Plural Contiguous Boards Patents (Class 361/792)
  • Patent number: 11945500
    Abstract: A printed circuit board may include a top side, a bottom side, and a circumferential surface that connects the top side to the bottom side. The circumferential surface may have a toothing for forming a gear wheel. The toothing may be circumferentially closed and may be arranged over an entire surface area of the circumferential surface. The toothing may be configured as an involute toothing, an epicycloid toothing, a hypocycloid toothing, or a lantern gear toothing. The printed circuit board may be formed of fiber-reinforced plastic. Further, the printed circuit board may include a track, a surface structure, and/or a conductor track configured for inductive sampling, capacitive sampling, optical sampling, and/or acoustic sampling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignees: thyssenkrupp Presta AG, thyssenkrupp AG
    Inventors: Robert Galehr, Gergely Racz, Sedat Sen
  • Patent number: 11930589
    Abstract: A printed wiring board includes a lower layer including conductor layers and insulating layers, a conductor layer formed on the outermost insulating layer in the lower layer, and a solder resist layer formed on the conductor layer such that the solder resist layer is covering the conductor layer on the outermost insulating layer, and a two-dimensional code structure formed on the lower layer and including the conductor layer and a portion of the solder resist layer such that the portion of the solder resist layer has openings forming exposed portions of the conductor layer and that the openings of the solder resist layer and the exposed portions of the conductor layer form the two-dimensional code structure. The conductor layer includes a portion corresponding to the two-dimensional code structure such that the portion of the conductor layer has a residual copper rate that allows the two-dimensional code structure to be read.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: IBIDEN CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yoshihiko Hayashi
  • Patent number: 11903177
    Abstract: According to various aspects, exemplary embodiments are disclosed of board level shield (BLS) frames or fences including pickup members with pickup areas. In exemplary embodiments, the pickup member may be configured such that the pickup area is allowed to rotate in place when the pickup member is drawn to raise the pickup area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Laird Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul W. Crotty, Jr., Kenneth M. Robinson, Joseph H. Aubin, Zbigniew M. Korus, Brian J. Donahue
  • Patent number: 11861188
    Abstract: A storage system, blades, removable modules, and method of configuring a storage system are described. The storage system has blades with computing resources and storage resources. At least one of the blades has, or has added, one or more removable modules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: PURE STORAGE, INC.
    Inventors: Hari Kannan, Yuhong Mao, Mark Heuchert
  • Patent number: 11785707
    Abstract: Provided is a circuit board, including a first substrate, a second substrate, a third substrate, a fourth substrate, multiple conductive structures, and a conductive via structure. The second substrate is disposed between the first substrate and the third substrate. The third substrate is disposed between the second substrate and the fourth substrate. The third substrate has an opening penetrating the third substrate and includes a first dielectric layer filling the opening. The conductive via structure penetrates the first substrate, the second substrate, the first dielectric layer of the third substrate, and the fourth substrate, and is electrically connected to the first substrate and the fourth substrate to define a signal path. The first substrate, the second substrate, the third substrate and the fourth substrate are electrically connected through the conductive structures to define a ground path, and the ground path surrounds the signal path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Unimicron Technology Corp.
    Inventors: Chih-Chiang Lu, Heng-Ming Nien, Ching-Sheng Chen, Ching Chang, Ming-Ting Chang, Chi-Min Chang, Shao-Chien Lee, Jun-Rui Huang, Shih-Lian Cheng
  • Patent number: 11612058
    Abstract: A module assembly is attached on a headlining of a vehicle and includes a base where an upper portion thereof is open, a first printed circuit board (PCB) and a second PCB sequentially stacked on a plurality of supporting pillars extending in a vertical direction to an inner bottom surface of the base and electrically connected to each other by a flexible cable, and a cover assembled with the base to cover the first and second PCBs stacked on the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Myeong Nam Woo, Uhn Yong Shin
  • Patent number: 11456547
    Abstract: A harness connector for an electronics device is disclosed, the electronics device having a housing and a printed circuit board disposed in the housing, and the housing including an opening exposing electrical contacts of the printed circuit board. The harness connector includes a base member with a plurality of apertures defined therein, the base member directly attached to the housing and disposed over the opening, and a plurality electrical contacts electrically connected to the electrical contacts of the printed circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: Vitesco Technologies USA, LLC
    Inventors: Patrick Su, Kevin D. Moore
  • Patent number: 11452209
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an electronic component that includes a substrate and a plurality of conductive layers and a plurality of insulating layers which are alternately laminated on the substrate. The side surface of at least one of the plurality of insulating layers has a recessed part set back from a side surface of the substrate and a projecting part projecting from the recessed part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuichiro Okuyama, Takeshi Oohashi, Hajime Kuwajima, Takashi Ohtsuka, Kazuhiro Yoshikawa, Kenichi Yoshida
  • Patent number: 11440092
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing copper powder according to the present invention includes: a first step of reducing copper particles in water by using at least one compound selected from the group consisting of potassium borohydride, sodiumborohydride, and lithium borohydride; after the first step, a second step of washing with water; a third step of washing copper powder obtained in the second step with at least one compound selected from the group consisting of ether compounds and alcohol compounds; and a fourth step of bringing the copper powder obtained in the third step into contact with an organic acid solution, in which at least one compound selected from the group consisting of ether compounds and alcohol compounds is used as a solvent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: ADEKA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yusuke Nuida, Hiroshi Morita
  • Patent number: 11406014
    Abstract: In an electrical connection device in which a adhesive layer is disposed on a flexible base and a conductor pattern is provided on the adhesive layer, an elastomer pattern obtained by curing an ink containing an elastomer composition is formed on the adhesive layer, the conductor pattern obtained by curing an ink containing a conductive particle is formed on the elastomer pattern, and a longitudinal elastic modulus of the elastomer pattern is set to be larger than a longitudinal elastic modulus of the adhesive layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: JAPAN AVIATION ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Junya Sato, Ryosuke Mitsui, Yoshiaki Yamabayashi, Atsushi Tanaka
  • Patent number: 11266011
    Abstract: An electronic device including a shielding structure is provided. The electronic device includes a housing, a first board disposed in an inner space of the housing and including a first electrical element and a first ground layer, a second board disposed in the inner space to be spaced apart from the first board and including a second electrical element, and an interposer disposed between the first board and the second board so as to electrically connect the first board and the second board to each other. The second board includes a first surface facing the first board, a second surface facing away from the first surface, insulating layers disposed between the first surface and the second surface, first slits formed at a predetermined interval in a first conductive area disposed in a first insulating layer among the insulating layers, and second slits formed at a predetermined interval in a second conductive area disposed in a second insulating layer between the first insulating layer and the second surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Juseok Noh, Taejin Kang, Sunghyun Kim, Seonghyeon Lee, Daechul Jeong, Seongmin Kim
  • Patent number: 11189581
    Abstract: A semiconductor device package includes a semiconductor chip mounted to an upper surface of a package substrate by a package ball. The package substrate includes a ball pad on the upper surface of the package substrate and connected to the package ball, a signal trace located below the upper surface of the package substrate, and an impedance matching element connected between the ball pad and the signal trace. The impedance matching element is configured to establish impedance matching with a termination impedance of the semiconductor chip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Seung-Hee Baek
  • Patent number: 11175547
    Abstract: Disclosed are an array substrate and a display panel formed by cutting the array substrate, the array substrate includes a substrate body, a first test line, a second test line, and a cutting line; the substrate body includes a plurality of display units and a cutting area located between the plurality of display units; the first test line and the second test line are disposed in the cutting area; the first test line is disposed across the second test line and insulated from each other; the first test line and/or the second test line includes a bending segment disposed across the cutting line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignees: HKC Corporation Limited, Chongqing HKC Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Zeyao Li
  • Patent number: 11114354
    Abstract: A printed wiring board includes: an inner insulating layer including a conductive wire; a first outermost insulating layer disposed on a first surface of the inner insulating layer; and a second outermost insulating layer disposed on a second surface of the inner insulating layer. A bending elastic modulus of each of the first outermost insulating layer and the second outermost insulating layer ranges from ¼ to ¾, inclusive, of a bending elastic modulus of the inner insulating layer. A glass transition temperature of each of the first outermost insulating layer and the second outermost insulating layer falls within ±20° C. of a glass transition temperature of the inner insulating layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akira Ito, Eiichiro Saito, Kengo Yamanouti
  • Patent number: 11043626
    Abstract: A multilayer substrate includes a stacked body including first and second flexible insulating base material layers, and an actuator conductor pattern on at least the first insulating base material layer. The stacked body includes a first region including stacked first and second insulating base material layers, and a second region including stacked second insulating base material layers. The first region includes an actuator function portion in a portion thereof, the actuator function portion including the actuator conductor pattern. The thickness of the first insulating base material layer including the actuator conductor pattern is smaller than the thickness of one second insulating base material layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kuniaki Yosui, Shingo Ito, Isamu Morita, Naoki Gouchi
  • Patent number: 10905004
    Abstract: In some embodiments, an interconnectable circuit board may include one or more of the following features: (a) a first electrically conductive pad located on a top of the circuit board, (b) a plated through hole on the conductive pad which passes through the circuit board, (c) a second electrically conductive pad coupled to the plated through hole; the second conductive pad capable of being electrically connected to a third electrically conductive pad attached to a top of a second interconnectable circuit board, (d) cut marks indicating safe locations for separating the circuit board, and (e) a second cut mark adjacent to the first cut mark where the area between the first and second cut mark can be utilized to make a safe cut through the circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: Metrospec Technology, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Henry V. Holec, Wm. Todd Crandell
  • Patent number: 10867896
    Abstract: A device includes a package component comprising a substrate and a plurality of bumps formed on the substrate, a semiconductor die on the substrate, a dielectric layer over the substrate, wherein a top surface of the dielectric layer is level with a top surface of the semiconductor die, and a sidewall of the dielectric layer includes a slope portion and a vertical portion and a top package bonded on the package component, wherein the semiconductor die is located between the top package and the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Hsien-Wei Chen
  • Patent number: 10842029
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a circuit board and an electronic element. The circuit board includes a plate body and multiple through holes extending through the plate body. Each of the through holes has a first diameter. The electronic element includes multiple pins, each of which is inserted into a respective one of the through holes, is secured to the circuit board by a soldering process, and has a second diameter smaller than the first diameter of the respective one of the through holes. For each of the pins, a difference between the second diameter of the pin and the first diameter of the respective one of the through holes ranges from 0.4 mm to 0.6 mm. A method for manufacturing the electronic device is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: Jabil Circuit (Guangzhou) Ltd.
    Inventors: Jiangang Tan, Jingmin Liang
  • Patent number: 10194524
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a plurality of layers in a printed circuit board comprising at least one power plane and at least one ground plane, and a plurality of vias extending through the plurality of layers and connecting two or more of the layers, the plurality of vias comprising at least one pair of differential signal vias and at least one pair of power vias, the signal vias and power vias surrounded by a plurality of ground vias. The ground plane includes an anti-pad formed therein by an opening defined by removal of material, with the pair of differential signal vias and pair of power vias extending through the anti-pad in the ground plane to reduce power via resonance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Il-Young Park, Jayanthi Natarajan
  • Patent number: 10049935
    Abstract: An integrated circuit package and manufacturing method thereof are described. The integrated circuit package includes pin up conductive plating to form an interconnect, where an opening on a patterned fifth layer photo-resist material located at bottom portion of a base developed for etching selectively the base to form at least an internal opening and at least a positioning opening, wherein the internal opening corresponds with an inside area of a first patterned conductive layer, and the positioning opening corresponds with an outside area of the first patterned conductive layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: QDOS FLEXCIRCUITS SDN BHD
    Inventors: Zalina Binti Abdullah, Roslan Bin Ahmad, Poh Cheng Ang, Poh Choon Whong, Hai San Tew, Shin Hung Hwang, Chee Can Lee, Tiyagarajan S/O Arumugham
  • Patent number: 9825399
    Abstract: Provided are a module assembly, a connector, and an electronic device, the module assembly including a first module that includes a pin configured to selectively protrude from a side thereof, a pin installation portion in which the pin is installed to be movable, and a first magnet configured to attract the pin into the pin installation portion, a second module to be coupled to the first module, the second module including a pin receiver configured to receive the pin when the pin protrudes from the first module, and a second magnet configured to attract the pin into the pin receiver, wherein the second magnet is configured to apply, to the pin, a greater magnitude of magnetic force than the first magnet in a case in which a distance between the first module and the second module is less than a preset distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Inventors: Seok Jung Kim, Yoon Son, Sang Hun Oh
  • Patent number: 9750138
    Abstract: A circuit module includes a circuit board and electronic components mounted on the circuit board. The mounted electronic components include at least one discrimination-target electronic component and at least one module-discrimination electronic component. In addition, the circuit board includes land electrodes allowing the module-discrimination electronic component to be mounted at different positions and/or orientations with respect to the circuit board, and the module-discrimination electronic component is mounted at any one position and/or orientation among different positions and/or orientations with respect to the circuit board in accordance with the type of the discrimination-target electronic component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tomoko Saito
  • Patent number: 9616660
    Abstract: A liquid ejection device includes a switching circuit. The switching circuit includes: a multilayer wiring board including a first wiring layer and a second wiring layer; a first transistor and a second transistor mounted on the first wiring layer side of the multilayer wiring board; and a capacitor mounted on the second wiring layer side of the multilayer wiring board. When the multilayer wiring board is viewed in a plan view, a third via conductor is arranged in an area not overlapping a straight-line path connecting a source electrode of the first transistor with a drain electrode of the second transistor in a second wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Atsushi Oshima, Noritaka Ide
  • Patent number: 9521758
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor module that has an electrode terminal projecting externally; a substrate that has a through hole or a cut-out for inserting the electrode terminal; and a guide member that is provided between the semiconductor module and the substrate and guides the electrode terminal in such a manner that the electrode terminal is inserted into the through hole or the cut-out. The guide member becomes out of contact with the electrode terminal after the electrode terminal is inserted into the through hole or the cut-out.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignees: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Keita Hatasa, Arata Harada, Daisuke Harada
  • Patent number: 9513670
    Abstract: A touch panel including a substrate, at least one touch-sensing unit, at least one connecting pad, at least a testing line, at least one ESD protection circuit, and a first isolation layer is provided. The touch-sensing unit is disposed on the substrate. The connecting pad is disposed on the substrate and electrically connected to the touch-sensing unit. The testing line is disposed on the substrate, electrically connected to the connecting pad, and extends to at least an edge of the substrate. The ESD protection circuit is disposed in the edge of the substrate and electrically connected to a ground voltage, wherein a vertical projection of the testing line to the substrate and that of the ESD protection circuit to the substrate is at least partially overlapped. The first isolation layer is disposed between the testing line and the ESD protection circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yi-Chi Chen, Chia-Chun Yeh, Chien-Yu Chen, Yi-Ling Lin, Yi-Hsin Lin
  • Patent number: 9419378
    Abstract: Electrical connectors, electrical modules, and systems are provided. In one aspect, an electrical connector includes a housing defining a side surface, an electrical conductor supported by the housing and including an engagement portion proximate the side surface of the housing. The engagement portion is adapted to engage another electrical conductor of another electrical connector. The connector also includes a magnet supported by the housing proximate the side surface of the housing, a projection extending from the side surface of the housing, and a receptacle defined in the side surface of the housing. In other aspects, an electrical module includes at least one of these electrical connectors. In further aspects, a system includes a plurality of these modules and the modules are selectively couplable together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: littleBits Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Aya Bdeir
  • Patent number: 9380696
    Abstract: A flexible printed circuit board having a copper foil character with good visibility and without copper foil pattern peeling. The flexible printed circuit board has a base material having optical transparency, a wiring pattern formed on one surface of the base material; a first opaque cover lay film covering a surface of the wiring pattern, a character formed on the other surface of the base material; and a second opaque cover lay film covering a surface of the character. The first opaque cover lay film has an opening portion is formed therein, and the character is formed so as to be visually recognizable through the opening portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Shinsaku Watanabe
  • Patent number: 9312587
    Abstract: A common mode filter a manufacturing method thereof are disclosed. The common mode filter in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention includes: a magnetic substrate; a receiving groove formed on the magnetic substrate; a dielectric layer formed in the receiving groove and having a coil pattern included therein; and a magnetic layer formed on upper surfaces of the dielectric layer and the magnetic substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hong-Ryul Lee, Young-Do Kweon, Sang-Moon Lee
  • Patent number: 9312633
    Abstract: A connector for an electronic device has a housing with a peripheral surface and guides defining first and second paths. The second path extends from a first location proximate the peripheral surface to a second location farther from the peripheral surface and closer to the first path. A magnetic contact assembly in the housing is magnetically movable along the first path between a first position for joining the connector in data communication with an adjacent connector, and a second position withdrawn from the peripheral surface. A magnet in the housing and is movable by attraction to an adjacent connector along the second path, to magnetically hold the connector to an adjacent connector. The guides are configured so that the magnet and the magnetic contact assembly magnetically bias one another inwardly along the first and second paths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: Nanoport Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy Jing Yin Szeto, Jeremy Zhi-Qiao Chan
  • Patent number: 9277650
    Abstract: A combined wiring board includes multiple wiring boards, and a connected metal frame having multiple metal frames and one or more connecting portions such that the metal frames are connected each other by the connecting portion or connecting portions and have accommodation opening portions formed to accommodate the wiring boards, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: IBIDEN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Teruyuki Ishihara, Michimasa Takahashi
  • Patent number: 9277655
    Abstract: A combined wiring board includes a wiring board set having multiple wiring boards and one or more adhesive agent portions such that the wiring boards are connected each other by the adhesive agent portion or adhesive agent portions, and a metal frame having an accommodation opening portion formed to accommodate the wiring board set such that the wiring board set is positioned in the accommodation opening portion of the metal frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: IBIDEN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Teruyuki Ishihara, Michimasa Takahashi
  • Patent number: 9232681
    Abstract: A multi-chip socket includes a first cavity having a first support surface to support a first component including a first chip, the first support surface arranged to contact and support the first chip. A second cavity has a second support surface to support a second component including a second chip, the second support surface arranged to contact and support the second chip. The first support surface is in a first plane, and the second support surface is in a second plane, where the first plane is angled with respect to the second plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
    Inventors: Kevin B. Leigh, George D. Megason
  • Patent number: 9214403
    Abstract: A stacked semiconductor package including a first printed circuit board and a second printed circuit board is provided. The first printed circuit board may include a first surface upon which a first semiconductor chip is mounted and a second surface upon which at least one connecting structure is attached. The first printed circuit board may further include at least one thermal via and a heat sink and the at least one thermal via and the heat sink may be disposed under the first semiconductor chip with the heat sink being disposed between the first surface and the second surface. The second printed circuit board may include a third surface upon which a second semiconductor chip is mounted. The second printed circuit board may be disposed under the first printed circuit board with the at least one connecting structure connecting the first printed circuit board to the second printed circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Seok-Chan Lee
  • Patent number: 9199836
    Abstract: In a method of manufacturing a semiconductor integrated circuit device having an MEMS element over a single semiconductor chip, the movable part of the MEMS element is fixed before the formation of a rewiring. After formation of the rewiring, the wafer is diced. Then, the movable part of the MEMS element is released by etching the wafer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: Renesas Electronics Corporation
    Inventor: Koichi Arai
  • Patent number: 9190396
    Abstract: A system includes a semiconductor die mounted on a packaging substrate, a signal redistribution layer that is formed within the packaging substrate, a power plane that is formed on a surface of the packaging substrate, and a ground plane that is formed within the packaging substrate. The power plane couples the semiconductor die to a capacitor disposed on the packaging substrate and the ground plane is disposed between the power plane and the signal redistribution layer. An advantage of the disclosed system is that loop inductance between power and ground paths to a packaged semiconductor die is reduced, thereby lowering the impedance of the packaged semiconductor die system and signal noise associated with the packaged semiconductor system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: NVIDIA Corporation
    Inventors: Donald E. Templeton, Brian S. Schieck
  • Patent number: 9190367
    Abstract: The semiconductor package includes a substrate, a plurality of components, an interposer, an electrical interconnect and a first package body. The substrate has a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. A first component is mounted on the first surface of the substrate, and a second component is mounted on the second surface of the substrate. The interposer has a first surface. The electrical interconnect connects the first surface of the interposer to the second surface of the substrate. The first package body is disposed on the second surface of the substrate and encapsulates the second component, the electrical interconnect and at least a portion of the interposer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: ADVANCED SEMICONDUCTOR ENGINEERING, INC.
    Inventors: Kuo Hsien Liao, Ming-Chiang Lee, Cheng-Nan Lin
  • Patent number: 9190380
    Abstract: Discussed generally herein are devices that include high density interconnects between dice and techniques for making and using those devices. In one or more embodiments a device can include a bumpless buildup layer (BBUL) substrate including a first die at least partially embedded in the BBUL substrate, the first die including a first plurality of high density interconnect pads. A second die can be at least partially embedded in the BBUL substrate, the second die including a second plurality of high density interconnect pads. A high density interconnect element can be embedded in the BBUL substrate, the high density interconnect element including a third plurality of high density interconnect pads electrically coupled to the first and second plurality of high density interconnect pads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Weng Hong Teh, Chia-Pin Chiu
  • Patent number: 9171816
    Abstract: Discussed generally herein are devices that include high density interconnects between dice and techniques for making and using those devices. In one or more embodiments a device can include a bumpless buildup layer (BBUL) substrate including a first die at least partially embedded in the BBUL substrate, the first die including a first plurality of high density interconnect pads. A second die can be at least partially embedded in the BBUL substrate, the second die including a second plurality of high density interconnect pads. A high density interconnect element can be embedded in the BBUL substrate, the high density interconnect element including a third plurality of high density interconnect pads electrically coupled to the first and second plurality of high density interconnect pads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Weng Hong Teh, Chia-Pin Chiu
  • Patent number: 9142486
    Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention relates to a chip package and fabrication method thereof, which includes a semiconductor substrate containing a chip area and a peripheral pad area surrounding the chip area, wherein a conductive pad and a through hole exposing the conductive pad are formed in the peripheral pad area; a protection layer covering a bottom surface of the semiconductor substrate and the through hole; a packaging layer formed on an upper surface of the semiconductor substrate; and a spacing layer formed between the packaging layer and the semiconductor substrate, wherein the chip packaging has a main side surface constituted of side surfaces of the semiconductor substrate, the protecting layer, the packaging layer and the spacing layer, and wherein the main side surface has at least one recess portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Inventors: Tsang-Yu Liu, Yi-Ming Chang, Tzu-Min Chen
  • Patent number: 9123763
    Abstract: A package-on-package (PoP) structure comprises a first package and a second package. The first package comprises a first die, a second die, and a core material. The core material has a first surface and a second surface. A first redistribution layer (RDL) is on the first surface, and a second RDL is on the second surface. The first die is disposed in the core material between the first surface and the second surface. The second die is coupled to one of the first RDL and the second RDL. The second package comprises a third die and an interposer. The interposer has a first side and a second side. The third die is coupled to the second side of the interposer. The first package is coupled to the second package by first electrical connectors coupled to the second side of the interposer and the first RDL.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Chen-Hua Yu, Chung-Shi Liu, Mirng-Ji Lii, Ming-Da Cheng, Chih-Wei Lin
  • Patent number: 9093295
    Abstract: A multilayer capacitor is provided that includes a plurality of vias configured to receive interconnects from a die.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Young Kyu Song, Kyu-Pyung Hwang, Dong Wook Kim, Changhan Hobie Yun
  • Patent number: 9058927
    Abstract: A laminate formed by laminating a plurality of insulator layers. First coil conductors are provided in the laminate winding in a predetermined direction when viewed in a plan view in a direction of lamination. Second coil conductors are provided in the laminate on one side in the direction of lamination relative to the first coil conductors, winding in the predetermined direction when viewed in a plan view in the direction of lamination. First via-hole conductors connect downstream ends of the first parallel portion in the predetermined direction. Second via-hole conductors connect downstream ends of the second parallel portions in the predetermined direction. A third via-hole conductor connects the farthest of the first coil conductors on one side to the farthest of the second coil conductors on the other side in the direction of lamination. The first through third via-hole conductors are not connected in a series.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2015
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kaori Takezawa
  • Patent number: 9059490
    Abstract: Embodiments are directed to a transition structure for interfacing an integrated circuit chip and a substrate, comprising: a co-planar waveguide (CPW) structure formed based on ground-signal-ground (GSG) pads on the integrated circuit chip, a grounded co-planar waveguide (CPWG) structure coupled to the GSG pads, and a microstrip coupled to the CPWG structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2015
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Christopher Andrew DeVries, Houssam Kanj, Morris Repeta, Huanhuan Gu
  • Patent number: 9042116
    Abstract: A printed circuit board includes a motherboard and a daughterboard. The motherboard includes at least one first signal pad and defines at least one via under the at least one first signal pad. The daughterboard includes at least one second signal pad and defines at least one via under the at least one second signal pad. The at least one first signal pad and the at least one second signal pad are sucked into the respective vias on the motherboard and the daughterboard according to siphon principle to allow each of the first signal pads and the second signal pads to form uneven top surfaces, the uneven top surfaces of the at least one first signal pads and the at least one second signal pads are connected to each other for electronically connecting the daughterboard to the motherboard.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignees: HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (WuHan) CO., LTD., HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hsin-Kuan Wu, Hou-Yuan Chou
  • Patent number: 9030838
    Abstract: Provided is a package substrate and a semiconductor package. The package substrate includes a main body having an upper surface and a lower surface opposite to the upper surface, a plurality of external terminals attached to the lower surface, and a plurality of grooves formed in regions of the lower surface to which the plurality of external terminals is not attached. The semiconductor package includes a package substrate, a semiconductor chip mounted on the upper surface of the semiconductor substrate, and a board providing a region mounted with the package substrate and being mounted with a plurality of mounting elements which are vertically aligned with the plurality of grooves and are inserted into the plurality of grooves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Se-Ho You, Heeseok Lee, Chiyoung Lee, Yun-Hee Lee
  • Patent number: 9025341
    Abstract: A power module includes a power module body portion and a wiring board. The power module body portion includes P-side semiconductor elements and N-side semiconductor elements, and a P-side terminal connection portion, a U-phase terminal connection portion, and an N-side terminal connection portion which establish electrical connection with the wiring board on an upper surface of the power module body portion and into which a current flows from the wiring board and from which a current flows to the wiring board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Yaskawa Denki
    Inventor: Yasuhiko Kawanami
  • Patent number: 9019718
    Abstract: Electrical connectors, electrical modules, and systems are provided. In one aspect, an electrical connector includes a housing defining a side surface, an electrical conductor supported by the housing and including an engagement portion proximate the side surface of the housing. The engagement portion is adapted to engage another electrical conductor of another electrical connector. The connector also includes a magnet supported by the housing proximate the side surface of the housing, a projection extending from the side surface of the housing, and a receptacle defined in the side surface of the housing. In other aspects, an electrical module includes at least one of these electrical connectors. In further aspects, a system includes a plurality of these modules and the modules are selectively couplable together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: littleBits Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Aya Bdeir
  • Patent number: 9019709
    Abstract: A protection circuit board is disclosed. The protection circuit board includes a main printed circuit board and an auxiliary printed circuit board. In the auxiliary printed circuit board, a thermistor is electrically interposed between an external electrode terminal and auxiliary electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Young-Cheol Jang
  • Patent number: 9000306
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus (100) has an electronic device (151), a power supply plane (121) and a power supply plane (122) disposed with a gap (123) therebetween, a connection member (152) that electrically connects the power supply plane (122) and the electronic device (151), a ground plane (141) facing the power supply plane (121) or the power supply plane (122), a connection member (153) that electrically connects the ground plane (141) and the electronic device (151), a plurality of conductor elements (131) that is repeatedly arrayed, and open stubs (111) formed at a location overlapping the gap (123) included in an area surrounded by the conductor elements (131). In addition, at least some of the open stubs (111) face the power supply plane (122) which is not in contact with the open stubs (111).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Toyao, Manabu Kusumoto, Naoki Kobayashi, Noriaki Ando
  • Patent number: 8995143
    Abstract: A pivotal assembly applied to a board includes a first board, a first pivotal member, and a pivotal plate. The first pivotal member is fixed to the first board and has a first retaining structure. The pivotal plate is pivotally connected to the first pivotal member and has a first protrusion. The first protrusion is retained in the first retaining structure, so as to make the first board limitedly rotate to be perpendicular or parallel to the pivotal plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignees: Inventec (Pudong) Technology Corporation, Inventec Corporation
    Inventor: Yen-Cheng Lin