Patents Issued in October 21, 2010
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Publication number: 20100264500Abstract: A method of processing a stack, the method including depositing a fusible material on a first hardmask layer, the first hardmask layer disposed on a surface of a pre-processed stack, the pre-processed stack being disposed on at least a portion of a substrate; heating the fusible material layer to a temperature at or above its melting point to cause it to form a fusible material sphere, the fusible material sphere disposed on less than the entire first hardmask layer; etching the first hardmask layer, wherein the fusible material sphere prevents a portion of the first hardmask layer from etching, thereby forming a second hardmask layer; and etching the pre-processed stack, wherein at least the second hardmask layer prevents a portion of the pre-processed stack from etching, thereby forming a stack.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2009Publication date: October 21, 2010Applicant: SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLCInventor: Jianxin Zhu
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Publication number: 20100264501Abstract: Disclosed is a method for manufacturing a magnetic storage device comprising a TMR element, which comprises a step for forming an insulting film on an interlayer insulating film provided with a wiring layer, an opening formation step for forming an opening in the insulating film so that the wiring layer is exposed therefrom, a metal layer formation step for forming a metal layer on the insulating layer so that the opening is filled therewith, a CMP step for polishing and removing the metal layer on the insulating layer by a CMP method and forming the metal layer remaining in the opening into a lower electrode, and a step for forming a TMR element on the lower electrode.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2008Publication date: October 21, 2010Inventors: Haruo Furuta, Shuichi Ueno, Ryoji Matsuda, Tatsuta Fukumura, Takeharu Kuroiwa, Lien-Chang Wang, Eugene Chen, Yiming Huai
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Publication number: 20100264502Abstract: Gray tone lithography is used to form curved silicon topographies for semiconductor based solid-state imaging devices. The imagers are curved to a specific curvature and shaped directly for the specific application; such as curved focal planes. The curvature of the backside is independent from the front surface, which allows thinning of the detector using standard semiconductor processing.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2009Publication date: October 21, 2010Applicant: US Gov't Represented by the Secretary of the Navy Office of Naval Research (ONR/NRL) code OOCCIPInventors: Marc Christophersen, Bernard F. Phlips
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Publication number: 20100264503Abstract: A solid-state imaging device includes an imaging element, an external terminal, an insulating film, a through-electrode and a first electrode. The imaging element is formed on a first major surface of a semiconductor substrate. The external terminal is formed on a second major surface opposing the first major surface of the semiconductor substrate. The insulating film is formed in a through-hole formed in the semiconductor substrate. The through-electrode is formed on the insulating film in the through-hole and electrically connected to the external terminal. The first electrode is formed on the through-electrode on the first major surface of the semiconductor substrate. When viewed from a direction perpendicular to the first major surface of the semiconductor substrate, an outer shape with which the insulating film and the semiconductor substrate are in contact is larger than an outer shape of the first electrode.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 19, 2010Publication date: October 21, 2010Inventors: Ikuko INOUE, Kenichiro HAGIWARA
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Publication number: 20100264504Abstract: An image sensor having a wave guide includes a semiconductor substrate formed with a photodiode and a peripheral circuit region; an anti-reflective layer formed on the semiconductor substrate; an insulation layer formed on the anti-reflective layer; a wiring layer formed on the insulation layer and connected to the semiconductor substrate; at least one interlayer dielectric stacked on the wiring layer; and a wave guide connected to the insulation layer by passing through the interlayer dielectric and the wiring layer which are formed over the photodiode.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2010Publication date: October 21, 2010Applicant: SILICONFILE TECHNOLOGIES INC.Inventors: In-Gyun JEON, Se-Jung OH, Heui-Gyun AHN, Jun-Ho WON
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Publication number: 20100264505Abstract: The present invention is directed toward a dual junction photodiode semiconductor device. The photodiode has a semiconductor substrate of a first conductivity type, a first impurity region of a second conductivity type shallowly diffused on the front side of the semiconductor substrate, a second impurity region of the second conductivity type shallowly diffused on the back side of the semiconductor substrate, a first PN junction formed between the first impurity region and the semiconductor substrate, and a second PN junction formed between the second impurity region and the semiconductor substrate. Since light beams of a shorter wavelength are absorbed near the surface of a semiconductor, while light beams of a longer wavelength reach deeper sections, the two PN junctions at front and back sides of the photodiode allow the device to be used as an adjustable low pass or high pass wavelength filter detector.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2010Publication date: October 21, 2010Inventors: Peter Steven Bui, Narayan Dass Taneja, Manoocher Mansouri Aliabadi
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Publication number: 20100264506Abstract: A light-tight silicon detector. The detector utilizes a silicon substrate having a sensitive volume for the detection of ionizing radiation and a rectifying contact or electrode through which the ionizing radiation may enter. A diffused or boron-implanted p+ layer may act at the rectifying electrode. A first layer of titanium nitride is deposited on the entrance window to prevent light from being admitted to the sensitive volume and to increase the abrasion and corrosion resistance of the detector. Alternatively a titanium nitride layer may be deposited directly on the silicon substrate, said layer acting as a surface barrier or Schottky barrier rectifying contact. A layer of titanium nitride may be deposited on the backside contact wherein this titanium nitride layer serves as an ohmic contact. The second layer may be further utilized as a conductive contact for surface mount connections.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2010Publication date: October 21, 2010Inventors: Olivier Evrard, Marijke Keters
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Publication number: 20100264507Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: a semiconductor substrate having a main surface having an element formation region, a guard ring, a guard ring electrode, a channel stopper region, a channel stopper electrode, and a field plate disposed over and insulated from the semiconductor substrate. The field plate includes a first portion located between the main surface of the semiconductor substrate and the guard ring electrode, and a second portion located between the main surface of the semiconductor substrate and the channel stopper electrode. The first portion has a portion overlapping with the guard ring electrode when viewed in a plan view. The second portion has a portion overlapping with the channel stopper electrode when viewed in the plan view. In this way, a semiconductor device allowing for stabilized breakdown voltage can be obtained.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 31, 2009Publication date: October 21, 2010Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventors: Tetsuo TAKAHASHI, Takami Otsuki
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Publication number: 20100264508Abstract: A semiconductor device and manufacturing method is disclosed. One embodiment provides a common substrate of a first conductivity type and at least two wells of a second conductivity type. A buried high Ohmic region and at least an insulating structure is provided insulating the first well from the second well. The insulating structure extends through the buried high Ohmic region and includes a conductive plug in Ohmic contact with the first semiconductor region. A method for forming an integrated semiconductor device is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2009Publication date: October 21, 2010Applicant: INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AUSTRIA AGInventors: Matthias Stecher, Hans-Joachim Schulze, Thomas Neidhart
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Publication number: 20100264509Abstract: An integrated circuit structure includes a semiconductor substrate of a first conductivity type; a depletion region in the semiconductor substrate; and a deep well region substantially enclosed by the depletion region. The deep well region is of a second conductivity type opposite the first conductivity type, and includes a first portion directly over the deep well region and a second portion directly under the deep well region. A transmission line is directly over the depletion region.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2010Publication date: October 21, 2010Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.Inventors: Chewn-Pu Jou, Ho-Hsiang Chen
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Publication number: 20100264510Abstract: In a SOI structure semiconductor device using a SOI substrate, a lattice distortion layer is formed by implanting Ar ions into a silicon substrate as an active layer. The lattice distortion layer is capable of serving as a gettering site. The dose amount of Ar ions is adjusted in such a manner that tensile stress in the lattice distortion layer is equal to or greater than 11 MPa and equal to or less than 27 MPa. Thus, the lattice distortion layer can prevent occurrence of a leakage current while serving as the gettering site.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2008Publication date: October 21, 2010Applicants: DENSO CORPORATION, Shin-Etsu Handotai Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiroshi Ohtsuki, Mitsutaka Katada, Nobuhiko Noto, Hiroshi Takeno, Kazuhiko Yoshida
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Publication number: 20100264511Abstract: Disclosed are methods for providing wafer parasitic current control to a semiconductor wafer (1500) having a sub-state (1520), at least one active layer (1565) and a surface layer (1510), and electrical contacts (1515) formed on said surface layer (1510). Current control can be achieved with the formation of trenches (1525) around electrical contacts, where electrical contacts and associated layers define an electronic device. Insulating implants (1530) can be placed into trenches (1525) and/or sacrificial layers (1540) can be formed between electronic contacts (1515). Trenches control current by promoting current flow within active (e.g., conductive) regions (1560) and impeding current flow through inactive (e.g., nonconductive) regions (1550). Methods of and systems for wafer level burn-in (WLBI) of semiconductor devices are also disclosed. Current control at the wafer level is important when using WLBI methods and systems.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2002Publication date: October 21, 2010Inventors: Michael J Haji-Sheikh, James R. Biard, James K. Guenter, Bobby M. Hawkins
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Publication number: 20100264512Abstract: A semiconductor device is made by providing an integrated passive device (IPD). Through-silicon vias (TSVs) are formed in the IPD. A capacitor is formed over a surface of the IPD by depositing a first metal layer over the IPD, depositing a resistive layer over the first metal layer, depositing a dielectric layer over the first metal layer, and depositing a second metal layer over the resistive and dielectric layers. The first metal layer and the resistive layer are electrically connected to form a resistor and the first metal layer forms a first inductor. A wafer supporter is mounted over the IPD using an adhesive material and a third metal layer is deposited over the IPD. The third metal layer forms a second inductor that is electrically connected to the capacitor and the resistor by the TSVs of the IPD. An interconnect structure is connected to the IPD.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2010Publication date: October 21, 2010Applicant: STATS CHIPPAC, LTD.Inventors: Yaojian Lin, Jianmin Fang, Kang Chen, Haijing Cao
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Publication number: 20100264513Abstract: Integrated circuit devices include a semiconductor substrate and a flux line generating passive electronic element on the semiconductor substrate. A dummy gate structure is arranged on the semiconductor substrate in a region below the passive electronic element. The dummy gate includes a plurality of segments, each segment including a first longitudinally extending part and a second longitudinally extending part. The second longitudinally extending part extends at an angle from an end of the first longitudinally extending part. Ones of the segments extend at a substantially same angle and are arranged displaced from each other in an adjacent nested relationship.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 6, 2010Publication date: October 21, 2010Inventor: Chulho Chung
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Publication number: 20100264514Abstract: Provided is a semiconductor device having an electric fuse structure which receives the supply of an electric current to be permitted to be cut without damaging portions around the fuse. An electric fuse is electrically connected between an electronic circuit and a redundant circuit as a spare of the electronic circuit. After these circuits are sealed with a resin, the fuse can be cut by receiving the supply of an electric current from the outside. The electric fuse is formed in a fine layer, and is made of a main wiring and a barrier film. The linear expansion coefficient of each of the main wiring and the barrier film is larger than that of each of the insulator layers. The melting point of each of the main wiring and the barrier film is lower than that of each of the insulator layers.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2010Publication date: October 21, 2010Inventors: Takeshi IWAMOTO, Kazushi KONO, Masashi ARAKAWA, Toshiaki YONEZU, Shigeki OBAYASHI
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Publication number: 20100264515Abstract: An interconnect substrate is placed over a first inductor of a semiconductor chip and a second inductor of another semiconductor chip. The interconnect substrate includes a third inductor and a fourth inductor. The third inductor is located above the first inductor. The distance from the first inductor to the third inductor is longer than the distance from the second inductor to the fourth inductor.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2010Publication date: October 21, 2010Applicant: NEC ELECTRONICS CORPORATIONInventor: Yasutaka Nakashiba
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Publication number: 20100264516Abstract: A semiconductor device has a substrate with an inductor formed on its surface. First and second contact pads are formed on the substrate. A passivation layer is formed over the substrate and first and second contact pads. A protective layer is formed over the passivation layer. The protective layer is removed over the first contact pad, but not from the second contact pad. A conductive layer is formed over the first contact pad. The conductive layer is coiled on the surface of the substrate to produce inductive properties. The formation of the conductive layer involves use of a wet etchant. The second contact pad is protected from the wet etchant by the protective layer. The protective layer is removed from the second contact pad after forming the conductive layer over the first contact pad. An external connection is formed on the second contact pad.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2010Publication date: October 21, 2010Applicant: STATS CHIPPAC, LTD.Inventors: Yaojian Lin, Haijing Cao, Qing Zhang
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Publication number: 20100264517Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a nitride semiconductor device with low parasitic resistance by lowering barrier height to reduce contact resistance at an interface of semiconductor and metal. The nitride semiconductor device includes a GaN layer, a device isolation layer, an ohmic electrode, an n-type Al0.25Ga0.75N layer, a sapphire substrate, and a buffer layer. A main surface of the n-type Al0.25Ga0.75N layer is on (0 0 0 1) plane as a main surface, and concaves are arranged in a checkerboard to pattern on the surface. The ohmic electrode contacts the sides of the concaves of the n-type Al0.25Ga0.75N layer, and the sides of the concaves are on non-polar surfaces such as (1 1 ?2 0) plane or (1 ?1 0 0) plane.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2010Publication date: October 21, 2010Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATIONInventors: Masayuki KURODA, Tetsuzo UEDA
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Publication number: 20100264518Abstract: The present invention provides a water and a method for strengthening, homogenization and construction thereof. The concave and convex portions are processed by laser or etching, and then formed at intervals on the grinding surface of the wafer. The concave and convex portions are round or polygonal shapes. With the alternated arrangement of the concave and convex portions, a mesh structure of consistent construction is formed on the grinding surface of the wafer, making it possible to cut down greatly the interference and influence generated by the texture of grinding surface, and improve substantially the structural strength of the grinding surface for a consistent quality of wafer with better applicability and industrial benefits.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2009Publication date: October 21, 2010Inventor: Shura LEE
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Publication number: 20100264519Abstract: Disclosed are methods and devices for targeting CD of selected transistors in a semiconductor device. Varying CD is done by forming hard mask lines in a hard mask layer that have varying amounts of spacer material associated therewith. Hard mask lines corresponding to selected transistors are either left covered or uncovered by a resist applied over the hard mask layer. Then, spacer material is selectively removed from the hard mask lines to vary the width of hard mask lines and associated side wall spacers. A gate layer is then etched through the spaces in the hard mask lines to form gate lines having varying widths and targeted CD.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2009Publication date: October 21, 2010Applicant: SPANSION LLCInventors: Bradley M. Davis, Jihwan Choi, Angela T. Hui
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Publication number: 20100264520Abstract: Provided is a semiconductor module wherein a stress relaxing layer is arranged between a ceramic substrate, upon which semiconductor elements are mounted, and a cooling device on the rear side of the ceramic substrate; and the ceramic substrate, the cooling device and the stress relaxing layer are integrally formed. Furthermore, the stress relaxing layer is separated into a plurality of separated sections by two slits. Furthermore, the slits are positioned between the semiconductor elements when viewed from the thickness direction of the stress relaxing layer and not in a projection region of the semiconductor element.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2008Publication date: October 21, 2010Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Naoki Ogawa
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Publication number: 20100264521Abstract: A semiconductor component includes a semiconductor substrate having a substrate contact, and a through wire interconnect (TWI) bonded to the substrate contact. The through wire interconnect (TWI) includes a via through the substrate contact and the substrate, a wire in the via bonded to the substrate contact, and a contact on the wire. A stacked semiconductor component includes the semiconductor substrate, and a second semiconductor substrate stacked on the substrate and bonded to a through wire interconnect on the substrate. A method for fabricating a semiconductor component with a through wire interconnect includes the steps of providing a semiconductor substrate with a substrate contact, forming a via through the substrate contact and part way through the substrate, placing the wire in the via, bonding the wire to the substrate contact, and then thinning the substrate from a second side to expose a contact on the wire.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2010Publication date: October 21, 2010Inventors: Alan G. Wood, David R. Hembree
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Publication number: 20100264522Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor chip, a plurality of bumps and at least one electrically conductive component. The semiconductor chip includes an active area having electronic circuits formed therein and a plurality of pads. The plurality of bumps is placed on the semiconductor chip, wherein a location where at least one of the bumps is located on the semiconductor chip does not overlap a location where a specific pad of the pads is located on the semiconductor chip. The electrically conductive component connects a top surface of at least the bump and the specific pad.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2010Publication date: October 21, 2010Inventors: Chien-Pin Chen, Chiu-Shun Lin
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Publication number: 20100264523Abstract: A panel has a baseplate with an upper first metallic layer and a multiplicity of a vertical semiconductor components. The vertical semiconductor components in each case have a first side with a first load electrode and a control electrode and an opposite second side with a second load electrode. The second side of the semiconductor components is in each case mounted on the metallic layer of the baseplate. The semiconductor components are arranged in such a way that edge sides of adjacent semiconductor components are separated from one another. A second metallic layer is arranged in separating regions between the semiconductor components.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2010Publication date: October 21, 2010Applicant: INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AGInventors: Adolf Koller, Horst Theuss, Ralf Otremba, Josef Hoeglauer, Helmut Strack, Reinhard Ploss
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Publication number: 20100264524Abstract: A substrate for a semiconductor package includes a dielectric substrate, a circuit pattern formed on a first surface of the dielectric substrate, and an electromagnetic band gap (EGB) pattern. The EGB pattern includes multiple unit structures formed on a second surface of the dielectric substrate, where each unit structure includes a flat conductor electrically connected to the circuit pattern through a ground connection, and multiple spiral-patterned conductors electrically connected to the flat conductor. The second surface is formed on an opposite side of the dielectric substrate from the first surface. Each flat conductor is electrically connected to a flat conductor of another one of the unit structures. At least one of the spiral-patterned conductors in each one of the unit structures is electrically connected to another one of the spiral-patterned conductors.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2010Publication date: October 21, 2010Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Eun-seok SONG, Hee-seok LEE, So-young LIM
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Publication number: 20100264525Abstract: A method for manufacturing an integrated circuit package system includes: providing a frame; attaching a leaded package having leads adjacent the frame wherein the leads extend towards a side opposite the frame; and applying a package encapsulant over the leaded package having the leads partially exposed opposite the frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2010Publication date: October 21, 2010Inventors: Zigmund Ramirez Camacho, Jairus Legaspi Pisigan, Henry Descalzo Bathan, Lionel Chien Hui Tay
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Publication number: 20100264526Abstract: A semiconductor package and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The package element has a first insulating layer, and a plurality of holes are disposed on the first surface of the first insulating layer. Besides, a plurality of package traces are embedded in the insulating layer and connected to the other end of the holes. The holes function as a positioning setting for connecting the solder balls to the package traces, such that the signal of the semiconductor chip is connected to the package trace via conductor of the chip, and further transmitted externally via solder ball. The elastic modulus of the material of the first insulating layer is preferably larger than 1.0 GPa.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2010Publication date: October 21, 2010Applicant: ADVANPACK SOLUTIONS PTE LTD.Inventors: Chew Hwee-Seng Jimmy, Ong Chee Kian, Abd. Razak Bin Chichik
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Publication number: 20100264527Abstract: The present invention provides a chip-stacked package structure with leadframe having bus bar, comprising: a leadframe composed of a plurality of inner leads arranged in rows facing each other, a plurality of outer leads, and a die pad, wherein the die pad is provided between the plurality of inner leads and is vertically distant from the plurality of inner leads; a chip-stacked structure formed with a plurality of chips that stacked together and set on the die pad, the plurality of chips and the plurality of inner leads being electrically connected with each other; and an encapsulant covering over the chip-stacked package structure and the leadframe, in which the leadframe comprises at least a bus bar, which is provided between the plurality of inner leads arranged in rows facing each other and the die pad.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2010Publication date: October 21, 2010Inventors: Geng-Shin SHEN, Wu-Chang Tu
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Publication number: 20100264528Abstract: A method for manufacturing an integrated circuit package system includes: providing a base package having a first integrated circuit with an inner lead on a periphery thereof and connected thereto with interconnects, and the inner lead partially encapsulated by an inner encapsulation; mounting an outer lead on the periphery of the base package; mounting a second integrated circuit above the base package and connected to the outer lead with the interconnects; and partially encapsulating, the base package and the outer leads with an outer encapsulation leaving a bottom surface of the inner lead and a bottom surface of the outer lead exposed.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2010Publication date: October 21, 2010Inventors: Dioscoro A. Merilo, Antonio B. Dimaano, JR.
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Publication number: 20100264529Abstract: A method of manufacture of an integrated circuit package system includes: forming a paddle, an outer lead, and an inner lead between the paddle and the outer lead; forming a non-vertical paddle edge of the paddle and a non-vertical lead edge of the inner lead facing the non-vertical paddle edge; and encapsulating an integrated circuit die over the paddle.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2010Publication date: October 21, 2010Inventors: Jeffrey D. Punzalan, Henry Descalzo Bathan, Zigmund Ramirez Camacho, Arnel Trasporto
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Publication number: 20100264530Abstract: The present invention provides a chip-stacked package structure with leadframe having bus bar, comprising: a leadframe composed of a plurality of inner leads arranged in rows facing each other, a plurality of outer leads, and a die pad, wherein the die pad is provided between the plurality of inner leads and is vertically distant from the plurality of inner leads; a chip-stacked structure formed with a plurality of chips that stacked together and set on the die pad, the plurality of chips and the plurality of inner leads being electrically connected with each other; and an encapsulant covering over the chip-stacked package structure and the leadframe, in which the leadframe comprises at least a bus bar, which is provided between the plurality of inner leads arranged in rows facing each other and the die pad.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2010Publication date: October 21, 2010Inventors: Geng-Shin SHEN, Wu-Chang Tu
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Publication number: 20100264531Abstract: The present invention includes a temporary fixing step of temporarily fixing a semiconductor element on an adherend interposing an adhesive sheet therebetween, a wire-bonding step of bonding wires to the semiconductor element, and a step of sealing the semiconductor element with a sealing resin, and in which the loss elastic modulus of the adhesive sheet at 175° C. is 2000 Pa or more.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2010Publication date: October 21, 2010Inventors: Sadahito Misumi, Takeshi Matsumura, Kazuhito Hosokawa, Hiroyuki Kondo
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Publication number: 20100264532Abstract: Various embodiments for molding tools for moisture-resistant image sensor packaging structures and methods of assembly are disclosed. Image sensor packages of the present invention include an interposer, a housing structure formed on the interposer for surrounding an image sensor chip, and a transparent cover. The housing structure may cover substantially all of the interposer chip surface. In another embodiment, the housing structure also covers substantially all of the interposer edge surfaces. The housing structure may also cover substantially all of the interposer attachment surface. An image sensor chip is electrically connected to the interposer with sealed wire bond connections or with sealed flip-chip connections. The housing structure may include runners that enable simultaneous sealing of the interior of the image sensor package and of the transparent cover.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2009Publication date: October 21, 2010Applicant: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.Inventors: Todd O. Bolken, Cary J. Baerlocher, Steven W. Heppler, Chad A. Cobbley
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Publication number: 20100264533Abstract: A semiconductor chip package is provided. The semiconductor chip package includes a lead frame having a chip carrier. A semiconductor chip is mounted on the chip carrier, having a plurality of bonding pads thereon. A package substrate has a cavity therein to accommodate the chip carrier and the semiconductor chip, wherein at least one of the bonding pads of the semiconductor chip is electrically coupled to the package substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2009Publication date: October 21, 2010Applicant: MEDIATEK INC.Inventor: Nan-Jang Chen
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Publication number: 20100264534Abstract: A chip package structure includes a circuit substrate, a chip, at least one bonding wire, and an adhesive layer. The circuit substrate has a bonding surface and at least one pad disposed on the bonding surface. The chip is disposed on the bonding surface of the circuit substrate and has an active surface away from the circuit substrate and at least one contact pad disposed on the active surface. The bonding wire is connected between the contact pad and the pad, such that the chip is electrically connected to the circuit substrate through the bonding wire. The bonding wire includes a copper layer, a nickel layer covering the copper layer, and a gold layer covering the nickel layer. The adhesive layer is disposed between the pad and the bonding wire and between the contact pad and the bonding wire and respectively covers two terminals of the bonding wire.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2009Publication date: October 21, 2010Applicant: Unimicron Technology Corp.Inventor: Chung-Pan Wu
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Publication number: 20100264535Abstract: An integrated circuit (IC) package assembly includes a substrate and an IC. The substrate defines a plurality of vias. Inner walls of the plurality of vias and surfaces of the substrate are coated with copper. The plurality of vias are filled with an adhesive. The copper coated on surfaces of the substrate among the plurality of vias are etched. The IC is fixed on the substrate by cohesion between the adhesive and the etched surfaces of the substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2009Publication date: October 21, 2010Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventor: Ching-Yao Fu
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Publication number: 20100264536Abstract: A semiconductor package is described. The semiconductor package includes an internal housing and a semiconductor die coupled with the internal housing by a layer of self-healing thermal interface material.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2010Publication date: October 21, 2010Inventors: Ravi Shankar, Nachiket R. Raravikar, Dingying Xu
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Publication number: 20100264537Abstract: A semiconductor arrangement, in particular a power semiconductor arrangement, in which a semiconductor having a top side provided with contacts is connected to an electrical connection device formed from a film assembly wherein an underfill is provided between the connection device and the top side of the semiconductor. The underfill has a matrix formed from a preceramic polymer.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 11, 2010Publication date: October 21, 2010Applicant: SEMIKRON Elektronik GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Christian GOEBL, Heiko Braml, Ulrich Herrmann, Tobias Fey
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Publication number: 20100264538Abstract: A method for the fabrication of electrical interconnects in a substrate is disclosed. In one aspect, the method includes providing a substrate having a first main surface. The method may further include producing a ring structure in the substrate from the first main surface, which surrounds an inner pillar structure and has a bottom surface. The method may further include filling the ring structure with a dielectric material. The method may further include providing a conductive inner pillar structure, thereby forming an interconnect structure, which forms an electrical path from the bottom surface up until the first main surface. This conductive inner pillar structure can for example be provided by removing the inner pillar structure leaving a pillar vacancy and partially filling the vacancy with a conductive material. The dielectric material may be applied in liquid phase.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2010Publication date: October 21, 2010Applicant: IMECInventors: Bart Swinnen, Philippe Soussan, Deniz Sabuncuoglu Tezcan, Piet De Moor
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Publication number: 20100264539Abstract: The semiconductor device includes a wiring substrate having connection pads and a semiconductor chip having electrode pads. The semiconductor chip is mounted on the wiring substrate, and the electrode pads are connected to the connection pads via solder bumps. An underfill resin formed of a cured thermosetting resin is filled in a gap between the wiring substrate and the semiconductor chip. The underfill resin has a glass transition temperature which increases accompanying growth of crystal grains of the solder bumps.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2010Publication date: October 21, 2010Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventor: Masayuki Miura
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Publication number: 20100264540Abstract: An IC package primarily comprises a substrate, a die-attaching layer, a chip, at least a bonding wire, and a plurality of electrical connecting components. The substrate has a top surface and a bottom surface where the top surface includes a die-attaching area for disposing the die-attaching layer. The chip is attached to the die-attaching area by the die-attaching layer and is electrically connected to the substrate by the electrical connecting components. Both ends of the bonding wire are bonded to two interconnecting fingers on the top surface of the substrate where at least a portion of the bonding wire is encapsulated in the die-attaching layer to replace some wirings or vias inside a conventional substrate. Therefore, the substrate has simple and reduced wiring layers, i.e., to reduce the substrate cost. A chip carrier of the corresponding IC package is also revealed.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2010Publication date: October 21, 2010Applicant: CHIPMOS TECHNOLOGIES INC.Inventors: Hung Tsun Lin, Wu Chang Tu, Cheng Ting Wu
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Publication number: 20100264541Abstract: A method is disclosed which includes forming a layer of conductive material above a substrate, forming a masking layer above the layer of conductive material, performing a first etching process on the layer of conductive material with the masking layer in place, removing the masking layer and, after removing the masking layer, performing an isotropic etching process on the layer of conductive material to thereby define a plurality of piercing bond structures positioned on the substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2010Publication date: October 21, 2010Applicant: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.Inventor: Teck Kheng Lee
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Publication number: 20100264542Abstract: A semiconductor device is provided which comprises a substrate (501) having a plurality of bond pads (503) disposed thereon. Each bond pad has a major axis and a minor axis in a direction parallel to the substrate, and the ratio of the major axis to the minor axis increases with the distance of a bond pad from the center of the substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2010Publication date: October 21, 2010Inventors: Tim V. Pham, Trent S. Uehling
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Publication number: 20100264543Abstract: An interconnect structure and methods for forming semiconductor interconnect structures are disclosed. In one embodiment, the interconnect structure includes: a substrate including a first liner layer and a first metal layer thereover; a dielectric barrier layer over the first metal layer and the substrate; an inter-level dielectric layer over the dielectric barrier layer; a via extending between the inter-level dielectric layer, the dielectric barrier layer, and the first metal layer, the via including a second liner layer and a second metal layer thereover; and a diffusion barrier layer located between the second liner layer and the first metal layer, wherein a portion of the diffusion barrier layer is located under the dielectric barrier layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2009Publication date: October 21, 2010Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Shom Ponoth, David V. Horak, Takeshi Nogami, Chih-Chao Yang
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Publication number: 20100264544Abstract: A device includes an insulating layer on a substrate having a lower conductive pattern, the insulating layer having a contact hole that penetrates the insulating layer and exposes a portion of the lower conductive pattern, a catalytic pattern having a first portion on the exposed portion of the lower conductive pattern and a second portion on a sidewall of the contact hole, a spacer on the sidewall of the contact hole, wherein the second portion of the catalytic pattern is disposed between the spacer and the sidewall, and a contact plug in the contact hole and contacting the catalytic pattern, the contact plug being a carbon nanotube material.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 19, 2007Publication date: October 21, 2010Inventors: Jang-Eun Heo, Young-Moon Choi, Sun-Woo Lee, Hong-Sik Yoon, Kyung-Rae Byun
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Publication number: 20100264545Abstract: Vertically-staggered-level metal fill structures include inner contiguous metal fill structures and outer contiguous metal fill structures. A dielectric material portion is provided between each contiguous metal fill structure. Vertical extent of each contiguous metal fill structure is limited up to three vertically adjoining metal interconnect levels, thereby limiting the capacitance of each contiguous metal fill structure. Capacitive coupling between the contiguous metal fill structures and the metal interconnect structures is minimized due to the fragmented structure of contiguous metal fill structures.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2009Publication date: October 21, 2010Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: David S. Collins, Howard S. Landis, Anthony K. Stamper, Janet M. Wilson
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Publication number: 20100264546Abstract: The present invention provides a semiconductor device and manufacturing method of the semiconductor device which can prevent breaks in an interlayer insulation film (12) and electrode (13) that arise with bonding while maintaining bonding strength. A semiconductor element (1) mounted on a semiconductor device including an interlayer insulation film (12) which has an aperture part (123) having an opening shape which is defined by an extension part (121) which covers the gate electrode (116) and extends in the first direction, a connection part (122), the extension part (121) and the connection part (122) which connects at fixed intervals in the first direction a pair of extension parts (121) which are adjacent to the second direction, and which exposes a main surface of a base region (112) and a main surface of an emitter region (113).Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2008Publication date: October 21, 2010Applicant: SANKEN ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Katsuyuki Torii, Arata Shiomi
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Publication number: 20100264547Abstract: A first region having a first metal wiring, the first metal wiring being buried into an insulation film with a first minimum dimension, and a second region having a second metal wiring, the second metal wiring being buried in the insulation film with a second minimum dimension which is larger than the first minimum dimension, the second region being arranged adjacent to the first region, wherein a thickness of the first metal wiring and a thickness of the second metal wiring are different.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 5, 2010Publication date: October 21, 2010Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: KOSUKE YANAGIDAIRA, Takuya Futatsuyama, Toshiya Kotani
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Publication number: 20100264548Abstract: Through substrate vias (TSVs) are provided after substantially all high temperature operations needed to form a device region (26) of a first thickness (27) proximate the front surface (23) of a substrate wafer (20, 20?) by: (i) from the front surface (23), forming comparatively shallow vias (30, 30?) of a first aspect ratio containing first conductors (36, 36?) extending preferably through the first thickness (27) but not through the initial wafer (20) thickness (21), (ii) removing material (22?) from the rear surface (22) to form a modified wafer (20?) of smaller final thickness (21?) with a new rear surface (22?), and (iii) forming from the new rear surface (22?), much deeper vias (40, 40?) of second aspect ratios beneath the device region (26) with second conductors (56, 56?) therein contacting the first conductors (36, 36?), thereby providing front-to-back interconnections without substantially impacting wafer robustness during manufacturing and device region area.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2009Publication date: October 21, 2010Applicant: FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.Inventors: Paul W. Sanders, Michael F. Petras, Chandrasekaram Ramiah
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Publication number: 20100264549Abstract: Disclosed herein are a trench substrate and a method of manufacturing the same. The trench substrate includes a base substrate, an insulating layer formed on one side or both sides of the base substrate and including trenches formed in a circuit region and a dummy region positioned at a peripheral edge of the trench substrate, and a circuit layer formed in the trenches of the circuit region through a plating process and including a circuit pattern and vias. Thanks to formation of the trenches in the dummy region and the cutting region, deviation in thickness of a plating layer formed on the insulating layer in a plating process is improved upon.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2009Publication date: October 21, 2010Inventors: Young Gwan KO, Ryoichi Watanabe, Sang Soo Lee