Patents by Inventor Suan Jeung Boon
Suan Jeung Boon 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: 7791203Abstract: Packaged semiconductor devices and assemblies including interconnects and methods for forming such interconnects are disclosed herein. One embodiment of a packaged semiconductor assembly includes a die attached to a support layer. A plurality of interconnects are embedded in and project from the support layer, such that the support layer at least partially retains the interconnects in a predetermined array. An encapsulant is molded around each of the interconnects and encases at least a portion of the die, support layer and interconnects.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2007Date of Patent: September 7, 2010Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.Inventors: Suan Jeung Boon, Yong Poo Chia, Meow Koon Eng
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Publication number: 20100146780Abstract: A method for packaging integrated circuit chips (die) is described that includes providing a base substrate with package level contacts, coating a base substrate with adhesive, placing dies on the adhesive, electrically connecting the die to the package level contacts, and removing the backside of the base substrate to expose the backside of the package level contacts. Accordingly, an essentially true chip scale package is formed. Multi-chip modules are formed by filling gaps between the chips with an encapsulant. In an embodiment, chips are interconnected by electrical connections between package level contacts in the base substrate. In an embodiment, substrates each having chips are adhered back-to-back with through vias formed in aligned saw streets to interconnect the back-to-back chip assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2010Publication date: June 17, 2010Inventors: Yong Poo Chia, Low Siu Waf, Suan Jeung Boon, Eng Meow Koon, Swee Kwang Chua
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Patent number: 7712211Abstract: A method for packaging integrated circuit chips (die) is described that includes providing a base substrate with package level contacts, coating a base substrate with adhesive, placing dies on the adhesive, electrically connecting the die to the package level contacts, and removing the backside of the base substrate to expose the backside of the package level contacts. Accordingly, an essentially true chip scale package is formed. Multi-chip modules are formed by filling gaps between the chips with an encapsulant. In an embodiment, chips are interconnected by electrical connections between package level contacts in the base substrate. In an embodiment, substrates each having chips are adhered back-to-back with through vias formed in aligned saw streets to interconnect the back-to-back chip assembly.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2003Date of Patent: May 11, 2010Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.Inventors: Yong Poo Chia, Low Siu Waf, Suan Jeung Boon, Eng Meow Koon, Swee Kwang Chua
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Publication number: 20100072603Abstract: A sacrificial substrate for fabricating semiconductor device assemblies and packages with edge contacts includes conductive elements on a surface thereof, which are located so as to align along a street between each adjacent pair of semiconductor devices on the device substrate. A semiconductor device assembly or package includes a semiconductor device, a redistribution layer over an active surface of the semiconductor device, and dielectric material coating at least portions of an outer periphery of the semiconductor device. Peripheral sections of contacts are located on the peripheral edge and electrically isolated therefrom by the dielectric coating. The contacts may also include upper sections that extend partially over the active surface of the semiconductor device. The assembly or package may include any type of semiconductor device, including a processor, a memory device, and emitter, or an optically sensitive device.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2009Publication date: March 25, 2010Applicant: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.Inventors: Suan Jeung Boon, Yong Poo Chia, Meow Koon Eng, Siu Waf Low
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Patent number: 7674655Abstract: Semiconductor devices and assemblies including interconnects and methods for forming such interconnects are disclosed herein. One embodiment of a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes forming a plurality of first side trenches to an intermediate depth in a molded portion of a molded wafer having a plurality of dies arranged in rows and columns. The method also includes removing material from a second side of the molded portion at areas aligned with the first side trenches, wherein removing the material forms openings through the molded portion. The method further includes forming a plurality of electrical contacts at the second side of the molded portion at the openings and electrically connecting the second side contacts to corresponding bond-sites on the dies.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2007Date of Patent: March 9, 2010Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.Inventors: Swee Kwang Chua, Suan Jeung Boon, Yong Poo Chia
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Patent number: 7646102Abstract: Flip chip packages formed at a wafer level on semiconductor wafers for electronic systems provide convenient prepackaging. The package, in one embodiment, includes an adhesive layer applied to an active side of the wafer. The adhesive layer has openings to permit access to the conductive pads on each die. A conductive material substantially fills the openings. A pre-packaged die diced from the semiconductor wafer is mounted to a support wherein the conductive material effects electrical interconnection between the conductive pads on the die and receiving conductors on the support. The pre-packaged die can be coupled to a processor for an electronic system. To provide greater mounting densities, two or more dice may be coupled with the adhesive layer providing a covering for the two or more dice. The prepackaged chip with two or more dice may be coupled to a processor reducing the volume needed in an electronic system.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2006Date of Patent: January 12, 2010Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.Inventor: Suan Jeung Boon
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Patent number: 7633159Abstract: A sacrificial substrate for fabricating semiconductor device assemblies and packages with edge contacts includes conductive elements on a surface thereof, which are located so as to align along a street between each adjacent pair of semiconductor devices on the device substrate. A semiconductor device assembly or package includes a semiconductor device, a redistribution layer over an active surface of the semiconductor device, and dielectric material coating at least portions of an outer periphery of the semiconductor device. Peripheral sections of contacts are located on the peripheral edge and electrically isolated therefrom by the dielectric coating. The contacts may also include upper sections that extend partially over the active surface of the semiconductor device. The assembly or package may include any type of semiconductor device, including a processor, a memory device, and emitter, or an optically sensitive device.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2005Date of Patent: December 15, 2009Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.Inventors: Suan Jeung Boon, Yong Poo Chia, Meow Koon Eng, Siu Waf Low
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Patent number: 7579681Abstract: A wafer level package, and a semiconductor wafer, electronic system, and a memory module that include one or more of the wafer level packages, and methods of fabricating the die packages on a wafer level, and integrated circuit modules that include one or more packages are provided. In one embodiment, the die package comprises a redistribution layer interconnecting two or more dies disposed on a substrate, typically a semiconductor wafer, the redistribution layer including a first trace connecting a bond pad of each of two dies, and a second trace connecting one of the bond pads of the two dies to a ball pad. The die package of the invention can comprise memory devices such as static random access memories (SRAMs), and can be incorporated into a variety of electronic systems as part of a memory package such as single in line memory modules (SIMMs) or dual in line memory modules.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2002Date of Patent: August 25, 2009Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.Inventors: Yong Poo Chia, Suan Jeung Boon, Siu Waf Low, Yong Loo Neo, Bok Leng Ser
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Patent number: 7553697Abstract: A semiconductor device package and method of fabricating the same are disclosed. The semiconductor device package may include a variety of semiconductor dice, thereby providing a system on a chip solution. The semiconductor dice are attached to connection locations associated with a conductive trace layer such as through flip-chip technology. A plurality of circuit connection elements is also coupled to the conductive trace layer, either directly or through additional, intervening conductive trace layers. An encapsulation layer may be formed over the dice and substrate. Portions of the circuit connection elements remain exposed through the encapsulation layer for connection to external devices. A plurality of conductive bumps may be formed, each conductive bump being disposed atop an exposed portion of a circuit connection element, to facilitate electrical connection with an external device.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2006Date of Patent: June 30, 2009Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.Inventors: Meow Koon Eng, Yong Poo Chia, Yong Loo Neo, Suan Jeung Boon, Siu Waf Low, Swee Kwang Chua, Suangwu Huang
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Patent number: 7485562Abstract: The present invention defines a packaging implementation providing a multichip multilayer system on a chip solution. Greater integration of a plurality and variety of known good die contained within cavities formed in a separate substrate is achieved. Additional redistribution and interconnect layers above the multichip configuration may be formed with the redistribution layers terminating in electrical connections such as conductive bumps or balls. In one embodiment, the substrate cavities receive signal device connections, such as conductive bumps, of a plurality of semiconductor dice in a flip-chip configuration. A portion of the substrate's back surface is then removed to a depth sufficient to expose the conductive bumps. In another embodiment, the cavities receive the semiconductor dice with their active surface facing up, wherein metal layer connections are formed and coupled to bond pads or other electrical connectors of the semiconductor dice.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2005Date of Patent: February 3, 2009Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.Inventors: Swee Kwang Chua, Siu Waf Low, Yong Poo Chia, Meow Koon Eng, Yong Loo Neo, Suan Jeung Boon, Suangwu Huang, Wei Zhou
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Publication number: 20090014858Abstract: Packaged semiconductor assemblies including interconnect structures and methods for forming such interconnect structures are disclosed herein. One embodiment of a packaged semiconductor assembly includes a support member having a first bond-site and a die carried by the support member having a second bond-site. An interconnect structure is connected between the first and second bond-sites and includes a wire that is coupled to at least one of the first and second bond-sites. The interconnect structure also includes a third bond-site coupled to the wire between the first and second bond-sites.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2007Publication date: January 15, 2009Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.Inventors: Suan Jeung Boon, Meow Koon Eng, Yong Poo Chia
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Publication number: 20080211113Abstract: Through vias in a substrate are formed by creating a trench in a top side of the substrate and at least one trench in the back side of the substrate. The sum of the depths of the trenches at least equals the height of the substrate. The trenches cross at intersections, which accordingly form the through vias from the top side to the back side. The through vias are filled with a conductor to form contacts on both sides and the edge of the substrate. Contacts on the backside are formed at each of the trench. The through vias from the edge contacts. Traces connect bond pads to the conductor in the through via. Some traces are parallel to the back side traces. Some traces are skew to the back side traces. The substrate is diced to form individual die.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2008Publication date: September 4, 2008Inventors: Swee Kwang Chua, Suan Jeung Boon, Yong Poo Chia, Yong Loo Neo
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Patent number: 7375009Abstract: Through vias in a substrate are formed by creating a trench in a top side of the substrate and at least one trench in the back side of the substrate. The sum of the depths of the trenches at least equals the height of the substrate. The trenches cross at intersections, which accordingly form the through vias from the top side to the back side. The through vias are filled with a conductor to form contacts on both sides and the edge of the substrate. Contacts on the backside are formed at each of the trench. The through vias from the edge contacts. Traces connect bond pads to the conductor in the through via. Some traces are parallel to the back side traces. Some traces are skew to the back side traces. The substrate is diced to form individual die.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2002Date of Patent: May 20, 2008Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.Inventors: Swee Kwang Chua, Suan Jeung Boon, Yong Poo Chia, Yong Loo Neo
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Patent number: 7368374Abstract: A wafer level package, and a semiconductor wafer, electronic system, and a memory module that include one or more of the wafer level packages, and methods of fabricating the die packages on a wafer level, and integrated circuit modules that include one or more packages are provided. In one embodiment, the die package comprises a redistribution layer interconnecting two or more dies disposed on a substrate, typically a semiconductor wafer, the redistribution layer including a first trace connecting a bond pad of each of two dies, and a second trace connecting one of the bond pads of the two dies to a ball pad. The die package of the invention can comprise memory devices such as static random access memories (SRAMs), and can be incorporated into a variety of electronic systems as part of a memory package such as single in line memory modules (SIMMs) or dual in line memory modules.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2004Date of Patent: May 6, 2008Assignee: Micron Technology Inc.Inventors: Yong Poo Chia, Suan Jeung Boon, Siu Waf Low, Yong Loo Neo, Bok Leng Ser
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Patent number: 7304375Abstract: Systems and methods for packaging integrated circuit chips in castellation wafer level packaging are provided. The active circuit areas of the chips are coupled to castellation blocks and, depending on the embodiment, input/output pads. The castellation blocks and input/output pads are encapsulated and held in place by an encapsulant. When the devices are being fabricated, the castellation blocks and input/output pads are sawed through. If necessary, the wafer portion on which the devices are fabricated may be thinned. The packages may be used as a leadless chip carrier package or may be stacked on top of one another. When stacked, the respective contacts of the packages are preferably coupled. Data may be written to, and received from, packaged chips when a chip is activated. Chips may be activated by applying the appropriate signal or signals to the appropriate contact or contacts.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2005Date of Patent: December 4, 2007Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.Inventors: Suan Jeung Boon, Yong Poo Chia, Siu Waf Low, Meow Koon Eng, Swee Kwang Chua, Shuang Wu Huang, Yong Loo Neo, Wei Zhou
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Patent number: 7274094Abstract: A leadless image sensor package and methods for its assembly. In a first embodiment, an image sensor chip is mounted within a bottom-side cavity of a package shell in a flip-chip manner such that sensing circuitry on the image sensor chip is exposed through an aperture in the top side of the package shell. A transparent encapsulant material is deposited within the aperture to encase interconnect bonds between the package shell and the image sensor chip. A transparent lid is held in place over the aperture by the encapsulant material. The back surface of the image sensor chip is left exposed. In a second embodiment particularly suitable for high-end image sensors, an encapsulant material is not required. Instead, a backing cap is hermetically sealed to a ledge surface in the package shell to cover the bottom-side cavity. A compression member formed on the backing cap contacts the image sensor chip and maintains interconnect bond integrity.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2002Date of Patent: September 25, 2007Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.Inventors: Suan Jeung Boon, Yong Poo Chia, Yong Loo Neo, Swee Kwang Chua, Siu Waf Low
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Patent number: 7271027Abstract: Systems and methods for packaging integrated circuit chips in castellation wafer level packaging are provided. The active circuit areas of the chips are coupled to castellation blocks and, depending on the embodiment, input/output pads. The castellation blocks and input/output pads are encapsulated and held in place by an encapsulant. When the devices are being fabricated, the castellation blocks and input/output pads are sawed through. If necessary, the wafer portion on which the devices are fabricated may be thinned. The packages may be used as a leadless chip carrier package or may be stacked on top of one another. When stacked, the respective contacts of the packages are preferably coupled. Data may be written to, and received from, packaged chips when a chip is activated. Chips may be activated by applying the appropriate signal or signals to the appropriate contact or contacts.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2005Date of Patent: September 18, 2007Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.Inventors: Suan Jeung Boon, Yong Poo Chia, Siu Waf Low, Meow Koon Eng, Swee Kang Chua, Shuang Wu Huang, Yong Loo Neo, Wei Zhou
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Patent number: 7208335Abstract: A method for fabricating a chip-scale package includes securing a device substrate that carries at least two adjacent semiconductor devices to a sacrificial substrate. The sacrificial substrate may include conductive elements on a surface thereof, which are located so as to align along a street between each adjacent pair of semiconductor devices on the device substrate. The device substrate is then severed along each street and the newly formed peripheral edge of each semiconductor device coated with dielectric material. If the sacrificial substrate includes conductive elements, they may be exposed between adjacent semiconductor devices and subsequently serve as lower sections of contacts. Peripheral sections of contacts are formed on the peripheral edge. Upper sections of the contacts may also be formed over the active surfaces of the semiconductor devices. Once the contacts are formed, the sacrificial substrate is substantially removed from the back sides of the semiconductor devices.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2003Date of Patent: April 24, 2007Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.Inventors: Suan Jeung Boon, Yong Poo Chia, Meow Koon Eng, Siu Waf Low
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Patent number: 7193312Abstract: Systems and methods for packaging integrated circuit chips in castellation wafer level packaging are provided. The active circuit areas of the chips are coupled to castellation blocks and, depending on the embodiment, input/output pads. The castellation blocks and input/output pads are encapsulated and held in place by an encapsulant. When the devices are being fabricated, the castellation blocks and input/output pads are sawed through. If necessary, the wafer portion on which the devices are fabricated may be thinned. The packages may be used as a leadless chip carrier package or may be stacked on top of one another. When stacked, the respective contacts of the packages are preferably coupled. Data may be written to, and received from, packaged chips when a chip is activated. Chips may be activated by applying the appropriate signal or signals to the appropriate contact or contacts.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2005Date of Patent: March 20, 2007Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.Inventors: Suan Jeung Boon, Yong Poo Chia, Siu Waf Low, Meow Koon Eng, Swee Kwang Chua, Shuang Wu Huang, Yong Loo Neo, Wei Zhou
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Patent number: 7173330Abstract: A semiconductor device package and method of fabricating the same. The semiconductor device package may include a variety of semiconductor dice, thereby providing a system on a chip solution. The semiconductor dice are attached to connection locations associated with a conductive trace layer such as through flip-chip technology. A plurality of circuit connection elements is also coupled to the conductive trace layer, either directly or through additional, intervening conductive trace layers. An encapsulation layer may be formed over the dice and substrate. Portions of the circuit connection elements remain exposed through the encapsulation layer for connection to external devices. A plurality of conductive bumps may be formed, each conductive bump being disposed atop an exposed portion of a circuit connection element, to facilitate electrical connection with an external device.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2005Date of Patent: February 6, 2007Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.Inventors: Meow Koon Eng, Yong Poo Chia, Yong Loo Neo, Suan Jeung Boon, Siu Waf Low, Swee Kwang Chua, Suangwu Huang