Heat Dissipating Element Has High Thermal Conductivity Insert (e.g., Copper Slug In Aluminum Heat Sink) Patents (Class 257/720)
  • Patent number: 8912644
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes an IGBT as a vertical semiconductor element provided between first, and second lead frames, in pairs, the first, and second lead frames being opposed to each other, first and second sintered-metal bonding layers provided on first and second bonding surfaces of the IGBT, in pairs, respectively, a through-hole opened in the second lead frame, and a heat-release member having a surface on one side thereof, bonded to a second sintered-metal bonding layer of the second bonding surface while a side (lateral face) of a surface of the heat-release member, on the other side thereof, being fitted into the through-hole. A solder layer is formed in a gap between an outer-side wall of the side of the surface of the heat-release member, on the other side thereof, and an inner-side wall of the through-hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Eiichi Ide, Toshiaki Morita
  • Patent number: 8907461
    Abstract: The subject matter of the present application relates to a heat dissipation device that is embedded within a microelectronic die. The heat dissipation device may be fabricated by forming at least one trench extending into the microelectronic die from a microelectronic die back surface, which opposes an active surface thereof, and filling the trenches with at least one layer of thermally conductive material. In one embodiment, the heat dissipation device may be a thermoelectric cooling device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Manohar S. Konchady, Mihir K. Roy
  • Patent number: 8907473
    Abstract: In accordance with one or more embodiments, a semiconductor device comprises a semiconductor die having a heat region disposed on at least one portion of the semiconductor die, and a diamond substrate disposed proximate to the semiconductor die, wherein the diamond substrate is capable of dissipating heat from the diamond substrate via at least one or more bumps coupling the diamond substrate to the heat region of the semiconductor die.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: Estivation Properties LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey Dale Crowder, Dave Rice
  • Patent number: 8907472
    Abstract: A structure includes a thermal interface material, and a Perforated Foil Sheet (PFS) including through-openings therein, with a first portion of the PFS embedded in the thermal interface material. An upper layer of the thermal interface material is overlying the PFS, and a lower layer of thermal interface material is underlying the PFS. The thermal interface material fills through-openings in the PFS.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Wensen Hung
  • Patent number: 8896110
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure describe techniques and configurations for paste thermal interface materials (TIMs) and their use in integrated circuit (IC) packages. In some embodiments, an IC package includes an IC component, a heat spreader, and a paste TIM disposed between the die and the heat spreader. The paste TIM may include particles of a metal material distributed through a matrix material, and may have a bond line thickness, after curing, of between approximately 20 microns and approximately 100 microns. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Wei Hu, Zhizhong Tang, Syadwad Jain, Rajen S. Sidhu
  • Patent number: 8860210
    Abstract: Disclosed is a semiconductor device that can properly relax a stress produced by a difference in coefficient of linear expansion between an insulating substrate and a cooler and can properly remove heat by cooling of a semiconductor element. A semiconductor device comprises an insulating substrate, a semiconductor element provided on the insulating substrate, a cooler, and a porous metal plate provided between the insulating substrate and the cooler. Through holes in the porous metal plate are open at least to that surface of the porous metal plate which faces the cooler. The sectional size of the pores decreases gradually from the cooler side toward the insulating substrate side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Eisaku Kakiuchi, Yasuji Taketsuna, Masahiro Morino, Yuya Takano
  • Patent number: 8860207
    Abstract: A fan-out wafer level package is provided with a semiconductor die embedded in a reconstituted wafer. A redistribution layer is positioned over the semiconductor die, and includes a land grid array on a face of the package. A copper heat spreader is formed in the redistribution layer over the die in a same layer as a plurality of electrical traces configured to couple circuit pads of the semiconductor die to respective contact lands of the land grid array. In operation, the heat spreader improves efficiency of heat transfer from the die to the circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignees: STMicroelectronics Pte Ltd, STMicroelectronics Grenoble 2 SAS
    Inventors: Yonggang Jin, Romain Coffy, Jerome Teysseyre
  • Patent number: 8836110
    Abstract: A packaged semiconductor device includes a package substrate, an integrated circuit (IC) die mounted on the package substrate, and a heat spreader mounted on the package substrate. The heat spreader surrounds at least a portion of the IC die and includes a lid with a plurality of openings. An inner portion of the heat spreader includes a plurality of thermally conductive protrusions adjacent the die.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.
    Inventors: Sheila F. Chopin, Varughese Mathew
  • Patent number: 8836092
    Abstract: A lead frame for assembling a semiconductor device has a die pad surrounded by lead fingers. Each of the lead fingers has a proximal end close to but spaced from an edge of the die pad and a distal end farther from the die pad. A semiconductor die is attached to a surface of the die pad. The die has die bonding pads on its upper surface that are electrically connected to the proximal ends of the lead fingers with bond wires. An encapsulation material covers the bond wires, semiconductor die and the proximal ends of the lead fingers. Prior to assembly, hot spots of the die are determined and the lead fingers closest to the hot spots are selected to project closer to the die than the other lead fingers. These longer lead fingers assist in dissipating the heat at the die hot spot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: FreeScale Semiconductor, Inc.
    Inventors: Chetan Verma, Piyush Kumar Mishra, Cheong Chiang Ng
  • Patent number: 8829557
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a semiconductor light emitting device module comprising: a heat transfer member having a cavity; first conductive layer and second conductive layer contacting the heat transfer member via an insulating layer, the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer being electrically separated from each other in accordance with exposure of the insulating layer or exposure of the heat transfer member; and at least one semiconductor light emitting device electrically connected to the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer, the at least one semiconductor light emitting device is thermally contacted an exposed portion of the heat transfer member, wherein the insulating layer has an exposed portion disposed outside the cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Gun Kyo Lee, Nam Seok Oh, Young Hun Ryu
  • Patent number: 8823170
    Abstract: A structure comprises a substrate comprising a plurality of traces on top of the substrate, a plurality of connectors formed on a top surface of a semiconductor die, wherein the semiconductor die is formed on the substrate and coupled to the substrate through the plurality of connectors and a dummy metal structure formed at a corner of a top surface of the substrate, wherein the dummy metal structure has two discontinuous sections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Sheng-Yu Wu, Pei-Chun Tsai, Chih-Horng Chang, Tin-Hao Kuo, Chen-Shien Chen
  • Patent number: 8815646
    Abstract: A semiconductor device is formed by molding using a resin with a semiconductor element and one or two heat dissipating plates contained therein, said one or two heat dissipating plates being disposed to face one surface or both the surfaces of the semiconductor element. An intermediate layer is formed by spraying a metal powder to the semiconductor element and to one of or both of the heat dissipating plates using a cold spray method, and the semiconductor element and the heat dissipating plate are bonded together using a solder with the intermediate layer therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Hirotaka Ohno
  • Publication number: 20140217576
    Abstract: A semiconductor package and a method of manufacturing the same are disclosed, wherein the semiconductor package includes a circuit board, a semiconductor chip mounted on the circuit board, an encapsulant positioned on the circuit board and encapsulating the semiconductor chip to the circuit board, and a thermal dissipating member positioned on the encapsulant and having a heat spreader that dissipates a driving heat from the semiconductor chip and a heat capacitor that absorbs excess driving heat that exceeds a heat transfer capability of the heat spreader, such that when a high power is applied to the package, the excess heat is absorbed into the heat capacitor as a latent heat and thus the semiconductor chip is protected from an excessive temperature increase caused by the excess heat, thereby increasing a critical time and performance duration time of the semiconductor package.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2013
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yun- Hyoek Im, Kyol Park, Hee-Seok Lee
  • Patent number: 8786077
    Abstract: Certain embodiments provide a semiconductor device including a first substrate, a circuit element, a second substrate, a metal layer, and a radiation plate. The circuit element is formed on a front surface of the first substrate and has an electrode. The second substrate has a first face, and is laminated on the first substrate so that the first face of the second substrate faces a front surface of the first substrate. The second substrate has a via hole arranged on the electrode. The metal layer is formed inside of the via hole. The radiation plate is formed on a second face of the second substrate, and is connected to the metal layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Jeoungchill Shim
  • 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: 8746308
    Abstract: In a manufacturing method of a package carrier, a substrate including a first metal layer, a second metal layer having a top surface and a bottom surface opposite to each other, and an insulating layer between the first and second metal layers is provided. The second metal layer has a greater thickness than the first metal layer. A first opening passing through the first metal layer and the insulating layer and exposing a portion of the top surface of the second metal layer is formed. The first metal layer is patterned to form a patterned conductive layer. Second openings are formed on the bottom surface of the second metal layer. The second metal layer is divided into thermal conductive blocks by the second openings that do not connect the first opening. A surface passivation layer is formed on the patterned conductive layer and the exposed portion of the top surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Subtron Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Shih-Hao Sun
  • Patent number: 8749052
    Abstract: An electric device with an insulating substrate consisting of an insulating layer and at least one metallization on a surface side of the insulating layer, the metallization being structured and having an electric component on the metallization. The metallization has a layer thickness that is stepped and is greater in an area adjoining the component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Curamik Electronics GmbH
    Inventors: Jürgen Schulz-Harder, Andreas Meyer
  • Patent number: 8742563
    Abstract: A component and a method for producing a component are disclosed. The component comprises an integrated circuit, a housing body, a wiring device overlapping the integrated circuit and the housing body, and one or more external contact devices in communication with the wiring device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Intel Mobile Communications GmbH
    Inventors: Thorsten Meyer, Harry Hedler, Markus Brunnbauer
  • Patent number: 8737073
    Abstract: A Light Emitting Diode (LED) module includes a circuit board having a front side and a back side, a heat sink coupled to the back side of the circuit board, a thermal pad disposed on a front side of the circuit board, an LED disposed on the front side of the circuit board. The LED is in thermal contact with the thermal pad. The module further includes a heat spreading device placed over the thermal pad and in thermal contact with the thermal pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: TSMC Solid State Lighting Ltd.
    Inventors: Wei-Yu Yeh, Chih-Hsuan Sun
  • Patent number: 8736044
    Abstract: To minimize the warpage of an organic substrate that supports at least one electrical hardware component (e.g., a system-in-package module), a bottom surface of a lid is attached to a top surface of the electrical hardware component. The lid includes a leg that extends from the bottom surface of the lid towards a top surface of the substrate. A portion of the leg closest to the substrate may move relative to the substrate. As the lid warps, the lid does not also cause distortion of the substrate. The leg may be a flange that extends at least a portion of the width or at least a portion of the length of the lid, may be a post located at the perimeter of the lid, or may be any other portion extending from above the electrical component towards the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Mudasir Ahmad, Kuo-Chuan Liu, Mohan Nagar, Bangalore Shanker
  • Patent number: 8723310
    Abstract: A method of manufacture of an integrated circuit packaging system includes providing a substrate; connecting an integrated circuit die; forming a molding having a temperature-dependent characteristic directly on the top surface of the substrate; and forming a coupling encapsulation having a coupled characteristic different from the temperature-dependent characteristic directly on the molding forms an encapsulation boundary between the coupling encapsulation and the molding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Stats Chippac Ltd.
    Inventors: YiSu Park, KyungHoon Lee, Joungln Yang, SangMi Park, DaeSik Choi
  • Patent number: 8710644
    Abstract: A semiconductor unit of certain aspects of the invention includes electrically conductive plates in the shape of the letter L, each consisting of a horizontally disposed leg portion and a vertically disposed flat body portion that is perpendicular to a cooling plate adhered to the bottom of the semiconductor unit. A pair of the vertically disposed flat body portions sandwiches a semiconductor chip. Owing to this construction, the heat generated in the semiconductor chip can be conducted away through the both surfaces of the chip, thus improving cooling performance. Since the heat is conducted away through the leg portions of the L-shaped electrically conductive plates a projected planar area occupied by the cooling plate required for cooling the semiconductor unit is reduced. Therefore, the size of the semiconductor unit can be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Fuji Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kenichiro Sato
  • Patent number: 8704346
    Abstract: In a package wherein a lead part coupled to a semiconductor element by wire bonding, an element retention member to retain the semiconductor element on the top face side and radiate heat on the bottom face side, and an insulative partition part to partition the lead part from the element retention member with an insulative resin appear, a creeping route ranging from the top face to retain the semiconductor element to a package bottom face on a boundary plane between the element retention member and an insulative partition part includes a bent route having a plurality of turns. Consequently, it is possible to inhibit an encapsulation resin to seal a region retaining the semiconductor element from exuding toward the bottom face side of the package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tatsuhiko Sakai, Kiyomi Nakamura, Yasuo Matsumi
  • Patent number: 8681500
    Abstract: Carbon nanotube material is used in an integrated circuit substrate. According to an example embodiment, an integrated circuit arrangement (100) includes a substrate (110) with a carbon nanotube structure (120) therein. The carbon nanotube structure is arranged in one or more of a variety of manners to provide structural support and/or thermal conductivity. In some instances, the carbon nanotube structure is arranged to provide substantially all structural support for an integrated circuit arrangement. In other instances, the carbon nanotube structure is arranged to dissipate heat throughout the substrate. In still other instances, the carbon nanotube structure is arranged to remove heat from selected portions of the carbon nanotube substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Chris Wyland
  • Patent number: 8680673
    Abstract: The thermal energy transfer techniques of the disclosed embodiments utilize passive thermal energy transfer techniques to reduce undesirable side effects of trapped thermal energy at the circuit level. The trapped thermal energy may be transferred through the circuit with thermally conductive structures or elements that may be produced as part of a standard integrated circuit process. The localized and passive removal of thermal energy achieved at the circuit level rather just at the package level is both more effective and more efficient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics Pte Ltd.
    Inventors: Ravi Shankar, Olivier Le Neel
  • Patent number: 8674509
    Abstract: A packaged semiconductor device comprises a package substrate comprising a first package substrate contact and a second package substrate contact, and a semiconductor die over the package substrate. The semiconductor device further includes electrical connections between signal contact pads of the die and the package substrate, and a heat spreader that comprises a first heat spreader portion which is electrically connected to a first signal contact pad and the first package substrate contact and provides an electrical conduction path and a thermal conduction path. A second heat spreader portion provides an electrical conduction path between a second signal contact pad and the second package substrate contact and a thermal conduction path between the die and package substrate. An insulating layer is positioned between the first and second heat spreader portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.
    Inventors: Burton J. Carpenter, Leo M. Higgins, III
  • Patent number: 8674499
    Abstract: A heat radiation component configured to be provided through a thermal interface material on a semiconductor device mounted on a board includes a first layer to be positioned on a first side and a second layer stacked on the first layer to be positioned on a second side farther from the semiconductor device than the first side. The coefficient of thermal expansion of the second layer is lower than the coefficient of thermal expansion of the first layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: Shinko Electric Industries Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kei Murayama, Shigeaki Suganuma, Masakuni Kitajima, Ryuichi Matsuki, Hiroyuki Miyajima
  • Patent number: 8673691
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device has a step of forming a first substrate; a step of facing a first main electrode to the first metal foil, and electrically connecting the first main electrode and the first metal foil; a step of facing a second main electrode to the second metal foil, and electrically connecting the second main electrode and the second metal foil; a step of forming a second substrate; and steps of facing a surface side of the second substrate to a surface side of the first substrate; electrically connecting the third metal foil and a third main electrode provided on a main surface of the first semiconductor element; and electrically connecting the fourth metal foil and a fourth main electrode provided on a main surface of the second semiconductor element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: Fuji Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshinari Ikeda, Shin Soyano, Akira Morozumi, Kenji Suzuki, Yoshikazu Takahashi
  • Patent number: 8659146
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for manufacturing a lead frame based, over-molded semiconductor package (7) with an exposed pad or power die flag (70) having multiple integrated THT heat spreader pins (71) configured for insertion into one or more vias (77) formed in a printed circuit board (78). The through hole heat spreader pins (71) may be formed as an integral part of the exposed pad (52) or may be solidly connected with the exposed pad (62).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Bauer, Anton Kolbeck
  • Patent number: 8643171
    Abstract: A power semiconductor device includes: a mold unit that includes a power semiconductor element, a base plate, and a mold unit, the power semiconductor element being mounted on one surface of the base plate, a convex portion being formed on an other surface of the base plate, the convex portion including a plurality of grooves, the mold unit having a mold resin with which the power semiconductor element is sealed in such a manner as to expose the convex portion; a plurality of radiation fins inserted into the grooves, respectively, and fixedly attached to the base plate by swaging; and a metal plate that includes a opening into which the convex portion is inserted, the metal plate being arranged between the mold unit and the radiation fins with the convex portion inserted into the opening, wherein the metal plate includes a protrusion that protrudes from an edge of the opening and that digs into a side surface of the convex portion when the convex portion is inserted into the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Shigeyuki Nakazato, Yoichi Goto, Kiyofumi Kitai, Toru Kimura
  • Patent number: 8633597
    Abstract: In a multi-module integrated circuit package having a package substrate and package contacts, a die is embedded in the package substrate with thermal vias that couple hotspots on the embedded die to some of the package contacts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Fifin Sweeney, Milind P. Shah, Mario Francisco Velez, Damion B. Gastelum
  • Patent number: 8633060
    Abstract: A purpose of the application is to provide a semiconductor device production method capable of reducing complexity of production operations and keeping production costs low, and enhancing reliability, and a semiconductor device. One aspect of the invention provides a method of producing a semiconductor device, the method including a first bonding step of bonding a first electrode plate and a semiconductor device portion, and a second bonding step of bonding the semiconductor device portion and a second electrode plate. The method includes a sealing step of forming a sealed composite body by covering target surfaces of a composite body formed by the first bonding step with resin, the target surfaces being surfaces other than a second surface of the first electrode plate and the second surface of the semiconductor device portion. The second bonding step is performed after the sealing step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Hirotaka Ohno
  • Patent number: 8624388
    Abstract: In a manufacturing method of a package carrier, a substrate including a first metal layer, a second metal layer having a top surface and a bottom surface opposite to each other, and an insulating layer between the first and second metal layers is provided. The second metal layer has a greater thickness than the first metal layer. A first opening passing through the first metal layer and the insulating layer and exposing a portion of the top surface of the second metal layer is formed. The first metal layer is patterned to form a patterned conductive layer. Second openings are formed on the bottom surface of the second metal layer. The second metal layer is divided into thermal conductive blocks by the second openings that do not connect the first opening. A surface passivation layer is formed on the patterned conductive layer and the exposed portion of the top surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: Subtron Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Shih-Hao Sun
  • Patent number: 8623707
    Abstract: To reduce the thermal stresses that may be caused by a difference in thermal expansion coefficients between a molded casing and an active side of a semiconductor device embedded in the molded casing, and thus reduce the number of corresponding failures caused by the thermal stresses, the active side of the semiconductor device is arranged face-down, towards a substrate supporting the semiconductor device. The semiconductor device includes a through via that electrically connects the active side of the semiconductor device to a passive side of the semiconductor device. A wire bond electrically connects the passive side of the semiconductor device to the substrate. To increase the dissipation of heat generated in the semiconductor device, a thermally conductive slug may be disposed in the substrate, and the active side of the semiconductor device may be attached to the thermally conductive slug.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew V. Kearney, Peng Su
  • Patent number: 8618585
    Abstract: A semiconductor apparatus according to embodiments of the invention can include a first semiconductor device made of silicon, the first semiconductor devices being arranged collectively, whereby to form a first device group, and a second semiconductor device made of silicon carbide, the second semiconductor devices being arranged collectively, whereby to form a second device group. The apparatus can also include a wiring conductor connecting the first semiconductor device and the second semiconductor device, a cooling fin base comprising a projection formed thereon, whereby to dissipate heat generated from the first and second semiconductor devices, and the projections arranged under the second device group being spaced apart from each other more widely than the projections arranged under the first device group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Fuji Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kenichiro Sato
  • Patent number: 8611091
    Abstract: A thermal module for mounting to and using with a solar inverter includes a heat sink, at least one cooling module, and a thermal insulator. The heat sink has a heat-receiving portion and a heat-radiating portion, and the cooling module has a hot side and a cold side. The hot side of the cooling module is in contact with the heat-receiving portion of the heat sink while the cold side is in contact with a heat-producing source on the solar inverter. The thermal insulator is provided in a space between the heat-receiving portion of the heat sink, the cooling module, and the heat-producing source of the solar inverter. With the cooling module provided between the heat sink and the solar inverter, the solar inverter can have largely upgraded heat dissipation efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Asia Vital Components Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nighter Guo, Wess Juan, Jinjin He
  • Patent number: 8597986
    Abstract: An assembly has at least one integrated circuit (IC) die fixed in a medium. The assembly has a redistribution layer over the IC die. The redistribution layer has conductors connecting first pads on active faces of the IC die to second pads at an exposed surface of the assembly. A die unit is provided over the IC die. The die unit has a bottom die interconnected to a package substrate. Respective portions of the redistribution layer corresponding to each of the at least one IC die partially underlie the bottom die, and extend beyond the bottom die. The package substrate has contacts connected to the ones of the second pads corresponding to the at least one IC die.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsung-Ding Wang, Chien-Hsiun Lee
  • Patent number: 8587016
    Abstract: Provided are a light emitting device package and a lighting system comprising the same. The light emitting device package comprises a package body having an inclined side surface and a light emitting device on the inclined side surface of the package body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yong Seon Song
  • Patent number: 8587110
    Abstract: A semiconductor module having a semiconductor chip stack and a method for producing the same is disclosed. In one embodiment, a thermally conductive layer with anisotropically thermally conductive particles is arranged between the semiconductor chips. The anisotropically thermally conductive particles have a lower thermal conductivity in a direction vertically with respect to the layer or the film than in a direction of the layer or the film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Markus Brunnbauer, Markus Fink, Hans-Gerd Jetten
  • Patent number: 8587115
    Abstract: A heat dissipation substrate including a metal substrate, a metal layer, an insulating material layer and a patterned conductive layer is provided. The metal layer is disposed on the metal substrate and entirely covers the metal substrate. The metal layer has a first metal block and a second metal block surrounding the first metal block. A thickness of the first metal block is greater than a thickness of the second metal block. The insulating material layer is disposed on the second metal block. The patterned conductive layer is disposed on the insulating material layer and on the first metal block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Subtron Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Shih-Hao Sun
  • Patent number: 8581393
    Abstract: A thermally conductive LED assembly is disclosed. The thermally conductive LED assembly includes an elongate conductor cable having a first conductor and a second conductor extending along a length of the elongate conductor cable and a thermally conducting and electrically insulating polymer layer disposed between first conductor and second conductor and a second electrically insulating polymer layer is disposed on the first conductor or second conductor. The electrically insulating polymer layer having a thermal impedance value in a range from 2.5 to 15 C.°-cm2/W and a plurality of light emitting diodes are disposed along the length of the elongate conductor cable. Each light emitting diode is in electrical communication with the first conductor and the second conductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Michael A. Meis, Susan L. Korpela, Jeffrey R. Janssen, Patrick J. Hager, Ellen O. Aeling
  • Patent number: 8564112
    Abstract: To improve the performance and reliability of semiconductor devices. For the semiconductor chip CP1, power MOSFETs Q1 and Q2 for the switch, a diode DD1 for detecting the heat generation of the power MOSFET Q1, a diode DD2 for detecting the heat generation of the power MOSFET Q2, and plural pad electrodes PD are formed. The power MOSFET Q1 and the diode DD1 are arranged in a first MOSFET region RG1 on the side of a side SD1, and the power MOSFET Q2 and the diode DD2 are arranged in a second MOSFET region RG2 on the side of a side SD2. The diode DD1 is arranged along the side SD1, the diode DD2 is arranged along the side SD2, and all pad electrodes PD other than the pad electrodes PDS1 and PDS2 for the source are arranged along a side SD3 between the diodes DD1 and DD2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: Renesas Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Nakamura, Atsushi Fujiki, Tatsuhiro Seki, Nobuya Koike, Yukihiro Sato, Kisho Ashida
  • Patent number: 8564956
    Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed that may include one or more printed circuit boards (PCBs) and an electronics package may be disposed about the first surface of one or more of the PCBs. The PCBs may include a metal layer and a core, and, in some aspects, may include multiple cores interposed between multiple metal layers, and in some embodiments a backplane may be disposed along the core(s). A plurality of PCB's may be set apart and connected by pins to dissipate heat from one PCB to another, and/or to convey electrical connectivity. Pins may be configured to pass through or into one or both the PCBs including the cores to conduct heat generated by the electronics package away for dispersion. In some embodiments, the pins may pass into the backplane. The apparatus may include LEDs, lights, computer devices, memories, telecommunications devices, or combinations of these.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: Nexxus Lighting, Incorporated
    Inventor: Zdenko Grajcar
  • Patent number: 8564120
    Abstract: By providing heat dissipation elements or heat pipes in temperature critical areas of a semiconductor device, enhanced performance, reliability and packing density may be achieved. The heat dissipation elements may be formed on the basis of standard manufacturing techniques and may be positioned in close proximity to individual transistor elements and/or may be used for shielding particular circuit portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc.
    Inventors: Anthony Mowry, David Farber, Fred Hause, Markus Lenski
  • Patent number: 8545987
    Abstract: According to various aspects, exemplary embodiments are provided of thermal interface material assemblies. In one exemplary embodiment, a thermal interface material assembly generally includes a thermal interface material having a first side and a second side and a metallization layer having a layer thickness of about 0.0005 inches or less. The metallization layer is disposed along at least a portion of the first side of the thermal interface material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: Laird Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason Strader, Mark Wisniewski
  • Patent number: 8546924
    Abstract: Package structures for integrating thermoelectric components with stacking chips are presented. The package structures include a chip with a pair of conductive through vias. Conductive elements are disposed one side of the chip contacting the pair of conductive through vias. Thermoelectric components are disposed on the other side of the chip, wherein the thermoelectric component includes a first type conductive thermoelectric element and a second type conductive thermoelectric element respectively corresponding to and electrically connecting to the pair of conductive through vias. A substrate is disposed on the thermoelectric component, wherein the thermoelectric component, the pair of conductive through vias and the conductive element form a thermoelectric current path. Therefore, heat generated from the chip is transferred outward through a thermoelectric path formed from the thermoelectric components, the conductive through vias and the conductive elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Chih-Kuang Yu, Chun-Kai Liu, Ra-Min Tain
  • Patent number: 8531026
    Abstract: Thermally regulated semiconductor devices having reduced thermally induced defects are provided, including associated methods. Such a device can include a heat spreader having a monolayer of diamond particles within a thin metal matrix and a semiconductor material thermally coupled to the heat spreader. In one aspect, the coefficient of thermal expansion difference between the heat spreader and the semiconductor material is less than or equal to about 50%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: RiteDia Corporation
    Inventor: Chien-Min Sung
  • Patent number: 8531014
    Abstract: A method and a system for minimizing carrier stress of a semiconductor device are provided. In one embodiment, a semiconductor device is provided comprising a carrier comprising a mesh coated with a metallic material, and a semiconductor chip disposed over the carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Manfred Mengel, Oliver Eichinger, Khalil Hosseini, Joachim Mahler
  • Patent number: 8525317
    Abstract: An integrated chip package includes at least one semiconductor chip. The at least one semiconductor chip includes a first surface and a second surface. The integrated chip package includes an intermediate substrate. The intermediate substrate is electrically coupled via conductive bumps to the first surface of the at least one semiconductor chip. The intermediate substrate includes at least one capacitor electrically coupled to the at least one semiconductor chip. The at least one capacitor includes a trench capacitor. The integrated chip package includes a package substrate. The package substrate includes a first surface electrically coupled to the intermediate substrate via a plurality of bonding wires.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: Marvell International Ltd.
    Inventor: Sehat Sutardja
  • Patent number: 8519409
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to structures of LED components that integrate thermoelectric devices with LEDs on LED emitter substrates for cooling the LEDs. The present disclosure also related to methods for integrating LED dies with thermoelectric elements. The LED component includes an LED emitter substrate with a cavity in a downward facing surface of the LED emitter substrate and thermal vias that extend from a bottom of the cavity to an area close to an upward facing surface of the LED emitter substrate. The device also includes thermoelectric elements disposed in the cavity where the thermoelectric elements connect with their corresponding thermal vias. The device further includes a thermoelectric substrate in the cavity to electrically connect to the thermoelectric elements. The device further includes an LED die on the upward facing surface of the LED emitter substrate such that the LED die is opposite the cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Chih-Kuang Yu, Hsing-Kuo Hsia