Patents by Inventor Nicholas Neal

Nicholas Neal 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: 20240136326
    Abstract: Embodiments include semiconductor packages and a method to form such semiconductor packages. A semiconductor package includes a plurality of dies on a substrate, and an encapsulation layer over the substrate. The encapsulation layer surrounds the dies. The semiconductor package also includes a plurality of dummy silicon regions on the substrate. The dummy silicon regions surround the dies and encapsulation layer. The plurality of dummy silicon regions are positioned on two or more edges of the substrate. The dummy silicon regions have a top surface substantially coplanar to a top surface of the dies. The dummy silicon regions include materials that include silicon, metals, or highly-thermal conductive materials. The materials have a thermal conductivity of approximately 120 W/mK or greater, or is equal to or greater than the thermal conductivity of silicon. An underfill layer surrounds the substrate and the dies, where the encapsulation layer surrounds portions of the underfill layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Wei LI, Edvin CETEGEN, Nicholas S. HAEHN, Ram S. VISWANATH, Nicholas NEAL, Mitul MODI
  • Patent number: 11942393
    Abstract: Embodiments herein relate to systems, apparatuses, or processes directed to a substrate that includes a first region to be coupled with a die, and a second region separate and distinct from the first region that has a lower thermal conductivity than the first region, where the second region is to thermally insulate the first region when the die is coupled to the first region. The thermal insulation of the second region may be used during a TCB process to increase the quality of each of the interconnects of the die by promoting a higher temperature at the connection points to facilitate full melting of solder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Wei Li, Edvin Cetegen, Nicholas S. Haehn, Mitul Modi, Nicholas Neal
  • Patent number: 11901262
    Abstract: Embodiments include a cooling solution having a first array of fins, where the first array of fins extend vertically from the substrate, and where adjacent individual fins of the first array are separated from each other by a microchannel. A second array of fins extend vertically from the substrate, where a channel region is between the first array of fins and the second array of fins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Nicholas Neal, Zhimin Wan, Shankar Devasenathipathy, Je-Young Chang
  • Patent number: 11901333
    Abstract: Embodiments include semiconductor packages and a method to form such semiconductor packages. A semiconductor package includes a plurality of dies on a substrate, and an encapsulation layer over the substrate. The encapsulation layer surrounds the dies. The semiconductor package also includes a plurality of dummy silicon regions on the substrate. The dummy silicon regions surround the dies and encapsulation layer. The plurality of dummy silicon regions are positioned on two or more edges of the substrate. The dummy silicon regions have a top surface substantially coplanar to a top surface of the dies. The dummy silicon regions include materials that include silicon, metals, or highly-thermal conductive materials. The materials have a thermal conductivity of approximately 120 W/mK or greater, or is equal to or greater than the thermal conductivity of silicon. An underfill layer surrounds the substrate and the dies, where the encapsulation layer surrounds portions of the underfill layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Wei Li, Edvin Cetegen, Nicholas S. Haehn, Ram S. Viswanath, Nicholas Neal, Mitul Modi
  • Patent number: 11854935
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure may generally relate to systems, apparatuses, techniques, and/or processes directed to packages that include stacked dies that use thermal conductivity features including thermally conductive through silicon vias (TSVs) filled with thermally conductive material located in passive areas of a first die to route heat from a first die away from a second die that is coupled with the first die. In embodiments, the first die may be referred to as a base die. Embodiments may include thermal blocks in the form of dummy dies that include TSVs at least partially filled with thermal energy conducting material such as copper, solder, or other alloy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Weston Bertrand, Kyle Arrington, Shankar Devasenathipathy, Aaron McCann, Nicholas Neal, Zhimin Wan
  • Patent number: 11832419
    Abstract: Embodiments include semiconductor packages. A semiconductor package includes dies on a package substrate, an integrated heat spreader (IHS) with a lid and sidewalls over the dies and package substrate, and a heatsink and a thermal interface material respectively on the IHS. The semiconductor package includes a vapor chamber defined by a surface of the package substrate and surfaces of the lid and sidewalls, and a wick layer in the vapor chamber. The wick layer is on the dies, package substrate, and IHS, where the vapor chamber has a vapor space defined by surfaces of the wick layer and lid of the IHS. The sidewalls are coupled to the package substrate with a sealant that hermetically seals the vapor chamber with the surfaces of the package substrate and the sidewalls and lid. The wick layer has a uniform or non-uniform thickness, and has porous materials including metals, powders, or graphite.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Nicholas Neal, Nicholas S. Haehn, Je-Young Chang, Kyle Arrington, Aaron McCann, Edvin Cetegen, Ravindranath V. Mahajan, Robert L. Sankman, Ken P. Hackenberg, Sergio A. Chan Arguedas
  • Patent number: 11804418
    Abstract: A heat exchange module, comprising an array of microchannels, where the array of microchannels extends in a first direction, and are separated from one another by a first sidewall. The array of microchannels is over a cold plate. A first array of fluid distribution channels is stacked over the array of microchannels and extend in a second direction that is substantially orthogonal to the first direction. The first array of fluid distribution channels extends from the first manifold and terminate between a first manifold and a second manifold. A second array of fluid distribution channels is stacked over the array of microchannels. The first array of fluid distribution channels and the second array of the fluid distribution channels are fluidically coupled to the microchannel array. A wall extends into the microchannel array below a second sidewall separating ones of the first array and ones of the second array of fluid distribution channels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Nicholas Neal, Je-Young Chang, Jae Kim, Ravindranath Mahajan
  • Publication number: 20230343723
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein include electronic packages with thermal solutions. In an embodiment, an electronic package comprises a package substrate, a first die electrically coupled to the package substrate, and an integrated heat spreader (IHS) that is thermally coupled to a surface of the first die. In an embodiment, the IHS comprises a main body having an outer perimeter, and one or more legs attached to the outer perimeter of the main body, wherein the one or more legs are supported by the package substrate. In an embodiment, the electronic package further comprises a thermal block between the package substrate and the main body of the IHS, wherein the thermal block is within the outer perimeter of the main body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2023
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Inventors: Nicholas NEAL, Nicholas S. HAEHN, Sergio CHAN ARGUEDAS, Edvin CETEGEN, Jacob VEHONSKY, Steve S. CHO, Rahul JAIN, Antariksh Rao Pratap SINGH, Tarek A. IBRAHIM, Thomas HEATON
  • Patent number: 11776864
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein include electronic packages and methods of forming such packages. In an embodiment an electronic package comprises a package substrate, and a first level interconnect (FLI) bump region on the package substrate. In an embodiment, the FLI bump region comprises a plurality of pads, and a plurality of bumps, where each bump is over a different one of the plurality of pads. In an embodiment, the electronic package further comprises a guard feature adjacent to the FLI bump region. In an embodiment, the guard feature comprises, a guard pad, and a guard bump over the guard pad, wherein the guard feature is electrically isolated from circuitry of the electronic package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Jacob Vehonsky, Nicholas S. Haehn, Thomas Heaton, Steve S. Cho, Rahul Jain, Tarek Ibrahim, Antariksh Rao Pratap Singh, Edvin Cetegen, Nicholas Neal, Sergio Chan Arguedas
  • Publication number: 20230238355
    Abstract: Embodiments include semiconductor packages and a method to form such semiconductor packages. A semiconductor package includes a plurality of dies on a substrate, and an encapsulation layer over the substrate. The encapsulation layer surrounds the dies. The semiconductor package also includes a plurality of dummy silicon regions on the substrate. The dummy silicon regions surround the dies and encapsulation layer. The plurality of dummy silicon regions are positioned on two or more edges of the substrate. The dummy silicon regions have a top surface substantially coplanar to a top surface of the dies. The dummy silicon regions include materials that include silicon, metals, or highly-thermal conductive materials. The materials have a thermal conductivity of approximately 120 W/mK or greater, or is equal to or greater than the thermal conductivity of silicon. An underfill layer surrounds the substrate and the dies, where the encapsulation layer surrounds portions of the underfill layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2023
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Inventors: Wei LI, Edvin CETEGEN, Nicholas S. HAEHN, Ram S. VISWANATH, Nicholas NEAL, Mitul MODI
  • Patent number: 11640929
    Abstract: An integrated circuit assembly may be formed having a substrate core, wherein the substrate core includes at least one heat transfer fluid channel formed therein, a first build-up layer formed on a first surface of the substrate core, and a second build-up layer formed on a second surface of the substrate core, and methods of fabricating the same. In embodiments of the present description, the integrated circuit structure may include at least one integrated circuit device formed within at least one of the first build-up layer and the second build-up layer. The embodiments of the present description allow for cooling within the substrate, which may significantly reduce thermal damage to the components of the substrate and/or integrated circuit devices within the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Nicholas Neal, Divya Mani, Nicholas Haehn
  • Publication number: 20230128903
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure may generally relate to systems, apparatuses, techniques, and/or processes directed to packages that include stacked dies that use thermal conductivity features including thermally conductive through silicon vias (TSVs) filled with thermally conductive material located in passive areas of a first die to route heat from a first die away from a second die that is coupled with the first die. In embodiments, the first die may be referred to as a base die. Embodiments may include thermal blocks in the form of dummy dies that include TSVs at least partially filled with thermal energy conducting material such as copper, solder, or other alloy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2022
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Inventors: Weston BERTRAND, Kyle ARRINGTON, Shankar DEVASENATHIPATHY, Aaron MCCANN, Nicholas NEAL, Zhimin WAN
  • Patent number: 11594463
    Abstract: A semiconductor device package structure is provided. The semiconductor device package structure includes a substrate having a first layer over a second layer. The first layer may have greater thermal conductivity than the second layer. The semiconductor device package structure further includes one or more dies coupled to the substrate. A heat spreader may have a first section coupled to a first surface of a first die of the one or more dies, and a second section coupled to the first layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Nicholas Neal, Nicholas Haehn
  • Patent number: 11587843
    Abstract: Integrated circuit IC package with one or more IC dies including solder features that are thermally coupled to the IC. The thermally coupled solder features (e.g., bumps) may be electrically insulated from solder features electrically coupled to the IC, but interconnected with each other by one or more metallization layers within a plane of the IC package. An in-plane interconnected network of thermal solder features may improve lateral heat transfer, for example spreading heat from one or more hotspots on the IC die. An under-bump metallization (UBM) may interconnect two or more thermal solder features. A through-substrate via (TSV) metallization may interconnect two or more thermal solder features. A stack of IC dies may include thermal solder features interconnected by metallization within one or more planes of the stack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Prasad Ramanathan, Nicholas Neal, Chandra Mohan Jha
  • Publication number: 20210257277
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure may generally relate to systems, apparatuses, techniques, and/or processes directed to packages that include stacked dies that use thermal conductivity features including thermally conductive through silicon vias (TSVs) filled with thermally conductive material located in passive areas of a first die to route heat from a first die away from a second die that is coupled with the first die. In embodiments, the first die may be referred to as a base die. Embodiments may include thermal blocks in the form of dummy dies that include TSVs at least partially filled with thermal energy conducting material such as copper, solder, or other alloy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2020
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventors: Weston BERTRAND, Kyle ARRINGTON, Shankar DEVASENATHIPATHY, Aaron MCCANN, Nicholas NEAL, Zhimin WAN
  • Publication number: 20210249330
    Abstract: Embodiments herein relate to systems, techniques, and/or processes directed to a composite thermal matrix structure to provide thermal conductivity within a package. The composite thermal matrix may include a first material that is substantially solid and a second material that is liquid and absorbed into the first material. A package may include the composite thermal matrix within an integrated heat sink coupled with a printed circuit board and encapsulating one or more die where the thermal matrix structure is in a state of compressive stress within the heat sink. The thermal matrix structure may expand and contract as the heat sink warps during thermal cycling to maintain constant thermal conductivity with low stress on the package.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2020
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Inventors: Nicholas S. Haehn, Nicholas Neal
  • Publication number: 20210242107
    Abstract: Embodiments herein relate to systems, apparatuses, or processes directed to a substrate that includes a first region to be coupled with a die, and a second region separate and distinct from the first region that has a lower thermal conductivity than the first region, where the second region is to thermally insulate the first region when the die is coupled to the first region. The thermal insulation of the second region may be used during a TCB process to increase the quality of each of the interconnects of the die by promoting a higher temperature at the connection points to facilitate full melting of solder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2020
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Inventors: Wei LI, Edvin CETEGEN, Nicholas S. HAEHN, Mitul MODI, Nicholas NEAL
  • Publication number: 20210195798
    Abstract: Embodiments include semiconductor packages. A semiconductor package includes dies on a package substrate, an integrated heat spreader (IHS) with a lid and sidewalls over the dies and package substrate, and a heatsink and a thermal interface material respectively on the IHS. The semiconductor package includes a vapor chamber defined by a surface of the package substrate and surfaces of the lid and sidewalls, and a wick layer in the vapor chamber. The wick layer is on the dies, package substrate, and IHS, where the vapor chamber has a vapor space defined by surfaces of the wick layer and lid of the IHS. The sidewalls are coupled to the package substrate with a sealant that hermetically seals the vapor chamber with the surfaces of the package substrate and the sidewalls and lid. The wick layer has a uniform or non-uniform thickness, and has porous materials including metals, powders, or graphite.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: Nicholas NEAL, Nicholas S. HAEHN, Je-Young CHANG, Kyle ARRINGTON, Aaron MCCANN, Edvin CETEGEN, Ravindranath V. MAHAJAN, Robert L. SANKMAN, Ken P. HACKENBERG, Sergio A. CHAN ARGUEDAS
  • Publication number: 20210104490
    Abstract: Embodiments include semiconductor packages and a method to form such semiconductor packages. A semiconductor package includes a plurality of dies on a substrate, and an encapsulation layer over the substrate. The encapsulation layer surrounds the dies. The semiconductor package also includes a plurality of dummy silicon regions on the substrate. The dummy silicon regions surround the dies and encapsulation layer. The plurality of dummy silicon regions are positioned on two or more edges of the substrate. The dummy silicon regions have a top surface substantially coplanar to a top surface of the dies. The dummy silicon regions include materials that include silicon, metals, or highly-thermal conductive materials. The materials have a thermal conductivity of approximately 120 W/mK or greater, or is equal to or greater than the thermal conductivity of silicon. An underfill layer surrounds the substrate and the dies, where the encapsulation layer surrounds portions of the underfill layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2019
    Publication date: April 8, 2021
    Inventors: Wei LI, Edvin CETEGEN, Nicholas S. HAEHN, Ram S. VISWANATH, Nicholas NEAL, Mitul MODI
  • Publication number: 20210066162
    Abstract: A device is disclosed. The device includes a substrate, a die on the substrate, a thermal interface material (TIM) on the die, and solder bumps on a periphery of a top surface of the substrate. An integrated heat spreader (IHS) is formed on the solder bumps. The IHS covers the TIM.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventors: Sergio A. CHAN ARGUEDAS, Nicholas S. HAEHN, Edvin CETEGEN, Nicholas NEAL, Jacob VEHONSKY, Steve S. CHO, Rahul JAIN, Antariksh Rao Pratap SINGH, Tarek A. IBRAHIM, Thomas HEATON, Vipul MEHTA