Making Plural Separate Devices Patents (Class 438/110)
  • Patent number: 8399295
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignees: Fujitsu Limited, Shinko Electric Industries Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sadahiro Kishii, Tsuyoshi Kanki, Yoshihiro Nakata, Yasushi Kobayashi, Masato Tanaka, Akio Rokugawa
  • Patent number: 8394678
    Abstract: A plurality of chip sealing bodies stacked on a wiring substrate with a connection terminal. The chip sealing body includes a semiconductor chip having a semiconductor integrated circuit, a pad and a conductive connecting material, and a resin sealing the semiconductor chip. The chip sealing body is shaped into a cubic form in which a portion of the conductive connecting material except an end portion located on an external device side and all surfaces of semiconductor chip is sealed by the resin and the end portion of the conductive connecting material located on the external device side is exposed from the cubic form. A conductive bonding wire connects the end portions of the conductive connecting materials and the connection terminal respectively. A resin sealing material seals the plurality of chip sealing bodies, the conductive bonding wire, and the wiring substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: Shinko Electric Industries Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kei Murayama, Akinori Shiraishi, Mitsuhiro Aizawa
  • Publication number: 20130056880
    Abstract: An assembly has at least one integrated circuit (IC) die fixed in a medium. The assembly has a redistribution layer over the IC die. The redistribution layer has conductors connecting first pads on active faces of the IC die to second pads at an exposed surface of the assembly. A die unit is provided over the IC die. The die unit has a bottom die interconnected to a package substrate. Respective portions of the redistribution layer corresponding to each of the at least one IC die partially underlie the bottom die, and extend beyond the bottom die. The package substrate has contacts connected to the ones of the second pads corresponding to the at least one IC die.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2011
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsung-Ding WANG, Chien-Hsiun Lee
  • Publication number: 20130049182
    Abstract: A semiconductor device package having pre-formed and placed through vias and a process for making such a package is provided. One or more signal conduits are coupled to a lead frame that is subsequently embedded in an encapsulated semiconductor device package. The free end of signal conduits is exposed while the other end remains coupled to a lead frame. The signal conduits are then used as through package vias, providing signal-bearing pathways between interconnects or contacts on the bottom and top of the package and the leads.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2011
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Inventors: Zhiwei Gong, Navjot Chhabra, Glenn G. Daves, Scott M. Hayes
  • Patent number: 8383457
    Abstract: A semiconductor device has a first semiconductor die mounted over a carrier. An interposer frame has an opening in the interposer frame and a plurality of conductive pillars formed over the interposer frame. The interposer is mounted over the carrier and first die with the conductive pillars disposed around the die. A cavity can be formed in the interposer frame to contain a portion of the first die. An encapsulant is deposited through the opening in the interposer frame over the carrier and first die. Alternatively, the encapsulant is deposited over the carrier and first die and the interposer frame is pressed against the encapsulant. Excess encapsulant exits through the opening in the interposer frame. The carrier is removed. An interconnect structure is formed over the encapsulant and first die. A second semiconductor die can be mounted over the first die or over the interposer frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: STATS ChipPAC, Ltd.
    Inventors: Reza A. Pagaila, Seng Guan Chow, Seung Uk Yoon
  • Publication number: 20130037962
    Abstract: A method to provide a wafer level package with increasing contact pad area comprising the steps of forming a first packaging layer on wafer top surface, grinding the wafer back surface and etch through holes, depositing a metal to fill the through holes and covering wafer backside, cutting through the wafer from wafer backside forming a plurality of grooves separating each chip then depositing a second packaging layer filling the grooves and covering the wafer back metal, reducing the first packaging layer thickness to expose the second packaging layer filling the grooves and forming a plurality of contact pads overlaying the first packaging layer thereafter cutting through the second packaging layer in the grooves to form individual package.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2012
    Publication date: February 14, 2013
    Inventor: Yan Xun Xue
  • Patent number: 8372689
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method of forming a semiconductor device package includes: (1) providing a carrier and a semiconductor device including an active surface; (2) forming a first redistribution structure including a first electrical interconnect extending laterally within the first structure and a plurality of second electrical interconnects extending vertically from a first surface of the first interconnect, each second interconnect including a lower surface adjacent to the first surface and an upper surface opposite the lower surface; (3) disposing the device on the carrier such that the active surface is adjacent to the carrier; (4) disposing the first structure on the carrier such that the upper surface of each second interconnect is adjacent to the carrier, and the second interconnects are positioned around the device; and (5) forming a second redistribution structure adjacent to the active surface, and including a third electrical interconnect extending laterally within the second structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignee: Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc.
    Inventors: Ming-Chiang Lee, Chien-Hao Wang
  • Patent number: 8373269
    Abstract: A device includes a lower jig and an upper jig, wherein the lower jig and the upper jig are configured to secure a package substrate. The lower jig includes a first base material and a first plurality of features attached to the first base material. The first plurality of features is disposed adjacent to a peripheral of the lower jig. The upper jig includes a second base material and a second plurality of features attached to the second base material. The second plurality of features is disposed adjacent to a peripheral of the upper jig. The first plurality of features is configured to be attracted to the second plurality of features by a magnetic force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yi-Li Hsiao, Chen-Hua Yu, Chung-Shi Liu, Chien Ling Hwang
  • Patent number: 8367522
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a monolithic integrated electronic device using edge bond pads as well as the resulting device. The method includes providing a substrate having a surface region and forming one or more integrated micro electro-mechanical systems and electronic devices on a first region overlying the surface region. One or more trench structures can be formed within one or more portions of the first region. A passivation material and a conduction material can be formed overlying the first region and the one or more trench structures. The passivation material and the conduction material can be etched to form one or more bonding pad structure. The resulting device can then be singulated within a vicinity of the one or more bond pad structures to form two or more integrated micro electro-mechanical systems and electronic devices having edge bond pads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: MCube Inc.
    Inventor: Xiao “Charles” Yang
  • Patent number: 8367473
    Abstract: A chip package structure includes a substrate, a die, and a package body. The substrate includes a single patterned, electrically conductive layer, and a patterned dielectric layer adjacent to an upper surface of the electrically conductive layer. A part of a lower surface of the electrically conductive layer forms first contact pads for electrical connection externally. The patterned dielectric layer exposes a part of the upper surface of the electrically conductive layer to form second contact pads. The electrically conductive layer exposes the lower surface of the patterned dielectric layer on a lower periphery of the substrate. The die is electrically connected to the second contact pads, the patterned dielectric layer and the die being positioned on the same side of the electrically conductive layer. The package body is disposed adjacent to the upper surface of the electrically conductive layer and covers the patterned dielectric layer and the die.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc.
    Inventors: Shih-Fu Huang, Yuan-Chang Su, Chia-Cheng Chen, Ta-Chun Lee, Kuang-Hsiung Chen
  • Patent number: 8367471
    Abstract: Stacked semiconductor devices, semiconductor assemblies, methods of manufacturing stacked semiconductor devices, and methods of manufacturing semiconductor assemblies. One embodiment of a semiconductor assembly comprises a thinned semiconductor wafer having an active side releasably attached to a temporary carrier, a back side, and a plurality of first dies at the active side. The individual first dies have an integrated circuit, first through die interconnects electrically connected to the integrated circuit, and interconnect contacts exposed at the back side of the wafer. The assembly further includes a plurality of separate second dies attached to corresponding first dies on a front side, wherein the individual second dies have integrated circuits, through die interconnects electrically connected to the integrated circuits and contact points at a back side, and wherein the individual second dies have a thickness of approximately less than 100 microns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: David S. Pratt
  • Patent number: 8361840
    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments provide methods and systems for assembling electronic devices, such as integrated circuit (IC) chips, by selectively and scalably embedding or seating IC elements onto/into a receiving substrate, such as a chip substrate. Preparing of the chip substrate can be performed by depositing or patterning an activatable thermal barrier material on a surface of the substrate. The IC chips are secured on the prepared substrate by activating the thermal barrier material between the chip substrate and IC chips. Securing can include softening of the chip substrate with the activated thermal barrier material to an amount suitable for embedding the IC chips. Securing can also include adhesively bonding the IC chips to the substrate with the activated thermal barrier material in the case of a non-pliable substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Roger S. Kerr, Timothy J. Tredwell, Seung-Ho Baek
  • Patent number: 8361842
    Abstract: A method includes providing a carrier with an adhesive layer disposed thereon; and providing a die including a first surface, a second surface opposite the first surface. The die further includes a plurality of bond pads adjacent the second surface; and a dielectric layer over the plurality of bond pads. The method further includes placing the die on the adhesive layer with the first surface facing toward the adhesive layer and dielectric layer facing away from the adhesive layer; forming a molding compound to cover the die, wherein the molding compound surrounds the die; removing a portion of the molding compound directly over the die to expose the dielectric layer; and forming a redistribution line above the molding compound and electrically coupled to one of the plurality of bond pads through the dielectric layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Chen-Hua Yu, Jing-Cheng Lin
  • Publication number: 20130023082
    Abstract: A method of forming a MEMS device provides first and second wafers, where at least one of the first and second wafers has a two-dimensional array of MEMS devices. The method deposits a layer of first germanium onto the first wafer, and a layer of aluminum-germanium alloy onto the second wafer. To deposit the alloy, the method deposits a layer of aluminum onto the second wafer and then a layer of second germanium to the second wafer. Specifically, the layer of second germanium is deposited on the layer of aluminum. Next, the method brings the first wafer into contact with the second wafer so that the first germanium in the aluminum-germanium alloy contacts the second germanium. The wafers then are heated when the first and second germanium are in contact, and cooled to form a plurality of conductive hermetic seal rings about the plurality of the MEMS devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2012
    Publication date: January 24, 2013
    Applicant: Analog Devices, Inc.
    Inventor: Analog Devices, Inc.
  • Publication number: 20130020693
    Abstract: A chip package structure and a method for forming the chip package structure are disclosed. At least a block is formed on a surface of a cover, the cover is mounted on a substrate having a sensing device formed thereon for covering the sensing device, and the block is disposed between the cover and the sensing device. In the present invention, the block is mounted on the cover, there is no need to etch the cover to form a protruding portion, and thus the method of the present invention is simple and has low cost.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2012
    Publication date: January 24, 2013
    Applicant: Xintec Inc.
    Inventors: Ho-Yin Yiu, Chien-Hung Liu, Tsang-Yu Liu, Ying-Nan Wen, Yen-Shih Ho
  • Patent number: 8350703
    Abstract: A Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag. The RFID tag comprises a flexible substrate and an integrated circuit embedded within the flexible substrate. The top surface of the integrated circuit is coplanar with the flexible substrate. At least one conductive element is formed on the flexible substrate. The conductive element is electrically connected to the integrated circuit. The conductive element serves as an antenna for the RFID tag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Alien Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Glenn W. Gengel, Mark A. Hadley, Torn Pounds, Kenneth D. Schatz, Paul S. Drzaic
  • Patent number: 8349651
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the stacked package includes a first chip disposed over a package substrate. The first chip has at least one first chip dummy pad, and the first chip dummy pad is not electrically connected to circuits of the first chip. A first dummy bonding wire is connected to the first chip dummy pad and the package substrate. A second chip is disposed over at least a portion of the first chip, and the second chip has at least one second chip bonding pad. A first bonding wire is electrically connected to the second chip bonding pad and the first dummy bonding wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Won-Hwa Lee, Seok-chan Lee
  • Patent number: 8350377
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a semiconductor device package and the method for the same. The method includes preparing a first substrate and a second substrate; opening a die opening window through the second substrate by using laser or punching; preparing an adhesion material; attaching the first substrate to the second substrate by the adhesion material; aligning a die by using the aligning mark of the die metal pad and attaching the die onto the die metal pad with force by the adhesion material; forming a first dielectric layer on top surfaces of the second substrate and the die and pushing the first dielectric layer into gap between the side wall of the die and the side wall of the die opening window under vacuum condition; opening a plurality of via openings in the first dielectric layer; and forming a redistribution layer in the plurality of via openings and on the first dielectric layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Inventor: Wen-Kun Yang
  • Patent number: 8349653
    Abstract: An assembly process properly positions and align a plurality of first die within a carrier substrate. The first die are positioned within cavities formed in the carrier substrate. The carrier substrate is then aligned with a second substrate having a plurality of second die fabricated therein. The first die and the second die are fabricated using different technologies. Aligning the carrier substrate and the second substrate aligns the first die with the second die. One or more first die can be aligned with each second die. Once aligned, a wafer bonding process is performed to bond the first die to the second die. In some cases, the carrier substrate is removed, leaving behind the first die bonded to the second die of the second substrate. In other cases, the carrier substrate is left in place as a cap. The second substrate is then cut to form die stacks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Pirooz Parvarandeh
  • Patent number: 8349654
    Abstract: A microelectronic assembly that includes a first microelectronic element having a first rear surface. The assembly further includes a second microelectronic element having a second rear surface. The second microelectronic element is attached to the first microelectronic element so as to form a stacked package. A bridging element electrically connects the first microelectronic element and the second microelectronic element. The first rear surface of the first microelectronic element faces toward the second rear surface of the second microelectronic element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Tessera, Inc.
    Inventor: Belgacem Haba
  • Publication number: 20120329212
    Abstract: A method for making a packaged integrated circuit is provided. The method includes making a first panel of encapsulated die. In some embodiments, if a threshold number of die are not positioned in proper positions in the first panel, the die are separated from the first panel. The separated die are subsequently encapsulated in other panels of encapsulated die. Conductive interconnects can be formed over the other panels. The other panels are then separated into integrated circuit packages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2011
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Inventor: George R. Leal
  • Patent number: 8324024
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for production of packaged electronic, in particular optoelectronic, components in a composite wafer, in which the packaging is carried out by fitting microframe structures of a cover substrate composed of glass, and the composite wafer is broken up along trenches which are produced in the cover substrate, and to packaged electronic components which can be produced using this method, comprising a composite of a mount substrate and a cover substrate, with at least one functional element and at least one bonding element, which makes contact with the functional element, being arranged on the mount substrate, with the cover substrate being a microstructured glass which is arranged on the mount substrate, and forms a cavity above the functional element, and with the bonding elements being located outside the cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: Schott AG
    Inventors: Juergen Leib, Dietrich Mund
  • Patent number: 8324022
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a three-dimensional, electronic system includes: providing a first integrated circuit structure in a first substrate, wherein the first integrated circuit structure has a first contact pad at a first main side of the first substrate; providing a second substrate with a second main side; forming a vertical contact area in the second substrate; after step (c) forming a semiconductor layer on the second main side of the second substrate; forming a semiconductor device of a second integrated circuit structure in the second substrate with the semiconductor layer; removing the substrate material from a side of the second substrate opposite the second main side, so that the vertical contact area at the opposite side is electrically exposed; arranging the first and second substrates on top of each other aligning the vertical contact area with the contact pad, so that an electrical connection between the first and second integrated circuit structures is produced via the vertical contact area
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
    Inventors: Peter Ramm, Armin Klumpp
  • Patent number: 8319246
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: a semiconductor structure unit; an interconnect layer provided on the major surface side of the semiconductor structure unit; an electrode pad provided on a surface of the interconnect layer on a side opposite to a surface on which the semiconductor structure unit is provided, and the electrode pad electrically connected to the interconnect layer; a plurality of metal pillars joined to the electrode pad separately from each other; and an external terminal provided commonly at tips of the plurality of metal pillars, the metal pillars having an area in a plan view smaller than an area in a plan view of the external terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Yoshiaki Sugizaki
  • Patent number: 8313971
    Abstract: It is possible to provide a camera module manufacturing method and a camera model which can improve performance of a camera module without complicating the manufacturing method. A light shield is formed on the side surface of each lens body (11) and a lens support member (12). Thus it is possible to obtain the diaphragm function for regulating the incident light flux transmission area and the function for suppressing the intrusion of stray light without using a separate diaphragm or a light shielding member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Opto, Inc.
    Inventors: Yuiti Fujii, Shigeru Hosoe, Takemi Miyazaki
  • Patent number: 8313982
    Abstract: A method of through substrate via (TSV) die assembly includes positioning a plurality of TSV die with their topside facing down onto a curable bonding adhesive layer on a carrier. The plurality of TSV die include contactable TSVs that include or are coupled to bondable bottomside features protruding from its bottomside. The curable bonding adhesive layer is cured after the positioning. A plurality of second IC die each having a plurality of second bonding features are bonded onto the plurality of TSV die to form a plurality of stacked die assemblies on the carrier. Debonding after the bonding separates the carrier from the plurality of stacked die assemblies. The plurality of stacked die assemblies are then singulated to form a plurality of singulated stacked die assemblies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Rajiv Dunne, Margaret Rose Simmons-Matthews
  • Patent number: 8309378
    Abstract: A method of fabricating light emitting diode chips having a phosphor coating layer comprises providing a substrate having a plurality of light emitting diodes formed thereon; forming a conductive bump on at least one of the plurality of light emitting diodes; forming a phosphor coating layer over the substrate and the light emitting diodes; cutting the phosphor coating layer by a point cutter to remove an upper portion of the phosphor coating layer, so as to reduce a thickness of the phosphor coating layer and expose the conductive bump; and forming a plurality of individual light emitting diode chips having the phosphor coating layer by separating the plurality of light emitting diodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Everlight Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chung-Chuan Hsieh
  • Patent number: 8310048
    Abstract: Microelectronic devices and methods for manufacturing microelectronic devices are disclosed herein. An embodiment of one such method includes forming a plurality of through holes in a substrate with the through holes arranged in arrays, and attaching a plurality of singulated microelectronic dies to the substrate with an active side of the individual dies facing toward the substrate and with a plurality of terminals on the active side of the individual dies aligned with corresponding holes in the substrate. The singulated dies are attached to the substrate after forming the holes in the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Teck Kheng Lee
  • Patent number: 8309398
    Abstract: Electronic device wafer level scale packages and fabrication methods thereof. A semiconductor wafer with a plurality of electronic devices formed thereon is provided. The semiconductor wafer is bonded with a supporting substrate. The back of the semiconductor substrate is thinned. A first trench is formed by etching the semiconductor exposing an inter-layered dielectric layer. An insulating layer is conformably deposited on the back of the semiconductor substrate. The insulating layer on the bottom of the first trench is removed to create a second trench. The insulating layer and the ILD layer are sequentially removed exposing part of a pair of contact pads. A conductive layer is conformably formed on the back of the semiconductor. After the conductive layer is patterned, the conductive layer and the contact pads construct an S-shaped connection. Next, an exterior connection and terminal contact pads are subsequently formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Inventors: Chien-Hung Liu, Sih-Dian Lee
  • Patent number: 8304287
    Abstract: The present invention comprises a first substrate with a die formed on a die metal pad, a first and a second wiring circuits formed on the surfaces of the first substrate. A second substrate has a die opening window for receiving the die, a third wiring circuit is formed on top surface of the second substrate and a fourth wiring circuit on bottom surface of the second substrate. An adhesive material is filled into the gap between back side of the die and top surface of the first substrate and between the side wall of the die and the side wall of the die receiving through hole and the bottom side of the second substrate. During the formation, laser is introduced to cut the backside of the first substrate and an opening hole is formed in the first substrate to expose a part of the backside of the Au or Au/Ag metal layer of chip/die.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: King Dragon International Inc.
    Inventor: Wen-Kun Yang
  • Patent number: 8298863
    Abstract: A method for assembling die packages includes attaching contacts on a first side of a plurality of first die to substrate pads on a top surface of a composite carrier. The composite carrier includes a package substrate including at least one embedded metal layer having its bottom surface secured to a semiconductor wafer. The composite carrier minimizes effects of the CTE mismatch between the die and the package substrate during assembly reduces warpage of the die. After the attaching, the semiconductor wafer is removed from the package substrate. Electrically conductive connectors are attached to the bottom surface of the package substrate, and the package substrate is sawed to form a plurality of singulated die packages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventor: Margaret Simmons-Matthews
  • Publication number: 20120267774
    Abstract: One aspect is a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device and semiconductor device. One embodiment provides a plurality of modules. Each of the modules includes a carrier and at least one semiconductor chip attached to the carrier. A dielectric layer is applied to the modules to form a workpiece. The dielectric layer is structured to open at least one of the semiconductor chips. The workpiece is singulated to obtain a plurality of devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2012
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Applicant: INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG
    Inventors: Henrik Ewe, Joachim Mahler, Anton Prueckl
  • Patent number: 8294252
    Abstract: A semiconductor system in a package in which at least first and second semiconductor substrates are mounted one above the other on a package substrate. The first substrate is mounted on the package substrate with its active (or front) side facing the package substrate. A plurality of through-silicon-vias (TSVs) extend through one or more peripheral regions of the first substrate; and a redistribution layer is located on the back side of the first substrate and connected to the TSVs. The second substrate is mounted on the first substrate and electrically connected to circuits in the active side of the first substrate through the redistribution layer and the TSVs. Illustratively, one of the substrates is an FPGA and one or more of the other substrates stores the configuration memory and/or other functional memory for the FPGA. Advantageously, design costs are reduced by using pre-existing designs and modifying them as needed to provide TSVs along the periphery of the circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Altera Corporation
    Inventor: Rakesh H. Patel
  • Patent number: 8293579
    Abstract: A transition layer 38 is provided on a die pad 22 of an IC chip 20 and integrated into a multilayer printed circuit board 10. Due to this, it is possible to electrically connect the IC chip 20 to the multilayer printed circuit board 10 without using lead members and a sealing resin. Also, by providing the transition layer 38 made of copper on an aluminum pad 24, it is possible to prevent a resin residue on the pad 24 and to improve connection characteristics between the die pad 24 and a via hole 60 and reliability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: IBIDEN Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hajime Sakamoto, Dongdong Wang
  • Patent number: 8293578
    Abstract: A circuit arrangement and method utilize hybrid bonding techniques that combine wafer-wafer bonding processes with chip-chip and/or chip-wafer bonding processes to form a multi-layer semiconductor stack, e.g., by bonding together one or more sub-assemblies formed by wafer-wafer bonding together with other sub-assemblies and/or chips using chip-chip and/or chip-wafer bonding processes. By doing so, the advantages of wafer-wafer bonding techniques, such as higher interconnect densities, may be leveraged with the advantages of chip-chip and chip-wafer bonding techniques, such as mixing and matching chips with different sizes, aspect ratios, and functions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Gerald K. Bartley, Russell Dean Hoover, Charles Luther Johnson, Steven Paul VanderWiel
  • Patent number: 8294254
    Abstract: A semiconductor device package die and method of manufacture are disclosed. The device package die may comprise a device substrate having one or more front electrodes located on a front surface of the device substrate and electrically connected to one or more corresponding device regions formed within the device substrate proximate the front surface. A back conductive layer is formed on a back surface of the device substrate. The back conductive layer is electrically connected to a device region formed within the device substrate proximate a back surface of the device substrate. One or more conductive extensions are formed on one or more corresponding sidewalls of the device substrate in electrical contact with the back conductive layer, and extend to a portion of the front surface of the device substrate. A support substrate is bonded to the back surface of the device substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Incorporated
    Inventor: Tao Feng
  • Patent number: 8288207
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device. The method includes providing a metal carrier, attaching chips to the carrier, and applying a metal layer over the chips and the metal carrier to electrically couple the chips to the metal carrier. The metal carrier is segmented, after applying the metal layer, to obtain metal contact elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Joachim Mahler, Edward Fuergut, Manfred Mengel
  • Patent number: 8278147
    Abstract: Of three chips (2A), (2B), and (2C) mounted on a main surface of a package substrate (1) in a multi-chip module (MCM), a chip (2A) with a DRAM formed thereon and a chip (2B) with a flash memory formed thereon are electrically connected to wiring lines (5) of the package substrate (1) through Au bumps (4), and a gap formed between main surfaces (lower surfaces) of the chips (2A), (2B) and a main surface of the package substrate (1) is filled with an under-fill resin (6). A chip (2C) with a high-speed microprocessor formed thereon is mounted over the two chips (2A) and (2B) and is electrically connected to bonding pads (9) of the package substrate (1) through Au wires (8).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: Renesas Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Kado, Takahiro Naito, Toshihiko Sato, Hikaru Ikegami, Takafumi Kikuchi
  • Patent number: 8278188
    Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods are presented that facilitate electronic manipulation and detection of submicron particles. A particle manipulation device contains a plurality of electrodes formed on an active semiconductor layer of an integrated circuit chip, where the electrodes and gap spacing between adjacent electrodes is submicron in size. The chip is oriented with its substrate face up, and at least a portion of the substrate is removed from the chip so the electrodes are in close proximity to a fluid chamber(s) placed over the chip, to facilitate manipulation of particles, contained in a buffer solution in the fluid chamber(s), to form a defined pattern. Innovative macro-scale optical detection is employed to detect the submicron particles, where a light beam is applied to the defined pattern, and interaction of the defined pattern with the light beam is detected and evaluated to facilitate detecting the particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: University of Pittsburgh—of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education
    Inventors: Steven P. Levitan, Samuel J. Dickerson, Donald M. Chiarulli
  • Patent number: 8268674
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor constituent provided with a semiconductor substrate and a plurality of electrodes for external connection provided under the semiconductor substrate. A lower-layer insulating film is provided under and around the semiconductor constituent. A plurality of lower-layer wirings are electrically connected to the electrodes for external connection of the semiconductor constituent, and provided under the lower-layer insulating film. An insulation layer is provided on the lower-layer insulating film in the periphery of the semiconductor constituent. An upper-layer insulating film is provided on the semiconductor constituent and the Insulation layer. A plurality of upper-layer wirings are provided on the upper-layer insulating film. A base plate on which the semiconductor constituent and the insulation layer are mounted is removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: Teramikros, Inc.
    Inventor: Hiroyasu Jobetto
  • Patent number: 8269521
    Abstract: A multi-chip stacked system and a chip select apparatus are provided. The chip select apparatus includes n ID code generators and n activation logic units. The first ID code generator generates a first ID code and a second seed code according to a first seed code, and an ith ID code generator connected to the (i?1)th ID code generator generates an ith ID code and an (i+1)th seed code according to the ith seed code. The ID codes generated by the ID code generators are different to each other. Each of the activation logic units has an activation code. The ith activation logic unit receives the ith ID code from the ith ID code generator. The ith activation logic unit activates the ith chip when the ith ID code is complied with the activation code of the ith activation logic unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventor: Ming-Hsueh Wu
  • Patent number: 8264849
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a coreless substrate with an embedded die that is integral to the coreless substrate, and at least one device assembled on a surface that is opposite to a ball-grid array disposed on the coreless substrate. The apparatus include an at least one stiffener layer that is integral to the coreless substrate and the stiffener layer is made of overmold material, underfill material, or prepreg material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventor: John S. Guzek
  • Patent number: 8264092
    Abstract: Integrated circuits (Ia, Ib) on a wafer (2) comprise first and second integrated circuits (Ia, Ib) which each include an electric circuit (3). Only the first integrated circuits (Ia) comprise each at least one bump (8) not contacting their relevant electric circuits (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: NXP B.V.
    Inventor: Heimo Scheucher
  • Patent number: 8258009
    Abstract: A circuit substrate includes the following elements. A conductive layer and a dielectric layer are disposed on an inner circuit structure in sequence, and a plurality of conductive blind vias are embedded in the dielectric layer and connected to a portion of the conductive layer. A plating seed layer is disposed between each of the first blind vias and the first conductive layer. Another conductive layer is disposed on the dielectric layer, wherein a portion of the another conductive layer is electrically connected to the conductive layer through the conductive blind vias. A third plating seed layer is disposed between the third conductive layer and each of the first blind vias and on the first dielectric layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: Advanced Semiconductor Engineering Inc.
    Inventors: Chih-Cheng Lee, Ho-Ming Tong
  • Patent number: 8242592
    Abstract: An antenna used for an ID chip or the like is disclosed with planarized antenna unevenness and an IC chip having such the antenna with a flat surface is disclosed. Manufacturing an integrated circuit mounted with an antenna is facilitated. A laminated body formed by stacking a conductive film 11, a resin film 13, an integrated circuit 12, and a resin film 14 are rolled so that the resin film 14 is outside. Then, the laminated body is integrated in a roll form by softening the resin films 13, 14 by applying heat. By slicing the rolled laminated body along with the direction in which the rolled conductive film 31 appears in the cross section, an IC chip with antenna formed by the rolled conductive film 11 is formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Naoto Kusumoto, Takuya Tsurume
  • Patent number: 8236609
    Abstract: A method (32) of packaging integrated circuit (IC) dies (48) includes applying (36) a laminating material (44) to a wafer (40), and separating (46) the wafer (40) into multiple IC dies (48) such that the laminating material (44) is applied to back surfaces (52) of the IC dies (48). Each of the IC dies (48) is positioned (62) with an active surface (50) facing a support substrate (56). An encapsulant layer (72) is formed (64) overlying the laminating material (44) and the back surfaces (52) of the IC dies (48) from a molding compound (66). The molding compound (66) and the laminating material (44) are removed from the back surfaces (52) of the IC dies (48) to form (76) openings (78) exposing the back surfaces (52). Conductive material (84, 88) is placed in the openings (78) and functions as a heat sink and/or a ground for the IC dies (48).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.
    Inventors: Lakshmi N. Ramanathan, Craig S. Amrine, Jianwen Xu
  • Patent number: 8236616
    Abstract: There is provided a low-cost semiconductor device that commercial and quality-assured (inspected) chip size packages can be stacked and has a small co-planarity value and a high mounting reliability. A semiconductor device in which a flexible circuit substrate is adhered to at least a part of a lateral side of a semiconductor package, and the flexible circuit substrate, which is on a side facing solder balls of the semiconductor package, is folded at a region inside of an edge of the semiconductor package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Takao Yamazaki
  • Patent number: 8236608
    Abstract: The semiconductor device package structure includes a first die with a through silicon via (TSV) open from back side of the first die to expose bonding pads; a build up layer coupled between the bonding pads to terminal metal pads by the through silicon via (TSV); a substrate with a second die embedded inside and top circuit wiring and bottom circuit wiring on top and bottom side of the substrate respectively; and a conductive through hole structure coupled between the terminal metal pads to the top circuit wiring and the bottom circuit wiring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: King Dragon International Inc.
    Inventor: Wen-Kun Yang
  • Patent number: 8237272
    Abstract: A semiconductor component formed on a semiconductor substrate is provided. The semiconductor substrate has a first surface and a second surface. The semiconductor substrate includes a plurality of devices on the first surface. A plurality of through silicon vias (TSVs) in the semiconductor substrate extends from the first surface to the second surface. A protection layer overlies the devices on the first surface of the semiconductor substrate. A plurality of active conductive pillars on the protection layer have a first height. Each of the active conductive pillars is electrically connected to at least one of the plurality of devices. A plurality of dummy conductive pillars on the protection layer have a second height. Each of the dummy conductive pillars is electrically isolated from the plurality of devices. The first height and the second height are substantially equal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hung-Jui Kuo, Chung-Shi Liu, Chen-Hua Yu
  • Patent number: RE43877
    Abstract: A preprocessed semiconductor substrate such as a wafer is provided with a metal etch mask which defines singulation channels on the substrate surface. An isotropic etch process is used to define a singulation channel with a first depth extending into the semiconductor substrate material. A second anisotropic etch process is used to increase the depth of the singulation channel while providing substantially vertical singulation channel sidewalls. The singulation channel can be extended through the depth of the substrate or, in an alternative embodiment, a predetermined portion of the inactive surface of the substrate removed to expose the singulation channels. In this manner, semiconductor die can be precisely singulated from a wafer while maintaining vertical die sidewalls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Aprolase Development Co., LLC
    Inventors: David Ludwig, James Yamaguchi, Stewart Clark, W. Eric Boyd