Patents by Inventor Yueh-Se Ho

Yueh-Se Ho 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: 20140117523
    Abstract: The invention relates to a power semiconductor device and a preparation method, particularly relates to preparation of stacked dual-chip packaging structure of MOSFET (Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Field Effect Transistor) using flip chip technology with two interconnecting plates. The first chip is flipped and attached on the base such that the first chip is overlapped with the third pin; the back metal layer of the first chip is connected to the bonding strip of the first pin through a first interconnecting plate; the second chip is flipped and attached on a main plate portion of the first interconnecting plate such that the second chip is overlapped with the fourth pin; and the back metal layer of the second chip is connected to the bonding strip of the second pin through the second interconnecting plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2012
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Inventors: Yueh-Se Ho, Yan Xun Xue, Hamza Yilmaz, Jun Lu
  • Publication number: 20140091446
    Abstract: A semiconductor device comprises an aluminum alloy lead-frame with a passivation layer covering an exposed portion of the aluminum alloy lead-frame. Since aluminum alloy is a low-cost material, and its hardness and flexibility are suitable for deformation process, such as punching, bending, molding and the like, aluminum alloy lead frame is suitable for mass production; furthermore, since its weight is much lower than copper or iron-nickel material, aluminum alloy lead frame is very convenient for the production of semiconductor devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2012
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Inventors: Yan Xun Xue, Yueh-Se Ho, Yongping Ding
  • Patent number: 8686546
    Abstract: A combined packaged power semiconductor device includes a flipped top source low-side MOSFET electrically connected to a top surface of a die paddle, a first metal interconnection plate connecting between a bottom drain of a high-side MOSFET or a top source of a flipped high-side MOSFET to a bottom drain of the low-side MOSFET, and a second metal interconnection plate stacked on top of the high-side MOSFET chip. The high-side, low-side MOSFET and the IC controller can be packaged three-dimensionally that reduces the overall size of semiconductor devices and can maximize the chip's size within a package of the same size and improves the performance of the semiconductor devices. The top source of flipped low-side MOSFET is connected to the top surface of the die paddle and thus is grounded through the exposed bottom surface of die paddle, which simplifies the shape of exposed bottom surface of the die paddle and maximizes the area to facilitate heat dissipation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: Alpha & Omega Semiconductor, Inc.
    Inventors: Yueh-Se Ho, Hamza Yilmaz, Yan Xun Xue, Jun Lu
  • Publication number: 20140035116
    Abstract: A semiconductor package and it manufacturing method includes a lead frame having a die pad, and a source lead with substantially a V groove disposed on a top surface. A semiconductor chip disposed on the die pad. A metal plate connected to a top surface electrode of the chip having a bent extension terminated in the V groove in contact with at least one of the V groove sidewalls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2013
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Incorporated
    Inventors: Yan Xun Xue, Yueh-Se Ho, Hamza Yilmaz, Anup Bhalla, Jun Lu, Kai Liu
  • Patent number: 8642385
    Abstract: The present invention proposes a package for semiconductor device and the fabrication method for integrally encapsulating a whole semiconductor chip within a molding compound. In the semicondcutor device package, bonding pads distributed on the top of the chip are redistributed into an array of redistributed bonding pads located in an dielectric layer by utilizing the redistribution technique. The electrodes or signal terminals on the top of the semiconductor chip are connected to an electrode metal segment on the bottom of the chip by conductive materials filled in through holes formed in a silicon substrate of a semiconductor wafer. Furthermore, the top molding portion and the bottom molding portion seal the semiconductor chip completely, thus providing optimum mechanical and electrical protections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Alpha & Omega Semiconductor, Inc.
    Inventors: Yan Xun Xue, Ping Huang, Yueh-Se Ho, Hamza Yilmaz, Jun Lu, Ming-Chen Lu
  • Patent number: 8586414
    Abstract: A semiconductor package and it manufacturing method includes a lead frame having a die pad, and a source lead with substantially a V groove disposed on a top surface. A semiconductor chip disposed on the die pad. A metal plate connected to a top surface electrode of the chip having a bent extension terminated in the V groove in contact with at least one of the V groove sidewalls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Alpha & Omega Semiconductor, Inc.
    Inventors: Yan Xun Xue, Yueh-Se Ho, Hamza Yilmaz, Anup Bhalla, Jun Lu, Kal Liu
  • Publication number: 20130302946
    Abstract: The present invention features a method for fabricating a lead-frame package, having a first, second, third and fourth electrically conductive structures with a pair of semiconductor dies disposed therebetween defining a stacked structure. The first and second structures are spaced-apart from and in superimposition with the first structure. A semiconductor die is disposed between the first and second structures. The semiconductor die has contacts electrically connected to the first and second structures. A part of the third structure lies in a common plane with a portion of the second structure. The third structure is coupled to the semiconductor die.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2013
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Inventors: Jun Lu, Ming Sun, Yueh-Se Ho, Kai Liu, Lei Shi
  • Patent number: 8581376
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a lead-frame having a stack of semiconductor dies with interposed metalized clip structure. Level projections extend from the clip structure to ensure that the clip structure remains level during fabrication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Alpha & Omega Semiconductor Incorporated
    Inventors: Hamza Yilmaz, Xiaotian Zhang, Yan Xun Xue, Anup Bhalla, Jun Lu, Kai Liu, Yueh-Se Ho, John Amato
  • Patent number: 8569169
    Abstract: A bottom source power metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor (MOSFET) device includes a gate electrode and a source electrode formed on an initial insulation layer on a first surface of a semiconductor chip and a drain electrode formed on a second surface of the semiconductor chip. The source electrode includes a source metal, a source electrode bump formed on the source metal and a source electrode metal layer on top of the source electrode bump. A first insulation layer covers the gate electrode. A through via aligned to the gate electrode is formed from the second surface of the chip to expose a portion of the gate electrode from the second surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: Alpha & Omega Semiconductor, Inc.
    Inventors: Yueh-Se Ho, Yan Xun Xue, Ping Huang
  • Patent number: 8563417
    Abstract: The invention generally relates to a packaging method of an ultra-thin chip, more specifically, the invention relates to a method for packaging the ultra-thin chip with solder ball thermo-compression in wafer level packaging process. The method starts with disposing solder balls on metal pads arranged on the front surface of semiconductor chips that are formed at the front surface of a semiconductor wafer. The solder balls are soften by heating the wafer, a compression plate is applied with a pressure on the top ends of the solder balls thus forming a co-planar top surface at the top ends of the solder balls. A molding compound is deposited on the front surface of the wafer with the top ends of the solder balls exposed. The wafer is then ground from its back surface to reduce its thickness to achieve ultra-thin chip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: Alpha & Omega Semiconductor, Inc.
    Inventors: Jun Lu, Alex Niu, Yueh-Se Ho, Ping Hoang, Jacky Gong, Yan Xun Xue, Xiaolian Zhang, Ming-Chen Lu
  • Patent number: 8564049
    Abstract: This invention discloses a power device package for containing, protecting and providing electrical contacts for a power transistor. The power device package includes a top and bottom lead frames for directly no-bump attaching to the power transistor. The power transistor is attached to the bottom lead frame as a flip-chip with a source contact and a gate contact directly no-bumping attaching to the bottom lead frame. The power transistor has a bottom drain contact attaching to the top lead frame. The top lead frame further includes an extension for providing a bottom drain electrode substantially on a same side with the bottom lead frame. In a preferred embodiment, the power device package further includes a joint layer between device metal of source, gate or drain and top or bottom lead frame, through applying ultrasonic energy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: Alpha & Omega Semiconductor Incorporated
    Inventors: Ming Sun, Kai Liu, Xiao Tian Zhang, Yueh Se Ho, Leeshawn Luo
  • Patent number: 8563361
    Abstract: A WLCSP method comprises: depositing a metal bump on bonding pads of chips; forming a first packaging layer at front surface of wafer to cover metal bumps while forming an un-covered ring at the edge of wafer to expose the ends of each scribe line located between two adjacent chips; thinning first packaging layer to expose metal bumps; forming a groove on front surface of first packaging layer along each scribe line by cutting along a straight line extended by two ends of scribe line exposed on front surface of un-covered ring; grinding back surface of wafer to form a recessed space and a support ring at the edge of the wafer; depositing a metal layer at bottom surface of wafer in recessed space; cutting off the edge portion of wafer; and separating individual chips from wafer by cutting through first packaging layer, the wafer and metal layer along groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: Alpha & Omega Semiconductor, Inc.
    Inventors: Yan Xun Xue, Hamza Yilmaz, Yueh-Se Ho, Jun Lu, Ping Huang, Lei Shi, Lei Duan, Yuping Gong
  • Patent number: 8564110
    Abstract: A power semiconductor package has an ultra thin chip with front side molding to reduce substrate resistance; a lead frame unit with grooves located on both side leads provides precise positioning for connecting numerous bridge-shaped metal clips to the front side of the side leads. The bridge-shaped metal clips are provided with bridge structure and half or fully etched through holes for relieving superfluous solder during manufacturing process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: Alpha & Omega Semiconductor, Inc.
    Inventors: Yan Xun Xue, Yueh-Se Ho, Hamza Yilmaz, Jun Lu, Lei Shi, Liang Zhao, Ping Huang
  • Patent number: 8513784
    Abstract: The present invention features a lead-frame package, having a first, second, third and fourth electrically conductive structures with a pair of semiconductor dies disposed therebetween defining a stacked structure. The first and second structures are spaced-apart from and in superimposition with the first structure. A semiconductor die is disposed between the first and second structures. The semiconductor die has contacts electrically connected to the first and second structures. A part of the third structure lies in a common plane with a portion of the second structure. The third structure is coupled to the semiconductor die. An additional semiconductor die is attached to one of the first and second structures. The fourth structure is in electrical contact with the additional semiconductor die. A molding compound is disposed to encapsulate a portion of said package with a sub-portion of the molding compound being disposed in the volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: Alpha & Omega Semiconductor Incorporated
    Inventors: Jun Lu, Ming Sun, Yueh-Se Ho, Kai Liu, Lei Shi
  • Publication number: 20130210195
    Abstract: A WLCSP method comprises: depositing a metal bump on bonding pads of chips; forming a first packaging layer at front surface of wafer to cover metal bumps while forming an un-covered ring at the edge of wafer to expose the ends of each scribe line located between two adjacent chips; thinning first packaging layer to expose metal bumps; forming a groove on front surface of first packaging layer along each scribe line by cutting along a straight line extended by two ends of scribe line exposed on front surface of un-covered ring; grinding back surface of wafer to form a recessed space and a support ring at the edge of the wafer; depositing a metal layer at bottom surface of wafer in recessed space; cutting off the edge portion of wafer; and separating individual chips from wafer by cutting through first packaging layer, the wafer and metal layer along groove.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2012
    Publication date: August 15, 2013
    Inventors: Yan Xun Xue, Hamza Yilmaz, Yueh-Se Ho, Jun Lu, Ping Huang, Lei Shi, Lei Duan, Yuping Gong
  • Publication number: 20130210215
    Abstract: A packaging method with backside wafer dicing includes the steps of forming a support structure at the front surface of the wafer then depositing a metal layer on a centre area of the backside of the wafer after grinding the wafer backside to reduce the wafer thickness; detecting from the backside of the wafer sections of scribe lines formed in the front surface in the region between the edge of the metal layer and the edge of the wafer and cutting the wafer and the metal layer from the wafer backside along a straight line formed by extending a scribe line section detected from the wafer backside.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2012
    Publication date: August 15, 2013
    Inventors: Yan Xun Xue, Ping Huang, Yueh-Se Ho
  • Patent number: 8481368
    Abstract: The invention relates to a semiconductor package of a flip chip and a method for making the semiconductor package. The semiconductor chip comprises a metal-oxide-semiconductor field effect transistor. On a die paddle including a first base, a second base and a third base, half-etching or punching is performed on the top surfaces of the first base and the second base to obtain plurality of grooves that divide the top surface of the first base into a plurality of areas comprising multiple first connecting areas, and divide the top surface of the second base into a plurality of areas comprising at least a second connecting area. The semiconductor chip is connected to the die paddle at the first connecting areas and the second connecting area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: Alpha & Omega Semiconductor, Inc.
    Inventors: Yan Xun Xue, Yueh-Se Ho, Hamza Yilmaz, Jun Lu
  • Patent number: 8476752
    Abstract: A package structure for DC-DC converter disclosed herein can reduce the number of encapsulated elements as a low-side MOSFET chip can be stacked above the high-side MOSFET chip of a first die pad, through die pads of different thicknesses or interposers with joint parts of different thicknesses; moreover, it further reduces the size of the entire semiconductor package as a number of bond wires are contained in the space between the controller and the low-side MOSFET chip. Moreover, electrical connection between the top source electrode pin and the bottom source electrode pin of the low-side MOSFET chip is realized with a metal joint plate, such that when the DC-DC converter is sealed with plastic, the metal joint plate can be exposed outside to improve the thermal performance and effectively reduce the thickness of the semiconductor package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignee: Alpha & Omega Semiconductor, Inc.
    Inventors: Yueh-Se Ho, Yan Xun Xue, Jun Lu
  • Publication number: 20130134502
    Abstract: A semiconductor device, a method of manufacturing semiconductor devices and a circuit package assembly are described. A semiconductor device can have a semiconductor substrate with first and second surfaces and a sidewall between them. First and second conductive pads on the first and second surfaces are in electrical contact with corresponding first and second semiconductor device structures in the substrate. An insulator layer on the first surface and sidewall covers a portion of the first conductive pad on the first surface. An electrically conductive layer on part of the insulator layer on the first conductive pad and sidewall is in electrical contact with the second conductive pad. The insulator layer prevents the conductive layer from making electrical contact between the first and second conductive pads.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2013
    Publication date: May 30, 2013
    Inventors: Yueh-Se Ho, Yan Xun Xue
  • Publication number: 20130130443
    Abstract: The invention generally relates to a packaging method of an ultra-thin chip, more specifically, the invention relates to a method for packaging the ultra-thin chip with solder ball thermo-compression in wafer level packaging process. The method starts with disposing solder balls on metal pads arranged on the front surface of semiconductor chips that are formed at the front surface of a semiconductor wafer. The solder balls are soften by heating the wafer, a compression plate is applied with a pressure on the top ends of the solder balls thus forming a co-planar top surface at the top ends of the solder balls. A molding compound is deposited on the front surface of the wafer with the top ends of the solder balls exposed. The wafer is then ground from its back surface to reduce its thickness to achieve ultra-thin chip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2011
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Inventors: Jun Lu, Alex Niu, Yueh-Se Ho, Ping Huang, Jacky Gong, Yan Xun Xue, Xiaotian Zhang, Ming-Chen Lu