Patents by Inventor Mark Alan Crandall

Mark Alan Crandall 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: 9711459
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a multi-layer substrate structure with an embedded die to miniaturize designs and improve performance. The multi-layer substrate structure includes a core layer having a cavity and a die mounted within the cavity. The die has a die body, a die conductive element on a top surface of the die body, and a dielectric layer over the die conductive element. The multi-layer substrate structure also includes a substrate conductive element formed over a portion of a top surface of the core layer and extending over at least a portion of the die conductive element. Overlapping portions of the die conductive element and the substrate conductive element are separated by the dielectric layer and form an electronic component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: Qorvo US, Inc.
    Inventors: Bryan McChesney, John Avery Capwell, Mark Alan Crandall
  • Publication number: 20170025358
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a multi-layer substrate structure with an embedded die to miniaturize designs and improve performance. The multi-layer substrate structure includes a core layer having a cavity and a die mounted within the cavity. The die has a die body, a die conductive element on a top surface of the die body, and a dielectric layer over the die conductive element. The multi-layer substrate structure also includes a substrate conductive element formed over a portion of a top surface of the core layer and extending over at least a portion of the die conductive element. Overlapping portions of the die conductive element and the substrate conductive element are separated by the dielectric layer and form an electronic component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2016
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Inventors: Bryan McChesney, John Avery Capwell, Mark Alan Crandall
  • Patent number: 9137934
    Abstract: Embodiments include devices and methods for manufacturing a module having a first shielded compartment and a second shielded compartment, wherein the first shielded compartment is electrically isolated from the second shielded compartment. Electrical conductivity is controlled in a manner in which current flow between shielded circuits is directed to reduce or eliminate energy from being coupled between one or more shielded compartments on the same module. Each module may have a plurality of individual shielded compartments, where each compartment has a dedicated ground plane. The shields for each compartment may be tied to the dedicated ground plane of the compartment. Because the dedicated ground planes are not tied together, each of the shielded compartments on the modules remains isolated from all the other shielded compartments on the modules. In some embodiments having a plurality of shielded compartments, there is at least one isolated shielded compartment depending upon the design needs of the module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: RF Micro Devices, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Scott Morris, Ulrik Riis Madsen, Brian D. Sawyer, Milind Shah, John Robert Siomkos, Mark Alan Crandall, Dan Carey
  • Patent number: 8351221
    Abstract: The present disclosure is related to an electronic assembly in a stacked configuration. Electronic components are formed on substrates at each level of the stacked configuration. Electromagnetic shield compartments may be provided which substantially encapsulate the electronic components. Conductive vias are formed within the substrates on each level of the stacked configuration and coupled to one another so that the electromagnetic shields at each level of the stack can couple to a common node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: RF Micro Devices, Inc.
    Inventors: John Robert Siomkos, Mark Alan Crandall, Carl Hinshaw
  • Publication number: 20120182706
    Abstract: The present disclosure is related to an electronic assembly in a stacked configuration. Electronic components are formed on substrates at each level of the stacked configuration. Electromagnetic shield compartments may be provided which substantially encapsulate the electronic components. Conductive vias are formed within the substrates on each level of the stacked configuration and coupled to one another so that the electromagnetic shields at each level of the stack can couple to a common node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2011
    Publication date: July 19, 2012
    Applicant: RF MICRO DEVICES, INC.
    Inventors: John Robert Siomkos, Mark Alan Crandall, Carl Hinshaw
  • Publication number: 20120044653
    Abstract: Embodiments include devices and methods for manufacturing a module having a first shielded compartment and a second shielded compartment, wherein the first shielded compartment is electrically isolated from the second shielded compartment. Electrical conductivity is controlled in a manner in which current flow between shielded circuits is directed to reduce or eliminate energy from being coupled between one or more shielded compartments on the same module. Each module may have a plurality of individual shielded compartments, where each compartment has a dedicated ground plane. The shields for each compartment may be tied to the dedicated ground plane of the compartment. Because the dedicated ground planes are not tied together, each of the shielded compartments on the modules remains isolated from all the other shielded compartments on the modules. In some embodiments having a plurality of shielded compartments, there is at least one isolated shielded compartment depending upon the design needs of the module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2011
    Publication date: February 23, 2012
    Applicant: RF MICRO DEVICES, INC.
    Inventors: Thomas Scott Morris, Ulrik Riis Madsen, Brian D. Sawyer, Milind Shah, John Robert Siomkos, Mark Alan Crandall, Dan Carey