Inventor · Los Gatos, CA, US

Patrick Variot

32Patents
15h-index
9Co-inventors
74Inventor score

Filing activity: Jun 18, 1993 → May 23, 2024

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5435482A Integrated circuit having a coplanar solder ball contact array Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 115 Expired
US5557150A Overmolded semiconductor package Electricity 68 Expired
US5692296A Method for encapsulating an integrated circuit package Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 55 Expired
US5745986A Method of planarizing an array of plastically deformable contacts on an integrated circuit package to compensate for surface warpage Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 46 Expired
US5570272A Apparatus for encapsulating an integrated circuit package Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 45 Expired
US5527743A Method for encapsulating an integrated circuit package Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 42 Expired
US5989937A Method for compensating for bottom warpage of a BGA integrated circuit Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 29 Expired
US5563446A Surface mount peripheral leaded and ball grid array package Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 27 Expired
US6117695A Apparatus and method for testing a flip chip integrated circuit package adhesive layer Electricity 26 Expired
US5869889A Thin power tape ball grid array package Electricity 25 Expired
US5841198A Ball grid array package employing solid core solder balls Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 24 Expired
US6088914A Method for planarizing an array of solder balls Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 24 Expired
US5420752A GPT system for encapsulating an integrated circuit package Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 20 Expired
US6054767A Programmable substrate for array-type packages Electricity 20 Expired
US5933710A Method of providing electrical connection between an integrated circuit die and a printed circuit board Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 16 Expired
US5386144A Snap on heat sink attachment Electricity 11 Expired
US6297550A Bondable anodized aluminum heatspreader for semiconductor packages Electricity 9 Expired
US5789811A Surface mount peripheral leaded and ball grid array package Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Expired
US5981311A Process for using a removeable plating bus layer for high density substrates Electricity 4 Expired
US5901437A Method for planarizing an array of solder balls General 3 Revoked
US6110815A Electroplating fixture for high density substrates Electricity 3 Expired
US10181447B2 3D-interconnect Electricity 2 Active
US11031362B2 3D-interconnect Electricity 2 Active
US6492253B1 Method for programming a substrate for array-type packages Electricity 2 Expired
US6489571B1 Molded tape ball grid array package Electricity 1 Expired

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