Patents by Inventor John Ulrich Knickerbocker

John Ulrich Knickerbocker 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: 9159616
    Abstract: A silicon carrier space transformer assembly includes one or more silicon structures, which provide space transformer scaling to permit interconnection for fine pitch input/output interconnections with a semiconductor die or wafer, and fine pitch test probe tips connected to the one or more silicon structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Harvey Hamel, John Ulrich Knickerbocker, Samuel McKnight, Chirag S. Patel
  • Publication number: 20140235027
    Abstract: A silicon carrier space transformer assembly includes one or more silicon structures, which provide space transformer scaling to permit interconnection for fine pitch input/output interconnections with a semiconductor die or wafer, and fine pitch test probe tips connected to the one or more silicon structures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2012
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Harvey Hamel, John Ulrich Knickerbocker, Samuel McKnight, Chirag S. Patel
  • Patent number: 8689437
    Abstract: A method for forming an integrated circuit assembly comprises forming first solder bumps on a first die, and forming a first structure comprising the first die, the first solder bumps, a first flux, and a first substratum. The first die is placed upon the first substratum. The first solder bumps are between the first die and the first substratum. The first flux holds the first die substantially flat and onto the first substratum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Bing Dang, David Hirsch Danovitch, Mario John Interrante, John Ulrich Knickerbocker, Michael Jay Shapiro, Van Thanh Truong
  • Patent number: 8629562
    Abstract: Techniques for modular chip fabrication are provided. In one aspect, a modular chip structure is provided. The modular chip structure comprises a substrate; a carrier platform attached to the substrate, the carrier platform comprising a plurality of conductive vias extending through the carrier platform; and a wiring layer on the carrier platform in contact with one or more of the conductive vias, wherein the wiring layer comprises one or more wiring levels and is configured to divide the carrier platform into a plurality of voltage islands; and chips, chip macros or at least one chip in combination with at least one chip macro assembled on the carrier platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Alain Caron, John Ulrich Knickerbocker
  • Patent number: 8581392
    Abstract: A chip package includes: a substrate; a plurality of conductive connections in contact with the silicon carrier; a silicon carrier in a prefabricated shape disposed above the substrate, the silicon carrier including: a plurality of through silicon vias for providing interconnections through the silicon carrier to the chip stack; liquid microchannels for cooling; a liquid coolant flowing through the microchannels; and an interconnect to one or more chip stacks. The chip package further includes a cooling lid disposed above the chip stack providing additional cooling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: John Ulrich Knickerbocker, John H. Magerlein
  • Patent number: 8421220
    Abstract: A chip package includes: a substrate; a plurality of conductive connections in contact with the silicon carrier; a silicon carrier in a prefabricated shape disposed above the substrate, the silicon carrier including: a plurality of through silicon vias for providing interconnections through the silicon carrier to the chip; liquid microchannels for cooling; a liquid coolant flowing through the microchannels; and an interconnect to one or more chips or chip stacks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: John Ulrich Knickerbocker, John H. Magerlein
  • Patent number: 8354737
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure includes: at least one silicon surface wherein the surface can be a substrate, wafer or other device. The structure further includes at least one electronic circuit formed on each side of the at least one surface; and at least one conductive high aspect ratio through silicon via running through the at least one surface. Each through silicon via is fabricated from at least one etch step and includes: at least one thermal oxide dielectric for coating at least some of a sidewall of the through silicon via for a later etch stop in fabrication of the through silicon via.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2013
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Paul S Andry, John M Cotte, John Ulrich Knickerbocker, Cornelia K Tsang
  • Publication number: 20120326321
    Abstract: Techniques for modular chip fabrication are provided. In one aspect, a modular chip structure is provided. The modular chip structure comprises a substrate; a carrier platform attached to the substrate, the carrier platform comprising a plurality of conductive vias extending through the carrier platform; and a wiring layer on the carrier platform in contact with one or more of the conductive vias, wherein the wiring layer comprises one or more wiring levels and is configured to divide the carrier platform into a plurality of voltage islands; and chips, chip macros or at least one chip in combination with at least one chip macro assembled on the carrier platform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2012
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Alain Caron, John Ulrich Knickerbocker
  • Publication number: 20120301977
    Abstract: A silicon carrier structure for electronic packaging includes a base substrate, a silicon carrier substrate disposed on the base substrate, a memory chip disposed on the silicon carrier substrate, a microprocessor chip disposed on the silicon carrier substrate, an input/output chip disposed on the silicon carrier substrate, and a clocking chip disposed on the silicon carrier substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2012
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Paul Stephen Andry, Harm Peter Hofstee, George A. Katopis, John Ulrich Knickerbocker, Robert K. Montoye, Chirag S. Patel
  • Patent number: 8310259
    Abstract: A silicon carrier space transformer assembly includes one or more silicon structures, which provide space transformer scaling to permit interconnection for fine pitch input/output interconnections with a semiconductor die or wafer, and fine pitch test probe tips connected to the one or more silicon structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Harvey Hamel, John Ulrich Knickerbocker, Samuel McKnight, Chirag S. Patel
  • Patent number: 8295056
    Abstract: A silicon carrier structure for electronic packaging includes a base substrate, a silicon carrier substrate disposed on the base substrate, a memory chip disposed on the silicon carrier substrate, a microprocessor chip disposed on the silicon carrier substrate, an input/output chip disposed on the silicon carrier substrate, and a clocking chip disposed on the silicon carrier substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Paul Stephen Andry, Harm Peter Hofstee, George A. Katopis, John Ulrich Knickerbocker, Robert K. Montoye, Chirag S. Patel
  • Patent number: 8288866
    Abstract: Techniques for modular chip fabrication are provided. In one aspect, a modular chip structure is provided. The modular chip structure comprises a substrate; a carrier platform attached to the substrate, the carrier platform comprising a plurality of conductive vias extending through the carrier platform; and a wiring layer on the carrier platform in contact with one or more of the conductive vias, wherein the wiring layer comprises one or more wiring levels and is configured to divide the carrier platform into a plurality of voltage islands; and chips, chip macros or at least one chip in combination with at least one chip macro assembled on the carrier platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Alain Caron, John Ulrich Knickerbocker
  • Publication number: 20120249173
    Abstract: A silicon carrier space transformer assembly includes one or more silicon structures, which provide space transformer scaling to permit interconnection for fine pitch input/output interconnections with a semiconductor die or wafer, and fine pitch test probe tips connected to the one or more silicon structures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2008
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Inventors: HARVEY HAMEL, John Ulrich Knickerbocker, Samuel McKnight, Chirag S. Patel
  • Patent number: 8213184
    Abstract: A method of testing integrated circuit chips. The method includes: attaching integrated circuit chips to an interposer of a temporary carrier, the carrier comprising: a substrate, a first interconnects on a bottom surface and a second array of interconnects on a top surface of the substrate, corresponding first and second interconnects electrically connected by wires in the substrate; the interposer, first pads on a top surface and a second pads on a bottom surface of the interposer, corresponding first and second pads electrically connected by wires in the interposer, and the second pads in physical and electrical contact with corresponding second interconnects; and the interposer including an interposer substrate comprising a same material as a substrate of the integrated circuit chip; connecting interconnects of the first array of interconnects to a tester; and testing the one or more integrated circuit chips.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: John Ulrich Knickerbocker
  • Publication number: 20120133051
    Abstract: A chip package includes: a substrate; a plurality of conductive connections in contact with the silicon carrier; a silicon carrier in a prefabricated shape disposed above the substrate, the silicon carrier including: a plurality of through silicon vias for providing interconnections through the silicon carrier to the chip; liquid microchannels for cooling; a liquid coolant flowing through the microchannels; and an interconnect to one or more chips or chip stacks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2012
    Publication date: May 31, 2012
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: John Ulrich Knickerbocker, John H. Magerlein
  • Patent number: 8138015
    Abstract: A structure formation method. The method may include: attaching a substrate, a first interposer, a second interposer, and a first bridge together such that the first interposer is on and electrically connected to the substrate, the second interposer is on and electrically connected to the substrate, the first interposer comprises at least a first transistor, and the second interposer comprises at least a second transistor. The method may alternatively include: disposing both a first and second interposer on a substrate, wherein the first and second interposer are each electrically connected to the substrate; and electrically connecting a first bridge to the first and second interposers, wherein (i) the first bridge is in direct physical contact with the substrate or (ii) a bottom surface of the first bridge is within the substrate and below a top surface of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Douglas James Joseph, John Ulrich Knickerbocker
  • Patent number: 8117982
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for the formation of coplanar electrical interconnectors. Solder material is deposited onto a wafer, substrate, or other component of an electrical package using a complaint mold such that the terminal ends of the solder material being deposited, i.e., the ends opposite to those forming an attachment to the wafer, substrate, or other component of an electrical package are coplanar with one another. A complaint mold is used having one or more conduits for receiving solder material and having a compliant side and a planar side. The compliant side of the mold is positioned adjacent to the wafer, substrate, or other component of an electrical package allowing solder material to be deposited onto the surface thereof such that the planar side of the compliant mold provides coplanar interconnectors. An Injection Molded Solder (IMS) head can be used as the means for filling the conduits of the compliant mold of the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Peter A. Gruber, John Ulrich Knickerbocker
  • Patent number: 8110415
    Abstract: A chip package includes: a substrate; a plurality of conductive connections in contact with the silicon carrier; a silicon carrier in a prefabricated shape disposed above the substrate, the silicon carrier including: a plurality of through silicon vias for providing interconnections through the silicon carrier to the chip; liquid microchannels for cooling; a liquid coolant flowing through the microchannels; and an interconnect to one or more chips or chip stacks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: John Ulrich Knickerbocker, John H. Magerlein
  • Publication number: 20110312129
    Abstract: A structure formation method. The method may include: attaching a substrate, a first interposer, a second interposer, and a first bridge together such that the first interposer is on and electrically connected to the substrate, the second interposer is on and electrically connected to the substrate, the first interposer comprises at least a first transistor, and the second interposer comprises at least a second transistor. The method may alternatively include: disposing both a first and second interposer on a substrate, wherein the first and second interposer are each electrically connected to the substrate; and electrically connecting a first bridge to the first and second interposers, wherein (i) the first bridge is in direct physical contact with the substrate or (ii) a bottom surface of the first bridge is within the substrate and below a top surface of the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2011
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Douglas James Joseph, John Ulrich Knickerbocker
  • Patent number: 8008764
    Abstract: A structure and a method for forming the same. The structure includes a substrate, a first interposer on the substrate, a second interposer on the substrate, and a first bridge. The first and second interposers are electrically connected to the substrate. The first bridge is electrically connected to the first and second interposers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2011
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Douglas James Joseph, John Ulrich Knickerbocker