Inventor
WASSICK THOMAS A
US43 patents
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IBM
37 patentsUS4684437AAug 4, 1987
Selective metal etching in metal/polymer structures
IBM142 citations96
US6682872B2Jan 27, 2004
UV-curable compositions and method of use thereof in microelectronics
IBM90 citations95
US6427324B1Aug 6, 2002
Inherently robust repair process for thin film circuitry using UV laser
IBM33 citations92
US5543584AAug 6, 1996
Structure for repairing electrical lines
IBM21 citations92
US5153408AOct 6, 1992
Method and structure for repairing electrical lines
IBM33 citations92
US5246745ASep 21, 1993
Laser-induced chemical vapor deposition of thin-film conductors
IBM32 citations90
US9084378B2Jul 14, 2015
Under ball metallurgy (UBM) for improved electromigration
IBM11 citations84
US7716992B2May 18, 2010
Sensor, method, and design structure for a low-k delamination sensor
IBM16 citations84
US6541709B1Apr 1, 2003
Inherently robust repair process for thin film circuitry using uv laser
IBM15 citations83
US6235544B1May 22, 2001
Seed metal delete process for thin film repair solutions using direct UV laser
IBM19 citations82
US9947598B1Apr 17, 2018
Determining crackstop strength of integrated circuit assembly at the wafer level
IBM3 citations73
US10586782B2Mar 10, 2020
Lead-free solder joining of electronic structures
IBM2 citations72
US9793232B1Oct 17, 2017
All intermetallic compound with stand off feature and method to make
IBM2 citations72
US6048741AApr 11, 2000
Top-surface-metallurgy plate-up bonding and rewiring for multilayer devices
IBM6 citations71
US6002267ADec 14, 1999
In-line voltage plane tests for multi-chip modules
IBM14 citations71
US6323045B1Nov 27, 2001
Method and structure for top-to-bottom I/O nets repair in a thin film transfer and join process
IBM10 citations69
US9190376B1Nov 17, 2015
Organic coating to inhibit solder wetting on pillar sidewalls
IBM2 citations63
US8650512B1Feb 11, 2014
Elastic modulus mapping of an integrated circuit chip in a chip/device package
IBM2 citations63
US11043468B2Jun 22, 2021
Lead-free solder joining of electronic structures
IBM0 citations62
US7294909B2Nov 13, 2007
Electronic package repair process
IBM2 citations60
US6823585B2Nov 30, 2004
Method of selective plating on a substrate
IBM2 citations60
US6455331B2Sep 24, 2002
Process of top-surface-metallurgy plate-up bonding and rewiring for multilayer devices
IBM3 citations60
US6248599B1Jun 19, 2001
Top-surface-metallurgy plate-up bonding and rewiring for multilayer devices
IBM2 citations60
US6054749AApr 25, 2000
Thin film device repaired using enhanced repair process
IBM2 citations60
US5972723AOct 26, 1999
Enhanced thin film wiring net repair process
IBM2 citations60
US5937269AAug 10, 1999
Graphics assisted manufacturing process for thin-film devices
IBM6 citations60
US9773726B2Sep 26, 2017
Three-dimensional integrated circuit integration
IBM0 citations52
US9515035B2Dec 6, 2016
Three-dimensional integrated circuit integration
IBM0 citations52
US10985129B2Apr 20, 2021
Mitigating cracking within integrated circuit (IC) device carrier
IBM0 citations51
US8674506B2Mar 18, 2014
Structures and methods to reduce maximum current density in a solder ball
IBM1 citations51
US10381276B2Aug 13, 2019
Test cell for laminate and method
IBM0 citations50
US10249548B2Apr 2, 2019
Test cell for laminate and method
IBM0 citations50
US9142501B2Sep 22, 2015
Under ball metallurgy (UBM) for improved electromigration
IBM1 citations50
US10833025B2Nov 10, 2020
Compressive zone to reduce dicing defects
IBM0 citations49
US6916670B2Jul 12, 2005
Electronic package repair process
IBM1 citations49
US9477568B2Oct 25, 2016
Managing interconnect electromigration effects
IBM0 citations42
US10636750B1Apr 28, 2020
Step pyramid shaped structure to reduce dicing defects
IBM0 citations39
GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC
3 patentsUS9853006B2Dec 26, 2017
Semiconductor device contact structure having stacked nickel, copper, and tin layers
GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC47 citations98
US9396991B2Jul 19, 2016
Multilayered contact structure having nickel, copper, and nickel-iron layers
GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC46 citations98
US9379007B2Jun 28, 2016
Electromigration-resistant lead-free solder interconnect structures
GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC10 citations81