Patents by Inventor Arun Virupaksha Gowda

Arun Virupaksha Gowda 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).

  • Patent number: 10141203
    Abstract: An electronics package includes a lower insulating layer, an upper insulating layer coupled to the lower insulating layer, and a conductive contact pad coupled to a second surface of the upper insulating layer. An electrical component is positioned within an opening formed through the upper insulating layer. A first interconnect layer extends through at least one via in the lower insulating layer to electrically couple with at least one contact pad on the electrical component and a second interconnect layer extends through at least one via in the upper insulating layer and electrically couples the first interconnect layer to the conductive contact pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Paul Alan McConnelee, Arun Virupaksha Gowda
  • Patent number: 10141251
    Abstract: An electronic package is provided. The electronic package includes a substrate and a plurality of vias defined by a corresponding plurality of pre-defined via patterns. The electronic package further a metal built-up layer disposed on portions of the substrate to provide a plurality of pre-defined via locations and the plurality of pre-defined via patterns of the plurality of vias. Also, the electronic package includes a first conductive layer disposed on at least a portion of the metal built-up layer. Moreover, the electronic package includes a second conductive layer disposed on the first conductive layer, where the plurality of vias is disposed at least in part in the metal built-up layer, the first conductive layer, and the second conductive layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Arun Virupaksha Gowda, Paul Alan McConnelee, Risto Ilkka Tuominen
  • Patent number: 10070531
    Abstract: A system and method for packaging light emitting semiconductors (LESs) is disclosed. An LES device is provided that includes a heatsink and an array of LES chips mounted on the heatsink and electrically connected thereto, with each LES chip comprising connection pads and a light emitting area configured to emit light therefrom responsive to a received electrical power. The LES device also includes a flexible interconnect structure positioned on and electrically connected to each LES chip to provide for control LES operation of the array of LES chips, with the flexible interconnect structure further including a flexible dielectric film configured to conform to a shape of the heatsink and a metal interconnect structure formed on the flexible dielectric film and that extends through vias formed in the flexible dielectric film so as to be electrically connected to the connection pads of the LES chips.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Arun Virupaksha Gowda, Donald Paul Cunningham, Shakti Singh Chauhan
  • Patent number: 10068879
    Abstract: An integrated circuit (IC) device is described. The IC device includes a substrate. A connection component including a cavity therethrough is attached to the substrate. A memory die is positioned in the cavity of the connection component and is electrically coupled to the substrate. A logic die extends over the memory die and at least a portion of the connection component, and is electrically coupled to the connection component and the memory die. The connection component is formed free of through silicon vias and is electrically coupled to the substrate through wire bonding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventor: Arun Virupaksha Gowda
  • Publication number: 20180247924
    Abstract: An electronics package includes an insulating substrate, a first electrical component coupled to a first surface of the insulating substrate, and a first conductor layer formed on the first surface of the insulating substrate. A second conductor layer is formed on a second surface of the insulating substrate, opposite the first surface, the second conductor layer extending through vias in the insulating substrate to contact at least one contact pad of the first electrical component and couple with the first conductor layer. The electronics package also includes a second electrical component having at least one contact pad coupled to the first conductor layer. The first conductor layer has a thickness greater than a thickness of the second conductor layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2018
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventors: Risto Ilkka Tuominen, Arun Virupaksha Gowda
  • Publication number: 20180240779
    Abstract: An electronics package includes an insulating substrate and electrical components coupled to a first surface of the insulating substrate. A multi-thickness conductor layer is formed on a second surface of the insulating substrate opposite the first surface. The multi-thickness conductor layer extends through vias in the insulating substrate to connect with contact pads of the electrical components. The multi-thickness conductor layer has a first thickness in a region proximate the first electrical component and a second thickness in a region proximate the second electrical component, the first thickness greater than the second thickness. The electronics package also includes a first redistribution layer having a conductor layer formed atop a portion of the multi-thickness conductor layer having the second thickness. A top surface of the conductor layer is co-planar with or substantially co-planar with a top surface of a portion of the multi-thickness conductor layer having the first thickness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2018
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Inventors: Risto Ilkka Tuominen, Arun Virupaksha Gowda
  • Publication number: 20180130762
    Abstract: An electronics package includes an insulating substrate, a first electrical component coupled to a bottom surface of the insulating substrate, and a first conductor layer formed adjacent the bottom surface of the insulating substrate. The electronics package also includes a second conductor layer formed on a top surface of the insulating substrate and extending through a plurality of vias in the insulating substrate to electrically couple with the first electrical component and the first conductor layer. A second electrical component is electrically coupled to the first conductor layer and the first electrical component and the second electrical component are positioned in a stacked arrangement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2016
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Inventors: Risto Ilkka Tuominen, Arun Virupaksha Gowda
  • Publication number: 20180130770
    Abstract: An electronics package includes an insulating substrate and electrical components coupled to a first surface of the insulating substrate. A multi-thickness conductor layer is formed on a second surface of the insulating substrate opposite the first surface. The multi-thickness conductor layer extends through vias in the insulating substrate to connect with contact pads of the electrical components. The multi-thickness conductor layer has a first thickness in a region proximate the first electrical component and a second thickness in a region proximate the second electrical component, the first thickness greater than the second thickness. The electronics package also includes a first redistribution layer having a conductor layer formed atop a portion of the multi-thickness conductor layer having the second thickness. A top surface of the conductor layer is co-planar with or substantially co-planar with a top surface of a portion of the multi-thickness conductor layer having the first thickness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2016
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Inventors: Risto Ilkka Tuominen, Arun Virupaksha Gowda
  • Publication number: 20180130747
    Abstract: An electronics package includes an insulating substrate, a first electrical component coupled to a top surface of the insulating substrate, and a second electrical component coupled to a bottom surface of the insulating substrate. A first conductor layer is formed on the bottom surface of the insulating substrate and extends through a via formed therethrough to contact a contact pad of the first electrical component, with a portion of the first conductor layer positioned between the insulating substrate and the second electrical component. A second conductor layer is formed on the top surface of the insulating substrate and extends through another via formed therethrough to electrically couple with the first conductor layer and to contact a contact pad of the second electrical component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2016
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Inventors: Risto Ilkka Tuominen, Arun Virupaksha Gowda
  • Publication number: 20180130731
    Abstract: An electronics package includes an insulating substrate, an electrical component coupled to a first surface of the insulating substrate, and a stepped conductor layer formed on a second surface of the insulating substrate, opposite the first surface. The stepped conductor layer includes a first portion that extends into at least one via formed through the insulating substrate to electrically couple with at least one contact pad of the electrical component and a second portion spaced away from the at least one via, the second portion having a thickness greater than the first portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2016
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Inventors: Risto Ilkka Tuominen, Arun Virupaksha Gowda
  • Publication number: 20180130732
    Abstract: An electronics package includes an insulating substrate and an electrical component coupled to a first surface of the insulating substrate. A first conductor is formed on a second surface of the insulating substrate and extends through a first via therein to electrically couple with a first contact pad of the electrical component. A second conductor is formed on the second surface of the insulating substrate and extends through a second via therein to electrically couple with a second contact pad of the electrical component. The second conductor has a thickness greater than a thickness of the first conductor layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2016
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Inventors: Risto Ilkka Tuominen, Arun Virupaksha Gowda
  • Publication number: 20180130783
    Abstract: An electronics package includes an insulating substrate, a first electrical component coupled to a first surface of the insulating substrate, and a first conductor layer formed on the first surface of the insulating substrate. A second conductor layer is formed on a second surface of the insulating substrate, opposite the first surface, the second conductor layer extending through vias in the insulating substrate to contact at least one contact pad of the first electrical component and couple with the first conductor layer. The electronics package also includes a second electrical component having at least one contact pad coupled to the first conductor layer. The first conductor layer has a thickness greater than a thickness of the second conductor layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2016
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Inventors: Risto Ilkka Tuominen, Arun Virupaksha Gowda
  • Patent number: 9966371
    Abstract: An electronics package includes an insulating substrate, a first electrical component coupled to a first surface of the insulating substrate, and a first conductor layer formed on the first surface of the insulating substrate. A second conductor layer is formed on a second surface of the insulating substrate, opposite the first surface, the second conductor layer extending through vias in the insulating substrate to contact at least one contact pad of the first electrical component and couple with the first conductor layer. The electronics package also includes a second electrical component having at least one contact pad coupled to the first conductor layer. The first conductor layer has a thickness greater than a thickness of the second conductor layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Risto Ilkka Tuominen, Arun Virupaksha Gowda
  • Patent number: 9966361
    Abstract: An electronics package includes an insulating substrate and electrical components coupled to a first surface of the insulating substrate. A multi-thickness conductor layer is formed on a second surface of the insulating substrate opposite the first surface. The multi-thickness conductor layer extends through vias in the insulating substrate to connect with contact pads of the electrical components. The multi-thickness conductor layer has a first thickness in a region proximate the first electrical component and a second thickness in a region proximate the second electrical component, the first thickness greater than the second thickness. The electronics package also includes a first redistribution layer having a conductor layer formed atop a portion of the multi-thickness conductor layer having the second thickness. A top surface of the conductor layer is co-planar with or substantially co-planar with a top surface of a portion of the multi-thickness conductor layer having the first thickness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Risto Ilkka Tuominen, Arun Virupaksha Gowda
  • Patent number: 9953913
    Abstract: An electronics package includes an insulating substrate, a semiconductor device having a top surface coupled to a first side of the insulating substrate, and a pass-through component coupled to the first side of the insulating substrate. The pass-through component includes an insulating core and at least one through-hole structure comprising a conductive body extending through the thickness of the insulating core. A metallization layer is formed on a second side of the insulating substrate and extends through at least one via in the insulating substrate to electrically couple at least one conductive pad on the top surface of the semiconductor device to the at least one through-hole structure. An insulating material surrounds the semiconductor device and the insulating core of the pass-through component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Arun Virupaksha Gowda, Raymond Albert Fillion, Paul Alan McConnelee
  • Patent number: 9953917
    Abstract: An electronics package includes an insulating substrate, a semiconductor device having a top surface coupled to a first side of the insulating substrate, and a pass-through structure coupled to the first side of the insulating substrate. The pass-through structure includes an insulating core, a resistor disposed proximate a top surface of the insulating core, and at least one through-hole structure forming at least one conductive pathway through a thickness of the insulating core. A patterned metallization layer is formed on a second side of the insulating substrate. The patterned metallization layer is electrically coupled to at least one first conductive pad of the semiconductor device and electrically couples at least one second conductive pad of the semiconductor device to a through-hole structure of the at least one through-hole structure through the resistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Arun Virupaksha Gowda, Raymond Albert Fillion, Paul Alan McConnelee
  • Publication number: 20180082981
    Abstract: An integrated circuit (IC) device is described. The IC device includes a substrate. A connection component including a cavity therethrough is attached to the substrate. A memory die is positioned in the cavity of the connection component and is electrically coupled to the substrate. A logic die extends over the memory die and at least a portion of the connection component, and is electrically coupled to the connection component and the memory die. The connection component is formed free of through silicon vias and is electrically coupled to the substrate through wire bonding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2016
    Publication date: March 22, 2018
    Inventor: Arun Virupaksha Gowda
  • Publication number: 20180082857
    Abstract: An electronics package includes a lower insulating layer, an upper insulating layer coupled to the lower insulating layer, and a conductive contact pad coupled to a second surface of the upper insulating layer. An electrical component is positioned within an opening formed through the upper insulating layer. A first interconnect layer extends through at least one via in the lower insulating layer to electrically couple with at least one contact pad on the electrical component and a second interconnect layer extends through at least one via in the upper insulating layer and electrically couples the first interconnect layer to the conductive contact pad.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2017
    Publication date: March 22, 2018
    Inventors: Paul Alan McConnelee, Arun Virupaksha Gowda
  • Publication number: 20180033762
    Abstract: A package structure includes a first dielectric layer, semiconductor device(s) attached to the first dielectric layer, and an embedding material applied to the first dielectric layer so as to embed the semiconductor device therein, the embedding material comprising one or more additional dielectric layers. Vias are formed through the first dielectric layer to the at least one semiconductor device, with metal interconnects formed in the vias to form electrical interconnections to the semiconductor device. Input/output (I/O) connections are located on one end of the package structure on one or more outward facing surfaces thereof to provide a second level connection to an external circuit. The package structure interfits with a connector on the external circuit to mount the package perpendicular to the external circuit, with the I/O connections being electrically connected to the connector to form the second level connection to the external circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2017
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Inventors: Arun Virupaksha Gowda, Paul Alan McConnelee, Shakti Singh Chauhan
  • Publication number: 20170373011
    Abstract: A die for a semiconductor chip package includes a first surface including an integrated circuit formed therein. The die also includes a backside surface opposite the first surface. The backside surface has a total surface area defining a substantially planar region of the backside surface. The die further includes at least one device formed on the backside surface. The at least one device includes at least one extension extending from the at least one device beyond the total surface area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2016
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Inventors: Arun Virupaksha Gowda, Risto Ilkka Tuominen