Patents by Inventor William Thomas Chi

William Thomas Chi 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: 20260162879
    Abstract: A electromagnetic core and winding assembly is proposed. The assembly may include a core comprising a body and. an aperture defined, by an inner surface of the body. The assembly may also include a plurality of plate windings configured to electromagnetically operate with the core, the plurality of plate windings disposed to cross and at least partially surround the body of the core. A portion of each of the plurality of plate windings may pass through the aperture of the core. The plurality of plate windings may at least partially orthogonally surround the body of the core.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2023
    Publication date: June 11, 2026
    Inventors: William Thomas Chi, Huan Zhang, Balaji Narayanasamy, Mehmet Ozbek, Rameez Hasan, Todor Mihaylov
  • Publication number: 20250357243
    Abstract: A device may include a semiconductor die. A device may include a bottom heat spreader and a top heat spreader, wherein the bottom heat spreader and the top heat spreader are disposed on opposite sides of the semiconductor die, wherein an area of the top heat spreader is greater than an area of the semiconductor die, wherein the top heat spreader extends beyond the semiconductor die, wherein an area of the bottom heat spreader is greater than the area of the semiconductor die, wherein the bottom heat spreader extends beyond the semiconductor die, and wherein a total thickness of the top heat spreader and the bottom heat spreader is at least four times a thickness of the semiconductor die.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2023
    Publication date: November 20, 2025
    Inventors: William Thomas Chi, Sesha Sai Srikant Sarma Gandikota, Hiep Nguyen
  • Publication number: 20250253216
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a packaged semiconductor component and circuit assembly that includes such a packaged semiconductor component and a capacitor. The packaged semiconductor component includes a semiconductor die that includes a field effect transistor, a side source terminal positioned on a first side of packaged semiconductor component and connected to a source of the field effect transistor, and a drain terminal positioned on a second side of packaged semiconductor component and connected to a drain of the field effect transistor, wherein the first side is adjacent to the second side. The capacitor is electrically connected between the source terminal and the drain terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2025
    Publication date: August 7, 2025
    Inventors: William Thomas Chi, Akshay Singh, Satish Thuta
  • Publication number: 20250006602
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a semiconductor package. The semiconductor package includes a semiconductor die, molding material, and a conductive structure. The conductive structure is at least partly stacked with the semiconductor die, and the conductive structure includes a plurality of slots positioned around a point of the semiconductor die. The plurality of slots is configured to equalize thermal stresses during the operation of the semiconductor die about the point of the semiconductor die, where the thermal stresses are associated with coefficient of thermal expansion mismatches between the conductive structure and the molding material. In addition, at least a portion of the molding material is in contact with the conductive structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2024
    Publication date: January 2, 2025
    Inventors: William Thomas Chi, Utkarsh Raheja, Sesha Sai Srikant Sarma Gandikota, Steven Thomas Embleton
  • Publication number: 20250006600
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a semiconductor package. The semiconductor package includes a semiconductor die and a plurality of leads. The plurality of leads includes two drain leads connected to the drain, two source leads connected to the source, a gate lead connected to the gate, the gate lead positioned between the two source leads, and a sensing lead positioned between the two source leads. The two source leads, the gate lead, and the sensing lead are positioned on a first side of the semiconductor package that is opposite to a second side of the semiconductor package, and wherein the drain leads are positioned on the second side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2024
    Publication date: January 2, 2025
    Inventors: William Thomas Chi, Utkarsh Raheja, Sesha Sai Srikant Sarma Gandikota
  • Publication number: 20250006583
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a semiconductor package with a pre-formed die clip and lead frame. The semiconductor package includes a semiconductor die, a heat spreader on a first side of the semiconductor die, a lead frame on a second side of the semiconductor die, and a die clip positioned between the semiconductor die and a portion of the lead frame. The die clip and the lead frame are pre-joined by way of various connection points.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2024
    Publication date: January 2, 2025
    Inventors: William Thomas Chi, Utkarsh Raheja, Sesha Sai Srikant Sarma Gandikota
  • Patent number: 10658276
    Abstract: A device includes an integrated circuit (IC) die, a top-side base plate to which the IC die is mounted, and a body attached to the top-side base plate such that the IC die is inside the body, the body configured for attachment to a printed circuit board (PCB) such that the top-side base plate faces away from the PCB. The device may or may not include legs that abut the PCB upon installation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: Tesla, Inc.
    Inventors: William Thomas Chi, Mehmet Ozbek, Satish Thuta
  • Publication number: 20170236773
    Abstract: A device includes an integrated circuit (IC) die, a top-side base plate to which the IC die is mounted, and a body attached to the top-side base plate such that the IC die is inside the body, the body configured for attachment to a printed circuit board (PCB) such that the top-side base plate faces away from the PCB. The device may or may not include legs that abut the PCB upon installation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Applicant: Tesla, Inc.
    Inventors: William Thomas Chi, Mehmet Ozbek, Satish Thuta
  • Patent number: 8686288
    Abstract: The bus bar includes a first bus bar layer formed of a first generally uniform thickness of a first bus bar conductor; a first dielectric layer overlying a top surface of the first bus bar layer; and a second bus bar layer formed of a second generally uniform thickness of a second bus bar conductor overlying a top surface of the first dielectric layer and the top surface of the first bus bar layer wherein: the first bus bar layer includes a first via for receipt of a first electrical lead of an electrical component and a second via for receipt of a second electrical lead of the electrical component and wherein: the first dielectric layer and the second bus bar layer each include a via aligned with the first via wherein the first electrical lead is extendable from beneath the first bus bar layer through the first dielectric layer and through the second bus bar layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: Tesla Motors, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas Robert Kalayjian, Joshua Willard Ferguson, Benjamin David Dettmann, Ryan Carter Kroeze, Michael Raj Kubba, William Thomas Chi
  • Publication number: 20120305283
    Abstract: The bus bar includes a first bus bar layer formed of a first generally uniform thickness of a first bus bar conductor; a first dielectric layer overlying a top surface of the first bus bar layer; and a second bus bar layer formed of a second generally uniform thickness of a second bus bar conductor overlying a top surface of the first dielectric layer and the top surface of the first bus bar layer wherein: the first bus bar layer includes a first via for receipt of a first electrical lead of an electrical component and a second via for receipt of a second electrical lead of the electrical component and wherein: the first dielectric layer and the second bus bar layer each include a via aligned with the first via wherein the first electrical lead is extendable from beneath the first bus bar layer through the first dielectric layer and through the second bus bar layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2011
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Applicant: Tesla Motors, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas Robert Kalayjian, Joshua Willard Ferguson, Benjamin David Dettmann, Ryan Carter Kroeze, Michael Raj Kubba, William Thomas Chi