Patents Examined by Quoc D. Hoang
  • Patent number: 11823996
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a semiconductor module, especially a power semiconductor module, in which the heat dissipation is improved and the power density is increased. The semiconductor module may include at least two electrically insulating substrates, each having a first main surface and a second main surface opposite to the first main surface. On the first main surface of each of the substrates, at least one semiconductor device is mounted. An external terminal is connected to the first main surface of at least one of the substrates. The substrates are arranged opposite to each other so that their first main surfaces are facing each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hamit Duran, Junfu Hu
  • Patent number: 11823981
    Abstract: A semiconductor package includes a substrate, a composite seed-barrier layer, a routing via, and a semiconductor die. The substrate has a through hole formed therethrough. The composite seed-barrier layer extends on sidewalls of the through hole and includes a first barrier layer, a seed layer, and a second barrier layer sequentially stacked on the sidewalls of the through hole. The routing via fills the through hole and is separated from the substrate by the composite seed-barrier layer. The semiconductor die is electrically connected to the routing via. Along the sidewalls of the through holes, at a level height corresponding to half of a total thickness of the substrate, the seed layer is present as inclusions of seed material surrounded by barrier material of the first barrier layer and the second barrier layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Wei-Chung Chang, Ming-Che Ho, Hung-Jui Kuo
  • Patent number: 11812636
    Abstract: Provided are an organic light-emitting diode (OLED) and an organic light-emitting device including the same. The OLED includes a first electrode, an organic emissive layer which includes a plurality of convex curves or a plurality of concave curves in a light-emitting region and of which a slope of an inclined plane of an upper region with respect to a horizontal line dividing a height of the plurality of convex curves into halves is greater than a slope of an inclined plane of a lower region thereof, and a second electrode provided on the organic emissive layer. Accordingly, the OLED and the organic light-emitting device including the same are capable of improving current efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ji-Hyang Jang, So-Young Jo, Won-Hoe Koo
  • Patent number: 11798889
    Abstract: A semiconductor package includes a first package substrate, a first semiconductor chip on the first package substrate, a molding layer covering side walls of the first semiconductor chip and including through holes, an interposer on the first semiconductor chip and the molding layer, conductive connectors in the through holes of the molding layer and connected to the first package substrate and the interposer, and an insulating filler including a first portion that fills the through holes of the molding layer so as to surround side walls of the conductive connectors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Inventors: Choongbin Yim, Jungwoo Kim, Jihwang Kim, Jongbo Shim, Kyoungsei Choi
  • Patent number: 11798861
    Abstract: Embodiments may relate to a microelectronic package that includes a lid coupled with a package substrate such that a die is positioned between the lid and the package substrate. The lid may include a heating element that is to heat an area between the lid and the die. Other embodiments may be described or claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Peng Li, Kelly P. Lofgreen, Manish Dubey, Bamidele Daniel Falola, Ken Hackenberg, Shenavia S. Howell, Sergio Antonio Chan Arguedas, Yongmei Liu, Deepak Goyal
  • Patent number: 11791289
    Abstract: A semiconductor package includes a metallic pad and leads spaced from the metallic pad by a gap, the metallic pad including a roughened surface. The semiconductor package further includes a semiconductor die including bond pads, and an adhesive between the roughened surface of the metallic pad and the semiconductor die, therein bonding the semiconductor die to the metallic pad, wherein the adhesive includes a resin. The metallic pad further includes a groove surrounding the semiconductor die on the roughened surface, the groove having a surface roughness less than a surface roughness of the roughened surface of the metallic pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: ChienHao Wang, Bob Lee, YuhHarng Chien
  • Patent number: 11791227
    Abstract: An electronic device package and a method for manufacturing an electronic device package are provided. The electronic device package includes electronic device structure which includes a first electronic device and a first encapsulant, a second electronic device, and a second encapsulant. The first encapsulant encapsulates the first electronic device. The second electronic device is adjacent to the electronic device structure. The second encapsulant encapsulates the electronic device structure and the second electronic device. A first extension line along a lateral surface of the first electronic device and a second extension line along a lateral surface of the first encapsulant define a first angle, the second extension line along the lateral surface of the first encapsulant and a third extension line along a lateral surface of the second electronic device define a second angle, and the first angle is different from the second angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: ADVANCED SEMICONDUCTOR ENGINEERING, INC.
    Inventors: Kuoching Cheng, Yuan-Feng Chiang, Ya Fang Chan, Wen-Long Lu, Shih-Yu Wang
  • Patent number: 11784101
    Abstract: In one example, a semiconductor device comprises a substrate comprising a conductive structure, an electronic component over a top side of the substrate and electrically coupled with the conductive structure, a lid structure over the substrate and over the electronic component, and a vertical interconnect in the lid structure extending to a top surface of the lid structure and electrically coupled with the conductive structure. Other examples and related methods are also disclosed herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Amkor Technology Singapore Holding Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Shaun Bowers, Bora Baloglu
  • Patent number: 11784102
    Abstract: A semiconductor package and method for forming thereof are disclosed. The package includes a package substrate having a die cavity with a die attached therein. The package substrate also includes a cavity for bonding a cap thereto to form a hermetic package. The cap is bonded to the cavity using sealing rings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: UTAC Headquarters Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Eakkasit Dumsong, Mike Jayson Candelario, Phongsak Sawasdee, Jiraphat Charoenratpratoom, Paweena Phatto, Maythichai Saithong
  • Patent number: 11769733
    Abstract: A package substrate includes: a glass frame having a through hole and a chip embedding cavity; an electronic component arranged in the chip embedding cavity; a dielectric layer filled on an upper surface of the glass frame and in the chip embedding cavity; a metal pillar passing through the through hole; a circuit layer arranged on the upper surface and/or a lower surface of the glass frame and connected to the electronic component and the metal pillar; and a solder mask arranged on a surface of the circuit layer and having a pad which is connected to the circuit layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: ZHUHAI ACCESS SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD
    Inventors: Xianming Chen, Yejie Hong, Benxia Huang, Lei Feng
  • Patent number: 11769664
    Abstract: A method for depositing a hafnium lanthanum oxide film on a substrate by a cyclical deposition in a reaction chamber is disclosed. The method may include: depositing a hafnium oxide film on the substrate utilizing a first sub-cycle of the cyclical deposition process and depositing a lanthanum oxide film utilizing a second sub-cycle of the cyclical deposition process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: ASM IP Holding B.V.
    Inventors: Tatiana Ivanova, Perttu Sippola, Michael Eugene Givens
  • Patent number: 11764262
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes first and second dielectric fins disposed above a substrate, a semiconductor channel layer sandwiched between the first and second dielectric fins, a gate structure engaging the semiconductor channel layer, a source/drain (S/D) feature abutting the semiconductor channel layer and sandwiched between the first and second dielectric fins, and an air gap sandwiched between the first and second dielectric fins. The air gap exposes a first sidewall of the S/D feature facing the first dielectric fin and a second sidewall of the S/D feature facing the second dielectric fin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Pei-Yu Wang, Wei Ju Lee
  • Patent number: 11751431
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel module including a front surface displaying an image and a rear surface opposite the front surface, and a heat dissipation member disposed on the rear surface of the display panel module and including a first portion, that is in contact with the display panel module, and a second portion that is spaced farther apart from the display panel module than the first portion is. The heat dissipation member includes at least one portion that is bent between the first portion and the second portion with respect to a bending axis parallel to the rear surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Byoungkyoo Park, Jooyoung Kim, Weejoon Jeong, Jangun Choi
  • Patent number: 11721679
    Abstract: A semiconductor package may include a package substrate, a first interposer substrate mounted on the package substrate, and a first semiconductor chip disposed on the first interposer substrate. The first interposer substrate may include a first base layer, a second base layer disposed on the first base layer, circuit patterns provided in each of the first base layer and the second base layer, and an integrated device embedded in the first base layer and connected to at least one of the circuit patterns. A top surface of the first base layer may contact a bottom surface of the second base layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yanggyoo Jung, Chulwoo Kim, Hyo-Chang Ryu, Yun Seok Choi
  • Patent number: 11721638
    Abstract: A semiconductor wafer has a semiconductor body, an insulation layer on the semiconductor body, a scribeline region designated to be subjected to a wafer separation processing stage, and an optically detectable reference feature laterally spaced inward from the scribeline region and configured to serve as a reference position during the wafer separation processing stage. A corresponding method of processing the semiconductor wafer, a power semiconductor die and a semiconductor wafer separation apparatus are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies Austria AG
    Inventor: Oliver Blank
  • Patent number: 11721739
    Abstract: A semiconductor device structure is provided. The semiconductor device structure includes a gate electrode layer formed over a semiconductor substrate. The semiconductor device structure also includes a gate dielectric layer formed between the gate electrode layer and the semiconductor substrate. In addition, the semiconductor device structure includes a first gate spacer having a hydrophobic surface that covers a first sidewall of the gate electrode layer. The first sidewall of the gate electrode layer extends along a first sidewall of the gate dielectric layer, so that the first sidewall of the gate dielectric layer is separated from the hydrophobic surface of the first gate spacer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsung-Han Tsai, Jen-Hsiang Lu, Shih-Hsun Chang
  • Patent number: 11723259
    Abstract: A method of processing a substrate includes loading the substrate to which a processing liquid is adhered, inside a processing container, removing the processing liquid adhering to the substrate by supplying a first organic solvent to the loaded substrate, causing the substrate to be water-repellent by supplying a water repellent to the substrate from which the processing liquid has been removed, supplying a second organic solvent to the water-repellent substrate, and drying the substrate by volatilizing the second organic solvent adhering to the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Tokyo Electron Limited
    Inventors: Koukichi Hiroshiro, Jun Nonaka, Kazuya Koyama, Mitsunori Nakamori
  • Patent number: 11721603
    Abstract: A redistribution structure is made using filler-free insulating materials with a high shrinkage rate. As a result, good planarity may be achieved without the need to perform a planarization of each insulating layer of the redistribution structure, thereby simplifying the formation of the redistribution structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wei-Chih Chen, Sih-Hao Liao, Yu-Hsiang Hu, Hung-Jui Kuo
  • Patent number: 11715694
    Abstract: A semiconductor device package includes a magnetically permeable layer having a top surface and a bottom surface opposite to the top surface. The semiconductor device package further includes a first conductive element in the magnetically permeable layer. The semiconductor device package further includes a first conductive via extending from the top surface of the magnetically permeable layer into the magnetically permeable layer to be electrically connected to the first conductive element. The first conductive via is separated from the magnetically permeable layer. A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device package is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: ADVANCED SEMICONDUCTOR ENGINEERING, INC.
    Inventors: Hsing Kuo Tien, Chih Cheng Lee
  • Patent number: 11710632
    Abstract: In a semiconductor manufacturing method, a mask is disposed on a semiconductor layer or semiconductor substrate. The semiconductor layer or semiconductor substrate is etched in an area delineated by the mask to form a cavity. With the mask disposed on the semiconductor layer or semiconductor substrate, the cavity is lined to form a containment structure. With the mask disposed on the semiconductor layer or semiconductor substrate, the containment structure is filled with a base semiconductor material. After filling the containment structure with the base semiconductor material, the mask is removed. At least one semiconductor device is fabricated in and/or on the base semiconductor material deposited in the containment structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD
    Inventors: Hung-Te Lin, Hung-Chih Yu, Chia-Wei Liu