Patents by Inventor Shawna Liff
Shawna Liff 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: 20210098440Abstract: Techniques and mechanisms for providing at a packaged device an integrated circuit (IC) chip and a chiplet, wherein memory resources of the chiplet are accessible by a processor core of the IC chip. In an embodiment, a hardware interface of the packaged device includes first conductive contacts at a side of the chiplet, wherein second conductive contacts of the hardware interface are electrically interconnected to the IC chip each via a respective path which is independent of the chiplet. In another embodiment, one or more of the first conductive contacts are configured to deliver power, or communicate a signal, to a device layer of one of the IC chip or the chiplet.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2019Publication date: April 1, 2021Applicant: Intel CorporationInventors: Adel Elsherbini, Van Le, Johanna Swan, Shawna Liff, Patrick Morrow, Gerald Pasdast, Min Huang
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Publication number: 20210098411Abstract: Embodiments include a mixed hybrid bonding structure comprising a composite dielectric layer, where the composite dielectric layer comprises an organic dielectric material having a plurality of inorganic filler material. One or more conductive substrate interconnect structures are within the composite dielectric layer. A die is on the composite dielectric layer, the die having one or more conductive die interconnect structures within a die dielectric material. The one or more conductive die interconnect structures are directly bonded to the one or more conductive substrate interconnect structures, and the inorganic filler material of the composite dielectric layer is bonded to the die dielectric material.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2019Publication date: April 1, 2021Applicant: Intel CorporationInventors: Shawna Liff, Adel Elsherbini, Johanna Swan, Nagatoshi Tsunoda, Jimin Yao
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Publication number: 20210080500Abstract: An integrated circuit package having an electronic interposer comprising an upper section, a lower section and a middle section, a die side integrated circuit device electrically attached to the upper section of the electronic interposer, a die side heat dissipation device thermally contacting the die side integrated circuit device, a land side integrated circuit device electrically attached to the lower section of the electronic interposer, and a land side heat dissipation device thermally contacting the at least one die side integrated circuit device. The upper section and the lower section may each have between two and four layers and the middle section may be formed between the upper section and the lower section, and comprises up to eight layers, wherein a thickness of each layer of the middle section is thinner than a thickness of any of the layers of the upper section and the lower section.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2019Publication date: March 18, 2021Applicant: Intel CorporationInventors: Henning Braunisch, Aleksandar Aleksov, Veronica Strong, Brandon Rawlings, Johanna Swan, Shawna Liff
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Publication number: 20210082825Abstract: An integrated circuit package may be formed including at least one die side integrated circuit device having an active surface electrically attached to an electronic interposer, wherein the at least one die side integrated circuit device is at least partially encased in a mold material layer and wherein a back surface of the at least one die side integrated circuit device is in substantially the same plane as an outer surface of the mold material layer. At least one stacked integrated circuit device may be electrically attached to the back surface of the at least one die side integrated circuit through an interconnection structure formed between the at least one die side integrated circuit device and the at least one stacked integrated circuit device.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2019Publication date: March 18, 2021Applicant: Intel CorporationInventors: Veronica Strong, Aleksandar Aleksov, Henning Braunisch, Brandon Rawlings, Johanna Swan, Shawna Liff
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Publication number: 20210082822Abstract: An electronic interposer may be formed comprising an upper section, a lower section and a middle section. The upper section and the lower section may each have between two and four layers, wherein each layer comprises an organic material layer and at least one conductive route comprising at least one conductive trace and at least one conductive via. The middle section may be formed between the upper section and the lower section, wherein the middle section comprises up to eight layers, wherein each layer comprises an organic material and at least one conductive route comprising at least one conductive trace and at least one conductive via, and wherein a thickness of each layer of the middle section is thinner than a thickness of any of the layers of the upper section and thinner than a thickness of any of the layers of the lower section.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2019Publication date: March 18, 2021Applicant: Intel CorporationInventors: Aleksandar Aleksov, Henning Braunisch, Shawna Liff, Brandon Rawlings, Veronica Strong, Johanna Swan
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Publication number: 20210074620Abstract: An lithographic reticle may be formed comprising a transparent substrate, a substantially opaque mask formed on the transparent substrate that defines at least one exposure window, wherein the at least one exposure window has a first end, a first filter formed on the transparent substrate within the at least one exposure window and abutting the first end thereof, and a second filter formed on the transparent substrate within the at least one exposure window and abutting the first filter, wherein an average transmissivity of the first filter is substantially one half of a transmissivity of the second filter. In another embodiment, the at least one exposure window includes a third filter abutting the second end and is adjacent the second filter. Further embodiments of the present description include interconnection structures and systems fabricated using the lithographic reticle.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2019Publication date: March 11, 2021Applicant: Intel CorporationInventors: Johanna Swan, Henning Braunisch, Aleksandar Aleksov, Shawna Liff, Brandon Rawlings, Veronica Strong
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Patent number: 10943851Abstract: An integrated circuit device assembly may be formed comprising a reconstituted wafer attached to a base substrate, wherein the base substrate provides thermal management and optical signal routes. In one embodiment, the base substrate may include a plurality of electrical interconnects for electrically coupling integrated circuit devices in the reconstituted wafer. In another embodiment, a plurality of electrical interconnects for electrically coupling integrated circuit devices in the reconstituted wafer may be formed in the reconstituted wafer itself.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2019Date of Patent: March 9, 2021Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Adel Elsherbini, Shawna Liff, Henning Braunisch, Johanna Swan
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Publication number: 20210041647Abstract: Microelectronic package communication is described using radio interfaces connected through wiring. One example includes a system board, an integrated circuit chip, and a package substrate mounted to the system board to carry the integrated circuit chip, the package substrate having conductive connectors to connect the integrated circuit chip to external components. A radio on the package substrate is coupled to the integrated circuit chip to modulate the data onto a carrier and to transmit the modulated data. A radio on the system board receives the transmitted modulated data and demodulates the received data, and a cable interface is coupled to the system board radio to couple the received demodulated data to a cable.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2020Publication date: February 11, 2021Inventors: Shawna LIFF, Adel A. ELSHERBINI, Telesphor KAMGAING, Sasha N. OSTER, Gaurav CHAWLA
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Publication number: 20200395313Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein include electronic packages and methods of fabricating electronic packages. In an embodiment, an electronic package comprises an interposer, where a cavity passes through the interposer, and a nested component in the cavity. In an embodiment, the electronic package further comprises a die coupled to the interposer by a first interconnect and coupled to the nested component by a second interconnect. In an embodiment, the first and second interconnects comprise a first bump, a bump pad over the first bump, and a second bump over the bump pad.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 11, 2019Publication date: December 17, 2020Inventors: Debendra MALLIK, Ravindranath MAHAJAN, Robert SANKMAN, Shawna LIFF, Srinivas PIETAMBARAM, Bharat PENMECHA
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Patent number: 10852495Abstract: Microelectronic package communication is described using radio interfaces connected through wiring. One example includes a system board, an integrated circuit chip, and a package substrate mounted to the system board to carry the integrated circuit chip, the package substrate having conductive connectors to connect the integrated circuit chip to external components. A radio on the package substrate is coupled to the integrated circuit chip to modulate the data onto a carrier and to transmit the modulated data. A radio on the system board receives the transmitted modulated data and demodulates the received data, and a cable interface is coupled to the system board radio to couple the received demodulated data to a cable.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2015Date of Patent: December 1, 2020Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Shawna Liff, Adel A. Elsherbini, Telesphor Kamgaing, Sasha N. Oster, Gaurav Chawla
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Publication number: 20200312803Abstract: Embodiments herein relate to systems, apparatuses, or processes directed to an interconnect joint that includes multiple core balls within a solder compound where the multiple core balls are substantially linearly aligned. The multiple core balls, which may include copper or be a polymer, couple with each other within the solder and form a substantially linear alignment during reflow. In embodiments, four or more core balls may be used to achieve a high aspect ratio interconnect joint with a tight pitch.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2019Publication date: October 1, 2020Inventors: Jimin YAO, Shawna LIFF, Xin YAN, Numair AHMED
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Publication number: 20200065263Abstract: Microelectronic package communication is described using radio interfaces connected through wiring. One example includes a system board, an integrated circuit chip, and a package substrate mounted to the system board to carry the integrated circuit chip, the package substrate having conductive connectors to connect the integrated circuit chip to external components. A radio on the package substrate is coupled to the integrated circuit chip to modulate the data onto a carrier and to transmit the modulated data. A radio on the system board receives the transmitted modulated data and demodulates the received data, and a cable interface is coupled to the system board radio to couple the received demodulated data to a cable.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2015Publication date: February 27, 2020Inventors: Shawna LIFF, Adel A. ELSHERBINI, Telesphor KAMGAING, Sasha N. OSTER, Gaurav CHAWLA
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Publication number: 20200051899Abstract: Embodiments include an electronics package and methods of forming such packages. In an embodiment, the electronics package comprises a first package substrate. In an embodiment, the first package substrate comprises, a die embedded in a mold layer, a thermal interface pad over a surface of the die, and a plurality of solder balls over the thermal interface pad. In an embodiment, the thermal interface pad and the solder balls are electrically isolated from circuitry of the electronics package. In an embodiment, the electronics package further comprises a second package substrate over the first package substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2018Publication date: February 13, 2020Inventors: Debendra MALLIK, Sanka GANESAN, Pilin LIU, Shawna LIFF, Sri Chaitra CHAVALI, Sandeep GAAN, Jimin YAO, Aastha UPPAL
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Publication number: 20190377392Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include a mmWave transceiver and methods of forming such devices. In an embodiment, the mmWave transceiver includes an RF module. The RF module may include a package substrate, a plurality of antennas formed on the package substrate, and a die attached to a surface of the package substrate. In an embodiment, the mmWave transceiver may also include a mainboard mounted to the RF module with one or more solder balls. In an embodiment, a thermal feature is embedded within the mainboard, and the thermal feature is separated from the die by a thermal interface material (TIM) layer. According to an embodiment, the thermal features are slugs and/or vias. In an embodiment, the die compresses the TIM layer resulting in a TIM layer with minimal thickness.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 1, 2017Publication date: December 12, 2019Inventors: Divya MANI, William J. LAMBERT, Shawna LIFF, Sergio A. CHAN ARGUEDAS, Robert L. SANKMAN
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Publication number: 20190304931Abstract: Electronic device shape configuration technology is disclosed. In an example, an electronic device substrate is provided that can comprise a top surface, and a bottom surface opposing the top surface. The top surface and/or the bottom surface can have a non-rectangular shaped perimeter. An electronic device die is also provided that can comprise a top surface, and a bottom surface opposing the top surface. The top surface and/or the bottom surface can have a non-rectangular shaped perimeter. In addition, an electronic device package is provided that can comprise a substrate having a top surface configured to receive a die and a bottom surface opposing the top surface. The package can also include a die having a top surface and a bottom surface opposing the top surface. The die can be coupled to the top surface of the substrate. The top surface and/or the bottom surface of either the substrate, or the die, or both can have a non-rectangular shaped perimeter.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2018Publication date: October 3, 2019Applicant: Intel CorporationInventors: Pramod Malatkar, Sairam Agraharam, Shawna Liff
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Publication number: 20190273197Abstract: One superconducting qubit device package disclosed herein includes a die having a first face and an opposing second face, and a package substrate having a first face and an opposing second face. The die includes a quantum device including a plurality of superconducting qubits and a plurality of resonators on the first face of the die, and a plurality of conductive pathways coupled between conductive contacts at the first face of the die and associated ones of the plurality of superconducting qubits or of the plurality of resonators. The second face of the package substrate also includes conductive contacts. The device package further includes first level interconnects disposed between the first face of the die and the second face of the package substrate, coupling the conductive contacts at the first face of the die with associated conductive contacts at the second face of the package substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2016Publication date: September 5, 2019Applicant: Intel CorporationInventors: Jeanette M. Roberts, Adel A. Elsherbini, Shawna Liff, Johanna M. Swan, Roman Caudillo, Zachary R. Yoscovits, Nicole K. Thomas, Ravi Pillarisetty, Hubert C. George, James S. Clarke
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Publication number: 20190228988Abstract: Electronic device package technology is disclosed. In one example, an electronic device package can include a substrate, an electronic component disposed on the substrate and electrically coupled to the substrate, and an underfill material disposed at least partially between the electronic component and the substrate. A lateral portion of the underfill material can comprises a lateral surface extending away from the substrate and a meniscus surface extending between the lateral surface and the electronic component.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 2, 2019Publication date: July 25, 2019Applicant: Intel CorporationInventors: Jimin Yao, Eric Li, Shawna Liff
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Publication number: 20190200451Abstract: A millimeter wave (mm-wave) communication interface includes a first semiconductor package coupled to a first substrate and a second semiconductor package coupled to a second substrate. The second substrate may be coupled at approximately a 90° angle to the first substrate. The second semiconductor package may include a mm-wave die that modulates digital data on a high frequency microwave signal and a mm-wave launcher that launches the modulated high-frequency microwave signal into a waveguide member operably coupled to the second substrate. In such an implementation, the waveguide member may beneficially exit the second substrate along a longitudinal axis parallel to the principal plane of the first substrate. Advantageously, all high-frequency components are close coupled to the second substrate without the use of an intervening interface.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2016Publication date: June 27, 2019Applicant: Intel CorporationInventors: SASHA OSTER, Georgios Dogiamis, TELESPHOR KAMGAING, Adel Elsherbini, Shawna Liff, Aleksandar Aleksov, JOHANNA SWAN
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Publication number: 20190190106Abstract: Generally, this disclosure provides apparatus and systems for coupling waveguides to a server package with a modular connector system, as well as methods for fabricating such a connector system. Such a system may be formed with connecting waveguides that turn a desired amount, which in turn may allow a server package to send a signal through a waveguide bundle in any given direction without bending waveguides.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2016Publication date: June 20, 2019Inventors: TELESPHOR KAMGAING, SASHA OSTER, Georgios Dogiamis, Adel Elsherbini, Shawna Liff, Aleksandar Aleksov, JOHANNA SWAN, Brandon Rawlings
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Publication number: 20190190119Abstract: A waveguide coupling system may include at least one waveguide member retention structure disposed on an exterior surface of a semiconductor package. The waveguide member retention structure may be disposed a defined distance or at a defined location with respect to an antenna carried by the semiconductor package. The waveguide member retention structure may engage and guide a waveguide member slidably inserted into the respective waveguide member retention structure. The waveguide member retention structure may position the waveguide member at a defined location with respect to the antenna to maximize the power transfer from the antenna to the waveguide member.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2016Publication date: June 20, 2019Applicant: INTEL CORPORATIONInventors: SASHA OSTER, GEORGIOS DOGIAMIS, TELESPHOR KAMGAING, ADEL ELSHERBINI, SHAWNA LIFF, ALEKSANDAR ALEKSOV, JOHANNA SWAN