Abstract:
A microelectronic package includes at least one microelectronic element having a front surface defining a plane, the plane of each microelectronic element parallel to the plane of any other microelectronic element. An encapsulation region overlying edge surfaces of each microelectronic element has first and second major surfaces substantially parallel to the plane of each microelectronic element and peripheral surfaces between the major surfaces. Wire bonds are electrically coupled with one or more first package contacts at the first major surface of the encapsulation region, each wire bond having a portion contacted and surrounded by the encapsulation region. Second package contacts at an interconnect surface being one or more of the second major surface and the peripheral surfaces include portions of the wire bonds at such surface, and/or electrically conductive structure electrically coupled with the wire bonds.
Abstract:
An apparatus relates generally to a microelectronic package. In such an apparatus, a microelectronic die has a first surface, a second surface opposite the first surface, and a sidewall surface between the first and second surfaces. A plurality of wire bond wires with proximal ends thereof are coupled to either the first surface or the second surface of the microelectronic die with distal ends of the plurality of wire bond wires extending away from either the first surface or the second surface, respectively, of the microelectronic die. A portion of the plurality of wire bond wires extends outside a perimeter of the microelectronic die into a fan-out (“FO”) region. A molding material covers the first surface, the sidewall surface, and portions of the plurality of the wire bond wires from the first surface of the microelectronic die to an outer surface of the molding material.
Abstract:
A fan-out microelectronic package is provided in which bond wires electrically couple bond pads on a microelectronic element, e.g., a semiconductor chip which may have additional traces thereon, with contacts at a fan-out area of a dielectric element adjacent an edge surface of the chip. The bond wires mechanically decouple the microelectronic element from the fan-out area, which can make the electrical interconnections less prone to reliability issues due to effects of differential thermal expansion, such as caused by temperature excursions during initial package fabrication, bonding operations or thermal cycling. In addition, mechanical decoupling provided by the bond wires may also remedy other mechanical issues such as shock and possible delamination of package elements.
Abstract:
A microelectronic assembly includes a first microelectronic package having a substrate with first and second opposed surfaces and substrate contacts thereon. The first package further includes first and second microelectronic elements, each having element contacts electrically connected with the substrate contacts and being spaced apart from one another on the first surface so as to provide an interconnect area of the first surface between the first and second microelectronic elements. A plurality of package terminals at the second surface are electrically interconnected with the substrate contacts for connecting the package with a component external thereto. A plurality of stack terminals are exposed at the first surface in the interconnect area for connecting the package with a component overlying the first surface of the substrate. The assembly further includes a second microelectronic package overlying the first microelectronic package and having terminals joined to the stack terminals of the first microelectronic package.
Abstract:
A microelectronic package can include a substrate and a microelectronic element. The substrate can include terminals comprising at least first power terminals and other terminals in an area array at a surface of the substrate. The substrate can also include a power plane element electrically coupled to the first power terminals. The area array can have a peripheral edge and a continuous gap between the terminals extending inwardly from the peripheral edge in a direction parallel to the surface. The terminals on opposite sides of the gap can be spaced from one another by at least 1.5 times a minimum pitch of the terminals. The power plane element can extend within the gap from at least the peripheral edge at least to the first power terminals. Each first power terminal can be separated from the peripheral edge by two or more of the other terminals.
Abstract:
A microelectronic assembly includes a first microelectronic package having a substrate with first and second opposed surfaces and substrate contacts thereon. The first package further includes first and second microelectronic elements, each having element contacts electrically connected with the substrate contacts and being spaced apart from one another on the first surface so as to provide an interconnect area of the first surface between the first and second microelectronic elements. A plurality of package terminals at the second surface are electrically interconnected with the substrate contacts for connecting the package with a component external thereto. A plurality of stack terminals are exposed at the first surface in the interconnect area for connecting the package with a component overlying the first surface of the substrate. The assembly further includes a second microelectronic package overlying the first microelectronic package and having terminals joined to the stack terminals of the first microelectronic package.
Abstract:
A microelectronic assembly can include an address bus comprising a plurality of signal conductors each passing sequentially through first, second, third, and fourth connection regions, and first and second microelectronic packages. The first microelectronic package can include first and second microelectronic elements, and the second microelectronic package can include third and fourth microelectronic elements. Each microelectronic element can be electrically coupled to the address bus via the respective connection region. An electrical characteristic between the first and second connection regions can be within a same tolerance of the electrical characteristic between the second and third connection regions.
Abstract:
Fan-out wafer-level packaging (WLP) using metal foil lamination is provided. An example wafer-level package incorporates a metal foil, such as copper (Cu), to relocate bonding pads in lieu of a conventional deposited or plated RDL. A polymer such as an epoxy layer adheres the metal foil to the package creating conductive contacts between the metal foil and metal pillars of a die. The metal foil may be patterned at different stages of a fabrication process. An example wafer-level package with metal foil provides relatively inexpensive electroplating-free traces that replace expensive RDL processes. Example techniques can reduce interfacial stress at fan-out areas to enhance package reliability, and enable smaller chips to be used. The metal foil provides improved fidelity of high frequency signals. The metal foil can be bonded to metallic pillar bumps before molding, resulting in less impact on the mold material.
Abstract:
A microelectronic assembly can include an address bus comprising a plurality of signal conductors each passing sequentially through first, second, third, and fourth connection regions, and first and second microelectronic packages. The first microelectronic package can include first and second microelectronic elements, and the second microelectronic package can include third and fourth microelectronic elements. Each microelectronic element can be electrically coupled to the address bus via the respective connection region. An electrical characteristic between the first and second connection regions can be within a same tolerance of the electrical characteristic between the second and third connection regions.
Abstract:
A microelectronic assembly includes a first microelectronic package having a substrate with first and second opposed surfaces and substrate contacts thereon. The first package further includes first and second microelectronic elements, each having element contacts electrically connected with the substrate contacts and being spaced apart from one another on the first surface so as to provide an interconnect area of the first surface between the first and second microelectronic elements. A plurality of package terminals at the second surface are electrically interconnected with the substrate contacts for connecting the package with a component external thereto. A plurality of stack terminals are exposed at the first surface in the interconnect area for connecting the package with a component overlying the first surface of the substrate. The assembly further includes a second microelectronic package overlying the first microelectronic package and having terminals joined to the stack terminals of the first microelectronic package.