Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Comp. Ltd.

Ting-Chu Ko

Han-Ping Pu

Ming-Kai Liu

Yung-Ping Chiang

Yu-Sheng Hsieh

Chang-Wen Huang

Clement Hsingjen Wann

Chung-Shi Liu

Ching-Yu Huang

Chung-Hsien Chen

Ming-Hsing Tsai

Chien-Hsueh Shih

Chen-Hua Douglas Yu

Shau-Lin Shue

Hung-Jui Kuo

Chih-Sheng Chang

Hui-Jung Tsai

Chi-Wen Liu

Ming-Feng Shieh

Ling-Yen Yeh

Hung-Wen Su

Hsin-Yu Pan

Yi-Tang Lin

Chi-Yuan Shih

Minghsing Tsai

Meng-Chun Chang

Lipu Kris Chuang

Li-Chi Yu

Jing-Cheng Lin

Chih-Hao Chang

Shou-Zen Chang

Hsien-Ming Lee

Shing-Chyang Pan

Shih-Wei Chou

Jui Jen Huang

Kuo-Wei Cheng

A memory device including a base chip and a memory cube mounted on and connected with the base chip is described. The memory cube includes multiple stacked tiers, and each tier of the multiple stacked tiers includes semiconductor chips laterally wrapped by an encapsulant and a redistribution structure. The semiconductor chips of the multiple stacked tiers are electrically connected with the base chip through the redistribution structures in the multiple stacked tiers. The memory cube includes a thermal path structure extending through the multiple stacked tiers and connected to the base chip. The thermal path structure has a thermal conductivity larger than that of the encapsulant. The thermal path structure is electrically isolated from the semiconductor chips in the multiple stacked tiers and the base chip.

Stacked memory cube with integrated thermal path for enhanced heat dissipation

Semiconductor packages and methods of forming the same are disclosed. An semiconductor package includes two dies, an encapsulant, a first metal line and a plurality of dummy vias. The encapsulant is disposed between the two dies. The first metal line is disposed over the two dies and the encapsulant, and electrically connected to the two dies. The plurality of dummy vias is disposed over the encapsulant and aside the first metal line.

Semiconductor packages and methods of forming the same

In accordance with some embodiments a via is formed over a semiconductor device, wherein the semiconductor device is encapsulated within an encapsulant. A metallization layer and a second via are formed over and in electrical connection with the first via, and the metallization layer and the second via are formed using the same seed layer. Embodiments include fully landed vias, partially landed vias in contact with the seed layer, and partially landed vias not in contact with the seed layer.

Semiconductor device and method

A memory device including a first semiconductor die and a memory cube mounted on and connected with the first semiconductor die is described. The memory cube includes multiple stacked tiers, and each tier of the multiple stacked tiers includes second semiconductor dies laterally wrapped by an encapsulant and a redistribution structure disposed on the second semiconductor dies and the encapsulant. The second semiconductor dies of the multiple stacked tiers are electrically connected with the first semiconductor die through the redistribution structures in the multiple stacked tiers. Each redistribution structure in the multiple stacked tiers includes redistribution patterns, the redistribution structure closest to the first semiconductor die further includes a thermally conductive layer connected to the first semiconductor die, wherein a material of the redistribution patterns in the multiple stacked tiers is different from a material of the thermally conductive layer of the redistribution structure closest to the first semiconductor die, and the thermally conductive layer is electrically isolated from the second semiconductor dies in the multiple stacked tiers and the first semiconductor die.

Memory device and manufacturing method thereof

Integrated fan-out packages and methods of forming the same are disclosed. An integrated fan-out package includes two dies, an encapsulant, a first metal line and a plurality of dummy vias. The encapsulant is disposed between the two dies. The first metal line is disposed over the two dies and the encapsulant, and electrically connected to the two dies. The plurality of dummy vias is disposed over the encapsulant and aside the first metal line.

Integrated fan-out packages and methods of forming the same

Provided are a package structure and a method of manufacturing the same. The method includes the following processes. A die is provided. An encapsulant is formed laterally aside the die. A first dielectric layer is formed on the encapsulant and the die. A first redistribution layer is formed to penetrate through the first dielectric layer to connect to the die, the first redistribution layer includes a first via embedded in the first dielectric layer and a first trace on the first dielectric layer and connected to the first via. The first via and the first trace of the first redistribution layer are formed separately.

Package structure and method of manufacturing the same

A semiconductor package and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The semiconductor package includes a semiconductor die, a molding compound, a polymer layer, a conductive trace, a conductive via and an inductor. The semiconductor die is laterally surrounded by the molding compound. The polymer layer covers the semiconductor die and the molding compound. The conductive trace, the conductive via and the inductor are embedded in the polymer layer. The conductive via extends from a top surface of the conductive trace to a top surface of the polymer layer. The inductor has a body portion extending horizontally and a protruding portion protruded from the body portion. A total height of the body and protruding portions is substantially equal to a sum of a thickness of the conductive trace and a height of the conductive via. The height of the body portion is greater than the thickness of the conductive trace.

Semiconductor package and manufacturing method thereof

Provided is a package structure includes a die having a first connector, a RDL structure disposed on the die, and a second connector. The RDL structure includes at least one elongated via located on and connected to the first connector. The second connector is disposed on and connected to the RDL structure.

A FinFET structure layout includes a semiconductor substrate comprising a plurality of FinFET active areas, and a plurality of fins within each FinFET active area of the plurality of FinFET active areas. The FinFET structure layout further includes a gate having a gate length parallel to the semiconductor substrate and perpendicular to length of the plurality of fins within each FinFET active area of the plurality of FinFET active areas. The FinFET structure layout further includes a plurality of metal features connecting a source region or a drain region of a portion of the plurality of FinFET active areas to a plurality of contacts. The plurality of metal features includes a plurality of metal lines parallel to a FinFET channel direction and a plurality of metal lines parallel to a FinFET channel width direction.

System and methods for converting planar design to FinFET design

A method of fabricating a semiconductor device comprises forming a fin structure extending from a substrate, the fin structure comprising a first fin, a second fin, and a third fin between the first fin and the second fin. The method further comprises forming germanide over a first facet of the first fin, a second facet of the second fin, and a substantially planar surface of the third fin, wherein the first facet forms a first acute angle with a major surface of the substrate and is substantially mirror symmetric with the second facet, and wherein the substantially planar surface of the third fin forms a second acute angle smaller than the first acute angle with the major surface of the substrate.

Contact structure of semiconductor device

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Ting-Chu Ko