Inventor · Palo Alto, CA, US

John McCormick

34Patents
18h-index
15Co-inventors
78Inventor score

Filing activity: Sep 27, 1974 → Aug 9, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5831836A Power plane for semiconductor device Electricity 126 Expired
US5801432A Electronic system using multi-layer tab tape semiconductor device having distinct signal, power and ground planes Electricity 100 Expired
US6369448B1 Vertically integrated flip chip semiconductor package Electricity 95 Expired
US6166434A Die clip assembly for semiconductor package Electricity 85 Expired
US5909057A Integrated heat spreader/stiffener with apertures for semiconductor package Electricity 82 Expired
US5552631A Semiconductor device assembly including power or ground plane which is provided on opposite surface of insulating layer from signal traces, and is exposed to central opening in insulating layer for interconnection to semiconductor die Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 55 Expired
US5410451A Location and standoff pins for chip on tape Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 53 Expired
US6558978B1 Chip-over-chip integrated circuit package Electricity 50 Expired
US6294840A Dual-thickness solder mask in integrated circuit package Electricity 43 Expired
US5550406A Multi-layer tab tape having distinct signal, power and ground planes and wafer probe card with multi-layer substrate Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 39 Expired
US5898575A Support assembly for mounting an integrated circuit package on a surface Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 33 Expired
US5638596A Method of employing multi-layer tab tape in semiconductor device assembly by selecting, breaking, downwardly bending and bonding tab tape trace free ends to a ground or power plane Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 32 Expired
US5763952A Multi-layer tape having distinct signal, power and ground planes, semiconductor device assembly employing same, apparatus for and method of assembling same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 25 Expired
US5639385A Method of fabricating a wafer probe card for testing an integrated circuit die Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 24 Expired
US5681777A Process for manufacturing a multi-layer tab tape semiconductor device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 23 Expired
US6008991A Electronic system including packaged integrated circuits with heat spreading standoff support members Electricity 21 Expired
US6002171A Integrated heat spreader/stiffener assembly and method of assembly for semiconductor package Electricity 20 Expired
US6171888A Multi-layer tab tape having distinct signal, power and ground planes, semiconductor device assembly employing same, apparatus for and method of assembling same Electricity 19 Expired
US8536458B1 Fine pitch copper pillar package and method Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 18 Active
US6431432B1 Method for attaching solderballs by selectively oxidizing traces Electricity 17 Expired
US9462690B1 Fine pitch copper pillar package and method Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 14 Active
US5854085A Multi-layer tab tape having distinct signal, power and ground planes, semiconductor device assembly employing same, apparatus for and method of assembling same Electricity 14 Expired
US6706622B1 Bonding pad interface Electricity 13 Expired
US8786075B1 Electrical circuit with component-accommodating lid Electricity 6 Active
US3939699A Tensiometer with remote sensing unit Physics 6 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.