Transmission Line Lead (e.g., Stripline, Coax, Etc.) Patents (Class 257/664)
  • Patent number: 12205854
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an electronic device including a redistribution layer, a plurality of passive components, and an electronic component. The redistribution layer includes a first insulating layer, a second insulating layer, and a plurality of traces electrically connected to each other through a first opening of the first insulating layer and a second opening of the second insulating layer, wherein the first insulating layer has a first side away from the second insulating layer, and the second insulating layer has a second side away from the first insulating layer. The passive components are disposed on the first side. The electronic component is disposed on the second side. The plurality of passive components are electrically connected to the electronic component through the plurality of traces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: InnoLux Corporation
    Inventors: Yeong-E Chen, Kuang-Chiang Huang, Yu-Ting Liu, Yi-Hung Lin, Cheng-En Cheng
  • Patent number: 12185468
    Abstract: A wiring board includes: an insulating member having a first upper surface, and a second upper surface located higher than the first upper surface; and a first wiring layer located on the first upper surface. The first upper surface has a wiring region that does not overlap with the second upper surface in a top view, and that is located in an exposed region. The first wiring layer extends from the wiring region to a connecting region that is connected to the wiring region, that overlaps with the second upper surface in a top view, and that is not exposed. The first wiring layer comprises a first pad portion located in the wiring region, and a first pattern portion located in the connecting region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Soichiro Miura
  • Patent number: 12178142
    Abstract: The subject disclosure is directed towards layered substrate structures with aligned optical access to electrical devices formed thereon for laser processing and electrical device tuning. According to an embodiment, a layered substrate structure is provided that comprises an optical substrate having a first surface and a second surface and a patterned bonding layer formed on the second surface that comprises a bonding region and an open region, wherein the open region exposes a portion of the second surface. The layered substrate structure further comprises a device chip bonded to the patterned bonding layer via the bonding region and comprising at least one electrical component aligned with the optical substrate and the open region. The at least one electrical component can include for example, a thin film wire, an air bridge, a qubit, an electrode, a capacitor or a resonator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Stephen M. Gates, Russell A. Budd, Kevin Shawn Petrarca, Vivekananda P. Adiga, Douglas Max Gill
  • Patent number: 12123662
    Abstract: A heat transfer system includes fluid transfer cells that vibrationally move a fluid and a thermally conductive cover that conducts heat from the cells while avoiding transfer of mechanical energy between the cells. A fluid transfer module includes outer and inner walls, a support member, and a membrane. The outer wall has an outer opening. The inner wall has an inner opening. The support member is disposed laterally on the inner wall such that a flow chamber is defined between the outer and inner walls. The membrane is supported by the support member along the outer wall. A fluid transfer module includes an inlet port and an actuator. The actuator undergoes vibrational motion and has first and second vibrational modes. The first vibrational mode causes fluid to enter the inlet port. The second vibrational mode expels fluid from the inlet port, which reduces clogging of the inlet port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: Frore Systems Inc.
    Inventors: Prabhu Sathyamurthy, Suryaprakash Ganti, Vikram Mukundan, Sangkyu Kim, Prathima Kapa, Seshagiri Rao Madhavapeddy, Shekhar Halakatti, Brian James Gally
  • Patent number: 12110095
    Abstract: An aerial device for a vehicle, particularly an aircraft, includes an aerial arrangement and a lens, which includes a first lens area, made of a first material with a first dielectric constant, overlapping the aerial arrangement and a second lens area, made of a second material with a second dielectric constant, overlapping the first lens area, with the second dielectric constant being smaller than the first dielectric constant, and wherein the second lens area extends in a longitudinal direction and in a curve in respect of a vertical direction oriented transverse to the longitudinal direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: Airbus Defence and Space GmbH
    Inventors: Volker Ziegler, Wolfgang Winkler
  • Patent number: 12080466
    Abstract: An electronic package is provided and includes an electronic element connected to a plurality of inductor circuits embedded in an insulator of a package substrate by fan-out conductive copper pillars, and at least one shielding layer non-electrically connected to the inductor circuits, where the shielding layer includes a plurality of line segments not connected to each other, such that the shielding layer shields the inductor circuits, thereby achieving the electrical requirements of high-current products while improving the inductance value and quality factor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: PHOENIX PIONEER TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Che-Wei Hsu
  • Patent number: 12080935
    Abstract: A transmission line includes a first interlayer connection conductor connecting a first signal conductor and a first mounting electrode, a second interlayer connection conductor connecting a second signal conductor and a second mounting electrode, a third and fourth interlayer connection conductors respectively including third and fourth interlayer connection conductors, and each connecting first and second ground conductors between the first and second signal conductors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomohiro Nagai, Nobuyuki Tenno
  • Patent number: 12069799
    Abstract: A branch coupler includes a first branch, comprising an input end, an isolation end, a first transmission line, a first branch line and a second branch line, the input end is electrically connected to the isolation end through the first transmission line, the first branch line is electrically connected to input end, and second branch line is electrically connected to the isolation end; a second branch, comprising a first output end, a second output end, a second transmission line, a third branch line and a fourth branch line, the first output end and the second output end are connected through second transmission line, the third branch line is connected to the first output end, and the fourth branch line is connected to the second output end; the first branch line is connected to the third branch line, and the second branch line is connected to the fourth branch line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: Nanning FuLian FuGui Precision Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yu-Chih Chueh
  • Patent number: 12021290
    Abstract: An electronic device may include one or more radios and one or more antennas. Radio-frequency transmission lines may couple a radio to a corresponding antenna. To more efficiently form a radio-frequency transmission line, the radio-frequency transmission line may be formed from interconnected conductive traces distributed between a plurality of printed circuits. By integrating transmission line structures onto printed circuits that also serve other functions, the device can require less space to implement a radio-frequency transmission line. While one or more of these printed circuits may individually be unsuitable to implement a radio-frequency transmission line with a particular impedance, the composite impedance of these transmission line structures across the printed circuits, when properly configured, may provide a radio-frequency transmission line with the particular impedance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Alireza Pourghorban Saghati, Mohammed W. Mokhtar, Ali N. Ergun, Oren S. Levy, Arman Samimi-Dehkordi, Sean T. McIntosh
  • Patent number: 12009285
    Abstract: A package for housing an electronic component includes: a base portion including a first surface including a recessed portion in which an electronic component is mounted and also including a second surface located on an opposite side to the first surface; an external connection conductor located on the second surface; internal wiring located inside the base portion; first wiring located on the second surface and connected to the internal wiring; and second wiring located between the first wiring and the external connection conductor and connected to the external connection conductor, in which the first wiring and the second wiring are covered with an insulating layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshitomo Onitsuka, Tomoyuki Iwata
  • Patent number: 11996606
    Abstract: A method includes bonding an antenna substrate to a redistribution structure. The antenna substrate has a first part of a first antenna, and the redistribution structure has a second part of the first antenna. The method further includes encapsulating the antenna substrate in an encapsulant, and bonding a package component to the redistribution structure. The redistribution structure includes a third part of a second antenna, and the package component includes a fourth part of the second antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Po-Yao Chuang, Po-Hao Tsai, Shin-Puu Jeng
  • Patent number: 11961743
    Abstract: Disclosed is a substrate manufacturing method for realizing three-dimensional packaging, which includes: preparing a base plate, the base plate including a dielectric material layer, a first sidewall pad, a first through-hole pillar and a cavity, the cavity being filled with a first metal block; processing a first circuit layer and a second circuit layer, the first circuit layer including a first padding plate and a second metal block, and the second circuit layer including a second padding plate and a plurality of pin pads; processing and laminating interlayer through-hole pillars; processing a third circuit layer and a fourth circuit layer, the third circuit layer including a second sidewall pad and the fourth circuit layer including a routing circuit; and etching to expose the first sidewall pad, the second sidewall pad and the pin pads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: ZHUHAI ACCESS SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xianming Chen, Yejie Hong, Benxia Huang, Lei Feng
  • Patent number: 11961804
    Abstract: An integrated circuit package is disclosed. The integrated circuit package includes a first integrated circuit die, a second integrated circuit die, an organic substrate, wherein both the first integrated circuit die and the second integrated circuit die are connected to the organic substrate, a multi-die interconnect bridge (EMIB) embedded within the organic substrate, and a termination resistor associated with a circuit in the first integrated circuit die, wherein the termination resistor is located within the multi-die interconnect bridge embedded within the organic substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Mathew J. Manusharow, Jonathan Rosenfeld
  • Patent number: 11935904
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are related to a display device, as a voltage line connection pattern electrically connecting a voltage line and a circuit element in a subpixel includes a first voltage line connection pattern, for example, disposed using an active layer and a second voltage line connection pattern, for example, disposed using a metal layer and not disposed in a part area on the first voltage line connection pattern, a damage of an electrode located at a periphery can be prevented or at least reduced when cutting by a laser for a repair. Furthermore, as the voltage line connection pattern which is easily cut and has a low resistance is disposed, a structure can be provided that is capable of responding to various types of repairs such as a disconnection defect of other signal lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sangjin Youn, KyungHyun Cho
  • Patent number: 11935848
    Abstract: Disclosed is a package for a semiconductor device including a semiconductor die. The package includes a base member, a side wall, first and second conductive films, and first and second conductive leads. The base member has a conductive main surface including a region that mounts the semiconductor die. The side wall surrounds the region and is made of a dielectric. The side wall includes first and second portions. The first and second conductive films are provided on the first and second portions, respectively and are electrically connected to the semiconductor die. The first and second conductive leads are conductively bonded to the first and second conductive films, respectively. At least one of the first and second portions includes a recess in its back surface facing the base member, and the recess defines a gap between the at least one of the first and second portions below the corresponding conductive film and the base member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC DEVICE INNOVATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Ikuo Nakashima, Shingo Inoue
  • Patent number: 11916007
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate comprising an antenna and a conductive feature; an integrated circuit (IC) die attached to the substrate and comprising a radio frequency (RF) circuit; and a flexible circuit integrated with the substrate, where the flexible circuit is electrically coupled to the IC die and the substrate, a first portion of the flexible circuit being disposed between opposing sidewalls of the substrate, a second portion of the flexible circuit extending beyond the opposing sidewalls of the substrate, the second portion of the flexible circuit comprising an electrical connector at a distal end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG
    Inventors: Ashutosh Baheti, Eung San Cho, Saverio Trotta
  • Patent number: 11846670
    Abstract: A chip testing board and a chip testing method are provided. The testing board includes a first conductive layer, a second conductive layer and a third conductive layer, wherein the first conductive layer is located on a substrate for electrical connection with a first power connection point of a chip, and one side of the first conductive layer leads to a first test point; the second conductive layer is located on the first conductive layer for electrical connection with a second power connection point of the chip, and one side of the second conductive layer leads to a second test point; and the third conductive layer is located on the second conductive layer for electrical connection with a third power connection point of the chip, and one side of the third conductive layer leads to a third test point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: CHANGXIN MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventor: Zongzheng Lu
  • Patent number: 11831061
    Abstract: An electronic device may include one or more radios and one or more antennas. Radio-frequency transmission lines may couple a radio to a corresponding antenna. To more efficiently form a radio-frequency transmission line, the radio-frequency transmission line may be formed from interconnected conductive traces distributed between a plurality of printed circuits. By integrating transmission line structures onto printed circuits that also serve other functions, the device can require less space to implement a radio-frequency transmission line. While one or more of these printed circuits may individually be unsuitable to implement a radio-frequency transmission line with a particular impedance, the composite impedance of these transmission line structures across the printed circuits, when properly configured, may provide a radio-frequency transmission line with the particular impedance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Alireza Pourghorban Saghati, Mohammed W. Mokhtar, Ali N. Ergun, Oren S. Levy, Arman Samimi-Dehkordi, Sean T. McIntosh
  • Patent number: 11817407
    Abstract: A molded semiconductor package includes: a semiconductor die attached to a substrate, the semiconductor die having a bond pad at a first side of the semiconductor die which faces away from the substrate and an insulating layer covering the first side; an electrical conductor attached to a part of the bond pad exposed by an opening in the insulating layer; a mold compound encasing the semiconductor die; and an electrically insulative material filling the opening in the insulating layer and sealing the part of the bond pad exposed by the opening in the insulating layer. The electrically insulative material separates the mold compound from the part of the bond pad exposed by the opening in the insulating layer. A corresponding method of producing the molded semiconductor package also is described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Shao Ping Wan, Eric Brion Acquitan, Dexter Reynoso, Jürgen Schredl, Woon Yik Yong
  • Patent number: 11791258
    Abstract: Integrated chips include a dielectric layer that includes at least one trench and at least one plug region. A line is formed in the dielectric layer in the at least one trench and terminates at the plug region. A dielectric plug is formed in the plug region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Brent Anderson, Lawrence A. Clevenger, Kisik Choi, Nicholas Anthony Lanzillo, Christopher J. Penny, Robert Robison
  • Patent number: 11777186
    Abstract: System, apparatuses and methods are disclosed which relate to the use of substrate integrated waveguide technology in front-end modules. An example circuit card assembly for use as a cellular base station front-end is disclosed which includes at least one component printed circuit board (PCB) layer having front-end module hardware components and at least one filter PCB layer including at least one substrate integrated waveguide (SIW) filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: ALLEN-VANGUARD CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sulav Adhikari, Ernst Wallisch, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11740171
    Abstract: An open-ended hollow coaxial cable resonator probe configured to receive an aerosol sample for analysis. A metal post shorts the resonator's inner and outer conductors. A metal plate is spaced apart from an open end of the resonator by a dielectric layer that contains the received aerosol sample. Interrogator circuitry coupled to the resonator transmits an electromagnetic wave within the resonator and generates an electric field at the open end of the resonator. The interrogator circuitry is responsive to the generated electric field for determining a resonance frequency and an impedance of the resonator when the aerosol sample is present in the dielectric layer and is configured to identify virus particles in the aerosol sample as a function of the determined resonance frequency and impedance. A portable aerosol analyzer comprises the open-ended hollow coaxial cable resonator and a mouthpiece through which a subject expels a breath sample into the open end of the resonator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: THE CURATORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI
    Inventors: Jie Huang, Chen Zhu, Rex E. Gerald, II
  • Patent number: 11705390
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein include electronic packages with improved differential signaling architectures. In an embodiment, the electronic package comprises a package substrate, where the package substrate comprises alternating metal layers and dielectric layers. In an embodiment, a first trace is embedded in the package substrate, where the first trace has a first thickness that extends from a first metal layer to a second metal layer. In an embodiment, the electronic package further comprises a first ground plane laterally adjacent to a first side of the first trace, and a second ground plane laterally adjacent to a second side of the first trace.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew Collins, Arghya Sain
  • Patent number: 11686752
    Abstract: In an example, monitoring circuitry includes a first and a second coupling to electrically connect the monitoring circuitry to a monitored circuit having a resistance. The resistance of the monitored circuit may be indicative of a status, and the monitored circuit may be connected in series between the first and second coupling. The first coupling comprises a plurality of galvanically separated connection elements which are to form an electrical connection with a common connection element of the monitored circuit. The monitoring circuitry further comprises a monitoring apparatus to determine the resistance of the monitored circuit via the first coupling and the second coupling. The monitoring apparatus is to acquire a plurality of electrical values and to use the plurality of electrical values to determine a value of the resistance of the monitored circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: HP INDIGO B.V.
    Inventor: Gideon Amir
  • Patent number: 11682601
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a semiconductor device package including a first device, a second device, and a spacer. The first device includes a substrate having a first dielectric constant. The second device includes a dielectric element, an antenna, and a reinforcing element. The dielectric element has a second dielectric constant less than the first dielectric constant. The antenna is at least partially within the dielectric element. The reinforcing element is disposed on the dielectric element, and the reinforcing element has a third dielectric constant greater than the first dielectric constant. The spacer is disposed between the first device and the second device and configured to define a distance between the first device and the second device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: ADVANCED SEMICONDUCTOR ENGINEERING, INC.
    Inventor: Wei-Tung Chang
  • Patent number: 11637045
    Abstract: Embodiments described herein provide an anisotropic conductive film (ACF) positioned on a semiconductor package and techniques of using the ACF to test semiconductor devices positioned in or on the semiconductor package. In one example, a semiconductor package comprises: a die stack comprising one or more dies; a molding compound encapsulating the die stack; a substrate on the molding compound; a contact pad on a surface of the substrate and coupled to the die stack; a test pad on the surface of the substrate; a conductive path between the contact pad and the test pad, where an electrical break is positioned along the conductive path; and an ACF over the electrical break. Compressing the ACF by a test pin creates an electrical path that replaces the electrical break. Data can be acquired by test pin and provided to a test apparatus, which determines whether the dies in the die stack are operating properly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventor: Hyoung Il Kim
  • Patent number: 11588231
    Abstract: A radar sensor. The radar sensor includes a high-frequency component situated on a circuit board and a waveguide structure, which is connected via a coupling structure to the high-frequency component. The waveguide structure is formed in a mold, which is injection molded to a part of the circuit board supporting the high-frequency component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Alexander Fischer, Andreas Kugler, Armin Himmelstoss, Corinne Grevent, Isabel Zander, Torsten Maenz, Christian Silber
  • Patent number: 11569195
    Abstract: A semiconductor packaging structure manufactured in a manner which does not leave the chip damaged or susceptible to damage upon the removal of temporary manufacturing supports includes at least one electrical conductor, at least one conductive layer, a chip, and a colloid. The chip is spaced from the conductive layer, the electrical conductor is disposed between the conductive layer and the chip and electrically connects the conductive layer to the chip. The colloid covers all outer surfaces of the chip. A method of fabricating such a semiconductor packaging structure is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: Kore Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ching-Yu Ni, Young-Way Liu
  • Patent number: 11532573
    Abstract: A semiconductor device is disclosed. The semiconductor device includes a first die on a first substrate, a second die on a second substrate separate from the first substrate, a transmission line in a redistribution layer on a wafer, and a magnetic structure surrounds the transmission line. The first transmission line electrically connects the first die and the second die. The magnetic structure is configured to increase the characteristic impedance of the transmission line, which can save the current and power consumption of a current mirror and amplifier in a 3D IC chip-on-wafer-on-substrate (CoWoS) semiconductor package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD.
    Inventors: Wen-Shiang Liao, Huan-Neng Chen
  • Patent number: 11527352
    Abstract: An electronic component includes a single-layer glass plate, an outer-surface conductor that is disposed above an outer surface of the single-layer glass plate and that is at least a part of an electrical element, and a terminal electrode that is a terminal of the electrical element. The terminal electrode is disposed above the outer surface of the single-layer glass plate and being electrically connected to the outer-surface conductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiraku Kawai, Noboru Shiokawa, Yuichi Iida, Yoshitaka Matsuki, Masahiro Kubota, Kenji Nishiyama, Takaya Wada, Tadashi Washimori, Rikiya Sano, Chiharu Sakaki
  • Patent number: 11522267
    Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods related to generating and/or transmitting sensor measurement data are described. A device may include a first conductive pad positioned on a first surface of a substrate. The device may also include a second conductive pad positioned on a second, opposite surface of the substrate. Further, the device may include an inductive coil coupled between the first electrical pad and the second electrical pad. Also, the device may include a third conductive pad positioned on a third surface of the substrate and configured to couple to a sensor. The device may include a fourth conductive pad positioned on a fourth surface of the substrate and configured to couple to the sensor. The device may be configured to wirelessly transmit a signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC
    Inventor: James A. Smith
  • Patent number: 11488998
    Abstract: A semiconductor apparatus configured to decrease occurrence of exfoliation between a conductor layer and an insulator layer is provided. A first region containing silicon and copper is disposed between a first conductor portion and a first insulator portion. A second region containing silicon and copper is disposed between a second conductor portion and a second insulator portion. The first region has a maximum nitrogen concentration higher than that of the second region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Akihiro Kawano, Yukinobu Suzuki, Takayasu Kanesada
  • Patent number: 11457526
    Abstract: A wiring substrate includes an insulating body; a first conductor including a first shield layer provided in a first layer inside the insulating body, and a second shield layer provided in a second layer at a different position from the first layer in a thickness direction of the insulating body; a second conductor including a first guard layer provided in a third layer positioned between the first layer and the second layer in the thickness direction, and a second guard layer provided in a fourth layer positioned between the second layer and the third layer in the thickness direction; and a third conductor provided in a fifth layer positioned between the third layer and the fourth layer in the thickness direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA ELECTRONIC DEVICES & STORAGE CORPORATION
    Inventor: Shinji Oshima
  • Patent number: 11430712
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: a semiconductor substrate; an electrode pad disposed over a first face of the semiconductor substrate; a redistribution layer electrically connected to the electrode pad; a through hole disposed in the semiconductor substrate so as to extend from a second face opposite to the first face of the semiconductor substrate to the electrode pad; an electrically conductive film covering an inner wall of the through hole, and electrically connected to the electrode pad; an electrically conductive adhesive disposed on a side of the second face of the semiconductor substrate, and electrically connected to the electrode pad via the electrically conductive film; a heat radiating member bonded to the second face of the semiconductor substrate with the electrically conductive adhesive; and a filling member with which the through hole is filled, the filling member being lower in coefficient of thermal expansion than the electrically conductive adhesive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Junya Ikeda, Yoshihiro Nakata
  • Patent number: 11373974
    Abstract: Electronic device package technology is disclosed. In one example, an electronic device includes a substrate having a bond finger, a die coupled to the substrate and having a bond pad, a first bond wire coupled between the bond pad and the bond finger, and a second bond wire coupled between the bond pad and the bond finger. The first bond wire is reverse bonded between a pad solder ball on the bond pad and a finger solder ball on the bond finger. The second bond wire is forward bonded between a supplemental pad solder ball on the pad solder and the bond finger adjacent the finger solder ball. Associated systems and methods are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Bilal Khalaf, Mao Guo
  • Patent number: 11373964
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a semiconductor chip that can ensure a low impedance current path in an I/O ring while suppressing attenuation of radio frequency signals. The semiconductor chip includes an I/O ring surrounding a core circuit, first and second pads serving as input/output terminals for radio frequency signals, and a radio frequency signal transmission line electrically connected to the first and second pads and the core circuit. The radio frequency signal transmission line is formed above the I/O ring. The present technology is applicable to a semiconductor chip that performs input and output of RF signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuji Kiyota, Takahiro Takeda
  • Patent number: 11298939
    Abstract: A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a drive signal output circuit, a control signal output circuit, a differential signal output circuit, and a head unit, in which the head unit includes an integrated circuit that receives a first drive signal and outputs a second drive signal, and an ejector that ejects liquid from nozzle, and the integrated circuit includes a drive signal input terminal that inputs a first drive signal, a first signal input terminal that inputs a first signal, a second signal input terminal that inputs a second signal, a differential signal receiving circuit that receives the first signal and the second signal, and outputs the control signal, a drive signal selection circuit that outputs the second drive signal based on the control signal and the first drive signal, and a drive signal output terminal that outputs the second drive signal to the ejector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Inventors: Tomokazu Yamada, Atsushi Obinata
  • Patent number: 11289397
    Abstract: A semiconductor package according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a heat sink board including an insulated board and a first metal layer formed on the insulated board; at least one semiconductor chip placed on the first metal layer; a plurality of lead frames connected to the semiconductor chips used to electrically connect the semiconductor chips to the outside; and a package housing partially covering the heat sink board, wherein both end parts of the insulated board are projected further than both end parts of the first metal layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: JMJ Korea Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yun Hwa Choi, Young Hun Kim, Jeonghun Cho, So Young Choi
  • Patent number: 11284506
    Abstract: A first board includes a first ground plane, a first ground land, a first transmission line, and a first signal land connected to the first transmission line, wherein the first ground land and the first signal land are formed on the same surface. A second board includes a second ground plane, a second ground land, a second transmission line, and a second signal land connected to the second transmission line, wherein the second ground land and the second signal land are formed on a surface opposing the first board. The second ground land and the second signal land oppose the first ground land and the first signal land, respectively. A conduction member connects the first ground land and the second ground land. The first signal land and the second signal land are connected by capacitance coupling without using any conductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hideki Ueda
  • Patent number: 11282806
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to semiconductor structures and, more particularly, to partitioned substrates with interconnect bridge structures and methods of manufacture. The structure includes: a plurality of substrates; at least one chip bonded and electrically connected to each of the plurality of substrates; and an interconnect bridge that physically connects the plurality of substrates and electrically connects each of the plurality of chips bonded to each of the plurality of substrates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: Marvell Asia Pte, Ltd.
    Inventors: Wolfgang Sauter, Mark W. Kuemerle, Eric W. Tremble
  • Patent number: 11251105
    Abstract: The semiconductor device includes: a semiconductor module including a plate-shaped semiconductor element, a conductor electrically connected to one surface of the semiconductor element, a heat dissipation plate of which one surface is thermally and electrically connected to another surface of the semiconductor element, a resin member sealing the semiconductor element, the conductor, and the heat dissipation plate, and an insulation heat dissipation member thermally connected to another surface of the heat dissipation plate exposed from the resin member; a heatsink thermally connected to the insulation heat dissipation member; and an electric field inhibiting plate including a plate-shaped thin part covering the one surface of the semiconductor element and opposed thereto so as to be separated therefrom, the thin part being sealed by the resin member, and a connection part extending from the thin part to the heatsink and thermally and electrically connected to the heatsink.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Katsushi Nakada, Hiroki Shiota, Masakazu Tani, Yoshitaka Miyaji, Mao Sawakawa
  • Patent number: 11231239
    Abstract: A threaded cooling apparatus includes a head having a heat exchanger and a shaft having a threaded section configured to mechanically fasten the head to a structure. The heat exchanger is configured to exchange heat with a coolant flowing through the head. The shaft also includes first and second cooling channels. The first cooling channel is configured to deliver the coolant to the heat exchanger, and the second cooling channel is configured to exhaust the coolant from the heat exchanger. The apparatus may also include a first seal between the head and the structure that is configured to reduce or prevent coolant loss. The apparatus may further include a second seal that is configured to reduce or prevent coolant flow between the first and second cooling channels that bypasses the heat exchanger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Christopher R. Koontz, Scott T. Johnson, Shadi S. Merhi
  • Patent number: 11205833
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide an electronic device and an antenna. The antenna for includes a first component configured for high frequency feed; a second component configured for low frequency feed; a third component configured for high frequency signal transmission; and a fourth component configured for low frequency signal transmission. The first component is coupling a high frequency signal to the third component, and the second component is coupling a low frequency signal to the fourth component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: LENOVO (BEIJING) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wenlei Wang, Chang Su, Weimin Bao
  • Patent number: 11164828
    Abstract: An amplifier includes a transistor chip including a plurality of transistor cells, a gate pad, and a drain pad, a matching substrate having a surface on which a metal pattern is formed, a terminal with a width larger than a width of the transistor chip and than a width of the matching substrate, a plurality of terminal wires connecting the terminal to the metal pattern, and a plurality of chip wires connecting the metal pattern to the transistor chip. Inter-wire distances of portions of the plurality of terminal wires connected to the metal pattern are larger than inter-wire distances between portions of the plurality of terminal wires connected to the terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Kei Fukunaga, Shinichi Miwa, Yoshinobu Sasaki
  • Patent number: 11062851
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a thin film capacitor embedded substrate that includes a substrate and a plurality of thin film capacitors including at least first and second thin film capacitors embedded in the substrate. The first and second thin film capacitors are connected in parallel and have mutually different self-resonant frequencies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshio Asahi, Hitoshi Saita
  • Patent number: 10987760
    Abstract: Method of manufacturing holding plate (11) including ceramic material of several chemical elements and configured for holding apparatus (10) for holding a component by electrostatic forces or vacuum, includes the steps of material removal from holding plate (11) by laser ablation, wherein by laser irradiation (1) protrusions (13) are formed on holding plate (11), end faces (13.1) of which span a carrier surface for the component, and surface modification of holding plate (11) by laser irradiation (1), wherein irradiation parameters of laser irradiation (1) are set such that at least one of the chemical elements of the ceramic material is enriched on the surface of holding plate (11). A method is also described of manufacturing holding apparatus (10) for holding a component by electrostatic forces or vacuum, holding plate (11) which is produced with the inventive method, and holding apparatus (10) with at least one holding plate (11).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: BERLINER GLAS KGAA HERBERT KUBATZ GMBH & CO.
    Inventors: Ralf Hammer, Stefan Hoescheler, Mike Fischer, Gregor Hasper
  • Patent number: 10950562
    Abstract: A microwave electronic component comprising a substrate having top and bottom substrate surfaces; the substrate comprising an aperture between the top and bottom substrate surfaces; a metallic heat sink filling the aperture; a microwave integrated circuit having a top circuit surface with at least one microwave signal port and a bottom circuit surface in contact with the metallic heat sink; a signal line comprising at least a metallic via between the top and bottom substrate surfaces, and a top signal conductor arranged between the microwave signal port and the metallic via; wherein the dimensions and location of the metallic via are chosen such that the metallic via forms, together with the metallic heat sink, a first impedance-matched non-coaxial transmission line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: HRL Laboratories, LLC
    Inventors: Eric M. Prophet, Florian G. Herrault
  • Patent number: 10886593
    Abstract: An antenna package structure comprises a substrate with a first surface and a second surface; a dielectric layer, disposed on the first surface of the substrate comprises at least a impedance matching structure and an interconnection structure; a molding layer, disposed on the dielectric layer comprises a plurality of chips wherein a control chip electrically connects to the impedance matching structure and a plurality of conducting structures; an antenna layer, disposed on the second surface of the substrate comprising at least an antenna electrically connects to the substrate; and a protection layer covers the antenna layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Ching-Wen Chiang, Yen-Cheng Kuan, Chia-Jen Liang
  • Patent number: 10866439
    Abstract: A high-frequency transmission line is provided that improves a high-frequency characteristic. The high-frequency transmission line includes a first conductor line, a termination resistance connected to the first conductor line, a second conductor line connected to the termination resistance, and a ground line that is provided to be opposed to the first conductor line, the termination resistance, and the second conductor line to have a predetermined distance thereto and that is connected to the second conductor line. The first conductor line and the ground line are formed to have a line width decreasing toward the termination resistance, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shigeru Kanazawa, Yuta Ueda, Josuke Ozaki
  • Patent number: 10825804
    Abstract: An integrated circuit includes a bottom substrate, a metal layer disposed over the bottom substrate and a hollow metal pillar disposed on the metal layer. The metal layer and the hollow metal pillar are electrically connected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Chang-Pin Huang, Hsien-Ming Tu, Hsien-Wei Chen, Tung-Liang Shao, Ching-Jung Yang, Yu-Chia Lai