Patents by Inventor Bernd Waidhas

Bernd Waidhas 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: 20190214369
    Abstract: In accordance with disclosed embodiments, there are provided methods, systems, and apparatuses for implementing reduced height semiconductor packages for mobile electronics. For instance, there is disclosed in accordance with one embodiment a stacked die package having therein a bottom functional silicon die; a recess formed within the bottom functional silicon die by a thinning etch partially reducing a vertical height of the bottom functional silicon die at the recess; and a top component positioned at least partially within the recess formed within the bottom functional silicon die. Other related embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2016
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventors: Georg SEIDEMANN, Thomas WAGNER, Klaus REINGRUBER, Bernd WAIDHAS, Andreas WOLTER
  • Publication number: 20190207027
    Abstract: A power mesh-on-die apparatus includes a solder trace that enhances current flow for a power source trace between adjacent power bumps. The solder trace is also applied between power drain bumps on a power drain trace.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2019
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Inventors: Bernd Waidhas, Sonja Koller, Georg Seidemann
  • Publication number: 20190206800
    Abstract: An electronic device may include a semiconductor die. The electronic device may include a first routing layer. The first routing layer may be coupled to the semiconductor die. A first plurality of routing traces may be in electrical communication with the semiconductor die. The first plurality of routing traces may be positioned within a first routing footprint. The first routing footprint may have a width greater than a width of the semiconductor die. A second routing layer may be coupled to the first routing layer. A second plurality of routing traces may be in electrical communication with the first plurality of routing traces. The second plurality of routing traces may be positioned within a second routing footprint. The second routing footprint may have a width greater than the width of the first routing footprint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2017
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Inventors: Lizabeth Keser, Thomas Ort, Thomas Wagner, Bernd Waidhas
  • Publication number: 20190206799
    Abstract: A face-up fan-out electronic package including at least one passive component located on a support. The electronic package can include a die. The die can include a plurality of conductive pillars having a proximal end communicatively coupled to the first side of the die and a distal end opposite the proximal end. A mold can at least partially surround the die. The mold can include a first surface that is coplanar with the distal end of the conductive pillars and a second surface opposing the first surface. In an example, the passive component can include a body and a lead. The passive component can be located within the mold. The lead can be coplanar with the first surface, and the body can be located at a distance from the second surface. The support can be located between the body and the second surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2017
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Inventors: Lizabeth Keser, Thomas Ort, Thomas Wagner, Bernd Waidhas
  • Publication number: 20190206777
    Abstract: An interposer for an electronic package including at least one angled via. The interposer can include a dielectric layer including a first surface and a second surface. The dielectric layer can include a normal axis perpendicular with the first or second surface. In an example, an angled via can include a first end located along the first surface and a second end located along the second surface. A longitudinal axis of the angled via can be extended between the first end and the second end. The longitudinal axis is disposed at an angle from the normal axis to form an angled via.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2017
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Inventors: Sonja Koller, Lizabeth Keser, Bernd Waidhas, Georg Seidmann
  • Publication number: 20190198448
    Abstract: A semiconductor device package includes an anisotropically conductive flexible film including a plurality of electrically conductive corridors. The film is coupled to make electronic and also heat-transfer contact to a semiconductive device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Inventors: Sonja Koller, Georg Seidemann, Bernd Waidhas
  • Publication number: 20190198478
    Abstract: A semiconductor device and method is disclosed. Devices shown include a die coupled to an integrated routing layer, wherein the integrated routing layer includes a first width that is wider than the die. Devices shown further included a molded routing layer coupled to the integrated routing layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Inventors: Lizabeth Keser, Thomas Ort, Thomas Wagner, Bernd Waidhas
  • Patent number: 10263106
    Abstract: A power mesh-on-die apparatus includes a solder trace that enhances current flow for a power source trace between adjacent power bumps. The solder trace is also applied between power drain bumps on a power drain trace.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: Intel IP Corporation
    Inventors: Bernd Waidhas, Sonja Koller, Georg Seidemann
  • Publication number: 20190043800
    Abstract: Semiconductor packages having variable redistribution layer thicknesses are described. In an example, a semiconductor package includes a redistribution layer on a dielectric layer, and the redistribution layer includes first conductive traces having a first thickness and second conductive traces having a second thickness. The first thickness may be different than the second thickness, e.g., the first thickness may be less than the second thickness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2018
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Inventors: Klaus Jürgen REINGRUBER, Sven ALBERS, Christian Georg GEISSLER, Georg SEIDEMANN, Bernd WAIDHAS, Thomas WAGNER, Marc DITTES
  • Publication number: 20190004083
    Abstract: Techniques for an integrated circuit including an accelerometer are provided. In an example, an apparatus can include a unitary silicon substrate including a first portion and a second portion, wherein the first portion is thinner than the second portion, at least a portion of a sensor circuit configured to measure a deflection of the second portion with respect to the first portion, wherein the first portion is configured to anchor the accelerometer to a second device, and wherein the second portion is configured to deflect relative to the first portion in response to acceleration of the apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2017
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventors: Sonja Koller, Bernd Waidhas, Georg Seidemann, Stephan Stoeckl
  • Publication number: 20190006281
    Abstract: A multi-chip module includes two silicon bridge interconnects and three components that are tied together by the bridges with one of the components in the center. At least one of the silicon bridge interconnects is bent to create a non-planar chip-module form factor. Cross-connected multi-chip silicon bent-bridge interconnect modules include the two silicon bridges contacting the center component at right angles to each other, plus a fourth component and a third silicon bridge interconnect contacting the fourth component and any one of the original three components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2017
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventors: Georg Seidemann, Bernd Waidhas, Thomas Wagner, Andreas Wolter, Laurent Millou
  • Publication number: 20190006318
    Abstract: A semiconductive device stack, includes a baseband processor die with an active surface and a backside surface, and a recess in the backside surface. A recess-seated device is disposed in the recess, and a through-silicon via in the baseband processor die couples the baseband processor die at the active surface to the recess-seated die at the recess. A processor die is disposed on the baseband processor die backside surface, and a memory die is disposed on the processor die. The several dice are coupled by through-silicon via groups.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2017
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventors: Bernd Waidhas, Georg Seidemann, Andreas Augustin, Laurent Millou, Andreas Wolter, Reinhard Mahnkopf, Stephan Stoeckl, Thomas Wagner
  • Patent number: 10141265
    Abstract: A bent-bridge semiconductive apparatus includes a silicon bridge that is integral to a semiconductive device and the silicon bridge is deflected out of planarity. The silicon bridge may couple two semiconductive devices, all of which are from an integral processed die.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: Intel IP Corporation
    Inventors: Bernd Waidhas, Stephan Stoeckl, Andreas Wolter, Reinhard Mahnkopf, Georg Seidemann, Thomas Wagner, Laurent Millou
  • Patent number: 10115668
    Abstract: Semiconductor packages having variable redistribution layer thicknesses are described. In an example, a semiconductor package includes a redistribution layer on a dielectric layer, and the redistribution layer includes first conductive traces having a first thickness and second conductive traces having a second thickness. The first thickness may be different than the second thickness, e.g., the first thickness may be less than the second thickness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: Intel IP Corporation
    Inventors: Klaus Jürgen Reingruber, Sven Albers, Christian Georg Geissler, Georg Seidemann, Bernd Waidhas, Thomas Wagner, Marc Dittes
  • Publication number: 20180286798
    Abstract: A power mesh-on-die apparatus includes a solder trace that enhances current flow for a power source trace between adjacent power bumps. The solder trace is also applied between power drain bumps on a power drain trace.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventors: Bernd Waidhas, Sonja Koller, Georg Seidemann
  • Publication number: 20180284851
    Abstract: An electronic component assembly includes a substrate having a first face and an opposed second face. One or more electronic components are coupled with either or both of the first and second faces. A filler interface heat transfer system is coupled with the substrate. The filler interface heat transfer system includes at least one enclosure shell coupled with one of the first or second faces. The at least one enclosure shell surrounds a filler cavity including the one or more electronic components therein. A heat transfer filler is within the filler cavity, the heat transfer filler includes a contoured filler profile conforming to at least the one or more electronic components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventors: Georg Seidemann, Bernd Waidhas, Thomas Wagner, Andreas Wolter, Sonja Koller, Vishnu Prasad
  • Publication number: 20180277512
    Abstract: An embedded-bridge substrate connector apparatus includes a patterned reference layer to which a first module and a subsequent module are aligned and the two modules are mated at the patterned reference layer. At least one module includes a silicon bridge connector that bridges to two devices, through the patterned reference layer, to the mated module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2017
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Inventors: Bernd Waidhas, Georg Seidemann, Andreas Wolter, Thomas Wagner, Stephan Stoeckl, Laurent Millou
  • Publication number: 20180190589
    Abstract: A bent-bridge semiconductive apparatus includes a silicon bridge that is integral to a semiconductive device and the silicon bridge is deflected out of planarity. The silicon bridge may couple two semiconductive devices, all of which are from an integral processed die.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2016
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Inventors: Bernd Waidhas, Stephan Stoeckl, Andreas Wolter, Reinhard Mahnkopf, Georg Seidemann, Thomas Wagner, Laurent Millou
  • Publication number: 20180157289
    Abstract: Embodiments of wearable electronic devices, components thereof, and related systems and techniques are disclosed herein. For example, a wearable electronic device may include a wearable support structure having a first surface and a second surface; a first electrode located at the first surface, wherein, when the wearable electronic device is worn by a user on a portion of the user's body, the first electrode is arranged to contact the users skin in the portion of the users body; a second electrode located at the second surface, wherein, when the wearable electronic device is worn by a user on the portion of the users body, the second electrode is arranged to not contact the users skin in the portion of the users body; and a resistance switch having first and second input terminals coupled to the first and second electrodes, respectively. Other embodiments may be disclosed and/or claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2018
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Inventors: Thorsten Meyer, Dirk Plenkers, Hans-Joachim Barth, Bernd Waidhas, Yen Hsiang Chew, Kooi Chi Ooi, Howe Yin Loo
  • Publication number: 20180096970
    Abstract: A microelectronic package with two semiconductor die coupled on opposite sides of a redistribution layer 108, and at least partially overlapping with one another. At least a first of the semiconductor die includes two sets of contacts, the first group of contacts arranged at a lesser pitch relative to one another than are a second group of contacts. The first group of contacts at the larger pitch are placed to engage contacts in a redistribution layer 108. The second group of contacts at the lesser pitch are placed to engage respective contacts at the same pitch on the second semiconductor die.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2016
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Inventors: Klaus Reingruber, Andreas Wolter, Georg Seidemann, Thomas Wagner, Bernd Waidhas