Patents by Inventor Shih-Ping Hsu

Shih-Ping Hsu 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: 20120193789
    Abstract: A package stack device includes a first package structure having a plurality of first metal posts and a first electronic element disposed on a surface thereof, a second package structure having a plurality of second metal posts and a second electronic element disposed on opposite surfaces thereof, and an encapsulant formed between the first and second package structures for encapsulating the first electronic element. By connecting the first and second metal posts, the second package structure is stacked on the first package structure with the support of the metal posts and the encapsulant filling the gap therebetween so as to prevent warpage of the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2011
    Publication date: August 2, 2012
    Applicant: UNIMICRON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chu-Chin Hu, Shih-Ping Hsu, Yi-Ju Chen
  • Patent number: 8227711
    Abstract: A coreless packaging substrate includes: a substrate body including an auxiliary dielectric layer having opposing first and second surfaces, an inner wiring formed on the second surface, and a built-up structure formed on both the second surface of the auxiliary dielectric layer and the inner wiring; and a plurality of conductive bumps including metal pillars having opposing first and second ends and a solder layer formed on the first end, wherein the second ends of the metal pillars are disposed in the auxiliary dielectric layer and electrically connecting with the inner wiring, and the first ends of the metal pillars with the solder layer protrude from the first surface of the auxiliary dielectric layer, thereby achieving ultra-fine pitch and even-height conductive bumps. A method for fabricating the coreless packaging substrate as described above is further provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: Unimicron Technology Corporation
    Inventor: Shih-Ping Hsu
  • Publication number: 20120181688
    Abstract: A packaging substrate with conductive structure is provided, including a substrate body having at least one conductive pad on a surface thereof, a stress buffer metal layer disposed on the conductive pad and a thickness of the stress buffer metal layer being 1-20 ?m, a solder resist layer disposed on the substrate body and having at least one opening therein for correspondingly exposing a portion of top surface of the stress buffer metal layer, a metal post disposed on a central portion of the surface of the stress buffer metal layer, and a solder bump covering the surfaces of the metal post. Therefore, a highly reliable conductive structure is provided, by using the stress buffer metal layer to release thermal stresses, and using the metal post and the solder bump to increase the height of the conductive structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2012
    Publication date: July 19, 2012
    Inventor: Shih-Ping Hsu
  • Publication number: 20120104598
    Abstract: A package structure having an embedded semiconductor component, includes: a chip having an active surface with electrode pads and an inactive surface opposite to the active surface; a first insulating protection layer having a chip mounting area for the chip to be mounted thereon via the active surface thereof; a plurality of connection columns disposed in the first insulating protection layer at positions corresponding to the electrode pads and electrically connected to the electrode pads via solder bumps; an encapsulant formed on one surface of the first insulating protection layer having the chip mounted thereon for encapsulating the chip; and a built-up structure formed on the other surface of the first insulating protection layer and the connection columns. Due to the bending resistance of the encapuslant, the warpage of the built-up structure is prevented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2011
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Applicant: UNIMICRON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shih-Ping Hsu, I-Ta Tsai
  • Publication number: 20120037411
    Abstract: A packaging substrate includes: a core board with at least a cavity; a dielectric layer unit having upper and lower surfaces and encapsulating the core board and filling the cavity; a plurality of positioning pads embedded in the lower surface of the dielectric layer unit; at least a passive component having upper and lower surfaces with electrode pads disposed thereon and embedded in the dielectric layer unit so as to be received in the cavity of the core board at a position corresponding to the positioning pads; first and second wiring layers disposed on the upper and lower surfaces of the dielectric layer unit and electrically connected to the electrode pads of the upper and lower surfaces of the passive component through conductive vias, respectively. By embedding the passive component in the core board and the dielectric layer unit, the invention effectively reduces the height of the overall structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2010
    Publication date: February 16, 2012
    Applicant: UNIMICRON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shih-Ping Hsu, Zhao-Chong Zeng
  • Publication number: 20120037404
    Abstract: A packaging substrate includes: a dielectric layer unit having top and bottom surfaces; a positioning pad embedded in the bottom surface of the dielectric layer unit; at least a passive element having a plurality of electrode pads disposed on upper and lower surfaces thereof, the passive element being embedded in the dielectric layer unit and corresponding to the positioning pad; a first circuit layer disposed on the top surface of the dielectric layer unit, the first circuit layer having first conductive vias electrically connected to the electrode pads disposed on the upper surface of the passive element; and a second circuit layer disposed on the bottom surface of the dielectric layer unit, the second circuit layer having second conductive vias electrically connected to the electrode pads disposed on the lower surface of the passive element. Through the embedding of the passive element, the overall structure may have a reduced height.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2011
    Publication date: February 16, 2012
    Applicant: UNIMICRON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shih- Ping Hsu, Zhao-Chong Zeng
  • Patent number: 8110896
    Abstract: A capacitor components embedded substrate structure comprises a substrate, capacitor components, a first and second dielectric layers, and a circuit layer. The substrate includes a first surface, a second surface, and a hole penetrating the first and the second surfaces. The capacitor components whose surface is pretreated with a roughness process is received in the hole of the substrate, such that at least one surface of the capacitor components is disposed with a plurality of electrode pads. The first and the second dielectric layers are formed on the surface of substrate and the surface of the capacitor components respectively such that the capacitor components are secured in position in the hole of the substrate. The first and the second dielectric layers have a plurality of openings to expose the electrode pads of the capacitor components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Assignee: Unimicron Technology Corp.
    Inventor: Shih-Ping Hsu
  • Patent number: 8101866
    Abstract: A packaging substrate with conductive structure is provided, including a substrate body having at least one conductive pad on a surface thereof, a stress buffer metal layer disposed on the conductive pad, a solder resist layer disposed on the substrate body and having at least one opening therein for correspondingly exposing a portion of top surface of the stress buffer metal layer, a metal post disposed on a central portion of the surface of the stress buffer metal layer, and a solder bump covering the surfaces of the metal post. Therefore, a highly reliable conductive structure is provided, by using the stress buffer metal layer to release thermal stresses, and using the metal post and the solder bump to increase the height of the conductive structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2012
    Assignee: Unimicron Technology Corp.
    Inventor: Shih-Ping Hsu
  • Publication number: 20120013002
    Abstract: Disclosed is a package structure including a semiconductor chip disposed in a core board having a first surface and an opposite second surface. The package structure further includes a plurality of first and second electrode pads disposed on an active surface and an opposite inactive surface of the semiconductor chip respectively, the semiconductor chip having a plurality of through-silicon vias for electrically connecting the first and second electrode pads. As a result, the semiconductor chip is electrically connected to the two sides of the package structure via the through-silicon vias instead of conductive through holes, so as to enhance electrical quality and prevent the inactive surface of the semiconductor chip from occupying wiring layout space of the second surface of the core board to thereby increase wiring layout density and enhance electrical performance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Applicant: UNIMICRON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Shih-Ping Hsu
  • Patent number: 8070932
    Abstract: A circuit board with identifiable information and a method for fabricating the same are proposed. At least one insulating layer within the circuit board has a non-circuit area free of a circuit layout. A plurality of openings are formed in the non-circuit area of the insulating layer. A patterned circuit layer is formed on the insulating layer. Metal identifiable information is disposed in the openings of the non-circuit area. By this arrangement, a product status of the circuit board can be traced and identified via the metal patterned information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Assignee: Unimicron Technology Corp.
    Inventors: Shih-Ping Hsu, Shang-Wei Chen, Suo-Hsia Tang, Chao-Wen Shih
  • Patent number: 8058566
    Abstract: A packaging substrate structure includes a dielectric layer with a plurality of dielectric pillars disposed on a portion of a large-dimension opening area of the dielectric layer; and a first circuit layer with a plurality of first circuits disposed on a portion of the dielectric layer, and a conductive block disposed in the large-dimension opening area of the dielectric layer having the dielectric pillars. The dielectric pillars reduce the difference of the electrical current density distribution between the large-dimension opening area and small-dimension opening areas during electroplating, thereby overcoming the conventional drawback of insufficient thickness or a hollow center of the conductive block that results in an uneven thickness of the circuit layer. The invention further provides a method of manufacturing the packaging substrate structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignee: Unimicron Technology Corp.
    Inventor: Shih-Ping Hsu
  • Patent number: 8058721
    Abstract: Disclosed is a package structure including a semiconductor chip disposed in a core board having a first surface and an opposite second surface. The package structure further includes a plurality of first and second electrode pads disposed on an active surface and an opposite inactive surface of the semiconductor chip respectively, the semiconductor chip having a plurality of through-silicon vias for electrically connecting the first and second electrode pads. As a result, the semiconductor chip is electrically connected to the two sides of the package structure via the through-silicon vias instead of conductive through holes, so as to enhance electrical quality and prevent the inactive surface of the semiconductor chip from occupying wiring layout space of the second surface of the core board to thereby increase wiring layout density and enhance electrical performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignee: Unimicron Technology Corporation
    Inventor: Shih Ping Hsu
  • Patent number: 8058718
    Abstract: A package substrate embedded with a semiconductor component includes a substrate, a semiconductor chip, a first dielectric layer, a first circuit layer and first conductive vias. The substrate is formed with an opening for allowing the semiconductor chip to be secured therein. The semiconductor chip has an active surface and an inactive surface, wherein a plurality of electrode pads are formed on the active surface thereof and a passivation layer disposed thereon. The first dielectric layer is disposed both on the substrate and the passivation layer, wherein vias are formed at locations corresponding to those of the electrode pads and penetrating the dielectric layer and the passivation layer to expose the electrode pads therefrom. The first circuit layer is disposed on the first dielectric layer and electrically connected to the first conductive vias.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignee: Unimicron Technology Corp.
    Inventors: Shih-Ping Hsu, Kan-Jung Chia
  • Patent number: 8058105
    Abstract: A method of fabricating a packaging structure includes cutting a panel of packaging substrate into a plurality of packaging substrate blocks each having a plurality of packaging substrate units; mounting and packaging a semiconductor chip on each of the packaging substrate unit to form package blocks each having multiple packaging structure units; and cutting package blocks to form a plurality of package units. In the method, the alignment difference between the packaging structure units in each package block is minimized by appropriately cutting and forming substrate blocks to achieve higher precision and better yield, and also packaging of semiconductor chips can be performed on all package units in the substrate blocks, thereby integrating fabrication with packaging at one time to improve production efficiency and reduce the overall costs as a result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignee: Unimicron Technology Corporation
    Inventor: Shih-Ping Hsu
  • Patent number: 8022513
    Abstract: A packaging substrate structure with electronic components embedded therein and a method for fabricating the same are disclosed. The packaging substrate structure comprises a core board with a wiring layer on the two opposite surfaces thereof; a first built-up structure disposed on at least one surface of the core board and having a cavity to expose the surface of the core board; an electronic component disposed in the cavity and having an active surface and an inactive surface, where the active surface has pluralities of electrode pads and the inactive surface faces the surface of the core board; and a solder mask disposed on the surfaces of the first built-up structure and the electronic component, where the solder mask has pluralities of first openings to expose the electrode pads of the electronic component. Accordingly, the packaging substrate disclosed by the present invention can efficiently enhance electrical performance and product reliability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Assignee: Unimicron Technology Corp.
    Inventor: Shih-Ping Hsu
  • Patent number: 8017442
    Abstract: A method fabricates a packaging structure, including cutting a complete panel of packaging substrates with a large area into a plurality of packaging substrate blocks each having a plurality of packaging substrate units; mounting a semiconductor chip on each of the packaging substrate units and securing the semiconductor chip to the packaging substrate unit with a molding material, to form a plurality of packaging structure blocks each having a plurality of packaging structure units; and cutting the packaging structure block into a plurality of packaging structure units. Accordingly, each of the packaging structure unit has a moderate area, the alignment difference between the packaging structure units in each of the packaging structure blocks can be reduced, and the semiconductor chips for all the packaging substrate units in each of the packaging substrate blocks can be packaged at one time. Therefore, the yield is increased and the overall cost is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2011
    Assignee: Unimicron Technology Corporation
    Inventor: Shih-Ping Hsu
  • Patent number: 7973398
    Abstract: An embedded chip package structure is proposed. The embedded chip package structure includes a supporting board with a protruding section, a semiconductor chip formed on the protruding section of the supporting board, a dielectric layer formed on the supporting board and the semiconductor chip, and a circuit layer formed on the dielectric layer. The circuit layer is electrically connected to electrode pads of the semiconductor chip via a plurality of conducting structures formed inside the dielectric layer such that the semiconductor chip can be electrically connected to an external element through the circuit layer. By varying the thicknesses of the protruding section, the dielectric layer and the supporting board, warpage of the package structure resulted from temperature change during the fabrication process can be prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2011
    Assignee: Unimicron Technology Corp.
    Inventor: Shih-Ping Hsu
  • Publication number: 20110154664
    Abstract: A circuit board structure and a method for fabricating the same are proposed. The structure includes an insulating protective layer having a plurality of openings in which conductive vias are formed, a patterned circuit layer formed on the surface of the insulating protective layer and electrically connected to the conductive vias in the openings of the insulating protective layer, and a dielectric layer formed on the insulating protective layer and on the surface of the patterned circuit layer, wherein a plurality of openings are formed in the dielectric layer to thereby expose parts of the patterned circuit layer. Accordingly, the present invention reduces the thickness of a circuit board, which reduces package size, improves product performance, and conforms to the developmental trend toward smaller electronic devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2011
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Applicant: UNIMICRON TECHNOLOGY CORP.
    Inventors: Shing-Ru Wang, Hsien-Shou Wang, Shih-Ping Hsu
  • Patent number: 7969745
    Abstract: The present invention provides a circuit board having electronic components integrated therein, including a carrier board having an metallic oxide layer formed on each two surfaces of a metal layer, and having at least one through cavity; at least a semiconductor chip hold in the opening; at least a capacitor disposed on one surface of the carrier board, wherein the surface with the capacitor disposed thereon is at the same side with the active surface of the semiconductor chip. The capacitor is constituted of a first electrode plate disposed on partial surface of one side of the carrier board, a high dielectric material layer disposed on the surface of the first electrode plate, and a second electrode plate, paralleling and corresponding to the first electrode plate, disposed on the surface of the high dielectric material. The metal layer and the oxidation layer of the carrier board can enhance rigidity as well as tenacity and also integrate semiconductor chips and capacitors in the circuit board structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Assignee: Unimicron Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Shih-Ping Hsu, Kan-Jung Chia
  • Patent number: 7956472
    Abstract: A packaging substrate having an electrical connection structure and a method for fabricating the same are provided. The packaging substrate have a substrate body with a plurality of conductive pads on a surface thereof; a solder mask layer disposed on the substrate body with a plurality of openings corresponding to the conductive pads, the size of each of the openings being larger than each of the conductive pads; and electroplated solder bumps for covering the conductive pads to provide better bond strength and reliability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: Unimicron Technology Corp.
    Inventor: Shih-Ping Hsu