Patents by Inventor Cheng-Ta Ko

Cheng-Ta Ko 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: 20240306298
    Abstract: A manufacturing method of a circuit board structure includes the following steps. A first sub-circuit board having an upper surface and a lower surface opposite to each other and including at least one conductive through hole is provided. A second sub-circuit board including at least one conductive through hole is provided on the upper surface of the first sub-circuit board. A third sub-circuit board including at least one conductive through hole is provided on the lower surface of the first sub-circuit board. The first sub-circuit board, the second sub-circuit board, and the third sub-circuit board are laminated so that at least two of their conductive through holes are alternately arranged in an axial direction perpendicular to an extending direction of the first sub-circuit board. The first sub-circuit board, the second sub-circuit board, and the third sub-circuit board are electrically connected to one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2024
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Inventors: Tzyy-Jang TSENG, Cheng-Ta KO, Pu-Ju LIN, Chi-Hai KUO, Shao-Chien LEE, Ming-Ru CHEN, Cheng-Chung LO
  • Patent number: 12062742
    Abstract: A package structure includes a substrate, a plurality of conductive pads, a light-emitting diode, a photo imageable dielectric material, and a black matrix. The substrate includes a top surface. The conductive pads are located on the top surface of the substrate. The light-emitting diode is located on the conductive pads. The photo imageable dielectric material is located between the light-emitting diode and the top surface of the substrate and between the conductive pads. An orthogonal projection of the light-emitting diode on the substrate is overlapped with an orthogonal projection of the photo imageable dielectric material on the substrate. The black matrix is located on the top surface of the substrate and the conductive pads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: Unimicron Technology Corp.
    Inventors: Hao-Wei Tseng, Chi-Hai Kuo, Jeng-Ting Li, Ying-Chu Chen, Pu-Ju Lin, Cheng-Ta Ko
  • Publication number: 20240251504
    Abstract: The invention provides a circuit board structure and a manufacturing method thereof. The circuit board structure includes a line portion, a first insulating layer, and a conductive terminal. The first insulating layer is disposed on the line portion. The conductive terminal is disposed on the first insulating layer and embedded in the first insulating layer to be electrically connected with the line portion. The conductive terminal includes a first portion, a second portion, and a third portion. The first portion protrudes from a surface of the first insulating layer. The second portion is embedded in the first insulating layer and connected to the first portion. The third portion is disposed between the line portion and the second portion. A width of the second portion is greater than a width of the third portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2023
    Publication date: July 25, 2024
    Applicant: Unimicron Technology Corp.
    Inventors: Kai-Ming Yang, Chen-Hao Lin, Chin-Sheng Wang, Cheng-Ta Ko, Pu-Ju Lin
  • Publication number: 20240248264
    Abstract: Disclosed is a package structure including a circuit board, a co-packaged optics (CPO) substrate, an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) assembly, a glass interposer, an electronic integrated circuit (EIC) assembly, a photonic integrated circuit (PIC) assembly, and an optical fiber assembly. The CPO substrate is configured on the circuit board, and the ASIC assembly is configured on the CPO substrate. The glass interposer is configured on the CPO substrate and includes an upper surface, a lower surface, a cavity, and at least one through glass via (TGV). The EIC assembly is configured on the upper surface of the glass interposer and electrically connected to the glass interposer. The PIC assembly is configured in the cavity of the glass interposer and electrically connected to the glass interposer. The optical fiber assembly is configured on the lower surface of the glass interposer and optically connected to the PIC assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2024
    Publication date: July 25, 2024
    Applicant: Unimicron Technology Corp.
    Inventors: John Hon-Shing Lau, Pu-Ju Lin, Kai-Ming Yang, Chen-Hao Lin, Cheng-Ta Ko, Tzyy-Jang Tseng
  • Publication number: 20240237209
    Abstract: A circuit board structure includes a carrier, a thin film redistribution layer disposed on the carrier, solder balls electrically connected to the thin film redistribution layer and the carrier, and a surface treatment layer. The thin film redistribution layer includes a plurality of pads, a first dielectric layer, a first metal layer, a second dielectric layer, a second metal layer, and a third dielectric layer. A plurality of first openings of the first dielectric layer expose part of the pads, and a first surface of the first dielectric layer is higher upper surfaces of the pads. The solder balls are disposed in a plurality of third openings of the third dielectric layer and are electrically connected to the second metal layer and the carrier. The surface treatment layer is disposed on the upper surfaces, and a top surface of the surface treatment layer is higher than the first surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2022
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Applicant: Unimicron Technology Corp.
    Inventors: Ping-Tsung Lin, Kai-Ming Yang, Chia-Yu Peng, Pu-Ju Lin, Cheng-Ta Ko
  • Publication number: 20240237202
    Abstract: A circuit board structure includes a carrier, a thin film redistribution layer disposed on the carrier, solder balls electrically connected to the thin film redistribution layer and the carrier, and a surface treatment layer. The thin film redistribution layer includes a first dielectric layer, pads, a first metal layer, a second dielectric layer, a second metal layer, and a third dielectric layer. A top surface of the first dielectric layer is higher than an upper surface of each pad. The first metal layer is disposed on a first surface of the first dielectric layer. The second dielectric layer has second openings exposing part of the first metal layer. The second metal layer extends into the second openings and is electrically connected to the first metal layer. The third dielectric layer has third openings exposing part of the second metal layer. The surface treatment layer is disposed on the upper surfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2022
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Applicant: Unimicron Technology Corp.
    Inventors: Kai-Ming Yang, Chia-Yu Peng, Cheng-Ta Ko, Pu-Ju Lin
  • Publication number: 20240167163
    Abstract: An anti-diffusion substrate structure includes a substrate, a substrate circuit layer, and a chip. The substrate has multiple through holes. Within each of the through holes includes a first metal layer and an anti-diffusion layer plated on the first metal layer. The anti-diffusion layer is an Electroless Palladium Immersion Gold (EPIG) layer or an Electroless Nickel Electroless Palladium Immersion Gold (ENEPIG) layer. The substrate circuit layer is mounted on the substrate and extended on the anti-diffusion layer within each of the through holes. The substrate circuit layer is made of a second metal layer, and a composition of the second metal layer is different from a composition of the first metal layer. The chip is electrically connected to the substrate circuit layer. The anti-diffusion layer is able to better prevent material of the first metal layer from migrating or diffusing to the second metal layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2022
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Inventors: YI LING CHEN, WEI TSE HO, CHIN-SHENG WANG, PU-JU LIN, CHENG-TA KO
  • Patent number: 11991824
    Abstract: A circuit board structure includes a first sub-circuit board, a second sub-circuit board, and a third sub-circuit board. The first sub-circuit board has an upper surface and a lower surface opposite to each other, and includes at least one first conductive through hole. The second sub-circuit board is disposed on the upper surface of the first sub-circuit board and includes at least one second conductive through hole. The third sub-circuit board is disposed on the lower surface of the first sub-circuit board and includes at least one third conductive through hole. At least two of the first conductive through hole, the second conductive through hole, and the third conductive through hole are alternately arranged in an axial direction perpendicular to an extending direction of the first sub-circuit board. The first, second and third sub-circuit boards are electrically connected to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Unimicron Technology Corp.
    Inventors: Tzyy-Jang Tseng, Cheng-Ta Ko, Pu-Ju Lin, Chi-Hai Kuo, Shao-Chien Lee, Ming-Ru Chen, Cheng-Chung Lo
  • Publication number: 20240138063
    Abstract: A circuit board structure includes a carrier, a thin film redistribution layer disposed on the carrier, solder balls electrically connected to the thin film redistribution layer and the carrier, and a surface treatment layer. The thin film redistribution layer includes a plurality of pads, a first dielectric layer, a first metal layer, a second dielectric layer, a second metal layer, and a third dielectric layer. A plurality of first openings of the first dielectric layer expose part of the pads, and a first surface of the first dielectric layer is higher upper surfaces of the pads. The solder balls are disposed in a plurality of third openings of the third dielectric layer and are electrically connected to the second metal layer and the carrier. The surface treatment layer is disposed on the upper surfaces, and a top surface of the surface treatment layer is higher than the first surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2022
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicant: Unimicron Technology Corp.
    Inventors: Ping-Tsung Lin, Kai-Ming Yang, Chia-Yu Peng, Pu-Ju Lin, Cheng-Ta Ko
  • Publication number: 20240138059
    Abstract: A circuit board structure includes a carrier, a thin film redistribution layer disposed on the carrier, solder balls electrically connected to the thin film redistribution layer and the carrier, and a surface treatment layer. The thin film redistribution layer includes a first dielectric layer, pads, a first metal layer, a second dielectric layer, a second metal layer, and a third dielectric layer. A top surface of the first dielectric layer is higher than an upper surface of each pad. The first metal layer is disposed on a first surface of the first dielectric layer. The second dielectric layer has second openings exposing part of the first metal layer. The second metal layer extends into the second openings and is electrically connected to the first metal layer. The third dielectric layer has third openings exposing part of the second metal layer. The surface treatment layer is disposed on the upper surfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2022
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicant: Unimicron Technology Corp.
    Inventors: Kai-Ming Yang, Chia-Yu Peng, Cheng-Ta Ko, Pu-Ju Lin
  • Publication number: 20240128179
    Abstract: A package structure includes a first substrate, a second substrate disposed on the first substrate, a third substrate disposed on the second substrate, and multiple chips mounted on the third substrate. A second coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) of the second substrate is less than a first CTE of the first substrate. The third substrate includes a first sub-substrate, a second sub-substrate in the same level with the first sub-substrate, a third sub-substrate in the same level with the first sub-substrate. A CTE of the first sub-substrate, a CTE of the second sub-substrate, and a CTE of the third sub-substrate are less than the second CTE of the second substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2022
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Jyun-Hong CHEN, Chi-Hai KUO, Pu-Ju LIN, Cheng-Ta KO
  • Patent number: 11955587
    Abstract: A light emitting diode (LED) package structure includes a glass substrate, conductive through holes, active elements, an insulating layer, LEDs and pads. The glass substrate has an upper surface and a lower surface. The conductive through holes penetrate the glass substrate and connect the upper and the lower surfaces. The active elements are disposed on the upper surface of the glass substrate and electrically connected to the conductive through holes. The insulating layer is disposed on the upper surface and covers the active elements. The LEDs are disposed on the insulating layer and electrically connected to at least one of the active elements. The pads are disposed on the lower surface of the glass substrate and electrically connected to the conductive through holes. A source of at least one active elements is directly electrically connected to at least one of the corresponding pads through the corresponding conductive through hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Unimicron Technology Corp.
    Inventors: Jeng-Ting Li, Chi-Hai Kuo, Cheng-Ta Ko, Pu-Ju Lin
  • Patent number: 11943877
    Abstract: A circuit board structure includes a circuit substrate having opposing first and second sides, a redistribution structure disposed at the first side, and a dielectric structure disposed at the second side. The circuit substrate includes a first circuit layer disposed at the first side and a second circuit layer disposed at the second side. The redistribution structure is electrically coupled to the circuit substrate and includes a first leveling dielectric layer covering the first circuit layer, a first thin-film dielectric layer disposed on the first leveling dielectric layer and having a material different from the first leveling dielectric layer, and a first redistributive layer disposed on the first thin-film dielectric layer and penetrating through the first thin-film dielectric layer and the first leveling dielectric layer to be in contact with the first circuit layer. The dielectric structure includes a second leveling dielectric layer disposed below the second circuit layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Unimicron Technology Corp.
    Inventors: Wen-Yu Lin, Kai-Ming Yang, Chen-Hao Lin, Pu-Ju Lin, Cheng-Ta Ko, Chin-Sheng Wang, Guang-Hwa Ma, Tzyy-Jang Tseng
  • Patent number: 11895780
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing package structures includes providing a carrier including a supporting layer, a metal layer, and a release layer between the supporting layer and the metal layer at first. Afterwards, a composite layer of a non-conductor inorganic material and an organic material is disposed on the metal layer. Then, a chip embedded substrate is bonded on the composite layer. Afterwards, an insulating protective layer having openings is formed on the circuit layer structure and exposes parts of the circuit layer structure in the openings. Afterwards, the supporting layer and the release layer are removed to form two package substrates. Then, each of the package substrates is cut.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Unimicron Technology Corp.
    Inventors: Kai-Ming Yang, Chen-Hao Lin, Wang-Hsiang Tsai, Cheng-Ta Ko
  • Publication number: 20230402391
    Abstract: A manufacturing method of a package structure includes: forming a redistribution layer on a top surface of a glass substrate; forming a protective layer on the top surface of the glass substrate; cutting the glass substrate and the protective layer such that the glass substrate has a cutting edge, in which a crack is formed in the cutting edge of the glass substrate; and heating the protective layer such that a portion of the protective layer flows towards a bottom surface of the glass substrate to cover the cutting edge of the glass substrate and fill the crack in the cutting edge of the glass substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2022
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Inventors: Ying-Chu CHEN, Jeng-Ting LI, Chi-Hai KUO, Cheng-Ta KO, Pu-Ju LIN
  • Publication number: 20230335419
    Abstract: The present invention provides an etching device which comprises an oxygen supplier, so that the etching device of the present invention can etch copper gently by means of the dissolved oxygen in the etching solution to accurately control the etching degree so as to fulfill the stricter requirements of microcircuit manufacturing. The present invention further provides an etching method. Finally, the etching waste solution of the present invention can be recycled to further ameliorate the environmental pollution and reduce the production cost, so the present invention is widely applicable in integrated circuit packaging.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2022
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Inventors: Chin-Sheng Wang, Chia-Yu Peng, KAI-MING YANG, PU-JU LIN, CHENG-TA KO
  • Patent number: 11764120
    Abstract: A chip packaging structure includes a chip, a redistribution layer, a solder ball, an encapsulant, and a stress buffer layer. The chip has an active surface and a back surface opposite to each other, and a peripheral surface connected to the active surface and the back surface. The redistribution layer is disposed on the active surface of the chip. The solder ball is disposed on the redistribution layer, and the chip is electrically connected to the solder ball through the redistribution layer. The encapsulant encapsulates the active surface and the back surface of the chip, the redistribution layer, and part of the solder ball. The stress buffer layer at least covers the peripheral surface of the chip. An outer surface of the stress buffer layer is aligned with a side surface of the encapsulant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Unimicron Technology Corp.
    Inventors: Kai-Ming Yang, Chia-Yu Peng, Pei-Chi Chen, Pu-Ju Lin, Cheng-Ta Ko
  • Patent number: 11764344
    Abstract: A manufacturing method of a package structure is provided, which includes the following steps. A carrier having a surface is provided. A copper foil layer is laminated on the surface of the carrier. A subtractive process is performed on the copper foil layer to form a copper foil circuit layer on the carrier. The copper foil circuit layer exposes a part of the surface of the carrier. A build-up structure layer is formed on the copper foil circuit layer and the surface of the carrier. A first surface of the copper foil circuit layer is aligned with a second surface of the build-up structure layer. At least one electronic component is disposed on the build-up structure layer. A package colloid is formed to cover the electronic component and the build-up structure layer. The carrier is removed to expose the first surface of the copper foil circuit layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Unimicron Technology Corp.
    Inventors: Tzyy-Jang Tseng, Cheng-Ta Ko, Pu-Ju Lin, Chi-Hai Kuo, Kai-Ming Yang
  • Publication number: 20230240023
    Abstract: A circuit board structure includes a circuit substrate having opposing first and second sides, a redistribution structure disposed at the first side, and a dielectric structure disposed at the second side. The circuit substrate includes a first circuit layer disposed at the first side and a second circuit layer disposed at the second side. The redistribution structure is electrically coupled to the circuit substrate and includes a first leveling dielectric layer covering the first circuit layer, a first thin-film dielectric layer disposed on the first leveling dielectric layer and having a material different from the first leveling dielectric layer, and a first redistributive layer disposed on the first thin-film dielectric layer and penetrating through the first thin-film dielectric layer and the first leveling dielectric layer to be in contact with the first circuit layer. The dielectric structure includes a second leveling dielectric layer disposed below the second circuit layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2022
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Applicant: Unimicron Technology Corp.
    Inventors: Wen-Yu Lin, Kai-Ming Yang, Chen-Hao Lin, Pu-Ju Lin, Cheng-Ta Ko, Chin-Sheng Wang, Guang-Hwa Ma, Tzyy-Jang Tseng
  • Patent number: 11710690
    Abstract: A package structure includes at least one first redistribution layer, at least one second redistribution layer, a chip pad, a solder ball pad, a chip, a solder ball, and a molding compound. The first redistribution layer includes a first dielectric layer and a first redistribution circuit that fills a first opening and a second opening of the first dielectric layer. The first dielectric layer is aligned with the first redistribution circuit. The second redistribution layer includes a second and a third dielectric layers and a second redistribution circuit. The third dielectric layer is aligned with the second redistribution circuit. The chip pad and the solder ball pad are electrically connected to the first and the second redistribution circuits respectively. The chip and the solder ball are disposed on the chip pad and the solder ball pad respectively. The molding compound at least covers the chip and the chip pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: Unimicron Technology Corp.
    Inventors: John Hon-Shing Lau, Cheng-Ta Ko, Pu-Ju Lin, Kai-Ming Yang, Chia-Yu Peng, Chi-Hai Kuo, Tzyy-Jang Tseng