Advanced Micro Devices Corporation

Freescale Semiconductor,inc.

Brett P Wilkerson

Rahul Kumar Agarwal

Milind S Bhagavat

Raja Swaminathan

Lei Fu

John J Wuu

Priyal Shah

Samuel D Naffziger

Trent Uehling

Patrick J Shyvers

Kaushik Mysore

Dmitri Yudanov

Rahul Agarwal

Kong Toon Ng

Edward Outlaw Travis, Jr

Kevin John Hess

Scott K Pozder

Chia-Hao Cheng

Gabriel H Loh

Leo M Higgins, Iii

Burton Jesse Carpenter

Ruiqi Tian

Pak Leung

Lawrence Scott Klingbeil

Jie-Hua Zhao

David G Wontor

Kaushik Mysore Srinivasa Setty

Mostafa Vadipour

Katie C Yu

An embodiment of a semiconductor chip device can include a molding layer having a first side and a second side, an interconnect chip at least partially encased in the molding layer, the interconnect chip comprising a through substrate via (TSV) that extends through the interconnect chip, an insulating layer positioned on the first side of the molding layer, and a conductive structure that is positioned vertically below the interconnect chip and extends through the insulating layer, wherein the conductive structure is electrically coupled to the TSV.

Semiconductor chip device

An electronic device can include a first die, a second die, and an interconnect. The first die or the second die has a principal function as a power module or a memory. The first die includes a first bond pad, and the second die includes a second bond pad. The device sides of the first and second dies are along the same sides as the first and second bond pads. In an embodiment, the first die and the second die are in a chip first, die face-up configuration. The first and the second bond pads are electrically connected along a first solderless connection that includes the interconnect. In another embodiment, each material within the electrical connection between the first and the second bond pads has a flow point or melting point temperature of at least 300° C.

Electronic device including dies and an interconnect coupled to the dies and processes of forming the same

A semiconductor package includes a first mold layer at least partially encasing at least one photonic integrated circuit. A redistribution layer structure is fabricated on the first mold layer, the redistribution layer structure including dielectric material and conductive structures. A second mold layer at least partially encasing at least one semiconductor chip is fabricated on the redistribution layer structure. The redistribution layer structure provides electrical pathways between the at least one semiconductor chip and the at least one photonic integrated circuit. One or more voids are defined in the second mold layer in an area above an optical interface of the at least one photonic integrated circuit such that light is transmittable through dielectric material above the optical interface.

Fanout module integrating a photonic integrated circuit

A semiconductor package includes a substrate having opposing first and second surfaces as well as a semiconductor chip component disposed at the second surface and having third and fourth opposing surfaces. A package lid structure is affixed to the second surface of the substrate and the fourth surface of the semiconductor chip component, and has a planar component overlying the semiconductor chip component and having a fifth surface facing the fourth surface and an opposing sixth surface. The planar component includes an aperture extending between the fifth surface and the sixth surface so as to expose at least a portion of the fourth surface of the semiconductor chip component. A thermal exchange structure can be mounted on the package lid structure to form a thermal extraction pathway with the semiconductor die component via the aperture, either directly or via an interposing thermally conductive plate.

Semiconductor package with annular package lid structure

Various semiconductor chip devices with stacked chips are disclosed. In one aspect, a semiconductor chip device is provided. The semiconductor chip device includes a first semiconductor chip that has a floor plan with a high heat producing area and a low heat producing area. At least one second semiconductor chip is stacked on the low heat producing area. The semiconductor chip device also includes means for transferring heat from the high heat producing area.

Arrangement and thermal management of 3D stacked dies

A semiconductor module includes two or more semiconductor dies and an interconnect structure coupled to the two or more semiconductor dies. The interconnect structure implements a plurality of die-to-die connection pathways having a first density and a plurality of fan-out redistribution pathways having a second density that is different from the first density.

Mixed density interconnect architectures using hybrid fan-out

Various semiconductor chip packages are disclosed. In one aspect, a semiconductor chip package includes a package substrate that has a first side and a second side opposite to the first side. A semiconductor chip is mounted on the first side. Plural metal anchor structures are coupled to the package substrate and project away from the first side. A molding layer is on the package substrate and at least partially encapsulates the semiconductor chip and the anchor structures. The anchor structures terminate in the molding layer and anchor the molding layer to the package substrate.

Molded chip package with anchor structures

A semiconductor package includes a package substrate having a first surface and an opposing second surface, and further includes an integrated circuit (IC) die disposed at the second surface and having a third surface facing the second surface and an opposing fourth surface. The IC die has a first region comprising one or more metal layers and circuit components for one or more functions of the IC die and a second region offset from the first region in a direction parallel with the third and fourth surfaces. The semiconductor package further includes a voltage regulator disposed at the fourth surface in the second region and having an input configured to receive a supply voltage and an output configured to provide a regulated voltage, and also includes a conductive path coupling the output of the voltage regulator to a voltage input of circuitry of the IC die.

3D semiconductor package with die-mounted voltage regulator

A chip for hybrid bonded interconnect bridging for chiplet integration, the chip comprising: a first chiplet; a second chiplet; an interconnecting die coupled to the first chiplet and the second chiplet through a hybrid bond.

Hybrid bonded interconnect bridging

A semiconductor device includes a first die, the first die including a first dielectric layer and a plurality of first bond pads formed within apertures in the first dielectric layer, and a second die bonded to the first die, the second die including a second dielectric layer and a plurality of second bond pads protruding from the second dielectric layer. The first die is bonded to the second die such that the plurality of second bond pads protrude into the apertures in the first dielectric layer to establish respective metallurgical bonds with the plurality of first bond pads. A reduction in the distance between the respective bond pads of the dies results in a lower temperature for establishing a hybrid bond.

Low temperature hybrid bonding

A three-dimensional integrated circuit includes a first die structure having a first geometry. The first die structure includes a first region that operates with a first power density and a second region that operates with a second power density. The first power density is less than the second power density. The three-dimensional integrated circuit includes a second die structure having a second geometry. A stacked portion of the second die structure is aligned with the first region. The three-dimensional integrated circuit includes an additional die structure stacked with the first die structure and the second die structure. The additional die structure has the first geometry or the second geometry.

Offset-aligned three-dimensional integrated circuit

Systems, apparatuses, and methods for routing traffic through vertically stacked semiconductor dies are disclosed. A first semiconductor die has a second die stacked vertically on top of it in a three-dimensional integrated circuit. The first die includes a through silicon via (TSV) interconnect that does not traverse the first die. The first die includes one or more metal layers above the TSV, which connect to a bonding pad interface through a bonding pad via. If the signals transferred through the TSV of the first die are shared by the second die, then the second die includes a TSV aligned with the bonding pad interface of the first die. If these signals are not shared by the second die, then the second die includes an insulated portion of a wafer backside aligned with the bonding pad interface.

Scheme for enabling die reuse in 3D stacked products

Various semiconductor chip packages are disclosed. In one aspect, a semiconductor chip package is provided that includes a fan-out redistribution layer (RDL) structure that has plural stacked polymer layers, plural metallization layers, plural conductive vias interconnecting adjacent metallization layers of the metallization layers, and plural rivets configured to resist delamination of one or more of the polymer layers. Each of the plural rivets includes a first head, a second head and a shank connected between the first head and the second head. The first head is part of one of the metallization layers. The shank includes at least one of the conductive vias and at least one part of another of the metallization layers.

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Brett P Wilkerson