Patents Examined by Teresa M. Arroyo
  • Patent number: 8912639
    Abstract: Aspects of a method and system for configuring a transformer embedded in a multi-layer integrated circuit package are provided. In this regard, a windings ratio of a transformer embedded in a multi-layer IC package bonded to an IC may be configured, via logic, circuitry, and/or code in the IC, based on signal levels at one or more terminals of the transformer. The transformer may comprise a plurality of inductive loops fabricated in transmission line media. The integrated circuit may be flip-chip bonded to the multi-layer package. The IC may comprise a signal strength indicator enabled to measure signal levels input to or output by the transformer. The windings ratio may be configured via one or more switches in the IC and/or in the multi-layer package. The IC and/or the multi-layer package may comprise ferromagnetic material which may improve magnetic coupling of the transformer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: Broadcom Corporation
    Inventor: Ahmadreza Rofougaran
  • Patent number: 8901724
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention describe a semiconductor package having an embedded die. The semiconductor package comprises a coreless substrate that contains the embedded die. The semiconductor package provides die stacking or package stacking capabilities. Furthermore, embodiments of the present invention describe a method of fabricating the semiconductor package that minimizes assembly costs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: John Stephen Guzek, Javier Soto Gonzalez, Nicholas R. Watts, Ravi K. Nalla
  • Patent number: 8902123
    Abstract: To provide a semiconductor device in which wireless communication is performed between devices formed over different substrates and connection defects of wirings are reduced. A first device having a first antenna is provided over a first substrate, a second device having a second antenna which can communicate with the first antenna is provided over a second substrate, and the first substrate and the second substrate are bonded to each other to manufacture a semiconductor device. The first substrate and the second substrate are bonded to each other by bonding with a bonding layer interposed therebetween, anodic bonding, or surface activated bonding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Koji Dairiki, Konami Izumi
  • Patent number: 8895359
    Abstract: A semiconductor chip (1) is flip-chip mounted on a circuit board (4) with an underfill resin (6) interposed between the semiconductor chip (1) and the circuit board (4) and a container covering the semiconductor chip (1) is bonded on the circuit board (4). At this point, the semiconductor chip (1) positioned with the underfill resin (6) interposed between the circuit board (4) and the semiconductor chip (1) is pressed and heated by a pressure-bonding tool (8); meanwhile, the surface of the underfill resin (6) protruding around the semiconductor chip (1) is pressed by the pressure-bonding tool (8) through a film (13) on which a surface unevenness is formed in a periodically repeating pattern, so that a surface unevenness (16a) is formed. The inner surface of the container covering the semiconductor chip (1) is bonded to the surface unevenness (16a) on the surface of the underfill resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Tomura, Kazumichi Shimizu, Kentaro Kumazawa
  • Patent number: 8895435
    Abstract: The method of forming a polysilicon layer is provided. A first polysilicon layer with a first grain size is formed on a substrate. A second polysilicon layer with a second grain size is formed on the first polysilicon layer. The first grain size is smaller than the second grain size. The first polysilicon layer with a smaller grain size can serve as a base for the following deposition, so that the second polysilicon layer formed thereon has a flatter topography, and thus, the surface roughness is reduced and the Rs uniformity within a wafer is improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: United Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Chien-Liang Lin, Yun-Ren Wang, Ying-Wei Yen, Wen-Yi Teng, Chan-Lon Yang
  • Patent number: 8890330
    Abstract: Provided are semiconductor packages and electronic systems including the same. A first memory chip may be stacked on a first portion of a substrate. A controller chip may be stacked on a second portion of the substrate, which is different from the first portion. At least one first bonding wire may directly connect the first memory chip with the controller chip. At least one second bonding wire may directly connect the first memory chip with the substrate, and may be electrically connected with the at least one first bonding wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyung-Man Kim, In-Ku Kang, Ji-Hyun Lee
  • Patent number: 8890324
    Abstract: A structure having a substrate includes an opening in the substrate having depth from a top surface of the substrate to a bottom surface of the substrate. A conductive material fills the opening. The opening has a length direction and a width direction and a first and second feature. The first feature and the second feature are spaced apart by a first length. The first feature has first width as a maximum width of the first feature, and the second feature has a second width as the maximum width of the second feature. The opening has a minimum width between the first feature and the second feature that is no more than one fifth the first length. The first width and the second width are each at least twice the minimum width.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.
    Inventor: Thuy B. Dao
  • Patent number: 8884437
    Abstract: A device with contact elements. One embodiment provides an electrical device including a structure defining a main face. The structure includes an array of cavities and an array of overhang regions, each overhang region defining an opening to one of the cavities. The electrical device further includes an array of contact elements, each contact element only partially filling one of the cavities and protruding from the structure over the main face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Klaus-Guenter Oppermann, Martin Franosch
  • Patent number: 8878363
    Abstract: An interlayer is used to reduce Fermi-level pinning phenomena in a semiconductive device with a semiconductive substrate. The interlayer may be a rare-earth oxide. The interlayer may be an ionic semiconductor. A metallic barrier film may be disposed between the interlayer and a metallic coupling. The interlayer may be a thermal-process combination of the metallic barrier film and the semiconductive substrate. A process of forming the interlayer may include grading the interlayer. A computing system includes the interlayer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Gilbert Dewey, Niloy Mukherjee, Matthew Metz, Jack T. Kavalieros, Nancy M. Zelick, Robert S. Chau
  • Patent number: 8872341
    Abstract: One or more embodiments relate to a method of forming a semiconductor device, comprising: forming a structure, the structure including at least a first element and a second element; and forming a passivation layer over the structure, the passivation layer including at least the first element and the second element, the first element and the second element of the passivation layer coming from the structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Gerald Dallmann, Heike Rosslau, Norbert Urbansky, Scott Wallace
  • Patent number: 8872317
    Abstract: A stacked package for an electronic device and a method of manufacturing the stacked package include a first semiconductor package being formed with a first conductive pad and a second conductive pad. A second semiconductor package is formed with a third conductive pad and a fourth conductive pad and is disposed over the first semiconductor package. A first conductive connecting member electrically connects the first conductive pad and the third conductive pad. A second conductive connection member electrically connects the second conductive pad and the fourth conductive pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Young-Seok Hong
  • Patent number: 8871630
    Abstract: An electronic device and manufacturing thereof. One embodiment provides a carrier and multiple contact elements. The carrier defines a first plane. A power semiconductor chip is attached to the carrier. A body is formed of an electrically insulating material covering the power semiconductor chip. The body defines a second plane parallel to the first plane and side faces extends from the first plane to the second plane. At least one of the multiple contact elements has a cross section in a direction orthogonal to the first plane that is longer than 60% of the distance between the first plane and the second plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Ralf Otremba, Josef Hoeglauer
  • Patent number: 8860204
    Abstract: There is provided a semiconductor device including: plural bit cells each including the same circuit; plural electrodes supplied with power from outside, wherein each of the respective plural electrodes is mounted above the same circuit within the plural bit cells. Further, there is provided a semiconductor package including: the semiconductor device; a substrate mounted with the semiconductor device; an external input terminal formed on the substrate; an external output terminal formed on the substrate; an input wiring pattern connecting the semiconductor device mounted above the substrate and the external input terminal; an output wiring pattern connecting the semiconductor device mounted above the substrate and the external output terminal; and plural power supply lines, arranged without contact with each other on the same face of the substrate, and connecting the plural electrodes mounted to the semiconductor device to the corresponding electrode from the plural external power input electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: OKI Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Koji Higuchi
  • Patent number: 8853837
    Abstract: An optoisolator leadframe assembly includes: an emitter leadframe part including a first rail and a plurality of emitter leadframe units, each rail including two rows of emitter leadframes, each having a die-mounting pad; and a receiver leadframe part including a second rail and a plurality of receiver leadframe units, each including two rows of receiver leadframes, each having a die-mounting pad. The die-mounting pads of the emitter leadframes of each row of each of the emitter leadframe units are respectively aligned with and spaced apart from the die-mounting pads of the receiver leadframes of an adjacent row of an adjacent one of the receiver leadframe units. Each of the emitter and receiver leadframe parts is a single piece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignees: Lite-On Electronics (Guangzhou) Limited, Lite-On Technology Corp.
    Inventors: Cheng-Hong Su, Chih-Hung Tzeng
  • Patent number: 8836126
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes an insulating layer formed over a semiconductor substrate, the insulating layer including oxygen, a first wire formed in the insulating layer, and a second wire formed in the insulating layer over the first wire and containing manganese, oxygen, and copper, the second wire having a projection portion formed in the insulating layer and extending downwardly but spaced apart from the first wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Fujitsu Semiconductor Limited
    Inventors: Hirosato Ochimizu, Atsuhiro Tsukune, Hiroshi Kudo
  • Patent number: 8836131
    Abstract: A semiconductor module is disclosed, including a substrate and at least one semiconductor component in bottom contact with the substrate. The semiconductor component including a main current branch sandwiched between the bottom and top of the semiconductor component. The side edges of a barrier layer zone coincide with the side edge portions of the semiconductor component between the top and the bottom. The space above the substrate and to the side of the semiconductor component is packed with an insulating compound at least up to the level of the top of the semiconductor component. Topping the semiconductor component and parallel thereto is a patterned or unpatterned metallization connected to a contact pad on the top of the semiconductor component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Peter Kanschat, Indrajit Paul
  • Patent number: 8836113
    Abstract: An electronic module. One embodiment includes a carrier. A first transistor is attached to the carrier. A second transistor is attached to the carrier. A first connection element includes a first planar region. The first connection element electrically connects the first transistor to the carrier. A second connection element includes a second planar region. The second connection element electrically connects the second transistor to the carrier. In one embodiment, a distance between the first planar region and the second planar region is smaller than 100 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Stefan Landau, Erwin Huber, Josef Hoeglauer, Joachim Mahler, Tino Karczeweski
  • Patent number: 8835959
    Abstract: A transparent light emitting diode (LED) includes a plurality of III-nitride layers, including an active region that emits light, wherein all of the layers except for the active region are transparent for an emission wavelength of the light, such that the light is extracted effectively through all of the layers and in multiple directions through the layers. Moreover, the surface of one or more of the III-nitride layers may be roughened, textured, patterned or shaped to enhance light extraction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Shuji Nakamura, Steven P. DenBaars, Hirokuni Asamizu
  • Patent number: 8829685
    Abstract: Provided are: a circuit device demonstrating an improved connection reliability while being mounted; and a method for manufacturing the same. The circuit device of the present invention includes: an island; leads arranged around the island, each lead having a lower surface and a side surface exposed to the outside; and a semiconductor element mounted on the island and electrically connected to the leads through thin metal wires. Furthermore, the exposed end portion of the lead is formed to spread toward the outside. By forming the lead in this manner, the area where the lead comes into contact with a brazing filler material is increased, thus improving the connection strength therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC
    Inventors: Tetsuya Fukushima, Takashi Kitazawa
  • Patent number: 8829689
    Abstract: A module substrate may include a substrate body on which a plurality of chip mounting regions having connection pads are defined. Repair structures may be respectively formed, or placed, in the chip mounting regions. Each repair structure includes conductive layer patterns formed over the connection pads in each chip mounting region, an insulation layer pattern formed over the substrate body in each chip mounting region in such a way as to expose the conductive layer patterns, plastic conductive members formed between the connection pads and the conductive layer patterns, and a plastic insulation member formed between the substrate body and the insulation layer pattern in each chip mounting region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: SK Hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Ki Young Kim, Sung Ho Hyun, Myung Gun Park, Jin Ho Bae