Patents by Inventor Min-Ill Kim

Min-Ill Kim 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: 8796597
    Abstract: An in-line package apparatus includes a first treating unit, an input storage unit, a heating unit and an output storage unit. The first treating unit performs a ball attach process or a chip mount process. A processing object that a process is completed in the first treating unit is received in a magazine so as to be vertically stacked and a plurality of magazines each having one or more processing objects is stored in an input stacker. The heating unit performs a reflow process on the processing objects in the magazine stored in the input stacker by an induction heating method. A processing object that a reflow process is completed is received in a magazine and then stored in an output stacker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: SAMSUNG Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Min-Ill Kim, Jong-Gi Lee, Kwang-Yong Lee, Ki-Kwon Jeong
  • Publication number: 20100144137
    Abstract: A method of interconnecting semiconductor devices by using capillary motion, thereby simplifying fabricating operations, reducing fabricating costs, and simultaneously filling of through-silicon-vias (TSVs) and interconnecting semiconductor devices. The method includes preparing a first semiconductor device in which first TSVs are formed, positioning solder balls respectively on the first TSVs, performing a back-lap operation on the first semiconductor device, positioning a second semiconductor device, in which second TSVs are formed, above the first semiconductor device on which the solder balls are positioned, and performing a reflow operation such that the solder balls fill the first and second TSVs due to capillary motion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2009
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Kwang-yong LEE, Jong-gi Lee, Min-ill Kim, Min-seung Yoon, Ji-seok Hong
  • Publication number: 20090134202
    Abstract: Provided are a reflow apparatus and method. The reflow apparatus includes a loader unit, a heating unit, an unloader unit, and a moving unit. The loader unit has an input module and an input stacker. Processing objects are stored in vertical stacks in magazines, and a plurality of magazines is stored in the input stacker. The magazines stored in the input stacker are moved to the input module and are introduced into the heating unit by the moving unit. Solder balls provided on the processing objects within the heating unit are quickly processed using an induction heating method. The processing objects that have undergone a reflow process are loaded in a magazine on an output module of the unloader unit and are then stored in an output stacker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2008
    Publication date: May 28, 2009
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Min-Ill KIM, Il-Young HAN, Ki-Kwon JEONG
  • Publication number: 20090127314
    Abstract: An in-line package apparatus includes a first treating unit, an input storage unit, a heating unit and an output storage unit. The first treating unit performs a ball attach process or a chip mount process. A processing object that a process is completed in the first treating unit is received in a magazine so as to be vertically stacked and a plurality of magazines each having one or more processing objects is stored in an input stacker. The heating unit performs a reflow process on the processing objects in the magazine stored in the input stacker by an induction heating method. A processing object that a reflow process is completed is received in a magazine and then stored in an output stacker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2008
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Min-Ill KIM, Jong-Gi Lee, Kwang-Yong Lee, Ki-Kwon Jeong
  • Publication number: 20080191364
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus for stacking semiconductor chips, a method for manufacturing a semiconductor package using the same and a semiconductor package manufactured thereby. The apparatus for stacking semiconductor chips may comprise two tables for supporting wafers, a picker for picking up semiconductor chips and a picker transfer unit for moving the picker vertically and horizontally. The method for manufacturing a semiconductor package using the same may allow easy and rapid stacking of semiconductor chips, thereby improving the productivity of semiconductor package manufacture. Further, a semiconductor chip having a relatively thick film is attached onto another semiconductor chip having a relatively thin film. The thicker semiconductor chip may protect the thinner semiconductor chip from faults such as chipping or warpage which may occur due to external shocks such as that caused by a picker, thereby improving the reliability of the package.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2008
    Publication date: August 14, 2008
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Min-Ill KIM, Dong-Kuk KIM, Chang-Cheol MOON, Tae-Hoe HWANG, Jae-Young HONG
  • Patent number: 7374966
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus for stacking semiconductor chips, a method for manufacturing a semiconductor package using the same and a semiconductor package manufactured thereby. The apparatus for stacking semiconductor chips may comprise two tables for supporting wafers, a picker for picking up semiconductor chips and a picker transfer unit for moving the picker vertically and horizontally. The method for manufacturing a semiconductor package using the same may allow easy and rapid stacking of semiconductor chips, thereby improving the productivity of semiconductor package manufacture. Further, a semiconductor chip having a relatively thick film is attached onto another semiconductor chip having a relatively thin film. The thicker semiconductor chip may protect the thinner semiconductor chip from faults such as chipping or warpage which may occur due to external shocks such as that caused by a picker, thereby improving the reliability of the package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2008
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Min-Ill Kim, Dong-Kuk Kim, Chang-Cheol Lee, Tae-Hoe Hwang, Jae-Young Hong
  • Publication number: 20070018295
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus for stacking semiconductor chips, a method for manufacturing a semiconductor package using the same and a semiconductor package manufactured thereby. The apparatus for stacking semiconductor chips may comprise two tables for supporting wafers, a picker for picking up semiconductor chips and a picker transfer unit for moving the picker vertically and horizontally. The method for manufacturing a semiconductor package using the same may allow easy and rapid stacking of semiconductor chips, thereby improving the productivity of semiconductor package manufacture. Further, a semiconductor chip having a relatively thick film is attached onto another semiconductor chip having a relatively thin film. The thicker semiconductor chip may protect the thinner semiconductor chip from faults such as chipping or warpage which may occur due to external shocks such as that caused by a picker, thereby improving the reliability of the package.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2006
    Publication date: January 25, 2007
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Min-Ill KIM, Dong-Kuk KIM, Chang-Cheol LEE, Tae-Hoe HWANG, Jae-Young HONG
  • Patent number: 7135353
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus for stacking semiconductor chips, a method for manufacturing a semiconductor package using the same and a semiconductor package manufactured thereby. The apparatus for stacking semiconductor chips may comprise two tables for supporting wafers, a picker for picking up semiconductor chips and a picker transfer unit for moving the picker vertically and horizontally. The method for manufacturing a semiconductor package using the same may allow easy and rapid stacking of semiconductor chips, thereby improving the productivity of semiconductor package manufacture. Further, a semiconductor chip having a relatively thick film is attached onto another semiconductor chip having a relatively thin film. The thicker semiconductor chip may protect the thinner semiconductor chip from faults such as chipping or warpage which may occur due to external shocks such as that caused by a picker, thereby improving the reliability of the package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2006
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Min-Ill Kim, Dong-Kuk Kim, Chang-Cheol Lee, Tae-Hoe Hwang, Jae-Young Hong
  • Publication number: 20060105477
    Abstract: In an embodiment of the invention, a device for manufacturing a wafer-level package includes a wafer sawing unit, a sorting unit, a pickup unit, and a placing unit. The wafer sawing unit cuts a wafer into wafer-level packages. The sorting unit performs a sorting process on the wafer-level packages to judge whether each of the wafer-level packages is normal or not. The pickup unit picks up the normal wafer-level packages. The placing unit stores the normal wafer-level packages in a storage case. The sawing process, the sorting process, and the placing process for the wafer-level package can be automatically performed within one device, thus a processing time reduction, a processing accuracy increase, and manpower reduction are achieved compared with the case where the processes are performed manually.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2005
    Publication date: May 18, 2006
    Inventors: Suk-Kun Lim, Chae-Hun Im, Min-Ill Kim, Chang-Cheol Lee
  • Publication number: 20050054140
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus for stacking semiconductor chips, a method for manufacturing a semiconductor package using the same and a semiconductor package manufactured thereby. The apparatus for stacking semiconductor chips may comprise two tables for supporting wafers, a picker for picking up semiconductor chips and a picker transfer unit for moving the picker vertically and horizontally. The method for manufacturing a semiconductor package using the same may allow easy and rapid stacking of semiconductor chips, thereby improving the productivity of semiconductor package manufacture. Further, a semiconductor chip having a relatively thick film is attached onto another semiconductor chip having a relatively thin film. The thicker semiconductor chip may protect the thinner semiconductor chip from faults such as chipping or warpage which may occur due to external shocks such as that caused by a picker, thereby improving the reliability of the package.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2004
    Publication date: March 10, 2005
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Min-Ill Kim, Dong-Kuk Kim, Chang-Cheol Lee, Tae-Hoe Hwang, Jae-Young Hong