With Semiconductor Element Forming Part (e.g., Base, Of Housing) Patents (Class 257/684)
  • Patent number: 9024423
    Abstract: A semiconductor chip in which a power MOSFET is placed above a semiconductor chip in which another power MOSFET is formed and they are sealed with an encapsulation resin. The semiconductor chips are so arranged that the upper semiconductor chip does not overlap with a gate pad electrode of the lower semiconductor chip in a plan view. The semiconductor chips are identical in size and the respective source pad electrodes and gate pad electrodes of the lower semiconductor chip and the upper semiconductor chip are identical in shape and arrangement. The lower semiconductor chip and the upper semiconductor chip are arranged with their respective centers displaced from each other. Accordingly, the size of a semiconductor device can be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Renesas Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Akira Muto, Yuichi Machida, Nobuya Koike, Atsushi Fujiki, Masaki Tamura
  • Patent number: 9018757
    Abstract: Embodiments of mechanisms for forming a semiconductor die are provided. The semiconductor die includes a semiconductor substrate and a protection layer formed over the semiconductor substrate. The semiconductor die also includes a conductive layer conformally formed over the protection layer, and a recess is formed in the conductive layer. The recess surrounds a region of the conductive layer. The semiconductor die further includes a solder bump formed over the region of the conductive layer surrounded by the recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chung-Hao Tsai, Chuei-Tang Wang, Chen-Hua Yu
  • Patent number: 9006878
    Abstract: A multilayered integrated optical and circuit device. The device has a first substrate comprising at least one integrated circuit chip thereon, which has a cell region and a peripheral region. Preferably, the peripheral region has a bonding pad region, which has one or more bonding pads and an antistiction region surrounding each of the one or more bonding pads. The device has a second substrate with at least one or more deflection devices thereon coupled to the first substrate. At least one or more bonding pads are exposed on the first substrate. The device has a transparent member overlying the second substrate while forming a cavity region to allow the one or more deflection devices to move within a portion of the cavity region to form a sandwich structure including at least a portion of the first substrate, a portion of the second substrate, and a portion of the transparent member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Miradia Inc.
    Inventors: Xiao “Charles” Yang, Dongmin Chen, Philip Chen
  • Patent number: 9006844
    Abstract: A method to prevent movable structures within a MEMS device, and more specifically, in recesses having one or more dimension in the micrometer range or smaller (i.e., smaller than about 10 microns) from being inadvertently bonded to non-moving structures during a bonding process. The method includes surface preparation of silicon both structurally and chemically to aid in preventing moving structures from bonding to adjacent surfaces during bonding, including during high force, high temperature fusion bonding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: DunAn Microstaq, Inc.
    Inventor: Parthiban Arunasalam
  • Patent number: 8981537
    Abstract: A semiconductor device has a base substrate having a plurality of metal traces and a plurality of base vias. An opening is formed through the base substrate. At least one die is attached to the first surface of the substrate and positioned over the opening. A cover substrate has a plurality of metal traces. A cavity in the cover substrate forms side wall sections around the cavity. The cover substrate is attached to the base substrate so the at least one die is positioned in the interior of the cavity. Ground planes in the base substrate are coupled to ground planes in the cover substrate to form an RF shield around the at least one die.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Amkor Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: David Bolognia, Bob Shih-Wei Kuo, Bud Troche
  • Patent number: 8982257
    Abstract: An image sensor module includes a ceramic substrate, an image sensor, a conductive film, a flexible print circuit board (FPCB), and a stiffening plate. The ceramic substrate includes an upper surface and a lower surface opposite to the upper surface, the ceramic substrate defines a transparent hole on the upper surface and a receiving recess on the lower surface. The transparent hole communicates with the receiving recess. The image sensor is received in the receiving recess and is electrically connected to the ceramic substrate. The FPCB is electrically connected to the lower surface of the ceramic substrate by the conductive film. The stiffening plate is positioned on one side of the FPCB opposite to the ceramic substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shin-Wen Chen, Wen-Chang Chen, Yu-Tsan Cheng, Yu-Shu Lin, Chien-Liang Chou
  • Patent number: 8975735
    Abstract: A redistribution board includes a first conductive layer including a redistribution structure for low voltage signals, a second conductive layer including a redistribution structure for high voltage signals, and a non-conductive layer. The second conductive layer is spaced apart from the first conductive layer by the non-conductive layer. The redistribution board further includes a conductive connector extending from a mounting surface of the redistribution board to the second conductive layer. The conductive connector is surrounded by a low voltage trace of the first conductive layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Ralf Otremba, Josef Höglauer
  • Patent number: 8975736
    Abstract: A wafer level package has a first wafer having a plurality of chips mounted or formed thereon in a plane, and a second wafer that is opposed to the first wafer. The first wafer and the second wafer are joined while a seal frame that seals a periphery of each chip is interposed therebetween. A gap is formed between the seal frames of the chips adjacent to each other. A partial connect part that partially connects the seal frames to each other is provided in the gap formed between the seal frames of the chips adjacent to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Toshiaki Okuno, Katsuyuki Inoue, Takeshi Fujiwara, Tomonori Seki
  • Patent number: 8970009
    Abstract: To improve reliability of a semiconductor device obtained through a dicing step. In a ring region, a first outer ring is provided outside a seal ring, and a second outer ring is provided outside the first outer ring. This can prevent a crack from reaching even the seal ring that exists in the ring region, for example, when a scribe region located outside the ring region is cut off by a dicing blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Renesas Electronics Corporation
    Inventor: Yasushi Ishii
  • Patent number: 8956914
    Abstract: An integrated circuit package system comprising: forming a substrate having a solder mask with a support structure formed from the solder mask; mounting a first integrated circuit device over the support structure; connecting the substrate and the first integrated circuit device; and encapsulating the first integrated circuit device and the support structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignee: STATS ChipPAC Ltd.
    Inventors: Ja Eun Yun, Jong Wook Ju
  • Patent number: 8957516
    Abstract: A low cost and high performance flip chip package is disclosed. By assembling the package using a substrate panel level process, a separate fabrication of a substrate is avoided, thus enabling the use of a coreless substrate. The coreless substrate may include multiple stacked layers of laminate dielectric films having conductive traces and vias. As a result, electrical connection routes may be provided directly from die contact pads to package contact pads without the use of conventional solder bumps, thus accommodating very high density semiconductor dies with small feature sizes. The disclosed flip chip package provides lower cost, higher electrical performance, and improved thermal dissipation compared to conventional fabricated substrates with solder bumped semiconductor dies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignee: Broadcom Corporation
    Inventors: Mengzhi Pang, Ken Zhonghua Wu, Matthew Kaufmann
  • Patent number: 8946877
    Abstract: A semiconductor package comprises: a substrate comprising a semiconductor device; a cap comprising a seal ring disposed over a surface of the cap; and a gap between the substrate and the surface of the cap. The seal ring comprises a tread comprising at least two columns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Avago Technologies General IP (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Rick Snyder, Joel Philliber
  • Patent number: 8941224
    Abstract: A package structure includes a thin chip substrate, a stabilizing material layer, a chip and a filling material. A first circuit metal layer of the substrate is inlaid into a dielectric layer and a co-plane is defined by the first circuit metal layer and the dielectric layer and is exposed from the dielectric layer. The bonding pads of the substrate are on the co-plane, have a height higher than the co-plane and connected to the first circuit metal layer. The stabilizing material layer is provided on two sides of the co-plane to define a receiving space for accommodating the chip. The filling material is injected into the receiving space to fasten the pins of the chip securely with bonding pads. Since no plastic molding is required, a total thickness of the package structure and the cost is reduced. The stabilizing material layer prevents the substrate from warping and distortion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: Kinsus Interconnect Technology Corp.
    Inventors: Ting-Hao Lin, Yu-Te Lu, De-Hao Lu
  • Patent number: 8941223
    Abstract: A MEMS lead frame package body encloses a MEMS device enclosed in an internal cavity formed by the mold body and cover. A conductive internal shell with a connection window sits in the cavity. The MEMS device is mounted in the shell and electrically coupled to the lead frame through wire bonds directed through the connection window. To accommodate a MEMS microphone, an acoustic aperture extends through the mold body aligned with a hole in the internal shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: Invensense, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas M. Goida
  • Patent number: 8937377
    Abstract: A package-on-package proximity sensor module including a infrared transmitter package and a infrared receiver package is presented. The proximity sensor module may include a fully-assembled infrared transmitter package and a fully-assembled infrared receiver package disposed on a quad flat pack no-lead (QFN) lead frame molded with an IR cut compound housing. A bottom surface of the QFN lead frame may be etched and covered with the IR cut compound to provide a locking feature between the QFN lead frame and the IR cut compound housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2015
    Assignee: Avago Technologies General IP (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Yufeng Yao, Chi Boon Ong, Chee Heng Wong
  • Patent number: 8933553
    Abstract: A semiconductor unit includes a first conductive layer, a second conductive layer electrically insulated from the first conductive layer, a first semiconductor device mounted on the first conductive layer, a second semiconductor device mounted on the second conductive layer, a first bus bar for electrical connection of the second semiconductor device to the first conductive layer, and a second bus bar for electrical connection of the first semiconductor device to one of the positive and negative terminals of a battery. The first bus bar is disposed in overlapping relation to the second bus bar in such a manner that mold resin fills between the first bus bar and the second bus bar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toyota Jidoshokki
    Inventors: Shinsuke Nishi, Shogo Mori, Yuri Otobe, Naoki Kato
  • Patent number: 8906743
    Abstract: Methods for making semiconductor devices are disclosed herein. A method configured in accordance with a particular embodiment includes forming a spacer material on an encapsulant such that the encapsulant separates the spacer material from an active surface of a semiconductor device and at least one interconnect projecting away from the active surface. The method further includes molding the encapsulant such that at least a portion of the interconnect extends through the encapsulant and into the spacer material. The interconnect can include a contact surface that is substantially co-planar with the active surface of the semiconductor device for providing an electrical connection with the semiconductor device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Chan Yoo, Todd O. Bolken
  • Patent number: 8907462
    Abstract: An integrated circuit package includes a digital logic die disposed on a substrate; and an interposer die stacked vertically with the digital logic die on the substrate. The interposer die includes at least one vertical transistor configured to selectively provide electrical power to a portion of the digital logic die.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L. P.
    Inventors: Matteo Monchiero, Jacob B. Leverich, Parthasarathy Ranganathan, Norman Paul Jouppi, Vanish Talwar
  • Publication number: 20140353810
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate provided with a predetermined element and having wirings formed on its main surface connected to back wirings by a plurality of through silicon vias (TSVs), and a conductive cover which covers the main surface of the semiconductor substrate. The semiconductor substrate and the conductive cover are bonded to each other with a conductive bonding member. The TSV bonded to the conductive cover with the conductive bonding member is connected to an external electrode pad to which a ground potential is supplied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2013
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Masafumi Sugimoto, Eiichi Hosomi, Atsushi Murakawa, Kazumi Takahashi, Kazuhito Higuchi, Susumu Obata
  • Patent number: 8895357
    Abstract: Presented is an integrated circuit packaged at the wafer level wafer (also referred to as a wafer level chip scale package, WLCSP), and a method of manufacturing the same. The WLCSP comprises a die having an electrically conductive redistribution layer, RDL, formed above the upper surface of the die, the RDL defining a signal routing circuit. The method comprises the steps of: depositing the electrically conductive RDL so as to form an electrically conductive ring surrounding the signal routing circuit; and coating the side and lower surfaces of the die with an electrically conductive shielding material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: NXP B.V.
    Inventors: Tonny Kamphuis, Leonardus Antonius Elisabeth van Gemert, Caroline Catharina Maria Beelen-Hendrikx
  • Patent number: 8896109
    Abstract: A semiconductor device has a first semiconductor die mounted over a carrier. Wettable contact pads can be formed over the carrier. A second semiconductor die is mounted over the first semiconductor die. The second die is laterally offset with respect to the first die. An electrical interconnect is formed between an overlapping portion of the first die and second die. A plurality of first conductive pillars is disposed over the first die. A plurality of second conductive pillars is disposed over the second die. An encapsulant is deposited over the first and second die and first and second conductive pillars. A first interconnect structure is formed over the encapsulant, first conductive pillars, and second die. The carrier is removed. A second interconnect structure is formed over the encapsulant, second conductive pillars, and first die. A third conductive pillar is formed between the first and second build-up interconnect structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: STATS ChipPAC, Ltd.
    Inventors: Reza A. Pagaila, Seng Guan Chow, Seung Uk Yoon
  • Patent number: 8890305
    Abstract: The semiconductor device 100 comprises a first semiconductor element 113 provided on a face on one side of a flat plate shaped interconnect component 101, an insulating resin 119 covering a face of a side where the first semiconductor element 113 of the interconnect component 101 is provided and a side face of the first semiconductor element 113, and a second semiconductor element 111 provided on a face on the other side of the interconnect component 101. The interconnect component 101 has a constitution where an interconnect layer 103, a silicon layer 105 and an insulating film 107 are sequentially formed. The interconnect layer 103 has a constitution where the interconnect layer 103 has a flat plate shaped insulating component and a conductive component extending through the insulating component. The first semiconductor element 113 is electrically connected with the second semiconductor element 111 through the conductive component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: Renesas Electronics Corporation
    Inventor: Yoichiro Kurita
  • Patent number: 8878350
    Abstract: Semiconductor devices are described that include a semiconductor device having multiple, stacked die on a substrate (e.g., a semiconductor wafer). In one or more implementations, wafer-level package devices that employ example techniques in accordance with the present disclosure include an ultra-thin semiconductor wafer with metallization and vias formed in the wafer and an oxide layer on the surface of the wafer, an integrated circuit chip placed on the semiconductor wafer, an underfill layer between the integrated circuit chip and the semiconductor wafer, a buffer material formed on the semiconductor wafer, the underfill layer, and at least one side of the integrated circuit chip, an adhesive layer placed on the buffer layer and the integrated circuit chip, and a stiffener layer placed on the adhesive layer. The semiconductor device may then be segmented into individual semiconductor chip packages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Vivek S. Sridharan, Amit S. Kelkar, Peter R. Harper
  • Patent number: 8878359
    Abstract: A plurality of semiconductor die is mounted to a temporary carrier. An encapsulant is deposited over the semiconductor die and carrier. A portion of the encapsulant is designated as a saw street between the die, and a portion of the encapsulant is designated as a substrate edge around a perimeter of the encapsulant. The carrier is removed. A first insulating layer is formed over the die, saw street, and substrate edge. A first conductive layer is formed over the first insulating layer. A second insulating layer is formed over the first conductive layer and first insulating layer. The encapsulant is singulated through the first insulating layer and saw street to separate the semiconductor die. A channel or net pattern can be formed in the first insulating layer on opposing sides of the saw street, or the first insulating layer covers the entire saw street and molding area around the semiconductor die.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: STATS ChipPAC, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yaojian Lin, Kang Chen, Jianmin Fang, Xia Feng, Xusheng Bao
  • Patent number: 8872326
    Abstract: The mechanisms of forming a semiconductor device package described above provide a low-cost manufacturing process due to the relative simple process flow. By forming an interconnecting structure with a redistribution layer(s) to enable bonding of one or more dies underneath a package structure, the warpage of the overall package is greatly reduced. In addition, interconnecting structure is formed without using a molding compound, which reduces particle contamination. The reduction of warpage and particle contamination improves yield. Further, the semiconductor device package formed has low form factor with one or more dies fit underneath a space between a package structure and an interconnecting structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Jing-Cheng Lin, Chin-Chuan Chang, Jui-Pin Hung
  • Patent number: 8866289
    Abstract: A sealing and bonding material structure for joining semiconductor wafers having monolithically integrated components. The sealing and bonding material are provided in strips forming closed loops. There are provided at least two concentric sealing strips on one wafer. The strips are laid out so as to surround the component(s) on the wafers to be sealed off when wafers are bonded together. The material in the strips is a material bonding the semiconductor wafers together and sealing off the monolithically integrated components when subjected to force and optionally heating. A monolithically integrated electrical and/or mechanical and/or fluidic and/or optical device including a first substrate and a second substrate, bonded together with the sealing and bonding structure, and a method of providing a sealing and bonding material structure on at least one of two wafers and applying a force and optionally heat to the wafers to join them are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: Silex Microsystems AB
    Inventors: Thorbjorn Ebefors, Edward Kalvesten, Niklas Svedin, Anders Eriksson
  • Patent number: 8860197
    Abstract: An integrated circuit device that is secure from invasion and related methods are disclosed herein. Other embodiments are also disclosed herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Arizona Board of Regents, a Body Corporate of the State of Arizona Acting for and on Behalf of Arizona State University
    Inventors: Lawrence T. Clark, David R. Allee
  • Patent number: 8853708
    Abstract: A microelectronic assembly may include microelectronic devices arranged in a stack and having device contacts exposed at respective front surfaces. Signal conductors having substantial portions extending above the front surface of the respective microelectronic devices connect the device contacts with signal contacts of an underlying interconnection element. A rear surface of a microelectronic device of the stack overlying an adjacent microelectronic device of the stack is spaced a predetermined distance above and extends at least generally parallel to the substantial portions of the signal conductors connected to the adjacent device, such that a desired impedance may be achieved for the signal conductors connected to the adjacent device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Tessera, Inc.
    Inventor: Belgacem Haba
  • Patent number: 8847274
    Abstract: An LED device is disclosed in which an LED chip is encapsulated in a encapsulant. The LED device includes an LED chip mounted on a support and electrically connected and an encapsulant encapsulating the LED chip, wherein the encapsulant is a transparent amorphous solid made of a metal oxide, and the solid contains as a major component at least one metal oxide selected from the group consisting of Al2O3, MgO, ZrO, La2O3, CeO, Y2O3, Eu2O3, and ScO.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignees: Nihon Colmo Co., Ltd., Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Ishitani, Hiroki Yoshihara, Haruki Inaba
  • Patent number: 8847374
    Abstract: A power semiconductor module includes a power semiconductor element formed with a plurality of control electrodes on one main surface, a first conductor plate bonded by way of a first solder material to one of the main surfaces of the power semiconductor element, and a second conductor plate bonded by way of a second solder material on the other main surface of the power semiconductor element. A first protrusion section protruding from the base section of the applicable first conductor plate and including a first protrusion surface formed over the upper side, is formed over the first conductor plate. A second protrusion section including a second protrusion surface formed facing opposite one of the main surfaces of the power semiconductor element. The first solder material is interposed between the power semiconductor element and the first conductor plate while avoiding the plural control electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Eiichi Ide, Shinji Hiramitsu, Hiroshi Hozoji, Nobutake Tsuyuno, Kinya Nakatsu, Takeshi Tokuyama, Akira Matsushita, Yusuke Takagi
  • Patent number: 8847371
    Abstract: An electronic component module includes a double-sided mounting board having a front surface and a back surface; components mounted on the front surface and the back surface of the double-sided mounting board; an insulating resin sealing the components mounted on the front surface and the back surface; and a lead frame bonded to the back surface of the double-sided mounting board. The back surface of the double-sided mounting board is sealed with the insulating resin such that the lead frame is not covered by the insulating resin, and the thickness of the insulating resin sealing the components mounted on the back surface of the double-sided mounting board is less than or equal to the thickness of the lead frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Mitsumi Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takayuki Otsuka, Fujio Furukawa, Ryuichi Wada, Makoto Kitazume, Toshiki Komiyama
  • Patent number: 8836112
    Abstract: A semiconductor device package is formed of DBC in which thinned MOSgated and/or diode die are soldered to the bottom of an etched depression in the upper conductive layer. A via in the insulation layer of the DBC is filled with a conductive material to form a resistive shunt. Plural packages may be formed in a DBC card and may be separated individually or in clusters. The individual packages are mounted in various arrays on a support DBC board and heat sink. Integrated circuits may be mounted on the assembly and connected to the die for control of the die conduction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: International Rectifier Corporation
    Inventor: Henning M. Hauenstein
  • Patent number: 8836099
    Abstract: A leadless package for semiconductor elements has at least two semiconductor elements which are situated on a connection region of a lead frame of the leadless package in such a way that when deformations of the semiconductor elements occur, the deformations of the semiconductor elements compensate one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Ricardo Ehrenpfordt
  • Patent number: 8836100
    Abstract: An arrangement for improving adhesive attachment of micro-components in an assembly utilizes a plurality of parallel-disposed slots formed in the top surface of the substrate used to support the micro-components. The slots are used to control the flow and “shape” of an adhesive “dot” so as to quickly and accurately attach a micro-component to the surface of a substrate. The slots are formed (preferably, etched) in the surface of the substrate in a manner that lends itself to reproducible accuracy from one substrate to another. Other slots (“channels”) may be formed in conjunction with the bonding slots so that extraneous adhesive material will flow into these channels and not spread into unwanted areas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Mary Nadeau, Vipulkumar Patel, Prakash Gothoskar, John Fangman, John Matthew Fangman, Mark Webster
  • Patent number: 8823162
    Abstract: An integrated circuit die stack including a first integrated circuit die mounted upon a substrate, the first die including pass-through vias (‘PTVs’) composed of conductive pathways through the first die with no connection to any circuitry on the first die; and a second integrated circuit die, identical to the first die, shifted in position with respect to the first die and mounted upon the first die, with the PTVs in the first die connecting signal lines from the substrate through the first die to through silicon vias (‘TSVs’) in the second die composed of conductive pathways through the second die connected to electronic circuitry on the second die; with the TSVs and PTVs disposed upon each identical die so that the positions of the TSVs and PTVs on each identical die are translationally compatible with respect to the TSVs and PTVs on the other identical die.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Jimmy G. Foster, Sr., Kyu-Hyoun Kim
  • Patent number: 8823155
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first semiconductor chip including a first surface, a second surface and a first terminal arranged on the first surface, a second semiconductor chip including a first surface, a second surface and a second terminal arranged on the first surface of the second semiconductor chip, a support substrate including a first surface bonded to the second surfaces of the first semiconductor chip and the second semiconductor chip, and an isolation groove formed on the first surface of the support substrate. The isolation includes a pair of side surfaces continuously extending from opposing side surfaces of the first semiconductor chip and the second semiconductor chip, respectively, and the isolation groove is formed into the support substrate to extend from the first surface of the support substrate. The isolation groove has a depth less than a thickness of the support substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Rohm Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Toshio Nakasaki
  • Patent number: 8802498
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor package having no chip pad includes preparing a polyimide tape on which an adhesive layer is arranged; forming lead members on the adhesive layer so as to form a plurality of semiconductor packages in a matrix form; attaching the polyimide tape to a carrier; performing wire bonding to mount semiconductor chips on the polyimide tape and connect the lead members and the semiconductor chips; forming an encapsulation member to encapsulate the semiconductor chips, the lead members, and wires; detaching the encapsulation member from the carrier and the polyimide tape; forming conductive layers each on a surface of the lead member exposed through a surface of the encapsulation member; and performing a singulation process on the encapsulation member with the conductive layers formed thereon to define unit semiconductor packages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: STS Semiconductor & Telecommunications Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jong Myoung Son
  • Patent number: 8803314
    Abstract: A method for forming an integrated circuit includes transforming at least a portion of a first substrate layer to form a conductive region within the first substrate layer. An integrated circuit device is provided proximate an outer surface of the first substrate layer. The integrated circuit device transmits or receives electrical signals through the conductive region. A second substrate layer is disposed proximate to the outer surface of the first substrate layer to enclose the integrated circuit device in a hermetic environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Premjeet Chahal, Francis J. Morris
  • Publication number: 20140203422
    Abstract: A microchip has a base die with a conductive interconnect and an isolation trench around at least a portion of the conductive interconnect, and a cap die secured to the base die. A seal, formed from a metal material, is positioned between the base die and the cap die to secure them together. The microchip also has a blocking apparatus, between the isolation trench and the metal seal, that at least in part prevents the metal material from contacting the interconnect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2014
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: Analog Devices, Inc.
    Inventors: Li Chen, Thomas Kieran Nunan, Kuang L. Yang
  • Patent number: 8786165
    Abstract: A leadless package and method for manufacturing silicon based leadless QFN/SON compatible packages are described. In addition the package allows for hermetic sealing of devices while maintaining electrical and optical access. Micro-vias with feed-through metallization through a silicon structure facilitates a surface mount technology-compatible silicon package with bottom SMT pads and top surface device integration. Sloped edges on the SMT side enable solder filleting for post solder inspection. Hermetic seal can be attained for example using anodic bonding of a glass lid or using metal soldering. Metal soldering enables the use of solder bumps to provide electrical connections for the package to the lid with integrated device functionality used for sealing. Hermetically sealed silicon packages eliminates the need for an extra packaging layer required in plastic packages and provides a standard interface for enclosing one or more discrete devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: TSMC Solid State Lighting Ltd.
    Inventor: Andreas Alfred Hase
  • Patent number: 8779583
    Abstract: A semiconductor device and manufacturing method. One embodiment provides a semiconductor chip. An encapsulating material covers the semiconductor chip. A metal layer is over the semiconductor chip and the encapsulating material. At least one of a voltage generating unit and a display unit are rigidly attached to at least one of the encapsulating material and the metal layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Klaus Pressel, Gottfried Beer
  • Patent number: 8772919
    Abstract: The invention provides a chip package and a fabrication method thereof. In one embodiment, the chip package includes: a substrate having a semiconductor device and a conductive pad thereon; an insulator ring filling a trench formed in the substrate, wherein the insulator ring surrounds an intermediate layer below the conductive pad; and a conductive layer disposed below a backside of the substrate and electrically connected to the conductive pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Inventors: Wen-Cheng Chien, Wen-Ken Huang, Chien-Hung Liu, Joey Lai
  • Patent number: 8772787
    Abstract: A GaN substrate is stored within an atmosphere in which the oxygen concentration is not greater than 15 vol. % and the water-vapor concentration is not greater than 20 g/m3. The GaN substrate (1) has a planar first principal face (1m), and in an arbitrary point (P) along the first principal face (1m) and separated 3 mm or more from the outer edge thereof, the GaN substrate's plane orientation has an off-inclination angle ?? of ?10° or more, 10° or less with respect to the plane orientation of an arbitrarily designated crystalline plane (1a) that is inclined 50° or more, 90° or less with respect to a plane (1c), being either the (0001) plane or the (000 1) plane, through the arbitrary point. This enables storing GaN substrates whose principal-face plane orientation is other than (0001) or (000 1), making available GaN substrates with which semiconductor devices of favorable properties can be manufactured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideyuki Ijiri, Seiji Nakahata
  • Patent number: 8772918
    Abstract: A semiconductor die package having an enhanced degree of heating radiation from the semiconductor, thereby reducing mechanical and electrical failure from excessive temperatures. A semiconductor die has circuit patterns formed thereon; a bump pad deposited on the semiconductor die and supporting at least one of the bumps electrically connected to the circuit patterns; and a radiating pad formed on an upper surface of the bump pad such that the radiating pad surrounds the bumps. An embedded printed circuit substrate includes a radiating pad formed on the bump pad to surround the bumps; and a core substrate has a through-hole formed in the core substrate, that extends from an upper surface of the core substrate to a lower surface thereof. The semiconductor die is deposited on the upper surface of the core substrate such that the bumps extend through the through-hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Shi-Yun Cho
  • Patent number: 8766428
    Abstract: A method of manufacture of an integrated circuit packaging system includes: forming external interconnects having bases of a first thickness and tips of a second thickness extending inwardly directly toward each other; connecting a first circuit device between the tips; attaching a second circuit device to the first circuit device with a combined thickness of the first circuit device and the second circuit device less than the first thickness; and forming an encapsulation of the first thickness between the bases and over the tips.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Stats Chippac Ltd.
    Inventors: Zigmund Ramirez Camacho, Henry Descalzo Bathan, Jairus Legaspi Pisigan
  • Publication number: 20140171822
    Abstract: A medical device includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a control module, and an energy storage device. The first substrate includes at least one of a first semiconductor material and a first insulating material. The second substrate includes at least one of a second semiconductor material and a second insulating material. The second substrate is bonded to the first substrate such that the first and second substrates define an enclosed cavity between the first and second substrates. The control module is disposed within the enclosed cavity. The control module is configured to at least one of determine a physiological parameter of a patient and deliver electrical stimulation to the patient. The energy storage device is disposed within the cavity and is configured to supply power to the control module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2014
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard J. O'Brien, John K. Day, Paul F. Gerrish, Michael F. Mattes, David A. Ruben, Malcolm K. Grief
  • Patent number: 8749036
    Abstract: A microchip has a base die with a conductive interconnect and an isolation trench around at least a portion of the conductive interconnect, and a cap die secured to the base die. A seal, formed from a metal material, is positioned between the base die and the cap die to secure them together. The microchip also has a blocking apparatus, between the isolation trench and the metal seal, that at least in part prevents the metal material from contacting the interconnect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Analog Devices, Inc.
    Inventors: Li Chen, Thomas Kieran Nunan, Kuang L. Yang
  • Patent number: 8749077
    Abstract: An embodiment 3DIC device includes a semiconductor chip, a die, and a polymer. The semiconductor chip includes a semiconductor substrate, wherein the semiconductor substrate comprises a first edge, and a low-k dielectric layer over the semiconductor substrate. The die is disposed over and bonded to the semiconductor chip. The polymer is molded onto the semiconductor chip and the die. The polymer includes a portion level with the low-k dielectric layer, wherein the portion of the polymer comprises a second edge vertically aligned to the first edge of the semiconductor substrate and a third edge contacting the low-k dielectric layer, wherein the second and the third edges are opposite edges of the portion of the polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Chih-Wei Wu, Szu Wei Lu, Jing-Cheng Lin, Shin-Puu Jeng, Chen-Hua Yu
  • Patent number: 8743564
    Abstract: An optical device includes: a stem; a mount portion connected with the stem and having an upper face, a first face and a second face opposite to the first face, the first face and the second face constituting a side face with respect to the upper face; an optical element mounted on the upper face of the mount portion; an electronic components mounted on the first face and the second face of the mount portion respectively; a first lead that penetrates the stem and is extended to a side of the first face of the mount portion; and a second lead that penetrates the stem and is extended to a side of the second face of the mount portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Sumitomo Electric Device Innovations, Inc.
    Inventors: Ryo Kuwahara, Ken Ashizawa
  • Patent number: 8729685
    Abstract: A sealing and bonding material structure for joining semiconductor wafers having monolithically integrated components. The sealing and bonding material are provided in strips forming closed loops. There are provided at least two concentric sealing strips on one wafer. The strips are laid out so as to surround the component(s) on the wafers to be sealed off when wafers are bonded together. The material in the strips is a material bonding the semiconductor wafers together and sealing off the monolithically integrated components when subjected to force and optionally heating. A monolithically integrated electrical and/or mechanical and/or fluidic and/or optical device including a first substrate and a second substrate, bonded together with the sealing and bonding structure, and a method of providing a sealing and bonding material structure on at least one of two wafers and applying a force and optionally heat to the wafers to join them are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Silex Microsystems AB
    Inventors: Thorbjörn Ebefors, Edward Kälvesten, Niklas Svedin, Anders Eriksson