Patents by Inventor Jan Gulpen

Jan Gulpen 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: 10431476
    Abstract: A method of making a plurality of packaged semiconductor devices. The method includes providing a carrier blank having a die receiving surface and an underside. The method also includes mounting a plurality of semiconductor dies on the die receiving surface, wherein the dies extend to a first height above the die receiving surface. The method further includes depositing an encapsulant on the die receiving surface, wherein an upper surface of the encapsulant is located above said first height. The method also includes singulating to form the plurality of packaged semiconductor devices by sawing into the underside, through the carrier blank and partially through the encapsulant to a depth intermediate the first height and the upper surface, wherein said sawing separates the carrier blank into a plurality of carriers, and removing encapsulant from the upper surface of the encapsulant at least until said saw depth is reached.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: NXP B.V.
    Inventors: Jetse de Witte, Antonius Hendrikus Jozef Kamphuis, Jan Gulpen
  • Patent number: 10109564
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a method of forming a wafer level chip scale semiconductor package, the method comprising: providing a carrier having a cavity formed therein; forming electrical contacts at a base portion and sidewalls portions of the cavity; placing a semiconductor die in the base of the cavity; connecting bond pads of the semiconductor die to the electrical contacts; encapsulating the semiconductor die; and removing the carrier to expose the electrical contacts, such that the electrical contacts are arranged directly on the encapsulation material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: NXP B.V.
    Inventors: Roelf Groenhuis, Leo Van Gemert, Tonny Kamphuis, Jan Gulpen
  • Publication number: 20180301353
    Abstract: A method of making a plurality of packaged semiconductor devices. The method includes providing a carrier blank having a die receiving surface and an underside. The method also includes mounting a plurality of semiconductor dies on the die receiving surface, wherein the dies extend to a first height above the die receiving surface. The method further includes depositing an encapsulant on the die receiving surface, wherein an upper surface of the encapsulant is located above said first height. The method also includes singulating to form the plurality of packaged semiconductor devices by sawing into the underside, through the carrier blank and partially through the encapsulant to a depth intermediate the first height and the upper surface, wherein said sawing separates the carrier blank into a plurality of carriers, and removing encapsulant from the upper surface of the encapsulant at least until said saw depth is reached.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2018
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventors: Jetse de Witte, Antonius Hendrikus Jozef Kamphuis, Jan Gulpen
  • Patent number: 10096555
    Abstract: Consistent with an example embodiment, a semiconductor device comprises a device die having bond pads providing connection to device die circuitry and a QFN half-etched lead frame with a package boundary; the QFN half-etched lead frame has a top-side surface and an under-side surface. The QFN half-etched lead frame includes a sub-structure of I/O terminals and a die attach area, the die attach area facilitating device die attachment thereon and the terminal I/O terminals providing connection to the device die bond pads and additional terminals located about the corners of the sub-structure. An envelope of molding compound encapsulates the device die mounted on the top-side surface of the QFN half-etched lead frame. A RF (radio-frequency) shield layer is on the envelope of the molding compound, the RF shield electrically connected to the additional terminals via conductive connections defined in corresponding locations on the envelope of the molding compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: NXP B.V.
    Inventors: Jan Gulpen, Leonardus Antonius Elisabeth van Gemert
  • Publication number: 20170372988
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a method of forming a wafer level chip scale semiconductor package, the method comprising: providing a carrier having a cavity formed therein; forming electrical contacts at a base portion and sidewalls portions of the cavity; placing a semiconductor die in the base of the cavity; connecting bond pads of the semiconductor die to the electrical contacts; encapsulating the semiconductor die; and removing the carrier to expose the electrical contacts, such that the electrical contacts are arranged directly on the encapsulation material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2017
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Inventors: ROELF GROENHUIS, LEO VAN GEMERT, TONNY KAMPHUIS, JAN GULPEN
  • Publication number: 20170213797
    Abstract: Consistent with an example embodiment, a semiconductor device comprises a device die having bond pads providing connection to device die circuitry and a QFN half-etched lead frame with a package boundary; the QFN half-etched lead frame has a top-side surface and an under-side surface. The QFN half-etched lead frame includes a sub-structure of I/O terminals and a die attach area, the die attach area facilitating device die attachment thereon and the terminal I/O terminals providing connection to the device die bond pads and additional terminals located about the corners of the sub-structure. An envelope of molding compound encapsulates the device die mounted on the top-side surface of the QFN half-etched lead frame. A RF (radio-frequency) shield layer is on the envelope of the molding compound, the RF shield electrically connected to the additional terminals via conductive connections defined in corresponding locations on the envelope of the molding compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2017
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventors: Jan Gulpen, Leonardus Antonius Elisabeth van Gemert
  • Patent number: 9653414
    Abstract: Consistent with an example embodiment, a semiconductor device comprises a device die having bond pads providing connection to device die circuitry and a QFN half-etched lead frame with a package boundary; the QFN half-etched lead frame has a top-side surface and an under-side surface. The QFN half-etched lead frame includes a sub-structure of I/O terminals and a die attach area, the die attach area facilitating device die attachment thereon and the terminal I/O terminals providing connection to the device die bond pads and additional terminals located about the corners of the sub-structure. An envelope of molding compound encapsulates the device die mounted on the top-side surface of the QFN half-etched lead frame. A RF (radio-frequency) shield layer is on the envelope of the molding compound, the RF shield electrically connected to the additional terminals via conductive connections defined in corresponding locations on the envelope of the molding compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: NXP B. V.
    Inventors: Jan Gulpen, Leonardus Antonius Elisabeth van Gemert
  • Publication number: 20170103939
    Abstract: Consistent with an example embodiment, there is a method for preparing an integrated circuit (IC) device. The method comprises providing a lead frame, the lead frame having I/O terminals surrounding a die attach region, the lead frame defined onto a temporary carrier. A device die is attached onto the die-attach region. The device die is wire bonded to the I/O terminals, the I/O terminals located in a first position. In a molding compound the wire-bonded device die and lead frame are encapsulated. The temporary carrier is removed from the lead frame, underside surfaces of the device die and I/O terminals are exposed. Applying a non-conductive layer to the exposed underside surfaces of the device die and I/O terminals, thereby defines features in which conductive traces may be defined from the I/O terminals in the first position to customized I/O terminals located in a second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2015
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Inventors: Jan Gulpen, Leonardus Antonius Elisabeth van Gemert, Tonny Kamphuis
  • Publication number: 20170025369
    Abstract: Consistent with an example embodiment, a semiconductor device comprises a device die having bond pads providing connection to device die circuitry and a QFN half-etched lead frame with a package boundary; the QFN half-etched lead frame has a top-side surface and an under-side surface. The QFN half-etched lead frame includes a sub-structure of I/O terminals and a die attach area, the die attach area facilitating device die attachment thereon and the terminal I/O terminals providing connection to the device die bond pads and additional terminals located about the corners of the sub-structure. An envelope of molding compound encapsulates the device die mounted on the top-side surface of the QFN half-etched lead frame. A RF (radio-frequency) shield layer is on the envelope of the molding compound, the RF shield electrically connected to the additional terminals via conductive connections defined in corresponding locations on the envelope of the molding compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2015
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Inventors: Jan Gulpen, Leonardus Antonius Elisabeth van Gemert
  • Patent number: 9379071
    Abstract: Embodiments of a packaged semiconductor device with no leads are disclosed. One embodiment includes a semiconductor chip and a no leads package structure defining a boundary and having a bottom surface and includes three or more pads exposed at the bottom surface of the package structure. Each of the pads is located in a single inline row.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: NXP B.V.
    Inventors: Tonny Kamphuis, Jan Gulpen, Jan Willem Bergman
  • Publication number: 20150303156
    Abstract: Embodiments of a packaged semiconductor device with no leads are disclosed. One embodiment includes a semiconductor chip and a no leads package structure defining a boundary and having a bottom surface and includes three or more pads exposed at the bottom surface of the package structure. Each of the pads is located in a single inline row.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2014
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Applicant: NXP B.V.
    Inventors: Tonny Kamphuis, Jan Gulpen, Jan Willem Bergman
  • Patent number: 8679963
    Abstract: A chip scale package has a semiconductor die having an array of die bond pads arranged with a bond pad density per unit area, embedded in a molded die support body having a surface supporting an array of conducting contacts, each of the contacts connected by an electrical lead to a corresponding one of the die bond pads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: NXP B.V.
    Inventors: Jan Gulpen, Tonny Kamphuis, Pieter Hochstenbach, Leo Van Gemert, Eric Van Grunsven, Marc De Samber
  • Publication number: 20130273731
    Abstract: A chip scale package has a semiconductor die having an array of die bond pads arranged with a bond pad density per unit area, embedded in a molded die support body having a surface supporting an array of conducting contacts, each of the contacts connected by an electrical lead to a corresponding one of the die bond pads.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2013
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Inventors: Jan GULPEN, Tonny KAMPHUIS, Pieter HOCHSTENBACH, Leo VAN GEMERT, Eric Van GRUNSVEN, Marc De SAMBER
  • Patent number: 8482136
    Abstract: A chip scale package has a semiconductor die having an array of die bond pads arranged with a bond pad density per unit area, embedded in a molded die support body having a surface supporting an array of conducting contacts, each of the contacts connected by an electrical lead to a corresponding one of the die bond pads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: NXP B.V.
    Inventors: Jan Gulpen, Tonny Kamphuis, Pieter Hochstenbach, Leo van Gemert, Eric van Grunsven, Marc de Samber
  • Publication number: 20110156237
    Abstract: A chip scale package has a semiconductor die having an array of die bond pads arranged with a bond pad density per unit area, embedded in a molded die support body having a surface supporting an array of conducting contacts, each of the contacts connected by an electrical lead to a corresponding one of the die bond pads.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2009
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Applicant: NXP B.V.
    Inventors: Jan Gulpen, Tonny Kamphuis, Pieter Hochstenbach, Leo van Gemert, Eric van Grunsven, Marc de Samber