Patents by Inventor Daniel Kim

Daniel Kim 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: 20170338255
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides integrated circuit apparatuses and methods for manufacturing integrated circuit apparatuses. An integrated circuit apparatus may include a first insulator, the first insulator being substantially planar and having a first top surface and a first bottom surface opposite the first top surface, a first conductor disposed on the first insulator, a second insulator, the second insulator being substantially planar and having a second top surface and a second bottom surface opposite the second top surface, a second conductor disposed on the second insulator, and a dielectric layer disposed between the first bottom conductor of the first insulator and the second top conductor of the second insulator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2016
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Inventors: Changhan Hobie YUN, Daeik Daniel KIM, Jonghae KIM, Mario Mario VELEZ, Chengjie ZUO, David Francis BERDY
  • Publication number: 20170338034
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a substrate and a three-dimensional (3D) wirewound inductor integrated within the substrate. The apparatus further includes a capacitor coupled to the 3D wirewound inductor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2016
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Inventors: Changhan Hobie Yun, Chengjie Zuo, Daeik Daniel Kim, Mario Francisco Velez, Niranjan Sunil Mudakatte, Jonghae Kim, David Francis Berdy
  • Publication number: 20170331445
    Abstract: A tunable matching network is disclosed. In a particular example, the matching network includes at least one first inductor in a signal path of the matching network. The matching network includes at least one second inductor outside of the signal path. The matching network includes one or more switches coupled to the at least one second inductor. The one or more switches are configured to selectively enable mutual coupling of the at least one first inductor and the at least one second inductor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2016
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Inventors: Yunfei Ma, Chengjie Zuo, David Francis Berdy, Daeik Daniel Kim, Changhan Hobie Yun, Je-Hsiung Jeffrey Lan, Mario Francisco Velez, Niranjan Sunil Mudakatte, Robert Paul Mikulka, Jonghae Kim
  • Patent number: 9814271
    Abstract: The present device has at least two chambers for receiving vaporizable components, two heating elements, and circuitry to control heater behavior.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Inventors: Haiden Goggin, Daniel Kim
  • Patent number: 9806144
    Abstract: Some implementations provide an integrated device (e.g., semiconductor device) that includes a substrate and an inductor in the substrate. In some implementations, the inductor is a solenoid inductor. The inductor includes a set of windings. The set of windings has an inner perimeter. The set of windings includes a set of interconnects and a set of vias. The set of interconnects and the set of vias are located outside the inner perimeter of the set of windings. In some implementations, the set of windings further includes a set of capture pads. The set of interconnects is coupled to the set of vias through the set of capture pads. In some implementations, the set of windings has an outer perimeter. The set of pads is coupled to the set of interconnects such that the set of pads is at least partially outside the outer perimeter of the set of windings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Daeik Daniel Kim, Young Kyu Song, Xiaonan Zhang, Jonghae Kim
  • Publication number: 20170300639
    Abstract: A method, a machine-readable storage medium and at least one processing device are provided for analyzing and tracking results of multiple conditions associated with a population criteria, which is evaluated for each entity of at least one entity. The at least one processing device performs analytics associated with the population criteria, which is evaluated for each entity. Results of the analyzing of the multiple conditions are selectively tracked by the at least one processing device. The at least one processing device presents the tracked results to indicate a status of the at least one entity with respect to the tracked analytics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2017
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Inventors: James C. Baiera, Jill R. Doty, Daniel Kim, David A. Kwasny, Douglas S. Meil
  • Publication number: 20170297712
    Abstract: A system for bistatic radar target detection employs an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) having a radar antenna for bistatic reception of reflected radar pulses. The UAV operates with a flight profile in contested airspace. A tactical fighter aircraft having a radar transmitter for transmitting radar pulses operates with a flight profile in uncontested airspace. A communications data link operably interconnects the UAV and the tactical fighter aircraft, the communications data link transmitting data produced by the bistatic reception of reflected radar pulses in the UAV radar antenna to the fighter aircraft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2014
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Inventors: Inyoung Daniel Kim, Thomas M. Rose, Dale Waldo
  • Publication number: 20170288707
    Abstract: A three dimensional (3D) multiplexer structure may include a first two dimensional (2D) inductor capacitor (LC) filter layer. The first 2D LC filter layer may include a first 2D spiral inductor and a first capacitor(s). The 3D multiplexer structure may also include a second 2D LC filter layer. The second 2D LC filter layer may include a second 2D spiral inductor and a second capacitor(s) stacked directly on and communicably coupled to the first 2D LC filter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Inventors: Changhan Hobie YUN, David Francis BERDY, Chengjie ZUO, Daeik Daniel KIM, Mario Francisco VELEZ, Niranjan Sunil MUDAKATTE, Robert Paul MIKULKA
  • Patent number: 9781863
    Abstract: An apparatus for cooling a POP stacked package within a small form factor electronic module by configuring the enclosure of the module to come into direct contact with the device on the top surface in addition to the bottom surface to create two thermal conduction paths for the POP device to the enclosure. The enclosure itself then acts as the heat sink to draw heat from the device and into the surrounding air external to the optical module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: Microsemi Solutions (U.S.), Inc.
    Inventor: Daniel Kim
  • Publication number: 20170280562
    Abstract: Passive device assembly for accurate ground plane control is disclosed. A passive device assembly includes a device substrate conductively coupled to a ground plane separation control substrate. A passive device disposed on a lower surface of the device substrate is separated from an embedded ground plane mounted on a lower surface of the ground plane separation control substrate by a separation distance. The separation distance is accurately controlled to minimize undesirable interference that may occur to the passive device. The separation distance is provided inside the passive device assembly. Conductive mounting pads are disposed on the lower surface of the ground plane separation control substrate to support accurate alignment of the passive device assembly on a circuit board. By providing sufficient separation distance inside the passive device assembly, the passive device assembly can be precisely mounted onto any circuit board regardless of specific design and layout of the circuit board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2016
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Inventors: Chengjie Zuo, David Francis Berdy, Daeik Daniel Kim, Changhan Hobie Yun, Mario Francisco Velez, Jonghae Kim
  • Patent number: 9773862
    Abstract: Provided are space-efficient capacitors that have a higher quality factor than conventional designs and improve coupling of electrical energy from a through-glass via (TGV) to a dielectric. For example, provided is a TGV having a non-rectangular cross-section, where one end of the TGV is coupled to a first metal plate. A dielectric material is formed on the first metal plate. A second metal plate is formed on the dielectric material in a manner that overlaps at least a portion of the first metal plate to form at least one overlapped region of the dielectric material. At least a part of the perimeter of the overlapped region is non-planar. The overlapped region can be formed in a shape of a closed ring, in a plurality of portions of a ring shape, in substantially a quarter of a ring shape, and/or in substantially a half of a ring shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Changhan Hobie Yun, Daeik Daniel Kim, Chengjie Zuo, Jonghae Kim, Mario Francisco Velez, Donald William Kidwell, Jr., Jon Bradley Lasiter, Kwan-Yu Lai, Jitae Kim, Ravindra Vaman Shenoy
  • Patent number: 9768109
    Abstract: An integrated circuit (IC) includes a first semiconductor device on a glass substrate. The first semiconductor device includes a first semiconductive region of a bulk silicon wafer. The IC includes a second semiconductor device on the glass substrate. The second semiconductor device includes a second semiconductive region of the bulk silicon wafer. The IC includes a through substrate trench between the first semiconductive region and the second semiconductive region. The through substrate trench includes a portion disposed beyond a surface of the bulk silicon wafer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Shiqun Gu, Daeik Daniel Kim, Matthew Michael Nowak, Jonghae Kim, Changhan Hobie Yun, Je-Hsiung Jeffrey Lan, David Francis Berdy
  • Publication number: 20170262612
    Abstract: A method, a machine-readable storage medium and at least one processing device are provided for analyzing and tracking results of multiple conditions associated with a population criteria, which is evaluated for each entity of at least one entity. The at least one processing device performs analytics associated with the population criteria, which is evaluated for each entity. Results of the analyzing of the multiple conditions are selectively tracked by the at least one processing device. The at least one processing device presents the tracked results to indicate a status of the at least one entity with respect to the tracked analytics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2016
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Inventors: James C. Baiera, Jill R. Doty, Daniel Kim, David A. Kwasny, Douglas S. Meil
  • Publication number: 20170221846
    Abstract: A conductive bump assembly may include a passive substrate. The conductive bump assembly may also include a conductive bump pad supported by the passive substrate and surrounded by a first passivation layer opening. The conductive bump assembly may further include a second passivation layer opening on the passive substrate. The second passivation layer opening may be merged with the first passivation layer opening surrounding the conductive bump pad proximate an edge of the passive substrate. The conductive bump assembly may also include a conductive bump on the conductive bump pad.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2016
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: Daeik Daniel KIM, Mario Francisco VELEZ, Changhan Hobie YUN, Chengjie ZUO, David Francis BERDY, Jonghae KIM, Niranjan Sunil MUDAKATTE
  • Patent number: 9721946
    Abstract: A symmetric varactor structure may include a first varactor component. The first varactor component may include a gate operating as a second plate, a gate oxide layer operating as a dielectric layer and a body operating as a first plate of an area modulating capacitor. In addition, doped regions may surround the body of the first varactor component. The first varactor component may be supported on a backside by an isolation layer. The symmetric varactor structure may also include a second varactor component electrically coupled to the backside of the first varactor component through a backside conductive layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Daeik Daniel Kim, David Francis Berdy, Je-Hsiung Jeffrey Lan, Changhan Hobie Yun, Jonghae Kim
  • Publication number: 20170200550
    Abstract: A skewed, co-spiral inductor structure may include a first trace arranged in a first spiral pattern that is supported by a substrate. The skewed, co-spiral inductor structure may also include a second trace arranged in a second spiral pattern, in which the second trace is coupled to the first trace. The first trace may overlap with the second trace in orthogonal overlap areas. In addition, each orthogonal overlap area may have a size defined by a width of the first trace and the width of the second trace. Also, parallel edges of the first trace and the second trace may be arranged to coincide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2016
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Inventors: Daeik Daniel KIM, David Francis BERDY, Chengjie ZUO, Changhan Hobie YUN, Jonghae KIM
  • Publication number: 20170187345
    Abstract: A multiplexer structure includes a passive substrate. The multiplexer structure may also include a high band filter on the passive substrate. The high band filter may include a 2D planar spiral inductor(s) on the passive substrate. The multiplexer structure may further include a low band filter on the passive substrate. The low band filter may include a 3D through-substrate inductor and a first capacitor(s) on the passive substrate. The multiplexer structure may also include a through substrate via(s) coupling the high band filter and the low band filter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2016
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Inventors: Changhan Hobie YUN, Daeik Daniel KIM, Mario Francisco VELEZ, Chengjie ZUO, David Francis BERDY, Jonghae KIM
  • Patent number: 9692386
    Abstract: An inductor is provided on a substrate that includes a capacitor. The inductor comprises a series of wire loops. An end of the wire loop is wire bonded to the capacitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Chengjie Zuo, Mario Francisco Velez, Jonghae Kim, Daeik Daniel Kim, Changhan Hobie Yun
  • Publication number: 20170178810
    Abstract: An exemplary MIM capacitor may include a first metal plate, a dielectric layer on the first metal plate, a second metal plate on the dielectric layer, a via layer on the second metal plate, and a third metal plate on the via layer where the second metal plate has a tapered outline with a first side and a second side longer than the first side such that the second side provides a lower resistance path for a current flow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Inventors: David Francis BERDY, Daeik Daniel KIM, Niranjan Sunil MUDAKATTE, Je-Hsiung Jeffrey LAN, Chengjie ZUO, Changhan Hobie YUN, Mario Francisco VELEZ, Jonghae KIM
  • Patent number: 9673275
    Abstract: Isolated complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) devices for radio-frequency (RF) circuits are disclosed. In some aspects, an RF circuit includes CMOS devices, a silicon substrate having doped regions that define the CMOS devices, and a trench through the silicon substrate. The trench through the silicon substrate forms a continuous channel around the doped regions of one of the CMOS devices to electrically isolate the CMOS device from other CMOS devices embodied on the silicon substrate. By so doing, performance characteristics of the CMOS device, such as linearity and signal isolation, may be improved over those of conventional CMOS devices (e.g., bulk CMOS).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Daeik Daniel Kim, Changhan Hobie Yun, Je-Hsiung Jeffrey Lan, Niranjan Sunil Mudakatte, Jonghae Kim, Matthew Michael Nowak