Patents by Inventor Steven P. Nally

Steven P. Nally 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).

  • Methods for finishing microelectronic device packages
    Publication number: 20040104200
    Abstract: Methods for finishing or refurbishing surfaces on protective covers encapsulating microelectronic dies. In one embodiment, a method for finishing a surface of a protective package on a microelectronic device includes abrading the surface of the package by engaging an abrasive media with the surface of the package, terminating the abrasion when a surface blemish has been at least partially removed from the package, and cleaning residual materials from the package after terminating the abrasion of the package surface. The abrasive media can include a fixed-abrasive member, a fixed-abrasive member and a solution, a non-abrasive member and a chemical solution having abrasive particles, or an abrasive blasting media.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2003
    Publication date: June 3, 2004
    Inventors: Steven P. Nally, Vernon M. Williams, Ford B. Grigg
  • Methods for finishing microelectronic device packages
    Patent number: 6602430
    Abstract: Methods for finishing or refurbishing surfaces on protective covers encapsulating microelectronic dies. In one embodiment, a method for fishing a surface of a protective package on a microelectronic device includes abrading the surface of the package by engaging an abrasive media with the surface of the package, terminating the abrasion when a surface blemish has been at least partially removed from the package, and cleaning residual materials from the package after terminating the abrasion of the package surface. The abrasive media can include a fixed-abrasive member, a fixed-abrasive member and a solution, a non-abrasive member and a chemical solution having abrasive particles, or an abrasive blasting media.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2003
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven P. Nally, Vernon M. Williams, Ford B. Grigg