| UNIMICRON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION Patent applications |
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| 20120120609 | PACKAGE STRUCTURE HAVING A SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENT EMBEDDED THEREIN AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME - A package structure includes: a first dielectric layer having a first surface and a second surface opposing the first surface; a semiconductor chip embedded in the first dielectric layer in a manner that the semiconductor chip protrudes from the second surface, and having an active surface and an inactive surface opposing the active surface, electrode pads being disposed on the active surface and in the first dielectric layer, the inactive surface and a part of a side surface adjacent the inactive surface protruding from the second surface; a first circuit layer disposed on the first surface; a built-up structure disposed on the first surface and the first circuit layer; and an insulating protective layer disposed on the built-up structure, a plurality of cavities being formed in the insulating protective layer for exposing a part of a surface of the built-up structure. The package structure includes only one built-up structure. | 05-17-2012 |
| 20120104598 | PACKAGE STRUCTURE HAVING EMBEDDED SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENT AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF - A package structure having an embedded semiconductor component, includes: a chip having an active surface with electrode pads and an inactive surface opposite to the active surface; a first insulating protection layer having a chip mounting area for the chip to be mounted thereon via the active surface thereof; a plurality of connection columns disposed in the first insulating protection layer at positions corresponding to the electrode pads and electrically connected to the electrode pads via solder bumps; an encapsulant formed on one surface of the first insulating protection layer having the chip mounted thereon for encapsulating the chip; and a built-up structure formed on the other surface of the first insulating protection layer and the connection columns. Due to the bending resistance of the encapuslant, the warpage of the built-up structure is prevented. | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120097430 | PACKAGING SUBSTRATE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME - A packaging substrate and a method of fabricating the packaging substrate. The packaging substrate includes: a dielectric layer that has an external contact surface and an opposing chip mounting surface; a circuit layer that is embedded in the dielectric layer and exposed from the external contact surface and the chip mounting surface, the circuit layer having wire-bonding pads, conductive pads, and a circuit that electrically connects the wire-bonding pads and the conductive pads, wherein the widths of the wire-bonding pads, conductive pads, and the circuit narrow gradually from chip mounting surface to the external contact surface; and a first insulating protective layer disposed on the external contact surface of the dielectric layer and covering the dielectric layer and the circuit layer, a plurality of conductive pad openings being formed in the first insulating protective layer for exposing the conductive pads. The dielectric layer is used directly as a foundation of the packaging substrate, thereby providing advantage in miniaturization, simpler fabrication procedure, and thus low cost production. | 04-26-2012 |
| 20120097429 | PACKAGE SUBSTRATE AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF - A package substrate includes: a dielectric layer having two opposite surfaces; a wiring layer embedded in the dielectric layer and exposed from the two opposite surfaces of the dielectric layer, wherein the wiring layer has solder pads, conductive pads and circuit wires electrically connecting the solder pads and the conductive pads; and a first insulating protection layer disposed on one of the two opposite surfaces of the dielectric layer to cover the dielectric layer and the wiring layer and having a plurality of openings for exposing the conductive pads, respectively. The package substrate, by directly using the dielectric layer as a base, provides a package substrate having reduced thickness and lower fabrication costs compared to the prior art. | 04-26-2012 |
| 20120037411 | PACKAGING SUBSTRATE HAVING EMBEDDED PASSIVE COMPONENT AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF - A packaging substrate includes: a core board with at least a cavity; a dielectric layer unit having upper and lower surfaces and encapsulating the core board and filling the cavity; a plurality of positioning pads embedded in the lower surface of the dielectric layer unit; at least a passive component having upper and lower surfaces with electrode pads disposed thereon and embedded in the dielectric layer unit so as to be received in the cavity of the core board at a position corresponding to the positioning pads; first and second wiring layers disposed on the upper and lower surfaces of the dielectric layer unit and electrically connected to the electrode pads of the upper and lower surfaces of the passive component through conductive vias, respectively. By embedding the passive component in the core board and the dielectric layer unit, the invention effectively reduces the height of the overall structure. | 02-16-2012 |
| 20120037404 | PACKAGING SUBSTRATE HAVING A PASSIVE ELEMENT EMBEDDED THEREIN AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME - A packaging substrate includes: a dielectric layer unit having top and bottom surfaces; a positioning pad embedded in the bottom surface of the dielectric layer unit; at least a passive element having a plurality of electrode pads disposed on upper and lower surfaces thereof, the passive element being embedded in the dielectric layer unit and corresponding to the positioning pad; a first circuit layer disposed on the top surface of the dielectric layer unit, the first circuit layer having first conductive vias electrically connected to the electrode pads disposed on the upper surface of the passive element; and a second circuit layer disposed on the bottom surface of the dielectric layer unit, the second circuit layer having second conductive vias electrically connected to the electrode pads disposed on the lower surface of the passive element. Through the embedding of the passive element, the overall structure may have a reduced height. | 02-16-2012 |
| 20120032282 | MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEM (MEMS) CARRIER AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME - An MEMS carrier is provided that includes a core board having a first surface and an opposite second surface, a circuit layer formed on the first surface and having a plurality of conductive pads, and a through hole formed through the first and the second surfaces; a carrier layer formed on the second surface of the core board and covering an end of the through hole; a patterned metal layer formed on a portion of the carrier layer that covers the end of the through hole; a solder mask layer formed on the first surface of the core board and the circuit layer, wherein the solder mask layer has a plurality of openings for exposing the conductive pads; and a shielding metal layer disposed on a sidewall of the through hole, the patterned metal layer, and the portion of the carrier layer that covers the end of the through hole. Without the use of a circuit board, the MEMS carrier has reduced height and size. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120013002 | PACKAGE STRUCTURE - Disclosed is a package structure including a semiconductor chip disposed in a core board having a first surface and an opposite second surface. The package structure further includes a plurality of first and second electrode pads disposed on an active surface and an opposite inactive surface of the semiconductor chip respectively, the semiconductor chip having a plurality of through-silicon vias for electrically connecting the first and second electrode pads. As a result, the semiconductor chip is electrically connected to the two sides of the package structure via the through-silicon vias instead of conductive through holes, so as to enhance electrical quality and prevent the inactive surface of the semiconductor chip from occupying wiring layout space of the second surface of the core board to thereby increase wiring layout density and enhance electrical performance. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120012962 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME - An electronic device and a method of fabricating the same are provided. The electronic device includes: a photodiode layer; a wiring layer formed on the first surface of the photodiode layer; a plurality of electrical contact pads formed on the wiring layer; a passivation layer formed on the wiring layer and the electrical contact pads; an antireflective layer formed on the second surface of the photodiode layer; a color filter layer formed on the antireflective layer; a dielectric layer formed on the antireflective layer and the color filter layer; and a microlens layer formed on the dielectric layer, allowing the color filter layer, the dielectric layer and the microlens layer to define an active region within which the electrical contact pads are positioned. As the electrical contact pads are positioned within the active region, an area of the substrate used for an inactive region can be eliminated. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20110097851 | METHOD OF FABRICATING A PACKAGE STRUCTURE - A method fabricates a packaging structure, including cutting a complete panel of packaging substrates with a large area into a plurality of packaging substrate blocks each having a plurality of packaging substrate units; mounting a semiconductor chip on each of the packaging substrate units and securing the semiconductor chip to the packaging substrate unit with a molding material, to form a plurality of packaging structure blocks each having a plurality of packaging structure units; and cutting the packaging structure block into a plurality of packaging structure units. Accordingly, each of the packaging structure unit has a moderate area, the alignment difference between the packaging structure units in each of the packaging structure blocks can be reduced, and the semiconductor chips for all the packaging substrate units in each of the packaging substrate blocks can be packaged at one time. Therefore, the yield is increased and the overall cost is reduced. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110097850 | METHOD OF FABRICATING A PACKAGING STRUCTURE - A method of fabricating a packaging structure includes cutting a panel of packaging substrate into a plurality of packaging substrate blocks each having a plurality of packaging substrate units; mounting and packaging a semiconductor chip on each of the packaging substrate unit to form package blocks each having multiple packaging structure units; and cutting package blocks to form a plurality of package units. In the method, the alignment difference between the packaging structure units in each package block is minimized by appropriately cutting and forming substrate blocks to achieve higher precision and better yield, and also packaging of semiconductor chips can be performed on all package units in the substrate blocks, thereby integrating fabrication with packaging at one time to improve production efficiency and reduce the overall costs as a result. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110057323 | PACKAGING STRUCTURE HAVING EMBEDDED SEMICONDUCTOR ELEMENT AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME - A method for fabricating a packaging structure having an embedded semiconductor element includes: providing a substrate having opposite first and second surfaces and at least an opening region predefined on the first surface; forming a first metallic frame around the periphery of the predefined opening region on the first surface; forming at least an opening inside the first metallic frame by laser ablation; disposing a semiconductor chip in the opening; forming a first dielectric layer on the first and second surfaces and the chip; forming a first wiring layer on the first dielectric layer of the first surface; and forming a first built-up structure on the first dielectric layer and the first wiring layer of the first surface. The invention can precisely control the shape of the opening through the first metallic frame around the periphery of the predefined opening region, thereby allowing the chip to be precisely embedded in the substrate. | 03-10-2011 |
| 20110053318 | FABRICATION METHOD OF PACKAGE STRUCTURE - Provided is a fabrication method of a package structure, including cutting a full-panel packaging substrate into a plurality of packaging substrate blocks, each of which has a plurality of packaging substrate units; mounting and packaging a semiconductor chip on each of the packaging substrate units and securing and protecting the semiconductor chips with an encapsulating material, thereby forming a plurality of packaging substrate blocks with packaging substrate units; and cutting the packaging substrate blocks to separate the packaging substrate units from each other. In the fabrication process, the alignment error between packaging substrate units in each packaging substrate block can be reduced by cutting the packaging substrate into packaging substrate blocks of appropriate size, thereby increasing the yield, and also the packaging of the semiconductor chips can be performed at the same time on all packaging substrate units in each substrate block so as to integrate fabrication of substrates with the packaging of semiconductor chips to simplify fabrication steps, thus increasing the productivity and reducing fabrication costs. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110042128 | CORELESS PACKAGING SUBSTRATE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME - A coreless packaging substrate includes: a substrate body including an auxiliary dielectric layer having opposing first and second surfaces, an inner wiring formed on the second surface, and a built-up structure formed on both the second surface of the auxiliary dielectric layer and the inner wiring; and a plurality of conductive bumps including metal pillars having opposing first and second ends and a solder layer formed on the first end, wherein the second ends of the metal pillars are disposed in the auxiliary dielectric layer and electrically connecting with the inner wiring, and the first ends of the metal pillars with the solder layer protrude from the first surface of the auxiliary dielectric layer, thereby achieving ultra-fine pitch and even-height conductive bumps. A method for fabricating the coreless packaging substrate as described above is further provided. | 02-24-2011 |
| 20110031606 | PACKAGING SUBSTRATE HAVING EMBEDDED SEMICONDUCTOR CHIP - A packaging substrate includes: a core board having opposite first and second surfaces and a cavity penetrating therethrough; a semiconductor chip disposed in the cavity and having an active surface with electrode pads and an opposite inactive surface; a first reinforcing dielectric layer containing a reinforcing material disposed on the first surface and the active surface and filling the gap between the chip and the cavity; a second reinforcing dielectric layer containing a reinforcing material disposed on the second surface and the inactive surface and filling the gap between the chip and the cavity; and first and second wiring layers disposed on the first and second reinforcing dielectric layers respectively and the first wiring layer electrically connecting to the electrode pads. The first and second reinforcing dielectric layers enhance the support force of the entire structure to thereby prevent delamination of the wiring layers from the dielectric layers and increase product yield and reliability. | 02-10-2011 |
| 20100319966 | PACKAGING SUBSTRATE AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF - A method for fabricating a packaging substrate includes: stacking two metal layers; encapsulating the two metal layers with assistant dielectric layers; forming built-up structures on the assistant dielectric layers, respectively; and separating the built-up structures along the interface between the two metal layers so as to form two packaging substrates. Owing to the adhesive characteristic of the assistant dielectric layers, the two metal layers are unlikely to separate from each other during formation of the built-up structures. But after portions of the dielectric layer around the periphery of the metal layers are cut and removed, the two metal layers can be readily separated from each other. The two metal layers can be patterned to form wiring layers, metal bumps, or supporting structures to avoid waste of materials. A packaging substrate and a fabrication method thereof are provided. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20100314037 | METHOD FOR FABRICATING PACKAGING SUBSTRATE - A method for fabricating a packaging substrate includes: providing a base having a release film with two opposite surfaces, two first auxiliary dielectric layers enclosing the release film, and two metal layers disposed on the two first auxiliary dielectric layers, therewith an effective area defined on the two metal layers; forming an inner wiring layer from the two metal layers; forming on each of the two first auxiliary dielectric layers and the inner wiring layers a built-up structure having first conductive pads so as for two initial substrates to be formed on the opposite surfaces of the release film; removing whatever is otherwise lying outside the effective area; removing the release film; and forming dielectric layer openings in the two first auxiliary dielectric layers so as for two substrate bodies to be formed from the initial substrates, wherein a portion of the inner wiring layers are exposed to thereby function as second conductive pads. | 12-16-2010 |
| 20100187003 | CIRCUIT BOARD STRUCTURE AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF - Provided are a circuit board structure and a fabrication method thereof, including the steps of: forming a first circuit layer in a first dielectric layer and exposing the first circuit layer therefrom; forming a second dielectric layer on the first dielectric layer and the first circuit layer, and forming a second circuit layer on the second dielectric layer; forming a plurality of first conductive vias in the second dielectric layer for electrically connecting to the first circuit layer to thereby dispense with a core board and electroplated holes and thus facilitate miniaturization. Further, the first dielectric layer is liquid before being hardened and is formed on the first dielectric layer that enhances the bonding between layers of the circuit board and the structure. | 07-29-2010 |
| 20100108345 | LID FOR MICRO-ELECTRO-MECHANICAL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME - A lid for a micro-electro-mechanical device and a method for fabricating the same are provided. The lid includes a board with opposite first and second surfaces and a first conductor layer. The first surface has a first metal layer thereon. The first metal layer and the board have a recess formed therein. The recess has a bottom surface and a side surface adjacent thereto. The first conductor layer is formed on the first metal layer and the bottom and side surfaces of the recess. The shielding effect of the side surface of the board is enhanced because of the recess integral to the board, the homogeneous bottom and side surfaces of the recess, and the first conductor layer covering the first metal layer, the bottom and side surfaces of the recess. Hence, the shielding effect upon the micro-electro-mechanical device is enhanced. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20100053920 | PACKAGING SUBSTRATE WITH EMBEDDED SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENT AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME - A packaging substrate with an embedded semiconductor component and a method of fabricating the same are provided, including: fixing a semiconductor chip with electrode pads to an assisting layer with apertures through an adhesive member, wherein each of the electrode pads has a bump formed thereon, each of the apertures is filled with a filling material, and the bumps correspond to the apertures, respectively; forming a first dielectric layer on the assisting layer to encapsulate the semiconductor chip; removing the bumps and the filling material to form vias; and forming a first wiring layer on the first dielectric layer and forming first conductive vias in the vias to provide electrical connections between the electrode pads and the first wiring layer, wherein the first wiring layer comprises a plurality of conductive lands formed right on the first conductive vias, respectively. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20100052148 | PACKAGE STRUCTURE AND PACKAGE SUBSTRATE - Provided are a package structure and a package substrate, including: a substrate body having a plurality of matrix-arranged electrical contact pads formed on at least one surface thereof, wherein a solder mask layer is formed on said surface and has a plurality of openings for exposing the electrical contact pads, respectively; a first electroless-plated layer disposed on the electrical contact pads, on the walls of the openings and at the peripheries of the openings; and a second electroless-plated layer disposed on the first electroless-plated layer, the first and second electroless-plated layers constituting a recessed electrical connection structure. By forming the even electroless-plated layers on the electrical contact pads. The invention overcomes drawbacks of the prior art, namely breakage of interfaces between solder bumps and electrical contact pads and even damage of the package structure otherwise caused by excessive differences in stress between the solder bumps. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20100032827 | PACKAGE STRUCTURE - Disclosed is a package structure including a semiconductor chip disposed in a core board having a first surface and an opposite second surface. The package structure further includes a plurality of first and second electrode pads disposed on an active surface and an opposite inactive surface of the semiconductor chip respectively, the semiconductor chip having a plurality of through-silicon vias for electrically connecting the first and second electrode pads. As a result, the semiconductor chip is electrically connected to the two sides of the package structure via the through-silicon vias instead of conductive through holes, so as to enhance electrical quality and prevent the inactive surface of the semiconductor chip from occupying wiring layout space of the second surface of the core board to thereby increase wiring layout density and enhance electrical performance. | 02-11-2010 |
| 20100006331 | Printed Circuit Board With Embedded Semiconductor Component and Method for Fabricating the Same - A printed circuit board having a semiconductor component embedded therein and a method of fabricating the same are proposed, including: providing a circuit board body having a through hole, a first surface and an opposing second surface both provided with a core circuit layer thereon; forming on the first surface a first dielectric layer with a dielectric-layer opening for exposing part of the first surface; forming a first circuit layer on the first dielectric layer, and forming first conductive vias in the first dielectric layer; fixing in position to the through hole a semiconductor chip having an active surface with electrode pads thereon; forming in the dielectric-layer opening a third dielectric layer for covering the active surface of the semiconductor chip; forming a third circuit layer on the third dielectric layer, and forming third conductive vias in the third dielectric layer. The printed circuit board thus fabricated is warpage-free. | 01-14-2010 |
