Abstract:
A first tier die is provided having a thermal management floorplan with a heat region having an area for thermal coupling to a heat sink, a second tier die is provided, shaped and dimensioned to be stackable into a multi-tier stack with the first tier die and, when stacked in the multi-tier stack, to not substantially overlap the heat region. A heat sink is provided, and a thermal coupling element, the heat sink, a stack having the first tier die and the second tier die, and the heat sink are arranged to form the multi-tier stacked integrated circuit. In the arrangement, the thermal coupling element is located to form a thermal path from the heat region of the first tier die to the heat sink.