Patents by Inventor Robert M. Nickerson

Robert M. Nickerson 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: 8513792
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention relate to a package-on-package (PoP) assembly comprising a top device package and a bottom device package interconnected by way of an electrically interconnected planar stiffener. Embodiments of the invention include a first semiconductor package having a plurality of inter-package contact pads and a plurality of second level interconnect (SLI) pads; a second semiconductor package having a plurality of SLI pads on the bottom side of the package; and a planar stiffener having a first plurality of planar contact pads on the top side of the stiffener electrically connected to the SLI pads of the second package, and a second plurality of planar contact pads electrically connected to the inter-package contact pads of the first package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Sanka Ganesan, Yosuke Kanaoka, Ram S. Viswanath, Rajasekaran Swaminathan, Robert M. Nickerson, Leonel R. Arana, John S. Guzek, Yoshihiro Tomita
  • Publication number: 20120153504
    Abstract: A microelectronic package includes a substrate (110, 210), an interposer (120, 220) having a first surface (121) and an opposing second surface (122), a microelectronic die (130, 230) attached to the substrate, and a mold compound (140) over the substrate. The interposer is electrically connected to the substrate using a wirebond (150). The first surface of the interposer is physically connected to the substrate with an adhesive (160), and the second surface has an electrically conductive contact (126) formed therein. The mold compound completely encapsulates the wirebond and partially encapsulates the interposer such that the electrically conductive contact in the second surface of the interposer remains uncovered by the mold compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2010
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Inventors: Leonel R. Arana, Edward R. Prack, Robert M. Nickerson
  • Publication number: 20110156283
    Abstract: A microelectronic package comprises a die (110) having a front side (111) containing active circuitry (115) and a back side (112) opposite the front side and a film (120) on the back side of the die. The film has a thickness (121) of at least 20 micrometers, a Young's modulus of at least 10 GPa, and a post-cure glass transition temperature of at least 100° Celsius.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2009
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Inventors: Shankar Ganapathysubramanian, Leonel R. Arana, Robert L. Sankman, Wen Janet Feng, Robert M. Nickerson
  • Patent number: 7818878
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a package-to-package stack is assembled comprising a first integrated circuit package, and a second integrated circuit package which are mechanically and electrically connected using an interposer and a substrate folded around the interposer. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2010
    Assignee: INTEL Corporation
    Inventors: Robert M. Nickerson, Ronald L. Spreitzer, John C. Conner, Brian Taggart
  • Publication number: 20100258927
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention relate to a package-on-package (PoP) assembly comprising a top device package and a bottom device package interconnected by way of an electrically interconnected planar stiffener. Embodiments of the invention include a first semiconductor package having a plurality of inter-package contact pads and a plurality of second level interconnect (SLI) pads; a second semiconductor package having a plurality of SLI pads on the bottom side of the package; and a planar stiffener having a first plurality of planar contact pads on the top side of the stiffener electrically connected to the SLI pads of the second package, and a second plurality of planar contact pads electrically connected to the inter-package contact pads of the first package.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2009
    Publication date: October 14, 2010
    Inventors: Sanka Ganesan, Yosuke Kanaoka, Ram S. Viswanath, Rajasekaran Swaminathan, Robert M. Nickerson, Leonel R. Arane, John S. Guzek, Yoshihiro Tomita
  • Publication number: 20090004317
    Abstract: A molding compound for use in an integrated circuit package comprises an epoxy and a thermally conductive filler material. The thermally conductive filler material comprises between 70% and 95% of the molding compound and has a thermal conductivity between 10 W/m-K and 3000 W/m-K.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2007
    Publication date: January 1, 2009
    Inventors: Xuejiao Hu, Leonel R. Arana, Robert M. Nickerson, Rahul N. Manepalli, Dingying Xu
  • Publication number: 20080148559
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a package-to-package stack is assembled comprising a first integrated circuit package, and a second integrated circuit package which are mechanically and electrically connected using an interposer and a substrate folded around the interposer. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2008
    Publication date: June 26, 2008
    Inventors: Robert M. NICKERSON, Ronald L. SPREITZER, John C. CONNER, Brian TAGGART
  • Patent number: 7358444
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a package-to-package stack is assembled comprising a first integrated circuit package, and a second integrated circuit package which are mechanically and electrically connected using an interposer and a substrate folded around the interposer. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2008
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Robert M. Nickerson, Ronald L. Spreitzer, John C. Conner, Brian Taggart
  • Patent number: 7304373
    Abstract: A device includes a folded flex substrate. A memory die is connected to a first side of the folded flex substrate. A logic die is connected to a second side of the folded flex substrate. A trace routing pattern of source voltage signals is identical to a trace routing pattern of collector voltage signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2007
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Brian Taggart, Robert M. Nickerson, Ronald L. Spreitzer
  • Patent number: 6794760
    Abstract: A system may include an integrated circuit die, a package, and an interconnect. The integrated circuit die may include a conductive die pad, the package may include a conductive package pad, and the interconnect may include two or more stranded wires. A first end of the interconnect is electrically coupled to the conductive die pad, and a second end of the interconnect is electrically coupled to the package pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2004
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Edward Jaeck, Ronald I. Spreitzer, Robert M. Nickerson, Lesley A. Polka