Wiring board with embedded component and integrated stiffener, method of making the same and face-to-face semiconductor assembly using the same

Abstract

A wiring board includes an electronic component laterally surrounded by a stiffener, and a third routing circuitry disposed beyond the space laterally surrounded by the stiffener and extends over the stiffener. The electronic component includes a first routing circuitry, an encapsulant, an array of vertical connecting elements and a second routing circuitry integrated together. The mechanical robustness of the stiffener can prevent the wiring board from warping. The embedded semiconductor device is electrically coupled to the first routing circuitry and surrounded by the vertical connecting elements in electrical connection with the first and second routing circuitries. The first routing circuitry provides primary fan-out routing for another semiconductor device to be assembled on the wiring board, whereas the third routing circuitry not only provides further fan-out wiring structure, but also mechanically binds the electronic component with the stiffener.