Intel Corporation

University of Florida Research Foundation Inc

Microchip Technology Inc.

Tahoe Research, Ltd.

Cheng Xu

Junnan Zhao

Ying Wang

Ji Yong Park

Yikang Deng

Chong Zhang

Sai Vadlamani

Kyu Oh Lee

Rahul Jain

Kyu-Oh Lee

Seo Young Kim

Andrew James Brown

Zhimin Wan

Liwei Cheng

Srinivas V Pietambaram

Chandra Mohan Jha

Lauren Ashley Link

Meizi Jiao

Rui Zhang

Jiwei Sun

Kirk Jeremy Ziegler

Zhichao Zhang

Amruthavalli Pallavi Alur

Sheng C Li

Siddharth K Alur

David Ernest Richardson

Jonathan Rosch

Hyunsoo Yeom

Khalil A Abboud

Yang Zhao

Chia-Pin Chiu

Kaladhar Radhakrishnan

Wei-Lun Kane Jen

Sergio Antonio Chan Arguedas

Prithwish Chatterjee

Bin Zou

Peng Li

Aravindha Antoniswamy

Keqiang Wu

Zhenguo Jiang

Samuel Ortiz

Zhidong Yu

Lingtao Liu

Luke J Garner

Luping Li

Justin C Wong

Hong Hu

Jacob N Chung

Garry K Weakley

Chandra Mohan M Jha

Jie Liu

Weiting Chen

Microelectronic assemblies, and related devices and methods, are disclosed herein. For example, in some embodiments, a microelectronic assembly may include a package substrate having a core substrate with a first conductive structure having a first thickness on the core substrate, and a second conductive structure having a second thickness on the core substrate, where the first thickness is different than the second thickness.

Microelectronic assemblies having conductive structures with different thicknesses on a core substrate

Embodiments include an inductor that comprises an inductor trace and a magnetic body surrounding the inductor trace. In an embodiment, the magnetic body comprises a first step surface and a second step surface. Additional embodiments include an inductor that includes a barrier layer. In an embodiment, an inductor trace is formed over a first surface of the barrier layer. Embodiments include a first magnetic body over the inductor trace and the first surface of the barrier layer, and a second magnetic body over a second surface of the barrier layer opposite the first surface. In an embodiment, a width of the second magnetic body is greater than a width of the first magnetic body.

Methods to selectively embed magnetic materials in substrate and corresponding structures

Microelectronic assemblies, related devices, and methods are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a microelectronic assembly may include a die having a first surface and an opposing second surface; a capacitor having a surface, wherein the surface of the capacitor is coupled to the first surface of the die; and a conductive pillar coupled to the first surface of the die. In some embodiments, a microelectronic assembly may include a capacitor in a first dielectric layer; a conductive pillar in the first dielectric layer; a first die having a surface in the first dielectric layer; and a second die having a surface in a second dielectric layer, wherein the second dielectric layer is on the first dielectric layer, and wherein the surface of the second die is coupled to the capacitor, to the surface of the first die, and to the conductive pillar.

Microelectronic assemblies having an integrated capacitor

Apparatuses, systems and methods associated with a substrate assembly with an encapsulated magnetic feature for an inductor are disclosed herein. In embodiments, a substrate assembly may include a base substrate, a magnetic feature encapsulated within the base substrate, and a coil, wherein a portion of the coil extends through the magnetic feature. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.

Substrate assembly with encapsulated magnetic feature

Disclosed herein are vented lids for integrated circuit (IC) packages, as well as related methods and devices. For example, in some embodiments, an IC package may include a package substrate, a lid, and a die between the package substrate and the lid. A vent may extend between the interior surface and the exterior surface of the lid, and the vent may at least partially overlap the die.

Vented lids for integrated circuit packages

Disclosed herein are magnetic structures in integrated circuit (IC) package supports, as well as related methods and devices. For example, in some embodiments, an IC package support may include a conductive line, a magnetic structure around the conductive line, and material stubs at side faces of the magnetic structure.

Magnetic structures in integrated circuit package supports

Methods, systems and devices of the present disclosure involve techniques for cancelling base resistance error otherwise present in remote temperature sensors such as remote diode temperature sensors. In one or more embodiments, measurement logic configured to determine a temperature of or near a remote temperature sensor may be configured to determine an error cancelling coefficient and to calculate a temperature value, at least in part, responsive to the error cancelling coefficient. In some cases, error cancelling coefficients may be determined using one or more calibration techniques.

Base resistance cancellation method and related methods, systems, and devices

Embodiments include a package substrate, a method of forming the package substrate, and a semiconductor package. A package substrate includes a conductive layer in a dielectric, a first trace and a first via pad of the conductive layer having a first thickness, and a second trace and a second via pad of the conductive layer having a second thickness. The second thickness of second trace and second via pad may be greater than the first thickness of the first trace and first via pad. The dielectric may include a first dielectric thickness and a second dielectric thickness, where the second dielectric thickness may be less than the first dielectric thickness. The package substrate may include a third via having a third thickness on the first via pad, and a fourth via having a fourth thickness on the second via pad, wherein the third thickness is greater than the fourth thickness.

Dual trace thickness for single layer routing

Embodiments include an electronic package that includes a first layer that comprises a dielectric material and a second layer over the first layer, where the second layer comprises a magnetic material. In an embodiment, a third layer is formed over the second layer, where the third layer comprises a dielectric material. In an embodiment, the third layer entirely covers a first surface of the second layer. In an embodiment a first conductive layer and a second conductive layer are embedded within the second layer. In an embodiment, sidewalls of the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer are substantially vertical.

Methods to embed magnetic material as first layer on coreless substrates and corresponding structures

Embodiments herein describe techniques for a semiconductor device including a package substrate. The package substrate includes a via pad at least partially in a core layer. A first dielectric layer having a first dielectric material is above the via pad and the core layer, where the first dielectric layer has a first through hole that is through the first dielectric layer to reach the via pad. A second dielectric layer having a second dielectric material is at least partially filling the first through hole, where the second dielectric layer has a second through hole that is through the second dielectric layer to reach the via pad. A via is further within the second through hole of the second dielectric layer, surrounded by the second dielectric material, and in contact with the via pad. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.

Vias for package substrates

Embodiments may include inductors with embedded magnetic cores and methods of making such inductors. In an embodiment, an integrated circuit package may include an integrated circuit die with a multi-phase voltage regulator electrically coupled to the integrated circuit die. In such embodiments, the multi-phase voltage regulator may include a substrate core and a plurality of inductors. The inductors may include a conductive through-hole disposed through the substrate core and a plugging layer comprising a dielectric material surrounding the conductive through-hole. In an embodiment, a magnetic sheath is formed around the plugging layer. In an embodiment, the magnetic sheath is separated from the plated through hole by the plugging layer. Additionally, a first layer comprising a dielectric material may be disposed over a first surface of the magnetic sheath, and a second layer comprising a dielectric material may be disposed over a second surface of the magnetic sheath.

Core layer with fully encapsulated co-axial magnetic material around PTH in IC package substrate

Described herein are magnetic core inductors (MCI) and methods for manufacturing magnetic core inductors. A first embodiment of the MCI can be a snake-configuration MCI. The snake-configuration MCI can be formed by creating an opening in a base material, such as copper, and providing a nonconductive magnetic material in the opening. The inductor can be further formed by forming plated through holes into the core material. The conductive elements for the inductor can be formed in the plated through holes. The nonconductive magnetic material surrounds each conductive element and plated through hole. In embodiments, a layered coil inductor can be formed by drilling a laminate to form a cavity through the laminate within the metal rings of the layered coil inductor. The nonconductive magnetic material can be provided in the cavity.

Magnetic core inductors

An electronic device may include a substrate, and the substrate may include one or more layers. The one or more layers may include a first dielectric material and one or more electrical traces. A cavity may be defined in the substrate, and the cavity may be adapted to receive one or more electrical components. One or more lateral traces may extend through a wall of the cavity. The lateral traces may provide electrical communication pathways between the substrate and the electrical components.

Electronic device including a lateral trace

Disclosed herein are cavity structures in integrated circuit (IC) package supports, as well as related methods and apparatuses. For example, in some embodiments, an IC package support may include: a cavity in a dielectric material, wherein the cavity has a bottom and sidewalls; conductive contacts at the bottom of the cavity, wherein the conductive contacts include a first material; a first peripheral material outside the cavity, wherein the first peripheral material is at the sidewalls of the cavity and proximate to the bottom of the cavity, and the first peripheral material includes the first material; and a second peripheral material outside the cavity, wherein the second peripheral material is at the sidewalls of the cavity and on the first peripheral material, and the second peripheral material is different than the first peripheral material.

Cavity structures in integrated circuit package supports

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