Patents by Inventor Shawna M. Liff

Shawna M. 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).

  • Publication number: 20200098725
    Abstract: Embodiments herein relate to a semiconductor package or a semiconductor package structure that includes an interposer with opposing first and second sides. A memory and a processing unit may be coupled with the second side of the interposer, and the first side of the interposer may be to couple with the substrate. The processing unit and memory may be communicatively coupled with one another and the substrate by the interposer. Other embodiments may be described or claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2018
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Applicant: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Shawna M. Liff, Adel A. Elsherbini, Johanna M. Swan, Gerald S. Pasdast, Babak Sabi
  • Publication number: 20200098692
    Abstract: Microelectronic assemblies, and related devices and methods, are disclosed herein. For example, in some embodiments, a microelectronic assembly may include a bridge structure having a surface; a first die coupled to the surface of the bridge structure by first interconnects, where the first die at least partially overlaps the bridge structure and is non-rectilinear to the bridge structure; and a second die coupled to the surface of the bridge structure by second interconnects, where the second die at least partially overlaps the bridge structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2018
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Applicant: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Shawna M. Liff, Adel A. Elsherbini, Johanna M. Swan
  • Publication number: 20200091128
    Abstract: Microelectronic assemblies, related devices and methods, are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a microelectronic assembly may include a package substrate having a first surface and an opposing second surface; a first die having a first surface and an opposing second surface, wherein the first die is embedded in a first dielectric layer, wherein the first surface of the first die is coupled to the second surface of the package substrate, and wherein the first dielectric layer is between a second dielectric layer and the second surface of the package substrate; a second die having a first surface and an opposing second surface, wherein the second die is embedded in the second dielectric layer, and wherein the first surface of the second die is coupled to the second surface of the package substrate by a conductive pillar; and a shield structure that at least partially surrounds the conductive pillar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2018
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Applicant: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Adel A. Elsherbini, Georgios Dogiamis, Shawna M. Liff, Zhiguo Qian, Johanna M. Swan
  • Patent number: 10594029
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include a reconfigurable communication system, that includes a substrate and a metamaterial shield formed over the substrate. In an embodiment, the metamaterial shield surrounds one or more components on the substrate. Additionally, a plurality of first piezoelectric actuators may be formed on the substrate. The first piezoelectric actuators may be configured to deform the metamaterial shield and change a frequency band that is permitted to pass through the metamaterial shield. Embodiments may also include a reconfigurable antenna that includes a metamaterial. In an embodiment, a plurality of second piezoelectric actuators may be configured to deform the metamaterial of the antenna and change a central operating frequency of the antenna. Embodiments may also include an integrated circuit electrically coupled to the plurality of first piezoelectric actuators and second piezoelectric actuators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Shawna M. Liff, Adel A. Elsherbini, Sasha N. Oster, Feras Eid, Georgios C. Dogiamis, Thomas L. Sounart, Johanna M. Swan
  • Publication number: 20200075521
    Abstract: In embodiments, a semiconductor package may include a first die and a second die. The package may additionally include a serializer/deserializer (SerDes) die coupled with the first and the second dies. The SerDes die may be configured to serialize signals transmitted from the first die to the second die, and deserialize signals received from the second die. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Applicant: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Adel A. Elsherbini, Johanna M. Swan, Shawna M. Liff, Gerald S. Pasdast
  • Publication number: 20200064555
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include an optical routing device that includes an organic substrate. According to an embodiment, an array of cavities are formed into the organic substrate and an array of piezoelectrically actuated mirrors may be anchored to the organic substrate with each piezoelectrically actuated mirror extending over a cavity. In order to properly rout incoming optical signals, the optical routing device may also include a routing die mounted on the organic substrate. The routing die may be electrically coupled to each of the piezoelectrically actuated mirrors and is able to generated a voltage across the first and second electrodes of each piezoelectrically actuated mirror. Additionally, a photodetector may be electrically coupled to the routing die. According to an embodiment, an array of fiber optic cables may be optically coupled with one of the piezoelectrically actuated mirrors and optically coupled with the photodetector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2016
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Inventors: Sasha N. OSTER, Johanna M. SWAN, Feras EID, Thomas L. SOUNART, Aleksandar ALEKSOV, Shawna M. LIFF, Baris BICEN, Valluri R. RAO
  • Publication number: 20200067816
    Abstract: Embodiments herein may relate to a processor package with a substrate and a multi-chip processor coupled with the substrate. The multi-chip processor may include a dual-sided interconnect structure coupled with a first chip, a second chip, and a third chip. The first chip may be communicatively coupled with the second chip by an on-chip communication route. Likewise, the second chip may be communicatively coupled with the first chip by an on-chip communication route. Additionally, the first chip may be communicatively coupled with the third chip by a fast-lane communication route. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Applicant: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Adel A. Elsherbini, Tejpal Singh, Shawna M. Liff, Gerald S. Pasdast, Johanna M. Swan
  • Patent number: 10573608
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include a microelectronic device that includes a first die having a silicon based substrate and a second die coupled to the first die. In one example, the second die is formed with compound semiconductor materials. The microelectronic device includes a substrate that is coupled to the first die with a plurality of electrical connections. The substrate including an antenna unit for transmitting and receiving communications at a frequency of approximately 4 GHz or higher.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Georgios C. Dogiamis, Telesphor Kamgaing, Eric J. Li, Javier A. Falcon, Yoshihiro Tomita, Vijay K. Nair, Shawna M. Liff
  • Patent number: 10566672
    Abstract: The systems and methods described herein provide a traveling wave launcher system physically and communicably coupled to a semiconductor package and to a waveguide connector. The traveling wave launcher system includes a slot-line signal converter and a tapered slot launcher. The slot-line signal converter may be formed integral with the semiconductor package and includes a balun structure that converts the microstrip signal to a slot-line signal. The tapered slot launcher is communicably coupled to the slot-line signal converter and includes a planar first member and a planar second member that form a slot. The tapered slot launcher converts the slot-line signal to a traveling wave signal that is propagated to the waveguide connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Adel A. Elsherbini, Sasha N. Oster, Johanna M. Swan, Georgios C. Dogiamis, Shawna M. Liff, Aleksandar Aleksov, Telesphor Kamgaing
  • Publication number: 20200036095
    Abstract: Embodiments are generally directed to a package architecture for antenna arrays. An embodiment of an apparatus includes an electronic package, the electronic package including one or more routing layers; a transmitter to drive a signal for wireless transmission; and an assembled phased array antenna to transmit the signal, the assembled phased array antenna including a plurality of separate antenna elements in an array, each antenna element of the array being individually attached to a first side of the electronic package. The antenna elements include a first antenna element and a second antenna element, wherein the first antenna element is separated from the second antenna element by a gap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2017
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventors: Adel A. ELSHERBINI, Shawna M. LIFF, William J. LAMBERT
  • Publication number: 20190385979
    Abstract: Processes for configuring a plurality of independent die packages for socketing. The packages are attached to a carrier wafer with a release film. The attached plurality of independent die packages are overmolded to provide a molded multi-die package. The molded multi-die package is planarized to expose the dies, singulated, and released from the carrier wafer. The singulated, molded multi-die packaging may be picked for further processing and placed into a socket. A plurality of molded, multi-die packages may be placed in a socket and operate as a computer system. The independent die packages may each perform and same computer application function or different computer application functions, and may have the same or different dimensions. The socket may have any of a number of configurations as may be needed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2018
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Inventors: Jonathan L. Rosch, Amruthavalli Pallavi Alur, Arun Chandrasekhar, Shawna M. Liff
  • Publication number: 20190385977
    Abstract: Microelectronic assemblies, related devices and methods, are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a microelectronic assembly may include a package substrate having a first surface and an opposing second surface; a first die having a first surface and an opposing second surface embedded in a first dielectric layer, where the first surface of the first die is coupled to the second surface of the package substrate by first interconnects; a second die having a first surface and an opposing second surface embedded in a second dielectric layer, where the first surface of the second die is coupled to the second surface of the first die by second interconnects; and a third die having a first surface and an opposing second surface embedded in a third dielectric layer, where the first surface of the third die is coupled to the second surface of the second die by third interconnects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2018
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Applicant: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Adel A. Elsherbini, Feras Eid, Johanna M. Swan, Shawna M. Liff
  • Patent number: 10504863
    Abstract: BGA packages with a spatially varied ball height, molds and techniques to form such packages. A template or mold with cavities may be pre-fabricated to hold solder paste material applied to the mold, for example with a solder paste printing process. The depth and/or diameter of the cavities may be predetermined as a function of spatial position within the mold working surface area. Mold cavity dimensions may be specified corresponding to package position to account for one or more pre-existing or expected spatial variations in the package, such as a package-level warpage measurement. Any number of different ball heights may be provided. The molds may be employed in a standardize process that need not be modified with each change in the mold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Eric J. Li, Jimin Yao, Shawna M. Liff
  • Publication number: 20190355666
    Abstract: A microelectronic structure includes a microelectronic substrate having a first surface and a cavity extending into the substrate from the microelectronic substrate first surface, a first microelectronic device and a second microelectronic device attached to the microelectronic substrate first surface, and a microelectronic bridge disposed within the microelectronic substrate cavity and attached to the first microelectronic device and to the second microelectronic device. In one embodiment, the microelectronic structure may include a reconstituted wafer formed from the first microelectronic device and the second microelectronic device. In another embodiment, a flux material may extend between the first microelectronic device and the microelectronic bridge and between the second microelectronic device and the microelectronic bridge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2019
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Applicant: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Eric J. Li, Timothy A. Gosselin, Yoshihiro Tomita, Shawna M. Liff, Amram Eitan, Mark Saltas
  • Patent number: 10468367
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the field of fabricating microelectronic packages, wherein cavities are formed in a dielectric layer deposited on a first substrate to maintain separation between soldered interconnections. In one embodiment, the cavities may have sloped sidewalls. In another embodiment, a solder paste may be deposited in the cavities and upon heating solder structures may be formed. In other embodiments, the solder structures may be placed in the cavities or may be formed on a second substrate to which the first substrate may be connected. In still other embodiments, solder structures may be formed on both the first substrate and a second substrate. The solder structures may be used to form solder interconnects by contact and reflow with either contact lands or solder structures on a second substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Chuan Hu, Shawna M. Liff, Gregory S. Clemons
  • Publication number: 20190317285
    Abstract: An optoelectronic apparatus is presented. In embodiments, the apparatus may include a package including a substrate with a first side and a second side opposite the first side, wherein the first side comprises a ball grid array (BGA) field. The apparatus may further include one or more integrated circuits (ICs) disposed on the first side of the substrate, inside the BGA field, that thermally interface with a printed circuit board (PCB), to which the package is to be coupled, one or more optical ICs coupled to the second side and communicatively coupled with the one or more ICs via interconnects provided in the substrate, wherein at least one of the optical ICs is at least partially covered by an integrated heat spreader (IHS), to provide dissipation of heat produced by the at least one optical IC.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2017
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: Shawna M. LIFF, Henning BRAUNISCH, Timothy A. GOSSELIN, Prasanna RAGHAVAN, Yikang DENG, Zhiguo QIAN
  • Patent number: 10446461
    Abstract: Molded electronics package cavities are formed by placing a sacrificial material in the mold and then decomposing, washing, or etching away this sacrificial material. The electronics package that includes this sacrificial material is then overmolded, with little or no change needed in the overmolding process. Following overmolding, the sacrificial material is removed such as using a thermal, chemical, optical, or other decomposing process. This proposed use of sacrificial material allows for formation of complex 3-D cavities, and reduces or eliminates the need for precise material removal tolerances. Multiple instances of the sacrificial material may be removed simultaneously, replacing a serial drilling process with a parallel material removal manufacturing process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Sasha Oster, Adel A. Elsherbini, Joshua D. Heppner, Shawna M. Liff
  • Publication number: 20190311980
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are microelectronic assemblies with integrated perovskite layers, and related devices and methods. For example, in some embodiments, a microelectronic assembly may include an organic package substrate portion having a surface with a conductive layer, and a perovskite conductive layer on the conductive layer. In some embodiments, a microelectronic assembly may include an organic package substrate portion having a surface with a conductive layer, a perovskite conductive layer having a first crystalline structure on the conductive layer, and a perovskite dielectric layer having a second crystalline structure on the perovskite conductive layer. In some embodiments, the first and second crystalline structures have a same orientation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2018
    Publication date: October 10, 2019
    Applicant: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Feras Eid, Shawna M. Liff, Thomas Sounart, Johanna M. Swan
  • Publication number: 20190312001
    Abstract: A system for packaging integrated circuits includes an integrated circuit having one or more integrated circuit terminals. The system for packaging integrated circuits also includes a substrate having one or more substrate terminals. The system for packaging integrated circuits further includes an electrically conductive adhesive in communication with the integrated circuit terminals and the substrate terminals. The electrically conductive adhesive establishes an electrical connection between each of the one or more integrated circuit terminals and the one or more substrate terminals. The electrical connection between each of the one or more integrated circuit terminals and the one or more substrate terminals are enclosed in a dielectric. The system for packaging integrated circuits includes a second adhesive in communication with the integrated circuit and the substrate, wherein the second adhesive couples the integrated circuit and substrate together.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2016
    Publication date: October 10, 2019
    Inventors: Veronica A. Strong, Sasha N. Oster, Shawna M. Liff
  • Publication number: 20190297975
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include an active venting system. According to an embodiment of the invention, the active venting system may include a substrate having one or more seams formed through the substrate. In order to open the vents defined by the seams through the substrate, a piezoelectric layer may be formed proximate to one or more of the seams. Additional embodiments may include a first electrode and a second electrode that contact the piezoelectric layer in order to provide a voltage differential across the piezoelectric layer. In an embodiment the active venting system may be integrated into a garment. In such an embodiment, the garment may also include an electronics module for controlling the actuators. Additionally, conductive traces may be printed on the garment or sewn into the garment to provide electrical connections from the electronics module to each of the piezoelectric actuators.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2016
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventors: Aleksandar ALEKSOV, Sasha N. OSTER, Feras EID, Shawna M. LIFF, Thomas L. SOUNART, Johanna M. SWAN, Baris BICEN, Valluri R. RAO