Patents Examined by Hoa B. Trinh
  • Patent number: 12114557
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods may be implemented to provide multi-layer display assembly apparatus for information handling systems, including portable information handling systems (e.g., such as smart phones, tablet computers, notebook computers, etc.) as well as display assembly apparatus for other types of information handling systems such as desktop computers, servers, etc. The disclosed multi-layer display assembly apparatus may be implemented to include multiple adhesive layers (e.g., two or more adhesive layers) that have different indices of refraction and/or different debonding characteristics, and that are disposed between a display substrate and an transparent protective hardcover such as glass-based or plastic-based cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Deeder Aurongzeb, Stefan Peana
  • Patent number: 12107042
    Abstract: Embodiments of a system and methods for localized high density substrate routing are generally described herein. In one or more embodiments an apparatus includes a medium, first and second circuitry elements, an interconnect element, and a dielectric layer. The medium can include low density routing therein. The interconnect element can be embedded in the medium, and can include a plurality of electrically conductive members therein, the electrically conductive member can be electrically coupled to the first circuitry element and the second circuitry element. The interconnect element can include high density routing therein. The dielectric layer can be over the interconnect die, the dielectric layer including the first and second circuitry elements passing therethrough.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Robert Starkston, Debendra Mallik, John S. Guzek, Chia-Pin Chiu, Deepak Kulkarni, Ravi V. Mahajan
  • Patent number: 12100677
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure, a method for forming a semiconductor structure, a stacked structure, and a wafer stacking method are provided. The semiconductor structure includes: a semiconductor substrate; a first dielectric layer on a surface of a semiconductor substrate; a top metal layer, in which the top metal layer is located in the first dielectric layer, and the top metal layer penetrates through the first dielectric layer; and a buffer layer located between the top metal layer and the first dielectric layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignee: CHANGXIN MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventor: Hua Hu
  • Patent number: 12094827
    Abstract: An integrated circuit package is disclosed. The integrated circuit package includes a first integrated circuit die, a second integrated circuit die, an organic substrate, wherein both the first integrated circuit die and the second integrated circuit die are connected to the organic substrate, a multi-die interconnect bridge (EMIB) embedded within the organic substrate, and a termination resistor associated with a circuit in the first integrated circuit die, wherein the termination resistor is located within the multi-die interconnect bridge embedded within the organic substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Mathew J. Manusharow, Jonathan Rosenfeld
  • Patent number: 12094801
    Abstract: A semiconductor device and a method of manufacturing the same include a die and a planar thermal layer, and a thick-silver layer disposed directly onto a first planar side of the planar thermal layer, as well as a metallurgical die-attach disposed between the thick-silver layer and the die, the metallurgical die-attach directly contacting the thick-silver layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: NXP USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Lakshminarayan Viswanathan, Jaynal A Molla
  • Patent number: 12094805
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a stacked body includes a plurality of electrode layers stacked with an insulator interposed. A conductive via pierces the stacked body, and connects an upper layer interconnect and a lower layer interconnect. A insulating film is provided between the via and the stacked body. A distance along a diametral direction of the via between a side surface of the via and an end surface of one of the electrode layers opposing the side surface of the via is greater than a distance along the diametral direction between the side surface of the via and an end surface of the insulator opposing the side surface of the via.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: Kioxia Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuhito Yoshimizu, Yoshiro Shimojo, Shinya Arai
  • Patent number: 12087696
    Abstract: A semiconductor package includes a package substrate, a lower semiconductor device arranged on the package substrate and including first through electrodes, first lower connection bumps arranged between the package substrate and the lower semiconductor device and electrically connecting the package substrate to the first through electrodes, a connecting substrate arranged on the package substrate and including second through electrodes, second lower connection bumps arranged between the package substrate and the connecting substrate and electrically connecting the package substrate to the second through electrodes, and an upper semiconductor device arranged on the lower semiconductor device and electrically connected to the first through electrodes and the second through electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sunkyoung Seo, Taehwan Kim, Hyunjung Song, Hyoeun Kim, Wonil Lee, Sanguk Han
  • Patent number: 12087685
    Abstract: Embodiments are directed to a semiconductor structure having a dual-layer interconnect and a barrier layer. The interconnect structure combines a first conductive layer, a second conductive layer, and a barrier layer disposed between. The result is a low via resistance combined with improved electromigration performance. In one embodiment, the first conductive layer is copper, the second conductive layer is cobalt, and the barrier layer is tantalum nitride. A barrier layer is not used in other embodiments. Other embodiments are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: Tessera LLC
    Inventors: Benjamin D. Briggs, Takeshi Nogami, Raghuveer R. Patlolla
  • Patent number: 12080618
    Abstract: A heat dissipation structure is provided and includes a heat dissipation body and an adjustment channel. A carrying area and an active area adjacent to the carrying area are defined on a surface of the heat dissipation body, the carrying area is used for applying a first heat dissipation material thereonto, and the adjustment channel is formed in the active area, where one end of the adjustment channel communicates with the outside of the heat dissipation structure, and the other end communicates with the carrying area. Therefore, when the heat dissipation body is coupled to the electronic component by the first heat dissipation material, the adjustment channel can adjust a volume of the first heat dissipation material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: SILICONWARE PRECISION INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yu-Lung Huang, Kuo-Hua Yu, Chang-Fu Lin
  • Patent number: 12080662
    Abstract: The invention relates to display device and method of manufacturing the same. The display device includes: a substrate; a driving pad disposed on the substrate; an insulating layer exposing the driving pad and disposed on the substrate; a circuit board including a circuit pad overlapping the driving pad; and a connector disposed between the circuit board and the insulating layer and including a plurality of conductive particles electrically connecting the driving pad and the circuit pad, the driving pad including: a first pad disposed on the substrate; and a second pad disposed on the first pad and having an opening exposing the first pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Eui Jeong Kang, Sanghyeon Song, Heeju Woo, Donghyun Lee
  • Patent number: 12074150
    Abstract: An electronic module for a half-bridge circuit includes a base substrate with an insulating layer between a first metal layer and a second metal layer. A trench formed through the first metal layer electrically isolates first, second, and third portions of the first metal layer from one another. A high-side switch includes an enhancement-mode transistor and a depletion-mode transistor. The depletion-mode transistor includes a III-N material structure on an electrically conductive substrate. A drain electrode of the depletion-mode transistor is connected to the first portion, a source electrode of the enhancement-mode transistor is connected to the second portion, a drain electrode of the enhancement-mode transistor is connected to a source electrode of the depletion-mode transistor, a gate electrode of the depletion-mode transistor is connected to the electrically conductive substrate, and the electrically conductive substrate is connected to the second portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: Transphorm Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: David Michael Rhodes, Yifeng Wu, Sung Hae Yea, Primit Parikh
  • Patent number: 12057429
    Abstract: A method for bonding two confronting electronic devices together wherein the two electronic devices are initially temporarily coupled together using a room temperature process with a plurality of knife-edge microstructures on at least a first one of the electronic devices engaging portions of the a second one of the electronic devices. The room temperature process involves applying a relatively low compressive force or pressure between the two electronic devices compared to the forces or pressures used in convention flip-chip bonding. The first one of the electronic devices and the second one of the electronic devices also have traditional contact pads that are spaced from each other by a standoff distance when the devices are initially coupled together using the room temperature process. This allows for inspection of the two electronic devices while they are initially temporarily coupled together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: HRL LABORATORIES, LLC
    Inventors: Aurelio Lopez, Peter Brewer, Partia Naghibi Mahmoudabadi, Erik Daniel, Tahir Hussain
  • Patent number: 12057362
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor chip having a passivation film, a stress relieving layer provided on the passivation film, and a groove formed in a periphery of a surface of the semiconductor chip, the groove being provided inside of an edge of the semiconductor chip, wherein the stress relieving layer is partly disposed in the groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: ROHM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Osamu Miyata, Masaki Kasai, Shingo Higuchi
  • Patent number: 12057404
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes pads of a first group and a plurality of first peripheral pads, which are adjacent to each other and spaced apart by a first horizontal gap in a first direction, and pads of a first group and a plurality of first peripheral pads, which are connected to each other and spaced apart by a first vertical gap, greater than the first horizontal gap, in a second direction. A plurality of first wiring patterns include first horizontal extension portions extending at an angle exceeding about 45 degrees with respect to the first direction within the first horizontal gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chanmin Jo, Taeyoon Kim, Seungki Nam, Sungwook Moon
  • Patent number: 12051651
    Abstract: An integrated circuit package is disclosed. The integrated circuit package includes a first integrated circuit die, a second integrated circuit die, an organic substrate, wherein both the first integrated circuit die and the second integrated circuit die are connected to the organic substrate, a multi-die interconnect bridge (EMIB) embedded within the organic substrate, and a termination resistor associated with a circuit in the first integrated circuit die, wherein the termination resistor is located within the multi-die interconnect bridge embedded within the organic substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2024
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Mathew J. Manusharow, Jonathan Rosenfeld
  • Patent number: 12040313
    Abstract: A semiconductor package includes a substrate, a first semiconductor chip on the substrate, a second semiconductor chip on the first semiconductor chip so that the first semiconductor chip is vertically between the second semiconductor chip and the substrate, a first molding layer adjacent to a sidewall of the first semiconductor chip on the substrate, the first molding layer formed of a first molding material, and a second molding layer adjacent to a sidewall of the second semiconductor chip on the substrate so that the first molding layer is vertically between the second molding layer and the substrate. The second molding layer is formed of a second molding material different from the first molding material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyuekjae Lee, Jihoon Kim, JiHwan Suh, So Youn Lee, Jihwan Hwang, Taehun Kim, Ji-Seok Hong
  • Patent number: 12033977
    Abstract: A semiconductor package is provided. The semiconductor package includes: a substrate; a first buffer chip and a second buffer chip located on an upper part of the substrate; a plurality of nonvolatile memory chips located on the upper part of the substrate and including a first nonvolatile memory chip and a second nonvolatile memory chip, the first nonvolatile memory chip being electrically connected to the first buffer chip, and the second nonvolatile memory chip being electrically connected to the second buffer chip; a plurality of external connection terminals connected to a lower part of the substrate; and a rewiring pattern located inside the substrate. The rewiring pattern is configured to diverge an external electric signal received through one of the plurality of external connection terminals into first and second signals, transmit the first signal to the first buffer chip, and transmit the second signal to the second buffer chip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Seong Gwan Lee
  • Patent number: 12033978
    Abstract: A manufacturing method of a semiconductor package includes the following steps. A chip is provided. The chip has an active surface and a rear surface opposite to the active surface. The chip includes conductive pads disposed at the active surface. A first solder-containing alloy layer is formed on the rear surface of the chip. A second solder-containing alloy layer is formed on a surface and at a location where the chip is to be attached. The chip is mounted to the surface and the first solder-containing alloy layer is aligned with the second solder-containing alloy layer. A reflow step is performed on the first and second solder-containing alloy layers to form a joint alloy layer between the chip and the surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Ying-Ching Shih, Chih-Wei Wu, Szu-Wei Lu
  • Patent number: 12033904
    Abstract: Implementations of a semiconductor package may include: a substrate, a case coupled to the substrate, and a plurality of press-fit pins. The plurality of press-fit pins may be fixedly coupled with the case. The plurality of press-fit pins may have at least one locking portion that extends from a side of the plurality of press-fit pins into the case and the plurality of press-fit pins may be electrically and mechanically coupled to the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Inventors: Yushuang Yao, Chee Hiong Chew, Atapol Prajuckamol
  • Patent number: 12034028
    Abstract: Implementations of image sensor packages may include an image sensor chip, a first layer including an opening therethrough coupled to a first side of the image sensor chip, and a optically transmissive cover coupled to the first layer. The optically transmissive cover, the first layer, and the image sensor chip may form a cavity within the image sensor. The image sensor package may also include at least one electrical contact coupled to a second side of the image sensor chip opposing the first side and an encapsulant coating an entirety of the sidewalls of the image sensor package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC
    Inventor: Shou-Chian Hsu