Patents by Inventor Wen-Sung Hsu

Wen-Sung 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).

  • Patent number: 9252068
    Abstract: A semiconductor package with reduced warpage problem is provided, including: a circuit board, having opposing first and second surfaces; a semiconductor chip, formed over a center portion of the first surface of the circuit board; a spacer, formed over a center portion of the semiconductor chip, having a second cross sectional dimension less than that of the first cross sectional dimension; a non-planar shaped heat spreading layer, formed over the spacer; an encapsulant layer, formed, over the circuit board, filling spaces between the non-planar shaped heat spreading layer and the circuit board; and a plurality of solder balls, formed over the second surface of the circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: MEDIATEK INC.
    Inventors: Tai-Yu Chen, Chung-Fa Lee, Wen-Sung Hsu, Shih-Chin Lin
  • Publication number: 20150325549
    Abstract: A package on package (POP) structure includes at least a first package and a second package. The first package has a plurality of pillar bump pins. The second package has a plurality of pads connected to the pillar bump pins, respectively. A method of forming a package on package (POP) structure includes at least the following steps: providing a first package with a plurality of pillar bump pins; providing a second package with a plurality of pads; and forming the POP structure by connecting the pillar bump pins to the pads.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2014
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Applicant: MEDIATEK INC.
    Inventors: Wen-Sung Hsu, Shih-Chin Lin
  • Patent number: 9184107
    Abstract: A semiconductor package with reduced warpage problem is provided, including: a circuit board, having opposing first and second surfaces; a semiconductor chip, formed over a center portion of the first surface of the circuit board, having a first cross sectional dimension; a spacer, formed over a center portion of the semiconductor chip, having a second cross sectional dimension less than that of the first cross sectional dimension; an encapsulant layer, formed over the circuit board, covering the semiconductor chip and surrounding the spacer; a heat spreading layer, formed over the encapsulant layer and the spacer; and a plurality of solder balls, formed over the second surface of the circuit board, wherein a ratio between the first cross sectional dimension and the second cross sectional dimension is about 1:2-1:6.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: MEDIATEK INC.
    Inventors: Tai-Yu Chen, Chung-Fa Lee, Wen-Sung Hsu, Shih-Chin Lin
  • Patent number: 9177899
    Abstract: The invention provides a semiconductor package and a method for fabricating a base for a semiconductor package. The semiconductor package includes a conductive trace embedded in a base. A semiconductor device is mounted on the conductive trace via a conductive structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: MEDIATEK INC.
    Inventors: Tzu-Hung Lin, Wen-Sung Hsu, Ta-Jen Yu, Andrew C. Chang
  • Publication number: 20150264814
    Abstract: The invention provides a semiconductor package and a method for fabricating a base for a semiconductor package. The semiconductor package includes a base. The base has a device-attach surface. A radio-frequency (RF) device is embedded in the base. The RF device is close to the device-attach surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2014
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Applicant: MediaTek Inc.
    Inventors: Wen-Sung HSU, Ta-Jen YU
  • Publication number: 20150262840
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a base for a semiconductor package is provided. The method operates by providing a carrier with conductive seed layers on the top surface and the bottom surface of the carrier, forming radio-frequency (RF) devices respectively on the conductive seed layers, laminating a first base material layer and a second base material layer respectively on the conductive seed layers, covering the RF devices, and separating the first base material layer the second base material layer, which contain the RF devices thereon, from the carrier to form a first base and a second base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2015
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Inventors: Wen-Sung HSU, Ta-Jen YU
  • Publication number: 20150145127
    Abstract: A semiconductor package is provided. In one configuration, the semiconductor package includes a substrate. A conductive trace is disposed on the substrate. A conductive pillar bump is disposed on the conductive trace, wherein the conductive bump is coupled to a die. In another configuration, a first conductive trace is disposed on the substrate, and a second conductive trace is disposed on the substrate. In the second configuration, a conductive pillar bump disposed on the second conductive trace, connecting to a conductive bump or a metal pad of the semiconductor die. A first conductive structure is disposed between the second conductive trace and the conductive pillar bump or between the second conductive trace and the substrate, and a die is disposed over the first conductive trace.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2015
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Inventors: Wen-Sung HSU, Tzu-Hung LIN, Ta-Jen YU
  • Publication number: 20150145113
    Abstract: A semiconductor package with reduced warpage problem is provided, including: a circuit board, having opposing first and second surfaces; a semiconductor chip, formed over a center portion of the first surface of the circuit board; a spacer, formed over a center portion of the semiconductor chip, having a second cross sectional dimension less than that of the first cross sectional dimension; a non-planar shaped heat spreading layer, formed over the spacer; an encapsulant layer, formed, over the circuit board, filling spaces between the non-planar shaped heat spreading layer and the circuit board; and a plurality of solder balls, formed over the second surface of the circuit board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2015
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Inventors: Tai-Yu CHEN, Chung-Fa LEE, Wen-Sung HSU, Shih-Chin LIN
  • Publication number: 20150115429
    Abstract: A semiconductor package with reduced warpage problem is provided, including: a circuit board, having opposing first and second surfaces; a semiconductor chip, formed over a center portion of the first surface of the circuit board, having a first cross sectional dimension; a spacer, formed over a center portion of the semiconductor chip, having a second cross sectional dimension less than that of the first cross sectional dimension; an encapsulant layer, formed over the circuit board, covering the semiconductor chip and surrounding the spacer; a heat spreading layer, formed over the encapsulant layer and the spacer; and a plurality of solder balls, formed over the second surface of the circuit board, wherein a ratio between the first cross sectional dimension and the second cross sectional dimension is about 1:2-1:6.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2014
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Inventors: Tai-Yu CHEN, Chung-Fa LEE, Wen-Sung HSU, Shih-Chin LIN
  • Patent number: 9000581
    Abstract: A semiconductor package with reduced warpage problem is provided, including: a circuit board, having opposing first and second surfaces; a semiconductor chip, formed over a center portion of the first surface of the circuit board, having a first cross sectional dimension; a spacer, formed over a center portion of the semiconductor chip, having a second cross sectional dimension less than that of the first cross sectional dimension; an encapsulant layer, formed over the circuit board, covering the semiconductor chip and surrounding the spacer; a heat spreading layer, formed over the encapsulant layer and the spacer; and a plurality of solder balls, formed over the second surface of the circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: MediaTek Inc.
    Inventors: Tai-Yu Chen, Chung-Fa Lee, Wen-Sung Hsu, Shih-Chin Lin
  • Publication number: 20150087115
    Abstract: According to an embodiment of the present invention, a method for forming a chip package is provided. The method includes: providing a conducting plate, wherein a plurality of conducting pads are disposed on an upper surface of the conducting plate; forming a plurality of conducting bumps on a lower surface of the conducting plate; patterning the conducting plate by removing a portion of the conducting plate, wherein the patterned conducting plate has a plurality of conducting sections electrically insulated from each other, and each of the conducting bumps is electrically connected to a corresponding one of the conducting sections of the patterned conducting plate; forming an insulating support layer to partially surround the conducting bumps; and disposing a chip on the conducting pads.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2014
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Inventors: Wen-Sung HSU, Ming-Chieh LIN, Ta-Jen YU
  • Publication number: 20150061117
    Abstract: According to an embodiment of the present invention, a chip package is provided. The chip package includes: a patterned conducting plate having a plurality of conducting sections electrically separated from each other; a plurality of conducting pads disposed on an upper surface of the patterned conducting plate; a chip disposed on the conducting pads; a plurality of conducting bumps disposed on a lower surface of the patterned conducting plate, wherein each of the conducting bumps is electrically connected to a corresponding one of the conducting sections of the patterned conducting plate; and an insulating support layer partially surrounding the conducting bumps.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2013
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Applicant: MediaTek Inc.
    Inventors: Wen-Sung HSU, Ming-Chieh LIN, Ta-Jen YU
  • Patent number: 8952552
    Abstract: A packaging system for preventing underfill overflow includes a package substrate having a solder mask a die attach site, a solder mask dam on the solder mask proximal to the die attach site, and a trench in the solder mask proximal to the die attach site. The trench and the solder mask dam are adapted to constrain flow of an underfill material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Ruey Kae Zang, Wen-Sung Hsu
  • Publication number: 20140191396
    Abstract: In one configuration, a semiconductor package includes a conductive trace embedded in a base and a semiconductor device mounted on the conductive trace via a conductive structure, wherein the conductive structure is a bump structure and the width of the bump structure is bigger than the width of the conductive trace. In another configuration, a method for fabricating a semiconductor package includes providing a base, forming at least one conductive trace on the base, forming an additional insulation material on the base, and defining patterns upon the additional insulation material, wherein the pattern is formed on at least one conductive trace, wherein the conductive structure is a bump structure and the width of the bump structure is bigger than the width of the conductive trace.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2014
    Publication date: July 10, 2014
    Applicant: MEDIA TEK INC.
    Inventors: Tzu-Hung LIN, Wen-Sung HSU, Ta-Jen YU, Andrew C. CHANG
  • Publication number: 20140151867
    Abstract: The invention provides a semiconductor package and a method for fabricating a base for a semiconductor package. The semiconductor package includes a conductive trace embedded in a base. A semiconductor device is mounted on the conductive trace via a conductive structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2014
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: MediaTek Inc.
    Inventors: Tzu-Hung LIN, Wen-Sung HSU, Ta-Jen YU, Andrew C. CHANG
  • Publication number: 20140035095
    Abstract: The invention provides a semiconductor package and a method for fabricating a base for a semiconductor package. The semiconductor package includes a conductive trace embedded in a base. A semiconductor device is mounted on the conductive trace via a conductive structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2012
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: Media Tek Inc.
    Inventors: Tzu-Hung LIN, Wen-Sung HSU, Ta-Jen YU, Andrew C. CHANG
  • Publication number: 20130313698
    Abstract: A semiconductor package with reduced warpage problem is provided, including: a circuit board, having opposing first and second surfaces; a semiconductor chip, formed over a center portion of the first surface of the circuit board, having a first cross sectional dimension; a spacer, formed over a center portion of the semiconductor chip, having a second cross sectional dimension less than that of the first cross sectional dimension; an encapsulant layer, formed over the circuit board, covering the semiconductor chip and surrounding the spacer; a heat spreading layer, formed over the encapsulant layer and the spacer; and a plurality of solder balls, formed over the second surface of the circuit board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2013
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Applicant: MediaTek Inc.
    Inventors: Tai-Yu CHEN, Chung-Fa LEE, Wen-Sung HSU, Shih-Chin LIN
  • Publication number: 20130256878
    Abstract: The invention provides a semiconductor package. The semiconductor package includes a semiconductor package includes a substrate having a die attach surface. A die is mounted on die attach surface of the substrate via a conductive pillar bump. The die comprises a metal pad electrically coupling to the conductive pillar bump, wherein the metal pad has a first edge and a second edge substantially vertical to the first edge, wherein the length of the first edge is different from that of the second edge from a plan view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: MEDIATEK INC.
    Inventors: Wen-Sung HSU, Tzu-Hung LIN, Ta-Jen YU
  • Publication number: 20120267779
    Abstract: The invention provides a semiconductor package. The semiconductor package includes a semiconductor die having a central area and a peripheral area surrounding the central area. A first conductive bump is disposed on the semiconductor die in the central area. A second conductive bump is disposed on the semiconductor die in the peripheral area. An area ratio of the first conductive bump to the second conductive bump from a top view is larger than 1, and less than or equal to 3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2012
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Applicant: MEDIATEK INC.
    Inventors: Tzu-Hung LIN, Wen-Sung HSU, Tai-Yu CHEN
  • Publication number: 20110115083
    Abstract: A packaging system for preventing underfill overflow includes a package substrate having a solder mask a die attach site, a solder mask dam on the solder mask proximal to the die attach site, and a trench in the solder mask proximal to the die attach site. The trench and the solder mask dam are adapted to constrain flow of an underfill material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2009
    Publication date: May 19, 2011
    Applicant: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Ruey Kae Zang, Wen-Sung Hsu