Patents by Inventor Tong An

Tong An 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: 20230245946
    Abstract: Disclosed is a pressure balancing clamp for a press-pack insulated gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) module. The pressure balancing clamp for a press-pack IGBT module includes a bracket, where the bracket is provided with two longitudinally arranged pressure equalizing plates in a sliding way; the pressure equalizing plates are connected through pressure sensors; the upper and lower ends inside the bracket are respectively connected with the pressure equalizing plates through hydraulic devices and a displacement compensation device; opposite surfaces of the two pressure equalizing plates are respectively provided with heat dissipation and confluence devices. The pressure sensors are in one-to-one correspondence with the hydraulic devices and are electrically connected. The hydraulic devices adjust the pressure according to the readings of the pressure sensors in corresponding directions, so that the pressure of the press-pack IGBT module is balanced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2022
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Applicant: Beijing University of Technology
    Inventors: Tong AN, Rui ZHOU, Yakun ZHANG, Fei QIN
  • Patent number: 11699633
    Abstract: Disclosed is a pressure balancing clamp for a press-pack insulated gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) module. The pressure balancing clamp for a press-pack IGBT module includes a bracket, where the bracket is provided with two longitudinally arranged pressure equalizing plates in a sliding way; the pressure equalizing plates are connected through pressure sensors; the upper and lower ends inside the bracket are respectively connected with the pressure equalizing plates through hydraulic devices and a displacement compensation device; opposite surfaces of the two pressure equalizing plates are respectively provided with heat dissipation and confluence devices. The pressure sensors are in one-to-one correspondence with the hydraulic devices and are electrically connected. The hydraulic devices adjust the pressure according to the readings of the pressure sensors in corresponding directions, so that the pressure of the press-pack IGBT module is balanced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: Beijing University of Technology
    Inventors: Tong An, Rui Zhou, Yakun Zhang, Fei Qin
  • Patent number: 11698248
    Abstract: Disclosed are a device and a method for measuring a fretting displacement in a power cycling of a press-pack insulated gate bipolar transistor (IGBT). The IGBT includes: a bracket; slide bars slidably mounted on the bracket and are arranged at least four along a circumferential direction of the bracket; sensors respectively slidably installed on the bracket and the slide bars; and a power cycling experiment device arranged inside the bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Tong An, Xueheng Zheng, Rui Zhou, Fei Qin
  • Patent number: 11404329
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for on-line measurement of the wafer thinning and grinding force, related to the field of ultra-precision machining of semiconductor wafer materials. The grinding force measuring apparatus comprises a semiconductor wafer, a worktable, a bearing table, a thin film pressure sensor, and a data processing and wireless transmission module. The grinding force measuring method includes sensor calibration based on the testing device and on-line measurement of grinding force. Using the grinding force measuring device and method provided by the invention, the grinding force in the semiconductor wafer grinding process can be monitored in real time, which is of great significance for semiconductor processing and reducing grinding damage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Fei Qin, Lixiang Zhang, Shuai Zhao, Pei Chen, Tong An, Yanwei Dai
  • Patent number: 11251106
    Abstract: The invention discloses a packaging structure and manufacturing method of a SiC MOSFET module, which is composed of SiC MOSFET chips, upper DBC substrate, lower DBC substrate, ceramic interposer, silicon oxide dielectric layer, nano silver pastes, redistribution layer, through-ceramic-hole conductive metals and power terminals. The SiC MOSFET chips are connected to the lower DBC substrate using nano silver pastes in the invention. Besides, some rectangular frames are made on the ceramic interposer, and the SiC MOSFET chips are embedded in the ceramic interposer by filling dielectric materials. The upper surfaces of the chips and the ceramic interposer are covered with a conductive metal redistribution layer, and the upper and lower surfaces of the ceramic interposer are interconnected with the upper and lower DBC substrates, respectively. The power terminals are led out from the conductive copper layers of the upper and lower DBC substrates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Fei Qin, Shuai Zhao, Yanwei Dai, Pei Chen, Tong An
  • Publication number: 20210407863
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for on-line measurement of the wafer thinning and grinding force, related to the field of ultra-precision machining of semiconductor wafer materials. The grinding force measuring apparatus comprises a semiconductor wafer, a worktable, a bearing table, a thin film pressure sensor, and a data processing and wireless transmission module. The grinding force measuring method includes sensor calibration based on the testing device and on-line measurement of grinding force. Using the grinding force measuring device and method provided by the invention, the grinding force in the semiconductor wafer grinding process can be monitored in real time, which is of great significance for semiconductor processing and reducing grinding damage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2018
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: Fei Qin, Lixiang Zhang, Shuai Zhao, Pei Chen, Tong An, Yanwei Dai
  • Publication number: 20210217681
    Abstract: The invention discloses a packaging structure and manufacturing method of a SiC MOSFET module, which is composed of SiC MOSFET chips, upper DBC substrate, lower DBC substrate, ceramic interposer, silicon oxide dielectric layer, nano silver pastes, redistribution layer, through-ceramic-hole conductive metals and power terminals. The SiC MOSFET chips are connected to the lower DBC substrate using nano silver pastes in the invention. Besides, some rectangular frames are made on the ceramic interposer, and the SiC MOSFET chips are embedded in the ceramic interposer by filling dielectric materials. The upper surfaces of the chips and the ceramic interposer are covered with a conductive metal redistribution layer, and the upper and lower surfaces of the ceramic interposer are interconnected with the upper and lower DBC substrates, respectively. The power terminals are led out from the conductive copper layers of the upper and lower DBC substrates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventors: FEI QIN, SHUAI ZHAO, YANWEI DAI, PEI CHEN, TONG AN
  • Patent number: 9397068
    Abstract: A manufacturing method for Package in Package (PiP) electronic device based on multi-row Quad Flat No-lead (QFN) package is provided wherein the lower surface of plate metallic base material are half-etched to form grooves. Insulation filling material is filled in the half-etched grooves. The upper surface of plate metallic base material is half-etched to form chip pad and multi-row of leads. Encapsulating IC chip for wire bonding, adhesive material, metal wire, chip pad and a plurality of leads to form a multi-row QFN package as an inner package. Flip-chip bonding IC chip with solder bumps on the first metal material layer of leads. Encapsulating IC chip with solder bumps, the multi-row QFN package, adhesive material, and leads to form an array of PiP electronic devices. Sawing and separating the PiP electronic device array, forming PiP electronic device unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Fei Qin, Guofeng Xia, Tong An, Wei Wu, Chengyan Liu, Wenhui Zhu
  • Publication number: 20150348934
    Abstract: A manufacturing method for Package in Package (PiP) electronic device based on multi-row Quad Flat No-lead (QFN) package is provided wherein the lower surface of plate metallic base material are half-etched to form grooves. Insulation filling material is filled in the half-etched grooves. The upper surface of plate metallic base material is half-etched to form chip pad and multi-row of leads. Encapsulating IC chip for wire bonding, adhesive material, metal wire, chip pad and a plurality of leads to form a multi-row QFN package as an inner package. Flip-chip bonding IC chip with solder bumps on the first metal material layer of leads. Encapsulating IC chip with solder bumps, the multi-row QFN package, adhesive material, and leads to form an array of PiP electronic devices. Sawing and separating the PiP electronic device array, forming PiP electronic device unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2012
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Applicant: BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Fei Qin, Guofeng Xia, Tong An, Wei Wu, Chengyan Liu, Wenhui Zhu
  • Patent number: 8951840
    Abstract: A manufacturing method for Flip Chip on Chip (FCoC) package based on multi-row Quad Flat No-lead (QFN) package is provided wherein the lower surface of plate metallic base material are half-etched to form grooves. Insulation filling material is filled in the half-etched grooves. The upper surface of plate metallic base material is half-etched to form chip pad and multi-row of leads. Encapsulating first IC chip, second IC chip, solder bumps, underfill material, and metal wire to form an array of FCoC package based on the type of multi-row QFN package. Sawing and separating the FCoC package array, and forming FCoC package unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: Beijing University of Technology
    Inventors: Fei Qin, Guofeng Xia, Tong An, Chengyan Liu, Wei Wu, Wenhui Zhu
  • Publication number: 20140302640
    Abstract: A manufacturing method for Flip Chip on Chip (FCoC) package based on multi-row Quad Flat No-lead (QFN) package is provided wherein the lower surface of plate metallic base material are half-etched to form grooves. Insulation filling material is filled in the half-etched grooves. The upper surface of plate metallic base material is half-etched to form chip pad and multi-row of leads. Encapsulating first IC chip, second IC chip, solder bumps, underfill material, and metal wire to form an array of FCoC package based on the type of multi-row QFN package. Sawing and separating the FCoC package array, and forming FCoC package unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2012
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Inventors: Fei Qin, Guofeng Xia, Tong An, Chengyan Liu, Wei Wu, Wenhui Zhu
  • Patent number: 6967145
    Abstract: A method of maintaining photolithographic precision alignment for a wafer after being bonded, wherein two cavities are formed at the rear surface of a top wafer at the position corresponding to alignment marks made on a bottom wafer. The depth of both cavities is deeper than that of a final membrane structure. The top wafer is then bonded to the bottom wafer which already has alignment marks and a microstructure. This bonded wafer is annealed to intensify its bonding strength. After that, a thinning process is applied until the thickness of the top wafer is reduced to thinner than the cavity depth such that the alignment marks are emerged in the top wafer cavities thereby serving as alignment marks for any exposure equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2005
    Assignee: Asia Pacific Microsystems, Inc.
    Inventors: Chung-Yang Tseng, Shih-Chin Gong, Reuy-shing Huang, Tong-An Lee, Kuo-Chung Chan, Hung-Dar Wang
  • Publication number: 20050013019
    Abstract: A method of maintaining photolithographic precision alignment for a wafer after being bonded, wherein two cavities are formed at the rear surface of a top wafer at the position corresponding to alignment marks made on a bottom wafer. The depth of both cavities is deeper than that of a final membrane structure. The top wafer is then bonded to the bottom wafer which already has alignment marks and a microstructure. This bonded wafer is annealed to intensify its bonding strength. After that, a thinning process is applied until the thickness of the top wafer is reduced to thinner than the cavity depth such that the alignment marks are emerged in the top wafer cavities thereby serving as alignment marks for any exposure equipment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2003
    Publication date: January 20, 2005
    Inventors: Chung-Yang Tseng, Shih-Chin Gong, Reuy-Shing Huang, Tong-An Lee, Kuo-Chung Chan, Hung-Dar Wang