A method and apparatus for die stacking

    公开(公告)号:AU2002323184A1

    公开(公告)日:2003-03-03

    申请号:AU2002323184

    申请日:2002-08-15

    Applicant: QUALCOMM INC

    Abstract: An integrated circuit package is constructed by attaching lower dies to a substrate that has bond fingers deposited on its surface. One lower die and its associated bond fingers are located offset from the center of the substrate. The lower dies are electrically coupled to the substrate's bond fingers with lower bond wires. An upper die is stacked on at least one of the lower dies. The upper die is electrically coupled, with bond wires, to the lower die upon which it is mechanically coupled. Each of the lower dies may be coupled to the other lower die with bond wire bridges that span the lower bond wires. The upper die may be electrically coupled, with bond wire bridges, to any or all of the lower dies.

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    公开(公告)号:DE602004018268D1

    公开(公告)日:2009-01-22

    申请号:DE602004018268

    申请日:2004-01-30

    Applicant: QUALCOMM INC

    Abstract: An area area package includes a plurality of solder balls not used as electrical connectors. These non-connected solder balls, or "dummy balls," provide protection to solder balls connected to live pins and therefore increase reliability of the area array package. The dummy balls may be placed in the corners, along the diagonals or in other high stress location on the area array package. To further increase reliability, a continuous copper ball land pad may be used to connect each group of corner dummy balls. Continuous copper pads help to reduce stress on the dummy balls. For center-depopulated BGA packages, an array of dummy balls may be used in the center of the package to prevent substrate bending and improve drop test reliability.

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    公开(公告)号:AT417357T

    公开(公告)日:2008-12-15

    申请号:AT04707086

    申请日:2004-01-30

    Applicant: QUALCOMM INC

    Abstract: An area area package includes a plurality of solder balls not used as electrical connectors. These non-connected solder balls, or "dummy balls," provide protection to solder balls connected to live pins and therefore increase reliability of the area array package. The dummy balls may be placed in the corners, along the diagonals or in other high stress location on the area array package. To further increase reliability, a continuous copper ball land pad may be used to connect each group of corner dummy balls. Continuous copper pads help to reduce stress on the dummy balls. For center-depopulated BGA packages, an array of dummy balls may be used in the center of the package to prevent substrate bending and improve drop test reliability.

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