Implantable stimulator device having components embedded in a circuit board

D Aghassian - US Patent 9,713,717, 2017 - Google Patents
An improved circuit board for an implantable stimulator device is disclosed having
components embedded within the device's circuit board, and in particular having embedded …

Monolithic integration of antenna switch and diplexer

S Gu, C Zuo, S Fanelli, T Gee, YK Song - US Patent 10,256,863, 2019 - Google Patents
RF circuit structure may also include an isolation layer coupled to the SOI layer. The
integrated RF circuit structure may further include a filter, composed of inductors and …

Using backside passive elements for multilevel 3D wafers alignment applications

JH Zhang, LA Clevenger, XU Yiheng - US Patent 8,921,976, 2014 - Google Patents
US8921976B2 - Using backside passive elements for multilevel 3D wafers alignment
applications - Google Patents US8921976B2 - Using backside passive elements for multilevel 3D …

Backside dummy plugs for 3D integration

SJ Koester, F Liu - US Patent 8,587,121, 2013 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A semiconductor structure includes backside dummy plugs embedded in a
substrate. The backside dummy plugs can be a conductive structure that enhances vertical …

Air gap over transistor gate and related method

ZX He, MD Jaffe, RL Wolf, AJ Joseph, BT Cucci… - US Patent …, 2018 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A semiconductor device may include a transistor gate in a device layer; an
interconnect layer over the device layer; and an air gap extending through the interconnect …

Air gap over transistor gate and related method

ZX He, MD Jaffe, RL Wolf, AJ Joseph, BT Cucci… - US Patent …, 2019 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A semiconductor device may include a transistor gate in a device layer; an
interconnect layer over the device layer; and an air gap extending through the interconnect …

Method for fabricating through substrate vias

DS Tezcan, Y Civale, B Swinnen, E Beyne - US Patent 8,809,188, 2014 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A method of fabricating through Substrate Vias is disclosed. In one aspect,
vias are etched from the backside of the substrate down to shallow trench isolation (STI) or …

Formation of through via before contact processing

WC Chiou, CH Yu, WJ Wu - US Patent 7,939,941, 2011 - Google Patents
The formation of through silicon vias (TSVs) in an integrated circuit (IC) die or wafer is
described in which the TSV is formed in the integration process prior to contact or …

Protection for bonding pads and methods of formation

CH Yu, WC Chiou, WJ Wu - US Patent 7,872,357, 2011 - Google Patents
The formation of bonding pad protective layer over exposed bonding pad materials between
stacked integrated circuit (IC) dies or wafers is described in preferred embodiments in which …

System, structure, and method of manufacturing a semiconductor substrate stack

HP Chang, WJ Wu, WC Chiou, CH Yu - US Patent 8,853,830, 2014 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A method of manufacturing a semiconductor substrate struc ture for use in a
semiconductor Substrate stack system is presented. The method includes a semiconductor …