With Particular Lead Geometry Patents (Class 257/692)
  • Patent number: 8314479
    Abstract: An LED package includes a die pad having a bottom surface, an upper surface and a centrally located recessed cavity. The recessed cavity has a chip attach surface between the bottom surface and upper surface and sidewalls that extend from the recessed chip attach surface to the upper surface. The package additionally has leads arranged on opposing sides of the die pad. The leads have a bottom surface that is coextensive with the bottom surface of the die pad and an upper surface coextensive with the upper surface of the die pad. An LED chip is attached to the chip attach surface. The package further includes a package body having an encapsulant which fills space between the die pad and leads forming a bottom encapsulant surface that is coextensive with the bottom surfaces of the die pad and leads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: Carsem (M) SDN. BHD.
    Inventors: Yong Lam Wai, Chan Boon Meng, Phang Hon Keat
  • Patent number: 8309977
    Abstract: An organic light-emitting diode (OLED) module includes a substrate, a bus line, an organic light-emitting device layer, a plurality of conductive elements, and at least one conductive wire. The bus line is configured on the substrate. The organic light-emitting device layer is configured on the substrate and electrically connected to the bus line. The conductive elements are configured on the substrate and electrically connected to the bus line. The conductive wire is configured next to the conductive elements and electrically connected to the conductive elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventor: Yao-An Mo
  • Patent number: 8310035
    Abstract: Even when only one of semiconductor packages mounted by carrying out infrared reflow is defective, it is required to carry out infrared reflow again to dismount this defective semiconductor package from a mounting board. At this time, stress of heat is also applied to the other non-defective semiconductor packages. For this reason, if infrared reflow is carried out beyond a number of times of infrared reflow specified for non-defective semiconductor packages, the operation of each non-defective semiconductor package cannot be assured. In this case, it is inevitable to discard the semiconductor packages together with the mounting board. To solve this problem, a magnetic material is passed through a hole penetrating a protection member and a package board and the relevant semiconductor package is fixed over a mounting board by this magnetic material. To supply power to the semiconductor package, electromagnetic induction by coils provided in the package board and the mounting board is used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Renesas Electronics Corporation
    Inventor: Kou Sasaki
  • Patent number: 8304889
    Abstract: An elastic printed board is provided so that stress applied by the silicon gel is absorbed by the printed board. Further, the printed board is formed to be so narrow that the stress can escape. On the other hand, the wires on which a high voltage is applied are patterned on respective printed boards. This serves to prevent discharge through the surface of the same printed board serving as a current passage. This design makes it possible to hermetically close the power module, prevent intrusion of moisture or contamination as well as displacement, transformation and cracks of the cover plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Oyama, Mutsuhiro Mori, Katsuaki Saito, Yoshihiko Koike
  • Patent number: 8304899
    Abstract: A recessed portion is provided in first and second insulating films, the first insulating film being stacked on a semiconductor wafer, the second insulating film being stacked on the first insulating film. The first and second insulating films are processed to form wiring in a formation region of the semiconductor wafer in which an acceleration sensor is to be formed. After a sacrificial film is stacked on the wiring and processed, a conductive film is stacked on the wiring and processed to form a plurality of thin film structures in the formation region. The recessed portion surrounds the formation region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Mika Okumura, Makio Horikawa, Kimitoshi Satou, Yasuo Yamaguchi
  • Patent number: 8304885
    Abstract: A semiconductor device comprises an IC chip body and a package substrate that has thereon many external electrodes arranged in a two-dimensional grid configuration. Groups of signal lines that are likely to emit noise (noisy signal lines) are separated and spaced apart from groups of signal lines that are susceptible to noise (noise susceptible signal lines). Each of the noisy signal lines and noise susceptible signal lines is connected to an associated member of an associated IC pad group separated and spaced apart from other IC pad groups. Further, each of the noisy signal lines and noise susceptible signal lines is connected to an associated member of an associated external electrode group selected from the multiplicity of external electrodes arranged in a two-dimensional grid configuration on the package substrate. Thus, groups of potentially interfering signal lines are mutually separated and spaced apart from one another, thereby suppressing the noise.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Rohm Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Fumihiko Terasaki
  • Patent number: 8304888
    Abstract: This document discusses, among other things, a semiconductor die package having a first and a second discrete components embedded into a dielectric substrate. An integrated circuit (IC) die is surface mounted on a first side of the dielectric substrate. The semiconductor die package includes a plurality of conductive regions on the second side of the dielectric substrate for mounting the semiconductor die package. A plurality of through hole vias couple the IC die to the first and second discrete components and the plurality of conductive regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Fairchild Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventors: Luke England, Douglas Hawks
  • Patent number: 8304887
    Abstract: An integrated circuit package is described that includes a substrate, a leadframe and one or more integrated circuits that are positioned between the substrate and the leadframe. Multiple electrical components may be attached to one or both sides of the substrate. The active face of the integrated circuit is electrically and physically connected to the substrate. The back side of the integrated circuit is mounted on a die attach pad of the leadframe. The leadframe includes multiple leads that are physically attached to and electrically coupled with the substrate. A molding material encapsulates portions of the substrate, the leadframe and the integrated circuit. Methods for forming such packages are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Lee Han Meng @ Eugene Lee, Kuan Yee Woo
  • Patent number: 8304890
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a header, a semiconductor chip fixed to the header constituting a MOSFET, and a sealing body of insulating resin which covers the semiconductor chip, the header and the like, and further includes a drain lead contiguously formed with the header and projects from one side surface of the sealing body, and a source lead and a gate lead which project in parallel from one side surface of the sealing body, and wires which are positioned in the inside of the sealing body and connect electrodes on an upper surface of the semiconductor chip and the source lead and the gate lead, with a gate electrode pad arranged at a position from the gate lead and the source lead farther than a source electrode pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Renesas Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Yukihiro Satou, Toshiyuki Hata
  • Patent number: 8304886
    Abstract: Provided are a semiconductor device and a method of forming a semiconductor device in which a plurality of patterns are simultaneously formed to have different widths and the pattern densities of some regions are increased using a double patterning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Dong-hyun Kim
  • Patent number: 8304864
    Abstract: A redistributed lead frame for use in a molded plastic semiconductor package is formed from an electrically conductive substrate by a sequential metal removal process. The process includes patterning a first side of the substrate to form an array of lands separated by channels; disposing a first molding compound within those channels; patterning a second side of the substrate to form an array of chip attach sites and routing circuits electrically interconnecting the array of lands and the array of chip attach sites; directly electrically interconnecting input/output pads on a semiconductor device to the chip attach sites; and encapsulating the semiconductor device, the array of chip attach sites and the routing circuits with a second molding compound. This process is particularly suited for the manufacture of chip scale packages and very thin packages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Unisem (Mauritius) Holdings Limited
    Inventors: Romarico Santos San Antonio, Anang Subagio, Shafidul Islam
  • Patent number: 8304917
    Abstract: A multi-chip stacked package and its mother chip to save an interposer are revealed. The mother chip is a two-layer structure consisting of a semiconductor layer and an organic layer where a redistribution layer is embedded into the organic layer with a plurality of first terminals and a plurality of second terminals disposed on the redistribution layer and exposed from the organic layer. The mother chip is flip-chip mounted on the substrate. The active surface of the daughter chip is in contact with the organic layer with the bonding pads of the daughter chip bonded to the first terminals. Furthermore, a plurality of electrically connecting components electrically connect the second terminals to the substrate. In the multi-chip stacked package, the interposer can be eliminated with a thinner overall package thickness as well as controlled package warpage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Powertech Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Wen-Jeng Fan, Li-Chih Fang, Ronald Takaoiwata
  • Patent number: 8299600
    Abstract: A semiconductor device is provided with improved reliability. A semiconductor chip is mounted over a chip mounting portion of a lead frame via solder. A metal plate is arranged over a source pad of the semiconductor chip and a lead portion of a lead frame via solder. A solder reflow process is performed thereby to bond the semiconductor chip over the chip mounting portion with a solder, and to bond the metal plate to the source pad and the lead portion with the other solders. The lead frame is formed of a copper alloy, and thus has its softening temperature higher than the temperature of the solder reflow process. The metal plate is formed of oxygen-free copper, and has its softening temperature lower than the temperature of the solder reflow process, whereby the metal plate is softened in the solder reflow process. Thereafter, a gate pad electrode of the semiconductor chip is coupled to a lead portion via the wire, a sealing resin portion is formed, and then the lead frame is cut.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Renesas Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Yukihiro Sato, Katsuhiko Funatsu, Hiroyuki Nakamura
  • Patent number: 8299582
    Abstract: A semiconductor package includes a substrate including a substrate body having a first face and a second face opposing the first face. A first through electrode passes through the substrate body between the first face and the second face. An insulation member is disposed over the first face; and a connection member having a first conductive unit disposed inside of the insulation member is electrically connected to the first through electrode, and a second conductive unit electrically connected to the first conductive unit is exposed at side faces of the insulation member. A semiconductor chip having third and fourth faces is disposed over the first face of the substrate body in a vertical direction. A second through electrode passes through the substrate body between the third and fourth faces and is electrically connected to the second conductive unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.
    Inventor: Min Suk Suh
  • Patent number: 8299585
    Abstract: A power semiconductor device having a first active semiconductor component and a second active semiconductor component, the electrical connections of which are routed out of the semiconductor components in the form of connecting legs is disclosed. In one embodiment, the first semiconductor component is at least partially electrically connected to the second semiconductor component by means of a plug-in connection. The plug-in connection is realized by virtue of the connecting legs of the second semiconductor component engaging in the electrical connections of the first semiconductor component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventor: Ralf Otremba
  • Patent number: 8299626
    Abstract: A microelectronic package includes a lower unit having a lower unit substrate with conductive features and a top and bottom surface. The lower unit includes one or more lower unit chips overly/ing the top surface of the lower unit substrate that are electrically connected to the conductive features of the lower unit substrate. The microelectronic package also includes an upper unit including an upper unit substrate having conductive features, top and bottom surfaces and a hole extending between such top and bottom surfaces. The upper unit further includes one or more upper unit chips overlying the top surface of the upper unit substrate and electrically connected to the conductive features of the upper unit substrate by connections extending within the hole. The upper unit may include an upper unit encapsulant that covers the connections of the upper unit and the one or more upper unit chips.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Tessera, Inc.
    Inventors: Ilyas Mohammed, Belgacem Haba, Sean Moran, Wei-Shun Wang, Ellis Chau, Christopher Wade
  • Patent number: 8299620
    Abstract: A semiconductor device and a manufacturing method for preventing mechanical and thermal damage to the semiconductor chip. A laser beam welds a first connection pad formed on a first external lead to a first electrode formed on the surface of the semiconductor chip. A first connection hole is formed in the first connection pad, and the first connection hole overlaps the first connection electrode. A laser beam irradiates an area including the first connection hole, and the first connection pad in a portion around the first connection hole is melted to form a melting section, that is welded to the first connection electrode to easily form a semiconductor device with more excellent electrical characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Renesas Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Takekazu Tanaka, Kouhei Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20120267773
    Abstract: A wafer level method of making a micro-electronic and/or micro-mechanic device, having a capping with electrical wafer through connections (vias), comprising the steps of providing a first wafer of a semiconductor material having a first and a second side and a plurality of holes and/or recesses in the first side, and a barrier structure extending over the wafer on the second side, said barrier comprising an inner layer an insulating material, such as oxide, and an outer layer of another material. Then, metal is applied in said holes so as to cover the walls in the holes and the bottom of the holes. The barrier structure is removed and contacts are provided to the wafer through connections on the back-side of the wafer. Bonding structures are provided on either of said first side or the second side of the wafer. The wafer is bonded to another wafer carrying electronic and micro-electronic/mechanic components, such that the first wafer forms a capping structure covering the second wafer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2009
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Applicant: SILEX Microsystems AB
    Inventors: Thorbjörn Ebefors, Edvard Kälvesten, Tomas Bauer
  • Patent number: 8294256
    Abstract: Methods and structures related to packaging a chip are disclosed. In one embodiment, a chip package structure includes: (i) a chip having a plurality of first and second contact pads thereon; (ii) a lead frame having a plurality of pins for external connection to the package structure, where the chip is disposed on the lead frame; (iii) a plurality of first bonding wires for connecting the first contact pads to the lead frame; and (iv) a plurality of second bonding wires for connecting the second contact pads to the plurality of pins on the lead frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Hangzhou Silergy Semiconductor Technology Ltd
    Inventors: Wei Chen, XiaoChun Tan
  • Patent number: 8291585
    Abstract: A chip element in the form of a substantially rectangular parallelepiped having end surfaces and side surfaces is formed (step of forming chip element). An electrically conductive green sheet is formed (step of forming electrically conductive green sheet). An electrically conductive paste is applied to the end surfaces of the chip element (step of application electrically conductive paste). A chip element is formed in which the electrically conductive green sheet is attached to the end surface via the electrically conductive paste applied to the end surface of the chip element (step of attaching electrically conductive sheet). In the step of attaching, the end surface of the electrically conductive green sheet on the side of the side surfaces is positioned on the outside of the side surfaces, and the electrically conductive paste applied to the end surface is pressed out into a space between the electrically conductive green sheet and ridge portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Ko Onodera, Satoshi Kurimoto, Hisayuki Abe, Taketo Sasaki, Yoji Tozawa, Osamu Hirose
  • Patent number: 8294255
    Abstract: The semiconductor package includes a printed circuit board, a first semiconductor chip, and a second semiconductor chip. The printed circuit board includes a slot. The first semiconductor chip is mounted on the printed circuit board to cover a first part of the slot. The second semiconductor chip is mounted on the printed circuit board to cover a second part of the slot separate from the first part. The first semiconductor chip is substantially coplanar with the second semiconductor chip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kilsoo Kim
  • Patent number: 8294249
    Abstract: A lead frame package is disclosed where transmission signals are coupled into a die from a pair of lead frames through bonding wires that are separated by no more than three times a diameter of one of the bonding wires. In some embodiments, pairs of lead frames carrying differential transmission signals can be shielded by adjacent pairs of ground and power leads that are coupled into the die through bonding wires that are also separated by no more than three times a diameter of one of the bonding wires.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Integrated Device Technology Inc.
    Inventors: David J. Pilling, Jitesh Shah, Diane Peng, Derek Huang
  • Patent number: 8288860
    Abstract: An integrated circuit package system includes: providing a base package of an elongated rectangular-box shape containing first electrical circuitry and including: forming a rectangular contact strip on and adjacent to a first end of the base package; and forming a base contact pad on and adjacent to a second end of the base package for connection to an electrical interconnect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Stats Chippac Ltd.
    Inventors: Chee Keong Chin, Yu Feng Feng, Wen Bin Qu
  • Patent number: 8288845
    Abstract: Embodiments of a microelectronic package are generally described herein. A microelectronic package may include a die having a first side and a second side, opposite the first side, a flange coupled to the first side of the die, and a lead frame proximately positioned relative to the die and coupled to the second side of the die. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc.
    Inventors: Howard Bartlow, William McCalpin, Michael Lincoln
  • Patent number: 8288858
    Abstract: This semiconductor device has a frame including a bed portion on which a semiconductor chip is mounted, lead groups arranged in an outer peripheral portion, first bus bars, second bus bars and a rectifying bus bar. The first bus bars and the second bus bars are arranged between the bed portion and the lead groups. The rectifying bus bar is arranged in a region where the second bus bar is not arranged. Wire bonding is not performed on the rectifying bus bar. The rectifying bus bar includes a third bus bar having at least one end joined to a lead or a hanging pin and/or a fourth bus bar formed by extending the first bus bar in an outer peripheral direction in which the leads are arranged. The semiconductor device is provided in which deformation and damage of bonding wires when molding a resin sealed body are prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Taku Tsumori
  • Patent number: 8283760
    Abstract: An integrated circuit package configured to incorporate a lead frame and methods for its making are is described. The package comprising an IC with aluminum bond pads in communication with circuitry of the die with lead frame with silver bond pads. The package having gold bumps bonded between the aluminum bond pad of the die and the silver bond pad of the lead frame. The package including an encapsulant envelope and including various materials and bond pad structures and constructed in a manner formed by thermosonically or thermocompressionally bonding the gold balls to the bond pads. Also, disclosed are methods of making the package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: National Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventors: Ken Pham, Anindya Poddar, Ashok S. Prabhu
  • Patent number: 8283769
    Abstract: A protective modular package cover has first and second fastening sections located at opposing first and second ends with one or more subassembly receiving sections disposed thereto and is configured to fasten the protective modular package cover to a core. Each fastening section has a foot surface located on a bottom surface of a fastening section and configured to make contact with the core, a mounting hole configured to receive a fastener, and a torque element. Each subassembly receiving section is configured to receive a subassembly and has a cross member formed along the underside of the protective modular package cover. Activation of the first torque element transfers a downward clamping force generated at the fastening element to a top surface of one or more subassemblies disposed in the one or more subassembly receiving sections via the cross member of each of the one or more subassembly receiving sections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Craig J. Rotay, John Ni, David Lam, David Lee DeWire, John W. Roman, Richard J. Ross
  • Patent number: 8283766
    Abstract: A ramp-stack chip package is described. This chip package includes a vertical stack of semiconductor dies or chips that are offset from each other in a horizontal direction, thereby defining a terrace with exposed pads. A high-bandwidth ramp component, which is positioned approximately parallel to the terrace, is electrically and mechanically coupled to the exposed pads. For example, the ramp component may be coupled to the semiconductor dies using: solder, microsprings and/or an anisotropic conducting film. Furthermore, each of the semiconductor dies includes a static bend so that an end segment of each of the semiconductor dies is parallel to the direction and is mechanically coupled to the ramp component. These end segments may facilitate high-bandwidth communication of signals between the chips and the ramp component, for example, via proximity communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Oracle America, Inc
    Inventors: John A. Harada, David C. Douglas, Robert J. Drost
  • Patent number: 8278748
    Abstract: A wafer-level packaged semiconductor device is described. In an implementation, the device includes one or more self-assembled resilient leads disposed on an integrated circuit chip. Each of the resilient leads are configured to move from a first position wherein the resilient lead is held adjacent to the chip and a second position wherein the resilient lead is extended away from the chip to interconnect the chip to a printed circuit board. A guard is provided to protect the resilient leads when the resilient leads are in the first position. One or more attachment bumps may also be furnished to facilitate attachment of the device to the printed circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Chiung C. Lo, Arkadii V. Samoilov, Reynante Alvarado
  • Patent number: 8278747
    Abstract: A semiconductor apparatus having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface includes: a semiconductor chip having a front side and a backside; a first heat radiation member electrically and thermally coupled with the backside of the chip; a second heat radiation member electrically and thermally coupled with the front side of the chip; and a resin mold sealing the first and second heat radiation members together with the chip. At least one of the first and second heat radiation members is exposed on both of the first and second surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kuniaki Mamitsu, Tetsuo Fujii
  • Patent number: 8278752
    Abstract: A microelectronic package includes first substrate (120) having first surface area (125) and second substrate (130) having second surface area (135). The first substrate includes first set of interconnects (126) having first pitch (127) at first surface (121) and second set of interconnects (128) having second pitch (129) at second surface (222). The second substrate is coupled to the first substrate using the second set of interconnects and includes third set of interconnects (236) having third pitch (237) and internal electrically conductive layers (233, 234) connected to each other with microvia (240). The first pitch is smaller than the second pitch, the second pitch is smaller than the third pitch, and the first surface area is smaller than the second surface area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Brent M. Roberts, Mihir K. Roy, Sriram Srinivasan, Sridhar Narasimhan
  • Patent number: 8274165
    Abstract: A semiconductor substrate has a plurality of groove portions formed along scribe lines. The semiconductor substrate includes: insulating layers formed in the plurality of groove portions; a rectangular unit region in contact with at least any one of the plurality of groove portions; and a wiring electrode including an extended terminal portion extended from the unit region to the inside of the groove portion. The semiconductor substrate is manufactured by forming a plurality of groove portions along scribe lines; embedding an insulating material in the plurality of groove portions and planarizing a surface to form insulating layers; and forming a wiring electrode including an extended terminal portion extended from a rectangular unit region in contact with at least any one of the plurality of groove portions to the inside of the groove portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignees: Headway Technologies, Inc., SAE Magnetics (H.K.) Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshitaka Sasaki, Hiroyuki Ito, Atsushi Iijima
  • Patent number: 8274164
    Abstract: A high power surface mount package including a thick bond line of solder interposed between the die and a heatsink, and between the die and a lead frame, wherein the lead frame has the same coefficient of thermal expansion as the heatsink. In one preferred embodiment, the heatsink and the lead frame are comprised of the same material. The package can be assembled using standard automated equipment, and does not require a weight or clip to force the parts close together, which force typically reduces the solder bond line thickness. Advantageously, the thermal stresses on each side of the die are effectively balanced, allowing for a large surface area die to be packaged with conventional and less expensive materials. One type of die that benefits from the present invention can include a transient voltage suppressor, but could include other dies generating a significant amount of heat, such as those in excess of 0.200 inches square.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignee: Microsemi Corporation
    Inventor: Tracy Autry
  • Patent number: 8269324
    Abstract: An integrated circuit package system includes: providing a lead having a lead connection surface for connectivity to a next level system; attaching an integrated circuit over the lead having the lead connection surface substantially within a region below a perimeter of the integrated circuit without a die paddle, a substrate conductor, or a redistribution layer; and attaching a die connector to the integrated circuit and the lead.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: STATS ChipPAC Ltd.
    Inventors: Arnel Senosa Trasporto, Zigmund Ramirez Camacho, Lionel Chien Hui Tay, Jose Alvin Caparas
  • Patent number: 8269330
    Abstract: A MOSFET pair with a stack capacitor is disclosed herein. It can regulate the input voltage and optimize a short EMI loop. It has a bottom lead frame and an up lead frame, which can simultaneously dissipate the heat generated by two MOSFETs to achieve excellent thermal-dissipation. It can adopt solder, Ag epoxy, or gold balls to implement the electrical bonding of two MOSFETs with the bottom lead frame and the up lead frame to achieve excellent structural flexibility. A device, such as an IGBT, a diode, an inductor, a choke, and a heat sink, can be stacked above the up lead frame to form a powerful SiP module. A corresponding method of manufacturing the MOSFET pair with a stack capacitor is also disclosed herein, which is simple, time-saving, flexible, cost-effective, and facile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: Cyntec Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Han-Hsiang Lee, Yi-Cheng Lin, Da-Jung Chen
  • Patent number: 8269322
    Abstract: A tape wiring substrate may have dispersion wiring patterns. The dispersion wiring patterns may be provided between input/output wiring pattern groups to compensate for the intervals therebetween. Connecting wiring patterns may be configured to connect the dispersion wiring patterns to a first end of the adjacent input/output wiring pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Dong-Han Kim
  • Patent number: 8268671
    Abstract: Semiconductor devices that contain a system in package and methods for making such packages are described. The semiconductor device with a system in package (SIP) contains a first IC die, passive components, and discrete devices that are contained in a lower level of the package. The SIP also contains a second IC die that is vertically separated from the first IC die by an array of metal interposers, thereby isolating the components of the first IC die from the components of the second IC die. Such a configuration provides more functionality within a single semiconductor package while also reducing or eliminating local heating in the package. Other embodiments are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: Fairchild Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventors: Monolito Fabres Galera, Leocadio Morona Alabin
  • 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: 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: 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: 8258617
    Abstract: A technique which prevents cracking in a solder resist layer covering an interposer surface between external coupling terminals of an interconnection substrate, thereby reducing the possibility of interconnect wire disconnection resulting from such cracking. A semiconductor package is mounted over an interconnection substrate. An underfill resin layer seals the space between the semiconductor package and the interconnection substrate. External coupling terminals, interconnect wires and a solder resist layer are formed over the surface of an interposer (constituent of the semiconductor package) where the semiconductor chip is not mounted. In an area where an interconnect wire passing between two neighboring ones of the external coupling terminals intersects with a line connecting the centers of the two external coupling terminals, the interconnect wire is not covered by the solder resist layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: Renesas Electronics Corporation
    Inventor: Koujirou Shibuya
  • Patent number: 8258616
    Abstract: An integrated circuit comprises a semiconductor die including N bond pad pairs each including a first bond pad and a second bond pad that is spaced from the first bond pad. N bond wires are associated with a respective one of the N bond pad pairs. Each of the bond wires have opposite ends that communicate with the first and second bond pads of a respective one of the N bond pad pairs. The first and second bond pads of the N bond pad pairs are connected to a reference potential and create a shielded area between the N bond pad pairs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: Marvell International Ltd.
    Inventor: Shiann-Ming Liou
  • Publication number: 20120217628
    Abstract: The mechanisms for forming metal bumps to connect to a cooling device (or a heat sink) described herein enable substrates with devices to dissipate heat generated more efficiently. In addition, the metal bumps allow customization of bump designs to meet the needs of different chips. Further, the usage of metal bumps between the semiconductor chip and cooling device enables advanced cooling by passing a cooling fluid between the bumps.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2011
    Publication date: August 30, 2012
    Applicant: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: You-Hua CHOU, Yi-Jen LAI, Chun-Jen CHEN, Perre KAO
  • Publication number: 20120217629
    Abstract: A semiconductor device has a carrier. A semiconductor wafer including a semiconductor die is mounted to the carrier with an active surface of the semiconductor die facing away from the carrier. A plurality of bumps is formed over the active surface of the semiconductor die. An opening is formed in a periphery of the semiconductor die. An encapsulant is deposited over the carrier and semiconductor die, in the opening, and around the plurality of bumps such that an exposed portion of the plurality of bumps is devoid of encapsulant. A conductive via is formed through the encapsulant, within the opening, and extends to the carrier. A conductive layer is formed over the encapsulant and electrically connects to the conductive via and the exposed portion of the plurality of bumps. The carrier is removed to expose an end of the conductive via.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2011
    Publication date: August 30, 2012
    Applicant: STATS CHIPPAC, LTD.
    Inventors: SungWon Cho, JoonYoung Choi, DaeSik Choi
  • Patent number: 8253235
    Abstract: A semiconductor packaging substrate with improved capability of electrostatic dissipation comprises a dielectric layer, a plurality of leads, a plurality of first electrostatic guiding traces, a plurality of second electrostatic guiding traces and a solder mask. The first electrostatic guiding traces and the second electrostatic guiding traces are formed in pairs in a plurality of electrostatic dissipation regions on the dielectric layer, where each pair of the first and second electrostatic guiding traces are disposed in equal line spacing and are electrically isolated from each other. The solder mask partially covers the leads but exposes the first electrostatic guiding traces and the second electrostatic guiding traces. The first electrostatic guiding traces are connected to some of the leads to enhance protection against electrostatic discharge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: Chipmos Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Tsung Lung Chen, Ming Hsun Li
  • Patent number: 8253245
    Abstract: A communication device according to an embodiment includes an antenna transmitting/receiving a high frequency signal, a semiconductor chip having four corners and four sides processing the high frequency signal, and a substrate on which a first wiring connected to ground, a second wiring supplying power to the semiconductor chip, a third wiring connected to a protection element or circuit of the semiconductor chip, and fourth wirings transmitting a signal from the semiconductor chip are formed by plating, and the semiconductor chip is mounted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Naoko Ono, Toshiya Mitomo
  • 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: 8247898
    Abstract: A module substrate has an interconnection electrode that is exposed at a side end face thereof. A semiconductor component including an IC chip is mounted on the module substrate. A molded part comprising a resin is formed so as to cover at least a part of the semiconductor component. A coating with higher heat conductivity than the molded part is formed on the surface of the molded part by applying a paste made of material with higher heat conductivity than the molded part. This improves heat dissipation. The coating can be formed such that it extends to the surface of the main substrate on which the module substrate with the semiconductor component is mounted and comes into contact with the interconnection electrode on the surface of the main substrate. This further improves heat dissipation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventor: Masahiro Ono
  • 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: 8242592
    Abstract: An antenna used for an ID chip or the like is disclosed with planarized antenna unevenness and an IC chip having such the antenna with a flat surface is disclosed. Manufacturing an integrated circuit mounted with an antenna is facilitated. A laminated body formed by stacking a conductive film 11, a resin film 13, an integrated circuit 12, and a resin film 14 are rolled so that the resin film 14 is outside. Then, the laminated body is integrated in a roll form by softening the resin films 13, 14 by applying heat. By slicing the rolled laminated body along with the direction in which the rolled conductive film 31 appears in the cross section, an IC chip with antenna formed by the rolled conductive film 11 is formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Naoto Kusumoto, Takuya Tsurume