Patents by Inventor Robert L. Sankman
Robert L. Sankman 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).
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Publication number: 20040118594Abstract: To decrease the complexity, time, and cost of fabricating an electronics package, and to potentially increase the quality and decrease the size thereof, the package includes at least one electronic component mounted on an imprinted substrate. In an embodiment, the substrate may comprise conductive traces, vias, and patterns of lands on one or more layers. Such features may be formed by imprinting in one operation rather than sequentially. Conductor features, such as trenches, holes, and planes, may be formed of different sizes simultaneously. Methods of fabrication, as well as application of the imprinted package to an electronic assembly, are also described.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2002Publication date: June 24, 2004Applicant: Intel CorporationInventors: Thomas S. Dory, Michael Walk, Robert L. Sankman, Boyd L. Coomer
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Patent number: 6717277Abstract: An electronic circuit package includes a vertical package section (304, FIG. 3) electrically connected to a horizontal package section (306, FIG. 3). The vertical package section includes multiple conductive layers (512, 514, 516, FIG. 5) oriented in parallel with a vertical plane. A first set of bond pads (606, FIG. 6) on the vertical section's horizontal top surface (608, FIG. 6) can be connected to the bond pads (602, FIG. 6) of an integrated circuit (302, FIG. 3). A second set of bond pads (612, FIG. 6) on the vertical section's horizontal bottom surface (614, FIG. 6) can be connected to bond pads (616, FIG. 6) on the horizontal package section. The conductive layers of the vertical section perform a bond pad pitch conversion in a first direction, and conductive structures (906, 908, 910, FIG. 9) within the horizontal package section perform a bond pad pitch conversion in a second direction.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2003Date of Patent: April 6, 2004Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Chee-Yee Chung, David G. Figueroa, Robert L. Sankman
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Patent number: 6680218Abstract: An electronic circuit package includes a vertical package section (304, FIG. 3) electrically connected to a horizontal package section (306, FIG. 3). The vertical package section includes multiple conductive layers (512, 514, 516, FIG. 5) oriented in parallel with a vertical plane. A first set of bond pads (606, FIG. 6) on the vertical section's horizontal top surface (608, FIG. 6) can be connected to the bond pads (602, FIG. 6) of an integrated circuit (302, FIG. 3). A second set of bond pads (612, FIG. 6) on the vertical section's horizontal bottom surface (614, FIG. 6) can be connected to bond pads (616, FIG. 6) on the horizontal package section. The conductive layers of the vertical section perform a bond pad pitch conversion in a first direction, and conductive structures (906, 908, 910, FIG. 9) within the horizontal package section perform a bond pad pitch conversion in a second direction.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2003Date of Patent: January 20, 2004Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Chee-Yee Chung, David G. Figueroa, Robert L. Sankman
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Patent number: 6664483Abstract: An electronics package comprises an integrated circuit (IC) coupled to an IC substrate in a flip-chip ball grid array (FCBGA) configuration. The IC comprises a high density pattern of interconnect pads around its periphery for coupling to a corresponding pattern of bonding pads on the IC substrate. The substrate bonding pads are uniquely arranged to accommodate a high density of interconnect pads on the IC while taking into account various geometrical constraints on the substrate, such as bonding pad size, trace width, and trace spacing. In one embodiment, the substrate bonding pads are arranged in a zigzag pattern. In a further embodiment, the technique is used for bonding pads on a printed circuit board to which an IC package is coupled. Methods of fabrication, as well as application of the package to an electronic package, an electronic system, and a data processing system, are also described.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2001Date of Patent: December 16, 2003Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Tee Onn Chong, Seng Hooi Ong, Robert L. Sankman
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Patent number: 6632734Abstract: A microelectronic substrate having a plurality of alternating substantially planar layers of dielectric material and conductive material, and further having a first surface and a second surface, wherein the dielectric material and the conductive material layers extend substantially perpendicularly between the first and second surfaces.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2003Date of Patent: October 14, 2003Assignee: Intel CorporationInventor: Robert L. Sankman
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Publication number: 20030151147Abstract: An electronic circuit package includes a vertical package section (304, FIG. 3) electrically connected to a horizontal package section (306, FIG. 3). The vertical package section includes multiple conductive layers (512, 514, 516, FIG. 5) oriented in parallel with a vertical plane. A first set of bond pads (606, FIG. 6) on the vertical section's horizontal top surface (608, FIG. 6) can be connected to the bond pads (602, FIG. 6) of an integrated circuit (302, FIG. 3). A second set of bond pads (612, FIG. 6) on the vertical section's horizontal bottom surface (614, FIG. 6) can be connected to bond pads (616, FIG. 6) on the horizontal package section. The conductive layers of the vertical section perform a bond pad pitch conversion in a first direction, and conductive structures (906, 908, 910, FIG. 9) within the horizontal package section perform a bond pad pitch conversion in a second direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2003Publication date: August 14, 2003Applicant: Intel CorporationInventors: Chee-Yee Chung, David G. Figueroa, Robert L. Sankman
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Publication number: 20030151146Abstract: An electronic circuit package includes a vertical package section (304, FIG. 3) electrically connected to a horizontal package section (306, FIG. 3). The vertical package section includes multiple conductive layers (512, 514, 516, FIG. 5) oriented in parallel with a vertical plane. A first set of bond pads (606, FIG. 6) on the vertical section's horizontal top surface (608, FIG. 6) can be connected to the bond pads (602, FIG. 6) of an integrated circuit (302, FIG. 3). A second set of bond pads (612, FIG. 6) on the vertical section's horizontal bottom surface (614, FIG. 6) can be connected to bond pads (616, FIG. 6) on the horizontal package section. The conductive layers of the vertical section perform a bond pad pitch conversion in a first direction, and conductive structures (906, 908, 910, FIG. 9) within the horizontal package section perform a bond pad pitch conversion in a second direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2003Publication date: August 14, 2003Applicant: Intel CorporationInventors: Chee-Yee Chung, David G. Figueroa, Robert L. Sankman
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Publication number: 20030127742Abstract: A microelectronic substrate having a plurality of alternating substantially planar layers of dielectric material and conductive material, and further having a first surface and a second surface, wherein the dielectric material and the conductive material layers extend substantially perpendicularly between the first and second surfaces.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2003Publication date: July 10, 2003Inventor: Robert L. Sankman
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Publication number: 20030102555Abstract: To provide high-speed, low inductance capacitive decoupling, an integrated circuit (IC) package includes capacitors positioned within the mounting region between a die and an IC package substrate. A variety of types and sizes of capacitors and substrates can be employed in a variety of geometrical arrangements. In some embodiments, capacitors are sandwiched between die terminals or bumps and the substrate conductors or pads, while in other embodiments, capacitors are positioned between bar-type conductors on the surface of the IC package substrate. Methods of fabrication, as well as application of the package to an electronic assembly and to an electronic system, are also described.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2001Publication date: June 5, 2003Applicant: Intel CorporationInventors: P. R. Patel, Chee-Yee Chung, Daivd G. Figueroa, Robert L. Sankman, Yuan-Liang Li, Hong Xie, William P. Pinello
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Patent number: 6563210Abstract: A microelectronic substrate having a plurality of alternating substantially planar layers of dielectric material and conductive material, and further having a first surface and a second surface, wherein the dielectric material and the conductive material layers extend substantially perpendicularly between the first and second surfaces.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2000Date of Patent: May 13, 2003Assignee: Intel CorporationInventor: Robert L. Sankman
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Patent number: 6555920Abstract: An electronic circuit package includes a vertical package section (304, FIG. 3) electrically connected to a horizontal package section (306, FIG. 3). The vertical package section includes multiple conductive layers (512, 514, 516, FIG. 5) oriented in parallel with a vertical plane. A first set of bond pads (606, FIG. 6) on the vertical section's horizontal top surface (608, FIG. 6) can be connected to the bond pads (602, FIG. 6) of an integrated circuit (302, FIG. 3). A second set of bond pads (612, FIG. 6) on the vertical section's horizontal bottom surface (614, FIG. 6) can be connected to bond pads (616, FIG. 6) on the horizontal package section. The conductive layers of the vertical section perform a bond pad pitch conversion in a first direction, and conductive structures (906, 908, 910, FIG. 9) within the horizontal package section perform a bond pad pitch conversion in a second direction.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2001Date of Patent: April 29, 2003Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Chee-Yee Chung, David G. Figueroa, Robert L. Sankman
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Publication number: 20030072140Abstract: A resistive element, a circuit board, and a circuit package, as well as a method of adding a resistive element to a circuit board are described. The resistive element includes a first contact point connected to a capacitor terminal, a second contact point connected to a circuit board plane, and resistive material connected to the first and second contact points. The invention may also include a circuit board with one or more resistive elements, as well as a circuit package, such as an integrated circuit or a discrete bypass capacitor, including one or more resistive elements, applied to an outside surface. The value of resistance for the resistive element can be selected by design to have a predetermined relationship with the equivalent resistance of an associated circuit board and connecting circuitry.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2001Publication date: April 17, 2003Applicant: Intel CorporationInventors: Chee-Yee Chung, Robert L. Sankman, Alex Waizman
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Publication number: 20030003705Abstract: An electronic circuit package includes a vertical package section (304, FIG. 3) electrically connected to a horizontal package section (306, FIG. 3). The vertical package section includes multiple conductive layers (512, 514, 516, FIG. 5) oriented in parallel with a vertical plane. A first set of bond pads (606, FIG. 6) on the vertical section's horizontal top surface (608, FIG. 6) can be connected to the bond pads (602, FIG. 6) of an integrated circuit (302, FIG. 3). A second set of bond pads (612, FIG. 6) on the vertical section's horizontal bottom surface (614, FIG. 6) can be connected to bond pads (616, FIG. 6) on the horizontal package section. The conductive layers of the vertical section perform a bond pad pitch conversion in a first direction, and conductive structures (906, 908, 910, FIG. 9) within the horizontal package section perform a bond pad pitch conversion in a second direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2001Publication date: January 2, 2003Applicant: Intel CorporationInventors: Chee-Yee Chung, David G. Figueroa, Robert L. Sankman
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Publication number: 20020172026Abstract: An electronics package comprises an integrated circuit (IC) coupled to an IC substrate in a flip-chip ball grid array (FCBGA) configuration. The IC comprises a high density pattern of interconnect pads around its periphery for coupling to a corresponding pattern of bonding pads on the IC substrate. The substrate bonding pads are uniquely arranged to accommodate a high density of interconnect pads on the IC while taking into account various geometrical constraints on the substrate, such as bonding pad size, trace width, and trace spacing. In one embodiment, the substrate bonding pads are arranged in a zigzag pattern. In a further embodiment, the technique is used for bonding pads on a printed circuit board to which an IC package is coupled. Methods of fabrication, as well as application of the package to an electronic package, an electronic system, and a data processing system, are also described.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2001Publication date: November 21, 2002Applicant: Intel CorporationInventors: Tee Onn Chong, Seng Hooi Ong, Robert L. Sankman
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Publication number: 20020074644Abstract: A microelectronic substrate having a plurality of alternating substantially planar layers of dielectric material and conductive material, and further having a first surface and a second surface, wherein the dielectric material and the conductive material layers extend substantially perpendicularly between the first and second surfaces.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2000Publication date: June 20, 2002Inventor: Robert L. Sankman
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Patent number: 6388207Abstract: To accommodate the operational and structural requirements of high performance integrated circuits, an integrated circuit package includes conductive trenches that are formed within a substrate. The trenches provide increased current carrying capacity, lower inductance, higher capacitance, and single and/or dual reference planes for signal conductors. Trench structures can be provided at various locations within the substrate, such as adjacent to signal conductors and embedded capacitors, as well as on the substrate periphery to couple the package to a socket. Trenches can be formed by routing, drilling, imprinting, and/or microperforation. Methods of fabrication, as well as application of the package to an electronic assembly and to an electronic system, are also described.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2000Date of Patent: May 14, 2002Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: David G. Figueroa, Michael Walk, Yuan-Liang Li, Robert L. Sankman