Patents by Inventor Ehren HWANG

Ehren HWANG 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: 20210057348
    Abstract: Disclosed are barrier materials between bumps and pads, and related devices and methods. A semiconductor device includes an interconnect, a top material, a pad on the interconnect and at least a portion of the top material, a bump on the pad, and a barrier material between the pad and the bump. The top material defines a via therethrough to the interconnect. The pad includes electrically conductive material. The bump includes electrically conductive material. The bump is configured to electrically connect the interconnect to another device. The barrier material is between the pad and the bump. The barrier material includes a conductive material that is resistant to electromigration, intermetallic compound reaction, or both electromigration and intermetallic compound reaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2017
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Inventors: Ehren HWANG, Christopher M. PELTO, Seshu V. SATTIRAJU, Shravan GOWRISHANKAR, Zachary A. ZELL, Digvijay A. RAORANE