Patents by Inventor Ali Lehaf

Ali Lehaf has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20240105575
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein include package substrates and methods of forming package substrates. In an embodiment, the package substrate comprises a core, and a pad over the core, where the pad has a first width. In an embodiment, a surface finish is over the pad, where the surface finish has a second width that is substantially equal to the first width. In an embodiment, the package substrate further comprises a solder resist over the pad, where the solder resist comprises an opening that exposes a portion of the surface finish. In an embodiment, the opening has a third width that is smaller than the second width.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2022
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Jason M. GAMBA, Haifa HARIRI, Kristof DARMAWIKARTA, Srinivas V. PIETAMBARAM, Hiroki TANAKA, Kyle MCELHINNY, Xiaoying GUO, Steve S. CHO, Ali LEHAF, Haobo CHEN, Bai NIE, Numair AHMED
  • Publication number: 20240096809
    Abstract: Microelectronic assemblies, related devices and methods, are disclosed herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2022
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroki Tanaka, Robert Alan May, Onur Ozkan, Ali Lehaf, Steve Cho, Gang Duan, Jieping Zhang, Rahul N. Manepalli, Ravindranath Vithal Mahajan, Hamid Azimi
  • Patent number: 11935857
    Abstract: Embodiments described herein include electronic packages and methods of forming such packages. An electronic package includes a package substrate, first conductive pads formed over the package substrate, where the first conductive pads have a first surface area, and second conductive pads over the package substrate, where the second conductive pads have a second surface area greater than the first surface area. The electronic package also includes a solder resist layer over the first and second conductive pads, and a plurality of solder resist openings that expose one of the first or second conductive pads. The solder resist openings of the electronic package may include conductive material that is substantially coplanar with a top surface of the solder resist layer. The electronic package further includes solder bumps over the conductive material in the solder resist openings, where the solder bumps have a low bump thickness variation (BTV).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Kristof Darmawaikarta, Robert May, Sashi Kandanur, Sri Ranga Sai Boyapati, Srinivas Pietambaram, Steve Cho, Jung Kyu Han, Thomas Heaton, Ali Lehaf, Ravindranadh Eluri, Hiroki Tanaka, Aleksandar Aleksov, Dilan Seneviratne
  • Publication number: 20240079530
    Abstract: Embodiments of an integrated circuit (IC) package are disclosed. In some embodiments, the IC package includes a semiconductor die, a glass substrate, and a package substrate. The semiconductor die includes a micro light emitting diode (LED). The semiconductor die is at least partially embedded within the glass substrate and the glass substrate including a through glass via (TGV) embedded in the glass substrate wherein the TGV is electrically coupled to the semiconductor die to provide power to the micro LED. The package substrate that is coupled to the TGV.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2022
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Jacob VEHONSKY, Onur OZKAN, Vinith BEJUGAM, Mao-Feng TSENG, Nicholas HAEHN, Andrea NICOLAS FLORES, Ali LEHAF, Benjamin DUONG, Joshua STACEY
  • Publication number: 20240006298
    Abstract: An electronic device may include an integrated circuit, for instance a semiconductor die. The electronic device may include a substrate having a first layer and a second layer. The first and second layers may include interconnects recessed below a surface of the substrate. The substrate may include a passivation layer directly coupled with portions of the interconnects. A solder resist material may at least partially cover portions of the passivation layer directly coupled with the first interconnect surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2022
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Applicant: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Suddhasattwa Nad, Steve Cho, Marcel Arlan Wall, Onur Ozkan, Ali Lehaf, Yi Yang, Jason Scott Steill, Gang Duan, Brandon C. Marin, Jeremy D. Ecton, Srinivas Venkata Ramanuja Pietambaram, Haifa Hariri, Bai Nie, Hiroki Tanaka, Kyle Mcelhinny, Jason Gamba, Venkata Rajesh Saranam, Kristof Darmawikarta, Haobo Chen
  • Publication number: 20230420346
    Abstract: Various embodiments disclosed relate to a semiconductor assembly interconnect structure. The present disclosure includes an interconnect structure that case include a substrate, a metallic layer thereon, an adhesion promoter film formed over the metallic layer and forming a flat region over a flat portion of the metallic layer, a solder resist layer formed over the adhesion promoter film, an opening in the solder resist layer and the adhesion promoter film in the flat region of the adhesion promotion film, the opening connecting to the flat portion of the metallic layer, and a stacked electrical connector formed on the metallic layer within the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2022
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: Yi Yang, Suddhasattwa Nad, Ali Lehaf, Jason Steill
  • Patent number: 11699648
    Abstract: A package assembly includes a substrate and at least a first die having a first contact array and a second contact array. First and second via assemblies are respectively coupled with the first and second contact arrays. Each of the first and second via assemblies includes a base pad, a cap assembly, and a via therebetween. One or more of the cap assembly or the via includes an electromigration resistant material to isolate each of the base pad and the cap assembly. Each first cap assembly and via of the first via assemblies has a first assembly profile less than a second assembly profile of each second cap assembly and via of the second via assemblies. The first and second cap assemblies have a common applied thickness in an application configuration. The first and second cap assemblies have a thickness variation of ten microns or less in a reflowed configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: Tahoe Research, Ltd.
    Inventors: Srinivas V. Pietambaram, Jung Kyu Han, Ali Lehaf, Steve Cho, Thomas Heaton, Hiroki Tanaka, Kristof Darmawikarta, Robert Alan May, Sri Ranga Sai Boyapati
  • Publication number: 20230097624
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to reduce defects in interconnects between semiconductor dies and package substrates are disclosed. An apparatus includes a substrate and a semiconductor die mounted to the substrate. The apparatus further includes an array of bumps to electrically couple the die to the substrate. Each of the bumps have a corresponding base. Different ones of the bases have different widths that vary spatially across the array of bumps.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Inventors: Kyle McElhinny, Onur Ozkan, Ali Lehaf, Xiaoying Guo, Steve Cho, Leonel Arana, Jung Kyu Han, Srinivas Pietambaram, Sashi Kandanur, Alexander Aguinaga
  • Publication number: 20230091379
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein include electronic packages with first level interconnects that comprise a first layer. In an embodiment, the electronic package comprises a package substrate and a pad on the package substrate. In an embodiment, the pad comprises copper. In an embodiment, a first layer is over the pad. In an embodiment, the first layer comprises iron. In an embodiment, a solder is over the first layer, and a die is coupled to the package substrate by the solder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2021
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Inventors: Liang HE, Yeasir ARAFAT, Jung Kyu HAN, Ali LEHAF, Gang DUAN, Steve S. CHO, Yue DENG
  • Publication number: 20230015619
    Abstract: Embodiments described herein include electronic packages and methods of forming such packages. An electronic package includes a package substrate, first conductive pads formed over the package substrate, where the first conductive pads have a first surface area, and second conductive pads over the package substrate, where the second conductive pads have a second surface area greater than the first surface area. The electronic package also includes a solder resist layer over the first and second conductive pads, and a plurality of solder resist openings that expose one of the first or second conductive pads. The solder resist openings of the electronic package may include conductive material that is substantially coplanar with a top surface of the solder resist layer. The electronic package further includes solder bumps over the conductive material in the solder resist openings, where the solder bumps have a low bump thickness variation (BTV).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: Kristof DARMAWAIKARTA, Robert MAY, Sashi KANDANUR, Sri Ranga Sai BOYAPATI, Srinivas PIETAMBARAM, Steve CHO, Jung Kyu HAN, Thomas HEATON, Ali LEHAF, Ravindranadh ELURI, Hiroki TANAKA, Aleksandar ALEKSOV, Dilan SENEVIRATNE
  • Patent number: 11488918
    Abstract: Embodiments described herein include electronic packages and methods of forming such packages. An electronic package includes a package substrate, first conductive pads formed over the package substrate, where the first conductive pads have a first surface area, and second conductive pads over the package substrate, where the second conductive pads have a second surface area greater than the first surface area. The electronic package also includes a solder resist layer over the first and second conductive pads, and a plurality of solder resist openings that expose one of the first or second conductive pads. The solder resist openings of the electronic package may include conductive material that is substantially coplanar with a top surface of the solder resist layer. The electronic package further includes solder bumps over the conductive material in the solder resist openings, where the solder bumps have a low bump thickness variation (BTV).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Kristof Darmawaikarta, Robert May, Sashi Kandanur, Sri Ranga Sai Boyapati, Srinivas Pietambaram, Steve Cho, Jung Kyu Han, Thomas Heaton, Ali Lehaf, Ravindranadh Eluri, Hiroki Tanaka, Aleksandar Aleksov, Dilan Seneviratne
  • Publication number: 20220199515
    Abstract: A package assembly includes a substrate and at least a first die having a first contact array and a second contact array. First and second via assemblies are respectively coupled with the first and second contact arrays. Each of the first and second via assemblies includes a base pad, a cap assembly, and a via therebetween. One or more of the cap assembly or the via includes an electromigration resistant material to isolate each of the base pad and the cap assembly. Each first cap assembly and via of the first via assemblies has a first assembly profile less than a second assembly profile of each second cap assembly and via of the second via assemblies. The first and second cap assemblies have a common applied thickness in an application configuration. The first and second cap assemblies have a thickness variation of ten microns or less in a reflowed configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2022
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: Srinivas V. PIETAMBARAM, Jung Kyu HAN, Ali LEHAF, Steve CHO, Thomas HEATON, Hiroki TANAKA, Kristof DARMAWIKARTA, Robert Alan MAY, Sri Ranga Sai BOYAPATI
  • Patent number: 11309239
    Abstract: A package assembly includes a substrate and at least a first die having a first contact array and a second contact array. First and second via assemblies are respectively coupled with the first and second contact arrays. Each of the first and second via assemblies includes a base pad, a cap assembly, and a via therebetween. One or more of the cap assembly or the via includes an electromigration resistant material to isolate each of the base pad and the cap assembly. Each first cap assembly and via of the first via assemblies has a first assembly profile less than a second assembly profile of each second cap assembly and via of the second via assemblies. The first and second cap assemblies have a common applied thickness in an application configuration. The first and second cap assemblies have a thickness variation of ten microns or less in a reflowed configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Srinivas Pietambaram, Jung Kyu Han, Ali Lehaf, Steve Cho, Thomas Heaton, Hiroki Tanaka, Kristof Darmawikarta, Robert Alan May, Sri Ranga Sai Boyapati
  • Publication number: 20210082852
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure may generally relate to systems, apparatus, and/or processes directed to manufacturing a package having a substrate with a first side and a second side opposite the first side, where a copper layer is coupled with a first region of the first side of the substrate and includes a plurality of bumps coupled with the first region of the first side of the substrate where one or more second regions on the first side of the substrate not coupled with a copper layer, and where a layout of the one or more second regions on the first side of the substrate is to vary a growth, respectively, of each of the plurality of bumps during a plating process by modifying a local copper density of each of the plurality of bumps.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2019
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Inventors: Bradon C. MARIN, Jung Kyu HAN, Thomas HEATON, Ali LEHAF, Rahul MANEPALLI, Srinivas PIETAMBARAM, Jacob VEHONSKY
  • Publication number: 20210035901
    Abstract: A package assembly includes a substrate and at least a first die having a first contact array and a second contact array. First and second via assemblies are respectively coupled with the first and second contact arrays. Each of the first and second via assemblies includes a base pad, a cap assembly, and a via therebetween. One or more of the cap assembly or the via includes an electromigration resistant material to isolate each of the base pad and the cap assembly. Each first cap assembly and via of the first via assemblies has a first assembly profile less than a second assembly profile of each second cap assembly and via of the second via assemblies. The first and second cap assemblies have a common applied thickness in an application configuration. The first and second cap assemblies have a thickness variation of ten microns or less in a reflowed configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2020
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Inventors: Srinivas V. PIETAMBARAM, Jung Kyu HAN, Ali LEHAF, Steve CHO, Thomas HEATON, Hiroki TANAKA, Kristof DARMAWIKARTA, Robert Alan MAY, Sri Ranga Sai BOYAPATI
  • Patent number: 10854541
    Abstract: A package assembly includes a substrate and at least a first die having a first contact array and a second contact array. First and second via assemblies are respectively coupled with the first and second contact arrays. Each of the first and second via assemblies includes a base pad, a cap assembly, and a via therebetween. One or more of the cap assembly or the via includes an electromigration resistant material to isolate each of the base pad and the cap assembly. Each first cap assembly and via of the first via assemblies has a first assembly profile less than a second assembly profile of each second cap assembly and via of the second via assemblies. The first and second cap assemblies have a common applied thickness in an application configuration. The first and second cap assemblies have a thickness variation of ten microns or less in a reflowed configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Srinivas Pietambaram, Jung Kyu Han, Ali Lehaf, Steve Cho, Thomas Heaton, Hiroki Tanaka, Kristof Darmawikarta, Robert Alan May, Sri Ranga Sai Boyapati
  • Publication number: 20200135679
    Abstract: Embodiments described herein include electronic packages and methods of forming such packages. An electronic package includes a package substrate, first conductive pads formed over the package substrate, where the first conductive pads have a first surface area, and second conductive pads over the package substrate, where the second conductive pads have a second surface area greater than the first surface area. The electronic package also includes a solder resist layer over the first and second conductive pads, and a plurality of solder resist openings that expose one of the first or second conductive pads. The solder resist openings of the electronic package may include conductive material that is substantially coplanar with a top surface of the solder resist layer. The electronic package further includes solder bumps over the conductive material in the solder resist openings, where the solder bumps have a low bump thickness variation (BTV).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2018
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventors: Kristof DARMAWAIKARTA, Robert MAY, Sashi KANDANUR, Sri Ranga Sai BOYAPATI, Srinivas PIETAMBARAM, Steve CHO, Jung Kyu HAN, Thomas HEATON, Ali LEHAF, Ravindranadh ELURI, Hiroki TANAKA, Aleksandar ALEKSOV, Dilan SENEVIRATNE
  • Publication number: 20190393145
    Abstract: A package assembly includes a substrate and at least a first die having a first contact array and a second contact array. First and second via assemblies are respectively coupled with the first and second contact arrays. Each of the first and second via assemblies includes a base pad, a cap assembly, and a via therebetween. One or more of the cap assembly or the via includes an electromigration resistant material to isolate each of the base pad and the cap assembly. Each first cap assembly and via of the first via assemblies has a first assembly profile less than a second assembly profile of each second cap assembly and via of the second via assemblies. The first and second cap assemblies have a common applied thickness in an application configuration. The first and second cap assemblies have a thickness variation of ten microns or less in a reflowed configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2019
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Inventors: Srinivas V. Pietambaram, Jung Kyu Han, Ali Lehaf, Steve Cho, Thomas Heaton, Hiroki Tanaka, Kristof Darmawikarta, Robert Alan May, Sri Ranga Sai Boyapati
  • Patent number: 10431537
    Abstract: A package assembly includes a substrate and at least a first die having a first contact array and a second contact array. First and second via assemblies are respectively coupled with the first and second contact arrays. Each of the first and second via assemblies includes a base pad, a cap assembly, and a via therebetween. One or more of the cap assembly or the via includes an electromigration resistant material to isolate each of the base pad and the cap assembly. Each first cap assembly and via of the first via assemblies has a first assembly profile less than a second assembly profile of each second cap assembly and via of the second via assemblies. The first and second cap assemblies have a common applied thickness in an application configuration. The first and second cap assemblies have a thickness variation of ten microns or less in a reflowed configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Srinivas Pietambaram, Jung Kyu Han, Ali Lehaf, Steve Cho, Thomas Heaton, Hiroki Tanaka, Kristof Darmawikarta, Robert Alan May, Sri Ranga Sai Boyapati