With Window Means Patents (Class 257/680)
  • Patent number: 7989937
    Abstract: A package structure and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The package structure includes a substrate, a chip and a packing material layer. The substrate has a top surface and a lateral surface. The top surface is connected with the lateral surface. The chip is disposed on the top surface. The packing material layer comprises a body portion and an extending portion. The body portion covers at least a part of the chip and the substrate. The extending portion is connected with the body portion and covers at least a part of the substrate. The extending portion is projected to the lateral surface and made from a transparent material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc.
    Inventor: Gwo-Liang Weng
  • Patent number: 7989939
    Abstract: Provided is a semiconductor package. The semiconductor package includes a bonding wire electrically connecting a first package substrate and a second package substrate to each other and an insulating layer adhering the first package substrate and the second package substrate to each other and covering a portion of the bonding wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyun-Ik Hwang, YongJin Jung, Kunho Song
  • Patent number: 7990730
    Abstract: An imaging device includes a lens module and a printed circuit board. The lens module includes a substrate with a lens unit and an imaging sensor mounted on a same side thereof. The substrate defines a groove therein. The printed circuit board defines a recessed portion accommodating the substrate therein, and includes a locking member engaging in the groove to detachably secure the lens module thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chun-Fang Cheng
  • Patent number: 7989938
    Abstract: A semiconductor device is disclosed that performs fingerprint recognition on the electrostatic-capacity principle. A finger sweeping across a fingerprint recognition area of a semiconductor chip provides positive fingerprint recognition operations with improved reliability. The semiconductor device includes the semiconductor chip having a sensor unit that performs fingerprint recognition, and a substrate having an opening formed in the position corresponding to the sensor unit. The semiconductor chip is flip chip bonded to the substrate such that the sensor unit corresponds to the opening, and except for the formed position of the opening, an under-fill material is provided between the semiconductor chip and the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: Fujitsu Semiconductor Limited
    Inventors: Akira Okada, Mitsuru Sato
  • Patent number: 7985639
    Abstract: Methods are provided for fabricating a semiconductor device. A method forms a conductive fin arrangement on a first region of a semiconductor substrate. The method continues by forming a semiconductive resistor structure on a second region of the semiconductor substrate after forming the conductive fin arrangement, and forming a gate stack foundation structure overlying the conductive fin arrangement after forming the semiconductive resistor structure. The method removes portions of the gate stack foundation structure overlying the first region of the semiconductor substrate to define a gate structure for the semiconductor device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2011
    Assignee: GLOBALFOUNDRIES, Inc.
    Inventors: Frank Scott Johnson, Douglas Bonser
  • Patent number: 7982307
    Abstract: An assembly comprises a stiffener, a circuit substrate and an IC chip. The stiffener has a surface with a first region and a second region. The circuit substrate covers at least a portion of the first region of the stiffener, while the IC chip overlies at least a portion of each of the first and second regions of the stiffener. The assembly further comprises a signal solder bump and a thermally conductive feature. The signal solder bump contacts the IC chip and the circuit substrate. The thermally conductive feature is disposed between, and is metallurgically bonded to, the integrated circuit chip and the second region of the stiffener. The thermally conductive feature provides an efficient thermal conductivity pathway between the IC chip and the stiffener.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignee: Agere Systems Inc.
    Inventors: Ahmed Amin, David L. Crouthamel, John W. Osenbach, Thomas H. Shilling, Brian T. Vaccaro
  • Patent number: 7977778
    Abstract: An integrated circuit package system is provided including forming an integrated circuit die, forming an interference-fit feature in the integrated circuit die, fitting a support element within the interference-fit feature, connecting an external interconnect and the integrated circuit die, and encapsulating the integrated circuit die.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignee: Stats Chippac Ltd.
    Inventors: Henry Descalzo Bathan, Lionel Chien Hui Tay, Zigmund Ramirez Camacho
  • Patent number: 7973397
    Abstract: A packaging substrate having a semiconductor chip embedded and a fabrication method thereof are provided. The method includes forming a semiconductor chip in a through cavity of a core board and exposing a photosensitive portion of the semiconductor chip from the through cavity; sequentially forming a first dielectric layer and a first circuit layer on the core board, the first circuit layer being electrically connected to the electrode pads of the semiconductor chip; forming a light-permeable window on the first dielectric layer to expose the photosensitive portion of the semiconductor chip and adhering a light-permeable layer onto the light-permeable window, thereby permitting light to penetrate through the light-permeable layer to reach the photosensitive portion. Therefore, when fabricated with the method, the packaging substrate dispenses with conductive wires and dams and thus can be downsized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2011
    Assignee: Unimicron Technology Corp.
    Inventors: Shin-Ping Hsu, Kan-Jung Chia
  • Patent number: 7968986
    Abstract: A system and a method are described for forming features at the bottom of a cavity in a substrate. Embodiments of the systems and methods provide an infrared transmitting, hermetic lid for a microdevice. The lid may be manufactured by first forming small, subwavelength features on a surface of an infrared transmitting substrate, and coating the subwavelength features with an etch stop material. A spacer wafer is then bonded to the infrared transmitting substrate, and a device cavity is etched into the spacer wafer down to the etch stop material, exposing the subwavelength features. The etch stop material may then be removed, and the microdevice enclosed in the device cavity, by bonding the device wafer to the lid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Assignee: Innovative Micro Technology
    Inventors: Steven H. Hovey, Hung D. Nguyen
  • Publication number: 20110147904
    Abstract: This invention provides a semiconductor device with increased moisture resistance. The semiconductor device includes: a semiconductor substrate; an optical element provided in a front surface of the semiconductor substrate; a light-transmissive substrate provided above the front surface of the semiconductor substrate; an adhesive layer provided between the front surface of the semiconductor substrate and a front surface of the light-transmissive substrate, and fixing the light-transmissive substrate to the semiconductor substrate; and an insulating film covering a lateral surface of said adhesive layer which is not in contact with the light-transmissive substrate and the semiconductor substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2011
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hikari SANO
  • Publication number: 20110147905
    Abstract: In a semiconductor element, upper through-hole conductor portions and lower through-hole conductor portions are formed such that pore size A of the joint surface of the upper through-hole conductor portion and the lower through-hole conductor portion is smaller than pore size B of the upper through-hole conductor portion on the major surface of the semiconductor element and pore size C of the lower through-hole conductor portion on the other surface of the semiconductor element. Further, electrode portions are formed respectively on the top surfaces of the upper through-hole conductor portions and protrusions 4 are formed respectively on the top surfaces of the electrode portions. Moreover, an optical member pressed in contact with the protrusions is fixed on the semiconductor element with an adhesive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2011
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaki Utsumi, Hikari Sano, Hiroaki Fujimoto, Yoshihiro Tomita
  • Patent number: 7964945
    Abstract: A glass cap molding package includes a substrate with an external connection terminal formed on a peripheral region of a top surface; an image sensor mounted on the top surface of the substrate; a transparent member installed on an upper part of the image sensor; and a molding unit formed to seal the image sensor and the transparent member. The mold unit exposes the external connection terminal of the substrate to a lateral surface of the substrate. The glass cap molding package and a manufacturing method thereof and a camera module including the same reduce a manufacturing cost and improve productivity by manufacturing a small module in comparison with a conventional module and simplifying a process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jin Mun Ryu, Jung Seok Lee, Hyung Kyu Park, Bo Kyoung Kim, Yun Seok Woo, Jung Jin Kim
  • Patent number: 7964952
    Abstract: A stackable package substrate has an opening shaped and dimensioned to accommodate but not contact a mold cap of a package upon which the stackable package is to be mounted. On the die attach surface, the frame substrate accommodates a die attach margin adjacent at the edge of the opening; and a row of wire bond sites arranged along at an outer frame edge, for electrical interconnection. The frame substrate accommodates z-interconnect ball pads arranged to align with corresponding z-interconnect pads on the substrate of a package. A stackable package has a frame substrate. A stacked package assembly includes a second package mounted on a first package using peripheral solder ball z-interconnect, in which the first package includes a die enclosed by a mold cap and in which the second package includes one die mounted on the frame substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2011
    Assignee: Stats Chippac Ltd.
    Inventor: Young Gue Lee
  • Patent number: 7964954
    Abstract: An integrated circuit having a semiconductor sensor device including a sensor housing partly filled with a rubber-elastic composition is disclosed. One embodiment has a sensor chip with sensor region arranged in the interior of the housing. The sensor housing has an opening to the surroundings which is arranged in such a way that the sensor region faces the opening. The sensor chip is embedded into a rubber-elastic composition on all sides in the interior of the housing. The sensor housing has a sandwich-like framework having three regions arranged one above another, including an intermediate region with the rubber-elastic composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2011
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventor: Jean Schmitt
  • Patent number: 7960739
    Abstract: An optical transmitter includes a package including a cavity formed at an upper part thereof, a light transparent member disposed on the package, and a flexible substrate including a circuit pattern formed on at least one side thereof and being placed on a back surface of the light transparent member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: Hitachi Cable, Ltd.
    Inventor: Yoshiaki Ishigami
  • Patent number: 7956347
    Abstract: A novel package that integrates components for a modulating retro reflector into a single package is disclosed according to various embodiments. According to some embodiments the package is configured to secure a retro reflector, a quantum well modulator and photodiode. In some embodiments, the package may include interconnects to surface mount to a circuit board. Such interconnects may be coupled with the photodiode and/or the quantum well modulator. In some embodiments, the package may be constructed of liquid crystal polymers and/or may include one or more windows.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: Cubic Corporation
    Inventors: Mahyar Dadkhah, Tony Maryfield, Thomas Davidson
  • Patent number: 7956431
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a micromodule including the steps of: producing an integrated circuit on an active face of a chip made of a semi-conductive material, making a via passing through the chip, electrically linked to the integrated circuit, and inserting the chip into a box comprising a cavity and an electrically conductive element, the active face of the chip being disposed towards the bottom of the cavity, forming on at least one part of a lateral face of the chip a conductive lateral layer made of an electrically conductive material, electrically linked to a conductive element of the rear face of the chip, and producing a connection between the conductive lateral layer and the conductive element by depositing an electrically conductive material in the cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignees: STMicroelectronics Rousset SAS, STMicroelectronics R&D Limited
    Inventors: Brendan Dunne, Kevin Channon, Eric Christison, Robert Nicol
  • Patent number: 7952186
    Abstract: A semiconductor package includes a bare chip which has a plurality of external electrodes, a land grid array substrate having an edge, a first surface and a second surface. The first surface includes a first portion apart from the edge and a second portion adjacent to the edge. The first portion of the first surface mounts the bare chip and is covered with a resin to seal the bare chip with the resin. The first portion of the first surface and the second surface includes a non-sealed region which is not covered with the resin. A plurality of first electrodes are arranged on the non-sealed region and connected to the external electrodes and a plurality of second electrodes are arranged on the second surface and connected to the external electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Assignee: Renesas Electronics Corporation
    Inventor: Kou Sasaki
  • Patent number: 7952178
    Abstract: According to various illustrative embodiments of the present invention, a device for an integrated circuit includes a monolithic frame having a plurality of alignment features disposed thereon, the monolithic frame having a mounting surface disposed thereon for the integrated circuit, the monolithic frame also having a thermal interface area disposed thereon for the integrated circuit. The device also includes an electrical interface capable of providing an electrical connection for the integrated circuit, the plurality of alignment features being substantially independent of the electrical interface, and an adhesive layer disposed between the monolithic frame and the electrical interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Paul L. Rancuret, John T. McKinley
  • Patent number: 7948000
    Abstract: A system for hermetically sealing devices includes a substrate, which includes a plurality of individual chips. Each of the chips includes a plurality of devices and each of the chips are arranged in a spatial manner as a first array. The system also includes a transparent member of a predetermined thickness, which includes a plurality of recessed regions arranged in a spatial manner as a second array and each of the recessed regions are bordered by a standoff region. The substrate and the transparent member are aligned in a manner to couple each of the plurality of recessed regions to a respective one of said plurality of chips. Each of the chips within one of the respective recessed regions is hermetically sealed by contacting the standoff region of the transparent member to the plurality of first street regions and second street regions using at least a bonding process to isolate each of the chips within one of the recessed regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2011
    Assignee: Miradia Inc.
    Inventors: Xiao Yang, Dongmin Chen
  • Patent number: 7944013
    Abstract: An optoelectronic module having a carrier element, at least one semiconductor component for emitting or detecting electromagnetic radiation, said semiconductor component being applied on the carrier element and being electrically conductively connected and having a radiation coupling area, and also at least one optical device assigned to the semiconductor component. A connecting layer made of a radiation-transmissive, deformable material is arranged between the radiation coupling area and the optical device, the optical device and the semiconductor component being fixed relative to one another in such a way that they are pressed against one another and that the connecting layer is thereby squeezed in such a way that it generates a force that strives to press the optical device and the radiation coupling area apart.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2011
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventor: Simon Blümel
  • Patent number: 7944034
    Abstract: A semiconductor device with a sheet-like insulating substrate (101) integral with two or more patterned layers of conductive lines and vias, a chip attached to an assembly site, and contact pads (103) in pad locations has an encapsulated region on the top surface of the substrate, extending to the edge of the substrate, enclosing the chip, and having contact apertures (703) at the pad locations for external communication with the pad metal surfaces. The apertures may have not-smooth sidewall surfaces and may be filled with solder material (704) to contact the pads. Metal-filled surface grooves (710) in the encapsulated region, with smooth groove bottom and sidewalls, are selected to serve as customized routing interconnections, or redistribution lines, between selected apertures and thus to facilitate the coupling with another semiconductor device to form a package-on-package assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2011
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Mark A. Gerber, David N. Walter
  • Patent number: 7936062
    Abstract: Packaged microelectronic elements are provided. In an exemplary embodiment, a microelectronic element having a front face and a plurality of peripheral edges bounding the front face has a device region at the front face and a contact region with a plurality of exposed contacts adjacent to at least one of the peripheral edges. The packaged element may include a plurality of support walls overlying the front face of the microelectronic element such that a lid can be mounted to the support walls above the microelectronic element. For example, the lid may have an inner surface confronting the front face. In a particular embodiment, some of the contacts can be exposed beyond edges of the lid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2011
    Assignee: Tessera Technologies Ireland Limited
    Inventors: Giles Humpston, Michael J. Nystrom, Vage Oganesian, Yulia Aksenton, Osher Avsian, Robert Burtzlaff, Avi Dayan, Andrey Grinman, Felix Hazanovich, Ilya Hecht, Charles Rosenstein, David Ovrutsky, Mitchell Hayes Reifel
  • Patent number: 7932531
    Abstract: A chip package includes a thermal enhanced plate, contacts around the thermal enhanced plate and electrically insulated from the thermal enhanced plate, a film-like circuit layer disposed on the contacts and the thermal enhanced plate, a conductive adhesive layer, a first molding, and at least one chip disposed on the film-like circuit layer. The conductive adhesive layer is disposed between the contacts and the film-like circuit layer electrically connected to the contacts through the conductive adhesive layer. The chip has a back surface, an active surface and many bumps disposed thereon, and the chip is electrically connected to the film-like circuit layer via the bumps. The first molding at least encapsulates a portion of the thermal enhanced plate, the conductive adhesive layer, parts of the contacts and at least a portion of the film-like circuit layer. Therefore, heat dissipation efficiency of the light emitting chip package is improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2011
    Assignee: ChipMOS Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Chun-Ying Lin, Ya-Chi Chen, Yu-Ren Chen, I-Hsin Mao
  • Patent number: 7928547
    Abstract: An optical semiconductor device includes: a package having a bottom portion and a sidewall portion; a semiconductor chip having an optical element formed on one surface thereof and having an opposite surface to the one surface fixed to the bottom portion of the package; a transparent member fixed to the semiconductor chip so as to cover the optical element; and a sealing resin filling a space between the package and the semiconductor chip. The sidewall portion has in an upper part thereof an overhang portion that projects toward inside of the package. The transparent member is exposed from a window portion formed by the overhang portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshiki Takayama, Masanori Minamio, Tetsushi Nishio
  • Patent number: 7928569
    Abstract: A redundant diffusion barrier structure and method of fabricated is provided for interconnect and wiring applications. The structure can also be a design structure. The structure includes a first liner lining at least one of a trench and a via and a second liner deposited over the first liner. The second liner comprises RuX. X is at least one of Boron and Phosphorous. The structure comprises a metal deposited on the second liner in the at least one trench and via to form a metal interconnect or wiring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel C. Edelstein, Chih-Chao Yang
  • Patent number: 7928570
    Abstract: An interconnect structure is disclosed. In one embodiment, the interconnect structure includes: a substrate including a first liner layer and a first metal layer thereover; a dielectric barrier layer over the first metal layer and the substrate; an inter-level dielectric layer over the dielectric barrier layer; a via extending between the inter-level dielectric layer, the dielectric barrier layer, and the first metal layer, the via including a second liner layer and a second metal layer thereover; and a diffusion barrier layer located between the second liner layer and the first metal layer, wherein a portion of the diffusion barrier layer is located under the dielectric barrier layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Shom Ponoth, David V. Horak, Takeshi Nogami, Chih-Chao Yang
  • Patent number: 7923793
    Abstract: An image sensor module having a sensor chip closely adhered on a concave surface and a fabrication method thereof are disclosed. The image sensor module includes at least one sensor chip, at least one sensor chip-mounting structure comprising a substrate and a polymer layer formed on the substrate, the polymer layer having an concave surface formed on an upper part thereof by a polymer molding method, so that the sensor chip is bent and bonded on the concave surface, and at least one lens fixed on the at least one sensor chip-mounting structure above the sensor chip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Min-seog Choi, Seung-wan Lee, Woon-bae Kim, Eun-sung Lee, Kyu-dong Jung, Che-heung Kim
  • Patent number: 7919410
    Abstract: An imager device is disclosed which includes at least one photosensitive element positioned on a front surface of a substrate and a conductive structure extending at least partially through an opening defined in the substrate to conductively couple to an electrical contact or bond pad on the front surface. An insulating material of a conductive laminate film and/or a mold compound material is positioned within the opening between at least a portion of the conductive structure and the substrate. Also disclosed is a device that comprises a substrate and a plurality of openings in the substrate, wherein each of the openings is adapted to be positioned above an imager device when the substrate is positioned above and secured to an imager substrate. A method of forming an imager device is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2011
    Assignee: Aptina Imaging Corporation
    Inventors: Luke England, Larry Kinsman
  • Patent number: 7915717
    Abstract: A package for an image sensor includes a lead frame having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface; an image sensor mounted on the first surface of the lead frame; an optical cover spanning the first surface; and a plastic, optically transparent window in the optical cover and aligned with the image sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventor: Carlos F. Rezende
  • Patent number: 7915722
    Abstract: An information sensing device includes a substrate, one information sensing chip, one electroconductive structure and a molded body. An electrical output portion including output connections is formed on the substrate. The information sensing chip is electrically connected to the electrical output portion and has one bottom chip surface mounted on the substrate, and one top chip surface to be close to or in contact with an object to sense specific information of the object. The electroconductive structure is electrically connected to the electrical output portion. The molded body is in contact with the information sensing chip and the at least one electroconductive structure to expose the top chip surface and a first surface of the electroconductive structure. The top chip surface is disposed opposite the bottom chip surface. The top chip surface and the first surface are exposed outside and disposed on substantially the same plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Assignee: Egis Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce C. S. Chou, Chen-Chih Fan
  • Patent number: 7911018
    Abstract: An optical device includes a semiconductor substrate (11) on which a light receiving part (12) (or a light emitting part) and electrodes (13) are formed, and a translucent plate (2) bonded on the light receiving part (12) with a translucent adhesive (5), the semiconductor substrate (11) having a plurality of convex portions (31) formed so as to separate the light receiving part (12) and the electrodes (13) and have proper gaps (32) therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2011
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Hu Meng, Hiroto Osaki, Tetsushi Nishio, Kiyokazu Itoi
  • Patent number: 7911017
    Abstract: An optical module includes an image sensor having an active area and a window mounted directly to the image sensor above the active area. The optical module further includes a mount mounted to the window, the mount supporting a barrel having a lens assembly. By mounting the window directly to the image sensor and the mount directly to the window, the substrate surface area of the optical module is minimized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2011
    Assignee: Amkor Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Arsenio de Guzman, Robert F. Darveaux, Young Ho Kim
  • Patent number: 7911059
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for packaging semiconductor dies for increased thermal conductivity and simpler fabrication when compared to conventional semiconductor packaging techniques are provided. The packaging techniques described herein may be suitable for various semiconductor devices, such as light-emitting diodes (LEDs), central processing units (CPUs), graphics processing units (GPUs), microcontroller units (MCUs), and digital signal processors (DSPs). For some embodiments, the package includes a ceramic substrate having an upper cavity with one or more semiconductor dies disposed therein and having a lower cavity with one or more metal layers deposited therein to dissipate heat away from the semiconductor dies. For other embodiments, the package includes a ceramic substrate having an upper cavity with one or more semiconductor dies disposed therein and having a lower surface with one or more metal layers deposited thereon for efficient heat dissipation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2011
    Assignee: SeniLEDS Optoelectronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Ching-Tai Cheng, Jui-Kang Yen
  • Patent number: 7910674
    Abstract: Methods for the addition polymerization of cycloolefins using a cationic Group 10 metal complex and a weakly coordinating anion of the formula: [(R?)zM(L?)x(L?)y]b[WCA]d wherein [(R?)zM(L?)x(L?)y] is a cation complex where M represents a Group 10 transition metal; R? represents an anionic hydrocarbyl containing ligand; L? represents a Group 15 neutral electron donor ligand; L? represents a labile neutral electron donor ligand; x is 1 or 2; and y is 0, 1, 2, or 3; and z is 0 or 1, wherein the sum of x, y, and z is 4; and [WCA] represents a weakly coordinating counteranion complex; and b and d are numbers representing the number of times the cation complex and weakly coordinating counteranion complex are taken to balance the electronic charge on the overall catalyst complex.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2011
    Assignee: Promerus, LLC
    Inventors: Larry Funderburk Rhodes, Andrew Bell, Ramakrishna Ravikiran, John C. Fondran, Saikumar Jayaraman, Brian Leslie Goodall, Richard A. Mimna, John-Henry Lipian
  • Publication number: 20110062573
    Abstract: The MEMS package has a mounting substrate on which one or more transducer chips are mounted wherein the mounting substrate has an opening. A top cover is attached to and separated from the mounting substrate by a spacer forming a housing enclosed by the top cover, the spacer, and the mounting substrate and accessed by the opening. Electrical connections are made between the one or more transducer chips and the mounting substrate and/or between the one or more transducer chips and the top cover. A bottom cover can be mounted on a bottom surface of the mounting substrate wherein a hollow chamber is formed between the mounting substrate and the bottom cover, wherein a second opening in the bottom cover is not aligned with the first opening. Pads on outside surfaces of the top and bottom covers can be used for further attachment to printed circuit boards. The top and bottom covers can be a flexible printed circuit board folded under the mounting substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2010
    Publication date: March 17, 2011
    Inventors: Wang Zhe, Chong Ser Choong
  • Publication number: 20110062571
    Abstract: An optical device for an integrated circuit device, includes a laminated substrate having a through-passage and a tubular frame in which an optical lens is mounted, the tubular frame having an end part inserted or integrated in the through-passage of the laminated substrate. A integrated circuit device includes an optical device and an integrated circuit die carried by the laminated substrate and having an active optical area placed in front of the optical lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2009
    Publication date: March 17, 2011
    Applicant: ST-ERICSSON SA
    Inventor: Nedyalko Slavov
  • Publication number: 20110062572
    Abstract: Disclosed is a carrier assembly for and a method of manufacturing an optical device. The method comprises providing a silicon substrate; attaching a number of optical dies on the silicon substrate to form an optical device carrier assembly; providing a corresponding number of through holes in the silicon substrate to permit the passage of light therethrough and further providing guide holes in the silicon substrate to present means for passive alignment of an external optical connection; and dicing the optical device carrier assembly to form individual optical devices. Preferably, the step of attaching a number of optical dies comprises using self-alignment of solder bumps using gaseous flux, the through holes are dry etched into the silicon substrate, and/or the volume between the optical die and silicon substrate is filled with a transparent polymer. Preferably, the transparent polymer is silicone rubber or epoxy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2009
    Publication date: March 17, 2011
    Applicant: ZARLINK SEMICONDUCTOR AB
    Inventors: Odd Robert Steijer, Hans Magnus Emil Andersson
  • Patent number: 7906372
    Abstract: A wirebond protector has an elongated shape that corresponds to the elongated array of wirebonds along the edge of a microelectronic device that connect a semiconductor die to electrical conductors on a substrate. In making the microelectronic device with wirebond protection, wirebonds are first formed in the conventional manner The wirebond protector is then attached to the device in an orientation in which it extends along the array of wirebonds to at least partially cover the wirebonds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2011
    Assignee: Avago Technologies Fiber IP (Singapore) Pte. Ltd
    Inventor: David J. K. Meadowcroft
  • Patent number: 7898070
    Abstract: The invention provides an image sensor package and method for fabricating the same. The image sensor package comprises a first substrate comprising a sensor device thereon and a hole therein. A bonding pad comprising a first opening is formed on an upper surface of the first substrate. A second substrate comprising a spacer element with a second opening therein is disposed on the first substrate. A conductive plug is formed in the hole and passes through the first and second openings to the second substrate to electrically contact with the bonding pad. A conductive layer is formed on a lower surface of the first substrate and electrically connects to the conductive plug. A solder ball is formed on the conductive layer and electrically connects to the bonding pad by the conductive plug. The image sensor package further comprises a second substrate bonding to the first substrate. The image sensor package is relatively less thick, thus, the dimensions thereof are relatively reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Assignee: VisEra Technologies Company Limited
    Inventors: Jui-Ping Weng, Jang-Cheng Hsieh, Tzu-Han Lin, Pai-Chun Peter Zung
  • Patent number: 7898071
    Abstract: An apparatus for housing a micromechanical system includes a substrate with a surface on which the micromechanical system is formed, a transparent cover and a dry film layer arrangement between the surface of the substrate and the transparent cover. The dry film layer arrangement has an opening, so that the micromechanical system adjoins the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Assignee: Faunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
    Inventors: Thor Bakke, Thilo Sandner
  • Patent number: 7897881
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for producing a package. According to said method, a substrate is provided, on a surface of which one or several components are disposed, and a hermetically sealing protective layer is formed on the one or several components and on the surface of the substrate. The hermetically sealing protective layer is impermeable to gas, liquid, and electromagnetic waves, temperature-resistant, electrically insulating, and process-resistant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Michael Kaspar, Herbert Schwarzbauer, Karl Weidner
  • Patent number: 7898069
    Abstract: A semiconductor system having a substrate (101) including a rigid insulating interposer (110) with a high modulus and a top (140) and a bottom (150) low-modulus tape with flip-attached semiconductor chips (120, 130). The assembled chips, with the passive surfaces facing each other, are located in an opening (114) of the interposer, which has a thickness (111) equal to or smaller than the sum of the assembled two chips. Adhesive material (160) holds the tapes parallel to the interposer and the chip surfaces together. Solder balls (180) and discrete components (170) may be attached to the outside surfaces of the tapes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventor: Rajiv C Dunne
  • Publication number: 20110044369
    Abstract: An optoelectronic (OE) package or system and method for fabrication is disclosed which includes a silicon layer with wiring. The silicon layer has an optical via for allowing light to pass therethrough. An optical coupling layer is bonded to the silicon layer, and the optical coupling layer includes a plurality of microlenses for focusing and or collimating the light through the optical via. A plurality of OE elements are coupled to the silicon layer and electrically communicating with the wiring. At least one of the OE elements positioned in optical alignment with the optical via for receiving the light. A carrier is interposed between electrical interconnect elements. The carrier is positioned between the wiring of the silicon layer and a circuit board and the carrier is electrically connecting first interconnect elements connected to the wiring of the silicon layer and second interconnect elements connected to the circuit board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2009
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Paul S. Andry, Russell A. Budd, Bing Dang, David Danovitch, Benjamin V. Fasano, Paul Fortier, Luc Guerin, Frank R. Libsch, Sylvain Ouimet, Chirag S. Patel
  • Patent number: 7893514
    Abstract: An image sensor package, a method of manufacturing the same, and an image sensor module including the image sensor package are provided. In the image sensor package, an image sensor chip is installed onto a depression of a transmissive substrate. An adhesive bonds the image sensor chip to the transmissive substrate and seals an Active Pixel Sensor (APS) on the image sensor chip, protecting it from fine particle contamination. An IR cutting film is disposed on the transmissive substrate to minimize the height of the image sensor package. The image sensor package is electrically connected to external connection pads in the depression. Consequently, the image sensor package has a minimum height, is not susceptible to particle contamination, and does not require expensive alignment processes during manufacturing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Woon-Seong Kwon, Yong-Hwan Kwon, Un-Byoung Kang, Chung-Sun Lee, Hyung-Sun Jang
  • Patent number: 7888697
    Abstract: A lead frame includes a base material, a reflection layer formed on a part of the base material, and a characteristic sustaining layer formed at least on the reflection layer to cover the reflection layer for sustaining a characteristic of the reflection layer by isolating the reflection layer from an outside. The reflection layer includes the characteristic to exhibit a predetermined reflectivity to light with a predetermined wavelength, and the characteristic sustaining layer prevents a decrease in the reflectivity of the reflection layer and transmits light reflected by the reflection layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignees: Hitachi Cable Precision Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tadashi Kawanobe, Yuichi Ohnuma, Mamoru Mita
  • Patent number: 7880254
    Abstract: A semiconductor light receiving device includes a light receiving section made of a semiconductor provided on a substrate, an electrode provided on the substrate and configured to apply an electric field to the light receiving section, a resin layer provided above the substrate, the resin layer having an inverted conical opening, the inverted conical opening being located above the light receiving section and having an opening diameter which is smaller than the light receiving section in the vicinity of the light receiving section, is continuously enlarged with the distance from the substrate, and is larger than the light receiving section at a surface of the resin layer, and a light reflecting film made of metal and provided on a bevel of the inverted conical opening, the light reflecting film being electrically isolated from the electrode by a gap formed between the light reflecting film and the electrode. At least a portion of the resin layer located in the gap has a light blocking property.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Hideto Furuyama
  • Patent number: 7880245
    Abstract: An electronic device, including a substrate, a functional structure constituting a functional element formed on the substrate, and a cover structure forming a cavity portion in which the functional structure is disposed, is disclosed. In the electronic device, the cover structure includes a laminated structure of an interlayer insulating film and a wiring layer, the laminated structure being formed on the substrate in such a way that it surrounds the cavity portion, and the cover structure has an upside cover portion covering the cavity portion from above, the upside cover portion being formed with part of the wiring layer that is disposed above the functional structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Akira Sato, Toru Watanabe, Shogo Inaba, Takeshi Mori
  • Patent number: 7875980
    Abstract: A technique for reducing the size of a semiconductor device is provided. A semiconductor device comprises a base, a semiconductor chip, a chip component, an insulating base, a wiring pattern, a via plug, an external lead-out electrode, a recess, and a resin. The insulating base has a multi-layer structure formed by laminating a plurality of insulator films. The semiconductor chip and the chip component are mounted on the base and embedded in the insulating base. A recess is formed on the surface of the semiconductor device and reaches down to any of wiring conductor layers. The semiconductor chip and the chip component are mounted on the recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2011
    Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshikazu Imaoka, Ryosuke Usui
  • Publication number: 20110012248
    Abstract: A method for producing a capping wafer for a sensor having at least one cap includes: production of a contacting via extending through the wafer, and, temporally subsequent thereto, filling of the contacting via with an electrically conductive material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2008
    Publication date: January 20, 2011
    Inventors: Frank Reichenbach, Franz Laermer, Silvia Kronmueller, Andreas Scheurle