Stacked Arrangements Of Devices (epo) Patents (Class 257/E25.027)
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Patent number: 8698301Abstract: Semiconductor packages are provided. The semiconductor packages may include an upper package including a plurality of upper semiconductor devices connected to an upper package substrate. The semiconductor packages may also include a lower package including a lower semiconductor device connected to a lower package substrate. The upper and lower packages may be connected to each other.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2012Date of Patent: April 15, 2014Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Heung-Kyu Kwon, Young-Bae Kim, Yun-Hee Lee
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Patent number: 8698309Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first semiconductor device and second semiconductor device stacked on the first semiconductor device. The first semiconductor device includes a first interconnect substrate, a first semiconductor element provided on an upper surface of the first interconnect substrate, a first electrode provided on the upper surface of the first interconnect substrate, and an insulating layer having an opening portion through which part of the first electrode is exposed. The second semiconductor device includes a second interconnect substrate, a second semiconductor element provided on an upper surface of the second interconnect substrate, a second electrode provided on a lower surface of the second interconnect substrate, and an inter-device connection terminal connected to the second electrode. Part of the first electrode exposed through the opening portion has a smaller area than an area of the opening portion.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2012Date of Patent: April 15, 2014Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Shigefumi Dohi, Kouji Oomori
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Patent number: 8698297Abstract: A method of manufacture of an integrated circuit packaging system includes: providing a base substrate; applying a molded under-fill on the base substrate; forming a substrate contact extender through the molded under-fill and in direct contact with the base substrate; mounting a stack device over the molded under-fill; attaching a coupling connector from the substrate contact extender to the stack device; and forming a base encapsulation on the stack device, the substrate contact extender, and encapsulating the coupling connector.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2011Date of Patent: April 15, 2014Assignee: STATS ChipPAC Ltd.Inventors: JoHyun Bae, In Sang Yoon, DaeSik Choi
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Patent number: 8680667Abstract: A package stack structure may an upper package include an upper package substrate having a first edge and a second edge opposite to the first edge. The upper package substrate has a first region arranged near the first edge and a second region arranged near the second edge. A first upper semiconductor device is mounted on the upper package substrate. The package stack structure may also include a lower package having a lower package substrate and a lower semiconductor device. The lower package is connected to the upper package through a plurality of inter-package connectors. The plurality of the inter-package connectors may include first inter-package connectors configured to transmit data signals; second inter-package connectors configured to transmit address/control signals; third inter-package connectors configured to provide a supply voltage for an address/control circuit; and fourth inter-package connectors configured to provide a supply voltage for a data circuit.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2012Date of Patent: March 25, 2014Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Heung-Kyu Kwon, Seong-Ho Shin, Yun-Seok Choi, Yong-Hoon Kim
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Patent number: 8659149Abstract: Galvanic isolation between a high-voltage die and a low-voltage die in a multi-die chip is provided by a galvanic isolation die that physically supports the high-voltage die and the low-voltage die, and provides capacitive structures with high breakdown voltages that allow the high-voltage die to capacitively communicate with the low-voltage die.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2011Date of Patent: February 25, 2014Assignee: National Semiconductor CorporationInventors: William French, Peter J. Hopper, Ann Gabrys
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Patent number: 8659135Abstract: A semiconductor stack and a semiconductor base device with a wiring substrate and an intermediate wiring board for a semiconductor device stack is disclosed. In one embodiment, a semiconductor chip is arranged between the intermediate wiring board and the wiring substrate, which is electrically connected by way of the wiring substrate on the one hand to external contacts on the underside of the wiring substrate and on the other hand to contact terminal areas in the edge regions of the wiring substrate. The intermediate wiring board has angled-away external flat conductors, which are electrically connected in the contact terminal areas of the wiring board. Furthermore, on the upper side of the intermediate wiring board, arranged on the free ends of the internal flat conductors are external contact terminal areas, which correspond in size and arrangement to external contacts of a semiconductor device to be stacked.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2005Date of Patent: February 25, 2014Assignee: Infineon Technologies AGInventors: Michael Bauer, Ulrich Bachmaier, Robert-Christian Hagen, Jens Pohl, Rainer Steiner, Hermann Vllsmeler, Holger Woerner, Bernhard Zuhr
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Patent number: 8653637Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first semiconductor package having at least one first semiconductor chip and a first sealing member covering the at least one first semiconductor chip. The semiconductor device also includes a second semiconductor package stacked on the first semiconductor package. The second semiconductor package has at least one second semiconductor chip, leads electrically connected to the at least one second semiconductor chip, and a second sealing member covering the at least one second semiconductor chip. At least one signal connection member is disposed in the first sealing member of the first semiconductor package. The at least one signal connection member electrically connects the at least one first semiconductor chip with the leads of the at least one second semiconductor chip.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2010Date of Patent: February 18, 2014Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kyung-man Kim, In-sang Song
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Patent number: 8653671Abstract: The present disclosure provides a system and method for relieving stress and providing improved heat management in a 3D chip stack of a multichip package. A stress relief apparatus is provided to allow the chip stack to adjust in response to pressure, thereby relieving stress applied to the chip stack. Additionally, improved heat management is provided such that the chip stack adjusts in response to thermal energy generated within the chip stack to remove heat from between chips of the stack, thereby allowing the chips to operate as desired without compromising the performance of the chip stack.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2010Date of Patent: February 18, 2014Assignee: STMicroelectronics, Inc.Inventor: John Hongguang Zhang
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Patent number: 8653642Abstract: Systems and methods of the present disclosure provide for three-dimensional stacks of microelectromechanical (MEMS) systems, such as sensors. The stacks may be encapsulated and sealed, and can be positioned within biological tissue, for example to monitor biological signals within the volume of the sensor, provide stimulating signals to a brain, and so forth.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2012Date of Patent: February 18, 2014Assignee: Arizona Board of Regents, a body corporate of the State of Arizona, acting for and on behalf of Arizona State UniversityInventors: Jemmy Sutanto, Jitendran Muthuswamy
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Patent number: 8642383Abstract: An integrated circuit package system that includes: providing an electrical interconnect system including a first lead-finger system and a second lead-finger system; connecting a first device to the first lead-finger system with a wire bond; stacking a second device over the first device; and connecting the second device to the second lead-finger system with a bump bond.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2006Date of Patent: February 4, 2014Assignee: Stats Chippac Ltd.Inventors: Jong-Woo Ha, BumJoon Hong
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Patent number: 8643193Abstract: A plurality of semiconductor chips may be stacked on the substrate, and each of them may include at least one electrode pad. At least one of the plurality of semiconductor chips may include at least one redistribution pad configured to electrically connect with the at least one electrode pad.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2012Date of Patent: February 4, 2014Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hye-Jin Kim, Byung-Seo Kim, Sunpil Youn
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Patent number: 8618672Abstract: This disclosure related to a stacked chip package structure having a sloped dam structure located on the substrate and beside the chip stack. The dam structure can facilitate the dispensing process of the underfill.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2011Date of Patent: December 31, 2013Assignee: Industrial Technology Research InstituteInventors: Yu-Wei Huang, Tsung-Fu Yang
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Patent number: 8618646Abstract: A layered chip package includes a main body. The main body includes a main part, and further includes first terminals and second terminals disposed on the top and bottom surfaces of the main part, respectively. The main part includes first and second layer portions, and through electrodes penetrating them. The through electrodes are electrically connected to the first and second terminals. Each of the layer portions includes a semiconductor chip having a first surface and a second surface opposite thereto, and further includes surface electrodes. The surface electrodes are disposed on a side of the semiconductor chip opposite to the second surface. The first and second layer portions are bonded to each other such that the respective second surfaces face each other. The first terminals are formed by using the surface electrodes of the first layer portion. The second terminals are formed by using the surface electrodes of the second layer portion.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2010Date of Patent: December 31, 2013Assignees: Headway Technologies, Inc., Sae Magnetics (H.K.) Ltd.Inventors: Yoshitaka Sasaki, Hiroyuki Ito, Hiroshi Ikejima, Atsushi Iijima
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Patent number: 8569885Abstract: The present stacked semiconductor packages include a bottom package and a top package. The bottom package includes a substrate, a solder mask layer, a plurality of conductive pillars and a die electrically connected to the substrate. The solder mask layer has a plurality of openings exposing a plurality of pads on the substrate. The conductive pillars are disposed on at least a portion of the pads, and protrude from the solder mask layer.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2011Date of Patent: October 29, 2013Assignee: Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc.Inventor: Cheng-Yi Weng
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Patent number: 8564137Abstract: The present disclosure provides a system and method for relieving stress and providing improved heat management in a 3D chip stack of a multichip package. A stress relief apparatus is provided to allow the chip stack to adjust in response to pressure, thereby relieving stress applied to the chip stack. Additionally, improved heat management is provided such that the chip stack adjusts in response to thermal energy generated within the chip stack to remove heat from between chips of the stack, thereby allowing the chips to operate as desired without compromising the performance of the chip stack. The chip stack also includes an array of flexible conductors disposed between two chips, thereby providing an electrical connection between the two chips.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2010Date of Patent: October 22, 2013Assignee: STMicroelectronics, Inc.Inventor: John Hongguang Zhang
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Patent number: 8546932Abstract: A PoP (package-on-package) package includes a bottom package with a substrate encapsulated in an encapsulant with a die coupled to the top of the substrate. At least a portion of the die is exposed above the encapsulant on the bottom package substrate. A top package includes a substrate with encapsulant on both the frontside and the backside of the substrate. The backside of the top package substrate is coupled to the topside of the bottom package substrate with at least part of the die being located in a recess in the encapsulant on the backside of the top package substrate.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2012Date of Patent: October 1, 2013Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventor: Chih-Ming Chung
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Patent number: 8546929Abstract: An embedded integrated circuit package-on-package system is provided forming a first integrated circuit package system, forming a second integrated circuit package system, and mounting the second integrated circuit package system over the first integrated circuit package system with the first integrated circuit package system, the second integrated circuit package system, or a combination thereof being an embedded integrated circuit package system or an embedded stacked integrated circuit package system.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2006Date of Patent: October 1, 2013Assignee: Stats Chippac Ltd.Inventors: You Yang Ong, Dioscoro A. Merilo, Seng Guan Chow
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Patent number: 8546956Abstract: At least one metal adhesion layer is formed on at least a Cu surface of a first device wafer. A second device wafer having another Cu surface is positioned atop the Cu surface of the first device wafer and on the at least one metal adhesion layer. The first and second device wafers are then bonded together. The bonding includes heating the devices wafers to a temperature of less than 400° C., with or without, application of an external applied pressure. During the heating, the two Cu surfaces are bonded together and the at least one metal adhesion layer gets oxygen atoms from the two Cu surfaces and forms at least one metal oxide bonding layer between the Cu surfaces.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2013Date of Patent: October 1, 2013Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventor: Son V. Nguyen
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Patent number: 8536713Abstract: Some embodiments of the invention provide a programmable system in package (“PSiP”). The PSiP includes a single IC housing, a substrate and several IC's that are arranged within the single IC housing. At least one of the IC's is a configurable IC. In some embodiments, the configurable IC is a reconfigurable IC that can reconfigure more than once during run time. In some of these embodiments, the reconfigurable IC can be reconfigured at a first clock rate that is faster (i.e., larger) than the clock rates of one or more of the other IC's in the PSiP. The first clock rate is faster than the clock rate of all of the other IC's in the PSiP in some embodiments.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2011Date of Patent: September 17, 2013Assignee: Tabula, Inc.Inventor: Steven Teig
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Patent number: 8525329Abstract: Component stacking for increasing packing density in integrated circuit packages. In one aspect of the invention, an integrated circuit package includes a substrate, and a plurality of discrete components connected to the substrate and approximately forming a component layer parallel to and aligned with a surface area of the substrate. An integrated circuit die is positioned adjacent to the component layer such that a face of the die is substantially parallel to the surface area of the substrate. The face of the die is aligned with at least a portion of the component layer, and terminals of the die are connected to the substrate.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2012Date of Patent: September 3, 2013Assignee: Atmel CorporationInventor: Ken M. Lam
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Patent number: 8519523Abstract: A stackable microelectronic package includes a first microelectronic die attached to and electrically connecting with a first substrate. A second microelectronic die is attached to the first die on one side, and to a second substrate on the other side. Electrical connections are made between the first die and the first substrate, between the second die and the second substrate, and between the first and second substrates, e.g., via wire bonding. The electrical connecting elements are advantageously encased in a molding compound. Exposed contacts on the first and/or second substrates, not covered by the molding compound, provide for electrical connections between the package, and another package stacked onto the package. The package may avoid coplanarity factors, can be manufactured using existing equipment, allows for intermediate testing, and can also offer a thinner package height.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2011Date of Patent: August 27, 2013Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.Inventors: Seng Kim Dalson Ye, Chin Hui Chong
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Patent number: 8513793Abstract: A stacked semiconductor package and an electronic system, the stacked semiconductor package including a plurality of semiconductor chips, a set of the semiconductor chips being stacked such that an extension region of a top surface of each semiconductor chip of the set extends beyond an end of a semiconductor chip stacked thereon to form a plurality of extension regions; and a plurality of protection layers on the extension regions and on an uppermost semiconductor chip of the plurality of semiconductor chips.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2011Date of Patent: August 20, 2013Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventor: Won-Gil Han
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Patent number: 8502370Abstract: A stack package structure is provided, including: a substrate; an insulating layer formed on the substrate and having openings for exposing die attach pads and conductive pads of the substrate, respectively; a plurality of first and second conductive terminals formed on the insulating layer and electrically connected to the die attach pads and the conductive pads, respectively; a dielectric layer formed on the insulating layer and having a cavity for exposing the first conductive terminals and a plurality of openings exposing the second conductive terminals; copper pillars formed respectively in the openings of the dielectric layer; a semiconductor chip disposed in the cavity and electrically connected to the first conductive terminals; solder balls formed respectively on the copper pillars that are located proximate to the die attach area; and a package structure disposed on and electrically connected to the solder balls.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2012Date of Patent: August 6, 2013Assignee: Unimicron Technology CorporationInventors: Ying-Chih Chan, Jiun-Ting Lin
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Patent number: 8486759Abstract: A semiconductor chip module having high degree of freedom in assignment of a circuit to each semiconductor chip and in position of a connection terminal of each semiconductor chip is provided. The present invention relates to a semiconductor chip module in which a plurality of semiconductor chips, each provided on the side face thereof with a part of a connection terminal coupled with a circuit pattern formed on the front face, have been stacked and bonded. Connection terminal portions on the side faces of the respective semiconductor chips are interconnected by a wiring pattern. The connection terminal on the semiconductor chip is led from the front face to the side face and formed by applying spraying of a conductive material in a mist state.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2011Date of Patent: July 16, 2013Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Nihon MicronicsInventor: Masato Ikeda
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Patent number: 8487421Abstract: A microelectronic package may include a stacked microelectronic unit including at least first and second vertically stacked microelectronic elements each having a front face facing a top surface of the package. The front face of the first element may be adjacent the top surface, and the first element may overlie the front face of the second element such that at least a portion of the front face of the second element having an element contact thereon extends beyond an edge of the first element. A conductive structure may electrically connect a first terminal at the top surface to an element contact at the front face of the second element, and include a continuous monolithic metal feature extending along the top surface and through at least a portion of an encapsulant, which is between the top surface and the front face of the second element, towards the element contact.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2011Date of Patent: July 16, 2013Assignee: Tessera, Inc.Inventors: Hiroaki Sato, Norihito Masuda, Belgacem Haba, Ilyas Mohammed
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Microelectronic devices, stacked microelectronic devices, and methods for manufacturing such devices
Patent number: 8450839Abstract: Stacked microelectronic devices and methods for manufacturing such devices are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a stacked microelectronic device assembly can include a first known good packaged microelectronic device including a first interposer substrate. A first die and a first through-casing interconnects are electrically coupled to the first interposer substrate. A first casing at least partially encapsulates the first device such that a portion of each first interconnect is accessible at a top portion of the first casing. A second known good packaged microelectronic device is coupled to the first device in a stacked configuration. The second device can include a second interposer substrate having a plurality of second interposer pads and a second die electrically coupled to the second interposer substrate. The exposed portions of the first interconnects are electrically coupled to corresponding second interposer pads.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2010Date of Patent: May 28, 2013Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.Inventors: David J. Corisis, Chin Hui Chong, Choon Kuan Lee -
Patent number: 8432042Abstract: The present disclosure provides a system and method for relieving stress and providing improved heat management in a 3D chip stack of a multichip package. A stress relief apparatus is provided to allow the chip stack to adjust in response to pressure, thereby relieving stress applied to the chip stack. Additionally, improved heat management is provided such that the chip stack adjusts in response to thermal energy generated within the chip stack to remove heat from between chips of the stack, thereby allowing the chips to operate as desired without compromising the performance of the chip stack. The chip stack also includes an array of flexible conductors disposed between two chips, thereby providing an electrical connection between the two chips.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2010Date of Patent: April 30, 2013Assignee: STMicroelectronics, Inc.Inventor: John Hongguang Zhang
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Patent number: 8426979Abstract: A composite layered chip package includes a plurality of subpackages stacked on each other. Each subpackage includes a main body and wiring. The main body includes a main part including a plurality of layer portions, and further includes first terminals and second terminals that are disposed on top and bottom surfaces of the main part, respectively. The wiring is electrically connected to the first and second terminals. The number of the plurality of layer portions included in the main part is the same for all the plurality of subpackages, and the plurality of layer portions in every subpackage include at least one first-type layer portion. In each of at least two of the subpackages, the plurality of layer portions further include at least one second-type layer portion. The first-type layer portion includes a semiconductor chip connected to the wiring, whereas the second-type layer portion includes a semiconductor chip not connected to the wiring.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2011Date of Patent: April 23, 2013Assignees: Headway Technologies, Inc., SAE Magnetics (H.K.) Ltd.Inventors: Yoshitaka Sasaki, Hiroyuki Ito, Hiroshi Ikejima, Atsushi Iijima
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Patent number: 8426981Abstract: A composite layered chip package includes first and second subpackages that are stacked. Each subpackage includes a main body and wiring. The main body includes: a main part having a top surface and a bottom surface; first terminals disposed on the top surface of the main part; and second terminals disposed on the bottom surface of the main part. The first and second terminals are electrically connected to the wiring. The first and second subpackages are arranged in a specific relative positional relationship, different from a reference relative positional relationship, with each other.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2011Date of Patent: April 23, 2013Assignees: Headway Technologies, Inc., SAE Magnetics (H.K.) Ltd.Inventors: Yoshitaka Sasaki, Hiroyuki Ito, Atsushi Iijima
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Patent number: 8426958Abstract: A chip package comprises a first chip having a first side and a second side, wherein said first chip comprises a first pad, a first trace, a second pad and a first passivation layer at said first side thereof, an opening in said first passivation layer exposing said first pad, said first trace being over said first passivation layer, said first trace connecting said first pad to said second pad; a second chip having a first side and a second side, wherein said second chip comprises a first pad at said first side thereof, wherein said second side of said second chip is joined with said second side of side first chip; a substrate joined with said first side of said first chip or with said first side of said second chip; a first wirebonding wire connecting said second pad of said first chip and said substrate; and a second wirebonding wire connecting said first pad of said second chip and said substrate.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2011Date of Patent: April 23, 2013Assignee: Megica CorporationInventors: Mou-Shiung Lin, Shih-Hsiung Lin, Hsin-Jung Lo, Ying-Chih Chen, Chiu-Ming Chou
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Patent number: 8421087Abstract: A semiconductor module having one or more silicon carbide diode elements mounted on a switching element is provided in which the temperature rise is reduced by properly disposing each of the diode elements on the switching element, to thereby provide a thermal dissipation path for the respective diode elements. The respective diode elements are arranged on a non-central portion of the switching element, to facilitate dissipation of the heat produced by each of the diode elements, whereby the temperature rise in the semiconductor module is reduced.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2011Date of Patent: April 16, 2013Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Kiyoshi Arai, Gourab Majumdar
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Publication number: 20130075886Abstract: A semiconductor device is provided with: a semiconductor element; and a connecting conductor that electrically connects at least one of an input terminal and an output terminal of the semiconductor element to a connection terminal of an electronic device. In this semiconductor device, the connecting conductor is a block structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 25, 2012Publication date: March 28, 2013Applicant: KEIHIN CORPORATIONInventors: Hidefumi Abe, Seiichiro Abe, Toru Shiba, Takuya Yagi, Toshiro Mayumi
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Patent number: 8405221Abstract: Disclosed herein is a semiconductor device including: an input terminal receiving, if a preceding-stage semiconductor device is layered on a predetermined one of an upper layer and a lower layer, a bit train outputted from the preceding-stage semiconductor device; a semiconductor device identifier hold block holding a semiconductor device identifier for uniquely identifying the semiconductor device; a semiconductor device identifier computation block executing computation by using the semiconductor device identifier to update the semiconductor device identifier held in the semiconductor device identifier hold block according to a result of the computation; a control block once holding data of a bit train entered from the input terminal to control updating of the semiconductor device identifier executed by the semiconductor device identifier computation block based on the held data; and an output terminal outputting the bit train held in the control block to a succeeding-stage semiconductor device layered on aType: GrantFiled: June 17, 2011Date of Patent: March 26, 2013Assignee: Sony CorporationInventor: Makoto Imai
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Patent number: 8399992Abstract: Provided are a semiconductor package and a method for fabricating the same. The semiconductor package includes a lower package comprising a lower substrate, a lower semiconductor chip mounted on the lower substrate and comprising a redistribution, and a molding layer molding the lower semiconductor chip, an upper package comprising an upper substrate and an upper semiconductor chip mounted on the upper substrate, with the upper package being stacked on the lower package. The semiconductor package further includes an electrical interconnector extending from the upper substrate into the molding layer and connected to the redistribution to electrically connect the upper and lower packages to each other, and a dummy interconnector extending from the upper substrate into the molding layer to physically couple the upper and lower packages to each other.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2010Date of Patent: March 19, 2013Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Sung-Kyu Park, Tae-Sung Park, Kyung-Man Kim, Hye-Jin Kim
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Publication number: 20130043580Abstract: A diode structure includes a body, a first electrode, and a second electrode. The body has a longitudinal length and a transverse length. The first electrode has an end extending into the body along the longitudinal length, and has another end extending outwardly and horizontally from the body for a predetermined length. The second electrode lying on another side of the body to oppose the first electrode, has a tail extending into the body, and has another tail extending outward and horizontally from the body for the predetermined length. The predetermined length of the first electrode and the second electrode is no less than the longitudinal length of the body. Therefore, the diode structure features two electrodes with increased exposed surfaces and better heat dissipation.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2012Publication date: February 21, 2013Applicant: K. S. TERMINALS INC.Inventor: Yuan Feng Lu
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Patent number: 8362602Abstract: A layered chip package includes a main body, and wiring that includes a plurality of wires disposed on a side surface of the main body. The main body includes: a main part including a plurality of layer portions; a plurality of first terminals disposed on the top surface of the main part and connected to the wiring; and a plurality of second terminals disposed on the bottom surface of the main part and connected to the wiring. Each layer portion includes a semiconductor chip. The plurality of second terminals are positioned to overlap the plurality of first terminals as viewed in a direction perpendicular to the top surface of the main body. A plurality of pairs of first and second terminals that are electrically connected via the wires include a plurality of pairs of a first terminal and a second terminal that are positioned not to overlap each other.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2010Date of Patent: January 29, 2013Assignees: Headway Technologies, Inc., SAE Magnetics (H.K.) Ltd.Inventors: Yoshitaka Sasaki, Hiroyuki Ito, Hiroshi Ikejima, Atsushi Iijima
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Patent number: 8362482Abstract: A semiconductor device including a first layer including first transistors, wherein first logic circuits are constructed by the first transistors, and wherein the first logic circuits include at least one of Inverter, NAND gate, or NOR gate; and a second layer overlaying said first layer, the second layer including second transistors, wherein second logic circuits are constructed by the second transistors; wherein each logic circuit in the first logic circuits has inputs and at least one first output, the inputs are connected to the second logic circuits; wherein each logic circuit in the second logic circuits has a second output, and wherein the first transistors include first selectors adapted to selectively replace at least one of the at least one first outputs with at least one of the second outputs.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2011Date of Patent: January 29, 2013Assignee: MonolithIC 3D Inc.Inventors: Zvi Or-Bach, Brian Cronquist, Israel Beinglass, Jan Lodewijk de Jong, Deepak C. Sekar, Paul Lim
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Patent number: 8350373Abstract: A chip stacked structure and method of fabricating the same are provided. The chip stacked structure includes a first chip and a second chip stacked on the first chip. The first chip has a plurality of metal pads disposed on an upper surface thereof and grooves disposed on a side surface thereof. The metal pads are correspondingly connected to upper openings of the grooves. The second chip has a plurality of grooves on a side surface of the second chip, locations of which are corresponding to that of the grooves on the side surface of the first chip. Conductive films are formed on the grooves of the first chip and the second chip and the metal pads to electronically connect the first chip and second chip. The chip stacked structure may simplify the process and improve the process yield rate.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2011Date of Patent: January 8, 2013Assignees: Universal Scientific Industrial (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., Universal Global Scientific Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventor: Ming-Che Wu
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Patent number: 8344519Abstract: A battery protection package assembly is disclosed. The assembly includes a power control integrated circuit (IC) with pins for a supply voltage input (VCC) and a ground (VSS) on a first side of the power control IC. First and second common-drain metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistors (MOSFETs) are electrically coupled to the power control IC. The power control IC and the first and second common-drain metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistors (MOSFET) are co-packaged on a common die pad. The power control IC is vertically stacked on top of one or more of the first and second common-drain MOSFETs. Leads coupled to a supply voltage input (VCC) and a ground (VSS) of the power control IC are on a first side of the common die pad.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2011Date of Patent: January 1, 2013Assignee: Alpha & Omega Semiconductor IncorporatedInventors: Jun Lu, Allen Chang, Xiaotian Zhang
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Publication number: 20120326304Abstract: There is provided a system and method for an externally wire bondable chip scale package in a system-in-package module. There is provided a system-in-package module comprising a substrate including a first contact pad disposed thereon, a packaged device attached to the substrate, wherein an electrode of the packaged device is wirebonded to the first contact pad, and an unpackaged device, wherein an electrode of the unpackaged device is coupled to the substrate. By flipping the packaged device within the module and utilizing wire bondable finishes on the packaged device, an externally wire bondable chip scale package may be provided. The structure of the disclosed system-in-package module provides several advantages over conventional designs including increased yields, a single assembly line, facilitated die substitution, reduced heat stress, higher package density, and a simplified single package structure for reduced fabrication time and cost.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2011Publication date: December 27, 2012Inventors: Robert W. Warren, Nic Rossi
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Patent number: 8338962Abstract: A semiconductor package may include a package substrate having a first surface and a boundary that may be defined by edges of the package substrate. The package further includes a first semiconductor chip having a front surface and a back surface. The back surface of a first portion of the first semiconductor chip may be disposed on the first surface of the package substrate with the back surface of a second portion of the first semiconductor chip extending beyond of the defined boundary of the package substrate. The semiconductor package may also include a second semiconductor chip disposed on the back surface of the second portion of the first semiconductor chip that extends beyond the defined boundary of the package substrate.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2011Date of Patent: December 25, 2012Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Won-gi Chang, Tae-sung Park
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Patent number: 8338928Abstract: A three-dimensional package structure includes an energy storage element, a semiconductor package body and a shielding layer. The semiconductor package body has a plurality of second conductive elements and at least one control device inside. The energy storage element is disposed on the semiconductor package body. The energy storage element including a magnetic body is electrically connected to the second conductive elements. The semiconductor package body or the energy storage element has a plurality of first conductive elements to be electrically connected to an outside device. The shielding layer is disposed between the control component and at least part of the magnetic body to inhibit or reduce EMI (Electro-Magnetic Interference) from the energy storage element and to get a tiny package structure. The three-dimensional package structure is applicable to a POL (Point of Load) converter.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2007Date of Patent: December 25, 2012Assignee: Cyntec Co., Ltd.Inventors: Da-Jung Chen, Chun-Tiao Liu, Chau-Chun Wen
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Patent number: 8338933Abstract: A three-dimensional package structure includes an energy storage element, a semiconductor package body and a shielding layer. The semiconductor package body has a plurality of second conductive elements and at least one control device inside. The energy storage element is disposed on the semiconductor package body. The energy storage element including a magnetic body is electrically connected to the second conductive elements. The semiconductor package body or the energy storage element has a plurality of first conductive elements to be electrically connected to an outside device. The shielding layer is disposed between the control component and at least part of the magnetic body to inhibit or reduce EMI (Electro-Magnetic Interference) from the energy storage element and to get a tiny package structure. The three-dimensional package structure is applicable to a POL (Point of Load) converter.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2011Date of Patent: December 25, 2012Assignee: Cyntec Co., Ltd.Inventors: Da-Jung Chen, Chun-Tiao Liu, Chau-Chun Wen
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Patent number: 8319326Abstract: Stacked die having vertically-aligned conductors and methods for making the same are disclosed for providing a non-volatile memory, such as flash memory (e.g., NAND flash memory), for use in an electronic device.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2010Date of Patent: November 27, 2012Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Nir J. Wakrat, Nick Seroff, Anthony Fai
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Patent number: 8319329Abstract: Microelectronic packages are fabricated by stacking integrated circuits upon one another. Each integrated circuit includes a semiconductor layer having microelectronic devices and a wiring layer on the semiconductor layer having wiring that selectively interconnects the microelectronic devices. After stacking, a via is formed that extends through at least two of the integrated circuits that are stacked upon one another. Then, the via is filled with conductive material that selectively electrically contacts the wiring. Related microelectronic packages are also described.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2012Date of Patent: November 27, 2012Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Pil-kyu Kang, Jung-Ho Kim, Jong-Wook Lee, Seung-woo Choi, Dae-Lok Bae
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Patent number: 8310045Abstract: A semiconductor package includes a first semiconductor chip having a first surface and a second surface which faces away from the first surface, a heat dissipation member, defined with a cavity, disposed on the first surface of the first semiconductor chip and having a plurality of metal pillars which contact the first semiconductor chip, and one or more second semiconductor chips stacked on the first surface of the first semiconductor chip in the cavity to be electrically connected with one another and with the first semiconductor chip.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2011Date of Patent: November 13, 2012Assignee: SK Hynix Inc.Inventor: Ho Young Son
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Patent number: 8304876Abstract: Provided is a semiconductor package and a method for fabricating the semiconductor package. The semiconductor package may include a first package having a first semiconductor chip mounted on a first substrate and a second package having a second semiconductor chip mounted on a second substrate, the second substrate being bent to cover a side of the first package to contact the first substrate such that the first and second packages are connected electrically.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2009Date of Patent: November 6, 2012Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hak-Kyoon Byun, Taehoon Kim, Jongkook Kim, Sang-Uk Han, Jung-Do Lee, Seonhyang You
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Patent number: 8304918Abstract: An electronic device is disclosed which can suppress the formation of voids in a region below an overhanging portion of a first semiconductor device overhanging a support member. The support member is disposed over a package substrate. The first semiconductor device is disposed over the support member and, when seen in plan, at least a part of the first semiconductor device overhangs the support member. A first resin layer fills up a space below the first semiconductor device in at least a part of the overhanging portion of the first semiconductor device around the support member. The first resin layer is in contact with the support member. A second resin layer seals the first semiconductor device and the support member.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2011Date of Patent: November 6, 2012Assignee: Renesas Electronics CorporationInventor: Jun Tsukano
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Patent number: 8299627Abstract: Provided are semiconductor packages and electronic systems including the same. A substrate is provided. A plurality of semiconductor chips may be stacked the substrate, and each of them may include at least one electrode pad. At least one of the plurality of semiconductor chips may include at least one redistribution pad configured to electrically connect with the at least one electrode pad.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2010Date of Patent: October 30, 2012Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hye-jin Kim, Byung-seo Kim, Sun-il Youn
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Patent number: 8299585Abstract: A power semiconductor device having a first active semiconductor component and a second active semiconductor component, the electrical connections of which are routed out of the semiconductor components in the form of connecting legs is disclosed. In one embodiment, the first semiconductor component is at least partially electrically connected to the second semiconductor component by means of a plug-in connection. The plug-in connection is realized by virtue of the connecting legs of the second semiconductor component engaging in the electrical connections of the first semiconductor component.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2005Date of Patent: October 30, 2012Assignee: Infineon Technologies AGInventor: Ralf Otremba