Partial Encapsulation Or Coating (epo) Patents (Class 257/E23.129)
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Patent number: 12261076Abstract: A wafer processing apparatus of the present invention includes a first chamber unit in which a first wafer part including a retainer ring portion and a plurality of sawn first dies is processed, a second chamber unit in which a second wafer part including a wafer part or a carrier substrate is processed, and a third chamber unit in which the first dies of the first wafer part processed in the first chamber unit and the second wafer part processed in the second chamber unit are stacked and pre-bonded.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2022Date of Patent: March 25, 2025Assignee: ZEUS CO., LTD.Inventors: Seung Dae Baek, Sung Yup Kim, Jun Goo Park
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Patent number: 12241994Abstract: An assortment of radar sensors in different variant embodiments. Each radar sensor has: a housing terminated by a radome, a circuit board that is equipped on the side facing away from the radome with at least one radio-frequency module, and an antenna structure on the side of the circuit board facing the radome. The housing is realized identically in all variant embodiments. The antenna structure has a planar antenna structure in at least one variant embodiment, and has a hollow conductor structure in at least one variant embodiment.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2022Date of Patent: March 4, 2025Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBHInventors: Klaus Baur, Christian Hollaender, Michael Schoor, Gustav Klett, Juergen Hildebrandt, Minh Nhat Pham
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Patent number: 12176313Abstract: A semiconductor package includes: a first semiconductor chip; a second semiconductor chip stacked on the first semiconductor chip; an underfill material layer interposed between the first semiconductor chip and the second semiconductor chip; and a first dam structure disposed on the first semiconductor chip. The first dam structure extends along an edge of the second semiconductor chip and includes unit dam structures apart from each other with a slit therebetween. A vertical level of an upper surface of the first dam structure is located between a vertical level of a lower surface of the second semiconductor chip and a vertical level of an upper surface of the second semiconductor chip. A first sidewall of the first dam structure is in contact with the underfill material layer and includes a flat surface parallel to a sidewall of the second semiconductor chip that faces the first sidewall of the first dam structure.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2022Date of Patent: December 24, 2024Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Hyoungjoo Lee, Unbyoung Kang, Sechul Park, Sangsick Park, Hyojin Yun, Teakhoon Lee, Juil Choi
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Patent number: 12120818Abstract: Disclosed is a printed circuit board according to an embodiment. The printed circuit board comprises: a base board; a metal layer, including a pad and a metal line formed in the base board; a solder resist layer that is formed on the base board on which the metal layer is formed and has an opening through which the surface of the metal line is exposed; and an underfill that is formed between the solder resist layer and a semiconductor chip electrically connected to the pad and includes a blocking area formed in the opening.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2021Date of Patent: October 15, 2024Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.Inventor: Myung Gu Kang
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Patent number: 11923332Abstract: A semiconductor device having a capillary flow structure for a direct chip attachment is provided herein. The semiconductor device generally includes a substrate and a semiconductor die having a conductive pillar electrically coupled to the substrate. The front side of the semiconductor die may be spaced a distance apart from the substrate forming a gap. The semiconductor device further includes first and second elongate capillary flow structures projecting from the front side of the semiconductor die at least partially extending toward the substrate. The first and second elongate capillary flow structures may be spaced apart from each other at a first width configured to induce capillary flow of an underfill material along a length of the first and second elongate capillary flow structures. The first and second capillary flow structures may include pairs of elongate capillary flow structures forming passageways therebetween to induce capillary flow at an increased flow rate.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2021Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.Inventor: Jungbae Lee
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Patent number: 11901255Abstract: A method of forming a semiconductor device includes attaching a first semiconductor device to a first surface of a substrate; forming a sacrificial structure on the first surface of the substrate around the first semiconductor device, the sacrificial structure encircling a first region of the first surface of the substrate; and forming an underfill material in the first region.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2022Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.Inventors: Chih-Chien Pan, Chin-Fu Kao, Li-Hui Cheng, Szu-Wei Lu
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Patent number: 11849546Abstract: A printed circuit board which improves the peel strength of a wiring pattern formed at a cavity bottom portion while enabling connection between an electronic component inside a cavity and a circuit outside the cavity to be performed at the cavity bottom portion, includes a cavity in a partial region of a multilayer substrate laminated with an insulating resin layer and an electrical conductor layer on a bottom layer of an insulating resin substrate. The cavity opens on a side of the insulating resin substrate, penetrates the insulating resin substrate, and includes a surface of the insulating resin layer as a bottom surface. The electrical conductor layer has a surface, the surface having a height equivalent to a height of the surface of the insulating resin layer and being embedded in the insulating resin layer in a manner to form a portion of the bottom surface.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2019Date of Patent: December 19, 2023Assignee: KYOCERA CorporationInventors: Atsuo Kawagoe, Naoki Asaba
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Patent number: 11824031Abstract: A semiconductor package structure and a method for manufacturing the same are provided. The semiconductor package structure includes a substrate, a chip and a dielectric structure. The substrate includes a first portion and a second portion surrounding the first portion. The second portion defines a cavity over the first portion. The chip includes a terminal on an upper surface of the chip. The dielectric structure fills the cavity and laterally encroaches over the upper surface of the chip. The dielectric structure is free from overlapping with the terminal of the chip.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2020Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: ADVANCED SEMICONDUCTOR ENGINEERING, INC.Inventors: Chih-Cheng Lee, Jiming Li
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Patent number: 11731869Abstract: A MEMS element within a semiconductor device is enclosed within a cavity bounded at least in part by hydrogen-permeable material. A hydrogen barrier is formed within the semiconductor device to block propagation of hydrogen into the cavity via the hydrogen-permeable material.Type: GrantFiled: December 24, 2021Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: SiTime CorporationInventors: Charles I. Grosjean, Paul M. Hagelin, Michael Julian Daneman, Ginel C. Hill, Aaron Partridge
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Patent number: 11718518Abstract: A MEMS element within a semiconductor device is enclosed within a cavity bounded at least in part by hydrogen-permeable material. A hydrogen barrier is formed within the semiconductor device to block propagation of hydrogen into the cavity via the hydrogen-permeable material.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2020Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignee: SiTime CorporationInventors: Charles I. Grosjean, Paul M. Hagelin, Michael Julian Daneman, Ginel C. Hill, Aaron Partridge
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Patent number: 11596387Abstract: Intraluminal ultrasound imaging device, systems and methods (e.g., method of fabricating the device) are provided. In some embodiments, the intraluminal ultrasound imaging device includes a flexible elongate member configured to be positioned within a body lumen of a patient, and an ultrasound scanner assembly disposed at a distal portion of the flexible elongate member and configured to obtain imaging data of the body lumen. The ultrasound scanner assembly includes a flexible substrate, a first under-bump metallization (UBM) layer over the flexible substrate, a first solder feature over the first UBM layer, and a first electronic component electrically connected to the first solder feature.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2018Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: PHILIPS IMAGE GUIDED THERAPY CORPORATIONInventor: Jun Song
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Patent number: 11362264Abstract: An electrical contact structure and a method for forming the electrical contact structure are provided. The method includes forming a thin film material layer on a substrate, forming a first barrier layer on the thin film material layer and forming a metal layer on the first barrier layer. The method further includes patterning the metal layer to form a metal pattern, forming a spacer on a sidewall of the metal pattern and covering a portion of the first barrier layer. The method further includes etching the first barrier layer, wherein the portion of the first barrier layer located under the spacer is not completely etched. The method further includes removing the spacer and exposing the sidewall of the metal pattern to form an electrical contact structure on the thin film material layer, wherein the first barrier layer has a protrusion part exceeding the sidewall of the metal pattern.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2020Date of Patent: June 14, 2022Assignee: Vanguard International Semiconductor CorporationInventors: Chien-Hui Li, Chien-Hsun Wu, Yung-Hsiang Chen
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Patent number: 9793309Abstract: Provided is an image sensor package that includes a transparent protection cover for protecting a plurality of unit pixels each including a microlens. The image sensor package includes a substrate which has a first surface and a second surface that are opposite to each other, and includes a sensor array region including a plurality of unit pixels formed in the first surface and a pad region including a pad arranged in the vicinity of the sensor array region, a plurality of microlenses formed on the plurality of unit pixels, respectively, at least two transparent material layers covering the plurality of microlenses, and a transparent protection cover attached onto the plurality of microlenses with the at least two transparent material layers interposed therebetween.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2015Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Assignees: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., FUREX CO., LTD.Inventors: Byoung-rim Seo, Yoon-young Choi, Kyoung-sei Choi, Chang-soo Jin, Seung-kon Mok, Tae-weon Suh, Pyoung-wan Kim
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Patent number: 8871627Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate on which a structure portion is provided except a peripheral portion thereof, and has a laminated structure including low dielectric films and wiring lines, the low dielectric films having a relative dielectric constant of 3.0 or lower and a glass transition temperature of 400° C. or higher. An insulating film is formed on the structure portion. A connection pad portion is arranged on the insulating film and connected to an uppermost wiring line of the laminated structure portion. A bump electrode is provided on the connection pad portion. A sealing film made of an organic resin is provided on a part of the insulating film which surrounds the bump electrode. Side surfaces of the laminated structure portion are covered with the insulating film and/or the sealing film.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2013Date of Patent: October 28, 2014Assignee: Tera Probe, Inc.Inventors: Aiko Mizusawa, Osamu Okada, Takeshi Wakabayashi, Ichiro Mihara
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Patent number: 8847372Abstract: An exposed die overmolded flip chip package includes a substrate. A die is flip chip mounted to an upper surface of the substrate. The package further includes a mold cap filling a space between an active surface of the die and the upper surface of the substrate. The mold cap includes a principal surface, sidewalls extending from the upper surface of the substrate to the principal surface, an annular surface coplanar with the inactive surface of the die and extending outward from a peripheral edge of the inactive surface of the die, and protruding surfaces extending between the principal surface and the annular surface. The mold cap does not cover the inactive surface of the die such that heat transfer from the die to the ambient environment is maximized and the package thickness is minimized.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2013Date of Patent: September 30, 2014Inventors: Robert Francis Darveaux, Michael Barrow, Miguel Angel Jimarez, Jae Dong Kim, Dae Keun Park, Ki Wook Lee, Ju Hoon Yoon
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Patent number: 8829663Abstract: A description is given of a device comprising a first semiconductor chip, a molding compound layer embedding the first semiconductor chip, a first electrically conductive layer applied to the molding compound layer, a through hole arranged in the molding compound layer, and a solder material filling the through hole.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2007Date of Patent: September 9, 2014Assignee: Infineon Technologies AGInventors: Jens Pohl, Markus Brunnbauer, Irmgard Escher-Poeppel, Thorsten Meyer
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Patent number: 8791561Abstract: A support substrate includes a first surface and a second surface located above the level of the first surface. Chips are mounted on the first surface. A first insulating film is disposed over each chip. First conductive plugs are connected to the chip extending through each first insulating film. Filler material made of resin filling a space between chips. Wirings are disposed over the first insulating film and the filler material for interconnecting different chips. The second surface, an upper surface of the first insulating film and an upper surface of the filler material are located at the same level.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2013Date of Patent: July 29, 2014Assignees: Fujitsu Limited, Shinko Electric Industries Co., Ltd.Inventors: Sadahiro Kishii, Tsuyoshi Kanki, Yoshihiro Nakata, Yasushi Kobayashi, Masato Tanaka, Akio Rokugawa
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Patent number: 8786102Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first wiring board, a second semiconductor chip, and a second seal. The first wiring board includes a first substrate, a first semiconductor chip, and a first seal. The first semiconductor chip is disposed on the first substrate. The first seal is disposed on the first substrate. The first seal surrounds the first semiconductor chip. The first seal has the same thickness as the first semiconductor chip. The second semiconductor chip is stacked over the first semiconductor chip. The first semiconductor chip is between the second semiconductor chip and the first substrate. The second semiconductor chip is greater in size in plan view than the first semiconductor chip. The second seal seals at least a first gap between the first semiconductor chip and the second semiconductor chip.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2013Date of Patent: July 22, 2014Assignee: PS4 Luxco S.A.R.L.Inventors: Masanori Yoshida, Fumitomo Watanabe
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Patent number: 8766461Abstract: A flip chip mounting board includes a substrate having a top surface and a plurality of generally parallel, longitudinally extending, laterally spaced apart bond fingers are formed on the top surface. Each of the plurality of bond fingers has a first longitudinal end portion and a second longitudinal end portion. A first strip of laterally extending solder resist material overlies the first longitudinal end portions of the bond fingers. The first strip has an edge wall with a plurality of longitudinally projecting tooth portions separated by gaps with a longitudinally extending tooth portion being aligned with every other one of the bond fingers. Adjacent bond fingers have first end portions covered by different longitudinal lengths of solder resist material.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2013Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Assignee: Texas Instruments IncorporatedInventors: Raymond Partosa, Jesus Bajo Bautista, James Raymond Baello, Roxanna Bauzon Samson
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Patent number: 8704380Abstract: Methods for wafer-level packaging of microfeature devices and microfeature devices formed using such methods are disclosed herein. A method for packaging microfeature devices in accordance with an embodiment of the invention can include releasably attaching a plurality of first known good microelectronic dies to a carrier substrate in a desired arrangement. In several embodiments, for example, the first dies can be releasably attached to an attachment feature on the carrier substrate. The method can also include attaching one or more second known good microelectronic dies to the individual first dies in a stacked configuration to form a plurality of stacked devices. The method further includes at least partially encapsulating the stacked devices and separating the stacked devices from each other.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2010Date of Patent: April 22, 2014Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.Inventors: Warren M. Farnworth, Alan G. Wood
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Patent number: 8680692Abstract: A fabrication method of a semiconductor package includes the steps of: providing a carrier having a concave portion and a releasing layer formed on a surface thereof; disposing a chip on the releasing layer in the concave portion; forming an encapsulant on the chip and the releasing layer; removing the releasing layer and the carrier; and forming a circuit structure on the encapsulant and the chip. The design of the concave portion facilitates alignment of the chip to prevent it from displacement, thereby improving the product reliability. A semiconductor package fabricated by the fabrication method is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2012Date of Patent: March 25, 2014Assignee: Siliconware Precision Industries Co., Ltd.Inventors: Chiang-Cheng Chang, Meng-Tsung Lee, Jung-Pang Huang, Shih-Kuang Chiu
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Patent number: 8659129Abstract: A semiconductor device in accordance with an embodiment comprises a semiconductor chip; a die pad having a chip mount surface for mounting the semiconductor chip; first leads electrically connected to the semiconductor chip; a thermosetting resin part for securing end parts of the first leads to the die pad; and a thermoplastic resin part for sealing the semiconductor chip, the die pad, and the thermosetting resin part.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2012Date of Patent: February 25, 2014Assignee: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.Inventor: Jiro Shinkai
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Patent number: 8618645Abstract: A package process is provided. An adhesive layer is disposed on a carrier board and then plural first semiconductor devices are disposed on the adhesive layer. A first molding compound formed on the carrier board covers the sidewalls of the first semiconductor devices and fills the gaps between the first semiconductor devices so as to form a chip array board constructed by the first semiconductor devices and the first molding compound. Next, plural second semiconductor devices are flip-chip bonded to the first semiconductor devices respectively. Then, a second molding compound formed on the chip array board at least covers the sidewalls of the second semiconductor devices and fills the gaps between the second semiconductor devices. Subsequently, the chip array board is separated from the adhesive layer. Then, the first and the second molding compound are cut along the gaps between the second semiconductor devices.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2010Date of Patent: December 31, 2013Assignee: Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc.Inventors: Chi-Chih Shen, Jen-Chuan Chen, Tommy Pan
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Patent number: 8614517Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: a substrate including an electrode pad on a surface; a semiconductor chip placed on the substrate so as to be electrically connected to the electrode pad; a first resin layer which is formed on the substrate and is also filled between the substrate and the semiconductor chip; and a second resin layer, laminated on the first resin layer, which has an elastic modulus larger than that of the first resin layer.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2011Date of Patent: December 24, 2013Assignee: Sony CorporationInventor: Hirohisa Yasukawa
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Patent number: 8604599Abstract: A semiconductor housing is provided that includes a metal support and a semiconductor body, a bottom side thereof being connected to the metal support. The semiconductor body has metal surfaces that are connected to pins by bond wires and a plastic compound, which completely surrounds the bond wires and partially surrounds the semiconductor body. The plastic compound has an opening on the top side of the semiconductor body, and a barrier is formed on the top side of the semiconductor body. The barrier has a top area and a base area spaced from the edges of the semiconductor body and an internal clearance of the barrier determines a size of the opening. Whereby, a portion of the plastic compound has a height greater than the barrier, and a fixing layer is formed between the base area of the barrier and the top side of the semiconductor body.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2012Date of Patent: December 10, 2013Assignee: Micronas GmbHInventors: Tobias Kolleth, Pascal Stumpf, Christian Joos
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Patent number: 8587124Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate on which a structure portion is provided except a peripheral portion thereof, and has a laminated structure including low dielectric films and wiring lines, the low dielectric films having a relative dielectric constant of 3.0 or lower and a glass transition temperature of 400° C. or higher. An insulating film is formed on the structure portion. A connection pad portion is arranged on the insulating film and connected to an uppermost wiring line of the laminated structure portion. A bump electrode is provided on the connection pad portion. A sealing film made of an organic resin is provided on a part of the insulating film which surrounds the pump electrode. Side surfaces of the laminated structure portion are covered with the insulating film and/or the sealing film.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2008Date of Patent: November 19, 2013Assignee: Teramikros, Inc.Inventors: Aiko Mizusawa, Osamu Okada, Takeshi Wakabayashi, Ichiro Mihara
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Patent number: 8581395Abstract: A hybrid integrated circuit device having high mount reliability includes a module substrate which is a ceramic wiring substrate, a plurality of electronic component parts laid out on the main surface of the module substrate, a plurality of electrode terminals laid out on the rear surface of the module substrate, and a cap which is fixed to the module substrate to cover the main surface of the module substrate. The electrode terminals include ones which are aligned along the edges of the module substrate and power voltage supply terminals which are located inner than these electrode terminals. The electrode terminals aligned along the substrate edges are coated, at least in their portions close to the substrate edge, with a protection film having a thickness of several tens micrometers or less. Connection reinforcing terminals consist of a plurality of divided terminals which are independent of each other, and are ground terminals.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2012Date of Patent: November 12, 2013Assignee: Renesas Electronics CorporationInventors: Shinji Moriyama, Tomio Yamada
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Patent number: 8574960Abstract: A semiconductor wafer has a plurality of first semiconductor die with a stress sensitive region. A masking layer or screen is disposed over the stress sensitive region. An underfill material is deposited over the wafer. The masking layer or screen prevents formation of the underfill material adjacent to the sensitive region. The masking layer or screen is removed leaving a cavity in the underfill material adjacent to the sensitive region. The semiconductor wafer is singulated into the first die. The first die can be mounted to a build-up interconnect structure or to a second semiconductor die with the cavity separating the sensitive region and build-up interconnect structure or second die. A bond wire is formed between the first and second die and an encapsulant is deposited over the first and second die and bond wire. A conductive via can be formed through the first or second die.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2010Date of Patent: November 5, 2013Assignee: STATS ChipPAC, Ltd.Inventors: Reza A. Pagaila, Byung Tai Do, Linda Pei Ee Chua
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Patent number: 8575763Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first wiring hoard, a second semiconductor chip, and a second seal. The first wiring board includes a first substrate, a first semiconductor chip, and a first seal. The first semiconductor chip is disposed on the first substrate. The first seal is disposed on the first substrate. The first seal surrounds the first semiconductor chip. The first seal has the same thickness as the first semiconductor chip. The second semiconductor chip is stacked over the first semiconductor chip. The first semiconductor chip is between the second semiconductor chip and the first substrate. The second semiconductor chip is greater in size in plan view than the first semiconductor chip. The second seal seals at least a first gap between the first semiconductor chip and the second semiconductor chip.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2010Date of Patent: November 5, 2013Assignee: Elpida Memory, Inc.Inventors: Masanori Yoshida, Fumitomo Watanabe
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Patent number: 8569875Abstract: A biometric sensor device, such as a fingerprint sensor, comprises a substrate to which is mounted a die on which is formed a sensor array and at least one conductive bezel. The die and the bezel are encased in a unitary encapsulation structure to protect those elements from mechanical, electrical, and environmental damage, yet with a portion of the sensor array and the bezel exposed or at most thinly covered by the encapsulation or other coating material structure.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2013Date of Patent: October 29, 2013Assignee: Authentec, Inc.Inventors: Robert Henry Bond, Alan Kramer, Giovanni Gozzini
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Patent number: 8558399Abstract: A dual molded multi-chip package system is provided including forming an embedded integrated circuit package system having a first encapsulation partially covering a first integrated circuit die and a lead connected thereto, mounting a semiconductor device over the first encapsulation and connected to the lead, and forming a second encapsulation over the semiconductor device and the embedded integrated circuit package system.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2012Date of Patent: October 15, 2013Assignee: Stats Chippac Ltd.Inventors: Kambhampati Ramakrishna, Il Kwon Shim, Seng Guan Chow
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Patent number: 8541260Abstract: An exposed die overmolded flip chip package includes a substrate. A die is flip chip mounted to an upper surface of the substrate. The package further includes a mold cap filling a apace between an active surface of the die and the upper surface of the substrate. The mold cap includes a principal surface, sidewalls extending from the upper surface of the substrate to the principal surfaces, an annular surface coplanar with the inactive surface of the die and extending outward from a peripheral edge of the inactive surface of the die, and protruding surfaces extending between the principal surface and the annular surface. The mold cap does not cover the inactive surface of the die such that heat transfer from the die to the ambient environment is maximized and the package thickness is minimized.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2013Date of Patent: September 24, 2013Assignee: Amkor Technology, Inc.Inventors: Robert Francis Darveaux, Michael Barrow, Miguel Angel Jimarez, Jae Dong Kim, Dae Keun Park, Ki Wook Lee, Ju Hoon Yoon
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Patent number: 8476748Abstract: An exposed die overmolded flip chip package includes a substrate. A die is flip chip mounted to an upper surface of the substrate. The package further includes a mold cap filling a space between an active surface of the die and the upper surface of the substrate. The mold cap includes a principal surface, sidewalls extending from the upper surface of the substrate to the principal surface, an annular surface coplanar with the inactive surface of the die and extending outward from a peripheral edge of the inactive surface of the die, and protruding surfaces extending between the principal surface and the annular surface. The mold cap does not cover the inactive surface of the die such that heat transfer from the die to the ambient environment is maximized and the package thickness is minimized.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2012Date of Patent: July 2, 2013Assignee: Amkor Technology, Inc.Inventors: Robert Francis Darveaux, Michael Barrow, Miguel Angel Jimarez, Jae Dong Kim, Dae Keun Park, Ki Wook Lee, Ju Hoon Yoon
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Patent number: 8471345Abstract: A biometric sensor assembly comprises a substrate to which is mounted a die containing sensor circuitry, at least one conductive bezel having a visual indicator region formed therein, and electrically connected to said die by way of said substrate, a light source, and a light-directing region directing light from the light source to the visual indicator region. The die, the light-directing region, and the bezel are encased in an encapsulation structure such that a portion of a surface of the die and the visual indication region are exposed or at most thinly covered by the encapsulation structure. The light-directing region directs light emitted by the light source within the encapsulation structure to the visual indicator region. Desired indicia in the visual indicator region may thereby be illuminated, while the die and bezel, and optionally the light source, are protected by the encapsulation structure.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2010Date of Patent: June 25, 2013Assignee: Authentec, Inc.Inventors: Robert Henry Bond, Alan Kramer, Giovanni Gozzini
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Patent number: 8450840Abstract: Parylene-coated, ultra ruggedized ball grid array electronic components include a substrate with electronic components attached to one surface, and solder balls attached to a second substrate surface through openings formed in the parylene coating.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2010Date of Patent: May 28, 2013Assignee: TeleCommunication Systems, Inc.Inventor: Thanh Tran
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Patent number: 8450838Abstract: An electro-optic apparatus has an electro-optic panel, driver semiconductor chips bonded onto the terminal portion of the electro-optic panel, and two protection films either or both of which are transparent, wherein the electro-optic panel is sealed by being sandwiched between the two protection films, and one protection film that covers the terminal portion has openings for exposing the driver semiconductor chips.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2010Date of Patent: May 28, 2013Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Kozo Gyoda
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Patent number: 8445295Abstract: An electrical characteristics test for a semiconductor integrated circuit using a Kelvin contact method can be conducted in a pre-process without obstructing the reduction in size of a semiconductor chip or without complicating the circuit design. A probe card in a testing apparatus includes probes for Kelvin contact, the probes for Kelvin contact including a coil probe and a POGO pin probe disposed inside the coil probe, and a probe for two-terminal measurement. Electrode pads formed in each chip area over a wafer are in a relation of A=B<2A, given that the area of one of the electrode pads with which the probe for Kelvin contact comes into contact is B and the area of the other electrode pad with which the probe for two-terminal measurement comes into contact is A.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2010Date of Patent: May 21, 2013Assignee: Renesas Electronics CorporationInventors: Akio Shibuya, Katsuyoshi Tsuchiya, Akira Imaizumi, Hiroshi Matsumoto, Shoji Tsuchioka
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Patent number: 8446000Abstract: A package process includes following steps. A circuit mother board comprising a plurality of circuit boards is disposed on a carrier. Semiconductor devices are provided, wherein each of the semiconductor devices has a top surface and a bottom surface opposite thereto. Each of the semiconductor devices has conductive vias each having a first end surface and a second end surface exposed by the bottom surface of the semiconductor device. The semiconductor devices are connected to the corresponding circuit boards through their conductive vias with their bottom surface facing the circuit mother board. An insulating paste is formed between each of the semiconductor devices and its corresponding circuit board. A protection layer is formed on the circuit mother board to cover the semiconductor devices. Then, the protection layer and the semiconductor devices are thinned to expose the first end surface of each of the conductive vias.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2010Date of Patent: May 21, 2013Inventors: Chi-Chih Shen, Jen-Chuan Chen, Tommy Pan, Hui-Shan Chang, Chia-Lin Hung
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Patent number: 8399305Abstract: A semiconductor wafer contains a plurality of semiconductor die separated by saw streets. A dam material is formed over the saw streets around each of the semiconductor die. A plurality of openings is formed in the dam material. The openings in the dam material can be formed on each side or corners of the first semiconductor die. The semiconductor wafer is singulated through the dam material to separate the semiconductor die. The semiconductor die is mounted to a substrate. A mold underfill is deposited through a first opening in the dam material. A vacuum is drawn on a second opening in the dam material to cause the underfill material to cover an area between the first semiconductor die and substrate without voids. The number of second openings can be greater than the number of first openings. The first opening can be larger than the second opening.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2010Date of Patent: March 19, 2013Assignee: STATS ChipPac, Ltd.Inventors: Rui Huang, Seng Guan Chow, Heap Hoe Kuang
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Patent number: 8399989Abstract: A circuitry component comprising a semiconductor substrate, a pad over said semiconductor substrate, a tantalum-containing layer on a side wall and a bottom surface of said pad, a passivation layer over said semiconductor substrate, an opening in said passivation layer exposing said pad, a titanium-containing layer over said pad exposed by said opening, and a gold layer over said titanium-containing layer.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2006Date of Patent: March 19, 2013Assignee: Megica CorporationInventors: Mou-Shiung Lin, Hsin-Jung Lo, Chiu-Ming Chou, Chien-Kang Chou, Ke-Hung Chen
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Patent number: 8378508Abstract: A biometric sensor device, such as a fingerprint sensor, comprises a substrate to which is mounted a die on which is formed a sensor array and at least one conductive bezel. The die and the bezel are encased in a unitary encapsulation structure to protect those elements from mechanical, electrical, and environmental damage, yet with a portion of the sensor array and the bezel exposed or at most thinly covered by the encapsulation or other coating material structure.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2010Date of Patent: February 19, 2013Assignee: Authentec, Inc.Inventors: Robert Henry Bond, Alan Kramer, Giovanni Gozzini
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Patent number: 8373284Abstract: A semiconductor device carries a semiconductor component on a substrate and having an underfill resin applied in a gap between the substrate and the semiconductor component. The semiconductor device comprises: a lyophilic area in a portion of a region of one or both of the substrate and the semiconductor component which is in contact with the underfill resin. The lyophilic area is processed to exhibit lyophilicity with respect at least to the liquid underfill resin in comparison with an ambient region of the lyophilic area.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2008Date of Patent: February 12, 2013Assignee: NEC CorporationInventor: Toshinobu Ogatsu
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Patent number: 8368194Abstract: An exposed die overmolded flip chip package includes a substrate. A die is flip chip mounted to an upper surface of the substrate. The package further includes a mold cap filling a space between an active surface of the die and the upper surface of the substrate. The mold cap includes a principal surface, sidewalls extending from the upper surface of the substrate to the principal surface, an annular surface coplanar with the inactive surface of the die and extending outward from a peripheral edge of the inactive surface of the die, and protruding surfaces extending between the principal surface and the annular surface. The mold cap does not cover the inactive surface of the die such that heat transfer from the die to the ambient environment is maximized and the package thickness is minimized.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2012Date of Patent: February 5, 2013Assignee: Amkor Technology, Inc.Inventors: Robert Francis Darveaux, Michael Barrow, Miguel Angel Jimarez, Jae Dong Kim, Dae Keun Park, Ki Wook Lee, Ju Hoon Yoon
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Patent number: 8350344Abstract: Provided are a semiconductor device and a method of fabricating the same. The semiconductor device may include a charge storage structure and a gate. The charge storage structure is formed on a substrate. The gate is formed on the charge storage structure. The gate includes a lower portion formed of silicon and an upper portion formed of metal silicide. The upper portion of the gate has a width greater than that of the lower portion of the gate.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2011Date of Patent: January 8, 2013Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jung-Min Son, Woon-Kyung Lee
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Patent number: 8304883Abstract: The objective of the invention is to provide a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device that allows individual molding of plural semiconductor chips carried on a surface of the substrate. It includes the following process steps: a process step in which plural semiconductor elements 102 are arranged on the surface of substrate 100; a process step in which the inner side of substrate 102 is fixed on lower die 130; a process step in which liquid resin 114 is supplied from nozzle 112 onto each of the semiconductor elements in order to cover at least a portion of each of semiconductor chips 102; a process step in which the upper die having plural cavities 144 formed in one surface is pressed onto the lower die, and liquid resin 114 is molded at a prescribed temperature by means of plural cavities 144; and a process step in which cavities 144 of upper die 140 are detached from the substrate, and plural molding resin portions are formed individually.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2011Date of Patent: November 6, 2012Assignee: Texas Instruments IncorporatedInventors: Yoshimi Takahashi, Masazumi Amagai
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Patent number: 8258528Abstract: The disclosed subject matter includes reliable semiconductor light-emitting devices having a favorable light distribution using an LED chip, which can emit light having a different color as compared to that emitted directly by the LED chip. The semiconductor light-emitting device can include an LED chip having an electrode, a phosphor layer located on the LED chip except for the electrode, a bonding wire connected to the electrode, and a light-reflecting resin. The light-reflecting resin can be disposed on a light-emitting surface that is exposed around the electrode and on the electrode including the bonding wire, and can prevent the LED chip from exhibiting a leak of light that is not wavelength-converted via the phosphor layer, while increasing light that passes through the phosphor layer. In addition, the light-reflecting resin can protect the bonding wire from vibration, etc.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2009Date of Patent: September 4, 2012Assignee: Stanley Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shuichi Ajiki, Yasuyuki Kawakami, Tsutomu Akagi
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Patent number: 8242614Abstract: A semiconductor device without cantilevered leads uses conductive wires (120) to connect the chip terminals to the leads (110), and a package compound (140) to encapsulate the chip surface (101a) with the terminals, the wires, and the lead surfaces with the attached wires. The chip surface (101b) opposite the terminals together with portions (103) of the chip sidewalls protrude from the package, allowing an unimpeded thermal contact of the protruding chip surface to a substrate (201) to optimize the thermal flux from the chip to the substrate. Solder bodies (250) attached to the compound-free lead surfaces (113b) can be connected to the substrate so that the solder bodies are as elongated as the protruding chip height, facilitating the void-free distribution of an underfill compound into the space between chip and substrate, and improving the absorption of thermomechanical stresses during device operation.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2010Date of Patent: August 14, 2012Assignee: Texas Instruments IncorporatedInventor: Donald C Abbott
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Patent number: 8232643Abstract: Lead free solder interconnections for integrated circuits. A copper column extends from an input/output terminal of an integrated circuit. A cap layer of material is formed on the input/output terminal of the integrated circuit. A lead free solder connector is formed on the cap layer. A substrate having a metal finish solder pad is aligned with the solder connector. An intermetallic compound is formed at the interface between the cap layer and the lead free solder connector. A solder connection is formed between the input/output terminal of the integrated circuit and the metal finish pad that is less than 0.5 weight percent copper, and the intermetallic compound is substantially free of copper.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2010Date of Patent: July 31, 2012Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.Inventors: Yao-Chun Chuang, Ching-Wen Hsiao, Chen-Cheng Kuo, Chen-Shien Chen
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Publication number: 20120187583Abstract: A dam stiffener for a package substrate is presented. In an embodiment, the dam stiffener comprises a thermally curable polymer, and is simultaneously cured with the underfill material to act as stiffener to the substrate. In another embodiment, a curable reservoir material can be dispensed to fill the space between the integrated circuit die and the dam stiffener, forming a thick reservoir layer, acting as an additional stiffener for the package substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2012Publication date: July 26, 2012Applicant: Intel CorporationInventors: Prasanna Karpur, Sriram Muthukumar
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Patent number: 8222744Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: a mounted body in which a wiring pattern is formed on a first main surface; a semiconductor chip mounted on the surface of the mounted body on which the wiring pattern is formed; an underfill material which is filled between the mounted body and the semiconductor chip and forms a fillet on an outer peripheral part of the semiconductor chip; and an injection section which is disposed on the mounted body and on an outside of a side section, on which the fillet is formed to be longest, of four side sections defining a chip mount area on which the semiconductor chip is mounted, and guides the underfill material to between the mounted body and the semiconductor chip.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2010Date of Patent: July 17, 2012Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Yoshimichi Harada, Makoto Murai, Takayuki Tanaka, Takuya Nakamura