Patents by Inventor Chuck Vinn

Chuck Vinn 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: 20070138648
    Abstract: An integrated circuit package includes a semiconductor chip having a passivation layer forming the top surface of the semiconductor chip and a metal pad formed on the passivation layer and a discrete electronic device having a first terminal formed on a first surface and a second terminal formed on a second surface opposite the first surface of the discrete electronic device where the first surface of the discrete electronic device is attached to the metal pad using a conductive adhesive structure. The semiconductor chip and the discrete electronic device are encapsulated in an encapsulation material. An electrical connection is formed between the metal pad and one of a bond pad of the semiconductor chip or a package post of the integrated circuit package. In one embodiment, the metal pad is an aluminum pad and a metal line connects the metal pad to a bond pad of the semiconductor chip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2007
    Publication date: June 21, 2007
    Applicant: MICREL, INC.
    Inventors: Chuck Vinn, Martin Alter
  • Patent number: 7195952
    Abstract: An integrated circuit package includes a semiconductor chip having a passivation layer forming the top surface of the semiconductor chip and a metal pad formed on the passivation layer and a discrete electronic device having a first terminal formed on a first surface and a second terminal formed on a second surface opposite the first surface of the discrete electronic device where the first surface of the discrete electronic device is attached to the metal pad using a conductive adhesive structure. The semiconductor chip and the discrete electronic device are encapsulated in an encapsulation material. An electrical connection is formed between the metal pad and one of a bond pad of the semiconductor chip or a package post of the integrated circuit package. In one embodiment, the metal pad is an aluminum pad and a metal line connects the metal pad to a bond pad of the semiconductor chip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2007
    Assignee: Micrel, Inc.
    Inventors: Chuck Vinn, Martin Alter
  • Publication number: 20060216855
    Abstract: An integrated circuit package includes a semiconductor chip having a passivation layer forming the top surface of the semiconductor chip and a metal pad formed on the passivation layer and a discrete electronic device having a first terminal formed on a first surface and a second terminal formed on a second surface opposite the first surface of the discrete electronic device where the first surface of the discrete electronic device is attached to the metal pad using a conductive adhesive structure. The semiconductor chip and the discrete electronic device are encapsulated in an encapsulation material. An electrical connection is formed between the metal pad and one of a bond pad of the semiconductor chip or a package post of the integrated circuit package. In one embodiment, the metal pad is an aluminum pad and a metal line connects the metal pad to a bond pad of the semiconductor chip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2005
    Publication date: September 28, 2006
    Inventors: Chuck Vinn, Martin Alter
  • Patent number: 6972974
    Abstract: A switching regulator includes a compensation circuit for applying a scaling factor to the loop gain of the feedback control loop of the regulator. In operation, the loop gain of the feedback control loop has a dependency on the input and output voltages of the switching regulator. The compensation circuit applies a function as the scaling factor where the function is a reciprocal function of the loop gain dependency on the input voltage and output voltage. In one embodiment, the loop gain has a dependency on the ratio VIN/VOUT and a scaling factor having a value indicative of the ratio VOUT/VIN is applied by the compensation circuit. In one embodiment, the compensation circuit is coupled in series with the output circuit of an error amplifier in the feedback control loop of the regulator. In another embodiment, the compensation circuit is subsumed within the circuitry of the error amplifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2005
    Assignee: Micrel, Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce L. Inn, Chuck Vinn
  • Publication number: 20050046401
    Abstract: A switching regulator includes a compensation circuit for applying a scaling factor to the loop gain of the feedback control loop of the regulator. In operation, the loop gain of the feedback control loop has a dependency on the input and output voltages of the switching regulator. The compensation circuit applies a function as the scaling factor where the function is a reciprocal function of the loop gain dependency on the input voltage and output voltage. In one embodiment, the loop gain has a dependency on the ratio VIN/VOUT and a scaling factor having a value indicative of the ratio VOUT/VIN is applied by the compensation circuit. In one embodiment, the compensation circuit is coupled in series with the output circuit of an error amplifier in the feedback control loop of the regulator. In another embodiment, the compensation circuit is subsumed within the circuitry of the error amplifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2003
    Publication date: March 3, 2005
    Inventors: Bruce Inn, Chuck Vinn