Patents by Inventor Richard Patten

Richard Patten 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: 10622333
    Abstract: A microelectronic package may include stacked microelectronic dice, wherein a first microelectronic die is attached to a microelectronic substrate, and a second microelectronic die is stacked over at least a portion of the first microelectronic die, wherein the microelectronic substrate includes a plurality of pillars extending therefrom, wherein the second microelectronic die includes a plurality of pillars extending therefrom in a mirror-image configuration to the plurality of microelectronic substrate pillars, and wherein the second microelectronic die pillars are attached to microelectronic substrate pillars with an attachment material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: Intel IP Corporation
    Inventor: Richard Patten
  • Publication number: 20200098698
    Abstract: Embodiments include semiconductor packages, such as wafer level chip scale packages (WLCSPs), flip chip chip scale packages (FCCSPs), and fan out packages. The WLCSP includes a first doped region on a second doped region, a dielectric on a redistribution layer, where the dielectric is between the redistribution layer and doped regions. The WLCSP also includes a shield over the doped regions, the dielectric, and the redistribution layer, where the shield includes a plurality of surfaces, and at least one of the plurality of surfaces of the shield is on a top surface of the first doped region. The WLCSP may have interconnects coupled to the second doped region and redistribution layer. The shield may be a conductive shield that is coupled to ground, and the shield may be directly coupled to the redistribution layer and first doped region. The first and second doped regions may include highly doped n-type materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2018
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Inventors: Richard PATTEN, David O'SULLIVAN, Georg SEIDEMANN, Bernd WAIDHAS
  • Publication number: 20190341372
    Abstract: Techniques and mechanisms for interconnecting stacked integrated circuit (IC) dies. In an embodiment, a first end of a wire is coupled to a first IC die of a stack, where a second end of the wire is further anchored to the stack independent of the coupled first end. A package material is subsequently disposed around IC dies of the stack and a first portion of the wire that includes the first end. Two-point anchoring of the wire to the stack aids in providing mechanical support to resist movement that might otherwise displace and/or deform the wire while the package material is deposited. In another embodiment, the first portion of the wire is separated from the rest of the wire, and a redistribution layer is coupled to the first portion to enable interconnection between the first IC die and another IC die of the stack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2019
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Inventors: Yong She, John G. Meyers, Zhicheng Ding, Richard Patten
  • Publication number: 20190312016
    Abstract: Embodiments include semiconductor packages and a method of forming the semiconductor packages. A semiconductor package includes a mold over and around a first die and a first via. The semiconductor package has a conductive pad of a first redistribution layer disposed on a top surface of the first die and/or a top surface of the mold. The semiconductor package includes a second die having a solder ball coupled to a die pad on a bottom surface of the second die, where the solder ball of the second die is coupled to the first redistribution layer. The first redistribution layer couples the second die to the first die, where the second die has a first edge and a second edge, and where the first edge is positioned within a footprint of the first die and the second edge is positioned outside the footprint of the first die.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2018
    Publication date: October 10, 2019
    Inventors: David O'Sullivan, Georg Seidemann, Richard Patten, Bernd Waidhas
  • Patent number: 10411000
    Abstract: A microelectronic package is described with an illuminated backside exterior. In one example, the package has a package substrate, a die attached to the package substrate, a cover over the die and the package substrate, a lamp, and a screen over the die, externally visible and optically coupled to the lamp so that when the lamp is illuminated the illumination is externally visible through the screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: Intel IP Corporation
    Inventors: Marc Stephan Dittes, Sven Albers, Christian Georg Geissler, Andreas Wolter, Klaus Reingruber, Georg Seidemann, Thomas Wagner, Richard Patten
  • Patent number: 10396055
    Abstract: Techniques and mechanisms for interconnecting stacked integrated circuit (IC) dies. In an embodiment, a first end of a wire is coupled to a first IC die of a stack, where a second end of the wire is further anchored to the stack independent of the coupled first end. A package material is subsequently disposed around IC dies of the stack and a first portion of the wire that includes the first end. Two-point anchoring of the wire to the stack aids in providing mechanical support to resist movement that might otherwise displace and/or deform the wire while the package material is deposited. In another embodiment, the first portion of the wire is separated from the rest of the wire, and a redistribution layer is coupled to the first portion to enable interconnection between the first IC die and another IC die of the stack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Yong She, John G. Meyers, Zhicheng Ding, Richard Patten
  • Publication number: 20190121041
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure are directed to a chip package that includes a base that includes a redistribution layer; an optical transducer circuit element on the base electrically connected to the redistribution layer; an optical element adjacent to the optical transducer circuit element and at an edge of the base; and an encasement encasing the optical transducer circuit element and a portion of the optical element, wherein one side of the optical element is exposed at an edge of the encasement and at the edge of the printed circuit board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2016
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Applicant: Intel IP Corporation
    Inventors: Sven Albers, Marc Dittes, Andreas Wolter, Klaus Reingruber, Georg Seidemann, Christian Geissler, Thomas Wagner, Richard Patten
  • Publication number: 20190109114
    Abstract: A microelectronic package may include stacked microelectronic dice, wherein a first microelectronic die is attached to a microelectronic substrate, and a second microelectronic die is stacked over at least a portion of the first microelectronic die, wherein the microelectronic substrate includes a plurality of pillars extending therefrom, wherein the second microelectronic die includes a plurality of pillars extending therefrom in a mirror-image configuration to the plurality of microelectronic substrate pillars, and wherein the second microelectronic die pillars are attached to microelectronic substrate pillars with an attachment material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2015
    Publication date: April 11, 2019
    Inventor: Richard PATTEN
  • Patent number: 10249598
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards an integrated circuit (IC) package including a first die at least partially embedded in a first encapsulation layer and a second die at least partially embedded in a second encapsulation layer. The first die may have a first plurality of die-level interconnect structures disposed at a first side of the first encapsulation layer. The IC package may also include a plurality of electrical routing features at least partially embedded in the first encapsulation layer and configured to route electrical signals between a first and second side of the first encapsulation layer. The second side may be disposed opposite to the first side. The second die may have a second plurality of die-level interconnect structures that may be electrically coupled with at least a subset of the plurality of electrical routing features by bonding wires.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Thorsten Meyer, Pauli Jaervinen, Richard Patten
  • Publication number: 20190072732
    Abstract: Disclosed is a package comprising a substrate having a patterned surface with an optical contact area, an optical redistribution layer (oRDL) feature, and a build-up material extending over the patterned surface of the substrate and around portions of the oRDL features. In some embodiments, the package comprises a liner sheathing the oRDL features. In some embodiments, the oRDL feature extends through openings in an outer surface of the build-up material and forms posts extending outward from the outer surface. In some embodiments, the package comprises an electrical redistribution layer (eRDL) feature, at least some portion of which overlap at least some portion of the oRDL feature. In some embodiments, the package comprises an optical fiber coupled to the oRDL features.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2018
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Applicant: Intel IP Corporation
    Inventors: Georg Seidemann, Christian Geissler, Sven Albers, Thomas Wagner, Marc Dittes, Klaus Reingruber, Andreas Wolter, Richard Patten
  • Patent number: 10209466
    Abstract: Disclosed is a package comprising a substrate having a patterned surface with an optical contact area, an optical redistribution layer (oRDL) feature, and a build-up material extending over the patterned surface of the substrate and around portions of the oRDL features. In some embodiments, the package comprises a liner sheathing the oRDL features. In some embodiments, the oRDL feature extends through openings in an outer surface of the build-up material and forms posts extending outward from the outer surface. In some embodiments, the package comprises an electrical redistribution layer (eRDL) feature, at least some portion of which overlap at least some portion of the oRDL feature. In some embodiments, the package comprises an optical fiber coupled to the oRDL features.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: Intel IP Corporation
    Inventors: Georg Seidemann, Christian Geissler, Sven Albers, Thomas Wagner, Marc Dittes, Klaus Reingruber, Andreas Wolter, Richard Patten
  • Publication number: 20190019777
    Abstract: Techniques and mechanisms for interconnecting stacked integrated circuit (IC) dies. In an embodiment, a first end of a wire is coupled to a first IC die of a stack, where a second end of the wire is further anchored to the stack independent of the coupled first end. A package material is subsequently disposed around IC dies of the stack and a first portion of the wire that includes the first end. Two-point anchoring of the wire to the stack aids in providing mechanical support to resist movement that might otherwise displace and/or deform the wire while the package material is deposited. In another embodiment, the first portion of the wire is separated from the rest of the wire, and a redistribution Layer is coupled to the first portion to enable interconnection between the first IC die and another IC die of the stack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2015
    Publication date: January 17, 2019
    Inventors: Yong SHE, John G. MEYERS, Zhicheng DING, Richard PATTEN
  • Publication number: 20180358317
    Abstract: An apparatus is described that includes a redistribution layer and a semiconductor die on the redistribution layer. An electrically conductive layer resides over the semiconductor die. A compound mold resides over the electrically conductive layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2015
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Inventors: Sven ALBERS, Klaus REINGRUBER, Georg SEIDEMANN, Christian GEISSLER, Richard PATTEN
  • Publication number: 20180331070
    Abstract: Embodiments are generally directed to package stacking using chip to wafer bonding. An embodiment of a device includes a first stacked layer including one or more semiconductor dies, components or both, the first stacked layer further including a first dielectric layer, the first stacked layer being thinned to a first thickness; and a second stacked layer of one or more semiconductor dies, components, or both, the second stacked layer further including a second dielectric layer, the second stacked layer being fabricated on the first stacked layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2015
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Applicant: Intel IP Corporation
    Inventors: Georg SEIDEMANN, Klaus REINGRUBER, Christian GEISSLER, Sven ALBERS, Andreas WOLTER, Marc DITTES, Richard PATTEN
  • Publication number: 20180315737
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards an integrated circuit (IC) package including a first die at least partially embedded in a first encapsulation layer and a second die at least partially embedded in a second encapsulation layer. The first die may have a first plurality of die-level interconnect structures disposed at a first side of the first encapsulation layer. The IC package may also include a plurality of electrical routing features at least partially embedded in the first encapsulation layer and configured to route electrical signals between a first and second side of the first encapsulation layer. The second side may be disposed opposite to the first side. The second die may have a second plurality of die-level interconnect structures that may be electrically coupled with at least a subset of the plurality of electrical routing features by bonding wires.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2018
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Inventors: Thorsten Meyer, Pauli Jaervinen, Richard Patten
  • Publication number: 20180197840
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards an integrated circuit (IC) package including a first die at least partially embedded in a first encapsulation layer and a second die at least partially embedded in a second encapsulation layer. The first die may have a first plurality of die-level interconnect structures disposed at a first side of the first encapsulation layer. The IC package may also include a plurality of electrical routing features at least partially embedded in the first encapsulation layer and configured to route electrical signals between a first and second side of the first encapsulation layer. The second side may be disposed opposite to the first side. The second die may have a second plurality of die-level interconnect structures that may be electrically coupled with at least a subset of the plurality of electrical routing features by bonding wires.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2018
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Inventors: Thorsten Meyer, Pauli Jaervinen, Richard Patten
  • Patent number: 9972601
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards an integrated circuit (IC) package including a first die at least partially embedded in a first encapsulation layer and a second die at least partially embedded in a second encapsulation layer. The first die may have a first plurality of die-level interconnect structures disposed at a first side of the first encapsulation layer. The IC package may also include a plurality of electrical routing features at least partially embedded in the first encapsulation layer and configured to route electrical signals between a first and second side of the first encapsulation layer. The second side may be disposed opposite to the first side. The second die may have a second plurality of die-level interconnect structures that may be electrically coupled with at least a subset of the plurality of electrical routing features by bonding wires.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: INTEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Thorsten Meyer, Pauli Jaervinen, Richard Patten
  • Patent number: 9859255
    Abstract: Electronic device package technology is disclosed. An electronic device package in accordance with the present disclosure can include a package substrate, an electronic component, a mold compound encapsulating the electronic component, and a redistribution layer disposed such that the mold compound is between the package substrate and the redistribution layer. The redistribution layer and the package substrate can be electrically coupled. In addition, the redistribution layer and the electronic component can be electrically coupled to electrically couple the electronic component and the package substrate. Associated systems and methods are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Jh Yoon, Yong She, Mao Guo, Richard Patten
  • Publication number: 20170284636
    Abstract: A microelectronic package is described with an illuminated backside exterior. In one example, the package has a package substrate, a die attached to the package substrate, a cover over the die and the package substrate, a lamp, and a screen over the die, externally visible and optically coupled to the lamp so that when the lamp is illuminated the illumination is externally visible through the screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Applicant: Intel IP Corporation
    Inventors: Marc Stephan Dittes, Sven Albers, Christian Georg Geissler, Andreas Wolter, Klaus Reingruber, Georg Seidemann, Thomas Wagner, Richard Patten
  • Publication number: 20170285280
    Abstract: Disclosed is a package comprising a substrate having a patterned surface with an optical contact area, an optical redistribution layer (oRDL) feature, and a build-up material extending over the patterned surface of the substrate and around portions of the oRDL features. In some embodiments, the package comprises a liner sheathing the oRDL features. In some embodiments, the oRDL feature extends through openings in an outer surface of the build-up material and forms posts extending outward from the outer surface. In some embodiments, the package comprises an electrical redistribution layer (eRDL) feature, at least some portion of which overlap at least some portion of the oRDL feature. In some embodiments, the package comprises an optical fiber coupled to the oRDL features.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2016
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Inventors: Georg Seidemann, Christian Geissler, Sven Albers, Thomas Wagner, Marc Dittes, Klaus Reingruber, Andreas Wolter, Richard Patten