Inventor · Boise, ID, US

Patrick W. Tandy

42Patents
15h-index
15Co-inventors
74Inventor score

Filing activity: May 15, 1997 → Oct 10, 2011

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5986209A Package stack via bottom leaded plastic (BLP) packaging Electricity 252 Expired
US6212767A Assembling a stacked die package Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 165 Expired
US6331453A Method for fabricating semiconductor packages using mold tooling fixture with flash control cavities Electricity 116 Expired
US6210992A Controlling packaging encapsulant leakage Electricity 103 Expired
US6718163B2 Methods of operating microelectronic devices, and methods of providing microelectronic devices Electricity 99 Expired
US6542720B1 Microelectronic devices, methods of operating microelectronic devices, and methods of providing microelectronic devices Electricity 98 Expired
US6265660A Package stack via bottom leaded plastic (BLP) packaging Electricity 82 Expired
US7107019B2 Methods of operating microelectronic devices, and methods of providing microelectronic devices Electricity 79 Expired
US7593708B2 Methods of operating electronic devices, and methods of providing electronic devices Electricity 77 Active
US7778621B2 Methods of operating electronic devices, and methods of providing electronic devices Electricity 74 Active
US8036629B2 Methods of operating electronic devices, and methods of providing electronic devices Electricity 72 Active
US6577004B1 Solder ball landpad design to improve laminate performance Electricity 67 Expired
US6660558B1 Semiconductor package with molded flash Electricity 23 Expired
US6146919A Package stack via bottom leaded plastic (BLP) packaging Electricity 21 Expired
US6140695A Compression layer on the leadframe to reduce stress defects Electricity 18 Expired
US6521980B1 Controlling packaging encapsulant leakage Electricity 13 Expired
US6403457B2 Selectively coating bond pads Electricity 11 Expired
US5923081A Compression layer on the leadframe to reduce stress defects Electricity 10 Expired
US6166328A Package stack via bottom leaded plastic (BLP) packaging Electricity 9 Expired
US6392289B1 Integrated circuit substrate having through hole markings to indicate defective/non-defective status of same Electricity 8 Expired
US6395579B2 Controlling packaging encapsulant leakage Electricity 7 Expired
US6899534B2 Mold assembly for a package stack via bottom-leaded plastic (blp) packaging Electricity 7 Expired
US6404216B1 Test contact Electricity 6 Expired
US6429385B1 Non-continuous conductive layer for laminated substrates Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Expired
US6188021A Package stack via bottom leaded plastic (BLP) packaging Electricity 6 Expired

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