Patents by Inventor Randy H. Y. Lo

Randy H. Y. Lo 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: 7045395
    Abstract: A method is proposed for fabricating a TFBGA (Thin & Fine Ball-Grid Array) package with embedded heat spreader. Conventionally, since an individual TFBGA package is quite small in size, it would be highly difficult to incorporate an embedded heat spreader therein. As a solution to this problem, the proposed method utilizes a single substrate predefined with a plurality of package sites, and further utilizes a heat-spreader frame including an integrally-formed matrix of heat spreaders each corresponding to one of the package sites on the substrate. A batch of semiconductor chips are then mounted on the respective package sites on the substrate. During the encapsulation process, a single continuous encapsulation body is formed to encapsulate the entire heat-spreader frame and all the semiconductor chips. After ball implantation, a singulation process is performed to cut apart the encapsulation body into individual package units, each serving as the intended TFBGA package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2006
    Assignee: Siliconware Precision Industries Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Randy H. Y. Lo, Chi-Chuan Wu
  • Patent number: 6951776
    Abstract: A method is proposed for fabricating a TFBGA (Thin & Fine Ball-Grid Array) package with embedded heat spreader. Conventionally, since an individual TFBGA package is quite small in size, it would be highly difficult to incorporate an embedded heat spreader therein. As a solution to this problem, the proposed method utilizes a single substrate predefined with a plurality of package sites, and further utilizes a heat-spreader frame including an integrally-formed matrix of heat spreaders each corresponding to one of the package sites on the substrate. A batch of semiconductor chips are then mounted on the respective package sites on the substrate. During the encapsulation process, a single continuous encapsulation body is formed to encapsulate the entire heat-spreader frame and all the semiconductor chips. After ball implantation, a singulation process is performed to cut apart the encapsulation body into individual package units, each serving as the intended TFBGA package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2005
    Assignee: Siliconware Precision Industries Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Randy H. Y. Lo, Chi-Chuan Wu
  • Patent number: 6949414
    Abstract: A method is proposed for fabricating a TFBGA (Thin & Fine Ball-Grid Array) package with embedded heat spreader. Conventionally, since an individual TFBGA package is quite small in size, it would be highly difficult to incorporate an embedded heat spreader therein. As a solution to this problem, the proposed method utilizes a single substrate predefined with a plurality of package sites, and further utilizes a heat-spreader frame including an integrally-formed matrix of heat spreaders each corresponding to one of the package sites on the substrate. A batch of semiconductor chips are then mounted on the respective package sites on the substrate. During the encapsulation process, a single continuous encapsulation body is formed to encapsulate the entire heat-spreader frame and all the semiconductor chips. After ball implantation, a singulation process is performed to cut apart the encapsulation body into individual package units, each serving as the intended TFBGA package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2005
    Assignee: Siliconware Precision Industries Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Randy H. Y. Lo, Chi-Chuan Wu
  • Patent number: 6949413
    Abstract: A method is proposed for fabricating a TFBGA (Thin & Fine Ball-Grid Array) package with embedded heat spreader. Conventionally, since an individual TFBGA package is quite small in size, it would be highly difficult to incorporate an embedded heat spreader therein. As a solution to this problem, the proposed method utilizes a single substrate predefined with a plurality of package sites, and further utilizes a heat-spreader frame including an integrally-formed matrix of heat spreaders each corresponding to one of the package sites on the substrate. A batch of semiconductor chips are then mounted on the respective package sites on the substrate. During the encapsulation process, a single continuous encapsulation body is formed to encapsulate the entire heat-spreader frame and all the semiconductor chips. After ball implantation, a singulation process is performed to cut apart the encapsulation body into individual package units, each serving as the intended TFBGA package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2005
    Assignee: Siliconware Precision Industries Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Randy H. Y. Lo, Chi-Chuan Wu
  • Patent number: 6933175
    Abstract: A method is proposed for fabricating a TFBGA (Thin & Fine Ball-Grid Array) package with embedded heat spreader. Conventionally, since an individual TFBGA package is quite small in size, it would be highly difficult to incorporate an embedded heat spreader therein. As a solution to this problem, the proposed method utilizes a single substrate predefined with a plurality of package sites, and further utilizes a heat-spreader frame including an integrally-formed matrix of heat spreaders each corresponding to one of the package sites on the substrate. A batch of semiconductor chips are then mounted on the respective package sites on the substrate. During the encapsulation process, a single continuous encapsulation body is formed to encapsulate the entire heat-spreader frame and all the semi-conductor chips. After ball implantation, a singulation process is performed to cut apart the encapsulation body into individual package units, each serving as the intended TFBGA package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2005
    Assignee: Siliconware Precision Industries Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Randy H.Y. Lo, Chi-Chuan Wu
  • Patent number: 6864564
    Abstract: A semiconductor package and a method for fabricating the same are proposed, in which a lead frame is modified to form protrusions at sides of middle portions of leads to reduce spacing between the adjacent middle portions. This allows resin flow to slow down in speed during molding and reduces area available for resin flashes occurring thereon, so as to effectively eliminate the occurrence of resin flashes on the leads. Moreover, tapes can be adhered onto the lead frame for covering spacing between adjacent leads of the lead frame; this further helps prevent resin flashes from occurrence. In such an environment free of resin flashes, die-bonding and wire-bonding processes can be proceeded smoothly with assurance of quality and reliability of fabricated semiconductor packages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2005
    Assignee: Siliconware Precision Industries, Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chun-Chi Ke, Randy H. Y. Lo, ChiChuan Wu
  • Patent number: 6798054
    Abstract: A method of packaging a multi chip module (MCM) with low cost and high reliability is disclosed. In the MCM process, a plurality of bare chips and CPSs, such as CPU or memory device, are integrated on a substrate to increase the package density. The method discards the high cost KGD process and directly takes the thin and small CSPs passing the tests as KGD and integrates the chips and CSPs into ball grid array package (BGA package) so that the cost is reduced and the yield and quality of the package is improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2004
    Assignee: Siliconware Precision Industries Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Randy H. Y. Lo, Chi-Chuan Wu, Ssu-Cheng Lai
  • Patent number: 6753609
    Abstract: A method is proposed for forming circuit probing (CP) contact points on fine pitch peripheral bond pads (PBP) on a flip chip for the purpose of facilitating peripheral circuit probing of the internal circuitry of the flip chip. The proposed method is characterized in the forming of a dual-layer NiV/Cu metallization structure, rather than a triple-layer Al/NiV/Cu metallization structure, over each aluminum-based PBP, which includes a bottom layer of nickel-vanadium (NiV) deposited over the aluminum-based PBP and an upper layer of copper (Cu) deposited over the nickel-vanadium layer. When low-resolution photolithographic and etching equipment is used for photoresist mask definition for selective removal of the NiV/Cu metallization structure, the resulted photoresist masking can be misaligned to the PBP.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2004
    Assignee: Siliconware Precision Industries Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Feng-Lung Chien, Randy H. Y. Lo, Chun-chi Ke
  • Patent number: 6650009
    Abstract: A structure of a multi chip module package having stacked chips, having at least a substrate, a main chip, a plurality of chip sets, a plurality of spacers, a plurality of glue layers, a plurality of wires, and a mold compound. The substrate has a front surface and a back surface opposite to the front surface. A plurality of chips are stacked in the form of laminate on the front surface of the substrate to form a plurality of chip sets, which are located next to the main chip. A plurality of spacers are arranged between each two adjacent chips. The connection between the spacers, the main chip, the chips, and the substrate are achieved by a plurality of glue layers. A plurality of wires are used to electrically connect the chips and the main chip to the substrate. Finally, the front surface of the substrate, the main chip, the spacers, the chips, and the glue layers are encapsulated with a mold compound to accomplish the package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2003
    Assignee: Siliconware Precision Industries Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tzong-Dar Her, Randy H. Y. Lo, Chien-Ping Huang
  • Publication number: 20030178721
    Abstract: A method is proposed for fabricating a TFBGA (Thin & Fine Ball-Grid Array) package with embedded heat spreader. Conventionally, since an individual TFBGA package is quite small in size, it would be highly difficult to incorporate an embedded heat spreader therein. As a solution to this problem, the proposed method utilizes a single substrate predefined with a plurality of package sites, and further utilizes a heat-spreader frame including an integrally-formed matrix of heat spreaders each corresponding to one of the package sites on the substrate. A batch of semiconductor chips are then mounted on the respective package sites on the substrate. During the encapsulation process, a single continuous encapsulation body is formed to encapsulate the entire heat-spreader frame and all the semiconductor chips. After ball implantation, a singulation process is performed to cut apart the encapsulation body into individual package units, each serving as the intended TFBGA package.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2003
    Publication date: September 25, 2003
    Applicant: Siliconware Precision Industries Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Randy H.Y. Lo, Chi-Chuan Wu
  • Publication number: 20030162405
    Abstract: A method is proposed for fabricating a TFBGA (Thin & Fine Ball-Grid Array) package with embedded heat spreader. Conventionally, since an individual TFBGA package is quite small in size, it would be highly difficult to incorporate an embedded heat spreader therein. As a solution to this problem, the proposed method utilizes a single substrate predefined with a plurality of package sites, and further utilizes a heat-spreader frame including an integrally-formed matrix of heat spreaders each corresponding to one of the package sites on the substrate. A batch of semiconductor chips are then mounted on the respective package sites on the substrate. During the encapsulation process, a single continuous encapsulation body is formed to encapsulate the entire heat-spreader frame and all the semiconductor chips. After ball implantation, a singulation process is performed to cut apart the encapsulation body into individual package units, each serving as the intended TFBGA package.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2003
    Publication date: August 28, 2003
    Applicant: Siliconware Precision Industries Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Randy H.Y. Lo, Chi-Chuan Wu
  • Patent number: 6611434
    Abstract: A stacked multi-chip package structure with on-chip integration of passive component is proposed, which is characterized in the mounting of passive component on a remaining surface area of the underlying semiconductor chip that is unoccupied by the overlying semiconductor chip, so that the overall package construction can be made more compact in size. The proposed package structure comprises: a substrate; a first semiconductor chip mounted over the substrate; a second semiconductor chip mounted over the first semiconductor chip; and at least one passive component mounted beside the second semiconductor chip and over the first semiconductor chip. The first and second semiconductor chips can be mounted by means of adhesive layers or flip chip technology. The passive component can be electrically coupled to the semiconductor chips through the use of wire-bonding technology (WBT) or surface-mount technology (SMT).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2003
    Assignee: Siliconware Precision Industries Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Randy H. Y. Lo, Tzong-Da Ho, Chi-Chuan Wu
  • Publication number: 20030155647
    Abstract: A method is proposed for fabricating a TFBGA (Thin & Fine Ball-Grid Array) package with embedded heat spreader. Conventionally, since an individual TFBGA package is quite small in size, it would be highly difficult to incorporate an embedded heat spreader therein. As a solution to this problem, the proposed method utilizes a single substrate predefined with a plurality of package sites, and further utilizes a heat-spreader frame including an integrally-formed matrix of heat spreaders each corresponding to one of the package sites on the substrate. A batch of semiconductor chips are then mounted on the respective package sites on the substrate. During the encapsulation process, a single continuous encapsulation body is formed to encapsulate the entire heat-spreader frame and all the semiconductor chips. After ball implantation, a singulation process is performed to cut apart the encapsulation body into individual package units, each serving as the intended TFBGA package.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2003
    Publication date: August 21, 2003
    Applicant: Siliconware Precision industries Co., Ltd..
    Inventors: Randy H. Y. Lo, Chi-Chuan Wu
  • Publication number: 20030155648
    Abstract: A method is proposed for fabricating a TFBGA (Thin & Fine Ball-Grid Array) package with embedded heat spreader. Conventionally, since an individual TFBGA package is quite small in size, it would be highly difficult to incorporate an embedded heat spreader therein. As a solution to this problem, the proposed method utilizes a single substrate predefined with a plurality of package sites, and further utilizes a heat-spreader frame including an integrally-formed matrix of heat spreaders each corresponding to one of the package sites on the substrate. A batch of semiconductor chips are then mounted on the respective package sites on the substrate. During the encapsulation process, a single continuous encapsulation body is formed to encapsulate the entire heat-spreader frame and all the semi-conductor chips. After ball implantation, a singulation process is performed to cut apart the encapsulation body into individual package units, each serving as the intended TFBGA package.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2003
    Publication date: August 21, 2003
    Applicant: Siliconware Precision Industries Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Randy H.Y. Lo, Chi-Chuan Wu
  • Publication number: 20030134437
    Abstract: A method is proposed for fabricating a TFBGA (Thin & Fine Ball-Grid Array) package with embedded heat spreader. Conventionally, since an individual TFBGA package is quite small in size, it would be highly difficult to incorporate an embedded heat spreader therein. As a solution to this problem, the proposed method utilizes a single substrate predefined with a plurality of package sites, and further utilizes a heat-spreader frame including an integrally-formed matrix of heat spreaders each corresponding to one of the package sites on the substrate. A batch of semiconductor chips are then mounted on the respective package sites on the substrate. During the encapsulation process, a single continuous encapsulation body is formed to encapsulate the entire heat-spreader frame and all the semiconductor chips. After ball implantation, a singulation process is performed to cut apart the encapsulation body into individual package units, each serving as the intended TFBGA package.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2003
    Publication date: July 17, 2003
    Applicant: Siliconware Precision Industries Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Randy H. Y. Lo, Chi-Chuan Wu
  • Patent number: 6593662
    Abstract: A stacked-die package structure comprises a carrier, dies, spacers, adhesive layers, conductive lines, a mold compound, and solder balls. The carrier has an upper surface and a back surface opposite to the upper surface. The dies substantially having the same sizes are stacked one by one on the upper surface of the carrier, and a number of bonding pads are located around each die. The spacers are located between two adjacent dies. Adhesive layers located between the spacers, the dies, and the carrier for adhering layers therebetween. The conducting lines are respectively electrically connected between each of the bonding pads of the dies and the carrier. And the mold compound is formed over the upper surface of the carrier, for encapsulating the spacers, the dies and the adhesive layers. A substrate with solder balls or a lead frame having pins is suitable for serving as the carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2003
    Assignee: Siliconware Precision Industries Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Han-Ping Pu, Randy H. Y. Lo, Tzong-Dar Her, Chien-Ping Huang, Cheng-Shiu Hsiao, Chi-Chuan Wu
  • Patent number: 6555902
    Abstract: A packaging structure comprises a substrate, a plurality of semiconductor chips contiguously mounted into a plurality of stacked semiconductor chip sets, a plurality of supporting members, a plurality of adhesive layers, a plurality of wires and a molding compound. Each of the semiconductor chip sets comprises at least a semiconductor chip, each semiconductor chip having plurality of bonding pads. The size deviation between the semiconductor chip sets is less than 0.3 mm. The supporting members separate from one another the semiconductor chip sets stacked above the substrate. The adhesive layers bond the substrate, the supporting members and the semiconductor chips to one another. The wires connect the semiconductor chips to one another and to the substrate. The molding compound encapsulates the substrate, the semiconductor chips, the supporting members, and the adhesive layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2003
    Assignee: Siliconware Precision Industries Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Randy H. Y. Lo, Chien-Ping Huang, Chi-Chuan Wu
  • Patent number: 6541310
    Abstract: A method is proposed for fabricating a TFBGA (Thin & Fine Ball-Grid Array) package with embedded heat spreader. Conventionally, since an individual TFBGA package is quite small in size, it would be highly difficult to incorporate an embedded heat spreader therein. As a solution to this problem, the proposed method utilizes a single substrate pre-defined with a plurality of package sites, and further utilizes a heat-spreader frame including an integrally-formed matrix of heat spreaders each corresponding to one of the package sites on the substrate. A batch of semiconductor chips are then mounted on the respective package sites on the substrate. During the encapsulation process, a single continuous encapsulation body is formed to encapsulate the entire heat-spreader frame and all the semi-conductor chips. After ball implantation, a singulation process is performed to cut apart the encapsulation body into individual package units, each serving as the intended TFBGA package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2003
    Assignee: Siliconware Precision Industries Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Randy H. Y. Lo, Chi-Chuan Wu
  • Patent number: 6528722
    Abstract: A Ball Grid Array (BGA) semiconductor package with exposed base layer includes a base layer having an opening portion in the center thereof and formed with a plurality of holes about the opening portion. A plurality of leads are attached to a second surface of the base layer and each of the leads is connected to a corresponding hole in the base layer. A semiconductor chip is attached and electrically connected to the leads. The semiconductor chip and the leads are covered by an encapsulant formed by an encapsulating compound, leaving a first surface of the base layer exposed. A plurality of solder balls are planted in the holes in the base layer, which are electrically bonded to the leads so as to electrically connect the semiconductor chip to external devices. In this BGA semiconductor package, the leads together with the base layer are used as a substrate for the semiconductor chip to attach thereto. Therefore, there is no need of costly BGA substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2003
    Assignee: Siliconware Precision Industries Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chien Ping Huang, Randy H. Y. Lo
  • Patent number: 6507098
    Abstract: A multi-chip packaging structure in which a plurality of chips is aligned on two surfaces of a substrate and the substrate has an opening. The chip located on the second surface of the substrate has center bonding pads arrangement. These bonding pads are connected to the conductive connections on the first surface of the substrate by means of the opening. The other chips are attached to the first surface of the substrate and have a plurality of bonding pads connected to the conductive connections on the first surface of the substrate by wire bonding or flip-chip bonding. Furthermore, a heat sink is attached to the back surface of the chip located on the second surface in order to improve the heat dissipation performance of the package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2003
    Assignee: Siliconware Precision Industries Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Randy H. Y. Lo, Chi-Chuan Wu