Patents by Inventor Conrad Cachia

Conrad Cachia 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: 10882738
    Abstract: A MEMS device package comprising a first die of semiconductor material including a contact pad and a second die of semiconductor material stacked on the first die. The second die is smaller than the first die. The second die includes a contact pad, and a conductive wire is coupled between the contact pad of the first die and a contact pad of the second die. A mold compound is on the second die and the first die. A vertical connection structure is on the contact pad of the second die. The vertical connection structure extends through the mold compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: STMICROELECTRONICS (MALTA) LTD
    Inventors: Conrad Cachia, David Oscar Vella, Damian Agius, Maria Spiteri
  • Publication number: 20190375627
    Abstract: A MEMS device package comprising a first die of semiconductor material including a contact pad and a second die of semiconductor material stacked on the first die. The second die is smaller than the first die. The second die includes a contact pad, and a conductive wire is coupled between the contact pad of the first die and a contact pad of the second die. A mold compound is on the second die and the first die. A vertical connection structure is on the contact pad of the second die. The vertical connection structure extends through the mold compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2019
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Inventors: Conrad CACHIA, David Oscar VELLA, Damian AGIUS, Maria SPITERI
  • Patent number: 10435290
    Abstract: A MEMS device having a wafer-level package, is provided with: a stack of a first die and a second die, defining at least a first internal surface internal to the package and carrying at least an electrical contact pad, and at least a first external surface external to the package and defining a first outer face of the package; and a mold compound, at least in part coating the stack of the first and second dies and having a front surface defining at least part of a second outer face of the package, opposite to the first outer face. The MEMS device is further provided with: at least a vertical connection structure extending from the contact pad at the first internal surface towards the front surface of the mold compound; and at least an external connection element, electrically coupled to the vertical connection structure and exposed to the outside of the package, at the second outer face thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics (Malta) Ltd
    Inventors: Conrad Cachia, David Oscar Vella, Damian Agius, Maria Spiteri
  • Publication number: 20180044170
    Abstract: A MEMS device having a wafer-level package, is provided with: a stack of a first die and a second die, defining at least a first internal surface internal to the package and carrying at least an electrical contact pad, and at least a first external surface external to the package and defining a first outer face of the package; and a mold compound, at least in part coating the stack of the first and second dies and having a front surface defining at least part of a second outer face of the package, opposite to the first outer face. The MEMS device is further provided with: at least a vertical connection structure extending from the contact pad at the first internal surface towards the front surface of the mold compound; and at least an external connection element, electrically coupled to the vertical connection structure and exposed to the outside of the package, at the second outer face thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2017
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Inventors: Conrad CACHIA, David Oscar VELLA, Damian AGIUS, Maria SPITERI
  • Patent number: 9802813
    Abstract: A MEMS device having a wafer-level package, is provided with: a stack of a first die and a second die, defining at least a first internal surface internal to the package and carrying at least an electrical contact pad, and at least a first external surface external to the package and defining a first outer face of the package; and a mold compound, at least in part coating the stack of the first and second dies and having a front surface defining at least part of a second outer face of the package, opposite to the first outer face. The MEMS device is further provided with: at least a vertical connection structure extending from the contact pad at the first internal surface towards the front surface of the mold compound; and at least an external connection element, electrically coupled to the vertical connection structure and exposed to the outside of the package, at the second outer face thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: STMICROELECTRONICS (MALTA) LTD
    Inventors: Conrad Cachia, David Oscar Vella, Damian Agius, Maria Spiteri
  • Patent number: 9527727
    Abstract: One or more embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to packages that include a stacked microelectromechanical sensor MEMS die and an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) die. The smaller of the MEMS die and the ASIC die is stacked on the larger of the MEMS die and the ASIC die. The larger of the two dice may form one or more dimensions of the package. In one embodiment, a bottom surface of the larger of the two dice forms an outer surface of the package. In that regard, the package may take less lateral space on another component, such as a board or other package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: STMICROELECTRONICS (MALTA) LTD
    Inventor: Conrad Cachia
  • Publication number: 20160185593
    Abstract: A MEMS device having a wafer-level package, is provided with: a stack of a first die and a second die, defining at least a first internal surface internal to the package and carrying at least an electrical contact pad, and at least a first external surface external to the package and defining a first outer face of the package; and a mold compound, at least in part coating the stack of the first and second dies and having a front surface defining at least part of a second outer face of the package, opposite to the first outer face. The MEMS device is further provided with: at least a vertical connection structure extending from the contact pad at the first internal surface towards the front surface of the mold compound; and at least an external connection element, electrically coupled to the vertical connection structure and exposed to the outside of the package, at the second outer face thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2015
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Inventors: Conrad CACHIA, David Oscar VELLA, Damian AGIUS, Maria SPITERI
  • Publication number: 20160090301
    Abstract: One or more embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to packages that include a stacked microelectromechanical sensor MEMS die and an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) die. The smaller of the MEMS die and the ASIC die is stacked on the larger of the MEMS die and the ASIC die. The larger of the two dice may form one or more dimensions of the package. In one embodiment, a bottom surface of the larger of the two dice forms an outer surface of the package. In that regard, the package may take less lateral space on another component, such as a board or other package.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2014
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventor: Conrad Cachia
  • Patent number: 9290377
    Abstract: A method of stacking a plurality of first dies to a respective plurality of second dies, each one of the first dies having a surface including a surface coupling region which is substantially flat, each one of the second dies having a respective surface including a respective surface coupling region which is substantially flat, the method comprising the steps of: forming, by means of a screen printing technique, an adhesive layer on the first dies at the respective surface coupling regions; and arranging the surface coupling region of each second die in direct physical contact with a respective adhesive layer of a respective first die among said plurality of first dies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics (Malta) Ltd
    Inventors: Conrad Cachia, Kenneth Fonk
  • Publication number: 20150145077
    Abstract: A method of stacking a plurality of first dies to a respective plurality of second dies, each one of the first dies having a surface including a surface coupling region which is substantially flat, each one of the second dies having a respective surface including a respective surface coupling region which is substantially flat, the method comprising the steps of: forming, by means of a screen printing technique, an adhesive layer on the first dies at the respective surface coupling regions; and arranging the surface coupling region of each second die in direct physical contact with a respective adhesive layer of a respective first die among said plurality of first dies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2014
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Inventors: Conrad Cachia, Kenneth Fonk
  • Patent number: 8748291
    Abstract: A method for testing a strip of MEMS devices, the MEMS devices including at least a respective die of semiconductor material coupled to an internal surface of a common substrate and covered by a protection material; the method envisages: detecting electrical values generated by the MEMS devices in response to at least a testing stimulus; and, before the step of detecting, at least partially separating contiguous MEMS devices in the strip. The step of separating includes defining a separation trench between the contiguous MEMS devices, the separation trench extending through the whole thickness of the protection material and through a surface portion of the substrate, starting from the internal surface of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignees: STMicroelectronics S.r.l., STMicroelectronics Ltd (Malta)
    Inventors: Mark Anthony Azzopardi, Conrad Cachia, Stefano Pozzi