Abstract:
Microelectronic elements and methods of their manufacture are disclosed. A microelectronic element (100) may include a substrate including an opening (108) extending through a semiconductor region (102) of the substrate, a dielectric layer (114) covering a wall (110) of the opening within at least a first portion of the opening, a first metal (118) disposed within the first portion of the opening, a second metal disposed within a second portion of the opening. The second metal may form at least part of a contact of the microelectronic element.
Abstract:
Structures and methods of forming the same are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a structure comprises a region (102) having first and second oppositely facing surfaces (104, 106). A barrier region (110) overlies the region. An alloy region (112) overlies the barrier region. The alloy region includes a first metal and one or more elements selected from the group consisting of silicon (Si), germanium (Ge), indium (Id), boron (B), arsenic (As), antimony (Sb), tellurium (Te), or cadmium (Cd).
Abstract:
An interposer can have conductive elements at a first side and terminals at a second side opposite therefrom, for connecting with a microelectronic element and a second component, respectively. The component can include a first element having a thermal expansion coefficient less than 10 ppm/°C, and an insulating second element, with a plurality of openings extending from the second side through the second element towards the first element. Conductive structure extending through the openings in the second element and through the first element electrically connects the terminals with the conductive elements.
Abstract:
A method for making an interconnect element includes depositing a thermally conductive layer (38) on an in-process unit (10). The in-process unit includes a semiconductor material layer (12) defining a surface and edges surrounding the surface, a plurality of conductive elements (20), each conductive element having a first portion extending through the semiconductor material layer and a second portion extending from the surface of the semiconductor material layer. Dielectric coatings (28) extend over at least the second portion of each conductive element. The thermally conductive layer (38) is deposited on the in-process unit at a thickness of at least 10 microns so as to overlie a portion of the surface of the semiconductor material layer between the second portions of the conductive elements with the dielectric coatings positioned between the conductive elements and the thermally conductive layer.
Abstract:
A component, e.g., interposer has first and second opposite sides, conductive elements at the first side and terminals at the second side. The terminals can connect with another component, for example. A first element at the first side can comprise a first material having a thermal expansion coefficient less than 10 ppm/°C, and a second element at the second side can comprise a plurality of insulated structures separated from one another by at least one gap. Conductive structure extends through at least one insulated structure and is electrically coupled with the terminals and the conductive elements. The at least one gap can reduce mechanical stress in connections between the terminals and another component.
Abstract:
A method for making an interposer includes forming a plurality of wire bonds bonded to one or more first surfaces of a first element. A dielectric encapsulation is formed contacting an edge surface of the wire bonds which separates adjacent wire bonds from one another. Further processing comprises removing at least portions of the first element, wherein the interposer has first and second opposite sides separated from one another by at least the encapsulation, and the interposer having first contacts and second contacts at the first and second opposite sides, respectively, for electrical connection with first and second components, respectively, the first contacts being electrically connected with the second contacts through the wire bonds.
Abstract:
Microelectronic assemblies and methods for making the same are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a method of forming a microelectronic assembly comprises: assembling first and second components (102, 128) to have first major surfaces (104, 130) of the first and second components (102, 128) facing one another and spaced apart from one another by a predetermined spacing, the first component (102) having first and second oppositely-facing major surfaces (104, 106), a first thickness extending in a first direction between the first and second major surfaces (104, 106), and a plurality of first metal connection elements (112) at the first major surface (104), the second component (128) having a plurality of second metal connection elements (132) at the first major surface (130) of the second component (128); and then plating (electroplating or electroless plating) a plurality of metal connector regions (146) each connecting and extending continuously between a respective first connection element (112) and a corresponding second connection element (132) opposite the respective first connection element (112) in the first direction. The first and second metal connection elements (112, 132) may comprise metal vias (116, 134) in the components (102, 128) or metal pads (118) at the surface of the components (102, 128), the metal vias (116, 134) or the metal pads (118) being covered by plated metal regions (114). A first seed layer (126) may be formed overlying the major surface of the first component (102) before the plating process, wherein uncovered portions of the first seed layer (126) are removed after plating the metal connector regions (146). Similarly, a second seed layer (144) may be formed overlying the major surface of the second component (128). A plurality of barrier regions (152) may overlie the sidewalls of at least one of the metal connector regions (146), the first plated metal regions (114) or the second plated metal regions. At least some corresponding first and second metal connection elements (112, 132) may optionally not share a common axis. At least some first and second surfaces (113, 131) of the first metal connection elements (112) and the respective second metal connection elements (132) connected thereto may optionally not be parallel to a common plane.
Abstract:
A microelectronic assembly including a dielectric region, a plurality of electrically conductive elements, an encapsulant, and a microelectronic element are provided. The encapsulant may have a coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) no greater than twice a CTE associated with at least one of the dielectric region or the microelectronic element.
Abstract:
Methods of forming a microelectronic assembly and the resulting structures and devices are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a method of forming a microelectronic assembly includes removing material exposed at portions of a surface of a substrate to form a processed substrate having a plurality of thinned portions separated by integral supporting portions of the processed substrate having a thickness greater than a thickness of the thinned portions, at least some of the thinned portions including a plurality of electrically conductive interconnects extending in a direction of the thicknesses of the thinned portions and exposed at the surface; and removing the supporting portions of the substrate to sever the substrate into a plurality of individual thinned portions, at least some individual thinned portions including the interconnects.