Patents by Inventor Kai-Chiang Wu
Kai-Chiang Wu 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).
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Publication number: 20240387979Abstract: A semiconductor package and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The semiconductor package includes: patch antennas, encapsulated by a first encapsulant; a device die, vertically spaced apart from the patch antennas, and electrically coupled to the patch antennas; and at least one redistribution structure, disposed between the patch antennas and the device die, and including electromagnetic bandgap (EBG) structures laterally surrounding each of the patch antennas.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2024Publication date: November 21, 2024Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.Inventors: Yen-Ping Wang, Chun-Lin Lu, Han-Ping Pu, Kai-Chiang Wu, Chung-Yi Hsu
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Patent number: 12148692Abstract: A semiconductor package and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. A package substrate of a device includes a functional circuit structure in a central region of the package substrate and a seal ring structure in a peripheral region of the package substrate and electrically isolated from the functional circuit structure. The seal ring structure includes a via pattern including outer discrete features arranged in an outer loop and inner discrete features arranged in an inner loop between the outer loop and the functional circuit structure. In a top view, ends of adjacent two of the inner discrete features are spaced apart from each other by a non-zero distance, and one of the outer discrete features overlaps the non-zero distance.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2023Date of Patent: November 19, 2024Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.Inventors: Fang-Yu Liang, Kai-Chiang Wu
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Publication number: 20240379382Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes providing a semiconductor die and surrounding a sidewall of the semiconductor die with a dielectric material. The method further includes forming a post passivation interconnect (PPI) over the semiconductor die and electrically coupling the PPI with the semiconductor die. The method further includes molding the semiconductor die and the PPI into an integrated semiconductor package. The method further includes covering at least a portion of an outer surface of the integrated semiconductor package with a conductive layer, wherein the conductive layer is conformal to the morphology of the portion of the outer surface. Moreover, the method further includes forming a conductive path inside the integrated semiconductor package electrically coupled to the conductive layer and a ground terminal of the integrated semiconductor package.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2024Publication date: November 14, 2024Inventors: SHOU ZEN CHANG, CHUN-LIN LU, KAI-CHIANG WU, CHING-FENG YANG, VINCENT CHEN, CHUEI-TANG WANG, YEN-PING WANG, HSIEN-WEI CHEN, WEI-TING LIN
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Publication number: 20240379519Abstract: A semiconductor package and a manufacturing method are provided. The manufacturing method includes: forming a through via structure and a dipole structure over a carrier, wherein the through via structure and the dipole structure respectively include an insulating core and a conductive layer covering the insulating core; attaching a semiconductor die onto the carrier, wherein the through via structure and the dipole structure are located aside the semiconductor die; laterally encapsulating the though via structure, the dipole structure and the semiconductor die with an encapsulant; and removing the carrier.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2024Publication date: November 14, 2024Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.Inventors: Tuan-Yu Hung, Ching-Feng Yang, Hung-Jui Kuo, Kai-Chiang Wu, Ming-Che Ho
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Publication number: 20240363366Abstract: Interconnect devices, packaged semiconductor devices and methods are disclosed herein that are directed towards embedding a local silicon interconnect (LSI) device and through substrate vias (TSVs) into system on integrated substrate (SoIS) technology with a compact package structure. The LSI device may be embedded into SoIS technology with through substrate via integration to provide die-to-die FL connection arrangement for super large integrated Fan-Out (InFO) for SBT technology in a SoIS device. Furthermore, the TSV connection layer may be formed using lithographic or photoresist-defined vias to provide eLSI P/G out to a ball-grid-array (BGA) connection interface.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2024Publication date: October 31, 2024Inventors: Chien-Hsun Chen, Yu-Min Liang, Yen-Ping Wang, Jiun Yi Wu, Chen-Hua Yu, Kai-Chiang Wu
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Publication number: 20240363459Abstract: Provided is a package structure and an antenna structure. The package structure includes a die; a first encapsulant, laterally encapsulating the die; a first redistribution structure, disposed on the first encapsulant and the die; a second encapsulant, disposed on the first redistribution structure; an antenna pattern, embedded in the second encapsulant and electrically connected to the first redistribution structure; and a dielectric layer, covering the antenna pattern, wherein an upper surface of the second encapsulant is exposed by the dielectric layer, and a laser mark is formed within the upper surface of the second encapsulant.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 4, 2024Publication date: October 31, 2024Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.Inventors: Sheng-Ta Lin, Chun-Lin Lu, Kai-Chiang Wu
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Publication number: 20240362470Abstract: The application provides a panoramic perception method, system and a non-transitory computer readable medium. The panoramic perception method comprises: performing a first pretraining on a plurality of weights of a training model using the source database; performing a second pretraining with data augmentation on the plurality of weights of the training model using the source database; performing a combined training on the plurality of weights of the training model using both the source database and the target database; performing a quantization-aware training on the plurality of weights of the training model using the source database and the target database; performing a post training quantization on the plurality of weights of the training model using the target database; and performing panoramic perception by the training model.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2023Publication date: October 31, 2024Inventors: Yu-Chen LU, Sheng-Feng YU, Wei-Cheng LIN, Chi-Chih CHANG, Pei-Shuo WANG, Kuan-Cheng LIN, Kai-Chiang WU
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Publication number: 20240363544Abstract: A semiconductor package includes a redistribution layer structure, a first semiconductor chip, a circuit board structure and an encapsulation layer. The redistribution layer structure has a first side and a second side opposite to the first side. The first semiconductor chip is electrically connected to the first side of the redistribution layer structure. The circuit board structure is electrically connected to the first side of the redistribution layer structure, and the circuit board structure includes a first mask layer having an opening pattern that corresponds to first semiconductor chip. The encapsulation layer laterally encapsulates the circuit board structure and fills in a space between the semiconductor chip and the opening pattern of the first mask layer of the circuit board structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2024Publication date: October 31, 2024Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.Inventors: Kai-Chiang Wu, Chin-Liang Chen, Jiun-Yi Wu, Yen-Ping Wang
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Patent number: 12132247Abstract: A semiconductor package and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The semiconductor package includes: patch antennas, encapsulated by a first encapsulant; a device die, vertically spaced apart from the patch antennas, and electrically coupled to the patch antennas; and at least one redistribution structure, disposed between the patch antennas and the device die, and including electromagnetic bandgap (EBG) structures laterally surrounding each of the patch antennas.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2022Date of Patent: October 29, 2024Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.Inventors: Yen-Ping Wang, Chun-Lin Lu, Han-Ping Pu, Kai-Chiang Wu, Chung-Yi Hsu
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Patent number: 12131986Abstract: A semiconductor package and a manufacturing method are provided. The manufacturing method includes: forming a through via structure and a dipole structure over a carrier, wherein the through via structure and the dipole structure respectively include an insulating core and a conductive layer covering the insulating core; attaching a semiconductor die onto the carrier, wherein the through via structure and the dipole structure are located aside the semiconductor die; laterally encapsulating the though via structure, the dipole structure and the semiconductor die with an encapsulant; and removing the carrier.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2023Date of Patent: October 29, 2024Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.Inventors: Tuan-Yu Hung, Ching-Feng Yang, Hung-Jui Kuo, Kai-Chiang Wu, Ming-Che Ho
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Patent number: 12119303Abstract: A package structure includes an insulating encapsulation, at least one semiconductor die, a redistribution circuit structure, and first reinforcement structures. The at least one semiconductor die is encapsulated in the insulating encapsulation. The redistribution circuit structure is located on the insulating encapsulation and electrically connected to the at least one semiconductor die. The first reinforcement structures are embedded in the redistribution circuit structure. A shape of the package structure includes a polygonal shape on a vertical projection along a stacking direction of the insulating encapsulation and the redistribution circuit structure, and the first reinforcement structures are located on and extended along diagonal lines of the package structure.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2023Date of Patent: October 15, 2024Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.Inventors: Chen-Hua Yu, Chun-Lin Lu, Han-Ping Pu, Kai-Chiang Wu
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Publication number: 20240332126Abstract: Thermal dissipation and grounding of integrated circuit (IC) devices with backside power delivery networks are discussed. An IC device layer between frontside and backside interconnect sections, composed mostly of an insulating material, is coupled to a crystalline heat spreader or a metal thermal ground layer by an array of thermal pillars extending through the insulating material. The crystalline heat spreader layer may include one or more thermal sensors, such as thermal sensing diodes, also coupled to the IC device layer by one or more thermal pillars. The IC device layer and crystalline layers are coupled by a hybrid bond, which forms the thermal pillars through a continuous section of the insulating material.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2023Publication date: October 3, 2024Applicant: Intel CorporationInventors: Andy Wei, Po-Yao Ke, Kai-Chiang Wu, Han-wen Lin, Klaus Max Schruefer, Dean Huang, Hsin-Hua Wang
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Publication number: 20240297131Abstract: An embodiment is a device including an integrated circuit die having an active side and a back side, the back side being opposite the active side, a molding compound encapsulating the integrated circuit die, and a first redistribution structure overlying the integrated circuit die and the molding compound, the first redistribution structure including a first metallization pattern and a first dielectric layer, the first metallization pattern being electrically coupled to the active side of the integrated circuit die, at least a portion of the first metallization pattern forming an inductor.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2024Publication date: September 5, 2024Inventors: Chung-Hao Tsai, Chia-Chia Lin, Kai-Chiang Wu, Chuei-Tang Wang, Chen-Hua Yu
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Patent number: 12080563Abstract: Interconnect devices, packaged semiconductor devices and methods are disclosed herein that are directed towards embedding a local silicon interconnect (LSI) device and through substrate vias (TSVs) into system on integrated substrate (SoIS) technology with a compact package structure. The LSI device may be embedded into SoIS technology with through substrate via integration to provide die-to-die FL connection arrangement for super large integrated Fan-Out (InFO) for SBT technology in a SoIS device. Furthermore, the TSV connection layer may be formed using lithographic or photoresist-defined vias to provide eLSI P/G out to a ball-grid-array (BGA) connection interface.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2022Date of Patent: September 3, 2024Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.Inventors: Chien-Hsun Chen, Yu-Min Liang, Yen-Ping Wang, Jiun Yi Wu, Chen-Hua Yu, Kai-Chiang Wu
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Patent number: 12062619Abstract: A semiconductor package includes a redistribution layer structure, a first semiconductor chip, a circuit board structure and an encapsulation layer. The redistribution layer structure has a first side and a second side opposite to the first side. The first semiconductor chip is electrically connected to the first side of the redistribution layer structure. The circuit board structure is electrically connected to the first side of the redistribution layer structure, and the circuit board structure includes a first mask layer having an opening pattern that corresponds to first semiconductor chip. The encapsulation layer laterally encapsulates the circuit board structure and fills in a space between the semiconductor chip and the opening pattern of the first mask layer of the circuit board structure.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2022Date of Patent: August 13, 2024Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.Inventors: Kai-Chiang Wu, Chin-Liang Chen, Jiun-Yi Wu, Yen-Ping Wang
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Patent number: 12057358Abstract: Provided is a package structure and an antenna structure. The package structure includes a die; a first encapsulant, laterally encapsulating the die; a first redistribution structure, disposed on the first encapsulant and the die; a second encapsulant, disposed on the first redistribution structure; an antenna pattern, embedded in the second encapsulant and electrically connected to the first redistribution structure; and a dielectric layer, covering the antenna pattern, wherein an upper surface of the second encapsulant is exposed by the dielectric layer, and a laser mark is formed within the upper surface of the second encapsulant.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2022Date of Patent: August 6, 2024Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.Inventors: Sheng-Ta Lin, Chun-Lin Lu, Kai-Chiang Wu
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Patent number: 12045493Abstract: A memory apparatus and a data rearrangement method for computing in memory (CIM) are provided. The method includes determining whether first sequence data has two target bits that are both of a first value, inserting a non-target bit of a second value between the two target bits that are both of the first value and adjacent to each other to generate second sequence data, and receiving the second sequence data through memory cells in a memory to perform a multiply-accumulate (MAC) operation on the second sequence data. Each bit in the first sequence data is the first value or the second value. One of the two target bits is located adjacent to the other one of the two target bits in the first sequence data. The two target bits and the non-target bit are located in the first sequence data. Accordingly, the error rate is decreased.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2022Date of Patent: July 23, 2024Assignee: Skymizer Taiwan Inc.Inventors: Shu-Ming Liu, Kai-Chiang Wu, Wen Li Tang
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Patent number: 12046480Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes providing a semiconductor die and surrounding a sidewall of the semiconductor die with a dielectric material. The method further includes forming a post passivation interconnect (PPI) over the semiconductor die and electrically coupling the PPI with the semiconductor die. The method further includes molding the semiconductor die and the PPI into an integrated semiconductor package. The method further includes covering at least a portion of an outer surface of the integrated semiconductor package with a conductive layer, wherein the conductive layer is conformal to the morphology of the portion of the outer surface. Moreover, the method further includes forming a conductive path inside the integrated semiconductor package electrically coupled to the conductive layer and a ground terminal of the integrated semiconductor package.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2020Date of Patent: July 23, 2024Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD.Inventors: Shou Zen Chang, Chun-Lin Lu, Kai-Chiang Wu, Ching-Feng Yang, Vincent Chen, Chuei-Tang Wang, Yen-Ping Wang, Hsien-Wei Chen, Wei-Ting Lin
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Publication number: 20240234329Abstract: A package structure including a semiconductor die, a redistribution layer, a plurality of antenna patterns, a die attach film, and an insulating encapsulant is provided. The semiconductor die have an active surface and a backside surface opposite to the active surface. The redistribution layer is located on the active surface of the semiconductor die and electrically connected to the semiconductor die. The antenna patterns are located over the backside surface of the semiconductor die. The die attach film is located in between the semiconductor die and the antenna patterns, wherein the die attach film includes a plurality of fillers, and an average height of the die attach film is substantially equal to an average diameter of the plurality of fillers. The insulating encapsulant is located in between the redistribution layer and the antenna patterns, wherein the insulating encapsulant encapsulates the semiconductor die and the die attach film.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2024Publication date: July 11, 2024Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.Inventors: Fang-Yu Liang, Kai-Chiang Wu
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Patent number: 12021047Abstract: An embodiment is a device including an integrated circuit die having an active side and a back side, the back side being opposite the active side, a molding compound encapsulating the integrated circuit die, and a first redistribution structure overlying the integrated circuit die and the molding compound, the first redistribution structure including a first metallization pattern and a first dielectric layer, the first metallization pattern being electrically coupled to the active side of the integrated circuit die, at least a portion of the first metallization pattern forming an inductor.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2022Date of Patent: June 25, 2024Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.Inventors: Chung-Hao Tsai, Chia-Chia Lin, Kai-Chiang Wu, Chuei-Tang Wang, Chen-Hua Yu