Abstract:
A package that includes a substrate comprising a cavity, a first integrated device coupled to the substrate through a first plurality of pillar interconnects and a first plurality of solder interconnects, a second integrated device coupled to the substrate through a second plurality of pillar interconnects and a second plurality of solder interconnects, and a plurality of wire bonds coupled to the first integrated device and the second integrated device, wherein the plurality of wire bonds is located over the cavity of the substrate.
Abstract:
A conductive interconnect (340, 440, 540, 640) includes a conductive support layer (330, 430, 530, 630), a conductive material (320, 520, 620) on the conductive support layer (330, 430, 530, 630) and an inorganic collar (350, 450, 550, 650) partially surrounding the conductive material (320, 520, 620). The inorganic collar (350, 450, 550, 650) is also disposed on sidewalls of the conductive support layer (330, 430, 530, 630). A method of fabricating the conductive interconnect (340, 440, 540, 640) comprises fabricating a conductive material (320, 520, 620) on a seed layer (304, 504), forming an organic collar (310, 510) to partially surround the conductive material (320, 520, 620), etching the conductive seed layer (304, 504) to form the conductive support layer (330, 430, 530, 630) and heating to transition the organic collar (310, 510) into the inorganic collar (350, 450, 550, 650) that partially surrounds the conductive material (320, 520, 620) and is disposed on sidewalls of the conductive support layer (330, 430, 530, 630). The organic collar (310, 510) may be formed by depositing a photosensitive spin on dielectric material on the conductive material (320, 520, 620) and patterning the photosensitive spin on dielectric material. The conductive material (620) may be a single conductive material (320) or may comprise a stack of a first conductive layer (322) and a second conductive layer (324), separated by a barrier layer, in which case the heating step also causes a reflow of the second conductive layer (324) of the conductive material stack.
Abstract:
An IC package (900A-E) includes a substrate (920) and an integrated circuit (IC) structure comprising a die (410, 510, 610, 710, 810) (e.g., a flip-chip (FC) die) and one or more die interconnects (430) to electrically couple the die (410, 510, 610, 710, 810) to the substrate (920). The die interconnect (430) includes a pillar (440, 540, 640, 740, 840), a wetting barrier (460, 560, 660, 760, 860) on the pillar (440, 540, 640, 740, 840), and a solder cap (450, 550, 650, 750, 850) on the wetting barrier (460, 560, 660, 760, 860). The wetting barrier (460, 560, 660, 760, 860) is wider than the pillar (440, 540, 640, 740, 840), such that, during solder reflow, solder wetting of sidewall of the pillar (440, 540, 640, 740, 840) is minimised or prevented altogether. The width of the wetting barrier (460, 560, 660, 760, 860) may be greater than a width of the solder cap (450, 550, 650, 750, 850). The die interconnect (430) may also include a low wetting layer (470, 570, 770, 870) formed on at least a portion of a surface of the wetting barrier (460, 560, 760, 860) not covered by the pillar (440, 540, 740, 840), which can further mitigate solder wetting problems. The low wetting layer (470, 570, 770, 870) may have a lower solderability than the pillar (440, 540, 740, 840), for example, it may be made from metals such as Ni, Al, Cr, etc. The pillar (440, 540, 740) and the wetting barrier (460, 560, 760) may be formed from a same conductive material (e.g., Cu). Alternatively, the pillar (440) and the wetting barrier (460) may be formed from different conductive materials, with the material of the wetting barrier (460) (e.g., Ni) selected so as to also provide a chemical barrier to solder wetting on sidewalls of the pillar (440) (e.g., Cu). The IC structure may further comprise a contact layer (e.g., Ni) (780) in between the wetting barrier (760) and the solder cap (750). Alternatively, the low wetting layer (570, 870) may also be formed in between the wetting barrier (560, 860) and the solder cap (550, 850), wherein the pillar (840) may further be a first pillar, the IC structure further comprising a second pillar (890) (e.g., Cu) on the low wetting layer (870) and a contact layer (e.g., Ni) (880) between the second pillar (890) and the solder cap (850).
Abstract:
Disclosed is a flip-chip device. The flip-chip device includes a die having a plurality of under bump metallizations (UBMs); and a package substrate having a plurality of bond pads. The plurality of UBMs include a first set of UBMs having a first size and a first minimum pitch and a second set of UBMs having a second size and a second minimum pitch. The first set of UBMs and the second set of UBMs are each electrically coupled to the package substrate by a bond-on-pad connection.
Abstract:
A device comprising a semiconductor die and a redistribution portion coupled to the semiconductor die. The redistribution portion includes a passivation layer and a redistribution interconnect comprising a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The redistribution interconnect is formed over the passivation layer such that the first surface is over the passivation layer and the second surface is free of contact with any passivation layer. The device includes a bump interconnect coupled to the second surface of the redistribution interconnect. In some implementations, the bump interconnect comprises a surface that faces the redistribution interconnect, and wherein an entire surface of the bump interconnect that faces the redistribution interconnect is free of contact with the passivation layer.
Abstract:
Some exemplary embodiments of this disclosure pertain to a semiconductor package that includes a packaging substrate, a die and a set of under bump metallization (UBM) structures coupled to the packaging substrate and the die. Each UBM structure has a non-circular cross-section along its respective lateral dimension. Each UBM structure includes a first narrower portion and a second wider portion. The first narrower portion has a first width. The second wider portion has a second width that is greater than the first width. Each UBM structure is oriented towards a particular region of the die such that the first narrower portion of the UBM structure is closer than the second wider portion of the UBM structure to the particular region of the die.
Abstract:
A pillar for flip chip interconnect in an electronic package. The pillar includes an electrically conductive material and a solder wicking inhibitor deposited on the sides of the pillar. The pillar also includes an exposed face for contacting the electrically conductive material and solder material on the substrate. In another embodiment, a method of forming a pillar composed of an electrically conductive material which inhibits solder wicking is provided. The method includes coating the pillar with a solder wicking inhibitor and polishing a face of the pillar to expose the underlying electrically conductive material.