This application claims priority under 35 USC 119 from Japanese Patent Application No. 2007-119773, the disclosure of which is incorporated by reference herein.
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a semiconductor device and a method of fabricating the semiconductor device, and particularly to a semiconductor device having a double-sided electrode structure and a method of fabricating the semiconductor device.
2. Description of the Related Art
In recent times, the development of three-dimensional package technologies whose packaging density is higher have progressed because of the miniaturization of electronic devices such as mobile telephones. Within three-dimensional package technologies, a method called package-on-package (POP), where another package is laminated on one package, is promising. In POP, a package having a double-sided electrode structure (double-sided electrode package) is used. In a double-sided electrode package, inner wires that are connected to a semiconductor chip, penetrating electrodes that interconnect electrodes on a package surface side and the inner wires, and penetrating electrodes that interconnect electrodes on a package back surface side and the inner wires are necessary.
Conventionally, double-sided electrode packages of various structures have been proposed. For example, in Japanese Patent Application Publication (JP-A) No. 2002-158312, there is described a resin-sealed type double-sided electrode package. In this double-sided electrode package, penetrating electrodes are disposed in a sealing resin layer that seals a semiconductor chip, and electrodes on a surface side and inner wires are interconnected via these penetrating electrodes.
Further, in JP-A No. 2003-249604, there is described a lead frame type double-sided electrode package. In this package, part of an inner lead is exposed to the outside of a resin sealing material, and a surface and a back surface of the inner lead are used as external electrodes. Here, the inner lead plays the role of a penetrating electrode.
Further, in JP-A No. 2005-235824, there is described a ball grid array (BGA) type double-sided electrode package. In this package, stepped portions are disposed in a package substrate, end portions of wire bonding-use electrodes are exposed to these stepped portions, and these end portions and electrodes on a surface side or a back surface side are interconnected by penetrating electrodes that penetrate the package substrate.
In order to package these double-sided electrode packages in high density, it is necessary to thin the individual packages. For example, in JP-A No. 2005-235824, the stepped portions are disposed in the package substrate, and the package substrate is mechanically grinded from the back surface side to thereby thin the package.
However, the structure of a conventional double-sided electrode package is not one where electrodes on the surface side are arranged in an arbitrary layout, and it lacks the flexibility of interconnecting upper and lower packages. Further, the sealing resin layer is formed by transfer, but in transfer, it has been difficult to thinly form the sealing resin layer because molding is performed using a mold.
A first aspect of the present invention provides a semiconductor device comprising: a package substrate that includes, in a surface side thereof, a recessed portion in which a semiconductor chip is housed, with electrode pads that are electrically connected to electrodes of the semiconductor chip being formed inside the recessed portion; a semiconductor chip that is housed in the recessed portion; terminal-use wires that are formed on the surface of the package substrate and are electrically connected to the electrode pads; external connection pads that are formed on a back surface of the package substrate and are electrically connected to the electrode pads; a sealing resin portion that includes a grinded surface that is parallel to the surface of the package substrate and is formed by grinding, and seals at least the semiconductor chip by a sealing resin; rewiring pads that are formed on the grinded surface of the sealing resin portion; and connecting wires that are formed on the grinded surface of the sealing resin portion and electrically interconnect the terminal-use wires and the rewiring pads.
In this semiconductor device, the resin sealing portion may seal the semiconductor chip and the electrode pads by a sealing resin. Further, the grinded surface can be formed by grinding a sealing resin that has been molded so as to fill a gap between the recessed portion and the semiconductor chip and cover the surface of the package substrate such that the grinded surface becomes parallel to the surface of the package substrate.
Further, in this semiconductor device, the sealing resin can be grinded until the terminal-use wires are exposed, and the grinded surface and surfaces of the terminal-use wires can be given the same height. Or, the sealing resin may be grinded as far as the tops of the terminal-use wires, the surface of the package substrate may be covered by the sealing resin, and the sealing resin on the terminal-use wires may be removed to expose the terminal-use wires.
Further, as the semiconductor chip, a semiconductor chip on whose back surface has been formed an insulating film comprising an insulating material whose heat dissipating ability is higher than that of the sealing resin can be used. In this case, the grinded surface can be formed by grinding a sealing resin that has been molded so as to fill a gap between the recessed portion and the semiconductor chip and cover the surfaces of the package substrate and the insulating film such that the grinded surface becomes parallel to the surface of the package substrate. Further, the sealing resin can be grinded until the terminal-use wires and the insulating film are exposed, and the grinded surface, surfaces of the terminal-use wires, and the surface of the insulating film can be given the same height.
A second aspect of the present invention provides a method of fabricating a semiconductor device, the method comprising: forming, in a frame substrate divided into a plurality of package substrates, recessed portions in which semiconductor chips are housed per package, electrode pads that are electrically connected to electrodes of the semiconductor chips inside the recessed portions, terminal-use wires that are formed on surfaces of the package substrates and are electrically connected to the electrode pads, and external connection pads that are formed on back surfaces of the package substrates and are electrically connected to the electrode pads; housing the semiconductor chips in the recessed portions per package; molding a sealing resin so as to fill gaps between the recessed portions and the semiconductor chips and cover the surfaces of the plurality of package substrates in order to seal the semiconductor chips by a sealing resin; grinding the sealing resin that has been molded to form a grinded surface that is parallel to the surfaces of the package substrates; forming rewiring pads per package on the grinded surface and forming connecting wires that electrically interconnect the terminal-use wires and the rewiring pads; and dicing the frame substrate where the semiconductor chips are housed per package and where the recessed portions, the electrode pads, the terminal-use wires, the external connection pads, the sealing resin, the rewiring pads and the connecting wires are formed per package to thereby divide the frame substrate into individual packages.
Below, examples of embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
The double-sided electrode package 10 pertaining to the first embodiment is, as shown in
Wires 20 are formed in a predetermined pattern between the core material 16 and the insulating layer 18. As shown in
One end of each of the penetrating electrodes 28 is exposed to the surface of the core material 16, and the other end of each of the penetrating electrodes 28 is exposed to the back surface of the core material 16. Electrode pads 30 for external connection are plurally formed on the back surface of the package substrate 12 so as to cover the exposed portions of the penetrating electrodes 28. The ends of the penetrating electrodes 28 exposed to the surface of the core material 16 are electrically connected to the wires 20, and the other ends of the penetrating electrodes 28 exposed to the back surface of the core material 16 are electrically connected to the electrode pads 30.
Further, via holes 32 that penetrate the core material 16 and the insulating layer 18 are plurally formed in the package substrate 12. The inside of each of the via holes 32 is filled with a conductive material 34 so as to form penetrating electrodes 36. One end of each of the penetrating electrodes 36 is exposed to the surface of the insulating layer 18, and the other end of each of the penetrating electrodes 36 is exposed to the back surface of the core material 16. As shown in
In the present embodiment, as shown in
The ends of the penetrating electrodes 36 exposed to the surface of the package substrate 12 are electrically connected to the lands 38, and the other ends of the penetrating electrodes 36 exposed to the back surface of the package substrate 12 are electrically connected to the lands 40. Further, the penetrating electrodes 36 are also electrically connected to the wires 20 at the surface of the core material 16. Further, as shown in
A semiconductor chip 44 such as an LSI chip is housed in the cavity 14 of the package substrate 12. The back surface of the semiconductor chip 44 is adhered to the bottom surface of the cavity 14 by a die-bond material 46. Plural unillustrated electrodes are formed on the surface of the semiconductor chip 44. Metal wires 48 are looped between the electrodes of the semiconductor chip 44 and the bonding pads 22, and the semiconductor chip 44 is wire-bonded to the package substrate 12. That is, one end of each of the metal wires 48 is electrically connected to the electrodes of the semiconductor chip 44, and the other end of each of the metal wires 48 is electrically connected to the bonding pads 22.
The inside of the cavity 14 is filled with a sealing resin 50 so as to fill a gap between the package substrate 12 and the semiconductor chip 44. The semiconductor chip 44 inside the cavity 14 is sealed by the sealing resin 50. Similarly, the bonding pads 22 and the metal wires 28 are also sealed by the sealing resin 50. The surface of the sealing resin 50 is, as described later, given the same height (same surface) as the surfaces of the lands 38 by grinding, from the surface, a resin layer that has been molded so as to cover the semiconductor chip 44. For this reason, the surface of the package substrate 12 is covered by the sealing resin 50 so as to leave the lands 38. Further, the surface of the sealing resin 50 is a grinded surface 50G formed by grinding.
Plural rewiring pads 52 are formed on the grinded surface 50G of the sealing resin 50. In
Further, as mentioned above, in the present embodiment, there are twenty-four of the lands 38 formed on the surface of the package substrate 12. Wires 54 that interconnect these lands 38 and the rewiring pads 52 in a one-to-one ratio are formed on the grinded surface 50G of the sealing resin 50, and rewiring is performed on the surface of the sealing resin 50. Further, as shown in
(Method of Fabricating Double-sided Electrode Package)
Next, a method of fabricating the double-sided electrode package 10 will be described.
(Process of Preparing Frame Substrate)
First, a single frame substrate 60, on which a plurality of the package substrates 12 have been formed, is prepared.
A plurality of the package substrates 12 are formed on the frame substrate 60. Here, as shown in
The frame substrate 60 is disposed with the tabular core material 16 and the insulating layer 18 that is laminated on the core material 16. The insulating layer 18 is formed so as to surround the cavities 14 of the individual package substrates 12. By disposing the insulating layer 18 around each of the cavities 14, a plurality of the cavities 14 can be formed in the frame substrate 60 similarly to when a recessing treatment is performed. In the example shown in
As has been described already, each of the package substrates 12 is disposed with the wires 20 that are formed between the core material 16 and the insulating layer 18, the bonding pads 22 that are exposed to the bottom surface of the cavity 14, the penetrating electrodes 28, the electrode pads 30, the penetrating electrodes 36, the lands 38, the lands 40 and the solder resist 42.
It is preferred that the core material 16, the insulating layer 18 and the solder resist 42 are configured by an organic resin. For example, the insulating layer 18 can be formed by thermo-compressing, on the core material 16, a sheet (prepreg) formed by impregnating glass fiber with an epoxy resin and allowing the epoxy resin to harden. Further, it is preferred that conductive members such as the wires 20, the bonding pads 22, the conductive material 26 filling the via holes 24 of the penetrating electrodes 28, the electrode pads 30, the conductive material 34 filling the via holes 32 of the penetrating electrodes 36, the lands 38 and the lands 40 are configured by a conductor whose electrical resistance is low, such as copper (Cu).
(Process of Arranging Semiconductor Chips)
Next, the semiconductor chips 44 are housed in the cavities 14 of the individual package substrates 12.
The semiconductor chips 44, which comprise IC chips or LSI chips, are made by dividing (dicing), into individual circuits, a semiconductor wafer on which the same circuit has been plurally formed. Although they are not illustrated, plural electrodes are disposed on the surface of each of the semiconductor chips 44. The die-bond material 46 for fixing the chips is applied to chip placement regions on the bottom surfaces of the cavities 14. The die-bond material 46 is an insulating adhesive material; for example, an adhesive sheet or the like can be used. Using this die-bond material 46, the back surfaces of the semiconductor chips 44 are adhered to the bottom surfaces of the cavities 14. Thus, the semiconductor chips 44 are fixed to the bottom surfaces of the cavities 14. As shown in
Next, using a bonding device such as a wire bonder, for example, the electrodes disposed on the surfaces of the semiconductor chips 44 and the bonding pads 22 are wire-bonded by the metal wires 48. As the metal wires 48, fine wires of gold (Au) can be used. As shown in
(Process of Sealing Semiconductor Chips)
Next, the semiconductor chips 44 are sealed by a sealing resin.
The sealing by the sealing resin is performed by transfer, in which the frame substrate 60 where the semiconductor chips 44 are housed in the individual cavities 14 is set in an unillustrated mold. The sealing resin is injected into and fills the inside of this mold, whereby the surface of the frame substrate 60 is covered by a sealing resin 50M. A range that is wider than a region 62 (indicated by the dotted line) where the plural package substrates 12 are formed is covered by the sealing resin 50M. As the sealing resin, an epoxy resin can be used. The sealing resin fills the mold so as to fill gaps between the semiconductor chips 44 and the frame substrate 60. Further, the surface of the frame substrate 60 is covered by the sealing resin 50M such that the lands 38 formed on the surfaces of the package substrates 12 are covered.
After the end of molding, the frame substrate 60 is removed from the mold, and the sealing process ends. The surface of the frame substrate 60 is covered by the sealing resin 50M, whereby the bonding pads 22 and the metal wires 48 are also simultaneously sealed together with the semiconductor chips 44. Further, a range that is wider than the region 62 is covered by the sealing resin 50M, whereby the semiconductor chips 44 housed in the individual cavities 14 are collectively sealed.
(Process of Grinding Sealing Resin)
Next, the sealing resin 50M is grinded from the surface side.
After the surface of the frame substrate 60 has been covered by the sealing resin 50M, a grinding device such as a grinder is used to grind the sealing resin 50M from the surface side until the lands 38 are exposed. A grinded surface 50G with the same height (same surface) as the surfaces of the lands 38 is formed on the surface of the sealing resin 50. The grinded surface 50G becomes parallel to the surfaces of the package substrates 12 (the surfaces of the insulating layers 18). As a result, as shown in
In order to form a thin sealing resin layer by conventional transfer, advanced mold creating technology becomes necessary. In contrast, in the present invention, the molded sealing resin 50M is grinded from the surface side, whereby a thin sealing resin layer can be formed and thinning of the double-sided electrode packages can be realized extremely easily. Further, the surface of the frame substrate 60 is, excluding the lands 38, uniformly covered by the sealing resin 50. Consequently, it is difficult for stripping of resin to occur in comparison to when the surface of the frame substrate 60 is covered by plural types of resins whose rates of thermal expansion and rates of thermal contraction are different.
(Rewiring Process)
Next, rewiring is performed on the grinded surface 50G of the sealing resin 50.
The rewiring pads 52 and the wires 54 are formed in a predetermined pattern by metal nanoparticles on the grinded surface 50G of the sealing resin 50. In the present embodiment, because the surfaces of the lands 38 and the grinded surface 50G are formed in the same height (same surface), formation of the rewiring pattern is easy. Further, because the grinded surface 50G is a rough surface, the grinded surface 50G has excellent adhesion to the rewiring pads 52 and the wires 54.
In the present embodiment, as shown in
The rewiring pads 52 can be arranged (rewired) in an arbitrary layout on the grinded surface 50G such that connection to a package laminated on top becomes easy. For example, in the rewiring pattern shown in
The metal nanoparticles are metal particles whose particle diameter is about 1 to 100 nm. As the metal nanoparticles, copper nanoparticles, for example, can be used. Further, the rewiring pattern can be formed by inkjet printing using ink including the metal nanoparticles or screen printing using paste including the metal nanoparticles. When ink or paste including the metal nanoparticles is used, reduction using atomic hydrogen is implemented after the rewiring pattern has been formed to remove dirt and oxides resulting from an organic solvent or the like.
(Process of Forming Resist Film)
Next, the solder resist 56 is applied to the surface side of the frame substrate 60.
The solder resist 56 is applied in a predetermined pattern, such that just the rewiring pads 52 are exposed, to the grinded surface 50G on which the rewiring pattern has been formed. The grinded surface 50G and also the wires 54 that have been formed on the grinded surface 50G are covered by the solder resist 56. By covering the package substrates 12 with the solder resist 56, warpage of the package substrates 12 can be prevented.
(Dicing Process)
Finally, the frame substrate 60 is diced to fragment the individual packages.
Plural package structures 64 are formed on the frame substrate 60. In the present embodiment, as shown in
As described above, according to the present embodiment, the sealing resin that mold-seals the semiconductor chips is grinded from the surface side, whereby thinning of the double-sided electrode packages can be realized extremely easily.
Further, because the rewiring pads can be arranged (rewired) in an arbitrary layout, connection to a package laminated on top becomes easy. Further, because the surfaces of the lands and the grinded surface are formed in the same height (same surface), formation of the rewiring pattern is easy.
Further, because the grinded surface is a rough surface, the grinded surface has excellent adhesion to the rewiring pattern. For this reason, it is difficult for wire breakage resulting from stripping of the rewiring pattern to occur.
It will be noted that, in the above-described first embodiment, the semiconductor chip 44 is wire-bond connected, but the semiconductor chip 44 may also be flip-chip connected via bumps.
In a double-sided electrode package 10A pertaining to the modification of the first embodiment, the semiconductor chip 44 is housed face-down in the cavity 14 of the package substrate 12. The electrodes (not shown) formed on the surface of the semiconductor chip 44 are directly connected to the bonding pads 22 by bumps 68 of metal such as solder, and the semiconductor chip 44 is flip-chip connected to the package substrate 12. Further, the bumps 68 and the bonding pads 22 are, similar to the semiconductor chip 44 inside the cavity 14, also sealed by the sealing resin 50. Flip-chip connections have high reliability. Further, according to flip-chip connections, it is not necessary to consider the loop height of metal wires and double-sided electrode packages can be thinned even more.
Further, in the above-described first embodiment, an example has been described where the lands 38 that are terminal-use wires are formed on the surface of the package substrate 12, the molded sealing resin 50M is grinded until the lands 38 are exposed, and the grinded surface 50G is given the same height (same surface) as the surfaces of the lands 38, but the package can also be configured such that the lands 38 are not disposed, the sealing resin 50M is grinded until the end portions of the penetrating electrodes 36 are exposed, and the grinded surface 50G is given the same height (same surface) as the surface of the package substrate 12 (the surface of the insulating layer 18).
Further, in the above-described first embodiment, an example has been described where the surface of the double-sided electrode package 10 is covered by the solder resist 56, but the solder resist 56 can be omitted.
In the above-described first embodiment, a semiconductor chip is wire-bond connected to a package substrate and the top of the semiconductor chip is covered by a sealing resin. In contrast, in a second embodiment, a semiconductor chip is flip-chip connected to a package substrate, an insulating film is formed on the back surface of the semiconductor chip, and this insulating film is exposed to a grinded surface. The remaining configuration, such as the configuration of the package substrate, is substantially the same as that of the first embodiment, so the same reference numerals will be given to the same configural portions and description of those same configural portions will be omitted.
(Double-sided Electrode Package)
The double-sided electrode package 10B pertaining to the second embodiment is disposed with a package substrate 12 that has substantially the same structure as that of the package substrate 12 of the first embodiment. As mentioned above, the package substrate 12 is disposed with the cavity 14, the core material 16, the insulating layer 18, the wires 20, the bonding pads 22, the penetrating electrodes 28, the electrode pads 30, the penetrating electrodes 36, the lands 38, the lands 40 and the solder resist 42. Further, in contrast to the first embodiment, as shown in
A heat dissipating insulating film 70 is formed on the back surface of the semiconductor chip 44. The heat dissipating insulating film 70 can be configured by an insulating material such as a polyimide, for example. The heat dissipating insulating film 70 can be formed by applying an insulating tape of a polyimide or the like to the back surface of the semiconductor chip 44. The semiconductor chip 44, on whose back surface the insulating film 70 has been formed, is housed face-down in the cavity 14 of the package substrate 12. The electrodes (not shown) formed on the surface of the semiconductor chip 44 are directly connected to the bonding pads 22 by bumps 68 of metal such as solder, and the semiconductor chip 44 is flip-chip connected to the package substrate 12. Flip-chip connections have high reliability.
The inside of the cavity 14 is filled with a sealing resin 50 so as to fill a gap between the package substrate 12 and the semiconductor chip 44. The semiconductor chip 44 inside the cavity 14 is sealed by the sealing resin 50. Similarly, the bumps 68 and the bonding pads 22 are also sealed by the sealing resin 50. The surface of the sealing resin 50 is, as described later, given the same height (same surface) as the surfaces of the lands 38 by grinding, from the surface, a resin layer that has been molded so as to cover the semiconductor chip 44. The surface of the sealing resin 50 is a grinded surface 50G formed by grinding.
As a result, the lands 38 and the insulating film 70 are exposed to the surface of the double-sided electrode package 10B. At the same time, the sealing resin 50 is exposed over the cavity 14 where the insulating film 70 is not present, and the solder resist 72 is exposed over the insulating layer 18. Because the lands 38 and the insulating film 70 are exposed to the surface, the double-sided electrode package 10B can be made into one having excellent heat dissipating ability.
Plural rewiring pads 52 are formed on the surface of the double-sided electrode package 10B. In the present embodiment, as shown in
Further, as mentioned above, in the present embodiment, as shown in
(Method of Fabricating Double-sided Electrode Package)
Next, a method of fabricating the double-sided electrode package 10B will be described.
(Process of Preparing Frame Substrate)
First, a single frame substrate 60, on which a plurality of the package substrates 12 have been formed, is prepared.
The frame substrate 60 can be made in the same manner as in the first embodiment with the exception that the surface of the insulating layer 18 is, excluding the lands 38, covered by the solder resist 72, so description will be omitted here.
(Process of Arranging Semiconductor Chips)
Next, the semiconductor chips 44 are housed in the cavities 14 of the individual package substrates 12.
The semiconductor chips 44, on whose back surfaces the insulating films 70 have been formed, are housed face-down in the cavities 14. At this time, the semiconductor chips 44 on which the insulating films 70 have been formed are arranged such that the surfaces of the insulating films 70 (the surfaces on the opposite sides of the adhesive surfaces) become the same height (same surface) as the surfaces of the lands 38. The electrodes (not shown) formed on the surfaces of the semiconductor chips 44 are directly connected to the bonding pads 22 by the bumps 68. Thus, the semiconductor chips 44 are flip-chip connected to the package substrates 12. Similarly, the semiconductor chips 44 are fixed in the cavities 14 of the frame substrate 60.
(Process of Sealing Semiconductor Chips)
Next, the semiconductor chips 44 are sealed by a sealing resin.
(Process of Grinding Sealing Resin)
Next, the sealing resin 50M is grinded from the surface side.
As mentioned above, in the present invention, the molded sealing resin 50M is grinded from the surface side, whereby a thin sealing resin layer can be formed and thinning of the double-sided electrode packages can be realized extremely easily. Further, because the insulating films 70 are exposed together with the lands 38 to the surface of the frame substrate 60, the heat dissipating ability becomes higher and resins whose rates of thermal expansion and rates of thermal contraction are different can be prevented from stripping during reflow. For example, the sealing resin 50 and the solder resist 72 can be prevented from stripping.
(Rewiring Process)
Next, rewiring is performed on the insulating films 70.
(Dicing Process)
Finally, the frame substrate 60 is diced to fragment the individual packages.
As described above, according to the present embodiment, the sealing resin that mold-seals the semiconductor chips is grinded from the surface side, whereby thinning of the double-sided electrode packages can be realized extremely easily. Further, because the semiconductor chips are flip-chip connected, the double-sided electrode packages can be thinned even more.
Further, because the rewiring pads can be arranged (rewired) in an arbitrary layout, connection to a package laminated on top becomes easy. Further, because the surfaces of the lands, the grinded surface, the surfaces of the insulating films and the surface of the solder resist are formed in the same height (same surface), formation of the rewiring pattern is easy.
Further, because the surfaces of the insulating films of the semiconductor chips are exposed, the heat dissipating ability is high, and stripping of resin resulting from heat such as during reflow (soldering) when the substrates are packaged can be prevented.
It will be noted that, in the above-described second embodiment, an example has been described where the rewiring pads 52 are formed on the insulating films 70, but because the surfaces of the lands 38, the grinded surface 50G, the surfaces of the insulating films 70 and the surface of the solder resist 72 are formed in the same height (same surface), the rewiring pads 52 can be arranged (rewired) in an arbitrary layout on the same surface. For example, the rewiring pads 52 can also be formed on the grinded surface 50G or the surface of the solder resist 72.
Further, in the above-described second embodiment, the solder resist on the surface of the double-sided electrode package 10B is omitted, but the surface of the double-sided electrode package 10B may also be covered by a solder resist.
In the above-described first embodiment, a semiconductor chip is wire-bond connected to a package substrate, and a sealing resin is grinded as far as the land surfaces to expose the lands from the grinded surface. In contrast, in a third embodiment, a semiconductor chip is flip-chip connected to a package substrate, a sealing resin is grinded as far as the tops of the land surfaces, and thereafter through holes are formed to expose the lands. The remaining configuration, such as the configuration of the package substrate, is substantially the same as that of the first embodiment, so the same reference numerals will be given to the same configural portions and description of those same configural portions will be omitted.
(Double-sided Electrode Package)
The double-sided electrode package 10C pertaining to the third embodiment is disposed with a package substrate 12 that has substantially the same structure as that of the package substrate 12 of the first embodiment. As mentioned above, the package substrate 12 is disposed with the cavity 14, the core material 16, the insulating layer 18, the wires 20, the bonding pads 22, the penetrating electrodes 28, the electrode pads 30, the penetrating electrodes 36, the lands 38, the lands 40 and the solder resist 42. Further, in contrast to the first embodiment, as shown in
The semiconductor chip 44 is housed face-down in the cavity 14 of the package substrate 12. The electrodes (not shown) formed on the surface of the semiconductor chip 44 are directly connected to the bonding pads 22 by bumps 68 of metal such as solder, and the semiconductor chip 44 is flip-chip connected to the package substrate 12. Further, the bumps 68 and the bonding pads 22 are also, similarly to the semiconductor chip 44 inside the cavity 14, sealed by a sealing resin 50. Flip-chip connections have high reliability. Further, according to flip-chip connections, it is not necessary to consider the loop height of metal wires and double-sided electrode packages can be thinned even more.
The inside of the cavity 14 is filled with the sealing resin 50 so as to fill a gap between the package substrate 12 and the semiconductor chip 44. The semiconductor chip 44 inside the cavity 14 is sealed by the sealing resin 50. Similarly, the bonding pads 22 and the bumps 68 are also sealed by the sealing resin 50. The surface of the sealing resin 50 is, as described later, made higher than the surfaces of the lands 38 by grinding, from the surface, a resin layer that has been molded so as to cover the semiconductor chip 44. The surface of the sealing resin 50 is a grinded surface 50G formed by grinding.
As a result, the surface of the double-sided electrode package 10C, including the solder resist 72, is covered by the sealing resin 50. The surface of the double-sided electrode package 10C is covered by one type of resin, whereby stripping of resin resulting from heat such as during reflow (soldering) when the substrates are packaged can be prevented. Recessed portions 74 are formed in the surface of the package substrate 12 so as to penetrate the sealing resin 50 and expose the lands 38.
Plural rewiring pads 52 are formed on the surface of the double-sided electrode package 10C. In the present embodiment, as shown in
Further, as mentioned above, in the present embodiment, as shown in
(Method of Fabricating Double-sided Electrode Package)
Next, a method of fabricating the double-sided electrode package 10C will be described.
(Process of Preparing Frame Substrate)
First, a single frame substrate 60, on which a plurality of the package substrates 12 have been formed, is prepared.
(Process of Arranging Semiconductor Chips)
Next, the semiconductor chips 44 are housed in the cavities 14 of the individual package substrates 12.
(Process of Sealing Semiconductor Chips)
Next, the semiconductor chips 44 are sealed by a sealing resin.
(Process of Grinding Sealing Resin)
Next, the sealing resin 50M is grinded from the surface side.
As mentioned above, in the present invention, the molded sealing resin 50M is grinded from the surface side, whereby a thin sealing resin layer can be formed and thinning of the double-sided electrode packages can be realized extremely easily. Further, because the surface of the frame substrate 60 is uniformly covered by the sealing resin 50, stripping of resin resulting from heat such as during reflow (soldering) when the substrates are packaged can be prevented.
(Hole Punching Process)
Next, through holes that penetrate the sealing resin 50 are formed.
(Rewiring Process)
Next, rewiring is performed on the grinded surface 50G
(Dicing Process)
Finally, the frame substrate 60 is diced to fragment the individual packages.
As described above, according to the present embodiment, the sealing resin that mold-seals the semiconductor chips is grinded from the surface side, whereby thinning of the double-sided electrode packages can be realized extremely easily. Further, because the semiconductor chips are flip-chip connected, the double-sided electrode package can be thinned even more.
Further, because the rewiring pads can be arranged (rewired) in an arbitrary layout, connection to a package laminated on top becomes easy. Further, because the surfaces of the lands and the grinded surface are formed in substantially the same height, formation of the rewiring pattern is easy.
Further, because the grinded surface is a rough surface, the grinded surface has excellent adhesion to the rewiring pattern. For this reason, it is difficult for wire breakage resulting from stripping of the rewiring pattern to occur.
Further, because the surfaces of the package substrates are covered by one type of resin (sealing resin), stripping of resin resulting from heat such as during reflow (soldering) when the substrates are packaged can be prevented. Thus, penetration of moisture into the insides of the packages and wire breakage resulting from stripping of the rewiring pattern can be prevented.
In the above-described third embodiment, the solder resist on the surface of the double-sided electrode package 10C is omitted, but the surface of the double-sided electrode package 10C may also be covered by a solder resist.
It will be noted that, in the above-described first to third embodiments, examples have been described where rewiring pads are formed on the surface of a double-sided electrode package and electrode pads are formed on the back surface of the double-sided electrode package, but connecting wires can also be formed on these pads. For example, a solder paste may be applied onto the pads to form a land grid array (LGA) type package, or solder balls may be disposed on the pads to form a ball grid array (BGA) type package.
Further, in the above-described first to third embodiments, examples have been described where the package substrate is configured by a tabular core material that is configured by an insulator and an insulating layer that is laminated on the core material, but the package substrate can also be configured by a multilayer-wired multilayer organic substrate. A multilayer organic substrate is a substrate where a wiring pattern is formed in each layer of a resin substrate comprising several layers (e.g., two to four layers) and via holes for interconnecting the wiring patterns of the respective layers are formed as needed. Conductor layers are formed inside these via holes, and these conductor layers are connected to lands that are end surface electrode portions formed on a lower surface side.
It will be noted that, in the above-described first to third embodiments, examples have been described where one semiconductor chip is housed in one double-sided electrode package, but plural semiconductor chips can also be housed in one double-sided electrode package.
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2007-119773 | Apr 2007 | JP | national |