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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 2015
Filed:
May. 13, 2014
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsin-Chu, TW;
Wen-Chun Huang, Jhongli, TW;
Chien-Chen Li, Hsin-Chu, TW;
Kuo-Chio Liu, Hsin-Chu, TW;
Ruey-Yun Shiue, Hsin-Chu, TW;
Hsi-Kuei Cheng, Jhubei, TW;
Chih-Hsien Lin, Tai-Chung, TW;
Jing-Cheng Lin, Tung Zhen, TW;
Hsiang-Tai Lu, Zhubei, TW;
Tzi-Yi Shieh, Hsin-Chu, TW;
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsin-Chu, TW;
Abstract
Embodiments of the present disclosure include semiconductor packages and methods of forming the same. An embodiment is a method including mounting a die to a top surface of a substrate to form a device, encapsulating the die and top surface of the substrate in a mold compound, the mold compound having a first thickness over the die, and removing a portion, but not all, of the thickness of the mold compound over the die. The method further includes performing further processing on the device, and removing the remaining thickness of the mold compound over the die.