The present invention relates to semiconductor technology, and, in particular, to a semiconductor package structure including a capacitor structure.
A semiconductor package structure can not only provide a semiconductor die with protection from environmental contaminants, but it can also provide an electrical connection between the semiconductor die packaged therein and a substrate, such as a printed circuit board (PCB).
As high-performance integrated circuits demand larger currents at higher frequencies with lower power-supply voltages, power system design has become increasingly challenging. Decoupling capacitors may be adopted to act as temporary charge reservoirs to prevent momentary fluctuations in supply voltage. The decoupling capacitors are more and more important to reduce power noise.
However, although existing semiconductor package structures generally meet requirements, they have not been satisfactory in every respect. For example, while the size of electronic components such as transistors and resistors is getting smaller, capacitor structures still need to take up more space than other electronic components owing to their physical properties. This is unfavorable for the miniaturization of semiconductor package structures. Therefore, further improvements to semiconductor package structures are required.
Semiconductor package structures are provided. An exemplary embodiment of a semiconductor package structure includes a first substrate, a capacitor structure, a plurality of first conductive connectors, and a plurality of second conductive connectors. The capacitor structure includes a semiconductor substrate, a first capacitor, and a second capacitor. The semiconductor substrate has a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface. The first capacitor is disposed on the first surface of the semiconductor substrate. The second capacitor is disposed on the second surface of the semiconductor substrate. The first conductive connectors are disposed over the capacitor structure and electrically coupled to the first capacitor. The second conductive connectors are disposed below the capacitor structure and electrically coupled to the second capacitor.
Another embodiment of a semiconductor package structure includes a substrate, a redistribution layer, a redistribution layer, a capacitor structure, and a first semiconductor die. The redistribution layer is disposed over the substrate. The capacitor structure is disposed over the redistribution layer and electrically coupled to the redistribution layer. The capacitor structure includes a semiconductor substrate, a first capacitor, and a second capacitor. The first capacitor is disposed over the semiconductor substrate. The second capacitor is disposed below the semiconductor substrate and vertically overlaps the first capacitor. The first semiconductor die is disposed over the redistribution layer and electrically coupled to the redistribution layer.
Yet another embodiment of a semiconductor package structure includes a substrate, a semiconductor die, and a capacitor structure. The semiconductor die is disposed over the substrate. The capacitor structure is disposed between the substrate and the first semiconductor die. The capacitor structure includes a semiconductor substrate, a first capacitor, and a second capacitor. The first capacitor is disposed over the semiconductor substrate and electrically coupled to the first semiconductor die. The second capacitor is disposed below the semiconductor substrate and electrically coupled to the substrate. The first capacitor vertically overlaps the second capacitor.
The present invention can be more fully understood by reading the subsequent detailed description and examples with references made to the accompanying drawings, wherein:
The following description is made for the purpose of illustrating the general principles of the invention and should not be taken in a limiting sense. The scope of the invention is best determined by reference to the appended claims.
The present disclosure will be described with respect to particular embodiments and with reference to certain drawings, but the disclosure is not limited thereto and is only limited by the claims. The drawings described are only schematic and are non-limiting. In the drawings, the size of some of the elements may be exaggerated for illustrative purposes and not drawn to scale. The dimensions and the relative dimensions do not correspond to actual dimensions in the practice of the disclosure.
Additional elements may be added on the basis of the embodiments described below. For example, the description of “a first element on/over a second element” may include embodiments in which the first element is in direct contact with the second element, and may also include embodiments in which additional elements are disposed between the first element and the second element such that the first element and the second element are not in direct contact.
The spatially relative descriptors of the first element and the second element may change as the structure is operated or used in different orientations. In addition, the present disclosure may repeat reference numerals and/or letters in the various embodiments. This repetition is for simplicity and clarity and does not in itself dictate a relationship between the various embodiments discussed.
A semiconductor package structure including a capacitor structure is described in accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure. The capacitor structure includes stacked capacitors formed on opposite sides of a semiconductor substrate. As a result, the capacitance density can be increased.
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The semiconductor substrate 102 may be doped (e.g., using p-type or n-type dopants) or undoped. Any desired semiconductor elements (including active elements and/or passive elements) may be formed in and on the semiconductor substrate 102. However, in order to simplify the figures, only the flat semiconductor substrate 102 is illustrated.
Afterwards, a first metal layer 104, a capacitor 106, and a second metal layer 108 are sequentially formed over the semiconductor substrate 102, in accordance with some embodiments. The first metal layer 104 and the second metal layer 108 may each independently be formed of metal, including tungsten, titanium, tantalum, ruthenium, cobalt, copper, aluminum, platinum, tin, silver, gold, the like, an alloy thereof, or a combination thereof. The capacitor 106 may include a silicon capacitor.
The length of the first metal layer 104 may be greater than the length of the second metal layer 108. The sidewalls of the second metal layer 108 may align the sidewalls of the capacitor 106. The first metal layer 104 may extend beyond the sidewall of the capacitor 106.
Then, a dielectric layer 110 is formed over the semiconductor substrate 102 and surrounds the first metal layer 104, the capacitor 106, and the second metal layer 108, in accordance with some embodiments. The dielectric layer 110 may be formed of dielectric materials, including silicon oxide, silicon nitride, silicon oxynitride, the like, or a combination thereof, and may be formed by a deposition process.
Afterwards, a plurality of conductive vias 112 and 114 are formed in the dielectric layer 110, in accordance with some embodiments. The conductive vias 112 and 114 may each independently be formed of metal, including tungsten, titanium, tantalum, ruthenium, cobalt, copper, aluminum, platinum, tin, silver, gold, the like, an alloy thereof, or a combination thereof, and may be formed by a deposition process.
Then, a conductive layer 116 may be formed over the conductive vias 112, and a conductive layer 118 may be formed over the conductive vias 114. The conductive layer 116 may be electrically coupled to the second metal layer 108 through the conductive vias 112, and the conductive layer 118 may be electrically coupled to the first metal layer 104 through the conductive vias 114. The conductive layers 116 and 118 may each independently be formed of metal, including tungsten, titanium, tantalum, ruthenium, cobalt, copper, aluminum, platinum, tin, silver, gold, the like, an alloy thereof, or a combination thereof, and may be formed by a deposition process.
Then, a conductive pad 120 is formed over the conductive layer 116, and a conductive pad 122 is formed over the conductive layer 118, in accordance with some embodiments. The conductive pad 120 may be electrically coupled to the conductive layer 116, and the conductive pad 122 may be electrically coupled to the conductive layer 118. The conductive pads 120 and 122 may each independently be formed of metal, including tungsten, titanium, tantalum, ruthenium, cobalt, copper, aluminum, platinum, tin, silver, gold, the like, an alloy thereof, or a combination thereof, and may be formed by a deposition process.
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The conductive pad 150 may be electrically coupled to the conductive layer 146, the conductive vias 142, and the second metal layer 138. The conductive pad 152 may be electrically coupled to the conductive layer 148, the conductive vias 144, and the first metal layer 134.
Afterwards, a grinding process may be performed to thin the semiconductor substrate 132, and a structure C2 is formed. After the grinding process, the semiconductor substrate 132 may have a thickness T2 in a range of about 20 μm to about 70 μm. The thickness T2 of the semiconductor substrate 132 may be substantially equal to the thickness T1 of the semiconductor substrate 102.
Then, as illustrated in
The capacitor 106 may at least partially vertically overlap the capacitor 136. In particular, the capacitor 106 may overlap the capacitor 136 in a direction substantially vertical to the top surface of the semiconductor substrate 102. As a result, the capacitance can be increased without taking up larger area.
Afterwards, a plurality of conductive connectors (such as conductive connectors 208 as illustrated in
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The semiconductor package structure 200 includes a substrate 206 disposed over the substrate 202 and electrically coupled to the substrate 202 through a plurality of conductive terminals 204. The conductive terminals 204 may include ball grid array (BGA) balls, land grid array (LGA) pads, pin grid array (PGA) pins, the like, or a combination thereof.
The substrate 206 may have a wiring structure therein. In some embodiments, the wiring structure includes conductive pads, conductive vias, conductive lines, conductive pillars, the like, or a combination thereof. The wiring structure may be formed of metal, such as tungsten, titanium, tantalum, ruthenium, cobalt, copper, aluminum, platinum, tin, silver, gold, the like, an alloy thereof, or a combination thereof.
The wiring structure may be disposed in dielectric layers. The dielectric layers may be formed of polymer, including polyimide (PI), polybenzoxazole (PBO), benzocyclobutene (BCB), epoxy, the like, or a combination thereof. Alternatively, the dielectric layers may be formed of silicon oxide, silicon nitride, silicon oxynitride, the like, or a combination thereof. In some embodiments, the substrate 206 may be a redistribution layer.
In some embodiments, the capacitor structure 100 is disposed over the substrate 206. A plurality of conductive connectors 208 may be disposed on opposite surfaces of the capacitor structure 100 and may be electrically coupled to conductive pads (such as the conductive pads 120, 122, 150, 152 as shown in
The semiconductor package structure 200 includes a semiconductor die 212 disposed over the capacitor structure 100, in accordance with some embodiments. In some embodiments, the semiconductor die 212 includes a system-on-chip (SoC) die, a logic device, a memory device, a radio frequency (RF) device, the like, or a combination thereof. For example, the semiconductor die 212 may include a micro control unit (MCU) die, a microprocessor unit (MPU) die, a power management integrated circuit (PMIC) die, a radio frequency front end (RFFE) die, an accelerated processing unit (APU) die, a central processing unit (CPU) die, a graphics processing unit (GPU) die, an input-output (IO) die, a dynamic random access memory (DRAM) controller, a static random-access memory (SRAM), a high bandwidth memory (HBM), an application processor (AP) die, an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) die, the like, or a combination thereof.
It should be noted that the number of semiconductor die is shown for illustrative purposes only, and more than one semiconductor die may be disposed over the substrate 206. In addition, one or more passive components (not illustrated) may be disposed over the substrate 206, such as resistors, capacitors, inductors, the like, or a combination thereof.
The semiconductor die 212 may be electrically coupled to one of the capacitors (such as the capacitor 106 as shown in
The semiconductor package structure 200 includes a plurality of conductive pillars 210 electrically coupling the substrate 206 and the semiconductor die 212, in accordance with some embodiments. The conductive pillars 210 may be formed of metal. The conductive pillars 210 may be adjacent to the capacitor structure 100 and may have a greater height than the capacitor structure 100. In particular, the height of the conductive pillar 210 may be equal to the total height of one of the conductive connectors 208 on the top surface of the capacitor structure 100, the capacitor structure 100, and one of the conductive connectors 208 on the bottom surface of the capacitor structure 100.
In the above embodiment, the capacitor structure 100 including stacked capacitors can be electrically coupled to the substrate 206 and the semiconductor die 212 on opposite surfaces, so that the capacitance density can be enhanced.
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The semiconductor package structure 300 includes a substrate 306 disposed over the substrate 302 and electrically coupled to the substrate 302 through a plurality of conductive terminals 304. The conductive terminals 304 may include ball grid array (BGA) balls, land grid array (LGA) pads, pin grid array (PGA) pins, the like, or a combination thereof.
The substrate 306 may have a wiring structure 308. In some embodiments, the wiring structure 308 includes conductive pads, conductive vias, conductive lines, conductive pillars, the like, or a combination thereof. The wiring structure 308 may be formed of metal, such as tungsten, titanium, tantalum, ruthenium, cobalt, copper, aluminum, platinum, tin, silver, gold, the like, an alloy thereof, or a combination thereof.
The wiring structure 308 may be disposed in dielectric layers. The dielectric layers may be formed of polymer, including polyimide (PI), polybenzoxazole (PBO), benzocyclobutene (BCB), epoxy, the like, or a combination thereof. Alternatively, the dielectric layers may be formed of silicon oxide, silicon nitride, silicon oxynitride, the like, or a combination thereof. In some embodiments, the substrate 306 may be a redistribution layer.
The semiconductor package structure 300 includes a first semiconductor die 310 and a second semiconductor die 316 stacked over the substrate 306, in accordance with some embodiments. The first semiconductor die 310 and the second semiconductor die 316 may each include the devices discussed above with respect to the semiconductor die 212 as illustrated in
The first semiconductor die 310 and the second semiconductor die 316 may include the same or different devices. For example, the first semiconductor die 310 may include an ASIC, and the second semiconductor die 316 may include a memory device. It should be noted that the number of semiconductor dies is shown for illustrative purposes only, and more than two semiconductor dies may be disposed over the substrate 306. For example, more than one semiconductor die may be disposed over the first semiconductor die 310. In addition, one or more passive components (not illustrated) may be disposed over the substrate 306, such as resistors, capacitors, inductors, the like, or a combination thereof.
The first semiconductor die 310 and the second semiconductor die 316 may be electrically coupled to the substrate 306 through a plurality of conductive connectors 312, and may be electrically coupled to each other through a plurality of conductive connectors 314. The conductive connectors 312 and 314 may include wire bonds, and may be formed of metal.
In some embodiments, the capacitor structure 100 is disposed over the first semiconductor die 310 and adjacent to the second semiconductor die 316. A plurality of conductive connectors 318 and 320 may be disposed on opposite surfaces of the capacitor structure 100 and may be electrically coupled to capacitors of the capacitor structure 100 (such as the capacitors 106 and 136 as shown in
The conductive connectors 318 and 320 may each independently include microbumps, wire bonds, copper pillar bumps, the like, or a combination thereof, and may be formed of metal. For example, the conductive connectors 318 may be microbumps, and the conductive connectors 320 may be wire bonds. The conductive connectors 318 and 320 may be electrically coupled to the first semiconductor die 310.
In the above embodiment, the capacitor structure 100 including stacked capacitors can be electrically coupled to the first semiconductor die 310 on opposite surfaces, so that the capacitance density can be enhanced.
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The capacitor structure 100 may be disposed over the substrate 306 and adjacent to the second semiconductor die 316. The conductive connectors 318 and 320 may be disposed on opposite surfaces of the capacitor structure 100 and may be electrically coupled to capacitors of the capacitor structure 100 (such as the capacitors 106 and 136 as shown in
The conductive connectors 318 and 320 may each independently include microbumps, wire bonds, copper pillar bumps, the like, or a combination thereof, and may be formed of metal. For example, the conductive connectors 318 may be microbumps, and the conductive connectors 320 may be wire bonds. The conductive connectors 318 may be electrically coupled to the substrate 306, and the conductive connectors 320 may be electrically coupled to the substrate 306 and the second semiconductor die 316.
In the above embodiment, the capacitor structure 100 including stacked capacitors can be electrically coupled to the substrate 306 and the second semiconductor die 316 on opposite surfaces, so that the capacitance density can be enhanced.
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In some embodiments, the capacitor structure 100 is disposed between the substrate 502 and the substrate 510. A plurality of conductive connectors 508 may be disposed on opposite surfaces of the capacitor structure 100 and may be electrically coupled to capacitors of the capacitor structure 100 (such as the capacitors 106 and 136 as shown in
The semiconductor package structure 500 includes a semiconductor die 516 disposed over the substrate 510, in accordance with some embodiments. The semiconductor die 516 may include the devices discussed above with respect to the semiconductor die 212 as illustrated in
The semiconductor die 516 may be electrically coupled to the substrate 510 through a plurality of conductive connectors 514. The conductive connectors 514 may include microbumps, copper pillar bumps, the like, or a combination thereof, and may be formed of metal.
The semiconductor package structure 500 includes one or more passive components 504 disposed over the substrate 502 and one or more passive components 512 disposed over the substrate 510, in accordance with some embodiments. The passive components 504 and 512 may each independently include resistors, capacitors, inductors, the like, or a combination thereof. In some embodiments, the passive components 504 include bulk capacitors, and the passive components 512 include multi-layer ceramic capacitors (MLCC).
In the above embodiment, the capacitor structure 100 including stacked capacitors can be electrically coupled to the substrate 502 and the substrate 510 on opposite surfaces, so that the capacitance density can be enhanced.
In summary, the semiconductor package structure according to the present disclosure includes a capacitor structure, which includes stacked capacitors formed on opposite sides of a semiconductor substrate. As a result, semiconductor components can be electrically coupled to the capacitors on opposite surfaces of the capacitor structure. Thus, the capacitance density can be increased.
While the invention has been described by way of example and in terms of the preferred embodiments, it should be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments. On the contrary, it is intended to cover various modifications and similar arrangements (as would be apparent to those skilled in the art). Therefore, the scope of the appended claims should be accorded the broadest interpretation so as to encompass all such modifications and similar arrangements.