Patents Examined by Neil R Prasad
  • Patent number: 12125832
    Abstract: In one example, a semiconductor device comprises a base assembly comprising a first substrate, a first device on a top surface of the first substrate, and a first encapsulant on the top surface of the first substrate and bounding a side surface of the first device. The semiconductor device further comprises a conductive pillar on the first substrate and in the first molding compound, wherein the conductive pillar comprises a non-conductive pillar core and a conductive pillar shell on the pillar core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: Amkor Technology Singapore Holding Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: In Su Mok, Won Geol Lee, Il Bok Lee, Won Myoung Ki
  • Patent number: 12125794
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate, a dielectric structure, an electrical insulating and thermal conductive layer, an etch stop layer and a circuit layer. The electrical insulating and thermal conductive layer is disposed over the semiconductor substrate. The etch stop layer includes silicon nitride and is disposed between the semiconductor substrate and the electrical insulating and thermal conductive layer. The dielectric structure is disposed over the electrical insulating and thermal conductive layer, wherein a thermal conductivity of the electrical insulating and thermal conductive layer is substantially greater than a thermal conductivity of the dielectric structure. The circuit layer is disposed in the dielectric structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Chih-Hang Tung, Chen-Hua Yu, Tung-Liang Shao, Su-Chun Yang, Wen-Lin Shih
  • Patent number: 12119305
    Abstract: A semiconductor package includes a redistribution substrate including a first redistribution layer; a semiconductor chip electrically connected to the first redistribution layer; a vertical connection structure adjacent a periphery of the semiconductor chip and electrically connected to the first redistribution layer; and an encapsulant on the vertical connection structure. The vertical connection structure includes a metal pillar having a bottom surface facing the redistribution substrate, a top surface positioned opposite to the bottom surface, and a side surface positioned between the bottom surface and the top surface. The vertical connection structure further includes a plating layer on each of the bottom surface, the top surface, and the side surface of the metal pillar, and having a roughened surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyungdon Mun, Myungsam Kang, Youngchan Ko, Yieok Kwon, Jeongseok Kim, Gongje Lee, Bongju Cho
  • Patent number: 12119352
    Abstract: An integrated circuit (IC) structure, a switch and related method, are disclosed. The IC structure includes an active device, e.g., a switch, over a bulk semiconductor substrate, and an isolation structure under the active device in the bulk semiconductor substrate. The isolation structure may include a trench isolation adjacent the active device in the bulk semiconductor substrate, a dielectric layer laterally adjacent the trench isolation and over the active device, and a porous semiconductor layer in the bulk semiconductor substrate under the dielectric layer laterally adjacent the trench isolation. The IC structure employs a lower cost, low resistivity bulk semiconductor substrate rather than a semiconductor-on-insulator (SOI) substrate, yet it has better performance characteristics for RF switches than an SOI substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: GlobalFoundries U.S. Inc.
    Inventors: Uzma B. Rana, Steven M. Shank, Anthony K. Stamper
  • Patent number: 12119309
    Abstract: When III-V semiconductor material is bonded to an oxide material, water molecules can degrade the bonding if they become trapped at the interface between the III-V material and the oxide material. Because water molecules can diffuse readily through oxide material, and may not diffuse as readily through III-V material or through silicon, forcing the III-V material against the oxide material can force water molecules at the interface into the oxide material and away from the interface. Water molecules present at the interface can be forced during manufacturing through vertical channels in a silicon layer into a buried oxide layer thereby to enhance bonding between the III-V material and the oxide material. Water molecules can be also forced through lateral channels in the oxide material, past a periphery of the III-V material, and, through diffusion, out of the oxide material into the atmosphere.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: OpenLight Photonics, Inc.
    Inventors: Avi Feshali, John Hutchinson
  • Patent number: 12113070
    Abstract: Structures including a vertical heterojunction bipolar transistor and methods of forming a structure including a vertical heterojunction bipolar transistor. The structure comprises a semiconductor substrate including a trench, a first semiconductor layer including a portion adjacent to the trench, a dielectric layer between the first semiconductor layer and the semiconductor substrate, and a second semiconductor layer in the trench. The dielectric layer has an interface with the first semiconductor layer, and the second semiconductor layer includes a portion that is recessed relative to the interface. The structure further comprises a vertical heterojunction bipolar transistor including a collector in the portion of the second semiconductor layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: GlobalFoundries U.S. Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Baars, Viorel Ontalus, Ketankumar H. Tailor, Michael Zier, Crystal R. Kenney, Judson Holt
  • Patent number: 12114552
    Abstract: Device structures are provided that include one or more plasmonic OLEDs and zero or more non-plasmonic OLEDs. Each plasmonic OLED includes an enhancement layer that includes a plasmonic material which exhibits surface plasmon resonance that non-radiatively couples to an organic emissive material and transfers excited state energy from the emissive material to a non-radiative mode of surface plasmon polaritons in the plasmonic OLED.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: Universal Display Corporation
    Inventors: Nicholas J. Thompson, Michael Stuart Weaver, Michael Fusella
  • Patent number: 12102013
    Abstract: A magnetic detection device includes a first magnetic sensor, a second magnetic sensor, and a resin body. The first magnetic sensor includes a first sealing body and first terminals. The second magnetic sensor includes a second sealing body and second terminals. The resin body includes a resin-body main body, first wiring lines, and second wiring lines. Each of the first wiring lines includes a first overlapping portion overlapping with corresponding one of the first terminals. As viewed in a normal direction of each of the first terminals, the first overlapping portion is arranged at a position shifted from all of the second terminals and the second wiring lines. Each of the first wiring lines is welded to corresponding one of the first terminals at the first overlapping portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Yusuke Kato, Tetsuo Amano, Hideki Shimauchi, Akira Koshimizu
  • Patent number: 12094848
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide an integrated circuit die having edge interconnect features. The edge interconnect features may be conductive lines extending through sealing rings and exposed on edge surfaces of the integrated circuit die. The edge interconnect features are configured to connect with other integrated circuit dies without going through an interposer. The semiconductor device may include two or more integrated circuit dies with edge interconnect features and connected through a RDL structure formed between the two or more integrated circuit dies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Shin-Yi Yang, Ming-Han Lee, Shau-Lin Shue
  • Patent number: 12087833
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes an active pattern on a substrate, the active pattern extending in a first direction, a gate electrode on the active pattern, the gate electrode extending in a second direction intersecting the first direction and including a first portion and a second portion arranged along the second direction, a first contact plug on the gate electrode, the first contact plug being connected to a top surface of the second portion of the gate electrode, a source/drain region in the active pattern on a sidewall of the gate electrode, and a source/drain contact on the source/drain region, a height of a top surface of the source/drain contact being higher than a top surface of the first portion of the gate electrode and lower than the top surface of the second portion of the gate electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Heon Bok Lee, Dae Yong Kim, Wan Don Kim, Jeong Hyuk Yim, Won Keun Chung, Hyo Seok Choi, Sang Jin Hyun
  • Patent number: 12080669
    Abstract: A semiconductor device module includes a package carrier having an opening, wherein in the opening there is disposed a semiconductor package including a semiconductor die, an encapsulant, and first vertical contacts, wherein the encapsulant at least partially covers the semiconductor die, and the first vertical contacts are connected to the semiconductor die and extend at least partially through the encapsulant, and a first outer metallic contact layer electrically connected to the first vertical contacts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies Austria AG
    Inventors: Edward Fuergut, Martin Gruber, Petteri Palm, Bernd Schmoelzer, Wolfgang Scholz, Mark Thomas
  • Patent number: 12074148
    Abstract: A semiconductor package includes a first package component comprising: a first semiconductor die; a first encapsulant around the first semiconductor die; and a first redistribution structure electrically connected to the semiconductor die. The semiconductor package further includes a second package component bonded to the first package component, wherein the second package component comprises a second semiconductor die; a heat spreader between the first semiconductor die and the second package component; and a second encapsulant between the first package component and the second package component, wherein the second encapsulant has a lower thermal conductivity than the heat spreader.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Fong-Yuan Chang, Po-Hsiang Huang, Lee-Chung Lu, Jyh Chwen Frank Lee, Yii-Chian Lu, Yu-Hao Chen, Keh-Jeng Chang
  • Patent number: 12068273
    Abstract: A package includes a die and a redistribution layer. A top surface of the die has a first area and a second area connected with the first area. The redistribution layer structure includes a first insulation layer, a redistribution layer, and a second insulation layer. The first insulation layer is overlapping with the second area. The redistribution layer is disposed above the die. The second insulation layer is disposed above the redistribution layer and overlapping with the second area and the first area. The second insulation layer covers a top surface of the first insulation layer and is in contact with a side surface of the first insulation layer and the top surface of the die.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tian Hu, Hung-Jui Kuo, Yu-Hsiang Hu, Sih-Hao Liao
  • Patent number: 12062550
    Abstract: The disclosure concerns method of making a molded substrate, comprising providing a carrier; forming a first conductive layer and first vertical conductive contacts over the carrier; disposing a first layer of encapsulant over the first conductive layer and first vertical conductive contacts; planarizing the first vertical conductive contacts and the first layer of encapsulant to form a first planar surface; forming a second conductive layer and second vertical conductive contacts over the first layer of encapsulant and configured to be electrically coupled with the first conductive layer and first vertical conductive contacts; disposing a second layer of encapsulant over the second conductive layer and second vertical conductive contacts; planarizing the second vertical conductive contacts and the second layer of encapsulant to form a second planar surface; and forming first conductive bumps over the second planar surface, opposite the carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: Deca Technologies USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Robin Davis, Timothy L. Olson, Paul R. Hoffman
  • Patent number: 12062617
    Abstract: A semiconductor package includes a first semiconductor chip including a first semiconductor substrate and a first chip pad on a first bottom surface of the first semiconductor substrate, a second semiconductor chip including a second semiconductor substrate and a second chip pad on a second top surface of the second semiconductor substrate, a lower redistribution structure provided under the first semiconductor chip and the second semiconductor chip, the lower redistribution structure including a lower redistribution pattern, the lower redistribution pattern including a first lower redistribution via pattern contacting the first chip pad, a molding layer covering the first semiconductor chip and the second semiconductor chip, an upper redistribution structure including an upper redistribution pattern, the upper redistribution pattern including a first upper redistribution via pattern connected to the second chip pad, and a conductive connection structure electrically connecting the lower redistribution patter
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Joonsung Kim
  • Patent number: 12062622
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a packaged device that includes a first dielectric layer; a second dielectric layer, formed over the first dielectric layer, that includes a device substrate and a via extending from the first dielectric layer and through the second dielectric layer; and a third dielectric layer, formed over the second dielectric layer, that includes a conductive pillar extending through the third dielectric layer, wherein the conductive pillar is electrically coupled to the via of the second dielectric layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Han-Ping Pu, Hsiao-Wen Lee
  • Patent number: 12046562
    Abstract: A semiconductor package includes a first redistribution structure having a first surface in which a first pad and a second pad are embedded and including a first redistribution layer thereon, and a vertical connection structure including a land layer and a pillar layer. The land layer is embedded in the first surface of the first redistribution structure, and a width of an upper surface of the land layer is narrower than a width of a lower surface of the pillar layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Myungsam Kang, Youngchan Ko, Jeongseok Kim, Bongju Cho
  • Patent number: 12040287
    Abstract: A semiconductor device package and method for manufacturing the same are provided. The semiconductor device package includes a first conductive structure, a stress buffering layer and a second conductive structure. The first conductive structure includes a substrate, and a first circuit layer disposed on the substrate. The first circuit layer includes a conductive wiring pattern, and the conductive wiring pattern is an uppermost conductive pattern of the first circuit layer. The stress buffering structure is disposed on the first conductive structure. The second conductive structure is disposed over the stress buffering structure. The conductive wiring pattern extends through the stress buffering structure and electrically connected to the second conductive structure, and an upper surface of the conductive wiring pattern is substantially coplanar with an upper surface of the stress buffering structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: ADVANCED SEMICONDUCTOR ENGINEERING, INC.
    Inventors: Hsing Kuo Tien, Chih-Cheng Lee
  • Patent number: 12040248
    Abstract: A semiconductor package includes a connection layer, a semiconductor chip disposed at a center portion of the connection layer, an adhesive layer disposed on the semiconductor chip, a heat spreader layer disposed on the adhesive layer, and a lower redistribution layer disposed on the connection layer and a bottom surface of the semiconductor chip. A width of the adhesive layer is the same as a width of the semiconductor chip, and a width of the heat spreader layer is less than the width of the adhesive layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jingu Kim, Sangkyu Lee, Yongkoon Lee, Seokkyu Choi
  • Patent number: 12033947
    Abstract: A semiconductor package structure includes a first bottom electrical connector, an interposer over the first bottom electrical connector, and a first top electrical connector over the first top via structures. The interposer includes first bottom via structures in contact with the first bottom electrical connector. The interposer also includes a first trace of a first redistribution layer structure over the first bottom via structures. The interposer also includes first via structures over the first redistribution layer. The interposer also includes a first trace of a second redistribution layer structure over the first via structures. The interposer also includes second via structures over the second redistribution layer structure. The first bottom via structures, the first via structures, and the second via structures are separated from each other in a top view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Chia-Kuei Hsu, Ming-Chih Yew, Shu-Shen Yeh, Po-Yao Lin, Shin-Puu Jeng