Semiconductor chip package mounting structure implementing flexible circuit board

Abstract

A semiconductor chip package mounting structure may mount a semiconductor chip package on a module board by implementing a flexible circuit board. The semiconductor chip package may be electrically connected to a first surface of the flexible circuit board and the module board may be electrically connected to a second surface of the flexible circuit board.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Example embodiments of the present invention will be readily understood with reference to the following detailed description thereof provided in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals designate like structural elements.

FIG. 1 is a plan view of a conventional semiconductor chip package mounting structure.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the semiconductor chip package mounting structure in FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of a structural variation of a module board in FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 is a plan view of an electronic module that may implement a semiconductor chip package mounting structure in accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a side view of the electronic module in FIG. 4.

FIG. 6 is a bottom view of the semiconductor chip package mounting structure in FIG. 4.

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of a semiconductor chip package mounting structure in accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of a semiconductor chip package mounting structure in accordance with another example embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a side view of an electronic module implementing the semiconductor chip package mounting structure in FIG. 8.

FIG. 10 is a plan view of a portion of the module board in FIG. 9.

FIGS. 11 to 13 are schematic views of electrical connections between flexible circuit boards and semiconductor chip packages in FIG. 9.

FIG. 14 is a cross-sectional view of a semiconductor chip package mounting structure in accordance with another example embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 15 is a cross-sectional view of a semiconductor chip package mounting structure in accordance with another example embodiment of the present invention.

Claims

1. A semiconductor chip package mounting structure comprising: a module board having connection pads;at least one semiconductor chip package mounted on the module board, the at least one semiconductor chip package having external connection terminals; andat least one flexible circuit board having metal wirings, the at least one flexible circuit board having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface,wherein the at least one semiconductor chip package is attached to and electrically connected to the first surface of the at least one flexible circuit board and the module board is attached to and electrically connected to the second surface of the at least one flexible circuit board.

2. The structure of claim 1, wherein the at least on flexible circuit board is bump-bonded to the module board.

3. The structure of claim 1, wherein the at least one flexible circuit board has an insulating layer in which the metal wirings are formed.

4. The structure of claim 1, wherein the at least one flexible circuit board has a plurality of land pads, the land pads including land pads of a first land pad group connected to the external connection terminals of the at least one semiconductor chip package and land pads of a second land pad group bump-bonded to the connection pads of the module board, and the metal wirings connect the land pads of the first land pad group to the land pads of the second land pad group.

5. The structure of claim 4, wherein the land pads of the first land pad group are exposed on the first surface of the at least one flexible circuit board and the land pads of the second land pad group are exposed on the second surface of the at least one flexible circuit board.

6. The structure of claim 1, wherein the external connection terminals include conductive bumps provided on one surface of the at least one semiconductor chip package in a matrix arrangement.

7. The structure of claim 6, wherein the at least one flexible circuit board has land pads of a first land pad group connected to the conductive bumps of the at least one semiconductor chip package and land pads of a second land pad group bump-bonded to the connection pads of the module board, and the area containing the land pads of the second land pad group is substantially equal in size to the area containing the conductive bumps.

8. The structure of claim 1, comprising a plurality of the semiconductor chip packages and a plurality of the flexible circuit boards.

9. The structure of claim 8, wherein each of the plurality of flexible circuit boards has land pads of a merge land pad group commonly electrically connected to the plurality of semiconductor chip packages and land pads of an independent land pad group connected to a corresponding semiconductor chip package.

10. The structure of claim 9, wherein the plurality of flexible circuit boards is stacked such that the land pads of the merge land pad groups are bump-bonded to each other between the plurality of flexible circuit boards and the land pads of the independent land pad groups are electrically disconnected from each other between the plurality of flexible circuit boards.

11. The structure of claim 10, wherein at least one of the plurality of flexible circuit boards has land pads of an isolated land pad group, the land pads of the isolated land pad group being electrically isolated from the land pads of the merge land pad group and the land pads of the independent land pad group and being configured to connect the land pads of the independent land pad groups of adjacent ones of the plurality of flexible circuit boards to the module board.

12. The structure of claim 10, wherein the land pads of the independent land pad groups are arranged at different positions of the plurality of flexible circuit boards.

13. The structure of claim 11, wherein each of the plurality of flexible circuit boards has land pads of an isolated land pad group.

14. The structure of claim 1, wherein the semiconductor chip package includes a ball grid array semiconductor chip package.

15. The structure of claim 1, wherein the semiconductor chip package includes a land grid array semiconductor chip package.

16. The structure of claim 1, wherein the semiconductor chip package includes a leadframe based semiconductor chip package.