Patents by Inventor Christopher M. Scanlan

Christopher M. Scanlan 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: 20150115456
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor chip comprising placing a plurality of die units each having an active front surface and a back surface facing front surface up on an encapsulant layer, encapsulating the plurality of die units on the active surface of the encapsulant layer with an encapsulant covering a front surface and four side surfaces of each of the plurality of die units, and exposing, through the encapsulation on the front surface, conductive interconnects electrically connecting a die bond pad to a redistribution layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2014
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Inventor: Christopher M. Scanlan
  • Patent number: 8922021
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor chip comprising placing a plurality of die units each having an active front surface and a back surface facing front surface up on an encapsulant layer, encapsulating the plurality of die units on the active surface of the encapsulant layer with an encapsulant covering a front surface and four side surfaces of each of the plurality of die units, and exposing, through the encapsulation on the front surface, conductive interconnects electrically connecting a die bond pad to a redistribution layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: DECA Technologies Inc.
    Inventor: Christopher M. Scanlan
  • Publication number: 20140335658
    Abstract: A semiconductor device and method of making a semiconductor device is described. An embedded die panel comprising a plurality of semiconductor die separated by saw streets is provided. A conductive layer is formed by an electroless plating process, the conductive layer comprising bussing lines disposed in the saw streets and a redistribution layer (RDL) coupled to the semiconductor die and bussing lines. An insulating layer is formed over the conductive layer and embedded die panel, the insulating layer comprising openings disposed over the conductive layer outside a footprint of the semiconductor die. Interconnect structures are formed in the openings in the insulating layer by using the conductive layer as part of an electroplating process. The embedded die panel is singulated through the saw streets after forming the interconnect structures to remove the bussing lines and to from individual fan-out wafer level packages (FOWLPs).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2013
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Inventors: Christopher M. Scanlan, Timothy L. Olson
  • Patent number: 8835230
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a device package may include constructing a spacer element coupled with a surface of a semiconductor die unit, where the spacer element is configured to create a gap between the semiconductor die unit and a surface of a carrier, and encapsulating the semiconductor die unit within a mold compound, where the encapsulating includes introducing the mold compound into the gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: DECA Technologies Inc.
    Inventor: Christopher M. Scanlan
  • Patent number: 8826221
    Abstract: An adaptive patterning method and system for fabricating panel based package structures is described. Misalignment for individual device units in a panel or reticulated wafer may be adjusted for by measuring the position of each individual device unit and forming a unit-specific pattern over each of the respective device units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: DECA Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher M. Scanlan, Timothy L. Olson
  • Publication number: 20140225271
    Abstract: Panelized packaging is described in which a plurality of die units are placed on a dielectric film. The dielectric film is then cured to lock the plurality of die unit in place, which are then encapsulated. The cured dielectric film is then patterned utilizing a mask-less pattering technique.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2014
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicant: DECA Technologies Inc.
    Inventor: Christopher M. Scanlan
  • Patent number: 8796561
    Abstract: A fan out build up substrate stackable package includes an electronic component having an active surface including a bond pad. A package body encloses the electronic component, the package body having a first surface coplanar with the active surface of the electronic component. A buildup dielectric layer is applied to the active surface of the electronic component and the first surface of the package body. A circuit pattern is formed within the first buildup dielectric layer and electrically connected to the bond pad, the first circuit pattern including via capture pads. Via capture pad apertures extend through the package body and expose the via capture pads. In this manner, direct connection to the first circuit pattern, i.e., the first metal layer, of the fan out build up substrate stackable package is facilitated. Further, the fan out build up substrate stackable package is extremely thin resulting in extremely thin stacked assemblies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Inventors: Christopher M. Scanlan, Roger D. St. Amand, Jae Dong Kim
  • Patent number: 8799845
    Abstract: An adaptive patterning method and system for fabricating panel based package structures is described. Misalignment for individual device units in a panel or reticulated wafer may be adjusted for by measuring the position of each individual device unit and forming a unit-specific pattern over each of the respective device units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Deca Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher M. Scanlan, Timothy L. Olson
  • Publication number: 20140024178
    Abstract: A wafer plating jig system comprising an electrically insulating wafer plating jig base having a plurality of overlapping cavities of different depths, each cavity configured to receive a semiconductor wafer of a different size and an electrically conductive cover plate comprising an open center surrounded by a support, the cover plate comprising an electrical conductor surrounding the open center and with at least one of the overlapping cavities of the wafer plating jig base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2012
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Inventors: Christopher M. Scanlan, Ferdinand Aldas, Kenneth C. Blaisdell, Cheryl R. Abanes
  • Patent number: 8629546
    Abstract: A stacked redistribution layer (RDL) die assembly package includes a substrate, a first level RDL die assembly mounted to the substrate and a second level RDL die assembly mounted to the first level RDL die assembly. The first level RDL die assembly includes a first die comprising bond pads, a first fan out support extending outwardly from sides of the first die, and first traces electrically connected to the bond pads, the first traces being supported by the first fan out support. Similarly, the second level RDL die assembly includes a second die comprising bond pads, a second fan out support extending outwardly from sides of the second die, and second traces electrically connected to the bond pads of the second die, the second traces being supported by the second fan out support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Inventor: Christopher M. Scanlan
  • Publication number: 20140008809
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor chip comprising placing a plurality of die units each having an active front surface and a back surface facing front surface up on an encapsulant layer, encapsulating the plurality of die units on the active surface of the encapsulant layer with an encapsulant covering a front surface and four side surfaces of each of the plurality of die units, and exposing, through the encapsulation on the front surface, conductive interconnects electrically connecting a die bond pad to a redistribution layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2013
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Applicant: Deca Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Christopher M. Scanlan
  • Patent number: 8604600
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a device package may include constructing a spacer element coupled with a surface of a semiconductor die unit, where the spacer element is configured to create a gap between the semiconductor die unit and a surface of a carrier, and encapsulating the semiconductor die unit within a mold compound, where the encapsulating includes introducing the mold compound into the gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: DECA Technologies Inc.
    Inventor: Christopher M. Scanlan
  • Publication number: 20130249088
    Abstract: An adaptive patterning method and system for fabricating panel based package structures is described. Misalignment for individual device units in a panel or reticulated wafer may be adjusted for by measuring the position of each individual device unit and forming a unit-specific pattern over each of the respective device units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2013
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: DECA Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher M. Scanlan, Timothy L. Olson
  • Publication number: 20130244376
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a device package may include constructing a spacer element coupled with a surface of a semiconductor die unit, where the spacer element is configured to create a gap between the semiconductor die unit and a surface of a carrier, and encapsulating the semiconductor die unit within a mold compound, where the encapsulating includes introducing the mold compound into the gap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2013
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Applicant: DECA Technologies Inc.
    Inventor: Christopher M. Scanlan
  • Publication number: 20130241074
    Abstract: An adaptive patterning method and system for fabricating panel based package structures is described. Misalignment for individual device units in a panel or reticulated wafer may be adjusted for by measuring the position of each individual device unit and forming a unit-specific pattern over each of the respective device units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2013
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Applicant: DECA Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher M. Scanlan, Timothy L. Olson
  • Patent number: 8535978
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor chip comprising placing a plurality of die units each having an active front surface and a back surface facing front surface up on an encapsulant layer, encapsulating the plurality of die units on the active surface of the encapsulant layer with an encapsulant covering a front surface and four side surfaces of each of the plurality of die units, and exposing, through the encapsulation on the front surface, conductive interconnects electrically connecting a die bond pad to a redistribution layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: Deca Technologies Inc.
    Inventor: Christopher M. Scanlan
  • Publication number: 20130168849
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a device package may include constructing a spacer element coupled with a surface of a semiconductor die unit, where the spacer element is configured to create a gap between the semiconductor die unit and a surface of a carrier, and encapsulating the semiconductor die unit within a mold compound, where the encapsulating includes introducing the mold compound into the gap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2011
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Applicant: DECA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventor: Christopher M. Scanlan
  • Patent number: 8319338
    Abstract: The present invention comprises a semiconductor package comprising a bottom semiconductor package substrate which is populated with one or more electronic components. The electronic component(s) of the bottom substrate are covered or encapsulated with a suitable mold compound which hardens into a package body of the semiconductor package. The package body is provided with one or more vias through the completion of laser drilling process, such via(s) providing access to one or more corresponding conductive contacts of the bottom substrate. These vias are either lined or partially filled with a conductive metal material. Subsequently, a top semiconductor package substrate (which may optionally be populated with one or more electronic components) is mounted to the package body and electrically connected to the conductive metal within the via(s) of the package body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Amkor Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher J. Berry, Christopher M. Scanlan
  • Patent number: 8299610
    Abstract: A semiconductor device and method of manufacturing has a substrate having a plurality of metal layers. At least one metal layer is exposed on at least one side surface of the semiconductor device. A die is coupled to the substrate. A mold compound encapsulates the die and a top surface of the substrate. A conductive coating is applied to the mold compound and to at least one metal layer exposed on at least one side surface of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Amkor Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher J. Berry, Christopher M. Scanlan
  • Patent number: 8203203
    Abstract: A stacked redistribution layer (RDL) die assembly package includes a substrate, a first level RDL die assembly mounted to the substrate and a second level RDL die assembly mounted to the first level RDL die assembly. The first level RDL die assembly includes a first die comprising bond pads, a first fan out support extending outwardly from sides of the first die, and first traces electrically connected to the bond pads, the first traces being supported by the first fan out support. Similarly, the second level RDL die assembly includes a second die comprising bond pads, a second fan out support extending outwardly from sides of the second die, and second traces electrically connected to the bond pads of the second die, the second traces being supported by the second fan out support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: Amkor Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Christopher M. Scanlan