Having Power Distribution Means (e.g., Bus Structure) Patents (Class 257/691)
  • Patent number: 8269348
    Abstract: An IC die includes active circuitry and I/O nodes tied together in first net and at least a second net. A first die pad and a second die pad adjacent thereto are coupled to the first and second net, respectively. A redirect layer (RDL) coupled to the die pads over a first dielectric vias includes a first RDL trace lateral coupling the first die pad and first RDL pad and a second RDL trace coupling the second die pad and second RDL pad. The first RDL pad includes an RDL notch facing the second RDL trace. Under bump metallization (UBM) pads on a second dielectric include a first UBM pad coupled to the first RDL pad over a second dielectric via. A first metal bonding connector is on the first UBM pad. The first UBM pad or first metal bonding connector overhangs the first RDL pad over the notch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventor: Siamak Fazelpour
  • Patent number: 8269334
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide electrical bussing for multichip leadframes. In various embodiments, a leadframe may comprise a first die paddle for receiving a first microelectronic device, a second die paddle for receiving a second microelectronic device, and at least one electrical bus disposed between the first die paddle and the second die paddle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: Marvell International Ltd.
    Inventor: Michael D. Cusack
  • Patent number: 8264076
    Abstract: A group of LED chips mounted on the frame, with an exterior wrapping layer made of a fluorescent substance, wherein said support frame contains a left support and an opposite right support placed at a distance from each other. A group of LED chips is respectively fixed onto a chip-fixing surface of the left support and the right support, with all LED chips serial-connected or parallel-connected with conducting wires. One of the supports is used as the positive pole and the other is used as the negative pole. The middle segment of the left and right supports is wrapped with an insulating layer which combines the left and right supports into an integrated support frame and insulates them from each other. The outer side of the upper part of the two-support frame is covered with a fluorescent layer which can enclose LED chips.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Inventors: Changyou Bian, Yuehua Wang
  • Patent number: 8264075
    Abstract: Method and apparatus are provided for semiconductor device packages. In an example, an apparatus can include a first semiconductor device, a ground pad situated on an uppermost portion of the first semiconductor device and configured to electrically couple portions of the first semiconductor device to aground potential, and a second semiconductor device having at least a portion in electrical communication with an uppermost face of the first semiconductor device through a first electrically-conductive adhesive. In an example, the first electrically-conductive adhesive can be electrically coupled to the ground bond pad on the first semiconductor device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Atmel Corporation
    Inventor: Ken M. Lam
  • Patent number: 8257092
    Abstract: A memory module configured to connect to a slot of a data processing system. A set of tabs is connected to the module and configured to electrically connect the module to the slot and to electrically connect the module to a clock of the data processing system. The set of tabs includes a first tab, a second tab, a third tab, and a fourth tab. The first tab and the second tab are opposite the third tab and the fourth tab. The first tab comprises a positive type tab, the second tab comprises a negative type tab, the third tab comprises a positive type tab, and the fourth tab comprises a negative type tab. The first and third tabs are configured to provide a first electrical connection to the clock. The second and fourth tabs are configured to provide a second electrical connection to the clock. Together, the first, second, third, and fourth tabs comprise two dual tabs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Sungjun Chun, Daniel M. Dreps, Dierk Kaller, Rohan U. Mandrekar, Lei Shan
  • Patent number: 8258612
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor package system includes: forming a leadframe having a passive device; encapsulating the passive device to form an encapsulant interposer; attaching a first die to the encapsulant interposer; forming a substrate interposer having a second die; and stacking the encapsulant interposer over the substrate interposer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: STATS ChipPAC Ltd.
    Inventors: Heap Hoe Kuan, Rui Huang, Yaojian Lin, Seng Guan Chow
  • Patent number: 8258014
    Abstract: According to an embodiment of a method of manufacturing a power transistor module, the method includes mechanically fastening a first terminal, a second terminal and at least two different DC bias terminals to an electrically conductive flange; connecting the flange to a source of a power transistor device; electrically connecting the first terminal to a gate of the power transistor device; electrically connecting the second terminal to a drain of the power transistor device; mechanically fastening a bus bar to the flange which extends between and connects the DC bias terminals; and electrically connecting the bus bar to the drain via one or more RF grounded connections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Cynthia Blair, Donald Fowlkes
  • Patent number: 8253234
    Abstract: A mechanism is provided for optimizing semiconductor packing in a three-dimensional (3D) very-large-scale integration (VLSI) device. The 3D VLSI device comprises a processor layer coupled, via a first set of coupling devices, to at least one signaling and input/output (I/O) layer. The 3D VLSI device further comprises a power delivery layer coupled, via a second set of coupling devices, to the processor layer. In the 3D VLSI device the power delivery layer is dedicated to only delivering power and does not provide data communication signals to the elements of the three-dimensional VLSI device, and the at least one signaling and input/output (I/O) layer is dedicated to only transmitting the data communication signals to and receiving the data communications signals from the processor layer and does not provide power to the elements of the processor layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Harry Barowski, Thomas Brunschwiler, Hubert Harrer, Andreas Huber, Bruno Michel, Tim Niggemeier, Stephan Paredes, Jochen Supper
  • Patent number: 8253227
    Abstract: A semiconductor integrated circuit device capable of achieving improvement of I/O processing performance, reduction of power consumption, and reduction of cost is provided. Provided is a semiconductor integrated circuit device including, for example, a plurality of semiconductor chips stacked and mounted, the chips having data transceiving terminals bus-connected via through-vias, and data transmission and reception are performed via the bus with using the lowest source voltage among source voltages of internal core circuits of the chips. In accordance with that, a source voltage terminal of an n-th chip to be at the lowest source voltage is connected with source voltage terminals for data transceiving circuits of the other semiconductor chips via through-vias.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenichi Osada, Makoto Saen, Futoshi Furuta
  • Patent number: 8253233
    Abstract: A module includes a substrate including a first copper surface and a semiconductor chip. The module includes a first sintered joint bonding the semiconductor chip directly to the first copper surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Karsten Guth, Ivan Nikitin
  • Patent number: 8253226
    Abstract: An electronic part (100) that shields parts on a substrate (101) includes a plurality of chip parts (102) each having on a respective end portion a ground terminal (103A) and an electrode terminal (103B) that supplies a voltage source, and located at regular intervals on the substrate with the respective ground terminals aligned, the ground terminal and the electrode terminal being electrically connected to a ground terminal land (107A) and an electrode terminal land (107B) of the substrate respectively; and a shielding case (104) that shields the plurality of chip parts and includes an opening (105) through which a resin is to be provided for securing strength of the respective electrical connection points of the ground terminal land and the electrode terminal land of the substrate with the ground terminal and the electrode terminal of the chip parts; the opening being formed such that an edge (106) of the opening becomes parallel to the ground terminal of the respective chip parts, and such that upon being
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Shinji Oguri
  • Patent number: 8247899
    Abstract: A power semiconductor module comprises at least one power semiconductor component and a connection device which makes contact with the power semiconductor component. The connection device is composed of a layer assembly having at least one first electrically conductive layer facing the power semiconductor component and forming at least one first conductor track, and an insulating layer following in the layer assembly, and a second layer following further in the layer assembly and forming at least one second conductor track, the second layer being remote from the power semiconductor component. The power semiconductor module has at least one internal connection element, wherein the internal connection element is embodied as a contact spring having a first and a second contact section and a resilient section. The first contact section has a common contact area with a first or a second conductor track of the connection device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: Semikron Elektronik GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Markus Knebel, Peter Beckedahl
  • Patent number: 8247892
    Abstract: An arrangement comprising at least one power semiconductor module and a transport packaging, wherein the power semiconductor module has a base element, a housing and connection elements and the transport packaging has a generally planar cover layer, a cover film and at least one trough-like plastic shaped body for each power semiconductor module. The at least one plastic shaped body only partly encloses the respective power semiconductor module and a part of the plastic shaped body does not directly contact the power semiconductor module. Furthermore, a first side of the at least one power semiconductor module becomes situated directly or indirectly on the first main surface of the cover layer, while the cover film covers the further sides of the power semiconductor module directly and/or indirectly, and bears at least partly against the plastic shaped body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: Semikkron Elektronik GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Stefan Starovecký
  • Patent number: 8242608
    Abstract: A bump array structure for an integrated circuit is presented. An array of metal alloy bumps is disposed on a surface of the integrated circuit. The array of metal alloy bumps is configured to receive input from a multi-layer substrate package and transmit output to the multi-layer substrate package. The array defines a first portion of metal alloy bumps around the periphery of the surface of the integrated circuit configured to provide power and ground signals for the integrated circuit. The array further defines a second portion of metal alloy bumps providing power and ground for the integrated circuit, located between opposing sides of the periphery of the integrated circuit. Metal alloy bumps not contained in either the first or the second portion of the array are configured for input and output signals between the integrated circuit and the multi-level substrate package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: Altera Corporation
    Inventors: Li-Tien Chang, Yuanlin Xie
  • Patent number: 8242588
    Abstract: A ceramic semiconductor package provides for being surface mounted on a printed circuit board or other mounting surface. A ceramic frame is directly attached to a lead frame to define a cavity in which the base of a semiconductor device is mounted to the portion of the lead frame exposed at the bottom of the cavity. Interface terminals of the semiconductor device are attached to electrical contacts on the ceramic frame inside the cavity. The ceramic package provides a hermetic insulated path through which the signals can be routed from the device to the external leads. Additionally, because the semiconductor device is directly attached to the lead frame, power dissipation, i.e., heat dissipation, is more effectively provided by this direct connection without intervening layers of ceramic or conductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignees: Barry Industries, Inc., Semiconductor Enclosures, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher E. Mosher, Ronald H. Schmidt
  • Patent number: 8242613
    Abstract: A semiconductor die has rows of bond pads along the edges of a major surface. The corners of the die are designated as keep out areas, with design layout rules prohibiting a probe-able bond pad from being placed in the keep out areas so that a minimum distance may be maintained between distal ends of adjacent rows of bond pads (i.e., bond pads along adjacent edges). The bond pads of each row have IO pad areas that are aligned with each other and IO probe areas that are aligned with each other. A generally L-shaped bond pad includes a first, vertical part that extends inwardly from an edge of the semiconductor die and a second, horizontal part connected to the vertical part. The L-shaped bond pad may be placed between a last bond pad in a row and a corner keep out area, and the second part of the L-shaped bond pad extends into the corner keep out area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.
    Inventors: Chetan Verma, Shailesh Kumar, Meng Kong Lye
  • Patent number: 8242590
    Abstract: A battery mounted semiconductor device is provided. A battery mounted semiconductor device comprises a semiconductor silicon wafer, an electric power supply formed on a backside of the semiconductor silicon wafer and a circuit pattern formed on a front side of the semiconductor silicon wafer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation Gyeongsang National University
    Inventors: Hyo-Jun Ahn, Ki-Won Kim, Jou-Hyeon Ahn, Tae-Hyun Nam, Kwon-Koo Cho, Hwi-Beom Shin, Hyun-Chil Choi, Gyu-Bong Cho, Tae-Bum Kim, Ho-Suk Ryu, Won-Cheol Shin, Jong-Seon Kim
  • Patent number: 8233127
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to reduce a lateral width of an FPC also with evenly aligned and arranged plurality of ICs. The liquid crystal display device according to the present invention includes a glass substrate, a plurality of ICs of COG (Chip On Glass) configuration aligned on a glass substrate along a side thereof, and an FPC (Flexible Printed Circuit) that is arranged to extend along the side of the glass substrate and that is connected to the plurality of ICs. Specified ICs from among the plurality of ICs are arranged in that extending directions of their longer sides are inclined with respect to an extending direction of the side of the glass substrate such that the longer sides face towards a central side of the FPC.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventor: Tomohiro Tashiro
  • Patent number: 8232629
    Abstract: It is made for the layout of the mounting wiring at the time of mounting to become efficient by changing the structure of a semiconductor device. A first chip is mounted on a first die pad, and a second chip is also mounted on a second die pad. A first die pad and a second die pad do division structure in parallel to the first side and second side of sealing body 40. As a result, the pin for an output from a first chip and the pin for control of the circuit for a drive can make it able to project from a counter direction, and can set the wiring layout at the time of mounting as the minimum route.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: Renesas Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Nobuya Koike, Atsushi Fujiki, Norio Kido, Yukihiro Sato, Hiroyuki Nakamura
  • Patent number: 8227908
    Abstract: An electronic device and manufacturing thereof. One embodiment provides a carrier and multiple contact elements. The carrier defines a first plane. A power semiconductor chip is attached to the carrier. A body is formed of an electrically insulating material covering the power semiconductor chip. The body defines a second plane parallel to the first plane and side faces extends from the first plane to the second plane. At least one of the multiple contact elements has a cross section in a direction orthogonal to the first plane that is longer than 60% of the distance between the first plane and the second plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Ralf Otremba, Josef Hoeglauer
  • Patent number: 8227907
    Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention is a technique to fabricate a metal interconnect. A first metal trace is printed on a die attached to a substrate or a cavity of a heat spreader in a package to electrically connect the first metal trace to a power contact in the substrate. A device is mounted on the first metal trace. The device receives power from the substrate when the package is powered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Tomita, David Chau, Gregory M. Chrysler, Devendra Natekar
  • Publication number: 20120181681
    Abstract: According to an exemplary embodiment, a stacked half-bridge package includes a control transistor having a control drain for connection to a high voltage input, a control source coupled to an output terminal, and a control gate for being driven by a driver IC. The stacked half-bridge package also includes a sync transistor having a sync drain for connection to the output terminal, a sync source coupled to a low voltage input, and a sync gate for being driven by the driver IC. A current carrying layer is situated on the sync drain; the control transistor and the sync transistor being stacked on one another, where the current carrying layer provides a high current connection between the sync drain and the control source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2011
    Publication date: July 19, 2012
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL RECTIFIER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Eung San Cho, Chuan Cheah, Andrew N. Sawle
  • Patent number: 8222086
    Abstract: A plurality of FPGA dice is disposed upon a semiconductor substrate. In order both to connect thousands of signal interconnect lines between the plurality of FPGA dice and to supply the immense power required, it is desired that the substrate construction include two different portions, each manufactured using incompatible processes. The first portion is a signal interconnect structure containing a thin conductor layers portion characterized as having a plurality of thin, fine-pitch conductors. The second portion is a power connection structure that includes thick conductors and vertical through-holes. The through-holes contain conductive material and supply power to the FPGA dice from power bus bars located at the other side of the semiconductor substrate. The portions are joined at the wafer level by polishing the wafer surfaces within a few atoms of flatness and subsequent cleaning. The portions are then fusion bonded together or combined using an adhesive material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Research Triangle Institute
    Inventor: Robert O. Conn
  • Patent number: 8217506
    Abstract: The present application provides a method and semiconductor packaging structure comprising a conductive substrate having a first surface, a first lateral surface and a second lateral surface adjacent to the first surface. A first electrode line with two ends are provided on the first surface and the first lateral surface, and a second electrode line with two ends are provided on the first surface and a second lateral surface respectively. A semiconductor device is provided on the first surface of the conductive substrate which electrically connected to the first electrode line and the second electrode line, a protective plate with through holes covers the first surface, and a sheathing overlays the semiconductor device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Sei-Ping Louh
  • Patent number: 8212277
    Abstract: In an optical semiconductor device module constructed by an optical semiconductor device having a light emitting portion on its top surface, a mounting substrate adapted to mount the optical semiconductor device thereon, at least one wiring pattern layer formed on a front surface of the mounting substrate, and at least one power supplying portion in contact with the wiring pattern layer, at least one of the power supplying portion and the wiring pattern layer is uneven.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: Stanley Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takaaki Sakai, Norifumi Imazeki, Soji Owada
  • Patent number: 8208260
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: a first output unit configured to output a first phase; a second output unit configured to output a second phase different from the first phase, the second output unit being disposed to be stacked on the first output unit; and a controller configured to control the output units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: Rohm Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Keiji Okumura, Takukazu Otsuka, Masao Saito
  • Publication number: 20120146208
    Abstract: A semiconductor module according to one embodiment includes a semiconductor chip, an insulating substrate, a case, an electrode, a busbar and a busbar support body. The semiconductor chip is mounted on the insulating substrate. The insulating substrate is housed inside the case. The electrode is disposed in the case and is electrically connected to the semiconductor chip. The electrode is supported on an electrode support section of the case. The busbar is bonded to the electrode and is led out of the case. The busbar support body holds the busbar and is mounted on the case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2011
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Applicant: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventor: Jiro SHINKAI
  • Patent number: 8198724
    Abstract: An integrated circuit device having a multi-layer substrate coupled to receive an integrated circuit die and enabling fixed voltage reference signals of a power distribution network and input/output signals to be routed in the integrated circuit device. The multi-layer substrate comprises a first metal layer comprising a reference signal plane of coupling a first fixed voltage reference signal; a dielectric layer positioned on the first metal layer; and a second metal layer having a plurality of conductive traces, wherein the plurality of conductive traces comprise conductive traces for coupling a second fixed reference signal and input/output signals. The plurality of conductive traces may be in a predetermined pattern having reference signal traces and input/output signal traces. A method of enabling different signals comprising reference signals and input/output signals to be routed in a multi-layer substrate adapted to receive a die in an integrated circuit is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Xilinx, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Ying-Fung Wu, Dennis C. P. Leung
  • Patent number: 8198723
    Abstract: A low impedance electrical pathway from decoupling capacitance located on a circuit board to an integrated circuit chip. The integrated circuit includes multiple power and ground C4 bumps and is positioned on a first side of an integrated circuit carrier which is positioned on a first side of a circuit board. The integrated circuit carrier includes lateral conductors such as voltage and ground power planes. Power and ground carrier vias extend from the voltage and ground power planes, respectively, to the first side of the carrier, and power and ground subgroups of carrier vias extend from the voltage and ground power planes, respectively, to power and ground solder balls on a second side of the carrier. The circuit board includes power and ground plated through holes extending from contact pads on the first side of the circuit board to contact pads on a second side of the circuit board. Decoupling capacitors are positioned on the second side of the circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
    Inventors: Dennis J. Herrell, Thomas P. Dolbear
  • Patent number: 8198722
    Abstract: A semiconductor package has an interconnection substrate including a first conductive lead and a second longer conductive lead, and a semiconductor chip including a first cell region, a second cell region, a first conductive pad electrically connected to the first cell region and a second conductive pad electrically connected to the second cell region. The semiconductor chip is mounted to the interconnection substrate with the first and second conductive pads both disposed on and connected to the second conductive lead.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Youngsang Cho, Donghan Kim, Daewoo Son, Kyoungsei Choi, Yechung Chung
  • Patent number: 8193636
    Abstract: A chip assembly includes a semiconductor chip, a bump and an external circuit. The semiconductor chip includes a semiconductor substrate, a transistor in and on the semiconductor substrate, multiple dielectric layers over the semiconductor substrate, a metallization structure over the semiconductor substrate, wherein the metallization structure is connected to the transistor, and a passivation layer over the metallization structure, over the dielectric layers and over the transistor. The bump is connected to the metallization structure through an opening in the passivation layer, wherein the bump includes an adhesion/barrier layer and a gold layer over the adhesion/barrier layer. The external circuit can be connected to the bump using a tape carrier package (TCP), a chip-on-film (COF) package or a chip-on-glass (COG) assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: Megica Corporation
    Inventors: Jin-Yuan Lee, Hsin-Jung Lo
  • Patent number: 8193630
    Abstract: In one particular embodiment, an integrated circuit includes a package and a substrate electrically and physically coupled to the package. The package includes a first package-substrate connection, a second package-substrate connection, and metallization coupling the first package-substrate connection to the second package-substrate connection. The substrate is coupled to the package via the first package-substrate connection and the second package-substrate connection. The substrate includes a plurality of power domains and a power control unit. The second package-substrate connection of the package is coupled to a particular power domain of the plurality of power domains. The power control unit includes logic and a switch, where the switch includes a first terminal coupled to a voltage supply terminal, a control terminal coupled to the logic, and a second terminal coupled to the first package-substrate connection of the package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Lew G. Chua-Eoan, Thomas R. Toms, Boris Dimitrov Andreev, Justin Joseph Rosen Gagne, Chunlei Shi
  • Patent number: 8188579
    Abstract: In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a semiconductor package (e.g., a QFP package) including a uniquely configured leadframe sized and configured to maximize the available number of exposed leads in the semiconductor package. More particularly, the semiconductor package includes a generally planar die pad or die paddle defining multiple peripheral edge segments. In addition, the semiconductor package includes a plurality of leads. Some of these leads include bottom surface portions which, in the completed semiconductor package, are exposed and at least partially circumvent the die pad, with other leads including portions which protrude from respective side surfaces of a package body in the completed semiconductor package. The semiconductor package also includes one or more power bars and/or one or more ground rings which are integral portions of the original leadframe used to fabricate the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Amkor Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Gi Jeong Kim, Yeon Ho Choi
  • Patent number: 8188488
    Abstract: A light emitting die package is provided which includes a metal substrate having a first surface and a first conductive lead on the first surface. The first conductive lead is insulated from the substrate by an insulating film. The first conductive lead forms a mounting pad for mounting a light emitting device. The package includes a metal lead electrically connected to the first conductive lead and extending away from the first surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Cree, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Scott Andrews, Ban P. Loh
  • Patent number: 8183677
    Abstract: A device including a semiconductor chip. One embodiment provides a device, including a metal layer having a first layer face. A semiconductor chip includes a first chip face. The semiconductor chip is electrically coupled to and placed over the metal layer with the first chip face facing the first layer face. An encapsulation material covers the first layer face and the semiconductor chip. At least one through-hole extends from the first layer face through the encapsulation material. The at least one through-hole is accessible from outside the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventor: Georg Meyer-Berg
  • Patent number: 8178978
    Abstract: Stacked die assemblies are electrically connected to connection sites on any support, without electrical connection to any interposed substrate or leadframe, and without solder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Assignee: Vertical Circuits, Inc.
    Inventors: Simon J. S. McElrea, Marc E. Robinson, Lawrence Douglas Andrews, Jr.
  • Patent number: 8178963
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a structure of package comprising: a substrate with a die receiving through hole, a connecting through hole structure and a first contact pad; a die disposed within the die receiving through hole; a surrounding material formed under the die and filled in the gap between the die and sidewall of the die receiving though hole; a dielectric layer formed on the die and the substrate; a re-distribution layer (RDL) formed on the dielectric layer and coupled to the first contact pad; a protection layer formed over the RDL; and a second contact pad formed at the lower surface of the substrate and under the connecting through hole structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Assignee: Advanced Chip Engineering Technology Inc.
    Inventor: Wen-Kun Yang
  • Patent number: 8174123
    Abstract: A semiconductor integrated circuit according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes an I/O buffer provided in a semiconductor chip, single-layer pads, and multilayer pads. The single-layer pads are formed above the I/O buffer. The multilayer pads are formed above the I/O buffer separately from the single-layer pads. The single-layer pads are pads dedicated to bonding, and the multilayer pads are pads on which both probing and bonding are performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: Renesas Electronics Corporation
    Inventor: Hideo Sonohara, Sr.
  • Patent number: 8174104
    Abstract: A semiconductor arrangement includes first and second integrated circuits (dies), an electrically conductive intermediate element, and one or more bond conductors. The first and the second integrated circuits are arranged in a package. The first integrated circuit has a first contact pad. The second integrated circuit has a second contact pad. The intermediate element is disposed on the second contact pad. The conductors electrically connect the first and the second integrated circuits. At least one of the bond conductors has a first end electrically connected to the first contact pad, and a second wedge shaped end electrically connected to the intermediate element. The bond conductor is made of a first material and the intermediate element is made of a second material which is softer than the first material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: Micronas GmbH
    Inventor: Pascal Stumpf
  • Patent number: 8169069
    Abstract: A transistor outline package is provided for a semiconductor integrated device suitable for use in a control module of an automobile for connection between a printed circuit board and a bus bar of such a module. The package includes a package housing, having a first end suitable for mounting to a PCB and which has a width. The package is also formed with a leadframe which includes a heat sink and ground plane blade suitable for connection to a bus bar, a plurality of connector leads suitable for connection to a PCB and at least one source tab lead suitable for connection to a module connector of such a control module. The plurality of connection leads and the source tab lead extend from the first end of the package housing side by side in the direction along and within the width of the first end of the package housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Stanley Job Doraisamy, Wae Chet Yong
  • Patent number: 8169062
    Abstract: A semiconductor integrated circuit package having a leadframe (108) that includes a leadframe pad (103a) disposed under a die (100) and a bonding metal area (101a) that is disposed over at least two adjacent sides of the die. The increase in the bonding metal area (101a) increases the number of interconnections between the metal area (101a) and the die (100) to reduce the electric resistance and inductance. Furthermore, the surface area of the external terminals radiating from the package's plastic body (106) is increased if not maximized so that heat can be dissipated quicker and external terminal resistances reduced. The integrated circuit is applicable for MOSFET devices and the bonding metal area (101a) is used for the source terminal (101). The bonding metal area may have a “L” shape, a “C” shape, a “J” shape, an “I” shape or any combination thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Incorporated
    Inventors: Leeshawn Luo, Anup Bhalla, Yueh-Se Ho, Sik K. Lui, Mike Chang
  • Patent number: 8169060
    Abstract: Some embodiments herein relate to a transmitter. The transmitter includes an integrated circuit (IC) package including a first antenna configured to radiate a first electromagnetic signal therefrom. A printed circuit board (PCB) substrate includes a waveguide configured to receive the first electromagnetic signal and to generate a waveguide signal based thereon. A second antenna can be electrically coupled to the waveguide and can radiate a second electromagnetic signal that corresponds to the waveguide signal. Other devices and methods are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Linus Maurer, Alexander Reisenzahn, Markus Treml, Thomas Wickgruber
  • Patent number: 8168450
    Abstract: A semiconductor package includes a semiconductor chip having a circuit section. A first chip selection electrode passes through a first position of the semiconductor chip, and the first chip selection electrode has a first resistance and outputs a first signal. A second chip selection electrode passes through a second position of the semiconductor chip, and the second chip selection electrode has a second resistance greater than the first resistance and outputs a second signal. A signal comparison part is formed in the semiconductor chip and is electrically connected to the first and second chip selection electrodes. The signal comparison part compares the first signal applied from the first chip selection electrode to the second signal applied from the second chip selection electrode and outputs a chip selection signal to the circuit section depending upon the result of the comparison.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.
    Inventor: Bok Kyu Choi
  • Patent number: 8164103
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an light emitting diode (LED) light source and an interface for providing power to the LED. The LED light source includes an LED unit and a second coupling unit. The LED unit includes a base, one or more LED, and a first coupling unit. The LED are attached to the base. The joining of the first and second coupling units provides a mechanical support and electricity to the LED. The LED, are connected with independent circuit loops and controlled by controller to change the brightness of the LED. This structure allows the second coupling unit to be applied to any luminaries or replacement of a traditional light source, thus making the LED unit a universal LED light source for mass production and cost reduction. With the use of various types of LED and electric current control, modulation of brightness, color, and color temperature may be achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Inventor: Shih-Chien Chen
  • Patent number: 8159054
    Abstract: The present invention provides a non-insulated type DC-DC converter having a circuit in which a power MOS?FET for a high side switch and a power MOS?FET for a low side switch are connected in series. In the non-insulated type DC-DC converter, the power transistor for the high side switch, the power transistor for the low side switch, and driver circuits that drive these are respectively constituted by different semiconductor chips. The three semiconductor chips are accommodated in one package, and the semiconductor chip including the power transistor for the high side switch, and the semiconductor chip including the driver circuits are disposed so as to approach each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: Renesas Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Yukihiro Satou, Tomoaki Uno, Nobuyoshi Matsuura, Masaki Shiraishi
  • Patent number: 8159052
    Abstract: A chip assembly includes a chip, a paddle, an interface layer, a frequency extending device, and lands. The chip has contacts. The interface layer is disposed between the chip and the paddle. The frequency extending device has at least a conductive layer and a dielectric layer. The conductive layer has conductive traces. The frequency extending device is disposed adjacent to the side of the chip and overlying the paddle. The lands are disposed adjacent to the side of the paddle. The contacts are connected to the conductive traces. The conductive traces are connected to the lands. The frequency extending device is configured to reduce impedance discontinuity such that the impedance discontinuity produced by the frequency extending device is less than an impedance discontinuity that would be produced by bond wires each having a length greater than or substantially equal to the distance between the contacts and the lands.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: Semtech Corporation
    Inventors: Binneg Y. Lao, William W. Chen
  • Patent number: 8148806
    Abstract: The package includes a substrate, a first chip, a second chip, multiple first bumps and multiple second bumps. The substrate has a first region and a second region. The first region is substantially coplanar with the second region. The first bumps connect the first chip and the second chip. The second bumps connect the first chip and the second region of the substrate, wherein the second chip is over the first region of the substrate. The second bumps have a height greater than that of the first bumps plus the second chip. The substrate does not have an opening accommodating the second chip. The first bumps may be gold bumps or solder bumps. The second bumps may be solder bumps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: Megica Corporation
    Inventors: Mou-Shiung Lin, Bryan Peng
  • Publication number: 20120074556
    Abstract: A semiconductor power module according to the present invention includes a base member, a semiconductor power device having a surface and a rear surface with the rear surface bonded to the base member, a metal block, having a surface and a rear surface with the rear surface bonded to the surface of the semiconductor power device, uprighted from the surface of the semiconductor power device in a direction separating from the base member and employed as a wiring member for the semiconductor power device, and an external terminal bonded to the surface of the metal block for supplying power to the semiconductor power device through the metal block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2011
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Applicant: ROHM CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Toshio HANADA
  • Patent number: 8143714
    Abstract: An integrated circuit provides a carrier substrate, a wiring level above a carrier substrate, wherein the wiring level comprises a first conductor track composed of a first conductive material and a second conductor track composed of the first conductive material, an insulating layer above the wiring level, wherein the insulating layer comprises a first opening in a region of the first conductor track of the wiring level and a second opening in a region of the second conductor track of the wiring level and a contact bridge composed of a second conductive material, wherein the contact bridge is connected to the first conductor track in a region of the first opening and is connected to the second conductor track in a region of the second opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: Qimonda AG
    Inventors: Minka Gospodinova-Daltcheva, Ingo Wennemuth, Hayri Burak Goekgoez
  • Patent number: 8143107
    Abstract: A method of manufacture of an integrated circuit packaging system includes: forming a substrate including: patterning a bonding pad on the substrate, patterning a first signal trace coupled to the bonding pad, patterning a second signal trace on the substrate, and connecting a pedestal on the second signal trace; mounting an integrated circuit on the substrate; and coupling an electrical interconnect between the integrated circuit, the bonding pad, the pedestal, or a combination thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: Stats Chippac Ltd.
    Inventors: Byung Tai Do, Il Kwon Shim, Seng Guan Chow