Semiconductor chip package and method

US8969985B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8969985-B2
Application numberUS-201113221607-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateAug 30, 2011
Priority dateAug 30, 2011
Publication dateMar 3, 2015
Grant dateMar 3, 2015

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A semiconductor chip package and a method to manufacture a semiconductor chip package are disclosed. An embodiment of the present invention comprises a substrate and a semiconductor chip disposed on the substrate and laterally surrounded by a packaging material. The package further comprises a current rail adjacent the semiconductor chip, the current rail isolated from the semiconductor chip by an isolation layer, a first external pad, and a via contact contacting the current rail with the first external pad.

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What is claimed is: 1. A semiconductor device package comprising: a substrate; a semiconductor chip disposed on the substrate and laterally surrounded by a packaging material; a current rail adjacent the semiconductor chip, wherein the current rail is isolated from the semiconductor chip by an isolation layer, and wherein the current rail comprises a bottleneck; a first external pad; and a via contact contacting the current rail with the first external pad.…

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What does patent US8969985B2 cover?
A semiconductor chip package and a method to manufacture a semiconductor chip package are disclosed. An embodiment of the present invention comprises a substrate and a semiconductor chip disposed on the substrate and laterally surrounded by a packaging material. The package further comprises a current rail adjacent the semiconductor chip, the current rail isolated from the semiconductor chip by…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Strutz Volker, Landau Stefan, Ausserlechner Udo, and 1 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H10W76/12. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Mar 03 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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