The present application relates to a semiconductor device and a fabricating method thereof.
In general, a chip size package refers to a package having the same size as or slightly bigger than a chip. The chip size package has a compact, lightweight and thin profile. In the related art, a package in which an area occupied by chips exceeds 80% of a total package area has been defined as the chip size package. However, there has no standardized definition been hitherto.
To minimize the fabrication cost of the chip size package, it is desirable to avoid the use of expensive material and to maximize the yield.
Common reference numerals are used throughout the drawings and the detailed description to indicate the same elements.
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The semiconductor die 110 includes a plurality of bond pads 111 on its bottom, e.g., first, surface. In another embodiment, bond pads 111 are derived from a redistribution layer formed on the bottom surface of the semiconductor die 110.
The top, e.g., first, surface of the adhesive member 120 is attached to the bottom surface of the semiconductor die 110. The adhesive member 120 is wider than the semiconductor die 110. Here, the adhesive member 120 may be a common die attach film. In addition, the adhesive member 120 may be at least one selected from an adhesive tape, an adhesive agent, and equivalents thereof.
The top, e.g., first, surface of the lamination member 130 is attached to a bottom, e.g., second, surface of the adhesive member 120. The lamination member 130 includes an insulation layer 131, a plurality of conductive patterns 132 formed on a bottom, e.g., first, surface of the insulation layer 131, and a plurality of fiducial patterns 133 formed on a top, e.g., second, surface of the insulation layer 131. Here, a width of the insulation layer 131 may be equal to that of the adhesive member 120. In addition, conductive vias 134 are formed to pass through the adhesive member 120 and the lamination member 130. The conductive vias 134 electrically connect the bond pads 111 to the conductive patterns 132, respectively. In addition, the plurality of the fiducial patterns 133 pass through the adhesive member 120. Further, even when the fiducial patterns 133 do not pass through the adhesive member 120, they are formed to be visible from above the adhesive member 120. To this end, the adhesive member 120 may be a semi-transparent or transparent material. The fiducial patterns 133 are formed to be spaced apart from the semiconductor die 110 and used as alignment marks when the semiconductor die 110 is attached onto the adhesive member 120. Meanwhile, the lamination member 130 may be a copper clad lamination, but aspects of the present embodiment are not limited thereto.
The encapsulant 140 encapsulates the semiconductor die 110 disposed on the adhesive member 120. That is to say, the encapsulant 140 encapsulates the top, e.g., second, and side surfaces of the semiconductor die 110. In addition, the encapsulant 140 encapsulates the top surface of the adhesive member 120 corresponding to an outer periphery of the semiconductor die 110. The encapsulant 140 may be an epoxy molding compound used in the general transfer molding method or a UV curable glob top used in the general dispensing method, but aspects of the present embodiment are not limited thereto.
The solder resist 150 is formed on a bottom, e.g., second, surface of the lamination member 130. Of course, the land region of the conductive patterns 132 to which solder balls (not shown) are to be connected in a later operation is exposed through the solder resist 150. The land region will further be described below.
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In addition, the semiconductor dies 110 are mounted on the adhesive member 120 such that the bond pads 111 face downward. Further, the semiconductor dies 110 are positioned accurately without errors on predefined regions based on positions of the fiducial patterns 133. Of course, the fiducial patterns 133 are formed to be visible from above the adhesive member 120 irrespective of whether or not they pass through the adhesive member 120.
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The via hole forming operation may not be performed. That is to say, in the laminating operation, the lamination member 130 having via holes 134a previously formed therein may be provided. In this case, the conductive via forming operation may be immediately performed without performing the via hole forming operation. Therefore, the use of the lamination member 130 having via holes 134a previously formed therein can noticeably reduce the number of processing operations in the manufacture of the semiconductor device 100.
Therefore, according to the semiconductor device 100 of the present embodiment and the fabricating method thereof, since the lamination member 130 has the via holes 134a previously formed therein, the number of processing operations of photolithography, dielectric layer formation, and plating can be reduced, thereby improving the yield of the semiconductor device 100.
In addition, according to the semiconductor device 100 of the present embodiment and the fabricating method thereof, the fiducial patterns 133 are formed in the semiconductor device 100, mounting errors of the semiconductor dies 110, which may be produced in the attaching operation of the semiconductor dies 110, may be reduced.
Further, since costly thermosensitive sheets are not used, the manufacturing cost of the semiconductor device 100 can further be reduced.
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The via region 132a makes drill positioning for via hole formation easily controllable. Accordingly, via hole diameters can also be controlled to be uniform. In addition to the drill positioning, the via region 132a can considerably reduce a deviation between each of the via hole diameters.
Further, in a case where the via holes have been formed at an initial operation of forming the lamination member, a lead time of the overall semiconductor devices can considerably be reduced, which is because the plating operation can be performed immediately after the operations of attaching the semiconductor dies and encapsulating. In addition, since the conductive patterns 132 are formed on the bottom surface of the lamination member, fiducial marks can be set during laser drilling. Accordingly, drill positions can be easily determined during laser drilling.
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The semiconductor die 210 includes a plurality of bond pads 211 on its top, e.g., first, surface 212. Of course, bond pads 211 may be derived from a redistribution layer formed on top surface 212 of the semiconductor die 210.
The encapsulant 220 encapsulates the semiconductor die 210. The encapsulant 220 encapsulates only bottom, e.g., second, and lateral surfaces of the semiconductor die 210. That is to say, a top, e.g., first, surface 222 of the encapsulant 220 and a top surface 212 of the semiconductor die 210 are coplanar and the top surface 212 is exposed from the encapsulant 220.
The dielectric 230 is formed on and encloses the top surfaces 212 and 222 of the semiconductor die 210 and the encapsulant 220. The dielectric 230 may be at least one selected from the group consisting of phenolic resin, polyimide (PI), benzocyclobutene (BCB), polybenzoxazole (PBO), epoxy, and equivalents thereof, but aspects of the present embodiment are not limited thereto in view of the material of the dielectric 230. Here, openings 231 are formed in the dielectric 230. The openings 231 include first openings 231a, second openings 231b and a bottom, e.g., first, surface 231c. The first openings 231a are formed at positions corresponding to the bond pads 211. The second openings 231b are connected to the first openings 231a and are formed to have diameters larger than those of the first openings 231a. In addition, the second openings 231b are formed to slant, i.e., are non perpendicular to a top surface 232 of the dielectric 230. Further, the bottom surface 231c formed between the first openings 231a and the second openings 231b is planar.
The conductive patterns 240 are plated on the bond pads 211 and are mounted in the openings 231 of the dielectric 230 at the same time. That is to say, the conductive patterns 240 are formed in and fill the first openings 231a, the second openings 231b and on the bottom surface 231c. Further, a top, e.g., first, surface 242 of the conductive patterns 240 and the top surface 232 of the dielectric 230 are coplanar.
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As described above, in the semiconductor device 200 according to another embodiment and the fabricating method thereof, a chip size package can be realized in a simplified manner, and sizes (widths) of the conductive patterns 240 can be accurately controlled.
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The dummy wafer 310 may be a functionless wafer. The dummy wafer 310 has the same coefficient of thermal expansion as that of the semiconductor die 320. Thus, during operation of the semiconductor device 300, the semiconductor die 320 is not peeled off from the dummy wafer 310. Of course, in addition to the functionless wafer, glass, ceramic, or an equivalent thereof having substantially the same coefficient of thermal expansion as that of the semiconductor die 320 may be used as the dummy wafer 310.
The semiconductor die 320 may be formed on the dummy wafer 310. In this embodiment, the bottom, e.g., second, surface of the semiconductor die 320 is mounted to the top, e.g., first, surface of the dummy wafer 310. In addition, the semiconductor die 320 includes a plurality of bond pads 321 on the top, e.g., first, surface thereof. In one embodiment, the bond pads 321 are derived from a redistribution layer formed on the top surface of the semiconductor die 320.
The dielectric 330 surrounds the semiconductor die 320 and the dummy wafer 310. That is to say, the dielectric 330 surrounds not only lateral and top surfaces of the semiconductor die 320 but also the top surface of the dummy wafer 310 corresponding to an outer periphery of the semiconductor die 320. The dielectric 330 may be at least one selected from the group consisting of phenolic resin, polyimide (PI), benzocyclobutene (BCB), polybenzoxazole (PBO), epoxy, and equivalents thereof, but aspects of the present embodiment are not limited thereto in view of the material of the dielectric 330. Here, openings 331 are formed in the dielectric 330. The openings 331 include first openings 331a formed at positions at which they overlap with the bond pads 321, second openings 331b led from the first openings 331a and formed to have diameters larger than those of the first openings 331a and to be slanted, and a bottom, e.g., first, surface 331c formed between the first openings 331a and the second openings 331b to be planar.
The conductive patterns 340 are plated on the bond pads 321 and are mounted in the openings 331 of the dielectric 330 at the same time. That is to say, the conductive patterns 340 are formed in the first openings 331a, the second openings 331b and on the bottom surface 331c. In addition, a top, e.g., first, surface 342 of the conductive patterns 340 and a top, e.g., first, surface 332 of the dielectric 330 are coplanar.
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As described above, in the semiconductor device 300 according to still another embodiment and the fabricating method thereof, sizes (widths) of the conductive patterns 340 can be accurately controlled.
In addition, since the dummy wafer 310 is attached to the semiconductor dies 320, dissipation efficiency of the semiconductor dies 320 is improved.
Further, since the dummy wafer 310 having the same coefficient of thermal expansion as that of the semiconductor dies 320, the semiconductor dies 320 are not peeled off from the dummy wafer 310 during operation of the semiconductor device 300.
Although specific embodiments were described herein, the scope of the invention is not limited to those specific embodiments. Numerous variations, whether explicitly provided for by the specification or implied by the specification, such as variations in structure, dimension, type of material and manufacturing process, may be implemented by one skilled in the art in view of this disclosure.
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