Patents Issued in October 20, 2020
  • Patent number: 10811341
    Abstract: In accordance with the present description, there is provided multiple embodiments of a semiconductor device. In each embodiment, the semiconductor device comprises a substrate having a conductive pattern formed thereon. In addition to the substrate, each embodiment of the semiconductor device includes at least one semiconductor die which is electrically connected to the substrate, both the semiconductor die and the substrate being at least partially covered by a package body of the semiconductor device. In certain embodiments of the semiconductor device, through-mold vias are formed in the package body to provide electrical signal paths from an exterior surface thereof to the conductive pattern of the substrate. In other embodiments, through mold vias are also included in the package body to provide electrical signal paths between the semiconductor die and an exterior surface of the package body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: Amkor Technology Singapore Holding Pte Ltd.
    Inventors: Dong Joo Park, Jin Seong Kim, Ki Wook Lee, Dae Byoung Kang, Ho Choi, Kwang Ho Kim, Jae Dong Kim, Yeon Soo Jung, Sung Hwan Cho
  • Patent number: 10811342
    Abstract: A semiconductor package includes a semiconductor die having a semiconductor device, and first and second contact pads arranged on opposite surfaces of the die. The semiconductor die is embedded in a dielectric layer. The semiconductor package also includes one or more first package contact pads and one or more second package contact pads arranged on a first major surface of the semiconductor package. The first contact pad of the die is coupled to the one or more first package contact pads, and the second contact pad of the die is coupled to the one or more second package contact pads. In operation, the semiconductor device causes a current path between the first contact pad and the second contact pad. The package contact pads are arranged on the first major surface of the semiconductor package to provide multiple non-parallel current paths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies Austria AG
    Inventors: Sergey Yuferev, Robert Fehler, Petteri Palm
  • Patent number: 10811343
    Abstract: A leadframe includes a plurality of interconnected support members. A pair of die pads is connected to the support members and configured to receive a pair of dies electrically connected by at least one wire. A support bracket extends between the die pads and includes a surface for maintaining the at least one wire at a predetermined distance from the die pads during overmolding of the leadframe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Yuh-Harng Chien, Chih-Chien Ho, Steven Su
  • Patent number: 10811344
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a wiring board and a semiconductor device on the wiring board's main surface. The semiconductor device includes a semiconductor chip on a die pad sealed by a sealing body. A back surface of the die pad is directed to a main surface of the sealing body. A back surface of the sealing body faces the main surface of the wiring board. First and second electrodes are formed on the wiring board and in the sealing body, respectively. The second electrode is disposed in the back surface of the sealing body, and is bonded to a metal plate connecting a lead and a pad. A distance between the first and second electrodes is shorter than that between the metal plate and the first electrode. The first and second electrodes overlap each other in a plan view. A capacitor is composed of the first and second electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tatsuaki Tsukuda
  • Patent number: 10811345
    Abstract: Assembly of the semiconductor device includes the following steps: (a) mounting a semiconductor chip on the bottom electrode 40; (b) mounting the top electrode 30 on the semiconductor chip; (c) forming a sealing body 70 made of resin and provided with a convex portion 74 so as to cover the semiconductor chip; and (d) exposing the electrode surface 31 of the top electrode 30 on the top surface of the sealing body 70 and exposing the electrode surface 41 of the bottom electrode 40 on the back surface of the sealing body 70. In the step (d), at least one of the electrode surface 31 and the electrode surface 41 is exposed from the sealing body 70 by irradiating at least one of the front surface and the back surface of the sealing body 70 with the laser 110.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kuniharu Muto, Hideyuki Nishikawa
  • Patent number: 10811346
    Abstract: A lead frame includes a lead frame substrate made of a copper-based material, plating layers composed of nickel, palladium and gold layers laminated in this order on top faces and bottom faces of the lead frame substrate, and a roughened silver plating layer having acicular projections, provided as an outermost plating layer and covering faces of the lead frame substrate that form concavities or a through hole between the top faces and the bottom faces of the lead frame substrate. The roughened silver plating layer has a crystal structure in which the crystal direction <101> occupies a largest proportion among the crystal directions <001>, <111> and <101>. The lead frame can be manufactured with improved productivity owing to reduction in cost and operation time, and achieves remarkably high adhesion to sealing resin while keeping the total thickness of plating layers including the silver plating layer to be thin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: OHKUCHI MATERIALS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kaoru Hishiki, Keiichi Otaki, Hidehiko Sasaki, Kotaro Tomeoka
  • Patent number: 10811347
    Abstract: A semiconductor device package is provided, which includes a semiconductor device, a redistribution layer, an under bump metallurgy (UBM) structure, a passivation layer and a protection layer. The semiconductor device has an active surface. The redistribution layer is disposed on the active surface of the semiconductor device and electrically connected to the semiconductor device. The UBM structure is disposed on the redistribution layer. The passivation layer is disposed on the redistribution layer and surrounding the UBM structure and having a first surface. The protection layer is disposed on the redistribution layer and having a first surface. The first surface of the passivation layer is substantially coplanar with the first surface of the protection layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: ADVANCED SEMICONDUCTOR ENGINEERING, INC.
    Inventor: Shun-Tsat Tu
  • Patent number: 10811348
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a wiring substrate includes providing a support that includes a support substrate and first and second metal layers stacked in order over the support substrate. A surface of the second metal layer facing away from the first metal layer is a roughened surface or formed of particles. The second metal layer is selectively etchable with respect to the first metal layer. The method further includes selectively forming a third metal layer on the surface of the second metal layer, forming a first wiring layer that is a laminate of the second and third metal layers by simultaneously roughening the third metal layer and dissolving the second metal layer not covered with the third metal layer using an etchant, forming an insulating layer that covers the first wiring layer on the first metal layer, removing the support substrate, and removing the first metal layer by etching.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: SHINKO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Kobayashi, Yusuke Karasawa
  • Patent number: 10811349
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a support wafer, an electronic chip and an encapsulating block for the electronic chip above the support wafer. The support wafer is provided with a first network of electrical connections and a second network of electrical connections formed solely by tracks. First electrical connection elements are interposed between first front electrical contacts of the electronic chip and rear electrical contacts of the first network. Second electrical connection elements are interposed between second front electrical contacts of the electronic chip and internal electrical contact zones of the tracks of the second network. The first network includes front external electrical contacts and the tracks exhibiting external electrical contact zones.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignees: STMicroelectronics (Grenoble 2) SAS, STMicroelectronics (Alps) SAS
    Inventors: David Auchere, Laurent Schwarz, Deborah Cogoni, Eric Saugier
  • Patent number: 10811350
    Abstract: A primary-side electrode and a secondary-side electrode of a power device are disposed so as to straddle plural separate primary and secondary wires in a first conductive layer, a second conductive layer includes plural separate primary and secondary wires, an insulating part is disposed in a first insulating layer in a region between the primary and secondary wires and directly below the power device, an intralayer insulating part is disposed in the second conductive layer in a region between the primary and secondary wires and directly below the power device, and a via that connects the primary wire in the first conductive layer and the primary wire in the second conductive layer and connects the secondary wire in the first conductive layer and the secondary wire in the second conductive layer is disposed in the first insulating layer directly below the primary-side and secondary-side electrodes of the power device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroki Kanai, Tomotoshi Satoh, Kenichi Tanaka
  • Patent number: 10811351
    Abstract: A first metallization layer is deposited on a first insulating layer on a substrate. The first metallization layer comprises a set of first conductive lines. A second metallization layer is deposited over the first metallization layer. The second metallization layer comprises a set of second conductive lines that cross the set of first conductive lines to form intersection regions. At least one of the intersection regions comprises a first portion of one of the first conductive lines and a second portion of one of the second conductive lines that crosses the first portion. A plurality of preformed connections are disposed between the first metallization layer and the second metallization layer at the plurality of intersection region. At least one of the preformed connections comprises a second insulating layer aligned to the second portion and the first portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventor: Elliot N. Tan
  • Patent number: 10811352
    Abstract: A semiconductor package includes a semiconductor chip having an active surface on which a connection pad is disposed and an inactive surface opposing the active surface; a first encapsulant covering at least a portion of each of the inactive surface and side surfaces of the semiconductor chip, and having one or more recessed portions recessed towards the inactive surface of the semiconductor chip; a metal layer disposed on the first encapsulant, and filling at least a portion of each of the recessed portions; and an interconnect structure disposed on the active surface of the semiconductor chip, and including a redistribution layer electrically connected to the connection pad. A surface of the metal layer in contact with the first encapsulant has a surface roughness greater than a surface roughness of a surface of the metal layer spaced apart from the first encapsulant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kwang Ok Jeong
  • Patent number: 10811353
    Abstract: A mandrel structure includes a first mandrel, a second mandrel and a third mandrel in a parallel arrangement. The second mandrel is located between the first and third mandrels and has a cut larger than a minimum ground rule feature. A sidewall layer is formed over the mandrel structure. The sidewall layer has two long parallel gaps for two contact lines and a third gap for a fuse element. The third gap is orthogonal to and connects the two long parallel gaps. The sidewall pattern is used to form a trench structure comprising two parallel contact line trenches having a width at least as great as a ground rule of the patterning process for the contact lines and an orthogonal fuse element trench having a width less than the ground rule for the fuse element. A conductive material forms the contact lines and a fuse element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Baozhen Li, Chih-Chao Yang, Andrew Tae Kim, Ernest Y Wu
  • Patent number: 10811354
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure describe apparatuses, methods, and systems associated with a fuse array of an integrated circuit. An integrated circuit may include a first metallization layer including a plurality of trenches separated by an interlayer dielectric (ILD), wherein the ILD forms a protrusion that extends above a top surface of the trenches. An etch stop layer may be disposed on the first metallization layer. The integrated circuit may further include a fuse disposed on the etch stop layer, wherein the fuse includes a fuse channel coupled between an anode and a cathode, wherein the fuse channel is disposed directly above the protrusion and is in contact with the etch stop layer. The integrated circuit may additionally or alternatively include one or more dummy regions adjacent to the fuse channel and separated from the fuse channel by a dielectric material. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Gwang-Soo Kim, Doug B. Ingerly
  • Patent number: 10811355
    Abstract: A semiconductor device including conductive lines is disclosed. First conductive lines each comprise a first portion, a second portion, and an enlarged portion, the enlarged portion connecting the first portion and the second portion of the first conductive line. The semiconductor device includes second conductive lines, at least some of the second conductive lines disposed between a pair of the first conductive lines, each second conductive line including a larger cross-sectional area at an end portion of the second conductive line than at other portions thereof. The semiconductor device includes a pad on each of the first conductive lines and the second conductive lines, wherein the pad on each of the second conductive lines is on the end portion thereof and the pad on each of the first conductive lines is on the enlarged portion thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: William R. Brown, Jenna L. Russon, Tim H. Bossart, Brian R. Watson, Nikolay A. Mirin, David A. Kewley
  • Patent number: 10811356
    Abstract: Provided is an integrated circuit device including a plurality of word lines overlapping each other, in a vertical direction, on a substrate, a plurality of channel structures extending in the vertical direction through the plurality of word lines on an area of the substrate, a plurality of bit line contact pads on the plurality of channel structures, and a plurality of bit lines, wherein the plurality of bit lines include a plurality of first bit lines extending parallel to each other at a first pitch in a center region of the area, and a plurality of second bit lines extending at a second pitch in an edge region of the area, the second pitch being different from the first pitch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young-jin Jung, Joon-hee Lee
  • Patent number: 10811357
    Abstract: An integrated circuit including: a power rail including first and second conductive lines spaced apart from each other in a vertical direction, wherein the first and second conductive lines extend in parallel to each other in a first horizontal direction, and are electrically connected to each other, to supply power to a first standard cell, wherein the first and second conductive lines are disposed at a boundary of the first standard cell; and a third conductive line between the first and second conductive lines and extending in a second horizontal direction orthogonal to the first horizontal direction, to transfer an input signal or an output signal of the first standard cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jae-Boong Lee, Jung-Ho Do, Tae-Joong Song, Seung-Young Lee, Jong-Hoon Jung, Ji-Su Yu
  • Patent number: 10811358
    Abstract: A semiconductor package includes an organic frame having first and second surfaces opposing each other, having a cavity, and having a wiring structure connecting the first and second surfaces, a connection structure disposed on the first surface of the organic frame and having a first redistribution layer connected to the wiring structure, at least one inorganic interposer having first and second surfaces, and having an interconnection wiring connecting the first and second surfaces of the at least one inorganic interposer to each other, an encapsulant encapsulating at least a portion of the at least one inorganic interposer, an insulating layer disposed on the second surface of the organic frame and the second surface of the at least one inorganic interposer, a second redistribution layer having portions provided as a plurality of pads, and at least one semiconductor chip having connection electrodes respectively connected to the plurality of pads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Job Ha, Sung Hyun Kim, Ji Na Jeung
  • Patent number: 10811359
    Abstract: A stack package includes a first sub-package, a second sub-package stacked on the first sub-package. The first sub-package is configured to include first and second semiconductor dies, a first flexible bridge die disposed between the first and second semiconductor dies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: Sk hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Ki Jun Sung, Kyoung Tae Eun
  • Patent number: 10811360
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a semiconductor layer, an insulating film, a first interconnect, a conductor, and a frame-shaped portion. The insulating film is provided on the semiconductor layer. The first interconnect is provided on the insulating film. The conductor extends through the insulating film and electrically connects the semiconductor layer and the first interconnect. The frame-shaped portion extends through the insulating film and is provided in a second region different from a first region, the conductor being provided in the first region. The frame-shaped portion protrudes from a surface of the insulating film on which the first interconnect is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masayoshi Tagami
  • Patent number: 10811361
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to semiconductor structures and, more particularly, to seal ring structures with channels and methods of manufacture. The structure includes: a first wafer having a channel formed within a passivation layer; a second wafer having a protuberance which is insertable into the channel and which is bonded to the first wafer with eutectic bonding materials; and a plurality of stoppers or tabs extending within the channel and which provides a gap that has a dimension smaller than a gap formed in other portions of the channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: VANGUARD INTERNATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR SINGAPORE PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: Lieneng Low, Teck Wee Christopher Lim, Wai Mun Chong, Wan Tak Ng
  • Patent number: 10811362
    Abstract: An overlay mark structure includes a plurality of first patterns of a previous layer and a plurality of second patterns of a current layer. Each of the second patterns includes a first section and a second section. The first section is disposed corresponding to one of the first patterns in a vertical direction. The first section partially overlaps the first pattern corresponding to the first section in the vertical direction. The second section is separated from the first section in an elongation direction of the second pattern. A part of the first pattern corresponding to the first section is disposed between the first section and the second section in the elongation direction of the second pattern. A measurement method of the overlay mark structure includes performing a diffraction-based overlay measurement between each of the first sections and the first pattern overlapping the first section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Yu-Wei Cheng, Bo-Jou Lu, Chun-Chi Yu
  • Patent number: 10811363
    Abstract: Embodiments of semiconductor fabrication methods are disclosed. In an example, a method for forming a mark for locating patterns in semiconductor fabrication is disclosed. A wafer is divided into a plurality of shots. Each of the plurality of shots includes a semiconductor chip die. Four quarters of a locking corner mark are subsequently patterned, respectively, at four corners of four adjacent shots of the plurality of shots. Each quarter of the locking corner mark is symmetric to adjacent quarters of the locking corner mark and is separated from the adjacent quarters of the locking corner mark by a nominally same distance. The locking corner mark is set as an origin for locating patterns in at least one of the four adjacent shots in semiconductor fabrication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: YANGTZE MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dou Dou Zhang, Jin Yu Qiu, Zhi Yang Song, Jun He, Zhi Hu Gao, Yaobin Feng
  • Patent number: 10811364
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a shielded electronic module, which includes a module substrate, an electronic component attached to a top surface of the module substrate and encapsulated by a first mold compound, a second mold compound over a bottom surface of the module substrate, and a shielding structure. The second mold compound includes a recess extending inwardly from a bottom periphery of the second mold compound. The shielding structure completely covers a top surface of the module and extends over the side surface of the module until reaching the recess. Herein, the shielding structure is electrically grounded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: Qorvo US, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Scott Morris, Stephen Craig Parker, Jerry Holt, John Davisson, Rommel Quintero Nevarez
  • Patent number: 10811365
    Abstract: Semiconductor devices having metallization structures including crack-inhibiting structures, and associated systems and methods, are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a metallization structure formed over a semiconductor substrate. The metallization structure can include a bond pad electrically coupled to the semiconductor substrate via one or more layers of conductive material, and an insulating material—such as a low-? dielectric material—at least partially around the conductive material. The metallization structure can further include a crack-inhibiting structure positioned beneath the bond pad between the bond pad and the semiconductor substrate. The crack-inhibiting structure can include (a) a metal lattice extending laterally between the bond pad and the semiconductor substrate and (b) barrier members extending vertically between the metal lattice and the bond pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Shams U. Arifeen, Hyunsuk Chun, Sheng Wei Yang, Keizo Kawakita
  • Patent number: 10811366
    Abstract: A microelectronic package may be fabricated with at least one compliant external bond pad having at least one integrated spring structure for mitigating the effects of warpage of the microelectronic package during attachment to an external substrate. An embodiment for the microelectronic package may include a microelectronic package substrate having a first surface and an opposing second surface, wherein the microelectronic package substrate includes a void defined therein that extends into the microelectronic package substrate from the second surface thereof, and a compliant bond pad suspended over the void, wherein the compliant bond pad includes a land portion and at least one spring portion, and wherein the at least one spring portion extends from the compliant bond pad land portion to an anchor structure on the microelectronic package substrate second surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Feras Eid, Robert L. Sankman, Sandeep B. Sane
  • Patent number: 10811367
    Abstract: A semiconductor package is provided, which includes: a circuit structure having a first bottom surface and a first top surface opposite to the first bottom surface; at least a semiconductor element disposed on the first top surface of the circuit structure and electrically connected to the circuit structure; an encapsulant formed on the first top surface of the circuit structure to encapsulate the semiconductor element, wherein the encapsulant has a second bottom surface facing the first top surface of the circuit structure and a second top surface opposite to the second bottom surface; and a strengthening layer formed on the second top surface of the encapsulant, or formed between the circuit structure and the encapsulant, or formed on the first bottom surface of the circuit structure, thereby effectively preventing the encapsulant from warping and the semiconductor element from cracking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: Siliconware Precision Industries Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hui-Chuan Lu, Chun-Hung Lu, Po-Yi Wu
  • Patent number: 10811368
    Abstract: According a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device of the present invention, a surface protection film having an elastic modulus of 2 GPa or more is formed on a first main surface of a semiconductor wafer where an element structure is formed, the semiconductor wafer is placed on a stage with the first main surface facing the stage, and a second main surface of the semiconductor wafer opposite to the first main surface is ground.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventor: Shunichi Watabe
  • Patent number: 10811369
    Abstract: Packaging devices and methods of manufacture thereof for semiconductor devices are disclosed. In some embodiments, a method of manufacturing a packaging device includes forming an interconnect wiring over a substrate, and forming conductive balls over portions of the interconnect wiring. A molding material is deposited over the conductive balls and the substrate, and a portion of the molding material is removed from over scribe line regions of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Hsien-Wei Chen, Tsung-Yuan Yu, Ming-Da Cheng, Wen-Hsiung Lu
  • Patent number: 10811370
    Abstract: A packaged electronic circuit includes a substrate having an upper surface, a first metal layer on the upper surface of the substrate, a first polymer layer on the first metal layer opposite the substrate, a second metal layer on the first polymer layer opposite the first metal layer, a dielectric layer on the first polymer layer and at least a portion of the second metal layer and a second polymer layer on the dielectric layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: Cree, Inc.
    Inventors: Kyle Bothe, Dan Namishia, Fabian Radulescu, Scott Sheppard
  • Patent number: 10811371
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: a semiconductor substrate; a semiconductor layer on the semiconductor substrate; a source electrode and a drain electrode spaced apart from each other on the semiconductor layer; a gate electrode on the semiconductor layer between the source electrode and the drain electrode; and an insulating film covering the semiconductor layer, the source electrode, the drain electrode and the gate electrode, the gate electrode has an eaves structure including a lower electrode joined to the semiconductor layer and an upper electrode provided on the lower electrode and wider than the lower electrode, a principal ingredient of the insulating film is an oxide film where atomic layers are alternately arrayed for each monolayer, and a film thickness of the insulating film that covers the lower electrode of the gate electrode is equal to a film thickness of the insulating film that covers the upper electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventor: Naoto Ando
  • Patent number: 10811372
    Abstract: A semiconductor device assembly includes a substrate and a die coupled to the substrate. The die includes a first contact pad electrically coupled to a first circuit on the die including at least one active circuit element, a second contact pad electrically coupled to a second circuit on the die including only passive circuit elements, and a plated pad electrically coupling at least a part of the first contact pad to at least a part of the second contact pad. The substrate includes a substrate contact electrically coupled to the plated pad on the die.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: James E. Davis, Kevin G. Duesman, Jeffrey P. Wright, Warren L. Boyer
  • Patent number: 10811373
    Abstract: A packaging structure (100) having a split-block assembly with a first and a second conducting block section (10A,20A) and at least one transition between a first planar transmission line (2A) and a second transmission line (11A), and one or more input/output ports. The first transmission line (2A) is arranged on a substrate disposed on the first conducting block section (10A) and has a coupling section (3A), a cavity (4A) with a cavity opening in an upper surface of the first conducting block section (10A), and the second transmission line (11A) being in line with the first transmission line (2A) and located on an opposite side of the opening of the cavity (4A).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: GAPWAVES AB
    Inventors: Ashraf Uz Zaman, Jian Yang, Uttam Nandi
  • Patent number: 10811374
    Abstract: A device includes a first side interconnect structure over a first side of a substrate, wherein active circuits are in the substrate and adjacent to the first side of the substrate, a dielectric layer over a second side of the substrate, a pad embedded in the dielectric layer, the pad comprising an upper portion and a bottom portion formed of two different materials and a passivation layer over the dielectric layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hsiao Yun Lo, Lin-Chih Huang, Tasi-Jung Wu, Hsin-Yu Chen, Yung-Chi Lin, Ku-Feng Yang, Tsang-Jiuh Wu, Wen-Chih Chiou
  • Patent number: 10811375
    Abstract: An I/O ring formed by a single type of I/O cell. The I/O cell has a substantially square shape in which the height and width dimensions are substantially equal. Each I/O cell has an X-axis and a Y-axis, where the two or more I/O cells are mounted adjacent on an axis by flipping every alternate I/O cell about another axis to share a vertical bus between the two I/O cells. Each I/O cell has a power pin portion and a ground pin portion to be dimensioned to be approximately one-half a designated power pin region and ground pin portion, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: Arm Limited
    Inventors: Kishan Chanumolu, Vijaya Kumar Vinukonda
  • Patent number: 10811376
    Abstract: Provided are a Cu column, a Cu core column, a solder joint, and a through-silicon via, which have the low Vickers hardness and the small arithmetic mean roughness. For the Cu column 1 according to the present invention, its purity is equal to or higher than 99.9% and equal to or lower than 99.995%, its arithmetic mean roughness is equal to or less than 0.3 ?m, and its Vickers hardness is equal to or higher than 20 HV and equal to or less than 60 HV. Since the Cu column 1 is not melted at a melting temperature in the soldering and a definite stand-off height (a space between the substrates) can be maintained, it is preferably applied to the three dimensional mounting or the pitch narrowing mounting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: Senju Metal Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroyoshi Kawasaki, Takahiro Roppongi, Daisuke Soma, Isamu Sato, Yuji Kawamata
  • Patent number: 10811377
    Abstract: A package structure is provided. The package structure includes a first bump structure formed over a substrate, a solder joint formed over the first bump structure and a second bump structure formed over the solder joint. The first bump structure includes a first pillar layer formed over the substrate and a first barrier layer formed over the first pillar layer. The first barrier layer has a first protruding portion which extends away from a sidewall surface of the first pillar layer, and a distance between the sidewall surface of the first pillar layer and a sidewall surface of the first barrier layer is in a range from about 0.5 ?m to about 3 ?m. The second bump structure includes a second barrier layer formed over the solder joint and a second pillar layer formed over the second barrier layer, wherein the second barrier layer has a second protruding portion which extends away from a sidewall surface of the second pillar layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Cheng-Hung Chen, Yu-Nu Hsu, Chun-Chen Liu, Heng-Chi Huang, Chien-Chen Li, Shih-Yen Chen, Cheng-Nan Hsieh, Kuo-Chio Liu, Chen-Shien Chen, Chin-Yu Ku, Te-Hsun Pang, Yuan-Feng Wu, Sen-Chi Chiang
  • Patent number: 10811378
    Abstract: An electronic package is provided. An electronic component and a plurality of conductive pillars electrically connected with the electronic component are embedded in an encapsulating layer. Each of the conductive pillars has a circumferential surface and two end surfaces wider than the circumferential surface in width. The encapsulating layer encapsulates and protects the electronic component effectively, so as to improve the reliability of the electronic package. A method for fabricating the electronic package is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: Siliconware Precision Industries Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chih-Hsien Chiu
  • Patent number: 10811379
    Abstract: A semiconductor package includes a semiconductor chip including a body, a connection pad, a passivation film, a first connection bump disposed, and a first coating layer; an encapsulant covering at least a portion of the semiconductor chip; and a connection structure including an insulating layer, a redistribution layer, and a connection via. The first connection bump includes a low melting point metal, the redistribution layer and the connection via include a conductive material, and the low melting point metal has a melting point lower than a melting point of the conductive material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Doo Il Kim, Yong Ho Baek, Won Wook So, Young Sik Hur
  • Patent number: 10811380
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a semiconductor structure and a manufacturing method thereof. The semiconductor structure includes: a first substrate; a first adhesive layer disposed on a surface of the first substrate; and a first bonding layer disposed on a surface of the first adhesive layer. A density of the first adhesive layer is greater than a density of the first bonding layer. The first adhesive layer of the semiconductor structure has higher adhesion with the first substrate and first bonding layer, such that it is advantageous to improve a performance of the semiconductor structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: Yangtze Memory Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xinsheng Wang, Li Zhang, Gaosheng Zhang, Xianjin Wan, Ziqun Hua, Jiawen Wang, Taotao Ding, Hongbin Zhu, Weihua Cheng, Shining Yang
  • Patent number: 10811381
    Abstract: A wafer to wafer bonding method includes performing a plasma process on a bonding surface of a first wafer, pressurizing the first wafer after performing the plasma process on the bonding surface of the first wafer, and bonding the first wafer to a second wafer. The plasma process has different plasma densities along a circumferential direction about a center of the first wafer. A middle portion of the first wafer protrudes after pressurizing the first wafer. The first wafer is bonded to the second wafer by gradually joining the first wafer to the second wafer from the middle portion of the first wafer to a peripheral region of the first wafer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Joon-Ho Lee, Sung-Hyup Kim, Ki-Ju Sohn
  • Patent number: 10811382
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device. The method includes steps of providing a first wafer including a first substrate and a plurality of first conductors over the first substrate; forming a first interconnect structure penetrating through the first substrate and contacting one of the first conductors; forming a bonding dielectric on the first substrate and the first interconnect structure; bonding a second wafer on the first wafer, wherein the second wafer includes a second substrate, a second ILD layer on a second front surface of the second substrate, and a plurality of second conductors in the second ILD layer, wherein the second ILD layer is in contact with the bonding dielectric; forming a second interconnect structure penetrating through the second substrate and into the second ILD layer and contacting the second conductor and the first interconnect structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: NANYA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Pei-Jhen Wu, Hsih-Yang Chiu, Chiang-Lin Shih, Ching-Hung Chang, Yi-Jen Lo
  • Patent number: 10811383
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a plurality of electronic circuits is disclosed. Each electronic circuit comprises a respective first portion, comprising a respective group of contact pads, and a respective integrated circuit, IC, comprising a respective group of terminals and mounted on the respective group of contact pads with each terminal in electrical contact with a respective contact pad. The method comprises: providing a first structure comprising the plurality of first portions; providing a second structure comprising the plurality of ICs and a common support arranged to support the plurality of ICs; transferring said ICs from the common support onto a first roller; transferring said ICs from the first roller onto a second roller; and transferring said ICs from the second roller onto the first structure such that each group of terminals is mounted on a respective group of contact pads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: PRAGMATIC PRINTING LTD.
    Inventors: Neil Davies, Richard David Price, Stephen Devenport, Stuart Philip Speakman
  • Patent number: 10811384
    Abstract: A semiconductor package includes a redistribution structure, at least one semiconductor device, a heat dissipation component, and an encapsulating material. The at least one semiconductor device is disposed on and electrically connected to the redistribution structure. The heat dissipation component is disposed on the redistribution structure and includes a concave portion for receiving the at least one semiconductor device and an extending portion connected to the concave portion and contacting the redistribution structure, wherein the concave portion contacts the at least one semiconductor device. The encapsulating material is disposed over the redistribution structure, wherein the encapsulating material fills the concave portion and encapsulates the at least one semiconductor device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shih-Wei Chen, Chih-Hua Chen, Hsin-Yu Pan, Hao-Yi Tsai, Lipu Kris Chuang, Tin-Hao Kuo
  • Patent number: 10811385
    Abstract: A wafer-level system-in-package structure and an electronic apparatus are provided. The wafer-level system-in-package structure includes a substrate having a plurality of first chips formed therein. A first chip is formed by being grown on the substrate through a semiconductor process. The wafer-level system-in-package structure also includes an encapsulation layer having a plurality of second chips embedded therein. The encapsulation layer covers the substrate and the first chips. At least one of the plurality of second chips is electrically connected to at least one of the plurality of first chips through a conductive bump, and electrically-connected first and second chips have an overlapping portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: Ningbo Semiconductor International Corporation
    Inventor: Mengbin Liu
  • Patent number: 10811386
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a semiconductor device. The semiconductor device comprises: a plurality of dies stacked on top of each other, each of the dies comprising a first major surface, an IO conductive pattern on the first major surface and extended to a minor surface substantially perpendicular to the major surfaces to form at least one IO electrical contact on the minor surface, and the plurality of dies aligned so that the corresponding minor surfaces of all dies substantially coplanar with respect to each other to form a common flat sidewall, and a plurality of IO routing traces formed over the sidewall and at least partially spaced away from the sidewall. The plurality of IO routing traces are spaced apart from each other in a first direction on the sidewall, and each of IO routing traces is electrically connected to a respective IO electrical contact and extended across the sidewall in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction on the sidewall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: SanDisk Information Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chin Tien Chiu, Hem Takiar, Gursharan Singh, Fisher Yu, C C Liao
  • Patent number: 10811387
    Abstract: Semiconductor device packages include a stack of semiconductor memory devices positioned over an interposer substrate, a controller element, and a redistribution substrate positioned laterally adjacent to the controller element. At least a portion of the controller element is positioned directly between the stack and the interposer substrate. The controller element is operatively connected to the semiconductor memory devices of the stack through the redistribution substrate and the interposer substrate. Methods of manufacturing a semiconductor device package include positioning a redistribution substrate laterally adjacent to a controller element and attaching the redistribution substrate and the controller element to an interposer substrate. A stack of semiconductor memory devices is positioned over the controller element and the redistribution substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Seng Kim Dalson Ye, Hong Wan Ng
  • Patent number: 10811388
    Abstract: Capacitive couplings in a direct-bonded interface for microelectronic devices are provided. In an implementation, a microelectronic device includes a first die and a second die direct-bonded together at a bonding interface, a conductive interconnect between the first die and the second die formed at the bonding interface by a metal-to-metal direct bond, and a capacitive interconnect between the first die and the second die formed at the bonding interface. A direct bonding process creates a direct bond between dielectric surfaces of two dies, a direct bond between respective conductive interconnects of the two dies, and a capacitive coupling between the two dies at the bonding interface. In an implementation, a capacitive coupling of each signal line at the bonding interface comprises a dielectric material forming a capacitor at the bonding interface for each signal line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: Invensas Corporation
    Inventors: Belgacem Haba, Arkalgud R. Sitaram
  • Patent number: 10811389
    Abstract: A first package is bonded to a first substrate with first external connections and second external connections. The second external connections are formed using materials that are different than the first external connections in order to provide a thermal pathway from the first package. In a particular embodiment the first external connections are solder balls and the second external connections are copper blocks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Chen-Hua Yu, Shin-Puu Jeng, Der-Chyang Yeh, Hsien-Wei Chen, Cheng-Chieh Hsieh, Ming-Yen Chiu
  • Patent number: 10811390
    Abstract: Provided is a die stack structure including a first die and a second die. The first die and the second die are bonded together through a hybrid bonding structure. A bonding insulating layer of the hybrid bonding structure extends to contact with one interconnect structure of the first die or the second die.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Jie Chen, Hsien-Wei Chen, Ming-Fa Chen