Patents Examined by Peniel M Gumedzoe
  • Patent number: 11587891
    Abstract: In examples, a semiconductor package comprises a ceramic substrate and first and second metal layers covered by the ceramic substrate. The first metal layer is configured to carry signals at least in a 20 GHz to 28 GHz frequency range. The package comprises a semiconductor die positioned above the first and second metal layers and coupled to the first metal layer. The package comprises a ground shield positioned in a horizontal plane between the semiconductor die and the first metal layer, the ground shield including an orifice above a portion of the first metal layer. The package includes a metal seal ring coupled to a top surface of the ceramic substrate, the metal seal ring having a segment that is vertically aligned with a segment of the ground shield. The segment of the ground shield is between the orifice of the ground shield and a horizontal center of the ground shield. The package comprises a metal lid coupled to a top surface of the metal seal ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Yiqi Tang, Li Jiang, Rajen Manicon Murugan
  • Patent number: 11587853
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a plurality of functional blocks, each being configured to provide at least one predetermined function. The functional blocks at least include a first functional block and a second functional block. The first functional block and the second functional block are coupled in serial with a predetermined current flowing therethrough.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: MEDIATEK INC.
    Inventors: Yi-Tao Tsai, Yun-Tai Hsiao
  • Patent number: 11581237
    Abstract: Microelectronic assemblies, and related devices and methods, are disclosed herein. For example, in some embodiments, a microelectronic assembly may include a package substrate having a surface; a die having a first surface and an opposing second surface, wherein the first surface of the die is coupled to the surface of the package substrate; and a cooling apparatus that may include a conductive base having a first surface and an opposing second surface, wherein the first surface of the conductive base is in thermal contact with the second surface of the die, and a plurality of conductive structures on the second surface of the conductive base, wherein an individual conductive structure of the plurality of conductive structures has a width between 10 microns and 100 microns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Joe F. Walczyk, Pooya Tadayon
  • Patent number: 11581271
    Abstract: Embodiments include semiconductor packages. A semiconductor package includes a plurality of build-up layers and a plurality of conductive layers in the build-up layers. The conductive layers include a first conductive layer and a second conductive layer. The first conductive layer is over the second conductive layer and build-up layers, where a first via couples the first and second conductive layers. The semiconductor package also includes a thin film capacitor (TFC) in the build-up layers, where a second via couples the TFC to the first conductive layer, and the second via has a thickness less than a thickness of the first via. The first conductive layer may be first level interconnects. The build-up layers may be dielectrics. The TFC may include a first electrode, a second electrode, and a dielectric. The first electrode may be over the second electrode, and the dielectric may be between the first and second electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Rahul Jain, Kyu-Oh Lee, Islam A. Salama, Amruthavalli P. Alur, Wei-Lun K. Jen, Yongki Min, Sheng C. Li
  • Patent number: 11581233
    Abstract: A semiconductor device has an electronic component assembly with a substrate and a plurality of electrical components disposed over the substrate. A conductive post is formed over the substrate. A molding compound sheet is disposed over the electrical component assembly. A carrier including a first electrical circuit pattern is disposed over the molding compound sheet. The carrier is pressed against the molding compound sheet to dispose a first encapsulant over and around the electrical component assembly and embed the first electrical circuit pattern in the first encapsulant. A shielding layer can be formed over the electrical components assembly. The carrier is removed to expose the first electrical circuit pattern. A second encapsulant is deposited over the first encapsulant and the first electrical circuit pattern. A second electrical circuit pattern is formed over the second encapsulant. A semiconductor package is disposed over the first electrical circuit pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: STATS ChipPAC Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: JinHee Jung, ChangOh Kim
  • Patent number: 11574853
    Abstract: A semiconductor device including a substrate, a semiconductor package, a thermal conductive bonding layer, and a lid is provided. The semiconductor package is disposed on the substrate. The thermal conductive bonding layer is disposed on the semiconductor package. The lid is attached to the thermal conductive bonding layer and covers the semiconductor package to prevent coolant from contacting the semiconductor package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Chen-Hua Yu, Chun-Hui Yu, Jeng-Nan Hung, Kuo-Chung Yee, Po-Fan Lin
  • Patent number: 11574875
    Abstract: A multi-chip package structure includes a chip interconnect bridge, a fan-out redistribution layer structure, a first integrated circuit chip, and a second integrated circuit chip. The chip interconnect bridge includes contact pads disposed on a top side of the chip interconnect bridge. The fan-out redistribution layer structure is disposed around sidewalls of the chip interconnect bridge and over the top side of the chip interconnect bridge. The first and second integrated circuit chips are direct chip attached to an upper surface of the fan-out redistribution layer structure, wherein the fan-out redistribution layer structure includes input/output connections between the contact pads on the top side of the chip interconnect bridge and the first and second integrated circuit chips.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Joshua M. Rubin, Steven Lorenz Wright, Lawrence A. Clevenger
  • Patent number: 11575011
    Abstract: Provided are a superlattice structure including a two-dimensional material and a device including the superlattice structure. The superlattice structure may include at least two different two-dimensional (2D) materials bonded to each other in a lateral direction, and an interfacial region of the at least two 2D materials may be strained. The superlattice structure may have a bandgap adjusted by the interfacial region that is strained. The at least two 2D materials may include first and second 2D materials. The first 2D material may have a first bandgap in an intrinsic state thereof. The second 2D material may have a second bandgap in an intrinsic state thereof. An interfacial region of the first and second 2D materials and an adjacent region may have a third bandgap between the first bandgap and the second bandgap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., The University of Chicago, Center for Technology Licensing at Cornell University
    Inventors: Minhyun Lee, Jiwoong Park, Saien Xie, Jinseong Heo, Hyeonjin Shin
  • Patent number: 11562951
    Abstract: An organic interposer includes: a first organic insulating layer including a groove; a first metal wire located in the groove; a barrier metal material covering the first metal wire; and a second metal wire located above the first metal wire, wherein the barrier metal material includes: a first barrier metal film interposed between the first metal wire and an inner surface of the groove; and a second barrier metal film located on the first metal wire, and wherein the second metal wire is in contact with both of the first barrier metal film and the second barrier metal film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: SHOWA DENKO MATERIALS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Mitsukura, Masaya Toba, Yoshinori Ejiri, Kazuhiko Kurafuchi
  • Patent number: 11562970
    Abstract: A semiconductor device, including a semiconductor module, a positioning member and a printed board. The semiconductor module includes a case that stores a semiconductor chip, a plurality of external terminals electrically connected to the semiconductor chip and extending upward from a front surface of the case, and a reference pin extending upward from the front surface of the case. The positioning member has a reference hole and a plurality of supporting holes penetrating therethrough. The printed board including a plurality of terminal holes that respectively correspond to the plurality of external terminals. The printed board is disposed on the front surface of the case via the positioning member. The plurality of external terminals of the semiconductor module are respectively attached to the plurality of terminal holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tadahiko Sato
  • Patent number: 11557608
    Abstract: Some embodiments include a NAND memory array having a vertical stack of alternating insulative levels and conductive levels. The conductive levels include control gate regions and include second regions proximate to the control gate regions. High-k dielectric structures are directly against the control gate regions and extend entirely across the insulative levels. Charge-blocking material is adjacent to the high-k dielectric structures. Charge-storage material is adjacent to the charge-blocking material. The charge-storage material is configured as segments which are vertically stacked one atop another, and which are vertically spaced from one another. Gate-dielectric material is adjacent to the charge-storage material. Channel material extends vertically along the stack and is adjacent to the gate-dielectric material. Some embodiments include integrated assemblies, and methods of forming integrated assemblies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Byeung Chul Kim, Francois H. Fabreguette, Richard J. Hill, Shyam Surthi
  • Patent number: 11557554
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: a thick copper member in which a semiconductor chip is mounted; a printed circuit board that is disposed on a front surface of the thick copper member and provided with an opening exposing a part of the front surface of the thick copper member, a wiring pattern, and conductive vias connecting the pattern and the thick copper member; a semiconductor chip mounted on the front surface of the thick copper member exposed through the opening and connected to the pattern by a metal wire; an electronic component mounted on a front surface of the printed circuit board opposite to a side facing the thick copper member and connected to the pattern; and a cap or an epoxy resin sealing the front surface of the printed circuit board opposite to a side facing the thick copper member, the chip, the component, and the metal wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Takao Moriwaki, Katsumi Miyawaki
  • Patent number: 11557421
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure provide an integrated circuit (IC) structure. The IC structure may include a first metal layer on a substrate, and a second metal layer on the substrate that is horizontally separated from the first metal layer. A dielectric material may include a first portion on the first metal layer, and having a first upper surface, a second portion on the second metal layer, and having a second upper surface, and a third portion on the substrate between the first metal layer and the second metal layer. The third portion of the dielectric material includes a third upper surface above the first upper surface of the first portion and the second upper surface of the second portion of the dielectric material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: GlobalFoundries Dresden Module One Limited Liability Company & Co. KG
    Inventors: Frank G. Küchenmeister, Marcel B. Wieland, Hartmuth Daniel Kunze, Lothar E. Lehmann, Sven Bedürftig, Patrick Rohlfs
  • Patent number: 11557574
    Abstract: A semiconductor package including a substrate; a semiconductor stack on the substrate; an underfill between the substrate and the semiconductor stack; an insulating layer conformally covering surfaces of the semiconductor stack and the underfill; a chimney on the semiconductor stack; and a molding member surrounding side surfaces of the chimney, wherein the semiconductor stack has a first upper surface that is a first distance from the substrate and a second upper surface that is a second distance from the substrate, the first distance being greater than the second distance, wherein the chimney includes a thermally conductive filler on the first and second upper surfaces of the semiconductor stack, the thermally conductive filler having a flat upper surface; a thermally conductive spacer on the thermally conductive filler; and a protective layer on the thermally conductive spacer, and wherein an upper surface of the thermally conductive spacer is exposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jinkyeong Seol, Sunchul Kim, Pyoungwan Kim
  • Patent number: 11557559
    Abstract: A package structure including an organic interposer substrate, a semiconductor die, conductive bumps, an underfill, and an insulating encapsulation is provided. The organic interposer substrate includes stacked organic dielectric layers and conductive wirings embedded in the stacked organic dielectric layers. The semiconductor die is disposed over and electrically connected to the conductive wirings of the organic interposer substrate, and the semiconductor die includes chamfered edges. The conductive bumps are disposed between the semiconductor die and the organic interposer substrate, and the semiconductor die is electrically connected to the organic interposer substrate through the conductive bumps. The underfill is disposed between the semiconductor die and the organic interposer substrate, wherein the underfill encapsulates the conductive bumps and is in contact with the chamfered edges of the at least one semiconductor die.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsung-Yen Lee, Chin-Hua Wang, Ming-Chih Yew, Po-Yao Lin, Shin-Puu Jeng
  • Patent number: 11552054
    Abstract: A package structure includes a semiconductor device, a circuit substrate and a heat dissipating lid. The semiconductor device includes a semiconductor die. The circuit substrate is bonded to and electrically coupled to the semiconductor device. The heat dissipating lid is bonded to the circuit substrate and thermally coupled to the semiconductor device, where the semiconductor device is located in a space confined by the heat dissipating lid and the circuit substrate. The heat dissipating lid includes a cover portion and a flange portion bonded to a periphery of the cover portion. The cover portion has a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, where the cover portion includes a recess therein, the recess has an opening at the second surface, and a thickness of the recess is less than a thickness of the cover portion, where the recess is part of the space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Wei-Ting Lin, Ping-Kang Huang, Sao-Ling Chiu, Shang-Yun Hou
  • Patent number: 11552019
    Abstract: Embodiments include semiconductor packages. A semiconductor package includes a first patch and a second patch on an interposer. The semiconductor package also includes a first substrate in the first patch, and a second substrate in the second patch. The semiconductor package further includes an encapsulation layer over and around the first and second patches, a plurality of build-up layers on the first patch, the second patch, and the encapsulation layer, and a plurality of dies and a bridge on the build-up layers. The bridge may be communicatively coupled with the first substrate of the first patch and the second substrate of the second patch. The bridge may be an embedded multi-die interconnect bridge (EMIB). The first and second substrates may be EMIBs and/or high-density packaging (HDP) substrates. The bridge may be positioned between two dies, and over an edge of the first patch and an edge of the second patch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Haifa Hariri, Amruthavalli P. Alur, Wei-Lun K. Jen, Islam A. Salama
  • Patent number: 11538745
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes at least one member that is partially sealed by a sealing material and has a part of thereof being exposed from the sealing material, a reversible temperature indicating material, and an irreversible temperature indicating material. Each of the reversible temperature indicating material and the irreversible temperature indicating material is provided on a surface of any one of the at least one member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventor: Kazuki Takakura
  • Patent number: 11538731
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein include electronic packages with improved thermal performance. In an embodiment, the electronic package comprises a first package substrate, a first die stack over the first package substrate, and a heat spreader over the first die stack. In an embodiment, the heat spreader comprises arms that extend out past sidewalls of the first package substrate. In an embodiment, the electronic package further comprises an interposer over and around the heat spreader, where the interposer is electrically coupled to the first package substrate by a plurality of interconnects. In an embodiment, the electronic package further comprises a second package substrate over the interposer, and a second die over the second package substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Bijendra Singh, Vikas Rao, Sandesh Geejagaaru Krishnamurthy, Navneet Kumar Singh, Unnikrishnan Gopinanthan Pillai
  • Patent number: 11538771
    Abstract: In a described example, an integrated circuit includes: a semiconductor substrate having a first surface and an opposite second surface; at least one dielectric layer overlying the first surface of the semiconductor substrate; at least one inductor coil in the at least one dielectric layer with a plurality of coil windings separated by coil spaces, the at least one inductor coil lying in a plane oriented in a first direction parallel to the first surface of the semiconductor substrate, the at least one inductor coil electrically isolated from the semiconductor substrate by a portion of the at least one dielectric layer; and trenches extending into the semiconductor substrate in a second direction at an angle with respect to the first direction, the trenches underlying the inductor coil and filled with dielectric replacement material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Barry Jon Male, Rajarshi Mukhopadhyay