Patents by Inventor Romain Coffy
Romain Coffy 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: 11546059Abstract: A cover for an electronic circuit package, including: a body having an opening extending therethrough; a first element located in the opening and having a surface continuing planar or rounded shapes of a surface of the cover; and a second element of connection of the first element to the body.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2021Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Assignee: STMICROELECTRONICS (GRENOBLE 2) SASInventors: Jean-Michel Riviere, Romain Coffy, Karine Saxod
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Publication number: 20220392820Abstract: A cap is mounted to a support substrate, the cap including a cap body and an optical shutter. The cap and support substrate define a housing. An electronic chip is disposed in the housing above the support substrate. A face of the electronic chip supports an optical device that is optically coupled with the optical shutter. The cap body is thermally conductive. Within the housing, a thermally conductive linking structure is coupled in a thermally conductive manner between the cap body and the electronic chip. The thermally conductive linking structure surrounds the electronic chip. A thermal interface material fills a portion of the housing between the thermally conductive linking structure and the cap body.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2022Publication date: December 8, 2022Applicant: STMicroelectronics (Grenoble 2) SASInventors: Romain COFFY, Younes BOUTALEB
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Publication number: 20220376379Abstract: A package includes an upper level mounted to a lower level. The upper level includes a stack formed by insulating layers and conductive elements and includes a first conductive track of an antenna. A plastic element rests on the stack. A first cavity is defined in the plastic element. A second conductive track of the antenna is located on a wall of the plastic element (for example, in or adjacent to the first cavity). A second cavity is also defined in the plastic element surrounding the first cavity. A third conductive track of the antenna is located on a wall of the plastic element (for example, in the second cavity). A third cavity is delimited between the upper and lower levels and an integrated circuit chip is mounted within the third cavity and electrically connected to the antenna.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2022Publication date: November 24, 2022Applicants: STMicroelectronics (Grenoble 2) SAS, STMicroelectronics (Alps) SASInventors: Romain COFFY, Georg KIMMICH
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Publication number: 20220367330Abstract: A non-conductive encapsulation cover is mounted on a support face of a support substrate to delimit, with the support substrate, an internal housing. An integrated circuit chip is mounted to the support substrate within the internal housing. A metal pattern is mounted to an internal wall of the non-conductive encapsulation cover in a position facing the support face. At least two U-shaped metal wires are provided within the internal housing, located to a side of the integrated circuit chip, and fixed at one end to the metallic pattern and at another end to the support face.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2022Publication date: November 17, 2022Applicant: STMicroelectronics (Grenoble 2) SASInventors: Romain COFFY, Fabien QUERCIA
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Patent number: 11502227Abstract: An electronic device includes a first electronic component and a second electronic. Each electronic component includes a carrier substrate having a back side and a front side, an electronic chip including an integrated optical element, an overmolded transparent block encapsulating the electronic chip above the carrier substrate, and electrical connections between the electronic chip and electrical contacts of the carrier substrate. An overmolded grid encapsulates and holds the first and second electronic components. The grid is configured so that sides of the first and second electronic components are at least partially exposed.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2020Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Assignee: STMicroelectronics (Grenoble 2) SASInventors: Romain Coffy, Remi Brechignac, Jean-Michel Riviere
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Publication number: 20220310869Abstract: An optoelectronic device includes an emitter of light rays and a receiver of light rays. The emitter is encapsulated in a transparent block. An opaque conductive layer is applied to a top surface and a side surface of the transparent block. The receiver is mounted to the opaque conductive layer at the top surface. An electrical connection is made between the receiver and the opaque conductive layer. A conductive strip is also mounted to the side surface of the transparent block and isolated from the opaque conductive layer. A further electrical connection is made between the receiver and the conductive strip.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2022Publication date: September 29, 2022Applicant: STMicroelectronics (Grenoble 2) SASInventors: Romain COFFY, Remi BRECHIGNAC, Jean-Michel RIVIERE
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Patent number: 11437306Abstract: A non-conductive encapsulation cover is mounted on a support face of a support substrate to delimit, with the support substrate, an internal housing. An integrated circuit chip is mounted to the support substrate within the internal housing. A metal pattern is mounted to an internal wall of the non-conductive encapsulation cover in a position facing the support face. At least two U-shaped metal wires are provided within the internal housing, located to a side of the integrated circuit chip, and fixed at one end to the metallic pattern and at another end to the support face.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2021Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignee: STMicroelectronics (Grenoble 2) SASInventors: Romain Coffy, Fabien Quercia
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Patent number: 11387381Abstract: An optoelectronic device includes an emitter of light rays and a receiver of light rays. The emitter is encapsulated in a transparent block. An opaque conductive layer is applied to a top surface and a side surface of the transparent block. The receiver is mounted to the opaque conductive layer at the top surface. An electrical connection is made between the receiver and the opaque conductive layer. A conductive strip is also mounted to the side surface of the transparent block and isolated from the opaque conductive layer. A further electrical connection is made between the receiver and the conductive strip.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2020Date of Patent: July 12, 2022Assignee: STMicroelectronics (Grenoble 2) SASInventors: Romain Coffy, Remi Brechignac, Jean-Michel Riviere
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Patent number: 11380663Abstract: An opaque dielectric carrier and confinement substrate is formed by a stack of layers laminated on each other. The stack includes a solid back layer and a front frame having a peripheral wall and an intermediate partition which delimits two cavities located on top of the solid back layer and on either side of the intermediate partition. Electronic integrated circuit (IC) chips are located inside the cavities and mounted on top of the solid back layer. Each IC chip includes an integrated optical element. Electrical connections are provided between the IC chips and back electrical contacts of the solid back layer. Transparent encapsulation blocks are molded in the cavities to embed the IC chips.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2020Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Assignee: STMicroelectronics (Grenoble 2) SASInventors: Romain Coffy, Remi Brechignac, Jean-Michel Riviere
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Publication number: 20220196938Abstract: An optoelectronic element is located in a package. The package includes a first optical block and a second optical block that are attached to each other by a bonding layer. One of the first and second optical blocks is attached to lateral walls of the package by glue. The material of the bonding layer is configured to induce less stress to the first and second optical blocks than the glue.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2021Publication date: June 23, 2022Applicant: STMicroelectronics (Grenoble 2) SASInventors: Romain COFFY, Jean-Michel RIVIERE
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Publication number: 20220187123Abstract: An electronic chip supports an optical device and electric connection zones. An insulating coating coats the electronic chip, covers the electric connection zones and exposes the optical device. An optical plugging element is at least partly fastened onto a first face of the insulating coating and is optically coupled to the optical device. Vias pass through the insulating coating from its first face to a second face opposite to the first face. Inner walls of the vias support electrically conductive paths connected to the electric connection zones of the electronic chip by electrically conductive tracks arranged on the first face of the insulating coating. The electrically conductive paths of the vias further have ends protruding onto the second face of the insulating coating.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2021Publication date: June 16, 2022Applicant: STMicroelectronics (Grenoble 2) SASInventors: Romain COFFY, Younes BOUTALEB
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Patent number: 11322666Abstract: An optoelectronic device includes an emitter of light rays and a receiver of light rays. The emitter is encapsulated within a first encapsulation layer, and the receiver is encapsulated within a second encapsulation layer. An opaque layer covers the first encapsulation layer (encapsulating the receiver) and covers the second encapsulation layer (encapsulating the emitter). The first and second encapsulation layers are separated by a region of opaque material. This opaque material may be provided by the opaque layer or an opaque fill.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2020Date of Patent: May 3, 2022Assignee: STMicroelectronics (Grenoble 2) SASInventors: Romain Coffy, Remi Brechignac, Jean-Michel Riviere
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Patent number: 11211772Abstract: The disclosure concerns a housing for a light source mounted on a substrate, the housing comprising: a barrel comprising a mounting for a diffuser; and a diffuser positioned in the mounting, wherein the barrel comprises first and second conducting columns and a fuse or conductive wire electrically coupling the first and second conducting columns. A portion of the fuse is mechanically fixed to the diffuser and/or the fuse being arranged to trap the diffuser in said mounting.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2019Date of Patent: December 28, 2021Assignee: STMICROELECTRONICS (GRENOBLE 2) SASInventors: Romain Coffy, Jean-Michel Riviere
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Publication number: 20210398919Abstract: A first integrated circuit chip is assembled to a second integrated circuit chip with a back-to-back surface relationship. The back surfaces of the integrated circuit chips are attached to each other using one or more of an adhesive, solder or molecular bonding. The back surface of at least one the integrated circuit chips is processed to include at least one of a trench, a cavity or a saw cut.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 3, 2021Publication date: December 23, 2021Applicants: STMicroelectronics (Grenoble 2) SAS, STMicroelectronics (Rousset) SASInventors: Denis FARISON, Romain COFFY, Jean-Michel RIVIERE
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Publication number: 20210366865Abstract: An integrated circuit chip includes a front face having an electrical connection pad. An overmolded encapsulation block encapsulates the integrated circuit chip and includes a front layer at least partially covering a front face of the integrated circuit chip. A through-hole the encapsulation block is located above the electrical connection pad of the integrated circuit chip. A wall of the through-hole is covered with an inner metal layer that is joined to the front pad of the integrated circuit chip. A front metal layer covers a local zone of the front face of the front layer, with the front metal layer being joined to the inner metal layer to form an electrical connection. The inner metal layer and the front metal layer are attached or anchored to activated additive particles that are included in the material of the encapsulation block.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2021Publication date: November 25, 2021Applicants: STMicroelectronics (Grenoble 2) SAS, STMicroelectronics (Alps) SASInventors: Romain COFFY, Patrick LAURENT, Laurent SCHWARTZ
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Patent number: 11139255Abstract: A first integrated circuit chip is assembled to a second integrated circuit chip with a back-to-back surface relationship. The back surfaces of the integrated circuit chips are attached to each other using one or more of an adhesive, solder or molecular bonding. The back surface of at least one the integrated circuit chips is processed to include at least one of a trench, a cavity or a saw cut.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2019Date of Patent: October 5, 2021Assignees: STMicroelectronics (Rousset) SAS, STMicroelectronics (Grenoble 2) SASInventors: Denis Farison, Romain Coffy, Jean-Michel Riviere
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Patent number: 11114404Abstract: An integrated circuit chip includes a front face having an electrical connection pad. An overmolded encapsulation block encapsulates the integrated circuit chip and includes a front layer at least partially covering a front face of the integrated circuit chip. A through-hole the encapsulation block is located above the electrical connection pad of the integrated circuit chip. A wall of the through-hole is covered with an inner metal layer that is joined to the front pad of the integrated circuit chip. A front metal layer covers a local zone of the front face of the front layer, with the front metal layer being joined to the inner metal layer to form an electrical connection. The inner metal layer and the front metal layer are attached or anchored to activated additive particles that are included in the material of the encapsulation block.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2019Date of Patent: September 7, 2021Assignees: STMicroelectronics (Grenoble 2) SAS, STMicroelectronics (Alps) SASInventors: Romain Coffy, Patrick Laurent, Laurent Schwartz
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Publication number: 20210242115Abstract: A non-conductive encapsulation cover is mounted on a support face of a support substrate to delimit, with the support substrate, an internal housing. An integrated circuit chip is mounted to the support substrate within the internal housing. A metal pattern is mounted to an internal wall of the non-conductive encapsulation cover in a position facing the support face. At least two U-shaped metal wires are provided within the internal housing, located to a side of the integrated circuit chip, and fixed at one end to the metallic pattern and at another end to the support face.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2021Publication date: August 5, 2021Applicant: STMicroelectronics (Grenoble 2) SASInventors: Romain COFFY, Fabien QUERCIA
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Publication number: 20210202781Abstract: A device includes a substrate and an optoelectronic chip buried in the substrate. The substrate may include an opening above a first optical transduction region of the first optoelectronic chip and above a second optical transduction region of a second optoelectronic chip.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2021Publication date: July 1, 2021Applicant: STMICROELECTRONICS (GRENOBLE 2) SASInventors: Alexandre COULLOMB, Romain COFFY, Jean-Michel RIVIERE
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Patent number: 11038595Abstract: An optoelectronic device includes a substrate and a first optoelectronic chip flush with a surface of the substrate. The device includes a cover that covers the substrate and the first optoelectronic chip. The cover comprises a cavity above a first optical transduction region of the first optoelectronic chip. The device also includes a second optoelectronic chip having a second optical transduction region spaced apart from the first optical transduction region and the cavity continues above the second optical transduction region.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2019Date of Patent: June 15, 2021Assignee: STMicroelectronics (Grenoble 2) SASInventors: Alexandre Coullomb, Romain Coffy, Jean-Michel Riviere