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).
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Publication number: 20240145432Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2022Publication date: May 2, 2024Inventors: Mengzhi Pang, Yang Sun, Yong guo Li, Jianjun Li, Rodrigo Rodriguez Navarrete, Vijaykumar Krithivasan, Rishabh Bhandari
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Patent number: 11973004Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 19, 2019Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: Tesla, Inc.Inventors: Robert Yinan Cao, Mitchell Heschke, Mengzhi Pang, Shishuang Sun, Vijaykumar Krithivasan
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Patent number: 11967528Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 26, 2023Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Vidhya Ramachandran, Jun Zhai, Chonghua Zhong, Kunzhong Hu, Shawn Searles, Joseph T. DiBene, II, Mengzhi Pang
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Patent number: 11901310Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 19, 2019Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: Tesla, Inc.Inventors: Mengzhi Pang, Shishuang Sun, Ganesh Venkataramanan, William Arthur McGee, Steven Butler
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Publication number: 20230335440Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2023Publication date: October 19, 2023Inventors: Vidhya Ramachandran, Jun Zhai, Chonghua Zhong, Kunzhong Hu, Shawn Searles, Joseph T. DiBene, II, Mengzhi Pang
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Publication number: 20230317689Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2021Publication date: October 5, 2023Applicant: Google LLCInventors: Mengzhi Pang, Ashish Jain
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Patent number: 11670548Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 26, 2020Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Vidhya Ramachandran, Jun Zhai, Chonghua Zhong, Kunzhong Hu, Shawn Searles, Joseph T. DiBene, II, Mengzhi Pang
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Publication number: 20220392836Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2022Publication date: December 8, 2022Inventors: Mengzhi Pang, Shishuang Sun, Ganesh Venkataramanan
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Patent number: 11367680Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 30, 2018Date of Patent: June 21, 2022Assignee: Tesla, Inc.Inventors: Mengzhi Pang, Shishuang Sun, Ganesh Venkataramanan
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Publication number: 20220051994Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2019Publication date: February 17, 2022Inventors: Mengzhi Pang, Shishuang Sun, Ganesh Venkataramanan, William Arthur McGee, Steven Butler
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Publication number: 20210351104Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2019Publication date: November 11, 2021Inventors: Robert Yinan Cao, Mitchell Heschke, Mengzhi Pang, Shishuang Sun, Vijaykumar Krithivasan
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Patent number: 11122678Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 6, 2020Date of Patent: September 14, 2021Assignee: Tesla, Inc.Inventors: Vijaykumar Krithivasan, Jin Zhao, Mengzhi Pang, Steven Wayne Butler, Ganesh Venkataramanan, Yang Sun
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Patent number: 11069665Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 30, 2018Date of Patent: July 20, 2021Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Vidhya Ramachandran, Chonghua Zhong, Jun Zhai, Long Huang, Mengzhi Pang, Rohan U. Mandrekar
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Publication number: 20210043511Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2020Publication date: February 11, 2021Inventors: Vidhya Ramachandran, Jun Zhai, Chonghua Zhong, Kunzhong Hu, Shawn Searles, Joseph T. DiBene, II, Mengzhi Pang
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Publication number: 20210005546Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2018Publication date: January 7, 2021Inventors: Mengzhi Pang, Shishuang Sun, Ganesh Venkataramanan
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Patent number: 10818632Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 2, 2018Date of Patent: October 27, 2020Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Vidhya Ramachandran, Jun Zhai, Chonghua Zhong, Kunzhong Hu, Shawn Searles, Joseph T. DiBene, II, Mengzhi Pang
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Publication number: 20200221568Abstract: A structure having embedded 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 surf ace 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: ApplicationFiled: January 6, 2020Publication date: July 9, 2020Inventors: Jin Zhao, Vijaykumar Krithivasan, Mengzhi Pang, Steven Wayne Butler, Ganesh Venkataramanan, Yang Sun
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Publication number: 20200176427Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2018Publication date: June 4, 2020Inventors: Vidhya Ramachandran, Chonghua Zhong, Jun Zhai, Long Huang, Mengzhi Pang, Rohan U. Mandrekar
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Patent number: 10103138Abstract: In some embodiments, a system may include an integrated circuit. The integrated circuit may include a substrate including a first surface, a second surface substantially opposite of the first surface, and a first set of electrical conductors coupled to the first surface. The first set of electrical conductors may function to electrically connect the integrated circuit to a circuit board. The integrated circuit may include a semiconductor die coupled to the second surface of the substrate using a second set of electrical conductors. The integrated circuit may include a passive device dimensioned to be integrated with the integrated circuit. The passive device may be positioned between the second surface and at least one of the first set of electrical conductors. The die may be electrically connected to a second side of the passive device. A first side of the passive device may be available to be electrically connected to a second device.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2017Date of Patent: October 16, 2018Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Jun Zhai, Vidhya Ramachandran, Kunzhong Hu, Mengzhi Pang, Chonghua Zhong
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Patent number: 9935076Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 13, 2016Date of Patent: April 3, 2018Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Vidhya Ramachandran, Jun Zhai, Chonghua Zhong, Kunzhong Hu, Shawn Searles, Joseph T. DiBene, II, Mengzhi Pang