Patents by Inventor Mark Charles Held

Mark Charles Held 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: 9936578
    Abstract: A shielded electronic module is formed on a substrate. The substrate has a component area and one or more electronic components attached to the component area. One set of conductive pads may be attached to the component area and another set of conductive pads may be provided on the electronic component. The conductive pads on the component area are electrically coupled to the conductive pads of the electronic component by a conductive layer. A first insulating layer is provided over the component area and underneath the conductive layer that may insulate the electronic component and the substrate from the conductive layer. A second insulating layer is provided over the first insulating layer that covers at least the conductive layer. In this manner, the conductive layer is isolated from an electromagnetic shield formed over the component area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: Qorvo US, Inc.
    Inventors: Thong Dang, Mohsen Haji-Rahim, Mark Charles Held
  • Patent number: 8959757
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a shielded electronic module is formed on a substrate. The substrate has a component area and one or more electronic components attached to the component area. One set of conductive pads may be attached to the component area and another set of conductive pads may be provided on the electronic component. The conductive pads on the component area are electrically coupled to the conductive pads of the electronic component by a conductive layer. A first insulating layer is provided over the component area and underneath the conductive layer that may insulate the electronic component and the substrate from the conductive layer. A second insulating layer is provided over the first insulating layer that covers at least the conductive layer. In this manner, the conductive layer is isolated from an electromagnetic shield formed over the component area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: RF Micro Devices, Inc.
    Inventors: Thong Dang, Mohsen Haji-Rahim, Mark Charles Held
  • Publication number: 20150036306
    Abstract: A shielded electronic module is formed on a substrate. The substrate has a component area and one or more electronic components attached to the component area. One set of conductive pads may be attached to the component area and another set of conductive pads may be provided on the electronic component. The conductive pads on the component area are electrically coupled to the conductive pads of the electronic component by a conductive layer. A first insulating layer is provided over the component area and underneath the conductive layer that may insulate the electronic component and the substrate from the conductive layer. A second insulating layer is provided over the first insulating layer that covers at least the conductive layer. In this manner, the conductive layer is isolated from an electromagnetic shield formed over the component area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2014
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Inventors: Thong Dang, Mohsen Haji-Rahim, Mark Charles Held
  • Publication number: 20130170147
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a shielded electronic module is formed on a substrate. The substrate has a component area and one or more electronic components attached to the component area. One set of conductive pads may be attached to the component area and another set of conductive pads may be provided on the electronic component. The conductive pads on the component area are electrically coupled to the conductive pads of the electronic component by a conductive layer. A first insulating layer is provided over the component area and underneath the conductive layer that may insulate the electronic component and the substrate from the conductive layer. A second insulating layer is provided over the first insulating layer that covers at least the conductive layer. In this manner, the conductive layer is isolated from an electromagnetic shield formed over the component area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2011
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Applicant: RF MICRO DEVICES, INC.
    Inventors: Thong Dang, Mohsen Haji-Rahim, Mark Charles Held
  • Patent number: 8296941
    Abstract: A meta-module having circuitry for two or more modules is formed on a substrate, which is preferably a laminated substrate. The circuitry for the different modules is initially formed on the single meta-module. Each module will have one or more component areas in which the circuitry is formed. A metallic structure is formed on or in the substrate for each component area to be shielded. A single body, such as an overmold body, is then formed over all of the modules on the meta-module. At least a portion of the metallic structure for each component area to be shielded is then exposed through the body by a cutting, drilling, or like operation. Next, an electromagnetic shield material is applied to the exterior surface of the body of each of the component areas to be shielded and in contact with the exposed portion of the metallic structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: RF Micro Devices, Inc.
    Inventors: David J. Hiner, Waite R. Warren, Jr., Donald Joseph Leahy, David Jandzinski, Thomas Scott Morris, David Halchin, Milind Shah, Mark Charles Held, Brian Howard Calhoun, Brian D. Sawyer, Ulrik Riis Madsen
  • Publication number: 20110225803
    Abstract: A meta-module having circuitry for two or more modules is formed on a substrate, which is preferably a laminated substrate. The circuitry for the different modules is initially formed on the single meta-module. Each module will have one or more component areas in which the circuitry is formed. A metallic structure is formed on or in the substrate for each component area to be shielded. A single body, such as an overmold body, is then formed over all of the modules on the meta-module. At least a portion of the metallic structure for each component area to be shielded is then exposed through the body by a cutting, drilling, or like operation. Next, an electromagnetic shield material is applied to the exterior surface of the body of each of the component areas to be shielded and in contact with the exposed portion of the metallic structures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2011
    Publication date: September 22, 2011
    Applicant: RF MICRO DEVICES, INC.
    Inventors: David J. Hiner, Waite R. Warren, JR., Donald Joseph Leahy, David Jandzinski, Thomas Scott Morris, David Halchin, Milind Shah, Mark Charles Held, Brian Howard Calhoun, Brian D. Sawyer, Ulrik Riis Madsen
  • Publication number: 20100199492
    Abstract: A meta-module having circuitry for two or more modules is formed on a substrate, which is preferably a laminated substrate. The circuitry for the different modules is initially formed on the single meta-module. Each module will have one or more component areas in which the circuitry is formed. A metallic structure is formed on or in the substrate for each component area to be shielded. A single body, such as an overmold body, is then formed over all of the modules on the meta-module. At least a portion of the metallic structure for each component area to be shielded is then exposed through the body by a cutting, drilling, or like operation. Next, an electromagnetic shield material is applied to the exterior surface of the body of each of the component areas to be shielded and in contact with the exposed portion of the metallic structures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2010
    Publication date: August 12, 2010
    Applicant: RF MICRO DEVICES, INC.
    Inventors: David J. Hiner, Waite R. Warren, JR., Donald Joseph Leahy, David Jandzinski, Thomas Scott Morris, David Halchin, Milind Shah, Mark Charles Held, Brian Howard Calhoun, Brian D. Sawyer, Ulrik Riis Madsen
  • Publication number: 20090000815
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a meta-module having circuitry for two or more modules is formed on a substrate, which is preferably a laminated substrate. The circuitry for the different modules is initially formed on the single meta-module. Each module will have one or more component areas in which the circuitry is formed. A metallic structure is formed on or in the substrate for each component area to be shielded. A single body, such as an overmold body, is then formed over all of the modules on the meta-module. At least a portion of the metallic structure for each component area to be shielded is then exposed through the body by a cutting, drilling, or like operation. Next, an electromagnetic shield material is applied to the exterior surface of the body of each of the component areas to be shielded and in contact with the exposed portion of the metallic structures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2007
    Publication date: January 1, 2009
    Applicant: RF MICRO DEVICES, INC.
    Inventors: David J. Hiner, Waite R. Warren, JR., Donald Joseph Leahy, David Jandzinski, Thomas Scott Morris, David Halchin, Milind Shah, Mark Charles Held, Brian Howard Calhoun, Brian D. Sawyer, Ulrik Riis Madsen