Patents Issued in December 24, 2020
  • Publication number: 20200402887
    Abstract: A semiconductor baseplate is disclosed. Specific implementations of a baseplate may include a planar portion including a plurality of recesses therein, the planar portion may be made of a first material, and a plurality of pegs where each peg of the plurality of pegs may be configured to fit within each recess of the plurality of recesses, the plurality of pegs may be made of a second material, where the first material and the second material may be bonded together.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2019
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Applicant: SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC
    Inventors: Atapol PRAJUCKAMOL, Francis J. CARNEY, Chee Hiong CHEW, Yushuang YAO
  • Publication number: 20200402888
    Abstract: A three-dimensional stacked integrated circuit includes a plurality of interposers between respective integrated circuits of the three-dimensional stacked integrated circuit and below a lowermost integrated circuit, wherein a plurality of movement paths of a coolant are respectively provided in the plurality of interposers, and the plurality of movement paths of the coolant provided in the plurality of interposers are connected to each other. Alternatively, the three-dimensional stacked integrated circuit is configured by immersion and the system thereof is simplified by the coolant interacting with the outside in grooves provided to the edges of the interposers. In this case, a path for allowing the coolant to flow in the layer direction is not necessary.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2020
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Inventors: Takashi TSUTSUI, Shigenori IMANAKA, Tomohiko FURUTANI
  • Publication number: 20200402889
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention are directed to microchannels having varied critical dimensions for efficient cooling of semiconductor integrated circuit chip packages. In a non-limiting embodiment of the invention, a patterning stack is formed over a substrate. The patterning stack includes a hard mask, an etch transfer layer on the hard mask, and a photoresist on the etch transfer layer. A manifold trench is formed in a first region of the substrate and is recessed below a surface of the etch transfer layer. A microchannel trench is formed in a second region of the substrate to expose the surface of the etch transfer layer. The manifold trench and the microchannel trench are recessed such that the manifold trench extends into the hard mask and the microchannel trench extends into the etch transfer layer. A manifold and a microchannel are formed in the substrate by pattern transfer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2019
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Inventors: RAVI K. BONAM, Kamal K. Sikka, JOSHUA M. RUBIN, Iqbal Rashid Saraf, FEE LI LIE
  • Publication number: 20200402890
    Abstract: A method used in forming a memory array and conductive through-array-vias (TAVs) comprises forming a stack comprising vertically-alternating insulative tiers and wordline tiers. A mask is formed comprising horizontally-elongated trench openings and operative TAV openings above the stack. Etching is conducted of unmasked portions of the stack through the trench and operative TAV openings in the mask to form horizontally-elongated trench openings in the stack and to form operative TAV openings in the stack. Conductive material is formed in the operative TAV openings in the stack to form individual operative TAVs in individual of the operative TAV openings in the stack. A wordline-intervening structure is formed in individual of the trench openings in the stack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2019
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Indra V. Chary, Chet E. Carter, Anilkumar Chandolu, Justin B. Dorhout, Jun Fang, Matthew J. King, Brett D. Lowe, Matthew Park, Justin D. Shepherdson
  • Publication number: 20200402891
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a plurality of first semiconductor dies, a first adhesive layer, a plurality of second semiconductor dies, a second adhesive layer, and a plurality of first metal bumps. The first semiconductor dies are embedded in a first photosensitive layer of a first group of wafers. The first adhesive layer is disposed between at least two of the first group of wafers to form a first structure. The second semiconductor dies are embedded in a second photosensitive layer of a second group of wafers. The second adhesive layer is disposed between at least two of the second group of wafers to form a second structure. The first metal bumps are disposed between the first structure and second structure, in which the first structure is connected to the second structure with the first metal bumps.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2019
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Inventors: CHIANG-LIN SHIH, PEI-JHEN WU
  • Publication number: 20200402892
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure includes a molding compound having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, a passive device component disposed in the molding compound, a via penetrating the molding compound from the first surface to the second surface, a first connection structure disposed over the first surface of the molding compound and electrically coupled to the passive device component, and a second connection structure disposed over the second surface of the molding compound. The first connection structure and the second connection structure are electrically coupled to each other by the via.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2019
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Inventors: YANG-CHE CHEN, CHEN-HUA LIN, HUANG-WEN TSENG, VICTOR CHIANG LIANG, CHWEN-MING LIU
  • Publication number: 20200402893
    Abstract: A semiconductor package includes at least one die attach pad of a leadframe, at least one semiconductor die mounted on the at least one die attach pad; and a plurality of lead terminals disposed around the at least one die attach pad and electrically connected to respective input/output (I/O) pads on the at least one semiconductor die through a plurality of bond wires. The plurality of lead terminals comprises first lead terminals, second lead terminals, and third lead terminals, which are arranged in triple row configuration along at least one side of the semiconductor package. Each of the first lead terminals, second lead terminals, and third lead terminals has an exposed base metal on a cut end thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2020
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Inventor: Chin-Chiang Chang
  • Publication number: 20200402894
    Abstract: A packaged electronic device includes a stacked configuration of a first semiconductor die in a first recess in a first side of a first conductive plate, a second semiconductor die in a second recess in a first side of a second conductive plate, a third conductive plate electrically coupled to a second side of the second semiconductor die, and a package structure that encloses the first semiconductor die, and the second semiconductor die, where the package structure includes a side that exposes a portion of a second side of the first conductive plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2019
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Applicant: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Tianyi Luo, Jonathan Almeria Noquil, Osvaldo Jorge Lopez
  • Publication number: 20200402895
    Abstract: Manufacturing a semiconductor device, such as an integrated circuit, comprises: providing a leadframe having a die pad area, attaching onto the die pad area of the leadframe one or more semiconductor die or dice via soft-solder die attach material, and forming a device package by molding package material onto the semiconductor die or dice attached onto the die pad area of the leadframe. An enhancing layer, provided onto the leadframe to counter device package delamination, is selectively removed via laser beam ablation from the die pad area, and the semiconductor die or dice are attached onto the die pad area via soft-solder die attach material provided where the enhancing layer has been removed to promote wettability by the soft-solder material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2020
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Inventor: Paolo CREMA
  • Publication number: 20200402896
    Abstract: A microelectronic device includes a first conductor and a second conductor, separated by a lateral spacing. The first conductor has a low field contour facing the second conductor. The low field contour has offsets from a tangent line to the first conductor on the low field contour. Each of the offsets increases a separation of the high voltage conductor from the low voltage conductor. A first offset, located from an end of the high voltage conductor, at a first lateral distance of 25 percent of the minimum separation, is 19 percent to 28 percent of the minimum separation. A second offset, located at a second lateral distance of 50 percent of the minimum separation, is 9 percent to 14 percent of the minimum separation. A third offset, located at a third lateral distance of 75 percent of the minimum separation, is 4 percent to 6 percent of the minimum separation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2020
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Inventor: Enis Tuncer
  • Publication number: 20200402897
    Abstract: A semiconductor device package includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a conductive structure, a first solder and a second solder. The second substrate is disposed over the first substrate. The conductive structure is disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. The conductive structure includes a first wetting portion, a second wetting portion, and a non-wetting portion disposed between the first wetting portion and the second wetting portion. The first solder covers the first wetting portion and connects the conductive structure to the first substrate. The second solder covers the second wetting portion and connects the conductive structure to the second substrate. The first solder is spaced apart from the second solder by the non-wetting portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2019
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Applicant: Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc.
    Inventor: Chang-Lin YEH
  • Publication number: 20200402898
    Abstract: A device including a stack of layers defining a first conductor pattern at a first level of the stack and one or more semiconductor channels in respective regions, connecting a pair of parts of the first conductor pattern, and capacitively coupled via a dielectric to a coupling conductor of a second conductor pattern at a second level of the stack. The stack includes at least two insulator patterns over which the first level or second level conductor patterns is formed. A first insulator pattern occupies one or more semiconductor channel regions to provide the dielectric. The second insulator pattern defines one or more windows in the one or more semiconductor channel regions through which the second conductor pattern contacts the first insulator pattern other than via the second insulator pattern. The second insulator pattern overlaps the first insulator pattern outside the one or more semiconductor channel regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2020
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Inventors: Jan Jongman, Joffrey Dury
  • Publication number: 20200402899
    Abstract: A 3D-IC includes a first tier device and a second tier device. The first tier device and the second tier device are vertically stacked together. The first tier device includes a first substrate and a first interconnect structure formed over the first substrate. The second tier device includes a second substrate, a doped region formed in the second substrate, a dummy gate formed over the substrate, and a second interconnect structure formed over the second substrate. The 3D-IC also includes an inter-tier via extends vertically through the second substrate. The inter-tier via has a first end and a second end opposite the first end. The first end of the inter-tier via is coupled to the first interconnect structure. The second end of the inter-tier via is coupled to one of: the doped region, the dummy gate, or the second interconnect structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2020
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Inventors: Ta-Pen Guo, Carlos H. Diaz, Jean-Pierre Colinge, Yi-Hsiung Lin
  • Publication number: 20200402900
    Abstract: A leadframe for a semiconductor device includes an array of electrically-conductive leads. The electrically-conductive leads have mutually opposed lateral (vertical) surfaces. An electrically-insulating material is formed over the mutually lateral opposed surfaces to prevent short circuits between adjacent leads. The electrically-insulating material may further be provided at one or more of the opposed bottom and top surfaces of the electrically-conductive leads of the leadframe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2020
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Applicant: STMicroelectronics S.r.l.
    Inventor: Alberto ARRIGONI
  • Publication number: 20200402901
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor element, a first lead (1), a plurality of second leads and a sealing resin. The first lead includes a mounting portion mounting the semiconductor element, four connecting portions extending from four corners of the mounting portion, respectively, and four first terminal portions connected to front ends of the connecting portions, respectively. A part of each first terminal portion is exposed from the sealing resin. The second leads are arranged in a plural quantity between adjacent first terminal portions when viewed in a thickness direction. Each second lead includes a second terminal portion having a part exposed from the sealing resin, and a joining portion extending from the second terminal portion toward the mounting portion. A connecting portion width dimension of the connecting portion is greater than a joining portion width dimension of the joining portion of the second lead adjacent to the connecting portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2020
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Inventor: Ippei YASUTAKE
  • Publication number: 20200402902
    Abstract: An electronic chip disclosed herein includes a plurality of IP core circuits, with a shared strip that is at least partially conductive and is linked to a node for applying a fixed potential. A plurality of tracks electrically links the plurality of IP core circuits to the shared strip. Each individual track of the plurality of tracks solely links a single one of said IP core circuits to the shared strip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2020
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Applicants: STMicroelectronics (Grenoble 2) SAS, STMicroelectronics (Rousset) SAS
    Inventors: Samuel BOSCHER, Yann REBOURS, Michel CUENCA
  • Publication number: 20200402903
    Abstract: A circuit assembly includes an integrated circuit (IC) die and a first capacitor die. The IC die provides an IC and includes a plurality of first conductive pads. The first capacitor die provides a plurality of capacitors, and includes a plurality of second conductive pads at the first side and a plurality of conductive vias at the second side. At least one of the second conductive pads electrically connects to the capacitors. The conductive vias is adapted to form a plurality of external signal connections of the IC die and the first capacitor die. The IC die is stacked with the first capacitor die in such a way that the first conductive pads electrically connect to the second conductive pads, and surfaces of the IC die and the first capacitor die attaching to each other are substantially of the same size.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2020
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Applicant: AP Memory Technology Corp.
    Inventors: Wenliang CHEN, Jun GU, Masaru HARAGUCHI, Takashi KUBO, Chien-An YU, Chun Yi LIN
  • Publication number: 20200402904
    Abstract: An interposer device comprising a first conductor pattern on a first side defining a portion of the interposer device to be covered by a first electrical circuit element; and a second conductor pattern on a second side to be connected to a second electrical circuit element. The second conductor pattern is electrically coupled to the first conductor pattern. The interposer device further comprises a plurality of nanostructure energy storage devices arranged within the portion of the interposer device to be covered by the first electrical circuit element. Each of the nanostructure energy storage devices comprises at least a first plurality of conductive nanostructures; a conduction controlling material embedding the nanostructures; a first electrode connected to each nanostructure in the first plurality of nanostructures; and a second electrode separated from each nanostructure in the first plurality of nanostructures by the conduction controlling material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2020
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Inventors: M. Shafiqul Kabir, Anders Johansson, Muhammad Amin Saleem, Rickard Andersson, Vincent Desmaris
  • Publication number: 20200402905
    Abstract: An alternating layer stack of insulating layers and sacrificial material layers is formed over a semiconductor substrate, and memory stack structures are formed through the vertically-alternating layer stack. A pair of unconnected barrier trenches or a moat trench is formed through the alternating stack concurrently with formation of backside trenches. Backside recesses are formed by isotropically etching the sacrificial material layers selective to the insulating layers while a dielectric liner covers the barrier trenches or the moat trench. A vertically alternating sequence of the insulating plates and the dielectric spacer plates is provided between the pair of barrier trenches or inside the moat trench. Electrically conductive layers are formed in the backside recesses. A first conductive via structure is formed through the vertically alternating sequence concurrently with formation of a second conductive via structure through a dielectric material portion adjacent to the alternating stack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2019
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Inventors: Yoshitaka OTSU, Kei NOZAWA, Naoto HOJO, Hirofumi TOKITA, Eiji HAYASHI, Masanori TERAHARA
  • Publication number: 20200402906
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate having a cell array region and a pad region, a stack structure including gate electrodes and mold insulating layers alternately stacked on the substrate and having a staircase shape in the pad region, first separation regions penetrating the stack structure in the pad region, extending in a first direction, and including first and second dummy insulating layers, the first dummy insulating layers covering side walls of the first separation regions and including horizontal portions covering portions of the gate electrodes, and the second dummy insulating layers disposed between the first dummy insulating layers, extending portions extending towards the mold insulating layers from the first dummy insulating layers in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, second separation regions dividing the stack structure and extending in the first direction, and cell contact plugs penetrating the horizontal portions and connected to the gate electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2020
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Inventor: GEUNWON LIM
  • Publication number: 20200402907
    Abstract: An electrode structure is located at least partially in a via opening having a small feature size and containing a fuse element which is composed of a fuse element-containing seed layer that is subjected to a reflow anneal. The electrode structure is composed of a material having a higher electromigration (EM) resistance than the material that provides the fuse element. Prior to programming, the fuse element is present along sidewalls and a bottom wall of the electrode structure. After programming, a void is formed in the fuse element along at least one sidewall of the electrode structure and the resistance of the device will increase sharply.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2019
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Inventors: Chih-Chao Yang, Baozhen Li, Andrew Tae Kim
  • Publication number: 20200402908
    Abstract: An electrically programmable fuse structure and a semiconductor device are disclosed. The electrically programmable fuse structure comprises a cathode, a fuse link and an anode, the fuse link connecting the cathode to the anode, the cathode connected to the fuse link at a junction, wherein the cathode comprises a plurality of conductive branches arranged to form a converging side and a diverging side, and the converging side of the cathode is connected to the junction so as to be connected to the fuse link.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2020
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Inventor: Main-Gwo CHEN
  • Publication number: 20200402909
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing an integrated circuit having buried power rails includes forming a first dielectric layer on an upper surface of a first semiconductor substrate, forming a series of power rail trenches in an upper surface of the first dielectric layer, forming the buried power rails in the series of power rail trenches, forming a second dielectric layer on the upper surface of the first dielectric layer and upper surfaces of the buried power rails, forming a third dielectric layer on a donor wafer, bonding the third dielectric layer to the second dielectric layer, and forming a series of semiconductor devices, vias, and metal interconnects on or in the donor wafer. The buried power rails are encapsulated by the first dielectric layer and the second dielectric layer, and the buried power rails are below the plurality of semiconductor devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2019
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Inventors: Joon Goo Hong, Kang-ill Seo, Mark S. Rodder
  • Publication number: 20200402910
    Abstract: A semiconductor device that is miniaturized and highly integrated is provided. One embodiment of the present invention is a semiconductor device including a first insulator, a second insulator, a first conductor, a second conductor, and a semiconductor layer; the first insulator includes an opening exposing the semiconductor layer; the first conductor is provided in contact with the semiconductor layer at a bottom of the opening; the second insulator is provided in contact with a top surface of the first conductor and a side surface in the opening; the second conductor is provided in contact with the top surface of the first conductor and in the opening with the second insulator therebetween; and the second insulator has a barrier property against oxygen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2019
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Inventors: Tetsuya KAKEHATA, Yuta ENDO
  • Publication number: 20200402911
    Abstract: A semiconductor device package includes a first substrate, a second substrate disposed over the first substrate, and a surface mount device (SMD) component disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. The SMD component includes a plurality of connection electrodes electrically connecting the first substrate to the second substrate, and the plurality of connection electrodes are electrically disconnected from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2019
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Applicant: Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc.
    Inventors: Chang-Lin YEH, Jen-Chieh KAO
  • Publication number: 20200402912
    Abstract: Semiconductor structures are provided in which a first chip on a substrate has at least one first protruding section, the first protruding section including first interconnect locations, a second chip on the substrate having at least one second protruding section, the second protruding section including second interconnect locations and the first chip and the second chip are arranged such that the first protruding section is interdigitated with the second protruding section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2019
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Inventors: Charles Leon Arvin, Richard Francis Indyk, Bhupender Singh, Jon Alfred Casey
  • Publication number: 20200402913
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed herein for connecting multiple chips using an interconnect device. In some configurations, one or more interconnect areas on a chip can be located adjacent to each other such that at least a portion of an edge of a first interconnect area is located adjacent to an edge of a second interconnect area. For example, an interconnect area can be located at a corner of a chip such that one or more edges of the interconnect area lines up with one or more edges of an interconnect area of another chip. The chip including at least one interconnect area can also be positioned and directly bonded to the interconnect device using other layouts, such as but not limited to a pinwheel layout. In some configurations more than one interconnect area can be included on a chip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2020
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Inventors: Javier A. Delacruz, Belgacem Haba
  • Publication number: 20200402914
    Abstract: A method for forming a semiconductor device structure is provided. The method includes forming a first mask layer over a dielectric layer. The first mask layer has a first trench, and the first trench has a first inner wall and a bottom surface. The method includes forming an anti-bombardment layer over a first top surface of the first mask layer. The method includes forming a second mask layer over the first inner wall of the first trench. The method includes removing the first portion, the first mask layer, the anti-bombardment layer, and the second mask layer to form a third trench in the dielectric layer. The method includes forming a conductive structure in the third trench.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2020
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Chi-Cherng JENG, Shyh-Wei CHENG, Yun CHANG, Chen-Chieh CHIANG, Jung-Chi JENG
  • Publication number: 20200402915
    Abstract: A semiconductor package includes: a substrate; a semiconductor chip disposed on a first surface of the substrate; solder bumps disposed between a first surface of the semiconductor chip and the substrate; and a redistribution layer provided on a second surface, opposite to the first surface, of the semiconductor chip. The substrate includes substrate patterns, and the substrate patterns cover a second surface of the substrate. The substrate patterns cover 60% to 100% of a total area of the second surface of the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2020
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Applicant: Industry-University Cooperation Foundation Hanyang Univ
    Inventors: Young-Ho KIM, HWAN PIL PARK, SUNG-CHUL KIM, KEY-ONE AHN
  • Publication number: 20200402916
    Abstract: A method of forming a semiconductor device, comprising: forming a first conductive layer on an active device of a substrate; forming a dielectric layer on the first conductive layer; forming a through hole passing through the dielectric layer to expose a portion of the first conductive layer; conformally depositing a glue layer in the through hole to cover the portion of the first conductive layer comprising: forming a plurality of isolated lattices in an amorphous region at which the isolated lattices are uniformly distributed and extend from a top surface of the glue layer and terminate prior to reach a bottom of the glue layer, wherein the glue layer has a predetermined thickness; depositing a conductive material on the glue layer within the through hole, thereby forming a contact via; and forming a second conductive layer on the contact via over the first conductive layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2020
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Applicant: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chi-Ming LU, Jung-Chih TSAO, Yao-Hsiang LIANG, Chih-Chang HUANG, Han-Chieh HUANG
  • Publication number: 20200402917
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are IC structures, packages, and devices that include recesses processed via selective growth. An example integrated circuit (IC) structure, includes a first dielectric material, a second dielectric material on the first dielectric material, and a recess in the second dielectric material, wherein the recess includes a bottom, a top, and sidewalls. The IC further includes a first material within the recess and at a bottom of the recess, wherein the first material includes a metal and oxygen, a self-assembled monolayer (SAM) material, or an organic material, and a second material within the recess and between the first material and the top of the recess, wherein the second material is in contact with the sidewalls of the recess.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2019
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Applicant: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin L. Lin, Nafees A. Kabir, James Munro Blackwell, Rami Hourani
  • Publication number: 20200402918
    Abstract: A saw bow is provided and designed such that the conductors of the saw bow will break at a predictable location when using modern dicing techniques. This results in a break in the circuit provided by the saw bow, with any exposed conductors not being on the die side. Further, by providing a known breaking point in the saw bow, modern dicing techniques such as plasma dicing can be used, thereby allowing for the saw lane to be made narrower, which will in turn increase the number of wafers that can be included on a wafer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2019
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Applicant: NXP B.V.
    Inventors: Antonius Hendrikus Jozef Kamphuis, Johannes Cobussen, Christian Zenz, Guido Albermann
  • Publication number: 20200402919
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a lead frame, an electronic device, a package body, and a first shield plate. The lead frame includes a die mount structure, signal leads, a first shield lead, a second shield lead, and a first shield mount that spans the first and second shield leads. The electronic device can be mounted to the die mount structure and can be coupled to the signal leads. The package body encapsulates the electronic device and the lead frame such that (i) each of the first shield lead, the second shield lead, and the signal leads includes an external portion that extends beyond the exterior surface of the package body, and (ii) the first shield mount extends beyond the exterior surface of the package body. The first shield plate can be coupled to the first shield mount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2019
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Applicant: J-Devices Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshio Matsuda, Kenji Nishikawa, Seiichiro Sato, Yoshihiko Ikemoto
  • Publication number: 20200402920
    Abstract: An integrated circuit package may be formed comprising a substrate that includes a mold material layer and a signal routing layer, wherein the mold material layer comprises at least one bridge and at least one foam structure embedded in a mold material. In one embodiment, the substrate may include the mold material of the mold material layer filling at least a portion of cells within the foam structure. In a further embodiment, at least two integrated circuit devices may be attached to the substrate, such that the bridge provides device-to-device interconnection between the at least two integrated circuit devices. In a further embodiment, the integrated circuit package may be electrically attached to an electronic board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2019
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Applicant: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Mufei Yu, Gang Duan, Edvin Cetegen, Baris Bicen, Rahul Manepalli
  • Publication number: 20200402921
    Abstract: Methods/structures of forming substrate tap structures are described. Those methods/structures may include forming a plurality of conductive interconnect structures on an epitaxial layer disposed on a substrate, wherein individual ones of the plurality of conductive interconnect structures are adjacent each other, forming a portion of a seed layer on at least one of the plurality of conductive interconnect structures, and forming a conductive trace on the seed layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2016
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Applicant: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher J. Jezewski, Radek P. Chalupa, Flavio Griggio, Inanc Meric, Jiun-Chan Yang
  • Publication number: 20200402922
    Abstract: A compound semiconductor substrate in which the warpage can easily be controlled is provided. The compound semiconductor substrate comprises a SiC (silicon carbide) layer, an AlN (aluminum nitride) buffer layer formed on the SiC layer, and a lower composite layer formed on the AlN buffer layer, and an upper composite layer formed on the lower composite layer. The lower composite layer includes a plurality of lower Al (aluminum) nitride semiconductor layers vertically stacked and a lower GaN (gallium nitride) layer formed between the plurality of lower Al nitride semiconductor layers. The upper composite layer includes a plurality of upper GaN layers stacked vertically and an Al nitride semiconductor layer formed between the plurality of upper GaN layers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2018
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Inventors: Sumito OUCHI, Hiroki SUZUKI, Mitsuhisa NARUKAWA, Keisuke KAWAMURA
  • Publication number: 20200402923
    Abstract: A vertical memory device including: a circuit pattern on a first substrate; an insulating interlayer on the first substrate, the insulating interlayer covering the circuit pattern; a bending prevention layer on the insulating interlayer, the bending prevention layer extending in a first direction substantially parallel to an upper surface of the first substrate; a second substrate on the bending prevention layer; gate electrodes spaced apart from each other in a second direction on the second substrate, the second direction being substantially perpendicular to the upper surface of the first substrate; and a channel extending through the gate electrodes in the second direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2020
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Inventor: Sunil SHIM
  • Publication number: 20200402924
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure includes a substrate, a MIM capacitor disposed over the substrate, a first insulating layer disposed over the MIM capacitor, an ONON stack disposed over the first insulating layer, a connecting via disposed in the first insulating layer, and a connecting pad disposed in the ONON stack and in contact with the connecting via. The ONON stack covers sidewalls of the connecting pad and a portion of a top surface of the connecting pad. The ONON stack includes a first silicon oxide layer, a first silicon nitride layer, a second silicon oxide layer and a second silicon nitride layer upwardly disposed over the first insulating layer. A thickness of the second silicon nitride layer is greater than a thickness of the second silicon oxide layer and greater than a thickness of the first silicon nitride layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2020
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Inventors: TUNG-JIUN WU, YINLUNG LU, MINGNI CHANG, MING-YIH WANG
  • Publication number: 20200402925
    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 barrier member extending vertically from the bond pad toward the semiconductor substrate and configured to inhibit crack propagation through the insulating material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2020
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Inventors: Hyunsuk Chun, Sheng Wei Yang, Shams U. Arifeen
  • Publication number: 20200402926
    Abstract: A package includes a package component, a device die over and bonded to the package component, a metal cap having a top portion over the device die, and a thermal interface material between and contacting the device die and the metal cap. The thermal interface material includes a first portion directly over an inner portion of the device die, and a second portion extending directly over a corner region of the device die. The first portion has a first thickness. The second portion has a second thickness greater than the first thickness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2020
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Inventors: Sung-Hui Huang, Da-Cyuan Yu, Kuan-Yu Huang, Pai Yuan Li, Hsiang-Fan Lee
  • Publication number: 20200402927
    Abstract: A manufacturing method of a semiconductor package includes at least the following steps. A rear surface of a semiconductor die is attached to a patterned dielectric layer of a first redistribution structure through a die attach material, where a thickness of a portion of the die attach material filling a gap between the rear surface of the semiconductor die and a recessed area of the patterned dielectric layer is greater than a thickness of another portion of the die attach material interposed between the rear surface of the semiconductor die and a non-recessed area of the patterned dielectric layer. An insulating encapsulant is formed on the patterned dielectric layer of the first redistribution structure to cover the semiconductor die and the die attach material. Other methods for forming a semiconductor package are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Po-Yuan Teng, Hao-Yi Tsai, Tin-Hao Kuo, Ching-Yao Lin, Teng-Yuan Lo, Chih Wang
  • Publication number: 20200402928
    Abstract: An integrated circuit includes a substrate, an interconnection part, and an isolating region located between the substrate and the interconnection part. A decoy structure is located within the isolating region and includes a silicided sector which is electrically isolated from the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2020
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Applicant: STMicroelectronics (Rousset) SAS
    Inventors: Julien DELALLEAU, Christian RIVERO
  • Publication number: 20200402929
    Abstract: A fully digital method and apparatus are provided for detecting glitches on a monitored line by providing a toggle signal to an initial delay circuit and a plurality of delay elements formed with standard logic cells so that logic values from the delay elements are captured in a corresponding plurality of clocked capture flops to provide a digitized representation of a delay value during a sampling period which is converted to a numerical measurement result which is evaluated against a reference value to generate an output error signal if a difference between the numerical measurement result and reference value exceeds a programmable margin, where the initial delay circuit is configured with a trim setting to impose an initial delay to compensate for process variations and where the reference value is adapted over a plurality of sampling periods to compensate for temperature effects on the numerical measurement result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2019
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Applicant: NXP B.V.
    Inventors: Andreas Lentz, Stefan Heyse, Martin Heinrich Butkus, Oliver Alexander Schmidt
  • Publication number: 20200402930
    Abstract: An integrated circuit having a node that is supplied by a first supply potential and is connected to a second supply potential in such a way that a leakage current flows between the node and the second supply potential, a detection circuit that is configured to detect a signal injected between the node and the second supply potential, the temporal variation of which is fast compared to a temporal variation of the leakage current, and a compensation circuit that is configured to compensate for a deviation in the potential of the node from the first supply potential with a delay which is large compared to the temporal variation of the signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2020
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Inventors: Christoph Saas, Albert Missoni, Stefan Schneider, Dennis Tischendorf
  • Publication number: 20200402931
    Abstract: A semiconductor package includes a substrate, an electronic component, a dielectric layer a transmitting antenna, a receiving antenna and a FSS (Frequency selective surface) antenna. The electronic component is disposed on and electrically connected with the substrate. The dielectric layer has a dielectric upper surface. The transmitting antenna and the receiving antenna are formed adjacent to the substrate. The FSS antenna is formed adjacent to the dielectric upper surface of the dielectric layer. The FSS antenna is separated from the substrate by the dielectric layer in a wireless signal emitting direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2019
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Inventors: Ying-Chih CHEN, Yen-Ju LU, Che-Ya CHOU, Hsing-Chih LIU
  • Publication number: 20200402932
    Abstract: A semiconductor element includes a semiconductor substrate, first and second amplifiers provided on the semiconductor substrate and adjacently provided in a first direction, a first reference potential bump provided on a main surface of the semiconductor substrate, and connecting the first amplifier and a reference potential, a second reference potential bump provided on the main surface, being adjacent to the first reference potential bump in the first direction, and connecting the second amplifier and a reference potential, and a rectangular bump provided on the main surface, provided between the first and second reference potential bumps in a plan view, and formed such that a second width in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction is larger than a first width in the first direction. The second width is larger than a width of at least one of the first and second reference potential bumps in the second direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2020
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Applicant: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeki KOYA, Yasunari UMEMOTO, Isao OBU, Masao KONDO, Yuichi SAITO, Takayuki TSUTSUI
  • Publication number: 20200402933
    Abstract: Packaged transistor devices are provided that include a transistor on a base of the packaged transistor device, the transistor comprising a control terminal and an output terminal, a first bond wire electrically coupled between an input lead and the control terminal of the transistor, a second bond wire electrically coupled between an output lead and the output terminal of the transistor, and an isolation material that is and physically between the first bond wire and the second bond wire, wherein the isolation material is configured to reduce a coupling between the first bond wire and the second bond wire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2020
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Inventors: Frank Trang, Haedong Jang, Zulhazmi Mokhti
  • Publication number: 20200402934
    Abstract: A package including a package substrate; an interposer electrically coupled to the package substrate and including a metal layer; a die including an integrated voltage regulator and electrically coupled to the interposer by solder features; and an inductor formed by a magnetic material disposed between two of the solder features electrically coupled to each other by a portion of the metal layer of the interposer, the inductor electrically coupled to the integrated voltage regulator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2020
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Inventors: Tae Hong Kim, Jiangqi He, Guotao Wang
  • Publication number: 20200402935
    Abstract: Semiconductor devices are provided. A semiconductor device includes an insulating layer and a conductive element in the insulating layer. The semiconductor device includes a first barrier pattern in contact with a surface of the conductive element and a surface of the insulating layer. The semiconductor device includes a second barrier pattern on the first barrier pattern. Moreover, the semiconductor device includes a metal pattern on the second barrier pattern. Related semiconductor packages are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2020
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Inventors: JU-IL CHOI, UN-BYOUNG KANG, JIN HO AN, JONGHO LEE, JEONGGI JIN, ATSUSHI FUJISAKI
  • Publication number: 20200402936
    Abstract: A semiconductor package includes a first substrate having a first surface and including a first electrode, a first bump pad located on the first surface of the first substrate and connected to the first electrode, a second substrate having a second surface facing the first surface of the first substrate and including a second electrode, a second bump pad and neighboring second bump pads on the second surface of the second substrate, and a bump structure. The second bump pad has a recess structure. That is recessed from a side surface of the second bump pad toward a center thereof. The second bump pad may be connected to the second electrode. A bump structure may contact the first bump pad and the second bump pad. The bump structure may have a portion protruding through the recess structure. The neighboring second bump pads may neighbor the second bump pad and include recess structures oriented in different directions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2020
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Junghyun ROH