Stats Chippac Pte. Ltd.

Jcet Semiconductor (shaoxing) Co., Ltd.

Stars Chippac, Ltd.

Jun Mo Koo

Reza A Pagaila

Yaojian Lin

Il Kwon Shim

Pandi Chelvam Marimuthu

Rajendra D Pendse

HeeJo Chi

DaeSik Choi

Seung Wook Yoon

See Chian Lim

Jae Hun Ku

A semiconductor device has an interposer mounted over a carrier. The interposer includes TSV formed either prior to or after mounting to the carrier. An opening is formed in the interposer. The interposer can have two-level stepped portions with a first vertical conduction path through a first stepped portion and second vertical conduction path through a second stepped portion. A first and second semiconductor die are mounted over the interposer. The second die is disposed within the opening of the interposer. A discrete semiconductor component can be mounted over the interposer. A conductive via can be formed through the second die or encapsulant. An encapsulant is deposited over the first and second die and interposer. A portion of the interposer can be removed to that the encapsulant forms around a side of the semiconductor device. An interconnect structure is formed over the interposer and second die.

Semiconductor device and method of forming interposer with opening to contain semiconductor die

A semiconductor wafer contains a plurality of semiconductor die each having a plurality of contact pads. A sacrificial adhesive is deposited over the contact pads. Alternatively, the sacrificial adhesive is deposited over the carrier. An underfill material can be formed between the contact pads. The semiconductor wafer is singulated to separate the semiconductor die. The semiconductor die is mounted to a temporary carrier such that the sacrificial adhesive is disposed between the contact pads and temporary carrier. An encapsulant is deposited over the semiconductor die and carrier. The carrier and sacrificial adhesive is removed to leave a via over the contact pads. An interconnect structure is formed over the encapsulant. The interconnect structure includes a conductive layer which extends into the via for electrical connection to the contact pads. The semiconductor die is offset from the interconnect structure by a height of the sacrificial adhesive.

Semiconductor device and method of forming sacrificial adhesive over contact pads of semiconductor die

A semiconductor device has a substrate including a base and a plurality of conductive posts extending from the base. The substrate can be a wafer-shape, panel, or singulated form. The conductive posts can have a circular, rectangular, tapered, or narrowing intermediate shape. A semiconductor die is disposed through an opening in the base between the conductive posts. The semiconductor die extends above the conductive posts or is disposed below the conductive posts. An encapsulant is deposited over the semiconductor die and around the conductive posts. The base and a portion of the encapsulant is removed to electrically isolate the conductive posts. An interconnect structure is formed over the semiconductor die, encapsulant, and conductive posts. An insulating layer is formed over the semiconductor die, encapsulant, and conductive posts. A semiconductor package is disposed over the semiconductor die and electrically connected to the conductive posts.

Semiconductor device and method of using substrate having base and conductive posts to form vertical interconnect structure in embedded die package

A semiconductor die has a conductive layer including a plurality of trace lines formed over a carrier. The conductive layer includes a plurality of contact pads electrically continuous with the trace lines. A semiconductor die has a plurality of contact pads and bumps formed over the contact pads. A plurality of conductive pillars can be formed over the contact pads of the semiconductor die. The bumps are formed over the conductive pillars. The semiconductor die is mounted to the conductive layer with the bumps directly bonded to an end portion of the trace lines to provide a fine pitch interconnect. An encapsulant is deposited over the semiconductor die and conductive layer. The conductive layer contains wettable material to reduce die shifting during encapsulation. The carrier is removed. An interconnect structure is formed over the encapsulant and semiconductor die. An insulating layer can be formed over the conductive layer.

Semiconductor device and method of forming bond-on-lead interconnection for mounting semiconductor die in Fo-WLCSP

A semiconductor wafer contains a plurality of semiconductor die with bumps formed over contact pads on an active surface of the semiconductor die. An ACF is deposited over the bumps and active surface of the wafer. An insulating layer can be formed between the ACF and semiconductor die. The semiconductor wafer is singulated to separate the die. The semiconductor die is mounted to a temporary carrier with the ACF oriented to the carrier. The semiconductor die is forced against the carrier to compress the ACF under the bumps and form a low resistance electrical interconnect to the bumps. An encapsulant is deposited over the semiconductor die and carrier. The carrier is removed. An interconnect structure is formed over the semiconductor die and encapsulant. The interconnect structure is electrically connected through the compressed ACF to the bumps. The ACF reduces shifting of the semiconductor die during encapsulation.

Semiconductor device and method of forming anisotropic conductive film between semiconductor die and build-up interconnect structure

A semiconductor device has a first semiconductor die with a sloped side surface. The first semiconductor die is mounted to a temporary carrier. An RDL extends from a back surface of the first semiconductor die along the sloped side surface of the first semiconductor die to the carrier. An encapsulant is deposited over the carrier and a portion of the RDL along the sloped side surface. The back surface of the first semiconductor die and a portion of the RDL is devoid of the encapsulant. The temporary carrier is removed. An interconnect structure is formed over the encapsulant and exposed active surface of the first semiconductor die. The RDL is electrically connected to the interconnect structure. A second semiconductor die is mounted over the back surface of the first semiconductor die. The second semiconductor die has bumps electrically connected to the RDL.

Semiconductor device including RDL along sloped side surface of semiconductor die for Z-direction interconnect

A semiconductor substrate has a plurality of different size recesses formed in the substrate to provide a stepped interposer. A conductive via can be formed through the stepped interposer. An insulating layer follows a contour of the stepped interposer. A conductive layer is formed over the insulating layer following the contour of the stepped interposer. A first semiconductor die is partially disposed in a first recess and electrically connected to the conductive layer. A second semiconductor die is partially disposed in a second recess and electrically connected to the conductive layer. The first semiconductor die is electrically connected to the second semiconductor die through the conductive layer. The first and second semiconductor die can be flipchip type semiconductor die. An encapsulant is deposited over the first and second semiconductor die. A portion of the stepped interposer can be removed to reduce thickness.

Semiconductor device and method of forming stepped interposer for stacking and electrically connecting semiconductor die

A semiconductor device has a semiconductor die and first insulating layer formed over the semiconductor die. A patterned trench is formed in the first insulating layer. A conductive ink is deposited in the patterned trench by disposing a stencil over the first insulating layer with an opening aligned with the patterned trench and depositing the conductive ink through the opening in the stencil into the patterned trench. Alternatively, the conductive ink is deposited by dispensing the conductive ink through a nozzle into the patterned trench. The conductive ink is cured by ultraviolet light at room temperature. A second insulating layer is formed over the first insulating layer and conductive ink. An interconnect structure is formed over the conductive ink. An encapsulant can be deposited around the semiconductor die. The patterned trench is formed in the encapsulant and the conductive ink is deposited in the patterned trench in the encapsulant.

Semiconductor device and method of forming RDL using UV-cured conductive ink over wafer level package

A semiconductor die has first and second discrete semiconductor components mounted over a plurality of wettable contact pads formed on a carrier. Conductive pillars are formed over the wettable contact pads. A semiconductor die is mounted to the conductive pillars over the first discrete components. The conductive pillars provide vertical stand-off of the semiconductor die as headroom for the first discrete components. The second discrete components are disposed outside a footprint of the semiconductor die. Conductive TSV can be formed through the semiconductor die. An encapsulant is deposited over the semiconductor die and first and second discrete components. The wettable contact pads reduce die and discrete component shifting during encapsulation. A portion of a back surface of the semiconductor die is removed to reduce package thickness. An interconnect structure is formed over the encapsulant and semiconductor die. Third discrete semiconductor components can be mounted over the semiconductor die.

Semiconductor device and method of forming Fo-WLCSP with discrete semiconductor components mounted under and over semiconductor die

A semiconductor device has a substrate with first and second opposing surfaces. A plurality of conductive vias is formed partially through the first surface of the substrate. A first conductive layer is formed over the first surface of the substrate electrically connected to the conductive vias. A first semiconductor die is mounted over the first surface of the substrate. The first semiconductor die and substrate are mounted to a carrier. An encapsulant is deposited over the first semiconductor die, substrate, and carrier. A portion of the second surface of the substrate is removed to expose the conductive vias. An interconnect structure is formed over a surface of the substrate opposite the first semiconductor die. A second semiconductor die can be stacked over the first semiconductor die. A second semiconductor die can be mounted over the first surface of the substrate adjacent to the first semiconductor die.

Semiconductor device and method of forming TSV interposer with semiconductor die and build-up interconnect structure on opposing surfaces of the interposer

A semiconductor wafer has a plurality of first semiconductor die. A second semiconductor die is mounted to the first semiconductor die. A shielding layer is formed between the first and second semiconductor die. An electrical interconnect, such as conductive pillar, bump, or bond wire, is formed between the first and second semiconductor die. A conductive TSV can be formed through the first and second semiconductor die. An encapsulant is deposited over the first and second semiconductor die and electrical interconnect. A heat sink is formed over the second semiconductor die. An interconnect structure, such as a bump, can be formed over the second semiconductor die. A portion of a backside of the first semiconductor die is removed. A protective layer is formed over exposed surfaces of the first semiconductor die. The protective layer covers the exposed backside and sidewalls of the first semiconductor die.

Semiconductor device with protective layer over exposed surfaces of semiconductor die

A semiconductor device has a thermally conductive layer with a plurality of openings formed over a temporary carrier. The thermally conductive layer includes electrically non-conductive material. A semiconductor die has a plurality of bumps formed over contact pads on the die. The semiconductor die is mounted over the thermally conductive layer so that the bumps are disposed at least partially within the openings in the thermally conductive layer. An encapsulant is deposited over the die and thermally conductive layer. The temporary carrier is removed to expose the bumps. A first interconnect structure is formed over the encapsulant, semiconductor die, and bumps. The bumps are electrically connected to the first interconnect structure. A heat sink or shielding layer can be formed over the semiconductor die. A second interconnect structure can be formed over the encapsulant and electrically connected to the first interconnect structure through conductive vias formed in the encapsulant.

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