: A facility is connected to an electricity utility and includes a plurality of control computer controlled devices and a plurality of devices that is uncontrolled by control computers. An operational status of each of the control computer controlled devices is monitored by a server. The facility has a power meter that provides data representing actual power consumption to the server which is connected via a network to the control computer. The server is configured to determine power consumption of each device in the plurality of controlled devices from operational status data and power consumption data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: SIEMENS INDUSTRY, INC.
    Inventors: Ayman Fawaz, Ned Cox
  • Patent number: 9991154
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a shallow trench isolation (STI) structure comprises the following steps. A silane-base precursor having a volumetric flowrate of 500 to 750 sccm and a nitrogen-base precursor having a volumetric flowrate of 300 to 600 sccm are introduced and mixed under a first pressure ranging from 0.5 to 1.5 torr at a first temperature ranging from 30 to 105 centigrade to deposit a flowable dielectric layer in a trench of a substrate. Then, ozone gas and oxygen gas are introduced and mixed under a second pressure ranging from 300 to 650 torr at a second temperature ranging from 50 to 250 centigrade to treat the flowable dielectric layer, wherein a volumetric flowrate ratio of ozone gas and oxygen gas ranges from 1:1 to 3:1. A method for fabricating a FinFET is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wei Ken Lin, Jia-Ming Lin, Hsien-Che Teng, Yung-Chou Shih, Kun-Dian She, Lichia Yang, Yun-Wen Chu
  • Patent number: 9985093
    Abstract: There is provided a trench-gate type semiconductor device that can prevent breakdown of a gate insulating film caused by a displacement current flowing into a protective diffusion layer at a portion of a trench underlying a gate electrode at a turn-off time and simultaneously improves a current density by narrowing a cell pitch. The semiconductor device has a gate electrode 7 embedded into a trench 5 penetrating a base region 3. The gate electrode 7 is disposed into a lattice shape in a planar view, and a protective diffusion layer 13 is formed in a drift layer 2a at the portion underlying thereof. At least one of blocks divided by the gate electrode 7 is a protective contact region 20 on which the trench 5 is entirely formed. A protective contact 21 for connecting the protective diffusion layer 13 at a bottom portion of the trench 5 and a source electrode 9 is disposed on the protective contact region 20.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Kagawa, Akihiko Furukawa, Shiro Hino, Hiroshi Watanabe, Masayuki Imaizumi
  • Patent number: 9983424
    Abstract: A foldable display device comprises a display panel; and a backplate on a surface of the display panel, the backplate including a folding region and unfolding regions at both sides of the folding region, the backplate including at least two opening patterns in the folding region that are different from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tae-Woo Kim, Gee-Sung Chae, Joo-Hye Park, Noh-Jin Myung, Seung-Hee Lee, Sang-Hak Shin, Tae-Hyeong Kwak
  • Patent number: 9977422
    Abstract: A machinery health monitoring module processes machine vibration data based on vibration signals and provides the machine vibration data to a distributed control system. A distributed control system operator computer executes a software user interface that filters relevant configuration parameters based on a selected machine measurement type so that only those parameters that are applicable to the selected measurement type appear on the user interface screen. Further, configuration parameters for individual measurement values within the measurement type are made available only when a particular measurement value is selected for acquisition. This greatly simplifies the information that is displayed on the configuration user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: Computational Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin D. Steele, Deane M. Horn
  • Patent number: 9977143
    Abstract: One embodiment of the present disclosure includes a method for processing seismic data comprising the steps of receiving data representing seismic energy gathered from a formation by a plurality of seismic receivers, wherein the data include primary and multiple data. A copy of the received data is created and compensated to reduce amplitude attenuation effects due to transmission and absorption losses. A multiple prediction algorithm is applied to the received and compensated data to obtain a multiple data prediction. The multiple data prediction is subtracted from the received data to obtain primary data. The primary data is processed to reduce attenuation effects in the received data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Clement Kostov, Jing Wu, Debra M. Dishberger
  • Patent number: 9978598
    Abstract: A silicon carbide semiconductor device includes a silicon carbide semiconductor substrate; a nickel silicide film provided on a surface of the silicon carbide semiconductor substrate and functioning as an ohmic contact; and an extraction electrode contacting the ohmic contact on a side different from a silicon carbide semiconductor substrate side. The silicon carbide semiconductor substrate side of the ohmic contact is mainly formed from a NiSi phase and an extraction electrode side thereof is mainly formed from a Ni2Si phase. The ohmic contact includes carbon on the silicon carbide semiconductor substrate and includes no carbon on the extraction electrode side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Makoto Utsumi, Yoshiyuki Sakai
  • Patent number: 9947633
    Abstract: Deformable conductive contacts are provided. A plurality of deformable contacts on a first substrate may be joined to a plurality of conductive pads on a second substrate during die level or wafer level assembly of microelectronics. Each deformable contact complies to a degree that is related to the amount of joining pressure between the first substrate and the second substrate. Since an individual contact can make the conductive coupling within a range of distances from a target pad, an array of the deformable contacts provides tolerance and compliance when there is some variation in height of the conductive elements on either side of the join. A flowable underfill may be provided to press the deformable contacts against opposing pads and to permanently join the surfaces at a fixed distance. The deformable contacts may include a wiping feature to clear their target pads for establishing improved metal-to-metal contact or a thermocompression bond.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: Invensas Corporation
    Inventors: Belgacem Haba, Thomas DiStefano
  • Patent number: 9934961
    Abstract: Structures and methods are provided for forming fin structures. A first fin structure is formed on a substrate. A shallow-trench-isolation structure is formed surrounding the first fin structure. At least part of the first fin structure is removed to form a cavity. A first material is formed on one or more side walls of the cavity. A second material is formed to fill the cavity, the second material being different from the first material. At least part of the STI structure is removed to form a second fin structure including the first material and the second material. At least part of the first material that surrounds the second material is removed to fabricate semiconductor devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited
    Inventors: Sheng-Chen Wang, Sai-Hooi Yeong, Tsung-Yao Wen, Yen-Ming Chen
  • Patent number: 9923153
    Abstract: The present invention relates to organic light-emitting diodes that include an anode electrode, a transparent cathode electrode, at least one emission layer and at least one organic semiconductor layer, wherein the at least one emission layer and the at least one organic semiconductor layer is arranged between the anode electrode and the transparent cathode electrode and the organic semiconductor layer includes a first zero-valent metal dopant and a first matrix compound wherein the first matrix comprising at least two phenanthrolinyl groups as well as to a method for manufacturing the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: NOVALED GMBH
    Inventors: Vygintas Jankus, Carsten Rothe
  • Patent number: 9922937
    Abstract: A self-shielded die includes a substrate, an electronic device attached to the substrate, one or more electrical pads disposed on a bottom surface of the substrate, and an electromagnetic interference (EMI) shield formed of at least one electrically conductive material and connected to ground. At least one of the one or more electrical pads is electrically connected to the electronic device. The EMI shield includes a top shield layer, disposed directly on and substantially completely covering a top surface of the substrate opposite the bottom surface of the substrate, and side shield layers substantially completely covering all sides of the substrate, extending between the top surface of the substrate and the bottom surface of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: Avago Technologies General IP (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventor: Mark Kuhlman