Patents by Inventor James E. Culler, JR.

James E. Culler, JR. 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: 10553545
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides electromagnetic shielding for integrated circuit modules with a module-bottom sealing procedure. First a precursor package with a number of integrated modules is provided. Each integrated module includes a module substrate having a number of module contacts at a bottom surface of the module substrate. A combination of a shielding protective material and a chemical resistant tape is then applied over the bottom surface of the module substrate, such that each module contact is sealed. Next, the precursor package is singulated at each inter-module area to form a number of individual integrated modules. A shielding structure is applied completely over a side surface of each individual integrated module. Herein, the shielding structure is electrically coupled to a ground plane within the module substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: Qorvo US, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald Joseph Leahy, James E. Culler, Jr., Thomas Scott Morris
  • Publication number: 20180204804
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides electromagnetic shielding for integrated circuit modules with a module-bottom sealing procedure. First a precursor package with a number of integrated modules is provided. Each integrated module includes a module substrate having a number of module contacts at a bottom surface of the module substrate. A combination of a shielding protective material and a chemical resistant tape is then applied over the bottom surface of the module substrate, such that each module contact is sealed. Next, the precursor package is singulated at each inter-module area to form a number of individual integrated modules. A shielding structure is applied completely over a side surface of each individual integrated module. Herein, the shielding structure is electrically coupled to a ground plane within the module substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2017
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Inventors: Donald Joseph Leahy, James E. Culler, JR., Thomas Scott Morris