Patents by Inventor Patrick Hougron

Patrick Hougron 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: 20140370373
    Abstract: A method for encapsulating a device, such as an battery, having two opposite and parallel main faces and a peripheral edge, wherein one main face includes an electrical contact zone, includes the steps of retaining the device within an injection chamber of a mold and injecting encapsulation material into the injection chamber to overmold an encapsulation block on the device. The injection chamber is configured to hold a portion of the device, adjacent its peripheral edge, so as to center the device within the injection chamber. The mold includes centering structures that at least partially cover the electrical contact zone. Opposite positioning studs protrude into the injection chamber and bear on the opposite main faces of the device. The resulting packaged device includes an overmolded encapsulation block enveloping the device except for portions covered by the centering structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2014
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Applicant: STMICROELECTRONICS (TOURS) SAS
    Inventor: Patrick Hougron
  • Patent number: 8852481
    Abstract: A method for encapsulating a device, such as an battery, having two opposite and parallel main faces and a peripheral edge, wherein one main face includes an electrical contact zone, includes the steps of retaining the device within an injection chamber of a mold and injecting encapsulation material into the injection chamber to overmold an encapsulation block on the device. The injection chamber is configured to hold a portion of the device, adjacent its peripheral edge, so as to center the device within the injection chamber. The mold includes centering structures that at least partially cover the electrical contact zone. Opposite positioning studs protrude into the injection chamber and bear on the opposite main faces of the device. The resulting packaged device includes an overmolded encapsulation block enveloping the device except for portions covered by the centering structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics (TOURS) SAS
    Inventor: Patrick Hougron
  • Patent number: 8772134
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing semiconductor chips from a semiconductor wafer, including the steps of: fastening, on a first support frame, a second support frame having outer dimensions smaller than the outer dimensions of the first frame and greater than the inner dimensions of the first frame; arranging the wafer on a surface of a film stretched on the second frame; carrying out wafer processing operations by using equipment capable of receiving the first frame; separating the second frame from the first frame and removing the first frame; and carrying out wafer processing operations by using equipment capable of receiving the second frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics (Tours) SAS
    Inventors: Vincent Jarry, Patrick Hougron, Dominique Touzet, José Mendez
  • Patent number: 8409967
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing semiconductor chips from a semiconductor wafer, including the steps of: fastening, on a first support frame, a second support frame having outer dimensions smaller than the outer dimensions of the first frame and greater than the inner dimensions of the first frame; arranging the wafer on a surface of a film stretched on the second frame; carrying out wafer processing operations by using equipment capable of receiving the first frame; separating the second frame from the first frame and removing the first frame; and carrying out wafer processing operations by using equipment capable of receiving the second frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics (Tours) SAS
    Inventors: Vincent Jarry, Patrick Hougron, Dominique Touzet, José Mendez
  • Publication number: 20130071725
    Abstract: A method for encapsulating a device, such as an battery, having two opposite and parallel main faces and a peripheral edge, wherein one main face includes an electrical contact zone, includes the steps of retaining the device within an injection chamber of a mold and injecting encapsulation material into the injection chamber to overmold an encapsulation block on the device. The injection chamber is configured to hold a portion of the device, adjacent its peripheral edge, so as to center the device within the injection chamber. The mold includes centering structures that at least partially cover the electrical contact zone. Opposite positioning studs protrude into the injection chamber and bear on the opposite main faces of the device. The resulting packaged device includes an overmolded encapsulation block enveloping the device except for portions covered by the centering structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2012
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Applicant: STMICROELECTRONICS (TOURS) SAS
    Inventor: Patrick Hougron
  • Patent number: 8319339
    Abstract: A silicon chip surface mounted via balls attached to its front surface, wherein the front and rear surfaces of the chip are covered with a thermosetting epoxy resin having the following characteristics: the resin contains a proportion ranging from 45 to 60% by weight of a load formed of carbon fiber particles with a maximum size of 20 ?m and with its largest portion having a diameter ranging between 2 and 8 ?m, on the front surface side, the loaded resin covers from 45 to 60% of the ball height, on the rear surface side, the loaded resin has a thickness ranging between 80 and 150 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics (Tours) SAS
    Inventors: Christophe Serre, Laurent Barreau, Vincent Jarry, Patrick Hougron
  • Publication number: 20110300647
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing semiconductor chips from a semiconductor wafer, including the steps of: fastening, on a first support frame, a second support frame having outer dimensions smaller than the outer dimensions of the first frame and greater than the inner dimensions of the first frame; arranging the wafer on a surface of a film stretched on the second frame; carrying out wafer processing operations by using equipment capable of receiving the first frame; separating the second frame from the first frame and removing the first frame; and carrying out wafer processing operations by using equipment capable of receiving the second frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2011
    Publication date: December 8, 2011
    Applicant: STMicroelectronics (Tours) SAS
    Inventors: Vincent Jarry, Patrick Hougron, Dominique Touzet, José Mendez
  • Publication number: 20110006423
    Abstract: A silicon chip surface mounted via balls attached to its front surface, wherein the front and rear surfaces of the chip are covered with a thermosetting epoxy resin having the following characteristics: the resin contains a proportion ranging from 45 to 60% by weight of a load formed of carbon fiber particles with a maximum size of 20 ?m and with its largest portion having a diameter ranging between 2 and 8 ?m, on the front surface side, the loaded resin covers from 45 to 60% of the ball height, on the rear surface side, the loaded resin has a thickness ranging between 80 and 150 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2010
    Publication date: January 13, 2011
    Applicant: STMicroelectronics (Tours) SAS
    Inventors: Christophe Serre, Laurent Barreau, Vincent Jarry, Patrick Hougron
  • Publication number: 20060134903
    Abstract: Forming conductive bumps on an integrated circuit wafer by sucking in conductive balls into cavities of a mask, placing the mask supporting the balls on the integrated circuit wafer, temporarily attaching the mask and the wafer together, cutting the suction, and submitting the mask and wafer assembly to a thermal ball melting processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2005
    Publication date: June 22, 2006
    Inventors: Mohamed Boufnichel, Patrick Hougron, Vincent Jarry