Patents by Inventor Mengzhi Pang

Mengzhi Pang 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).

  • Publication number: 20250167048
    Abstract: A disclosed system includes a package body that includes a system-on-a-chip (SoC) and an interconnect region. In an embodiment, the interconnect region includes a first conductive path between the SoC and a voltage regulator module (VRM), a second conductive path between the SoC and a first external connection, and a third conductive path between the VRM and a second external connection. In another embodiment, the VRM is positioned between and coupled to a first portion of the SoC and a first surface of the interconnect region. A second portion of the SoC is coupled directly to the first surface of the interconnection region. In another embodiment, the interconnect region has first and second opposing surfaces. The SoC is positioned on the first surface of the interconnect region. The VRM is externally coupled to a first surface of the package body adjacent to the second surface of the interconnect region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2025
    Publication date: May 22, 2025
    Inventors: Vidhya Ramachandran, Jun Zhai, Chonghua Zhong, Kunzhong Hu, Shawn Searles, Joseph T. DiBene, II, Mengzhi Pang
  • Patent number: 12261110
    Abstract: An electronic assembly includes a mechanical carrier, a plurality of integrated circuits disposed on the mechanical carrier, a fan out package disposed on the plurality of integrated circuits, a plurality of singulated substrates disposed on the fan out package, a plurality of electronic components disposed on the plurality of singulated substrates, and at least one stiffness ring disposed on the plurality of singulated substrates. A method for constructing an electronic assembly includes identifying a group of known good singulated substrates, joining the group of known good singulated substrates into a substrate panel, attaching at least one bridge to the substrate panel that electrically couples at least two of the known good singulated substrates, and mounting a plurality of electronic components onto the substrate panel, each electronic component of the plurality of electronic components corresponding to a respective known good singulated substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: Tesla, Inc.
    Inventors: Mengzhi Pang, Shishuang Sun, Ganesh Venkataramanan
  • Publication number: 20240357769
    Abstract: The systems, methods, and devices disclosed herein relate to a multi-layer structures arranged in a vertically orientation. In some embodiments, a computing assembly can include a first cooling system, a first electronics layer, a second cooling system, and a second electronics layer. The first cooling system can be disposed on top of and can be in thermal communication with the first electronics layer. The first electronics layer array includes an array of integrated circuit dies that are in electronic communication with each other in a plane that is orthogonal to power delivery. The first electronics layer can be disposed on top of and can be in thermal communication with the second cooling system, and the second cooling system can be disposed on top of and can be in thermal communication with the second electronics layer. The second electronics layer includes an array of power delivery modules. In some embodiments, at least one layer can use system on wafer packaging.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2022
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Inventors: Shishuang Sun, Ganesh Venkataramanan, Yang Sun, Jin Zhao, Shaowei Deng, William Chang, Mengzhi Pang, Steven Butler, William Arthur McGee, Aydin Nabovati
  • Publication number: 20240243012
    Abstract: Systems including voltage regulator circuits are disclosed. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a voltage regulator controller integrated circuit (IC) die including one or more portions of a voltage regulator circuit. The apparatus further includes a capacitor die, an inductor die, and an interconnect layer arranged over the voltage regulator controller IC die, the capacitor die and the inductor die. The interconnect provides electrical connections between the voltage regulator controller IC die, the capacitor die and the inductor die to form the voltage regulator circuit. In a further embodiment, the voltage regulator controller IC die, the capacitor die and the inductor die are arranged in a planar fashion within a voltage regulator module. In still another embodiment, a system IC is coupled to the voltage regulator module and includes one or more functional circuit blocks coupled to receive a regulated supply voltage generated by the voltage regulator circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2024
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Inventors: Vidhya Ramachandran, Jun Zhai, Chonghua Zhong, Kunzhong Hu, Shawn Searles, Joseph T. DiBene, II, Mengzhi Pang
  • Publication number: 20240234243
    Abstract: Electronic assemblies such as system on a wafer assemblies are disclosed. The assembly can include an electronic component that has a first side, a heat removing structure that is coupled to the first side of the electronic component, and a thermal interface structure that includes a thermal interface layer and an adhesion layer. The electronic component can be a system on a wafer (SoW). The thermal interface layer is positioned between the first side of the electronic component and the heat dissipation structure. The adhesion layer is positioned between the heat removing structure and the thermal interface layer. With the thermal interface structure, the electronic component and the heat removing structure can be attached together with relatively lower pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2022
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Inventors: Aydin Nabovati, Mengzhi Pang, Mohamed Nasr
  • Publication number: 20240145432
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to processing systems and more specifically to integrated circuit (IC) packages designed to reduce the effects of electrostatic discharge and/or electromagnetic interference during integrated circuit manufacture and/or use. The IC assembly may include a wafer positioned between a cooling system and thermal dissipation structure. The cooling system and thermal dissipation structure include electrically conductive material at a ground potential such that the thermal systems act as electrical ground. The wafer may be electrically connected to the cooling system and thermal dissipation structure to reduce static charge accumulation during the assembly process. The cooling system and thermal dissipation structure may further provide radio frequency (RF) shielding to reduce electromagnetic interference during use of the IC assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2022
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Mengzhi Pang, Yang Sun, Yong guo Li, Jianjun Li, Rodrigo Rodriguez Navarrete, Vijaykumar Krithivasan, Rishabh Bhandari
  • Patent number: 11973004
    Abstract: Described is a multi-chip module that may include a Redistribution Layer (RDL) substrate having Integrated Circuit (IC) dies mounted to a first surface of the RDL substrate. A second plurality of IC dies may be mounted to an opposite second surface. A plurality of sockets can be mounted upon the second plurality of IC dies and a cold plate then mounted to the first plurality of IC dies. The mounting structure may include socket frames coupled to the plurality of sockets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Tesla, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Yinan Cao, Mitchell Heschke, Mengzhi Pang, Shishuang Sun, Vijaykumar Krithivasan
  • Patent number: 11967528
    Abstract: Systems that include integrated circuit dies and voltage regulator units are disclosed. Such systems may include a voltage regulator module and an integrated circuit mounted in a common system package. The voltage regulator module may include a voltage regulator circuit and one or more passive devices mounted to a common substrate, and the integrated circuit may include a System-on-a-chip. The system package may include an interconnect region that includes wires fabricated on multiple conductive layers within the interconnect region. At least one power supply terminal of the integrated circuit may be coupled to an output of the voltage regulator module via a wire included in the interconnect region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Vidhya Ramachandran, Jun Zhai, Chonghua Zhong, Kunzhong Hu, Shawn Searles, Joseph T. DiBene, II, Mengzhi Pang
  • Patent number: 11901310
    Abstract: An electronic assembly includes a substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface and a plurality of stiffening members coupled to the substrate. The substrate further includes a plurality of substrate interconnects. The electronic assembly further includes a plurality of semiconductor dies mounted on the first surface of the substrate. The plurality of semiconductor dies are electrically connected to each other via the plurality of substrate interconnects. The electronic assembly further includes a plurality of power supply modules mounted on the second surface of the substrate. Each power supply module is disposed opposite to a respective semiconductor die.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Tesla, Inc.
    Inventors: Mengzhi Pang, Shishuang Sun, Ganesh Venkataramanan, William Arthur McGee, Steven Butler
  • Publication number: 20230335440
    Abstract: Systems that include integrated circuit dies and voltage regulator units are disclosed. Such systems may include a voltage regulator module and an integrated circuit mounted in a common system package. The voltage regulator module may include a voltage regulator circuit and one or more passive devices mounted to a common substrate, and the integrated circuit may include a System-on-a-chip. The system package may include an interconnect region that includes wires fabricated on multiple conductive layers within the interconnect region. At least one power supply terminal of the integrated circuit may be coupled to an output of the voltage regulator module via a wire included in the interconnect region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2023
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Inventors: Vidhya Ramachandran, Jun Zhai, Chonghua Zhong, Kunzhong Hu, Shawn Searles, Joseph T. DiBene, II, Mengzhi Pang
  • Publication number: 20230317689
    Abstract: Techniques and apparatuses for a package-on-package (PoP) assembly with improved thermal management are described. In aspects, the PoP assembly includes a first IC package comprising a first IC die and a second IC package comprising a second IC die. The PoP assembly can be configured with various thermal management components that spread or dissipate heat generated by the first IC die or the second IC die of the PoP assembly. These thermal management components may include a heat spreader encapsulated within the first IC package, dummy silicon encapsulated within the first IC package, and/or a plurality of solder interconnects between the first IC package and the second IC package. By including one or more of these thermal management components, the described PoP assembly may improve thermal management of the IC packages of the PoP assembly and enable increased IC die performance or reliability over preceding assembly designs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2021
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Applicant: Google LLC
    Inventors: Mengzhi Pang, Ashish Jain
  • Patent number: 11670548
    Abstract: Systems that include integrated circuit dies and voltage regulator units are disclosed. Such systems may include a voltage regulator module and an integrated circuit mounted in a common system package. The voltage regulator module may include a voltage regulator circuit and one or more passive devices mounted to a common substrate, and the integrated circuit may include a System-on-a-chip. The system package may include an interconnect region that includes wires fabricated on multiple conductive layers within the interconnect region. At least one power supply terminal of the integrated circuit may be coupled to an output of the voltage regulator module via a wire included in the interconnect region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Vidhya Ramachandran, Jun Zhai, Chonghua Zhong, Kunzhong Hu, Shawn Searles, Joseph T. DiBene, II, Mengzhi Pang
  • Publication number: 20220392836
    Abstract: An electronic assembly includes a mechanical carrier, a plurality of integrated circuits disposed on the mechanical carrier, a fan out package disposed on the plurality of integrated circuits, a plurality of singulated substrates disposed on the fan out package, a plurality of electronic components disposed on the plurality of singulated substrates, and at least one stiffness ring disposed on the plurality of singulated substrates. A method for constructing an electronic assembly includes identifying a group of known good singulated substrates, joining the group of known good singulated substrates into a substrate panel, attaching at least one bridge to the substrate panel that electrically couples at least two of the known good singulated substrates, and mounting a plurality of electronic components onto the substrate panel, each electronic component of the plurality of electronic components corresponding to a respective known good singulated substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2022
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Inventors: Mengzhi Pang, Shishuang Sun, Ganesh Venkataramanan
  • Patent number: 11367680
    Abstract: An electronic assembly (100) includes a mechanical carrier (102), a plurality of integrated circuits (104A, 104B) disposed on the mechanical carrier, a fan out package (108) disposed on the plurality of integrated circuits, a plurality of singulated substrates (112A, 112B) disposed on the fan out package, a plurality of electronic components (114A, 114B) disposed on the plurality of singulated substrates, and at least one stiffness ring (116A, 116B, 116C) disposed on the plurality of singulated substrates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: Tesla, Inc.
    Inventors: Mengzhi Pang, Shishuang Sun, Ganesh Venkataramanan
  • Publication number: 20220051994
    Abstract: An electronic assembly includes a substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface and a plurality of stiffening members coupled to the substrate. The substrate further includes a plurality of substrate interconnects. The electronic assembly further includes a plurality of semiconductor dies mounted on the first surface of the substrate. The plurality of semiconductor dies are electrically connected to each other via the plurality of substrate interconnects. The electronic assembly further includes a plurality of power supply modules mounted on the second surface of the substrate. Each power supply module is disposed opposite to a respective semiconductor die.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2019
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventors: Mengzhi Pang, Shishuang Sun, Ganesh Venkataramanan, William Arthur McGee, Steven Butler
  • Publication number: 20210351104
    Abstract: Described is a multi-chip module that may include a Redistribution Layer (RDL) substrate having Integrated Circuit (IC) dies mounted to a first surface of the RDL substrate. A second plurality of IC dies may be mounted to an opposite second surface. A plurality of sockets can be mounted upon the second plurality of IC dies and a cold plate then mounted to the first plurality of IC dies. The mounting structure may include socket frames coupled to the plurality of sockets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2019
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Inventors: Robert Yinan Cao, Mitchell Heschke, Mengzhi Pang, Shishuang Sun, Vijaykumar Krithivasan
  • Patent number: 11122678
    Abstract: A structure having imbedded array of components is described. An example structure includes an imbedded component array layer having an array of imbedded passive devices contained therein. The structure further includes an Integrated Fan-Out (InFO) layer residing adjacent a first surface of the imbedded component array layer having traces and vias formed therein. The structure further includes an insulator layer residing adjacent a second surface of the imbedded component array layer and electrically coupled to at least the InFO layer and vias passing through the imbedded component array layer and electrically coupled to some of vias of the InFO layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: Tesla, Inc.
    Inventors: Vijaykumar Krithivasan, Jin Zhao, Mengzhi Pang, Steven Wayne Butler, Ganesh Venkataramanan, Yang Sun
  • Patent number: 11069665
    Abstract: Integrated passive devices (IPDs), electronic packaging structures, and methods of testing IPDs are described. In an embodiment, an electronic package structure includes an IPD with an array of capacitor banks that are electrically separate in the IPD, and a package routing that includes an interconnect electrically connected to an IC and a plurality of the capacitor banks in parallel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Vidhya Ramachandran, Chonghua Zhong, Jun Zhai, Long Huang, Mengzhi Pang, Rohan U. Mandrekar
  • Publication number: 20210043511
    Abstract: Systems that include integrated circuit dies and voltage regulator units are disclosed. Such systems may include a voltage regulator module and an integrated circuit mounted in a common system package. The voltage regulator module may include a voltage regulator circuit and one or more passive devices mounted to a common substrate, and the integrated circuit may include a System-on-a-chip. The system package may include an interconnect region that includes wires fabricated on multiple conductive layers within the interconnect region. At least one power supply terminal of the integrated circuit may be coupled to an output of the voltage regulator module via a wire included in the interconnect region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2020
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Inventors: Vidhya Ramachandran, Jun Zhai, Chonghua Zhong, Kunzhong Hu, Shawn Searles, Joseph T. DiBene, II, Mengzhi Pang
  • Publication number: 20210005546
    Abstract: An electronic assembly (100) includes a mechanical carrier (102), a plurality of integrated circuits (104A, 104B) disposed on the mechanical carrier, a fan out package (108) disposed on the plurality of integrated circuits, a plurality of singulated substrates (112A, 112B) disposed on the fan out package, a plurality of electronic components (114A, 114B) disposed on the plurality of singulated substrates, and at least one stiffness ring (116A, 116B, 116C) disposed on the plurality of singulated substrates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2018
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Inventors: Mengzhi Pang, Shishuang Sun, Ganesh Venkataramanan