Abstract:
A semiconductor package comprises a substrate, a die mounted on the substrate, and a mold formed over the die and on the substrate, the mold having a top surface and a plurality of tapered side surfaces, wherein the tapered side surfaces provide uniform thickness of an electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding film.
Abstract:
A semiconductor substrate according to some examples of the disclosure may include a substrate with a cavity in a top surface of the substrate, a plurality of cavity interconnections embedded below a bottom surface of the cavity and extending to a bottom surface of the substrate, and a plurality of side interconnections to either side of the cavity extending from the top surface of the substrate to the bottom surface of the substrate. Each of the plurality of side interconnections may include an electrically conductive stop etch layer in the same horizontal plane as the bottom of the cavity.
Abstract:
An antenna-in-package (AiP) module is described. The AiP module includes an antenna sub-module. The antenna sub-module is composed of a first package substrate including an antenna side surface having a first group of antennas placed along a first portion of the antenna side surface and a second group of antennas placed along a second portion of the antenna side surface. The first package substrate is composed of a non-linear portion between the first group of antennas and the second group of antennas. The AiP module includes an active circuit sub-module placed on an active side surface of the first package substrate opposite the first group of antennas or the second group of antennas on the antenna side surface of the first package substrate. The active circuit includes a power management (PM) chip and a radio frequency (RF) chip coupled to a second package substrate coupled to the first package substrate.
Abstract:
Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for forming a cavity with various conductive pad interconnections for receiving an electronic component in an integrated circuit. One example method of fabricating an integrated circuit generally includes forming a conductive metal above a first substrate layer, forming a barrier metal above the conductive metal, disposing at least one second substrate layer above the barrier metal, forming a cavity in the at least one second substrate layer by using a laser to expose the barrier metal and the conductive metal in the cavity, and etching the conductive metal in the form of a conductive pad pattern for coupling the conductive metal to an electronic component.
Abstract:
Conventional ways of coupling die packages to external devices include providing contacts on a separate area on a printed circuit board (PCB). These PCB contacts are configured to mate with connector contacts of a connector to enable coupling with external devices. Unfortunately, the PCB contacts take up significant amount of area of the PCB. Also, the connection can suffer from parasitic losses and signal integrity can be compromised. An on-package connection is proposed to address the short comings of the conventional ways. The on-package connection enables a die package to connect directly with the connector. This removes the need to provide a separate area for PCB contacts. Also, parasitic losses are minimized and signal integrity is enhanced.
Abstract:
An integrated circuit package includes a substrate/interposer assembly having a plurality of conductive contacts and a plurality of conductive posts, such as copper posts, electrically coupled to at least some of the conductive contacts in the substrate/interposer assembly. The conductive posts are surrounded by a protective dielectric, such as a photoimageable dielectric (PID). An integrated circuit die may be disposed on the substrate/interposer assembly within an interior space surrounded by the dielectric. An additional integrated circuit die may be provided in a package-on-package (POP) configuration.
Abstract:
A high-speed, high-density Input/Output bridge couples dies on a substrate to each other using a flexible connector that is attached to the substrate using solder balls disposed in openings in the substrate. Thus, the bulky, male-to-female connectors and/or silicon bridges are eliminated while still permitting dies disposed on the substrate to be coupled together.
Abstract:
A package comprising a substrate and an integrated device coupled to the substrate. The substrate includes at least one dielectric layer and a plurality of interconnects comprising a bump pad interconnect. The bump pad interconnect comprises a profile cross section that has a trapezoid shape. The integrated device is coupled to the substrate through the bump pad interconnect. The bump pad interconnect is located in a cavity of the at least one dielectric layer of the substrate.
Abstract:
A package comprising a substrate and an integrated device coupled to the substrate. The substrate includes at least one dielectric layer, a plurality of interconnects comprising a plurality of protruding pad interconnects, and a solder resist layer located over the at least one dielectric layer, the solder resist layer comprising a thickness that is greater than a thickness of the plurality of protruding pad interconnects. A protruding pad interconnect may include a first pad portion and a second pad portion.
Abstract:
An antenna-in-package (AiP) module is described. The AiP module includes an antenna sub-module. The antenna sub-module is composed of a first package substrate including an antenna side surface having a first group of antennas placed along a first portion of the antenna side surface and a second group of antennas placed along a second portion of the antenna side surface. The first package substrate is composed of a non-linear portion between the first group of antennas and the second group of antennas. The AiP module includes an active circuit sub-module placed on an active side surface of the first package substrate opposite the first group of antennas or the second group of antennas on the antenna side surface of the first package substrate.