The present invention relates to a semiconductor package and more specifically to a fan-out back-to-back chip stacked package and the method for manufacturing the same.
Due to the mismatch of Thermal Expansion Coefficients (CTE) among different packaging materials in a semiconductor package, package warpage caused by thermal stress is always a severe issue. In a conventional chip stacked package, a plurality of semiconductor chips with smaller thermal expansion coefficients are vertically stacked on a printed circuit board with a larger thermal expansion coefficient leading to an even worse package warpage issue.
Recently, a Fan-Out Wafer-Level Package (FOWLP) and Fan-Out Panel-Level Package (FOPLP) are proposed by implementing a Wafer Support System (WSS) or a Panel Support System (PSS) as a temporary carrier during packaging processes. The formed redistribution layers serve as chip signal extension and the temporary carrier is removed at the end of the packaging processes so that conventional substrate for BGA package can be eliminated to achieve thinner packages with finer pitches and larger circuit density. The impact of the package warpage is reduced through elimination of the substrate is reduced, however, the reduction of mold thickness and the large molding area of wafer-level process or panel-level molding process may cause a wafer warpage or panel warpage issue during the singulation process performed after the temporary carrier removal process
The main purpose of the present invention is to provide a fan-out back-to-back chip stacked package and the method for manufacturing the same to realize structure balance of a fan-out back-to-back chip stacked package without a substrate and to achieve thinner chip stacked package without the impact of package warpage in wafer-level or panel-level molding processes.
The other purpose of the present invention is to provide a fan-out back-to-back chip stacked package and the method for manufacturing the same having the advantages of one-time molding process and one-time double-side redistribution layer (RDL) electroplating process to reduce the manufacturing steps of fan-out packages.
According to the present invention, a fan-out back-to-back chip stacked package is revealed comprising a first chip, a second chip, an encapsulant, a via, a first redistribution layer and a second redistribution layer. The first chip has a first active surface, a first back surface opposing to the first active surface, and a plurality of first sides. A plurality of first bonding pads are disposed on the first active surface. The second chip has a second active surface, a second back surface opposing to the second active surface and a plurality of second sides. A plurality of second bonding pads are disposed on the second active surface. The second chip is stacked on the first chip. Therein, a die-attach film layer is disposed between the first back surface and the second back surface. There is a chip stacked height formed from the first active surface to the second active surface. The encapsulant encapsulates the first sides of the first chip and the second sides of the second chip simultaneously. The thickness of the encapsulant is not greater than the chip stacked height. The first active surface and the second active surface are respectively exposed from two opposing faces of the encapsulant. The encapsulant has a first peripheral surface expanding from the first active surface and a second peripheral surface expanding from the second active surface. The vias are disposed in the encapsulant. Each via has a first terminal and a second terminal. Therein, the first terminals are exposed from the first peripheral surface of the encapsulant and the second terminals are exposed from the second peripheral surface of the encapsulant. The first redistribution layer is formed on the first active surface and extended onto the first peripheral surface to electrically connect the first bonding pads to the corresponding first terminals of the vias. The second redistribution layer is formed on the second active surface and extended onto the second peripheral surface to electrically connect the second bonding pads to the corresponding second terminals.
With reference to the attached drawings, the present invention is described by means of the embodiment(s) below where the attached drawings are simplified for illustration purposes only to illustrate the structures or methods of the present invention by describing the relationships between the components and assembly in the present invention. Therefore, the components shown in the figures are not expressed with the actual numbers, actual shapes, actual dimensions, nor with the actual ratio. Some of the dimensions or dimension ratios have been enlarged or simplified to provide a better illustration. The actual numbers, actual shapes, or actual dimension ratios can be selectively designed and disposed and the detail component layouts may be more complicated.
According to the first embodiment of the present invention, a cross-sectional view of a fan-out back-to-back chip stacked package 100 is illustrated in
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The second chip 120 has a second active surface 121, a second back surface 122 opposing to the second active surface 121 and a plurality of second sides 123. A plurality of second bonding pads 124 are disposed on the second active surface 121. The second chip 120 and the first chip 110 are stacked to each other. There is a chip stacked height T2 formed from the first active surface 111 to the second active surface 121. This means that the chip stacked height T2 is equal to the vertical distance between the first active surface 111 and the second active surface 121. The material used to form the second chip 120 is also semiconductor material. And, another integrated circuit is fabricated. The second bonding pads 124 on the second active surface 121 are connection terminals of the integrated circuit. Normally the second back surface 122 is an opposing surface parallel to the second active surface 121. In some embodiments, the first chip 110 and the second chip 120 are identical chips. As shown in
A die-attach film layer 170 is disposed between the first back surface 112 and the second back surface 122. Preferably, the die-attach film layer 170 is disposed at a center line between a first peripheral surface 131 and a second peripheral surface 132 of the encapsulant 130 to function as an intermediate buffer layer to achieve structure balance for better package warpage resistance. The chip stacked height T2 of the first chip 110 and the second chip 120 may be greater than the total thickness of the first chip 110 and the second chip 120 because of the die-attach film layer 170.
The encapsulant 130 encapsulates the first sides 113 of the first chip 110 and the second sides 123 of the second chip 120 simultaneously. Therein, the thickness T1 of the encapsulant 130 is not greater than the chip stacked height T2 of the first chip 110 and the second chip 120 in a manner that the first active surface 111 and the second active surface 121 are respectively exposed from two opposing faces of the encapsulant 130. In other words, the encapsulant 130 does not encapsulate the first active surface 111 nor the second active surface 121, the first active surface 111 and the second active surface 121 are exposed. The encapsulant 130 may be a single layer of molding compound having a substrate profile. In the exemplary embodiment, the thickness T1 of the encapsulant 130 is equal to the chip stacked height T2 of the first chip 110 and the second chip 120. Moreover, the encapsulant 130 has a first peripheral surface 131 expanding from the first active surface 111 and a second peripheral surface 132 expanding from the second active surface 121. The encapsulant 130 is a thermosetting molding compound used to encapsulate the chips 110 and 120. The thermosetting molding compound may comprise Epoxy Resin, Silicon Resin, or Polyimide Resin, etc. The first active surface 111 and the first peripheral surface 131 may be coplanar or with a small mold height difference. The second active surface 121 and the second peripheral surface 132 may be coplanar or with a small mold height difference.
The vias 140 are disposed in the encapsulant 130. Each via 140 has a first terminal 141 and a second terminal 142. Each via 140 is formed on a through hole in the encapsulant 130. The first terminals 141 are exposed on the first peripheral surface 131 and the second terminals 142 are exposed on the second peripheral surface 132. In the present embodiment, the vias 140 can be shaped as half cones. Preferably, the surface area of the first terminals 141 exposed in the first peripheral surface 131 is greater than the surface area of the second terminals 142 exposed in the second peripheral surface 132. Conductive material is filled into the vias 140 to completely fill the vias 140 or just disposed on the sidewalls of the vias 140. Therefore, the vias 140 can replace the Through-Silicon Via (TSV) which penetrating through chips.
The first redistribution layer 150 is formed on the first active surface 111 and extended onto the first peripheral surface 131 to electrically connect the first bonding pads 114 to the corresponding first terminals 141. The second redistribution layer 160 is formed on the second active surface 121 and extended onto the second peripheral surface to electrically connect the second bonding pads 124 to the corresponding second terminals 142. Therefore, the vias 140 electrically connect the first redistribution layer 150 to the second redistribution layer 160 to make the fan-out back-to-back chip stacked package 100 have a double-side electrical connection. The first redistribution layer 150 and the second redistribution layer 160 are fabricated by semiconductor equipment of deposition, electroplating and etching which are quite different from the manufacturing processes of conventional substrate circuitry. The first redistribution layer 150 and the second redistribution layer 160 may be formed by stacking multiple metals, i.e. Titanium/Copper/Copper (Ti/Cu/Cu), Titanium/Copper/Copper/Nickel/Gold (Ti/Cu/Cu/ Ni/Au) etc.
A fan-out back-to-back chip stacked package 100 may further comprise a first passivation layer 181 and a second passivation layer 182. The first passivation layer 181 is formed over the first active surface 111 as well as over the first peripheral surface to cover the first redistribution layer 150. And, the second passivation layer 182 is formed over the second active surface 121 as well as over the second peripheral surface 132 to cover the second redistribution layer 160. The first passivation layer 181 may conform to the surface contour of the encapsulant 130, the first chip 110, and the first redistribution layer 150. Thus, the circuitry of the first redistribution layer 150 may be fully covered and protected. The second passivation layer 182 may conform to the surface contour of the encapsulant 130, the second chip 120, and the second distribution layer 160. Thus, the circuitry of the second redistribution layer 160 may be fully covered and protected. The material used to form the first passivation 181 and the second passivation layer 182 may be organic isolation layers such as Polyimide. The thickness of the first passivation layer 181 and the second passivation layer 182 may approximately be 5 μm. Furthermore, a plurality of solder balls 190 may be disposed on the second redistribution layer 160, however, in a different embodiment, the solder balls 190 may be disposed on the first redistribution layer 150.
Therefore, the fan-out back-to-back chip stacked package 100 according to the present invention realizes a structurally balanced multi-chip fan-out back-to-back chip stacked package without substrate to achieve thinner package without the impact of package warpage.
The manufacturing method of the above-mentioned fan-out back-to-back chip stacked package 100 is further described in detail as follows.
The method comprises the steps as below:
Step 301: disposing a plurality of first chips on a carrier plane of a temporary carrier;
Step 302: disposing a plurality of the second chips on the corresponding first chips;
Step 303: forming an encapsulant on the carrier plane;
Step 304: removing the temporary carrier;
Step 305: disposing a plurality of vias in the encapsulant;
Step 306: disposing a first redistribution layer and a second redistribution layer on the encapsulant;
Step 307: disposing a first passivation layer and a second passivation layer on the encapsulant;
Step 308: disposing a plurality of solder balls on the second redistribution layer; and
Step 309: singulating the encapsulant.
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According to the second embodiment of the present invention, a cross-sectional view of another fan-out back-to-back chip stacked package 200 is illustrated in
The fan-out back-to-back chip stacked packages 200 further comprises a third chip 210 and a fourth chip 220. The third chip 210 has a third active surface 211, a third back surface 212 opposing to the third active surface 211 and a plurality of third sides 213. A plurality of third bonding pads 214 are disposed on the third active surface 211. The fourth chip 220 has a fourth active surface 221, a fourth back surface 222 opposing to the fourth active surface 221 and a plurality of fourth sides 223. A plurality of fourth bonding pads 224 are disposed on the fourth active surface 221. The fourth chip 220 is stacked on top of the third chip 210. Therein, a second die-attach film layer 271 is disposed between the third back surface 212 and the fourth back surface 222. In this embodiment, the third chip 210 and the fourth chip 220 are different from the first chip 110 and the second chip 120 in functions. Another chip stacked height from the third active surface 211 to the fourth active surface 221 is the same as the chip stacked height T2 from the first active surface 111 to the second active surface 121. The first redistribution layer 150 is further formed on the third active surface 211 and extended onto the first peripheral surface 131 to electrically connect the third bonding pads 214 to the corresponding first terminals 141. The second redistribution layer 160 is further formed on the fourth active surface 221 and extended onto the second peripheral surface 132 to electrically connect the fourth bonding pads 224 to the corresponding second terminals 142. Thus, multiple chips are side-by-side stacked in a fan-out back-to-back chip stacked package without a substrate can be achieved.
The above description of embodiments of this invention is intended to be illustrative but not limited. Other embodiments of this invention will be obvious to those skilled in the art in view of the above disclosure which still will be covered by and within the scope of the present invention even with any modifications, equivalent variations and adaptations.
Number | Date | Country | Kind |
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105104146 | Feb 2016 | TW | national |