Patents by Inventor Roger M. Arbuthnot
Roger M. Arbuthnot 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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Patent number: 10522448Abstract: Implementations of a semiconductor device package may include: a plurality of electrical contacts on a first face of a die, at least one clip electrically and mechanically coupled with at least one electrical contact on a second face of the die where the second face of the die is on an opposing side of the die from the first face of the die. The at least one clip may include at least one lead in electrical communication with the at least one electrical contact on the second face of the die. A mold compound or an encapsulating compound may be included around the die and a majority of the at least one clip where a portion of the at least one lead and a portion of the plurality of electrical contacts on the first face of the die are not overmolded or encapsulated. The semiconductor package includes no lead frame.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2017Date of Patent: December 31, 2019Assignee: SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLCInventors: Stephen St. Germain, Roger M. Arbuthnot, Jay A. Yoder, Dennis Lee Conner
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Patent number: 10490488Abstract: In one embodiment, methods for making semiconductor devices are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2018Date of Patent: November 26, 2019Assignee: Semiconductor Components Industries, LLCInventors: Roger M. Arbuthnot, Stephen St. Germain
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Publication number: 20190326202Abstract: Various leadframe implementations may include a conductive substrate electrically coupled to a first lead where the conductive substrate includes a first elevated region and a second elevated region on a first side of the conductive substrate. The first elevated region may include a first planar surface and the second elevated region may include a second planar surface on the first side of the conductive substrate. Various implementations may include where the first planar surface of the first elevated region and the second planar surface of the second elevated region are configured to attach to a contact pad of a semiconductor die. The first planar surface may include a curved edge. The second planar surface may include a polygonal shape. The curved edge of the first planar surface may be configured to laterally align with a curved edge of the contact pad of the semiconductor die.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2019Publication date: October 24, 2019Applicant: SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLCInventors: Roger M. ARBUTHNOT, Stephen ST. GERMAIN
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Patent number: 10325835Abstract: In one embodiment, methods for making semiconductor devices are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2017Date of Patent: June 18, 2019Assignee: SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLCInventors: Roger M. Arbuthnot, Stephen St. Germain
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Publication number: 20180138109Abstract: In one embodiment, methods for making semiconductor devices are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 15, 2018Publication date: May 17, 2018Applicant: Semiconductor Components Industries, LLCInventors: Roger M. Arbuthnot, Stephen St. Germain
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Publication number: 20180096925Abstract: Implementations of a semiconductor device package may include: a plurality of electrical contacts on a first face of a die, at least one clip electrically and mechanically coupled with at least one electrical contact on a second face of the die where the second face of the die is on an opposing side of the die from the first face of the die. The at least one clip may include at least one lead in electrical communication with the at least one electrical contact on the second face of the die. A mold compound or an encapsulating compound may be included around the die and a majority of the at least one clip where a portion of the at least one lead and a portion of the plurality of electrical contacts on the first face of the die are not overmolded or encapsulated. The semiconductor package includes no lead frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2017Publication date: April 5, 2018Applicant: SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLCInventors: Stephen St. Germain, Roger M. Arbuthnot, Jay A. Yoder, Dennis Lee Conner
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Patent number: 9870986Abstract: Implementations of a semiconductor device package may include: a plurality of electrical contacts on a first face of a die, at least one clip electrically and mechanically coupled with at least one electrical contact on a second face of the die where the second face of the die is on an opposing side of the die from the first face of the die. The at least one clip may include at least one lead in electrical communication with the at least one electrical contact on the second face of the die. A mold compound or an encapsulating compound may be included around the die and a majority of the at least one clip where a portion of the at least one lead and a portion of the plurality of electrical contacts on the first face of the die are not overmolded or encapsulated. The semiconductor package includes no lead frame.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2016Date of Patent: January 16, 2018Assignee: SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLCInventors: Stephen St. Germain, Roger M. Arbuthnot, Jay A. Yoder, Dennis Lee Conner
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Publication number: 20170141017Abstract: In one embodiment, methods for making semiconductor devices are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2017Publication date: May 18, 2017Applicant: Semiconductor Components Industries, LLCInventors: Roger M. Arbuthnot, Stephen St. Germain
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Publication number: 20170110391Abstract: Implementations of a semiconductor device package may include: a plurality of electrical contacts on a first face of a die, at least one clip electrically and mechanically coupled with at least one electrical contact on a second face of the die where the second face of the die is on an opposing side of the die from the first face of the die. The at least one clip may include at least one lead in electrical communication with the at least one electrical contact on the second face of the die. A mold compound or an encapsulating compound may be included around the die and a majority of the at least one clip where a portion of the at least one lead and a portion of the plurality of electrical contacts on the first face of the die are not overmolded or encapsulated. The semiconductor package includes no lead frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2016Publication date: April 20, 2017Applicant: SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLCInventors: Stephen ST. GERMAIN, Roger M. ARBUTHNOT, Jay A. YODER, Dennis Lee CONNER
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Patent number: 9576883Abstract: In one embodiment, methods for making semiconductor devices are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2016Date of Patent: February 21, 2017Assignee: SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLCInventors: Roger M. Arbuthnot, Stephen St. Germain
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Patent number: 9558968Abstract: A method of forming a semiconductor device package. Implementations may include providing an adhesive tape; contacting at least one electrical contact of at least one die with an adhesive surface of the adhesive tape; mechanically and electrically coupling at least one clip with the at least one die and contacting an electrical contact of the at least one clip with the adhesive surface; one of overmolding and encapsulating the at least one die and a majority of the at least one clip with one of a mold compound and an encapsulating compound, respectively, wherein the at least one electrical contact of the at least one die and the electrical contact of the at least one clip are not one of overmolded and encapsulated, forming the semiconductor device package; removing the semiconductor device package from the adhesive surface; and including no leadframe in the package.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2014Date of Patent: January 31, 2017Assignee: SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLCInventors: Stephen St. Germain, Roger M. Arbuthnot, Jay A. Yoder, Dennis Lee Conner
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Publication number: 20160315032Abstract: In one embodiment, methods for making semiconductor devices are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 7, 2016Publication date: October 27, 2016Applicant: Semiconductor Components Industries, LLCInventors: Roger M. Arbuthnot, Stephen St. Germain
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Patent number: 9397028Abstract: In one embodiment, methods for making semiconductor devices are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2015Date of Patent: July 19, 2016Assignee: SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLCInventors: Roger M. Arbuthnot, Stephen St. Germain
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Patent number: 9379193Abstract: A semiconductor package. Implementations may include a lateral device that may include a lateral semiconductor device including one of interspersed and interdigitated source and drain regions and one or more gate regions, a single layer clip, and a leadframe. The single layer clip may be coupled to the one of interspersed and interdigitated source and drain regions and the one or more gate regions and to the leadframe. The single layer clip may be configured to redistribute and to isolate source, drain, and gate signals passing into and out from the lateral semiconductor device during operation of the semiconductor device package.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2014Date of Patent: June 28, 2016Assignee: SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLCInventors: Stephen St. Germain, Roger M. Arbuthnot, Peter Moens
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Publication number: 20160079095Abstract: A method of forming a semiconductor device package. Implementations may include providing an adhesive tape; contacting at least one electrical contact of at least one die with an adhesive surface of the adhesive tape; mechanically and electrically coupling at least one clip with the at least one die and contacting an electrical contact of the at least one clip with the adhesive surface; one of overmolding and encapsulating the at least one die and a majority of the at least one clip with one of a mold compound and an encapsulating compound, respectively, wherein the at least one electrical contact of the at least one die and the electrical contact of the at least one clip are not one of overmolded and encapsulated, forming the semiconductor device package; removing the semiconductor device package from the adhesive surface; and including no leadframe in the package.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2014Publication date: March 17, 2016Inventors: Stephen St. Germain, Roger M. Arbuthnot, Jay A. Yoder, Dennis Lee Conner
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Publication number: 20160043189Abstract: A semiconductor package. Implementations may include a lateral device that may include a lateral semiconductor device including one of interspersed and interdigitated source and drain regions and one or more gate regions, a single layer clip, and a leadframe. The single layer clip may be coupled to the one of interspersed and interdigitated source and drain regions and the one or more gate regions and to the leadframe. The single layer clip may be configured to redistribute and to isolate source, drain, and gate signals passing into and out from the lateral semiconductor device during operation of the semiconductor device package.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 7, 2014Publication date: February 11, 2016Inventors: Stephen St. Germain, Roger M. Arbuthnot, Peter Moens
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Publication number: 20150270196Abstract: In one embodiment, methods for making semiconductor devices are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2015Publication date: September 24, 2015Applicant: Semiconductor Components Industries, LLCInventors: Roger M. Arbuthnot, Stephen St. Germain
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Patent number: 9070721Abstract: In one embodiment, methods for making semiconductor devices are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: June 30, 2015Assignee: Semiconductor Components Industries, LLCInventors: Roger M. Arbuthnot, Stephen St. Germain
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Publication number: 20140264806Abstract: In one embodiment, methods for making semiconductor devices are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2013Publication date: September 18, 2014Inventors: Roger M. Arbuthnot, Stephen St. Germain
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Patent number: 8384206Abstract: In one embodiment, a semiconductor package is formed to include a leadframe that includes a plurality of die attach areas for attaching a semiconductor die to the leadframe. The leadframe is positioned to overlie another leadframe that forms some of the external terminals or leads of the package.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2011Date of Patent: February 26, 2013Assignee: Semiconductor Components Industries, LLCInventors: Stephen St. Germain, Roger M. Arbuthnot, Frank Tim Jones