Ball Or Nail Head Type Contact, Lead, Or Bond Patents (Class 257/780)
  • Patent number: 7859122
    Abstract: A structure and a method for forming the same. The structure includes a first dielectric layer, an electrically conductive bond pad on the first dielectric layer, and a second dielectric layer on top of the first dielectric layer and the electrically conductive bond pad. The electrically conductive bond pad is sandwiched between the first and second dielectric layers. The second dielectric layer includes N separate final via openings such that a top surface of the electrically conductive bond pad is exposed to a surrounding ambient through each final via opening of the N separate final via openings. N is a positive integer greater than 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Timothy Harrison Daubenspeck, Jeffrey Peter Gambino, Christopher David Muzzy, David L. Questad, Wolfgang Sauter
  • Patent number: 7859118
    Abstract: A multi-substrate region-based package and a method for fabricating the same are provided. An active surface of a chip is divided into a plurality of functional regions, and each of the functional regions is electrically connected to a corresponding substrate via bonding wires. Each of the functional regions has a separate system, and the circuit layout thereof is not limited by the substrate or other systems but can be flexibly and independently designed, thereby allowing the package to be made smaller and thinner. Each set of the functional region and its corresponding substrate functions as an independent unit, such that the substrates are not affected by each other, thereby providing good compatibility, improved reliability and reduced packaging area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Assignee: UTAC (Taiwan) Corporation
    Inventor: Shiann-Tsong Tsai
  • Patent number: 7859108
    Abstract: A flip chip package includes a substrate and a semiconductor chip. The substrate includes a substrate body, a metal wiring having a terminal part some of which is disposed in the substrate body, a solder resist pattern formed on the substrate body with an opening for exposing the terminal part, and an organic anti-oxidation layer for covering the terminal part. The semiconductor chip has a bump formed through (e.g., penetrates) the organic anti-oxidation layer and is electrically connected to the terminal part. The present invention prevents oxidation of the terminal part and allows easy coupling of a bump of a semiconductor chip and the terminal part of the substrate, since an anti-oxidation layer including an organic matter is formed over a surface of a terminal part including copper which is easily oxidized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Assignee: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.
    Inventors: Woong Sun Lee, Il Hwan Cho, Myung Geun Park, Cheol Ho Joh, Eun Hye Do, Ki Young Kim, Ji Eun Kim, Jong Hyun Nam
  • Patent number: 7859123
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a wire bonding structure, and more particularly to a manufacturing method for said wire bonding structure. The wire bonding structure comprises a die that connects with a lead via a bonding wire. At least one bond pad is positioned on an active surface of the die, and a gold bump is provided on the bond pad; furthermore, a ball bond can be positioned upon the gold bump. The bond pad and the gold bump can separate the ball bond and the die, which can avoid damaging the die during the bonding process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Assignee: Great Team Backend Foundry Inc.
    Inventor: Chung Hsing Tzu
  • Patent number: 7855442
    Abstract: A Silicon Based Package (SBP) is formed starting with a thick wafer, which serves as the base for the SBP, composed of silicon which has a first surface and a reverse surface which are planar. Then form an interconnection structure including metal capture structures in contact with the first surface and multilayer conductor patterns over the first surface. Form a temporary bond between the SBP and a wafer holder, with the wafer holder being a rigid structure. Thin the reverse side of the wafer to a desired thickness to form an Ultra Thin Silicon Wafer (UTSW) for the SBP. Form via holes with tapered or vertical sidewalls, which extend through the UTSW to reach the metal capture structures. Then form metal pads in the via holes which extend through the UTSW, making electrical contact to the metal capture structures. Then bond the metal pads in the via holes to pads of a carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2010
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: John H. Magerlein, Chirag S. Patel, Edmund J. Sprogis, Herbert I. Stoller
  • Patent number: 7855448
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for improved contact pad arrays and land patterns for integrated circuit packages are presented. A plurality of conductive pads are arranged in an array of rows and columns. At least one edge of a perimeter of the array is not fully populated with conductive pads. Spaces created in the edge by missing conductive pads create additional routing channels for signals from conductive pads within the array to be routed external to the array through the edge. A land pattern may have routing channels on one or more layers of a printed circuit board. In such a multi-layer land pattern, spaces can be created in edges on any number of the layers. Furthermore, corner pad arrangements having known routing channel characteristics can be used in any number of corners of a land pattern that incorporates spaces in an edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2010
    Assignee: Broadcom Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin L. Seaman, Vernon M. Wnek
  • Patent number: 7855461
    Abstract: A chip structure comprising a semiconductor substrate, a plurality of dielectric layers, a plurality of circuit layers, a passivation layer, a metal layer and at least a bump. The semiconductor substrate has a plurality of electronic devices positioned on a surface layer of the semiconductor substrate. The dielectric layers are sequentially stacked on the semiconductor substrate and have a plurality of via holes. The circuit layers are disposed on one of the dielectric layers, wherein the circuit layers are electrically connected with each other through the via holes and are electrically connected to the electronic devices. The passivation layer is disposed over the circuit layers and the dielectric layers, wherein the passivation layer comprises an opening that exposes one of the metal layers. The metal layer is disposed over the passivation layer, wherein the metal layer comprises at least a bump pad and at least a testing pad, the bump pad electrically connecting with the testing pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2010
    Assignee: Megica Corporation
    Inventors: Nick Kuo, Chiu-Ming Chou, Chien-Kang Chou, Chu-Fu Lin
  • Patent number: 7855136
    Abstract: A semiconductor chip comprises a silicon substrate on which semiconductor elements are formed, pads, each of which is formed on the silicon substrate and electrically connected to at least one of the semiconductor elements, a first insulating layer having an opening over each one of the pads, a first wiring layer formed on the first insulating layer, electrically connected to the pads and having connecting parts, a second insulating layer formed on the first wiring layer and having openings over the connecting parts of the first wiring layer, electrically functioning solder bumps, each of which is formed on one of the openings of the second insulating layer with electrically connecting to one of the pads via the first wiring layer, and dummy bumps for self adjustment, each of which is formed on one of the openings of the second insulating layer without electrically connecting to the pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2010
    Assignee: FujifilmCorporation
    Inventor: Hidenobu Takahira
  • Patent number: 7855443
    Abstract: A stack structure of semiconductor packages and a method for fabricating the stack structure are provided. A plurality of electrical connection pads and dummy pads are formed on a surface of a substrate of an upper semiconductor package and at positions corresponding to those around an encapsulant of a lower semiconductor package. Solder balls are implanted to the electrical connection pads and the dummy pads. The upper semiconductor package is mounted on the lower semiconductor package. The upper semiconductor package is electrically connected to the lower semiconductor package by the solder balls implanted to the electrical connection pads, and the encapsulant of the lower semiconductor package is surrounded and confined by the solder balls implanted to the dummy pads. Thereby, the upper semiconductor package is properly and securely positioned on the lower semiconductor package, without the occurrence of misalignment between the upper and lower semiconductor packages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2010
    Assignee: Siliconware Precision Industries Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Fang-Lin Tsai, Ho-Yi Tsai, Han-Ping Pu, Cheng-Hsu Hsiao
  • Patent number: 7851928
    Abstract: A semiconductor device having an insulating substrate with differentially plated metal and selective solder. Chip 221 with contact studs 223 is attached onto the traces 203 on tape 101. The traces, which are unprotected by soldermask 110, have solder on the top surface, but not on the sidewalls. The sidewalls of the traces are at right angles to the trace top, giving the trace a rectangular cross section. Consequently, the area for attaching stud 223 is maximized. At the same time, the differential plating method of trace metal 203 and through-hole metal 206 allows different metal thicknesses and provides independent control of the trace aspect ratio for low electrical resistance and trace fatigue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Bernardo Gallegos, Donald C. Abbott
  • Patent number: 7846829
    Abstract: A semiconductor device is provided that includes a semiconductor chip, a plurality of solder bumps that electrically couple the semiconductor chip to the outside, and a metal bump being provided on the surface of each first solder bump which is at least a part of the plurality of solder bumps and being made of a metal having a melting point higher than that of the first solder bump. The wettability of the first solder bump is improved as each metal bump serves as a core when the corresponding first solder bump melts. Thus, the connection reliability of the first solder bump can be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2010
    Assignee: Spansion LLC
    Inventors: Junji Tanaka, Masahiko Harayama, Masanori Onodera
  • Patent number: 7847400
    Abstract: A semiconductor package substrate structure and a manufacturing method thereof are disclosed. The structure includes a substrate having a plurality of electrical connecting pads formed on at least one surface thereof; a plurality of electroplated conductive posts each covering a corresponding one of the electrical connecting pads and an insulating protective layer formed on the surface of the substrate and having a revealing portion for exposing the electroplated conductive posts therefrom. The invention allows the interval between the electroplated conductive posts to be minimized, the generation of concentrated stresses and the overflow of underfill to be avoided, as well as the reduction of the overall height of the fabricated package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2010
    Assignee: Unimicron Technology Corp.
    Inventor: Wen-Hung Hu
  • Patent number: 7847420
    Abstract: A surface mounting structure applied to a BGA includes a substrate, a first soldering pad, a first lead, a second lead and a passivation layer. The substrate has a top surface for the first soldering pad to be disposed thereon. The first lead has a first end connected to the first soldering pad and a second end. The second lead has a third end connected to the first soldering pad and a fourth end connected to the second end of the first lead. A well is defined among the first lead, the second lead, and the first soldering pad. The passivation layer covers the top surface of the substrate, and has a first opening corresponding to the top of the first soldering pad to expose the first soldering pad and the well. Chip failure resulting from the warp occurring at four corners in the surface mounting procedure is prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2010
    Assignee: Micro-Star Int'l Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yi Yen Chiang
  • Patent number: 7842599
    Abstract: A method for forming solder bumps on an electronic component. Providing a transfer substrate having a plurality of solder balls, disposing the transfer substrate on the surface of the electronic component, heating to reflow the solder balls onto the electronic component; and removing the sacrificial substrate. The transfer substrate may comprise a sacrificial film and a metal layer patterned with a mask which is used to form solder balls on the transfer substrate. Or, the transfer substrate may comprise a sheet of material having solder balls embedded at least partially in the sheet. A method of aligning a part being bumped with a transfer substrate, using a shuttle mechanism and an alignment film is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2010
    Assignee: WSTP, LLC
    Inventor: John Mackay
  • Patent number: 7843053
    Abstract: A stack package of the present invention is made by stacking at least two area array type chip scale packages. Each chip scale package of an adjacent pair of chip scale packages is attached to the other in a manner that the ball land pads of the upper stacked chip scale package face in the opposite direction to those of the lower stacked chip scale package, and the circuit patterns of the upper stacked chip scale package are electrically connected to the those of the lower stacked chip scale package by, for example, connecting boards. Therefore, it is possible to stack not only fan-out type chip scale packages, but to also efficiently stack ordinary area array type chip scale packages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2010
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Dong-Ho Lee
  • Patent number: 7842948
    Abstract: A device and method for providing access to a signal of a flip chip semiconductor die. A hole is bored into a semiconductor die to a test probe point. The hole is backfilled with a conductive material, electrically coupling the test probe point to a signal redistribution layer. A conductive bump of the signal redistribution layer is electrically coupled to a conductive contact of a package substrate. An external access point of the package substrate is electrically coupled to the conductive contact, such that signals of the flip chip semiconductor die are accessible for measurement at the external access point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2010
    Assignee: NVIDIA Corporation
    Inventors: Brian S. Schieck, Howard Lee Marks
  • Patent number: 7839002
    Abstract: An electronic device. The device including a module having opposite top surface and bottom surfaces; a first set of pads on the top surface of the module and a second set of pads on the bottom surface of the module substrate, wires within the module electrically connecting the first set of pads to the second set of pads; a set of solder interconnects in electrical and physical contact with a the second set of module pads; and a dielectric underfill layer formed on the bottom surface of the module, the underfill layer filling the space between lower regions of the solder interconnects of the set of solder interconnects, upper regions of the solder interconnects of the set of solder interconnects extending past a top surface of the underfill layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2010
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen Peter Ayotte, Christina Marie Pepi, Timothy M. Sullivan
  • Patent number: 7838999
    Abstract: An integrated circuit/substrate interconnect apparatus and method of manufacture are provided. Included is a substrate with a plurality of wells and a landing pad formed in each of the wells. The substrate further includes a seed layer deposited in each of the wells over the landing pad, and a metalized layer deposited in each of the wells over the seed layer. Before assembly, an upper surface of the metalized layer forms a well.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2010
    Assignee: NVIDIA Corporation
    Inventors: Inderjit Singh, Ray Chen, Behdad Jafari
  • Patent number: 7838424
    Abstract: An improved Wafer-Level Chip-Scale Packaging (WLCSP) process is described that includes forming a plurality of conductive pillars on a first surface of a semiconductor wafer. One or more grooves are dry etched into the first surface of the semiconductor wafer, where the grooves define at least one boundary between each of a plurality of die within the semiconductor wafer. A layer of encapsulating material is deposited over the first surface. A recess is then cut in each of the grooves through the encapsulating material, where the cutting leaves a piece of semiconductor material on the second surface of the semiconductor wafer. The second surface is then ground to remove the piece of semiconductor material, where the removal of this material separates the plurality of die.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2010
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tjandra Winata Karta, Steven Hsu, Chien-Hsiun Lee, Gene Wu, Jimmy Liang
  • Patent number: 7833881
    Abstract: Packaged semiconductor components and methods for manufacturing packaged semiconductor components. In one embodiment a semiconductor component comprises a die having a semiconductor substrate and an integrated circuit. The substrate has a first side, a second side, a sidewall between the first and second sides, a first indentation at the sidewall around a periphery of the first side, and a second indentation at the sidewall around a periphery of the second side. The component can further include a first exterior cover at the first side and a second exterior cover at the second side. The first exterior cover has a first extension in the first indentation, and the second exterior cover has a second extension in the second indentation. The first and second extensions are spaced apart from each other by an exposed portion of the sidewall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2010
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Warren M. Farnworth
  • Patent number: 7834466
    Abstract: A structure includes a semiconductor die that has an arrangement of die pads on a surface of the semiconductor die. A first row of die pads consists of a first group of four die pads and run in a first direction. A second row of die pads are adjacent to the first row and consist of a second group of four die pads running in the first direction. The second row begins at a first offset in the first direction from where the first row begins. A third row of die pads are adjacent to the second row and comprise a third group of four die pads that run in the first direction. The third row begins at a second offset in the first direction from where the second row begins. This allows for relatively easy access to all of the die pads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2010
    Assignee: Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert J. Wenzel, Trung Q Duong, Ilan Lidsky
  • Patent number: 7833827
    Abstract: A method of making a semiconductor chip assembly includes providing a metal base, a routing line, a bumped terminal and a filler, wherein the routing line contacts the bumped terminal and the filler, then mechanically attaching a semiconductor chip to the metal base, the routing line, the bumped terminal and the filler, then forming an encapsulant, then etching the metal base to expose the bumped terminal, and then forming an insulative base that covers a peripheral portion of the bumped terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2010
    Assignee: Bridge Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventors: Charles W. C. Lin, Cheng-Chung Chen
  • Patent number: 7834453
    Abstract: A contact structure including a contact pad, a polymer bump and a conductive layer is provided in the present invention. The contact pad is disposed on a substrate. The polymer bump is disposed on the contact pad. The conductive layer covers the polymer bump and extends to the outside of the polymer bump. The portion of the conductive layer extending to the outside of the polymer bump serves as a test pad. The invention further discloses a manufacturing method of a contact structure. First, a substrate is provided having a contact pad already formed thereon. Then, a polymer bump is formed on the contact pad and a conductive layer is formed on the polymer bump. The conductive layer covers the polymer bump and extends to the outside of the polymer bump. The portion of the conductive layer extending to the outside of the polymer bump serves as a test pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2010
    Assignees: Taiwan TFT LCD Association, Chunghwa Picture Tubes, Ltd., Au Optronics Corporation, Hannstar Display Corporation, Chi Mei Optoelectronics Corporation, Industrial Technology Research Institute, TPO Displays Corp.
    Inventor: Shyh-Ming Chang
  • Patent number: 7830022
    Abstract: A semiconductor package is disclosed. One embodiment provides a semiconductor package singulated from a wafer includes a chip defining an active surface, a back side opposite the active surface, and peripheral sides extending between the active surface and the back side; a contact pad disposed on the active surface; and a metallization layer extending from the contact pad onto a portion of the peripheral sides of the chip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2010
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Horst Theuss, Adolf Koller
  • Patent number: 7830007
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes n1 first interconnects (n is an integer larger than one) respectively formed on first electrodes and extending over a first resin protrusion, and n2 second interconnects (n2<n1) respectively formed on second electrodes and extending over a second resin protrusion. The first and second resin protrusions are formed of an identical material, have an identical width, and extend longitudinally. The first interconnects extends to intersect a longitudinal axis of the first resin protrusion, and each of the first interconnects has a first width W1 on the first resin protrusion. The second interconnects extends to intersect a longitudinal axis of the second resin protrusion, and each of the second interconnects has a second width W2 (W1<W2) on the second resin protrusion. The relationship W1×n1=W2×n2 is satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2010
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Shuichi Tanaka, Haruki Ito
  • Patent number: 7830006
    Abstract: A chip scale integrated circuit package includes an integrated circuit chip which has a first face and a second face. A plurality of pillar bumps are formed on the first face of the integrated circuit chip. An encapsulant material encapsulates the sides and the first face of the integrated circuit chip, and the pillar bumps. Upper ends of the pillar bumps remain free from encapsulant material and a substantially planar surface is formed by an upper surface of the encapsulant material and the upper ends of the pillar bumps. A plurality of solder balls are mounted on the substantially planar surface in locations corresponding to the upper ends of the pillar bumps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2010
    Assignee: United Test and Assembly Center, Ltd.
    Inventors: Ravi Kanth Kolan, Hien Boon Tan, Anthony Yi Sheng Sun, Beng Kuan Lim, Krishnamoorthi Sivalingam
  • Patent number: 7829975
    Abstract: A multichip semiconductor device is disclosed in which chips are stacked each of which comprises a semiconductor substrate formed on top with circuit components and an interlayer insulating film formed on the top of the semiconductor substrate. At least one of the chips has a connect plug of a metal formed in a through hole that passes through the semiconductor substrate and the interlayer insulating film. The chip with the connect plug is electrically connected with another chip by that connect plug.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2010
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Nobuo Hayasaka, Katsuya Okumura, Keiichi Sasaki, Mie Matsuo
  • Patent number: 7829919
    Abstract: A semiconductor device which can prevent peeling off of a gate electrode is provided. The semiconductor device has GaN buffer layer 12 formed on substrate 11, undoped AlGaN layer 13 formed on this buffer layer 12, drain electrode 16 and source electrode 17 formed separately on undoped AlGaN layer 13, which form ohmic junctions with undoped AlGaN layer 13. Between drain electrode 16 and source electrode 17, insulating layer 20 which has opening 19 is formed, and metal film 21 is formed on a surface of insulating layer 2. Gate electrode 18 which forms a Schottky barrier junction with undoped AlGaN layer 13 is formed in opening 19, and gate electrode 18 adheres to metal film 21.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2010
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Hisao Kawasaki
  • Publication number: 20100258940
    Abstract: A solder ball structure and a method for forming the same. The structure includes (i) a first dielectric layer which includes a top dielectric surface, (ii) an electrically conductive line, (iii) a second dielectric layer, (iv) a ball-limiting-metallurgy (BLM) region, and (v) a solder ball. The BLM region is electrically connected to the electrically conductive line and the solder ball. The BLM region has a characteristic that a length of the longest straight line segment which is parallel to the top dielectric surface of the first dielectric layer and is entirely in the BLM region does not exceed a pre-specified maximum value. The pre-specified maximum value is at most one-half of a maximum horizontal dimension of the BLM region measured in a horizontal direction parallel to the top dielectric surface of the first dielectric layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2009
    Publication date: October 14, 2010
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Charles L. Arvin, Timothy Harrison Daubenspeck, Wolfgang Sauter, Timothy Dooling Sullivan
  • Patent number: 7811855
    Abstract: A method for producing a matrix of electromagnetic radiation detectors made up of a plurality of elementary detection modules mounted on an interconnection substrate. The method includes depositing on the interconnection substrate a predefined number of quantities of solder or hybridization material, intended to constitute hybridization bumps for the elementary modules, in at least a first array for the nominal hybridization, and at least one second array, with the deposits of solder or hybridization material of the second array being lower in volume than those of the first array, depositing a liquid flux on the interconnection substrate, mounting the elementary modules to be hybridized on the interconnection substrate, and raising the temperature of a chamber in which the various elements to be hybridized are positioned until reaching at least the melting point of the solder or hybridization material to join the modules and interconnection substrate together by reflow effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Assignee: Societe Francaise de Detecteurs Infrarouges-Sofradir
    Inventor: Bernard Pitault
  • Patent number: 7812428
    Abstract: Methods, systems, IC packages, and electrical devices for providing data security for ICs. A substrate-on-substrate connector grid array package with an electrical shield can protect sensitive information in a secure IC from being accessed by physical attacks. A current flow in the electrical shield can be monitored for disturbances which can indicate an attack on the IC package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Assignee: Atmel Rousset S.A.S.
    Inventors: Alain Peytavy, Alexandre Croguennec
  • Patent number: 7812449
    Abstract: An integrated circuit package system includes: providing a base device; attaching a base interconnect to the base device; applying an encapsulant over the base device and the base interconnect; and forming a re-routing film over the encapsulant, the base device, and the base interconnect for connectivity without a substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Assignee: Stats Chippac Ltd.
    Inventors: Heap Hoe Kuan, Seng Guan Chow, Rui Huang
  • Patent number: 7811932
    Abstract: A die-on-die assembly has a first die (10) and a second die (50). The first die (10) has a first contact extension (28,42) and a peg (32,44,45) extending a first height above the first die. The second die (50) has a second contact extension (68) connected to the first contact extension and has a containing feature (62) extending a second height above the second die surrounding the peg. The peg extends past the containing feature. Because the peg extends past the containing feature, lateral movement between the first and second die can cause the peg to come in contact with and be constrained by the containing feature. The peg and containing feature are thus useful in constraining movement between the first and second die.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Assignee: Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott K. Pozder, Ritwik Chatterjee
  • Patent number: 7808105
    Abstract: A semiconductor package includes a first semiconductor die; a first redistribution layer coupled to a bonding pad of the first semiconductor die; a first solder bump coupled to the first redistribution layer; a second semiconductor die; a second redistribution layer coupled to a bonding pad of the second semiconductor die; a second solder bump coupled to the second redistribution layer and to the first solder bump; a third redistribution layer coupled to the second redistribution layer; and a solder ball coupled to the third redistribution layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2010
    Assignee: Amkor Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Jong Sik Paek
  • Patent number: 7808114
    Abstract: A circuit device of preferred embodiments of the present invention includes: a circuit element with electrodes formed in a peripheral part thereof; connecting portions connected to surfaces of the electrodes; and redistribution lines which are continuous to the respective connecting portions and extended in parallel to the main surface of the circuit element. In preferred embodiments of the present invention, the connecting portions and the redistribution lines are integrally formed of one piece of metal. Accordingly, there is no place where different materials are connected in a portion between the connecting portions and the redistribution lines, thus improving a joint reliability of the entire device against a thermal stress or the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2010
    Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryosuke Usui, Yasunori Inoue, Hideki Mizuhara
  • Patent number: 7804173
    Abstract: A semiconductor device having conductive bumps and a fabrication method thereof are provided. The fabrication method mainly including steps of: providing a semiconductor substrate having a solder pad and a passivation layer formed thereon with a portion of the solder pads exposed from the passivation layer; disposing a first metal layer on the solder pad and a portion of the passivation layer around the solder pad; disposing a covering layer on the first metal layer and the passivation layer, and forming an aperture in the covering layer to expose a portion of the first metal layer, wherein a center of the aperture is deviated from that of the solder pad; deposing a metal pillar on the portion of the first metal layer; and deposing a solder material on an outer surface of the metal pillar for providing a better buffering effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2010
    Assignee: Siliconware Precision Industries Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chun-Chi Ke, Chien-Ping Huang
  • Patent number: 7800239
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a high power IC (Integrated Circuit) semiconductor device and process for making same. More particularly, the invention encompasses a high conductivity or low resistance metal stack to reduce the device R-on which is stable at high temperatures while in contact with a thick aluminum wire-bond that is required for high current carrying capability and is mechanically stable against vibration during use, and process thereof. The invention further discloses a thick metal interconnect with metal pad caps at selective sites, and process for making the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2010
    Assignee: Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC
    Inventors: Hormazdyar Minocher Dalal, Jagdish Prasad, Hocine Bouzid Ziad
  • Patent number: 7800240
    Abstract: An under bump metallurgy structure and wafer structure using the same and method of manufacturing wafer structure are provided. The under bump metallurgy structure includes an adhesion layer, a barrier layer and a wetting layer. The adhesion layer is disposed on a bonding pad of a wafer. The barrier layer is disposed on the adhesion layer. The wetting layer is disposed on the barrier layer. The adhesion layer, the barrier layer and the wetting layer are respectively made of nickel with boron, cobalt and gold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2010
    Assignee: Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc.
    Inventor: Jui-I Yu
  • Patent number: 7795743
    Abstract: A wiring substrate having variously sized ball pads, a semiconductor package including the wiring substrate, and a stack package using the semiconductor package, to improve board level reliability (BLR) of a semiconductor package or stack package mounted on a mother board are shown. Outer ball pads are formed to have relatively greater surface areas at the corners of the semiconductor package as compared to those at other areas and are formed to have the greatest surface area within a designable range. Additionally, occurrence of cracks may be inhibited at junctions of other solder balls by forming dummy solder pads at the outermost corners among the outer ball pads formed proximate to the corners of the wiring substrate. Stress arising during a board level reliability test is absorbed without product failure at junctions between the dummy solder pads and dummy solder balls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tae-Hun Kim, Hak-Kyoon Byun, Sung-Yong Park, Heung-Kyu Kwon
  • Publication number: 20100225008
    Abstract: A wire bond interconnection between a die pad and a bond finger includes a support pedestal at a bond site of the lead finger, a ball bond on the die pad, and a stitch bond on the support pedestal, in which a width of the lead finger at the bond site is less than a diameter of the support pedestal. Also, a semiconductor package including a die mounted onto and electrically connected by a plurality of wire bonds to a substrate, in which each of the wire bonds includes a wire ball bonded to a pad on the die and stitch bonded to a support pedestal on a bond site on a lead finger, and in which the width of the lead finger at the bond site is less than the diameter of the support pedestal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2010
    Publication date: September 9, 2010
    Inventors: Hun-Teak Lee, Jong-Kook Kim, Chul-Sik Kim, Ki-Youn Jang, Rajendra D. Pendse
  • Patent number: 7791210
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include a semiconductor integrated circuit package that includes a substrate having an integrated circuit die attached thereto. The substrate further includes at least one signal layer having a plurality of electrical signal traces formed thereon. The package includes a discrete non-active electrical component mounted on the package so that the integrated circuit die is electrically connected with an electrical signal trace of the package through the discrete non-active electrical component. And in one particular implementation, the discrete non-active electrical component comprises a capacitive element arranged in series between the electrical signal traces and the die so that the capacitor operates as a package mounted AC coupling capacitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2010
    Assignee: LSI Corporation
    Inventors: Leah Miller, Aritharan Thurairajaratnam
  • Patent number: 7791195
    Abstract: A board structure, a ball grid array (BGA) package and method thereof and a solder ball and method thereof. The example solder ball may include a solder portion and a grooved connection portion, formed through a partitioning process, configured to fit a corresponding protruding portion on a board. The example BGA package may include a plurality of the example solder balls. The example board structure may include the example BGA package connected to the board via the grooved connection portions and the protruding portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2010
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Shin Kim
  • Patent number: 7791178
    Abstract: A lead frame unit, a semiconductor package having a lead frame unit, a stacked semiconductor package having a semiconductor package, and methods of manufacturing the same are provided. The lead frame unit in a stacked semiconductor package may include a die pad supporting a semiconductor chip, an inner lead electrically connected to the semiconductor chip, an outer lead extending from the inner lead, and a heat-resistant insulation member surrounding the connection portion. The outer lead may include a connection portion connected to the inner lead and a junction portion connected to the connection portion and a circuit board. An external signal may be applied to the junction portion. If the lead frame unit is used in the stacked semiconductor package, the outer lead and a dummy outer lead in the stacked semiconductor package may have substantially the same shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2010
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyo-Jae Bang, Heui-Seog Kim, Seong-Chan Han, Jung-Hyeon Kim, Sung-Hwan Kim
  • Patent number: 7786600
    Abstract: A circuit substrate includes a substrate body having a first terminal and a second terminal separated from the first terminal. A circuit wire includes a wiring unit for electrically connecting the first and second terminals by electrically connecting conductive polarization particles that include a first polarity and a second polarity that is opposite to the first polarity. The circuit wire also includes an insulation unit for insulating the wiring unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2010
    Assignee: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.
    Inventor: Tae Min Kang
  • Patent number: 7786606
    Abstract: A resin-sealed semiconductor device includes a metal frame, an electronic substrate, an adhesive agent, a molded resin, and a bonding agent. The electronic substrate includes a first surface having a circuit element wiring part, a second surface facing the metal frame, and a side surface arranged approximately perpendicularly to the first surface and the second surface. The adhesive agent is disposed between the metal frame and the second surface to cover the second surface and a portion of the side surface adjacent to the second surface. The molded resin covers the metal frame and the electronic substrate, and holds the other portion of the side surface adjacent to the first surface. The bonding agent is disposed between the circuit element wiring part and the molded resin so that the molded resin holds the circuit element wiring part through the bonding agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2010
    Assignee: Denso Corporation
    Inventors: Mitsuyasu Enomoto, Haruo Kawakita, Takashi Ohno
  • Patent number: 7786001
    Abstract: An electrical structure and method of forming. The electrical structure includes a first substrate comprising a first electrically conductive pad, a second substrate comprising a second electrically conductive pad, and an interconnect structure electrically and mechanically connecting the first electrically conductive pad to the second electrically conductive pad. The interconnect structure comprises a non-solder metallic core structure, a first solder structure, and a second solder structure. The first solder structure electrically and mechanically connects a first portion of the non-solder metallic core structure to the first electrically conductive pad. The second solder structure electrically and mechanically connects a second portion of the non-solder metallic core structure to the second electrically conductive pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2010
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen Leslie Buchwalter, Bruce K. Furman, Peter A. Gruber, Jae-Woong Nah, Da-Yuan Shih
  • Publication number: 20100213619
    Abstract: Provided is a bonding structure of a bonding wire and a method for forming the same which can solve problems of conventional technologies in practical application of a multilayer copper wire, improve the formability and bonding characteristic of a ball portion, improve the bonding strength of wedge connection, and have a superior industrial productivity. A bonding wire mainly composed of copper, and a concentrated layer where the concentration of a conductive metal other than copper is high is formed at a ball bonded portion. The concentrated layer is formed in the vicinity of the ball bonded portion or at the interface thereof. An area where the concentration of the conductive metal is 0.05 to 20 mol % has a thickness greater than or equal to 0.1 ?m, and it is preferable that the concentration of the conductive metal in the concentrated layer should be five times as much as the average concentration of the conductive metal at the ball bonded portion other than the concentrated layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2008
    Publication date: August 26, 2010
    Applicants: NIPPON STEEL MATERIALS CO., LTD., NIPPON MICROMETAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomohiro Uno, Shinichi Terashima, Keiichi Kimura, Takashi Yamada, Akihito Nishibayashi
  • Patent number: RE41721
    Abstract: A semiconductor device comprising a semiconductor pellet mounted on a pellet mounting area of the main surface of a base substrate, in which first electrode pads arranged on the back of the base substrate are electrically connected to bonding pads arranged on the main surface of the semiconductor pellet. The base substrate is formed of a rigid substrate, and its first electrode pads are electrically connected to the second electrode pads arranged on its reverse side. The semiconductor pellet is mounted on the pellet mounting area of the main surface of the base substrate, with its main surface downward, and its bonding pads are connected electrically with the second electrode pads of the base substrate through bonding wires passing through slits formed in the base substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2010
    Assignee: Renesas Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Atsushi Nakamura, Kunihiko Nishi
  • Patent number: RE41722
    Abstract: A semiconductor device comprising a semiconductor pellet mounted on a pellet mounting area of the main surface of a base substrate, in which first electrode pads arranged on the back of the base substrate are electrically connected to bonding pads arranged on the main surface of the semiconductor pellet. The base substrate is formed of a rigid substrate, and its first electrode pads are electrically connected to the second electrode pads arranged on its reverse side. The semiconductor pellet is mounted on the pellet mounting area of the main surface of the base substrate, with its main surface downward, and its bonding pads are connected electrically with the second electrode pads of the base substrate through bonding wires passing through slits formed in the base substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2010
    Assignee: Renesas Electronics Corp.
    Inventors: Atsushi Nakamura, Kunihiko Nishi
  • Patent number: RE41826
    Abstract: In a semiconductor device in which a semiconductor chip is stacked on a substrate, an interposer chip having wirings is provided under the semiconductor chip. A bonding pad of the semiconductor chip is electrically connected to a bonding terminal provided on the substrate via the interposer chip by wire bonding. The interposer chip prevents a semiconductor element formed in the semiconductor chip from deteriorating in terms of an electric property and from being physically damaged. Further, the wire bonding strength does not drop. Moreover, it is possible to form a fine wiring pitch for relaying a wire-bonding wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2010
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hisashige Nishida, Yoshiki Sota, Hiroyuki Juso