This application claims priority to Korean Patent Application No. 10-2023-0025011, filed on Feb. 24, 2023, in the Korean Intellectual Property Office, the disclosure of which is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.
Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to semiconductor package.
A semiconductor package is provided to implement an integrated circuit chip to qualify for use in electronic products. Typically, a semiconductor package is configured such that a semiconductor chip is mounted on a printed circuit board (PCB) and bonding wires or bumps are used to electrically connect the semiconductor chip to the printed circuit board. With the development of electronic industry, various studies are underway to improve compatibility and increase operating speeds of semiconductor packages.
One or more embodiments provide a semiconductor package with improved reliability.
According to an aspect of an embodiment, there is provided a semiconductor package including a first semiconductor chip, a plurality of second semiconductor chips on the first semiconductor chip, and a dummy chip on the plurality of second semiconductor chips, wherein each of the plurality of second semiconductor chips has a first width, and wherein the dummy chip has a second width smaller than the first width.
According to another aspect of an embodiment, there is provided a semiconductor package including a first semiconductor chip, a plurality of second semiconductor chips on the first semiconductor chip, and a dummy chip on the plurality of second semiconductor chips, wherein each of the plurality of second semiconductor chips has a first thickness, and wherein the dummy chip has a second thickness greater than the first thickness.
According to another aspect of an embodiment, there is provided a semiconductor package including a first semiconductor chip, a plurality of second semiconductor chips on the first semiconductor chip, a first underfill layer between the first semiconductor chip and a lowermost second semiconductor chip among the plurality of second semiconductor chips, a second underfill layer between adjacent second semiconductor chips among the plurality of second semiconductor chips, a dummy chip on the plurality of second semiconductor chips, a third underfill layer between an uppermost second semiconductor chip among the plurality of second semiconductor chips and the dummy chip, and a mold layer on the first semiconductor chip, the plurality of second semiconductor chips, and the dummy chip, wherein each of the first semiconductor chip and the plurality of second semiconductor chips includes a substrate including a rear surface and a front surface that are opposite to each other, a plurality of frontside conductive pads on the front surface, a plurality of backside conductive pads on the rear surface, a plurality of through via penetrating the substrate and on each of the plurality of backside conductive pads, respectively, and a plurality of first internal connection members on the plurality of frontside conductive pads, respectively, wherein the dummy chip includes a plurality of second internal connection members on a lower surface of the dummy chip and in the third underfill layer, wherein each of the plurality of second semiconductor chips has a first width and a first thickness, wherein the dummy chip has a second width smaller than the first width and a second thickness greater than the first thickness, wherein the second width is 0.1 to 0.9 times the first width, and wherein the second thickness is 1 to 3 times the first thickness.
Example embodiments will be more clearly understood from the following brief description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. The accompanying drawings represent non-limiting, example embodiments as described herein.
Hereinafter, embodiments according to the present disclosure will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
Embodiments described herein are example embodiments, and thus, the disclosure is not limited thereto.
It will be understood that when an element or layer is referred to as being “over,” “above,” “on,” “below,” “under,” “beneath,” “connected to” or “coupled to” another element or layer, it can be directly over, above, on, below, under, beneath, connected or coupled to the other element or layer or intervening elements or layers may be present. In contrast, when an element is referred to as being “directly over,” “directly above,” “directly on,” “directly below,” “directly under,” “directly beneath,” “directly connected to” or “directly coupled to” another element or layer, there are no intervening elements or layers present.
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The second semiconductor chips 100b to 100f may be disposed (stacked) on the first semiconductor chip 100a. A first underfill layer UF1 may be interposed between the first semiconductor chip 100a and a lowermost second semiconductor chip 100b among the second semiconductor chips 100b to 100f.
A width of the first semiconductor chip 100a may be wider than a width of each of the second semiconductor chips 100b to 100f. For example, the second semiconductor chips 100b to 100f have the same first width W1 in a horizontal direction, and the first semiconductor chip 100a has a third width W3 greater than the first width W1 in the horizontal direction.
The first semiconductor chip 100a may be a different type of chip from the second semiconductor chips 100b to 100f. The first semiconductor chip 100a may be, for example, a logic circuit chip. The second semiconductor chips 100b to 100f may be the same memory chips (e.g., DRAM chips). Although
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The rear surface 1b of the substrate 1 may be covered with the second passivation layer 15. A plurality of backside conductive pads 10 may be disposed on the second passivation layer 15.
Each of the first semiconductor chip 100a and the second semiconductor chips 100b to 100f may further include a through via 11 and a through insulating layer 13. In each of the first semiconductor chip 100a and the second semiconductor chips 100b to 100f, the through vias 11 may penetrate portions of the second passivation layer 15, the substrate 1, and the interlayer insulating layer 3. The through insulating layer 13 may be interposed between the through via 11 and the substrate 1. An upper surface of the through via 11 may be in contact with the backside conductive pad 10. A lower surface of the through via 11 may be in contact with one of the wirings 5.
External connection terminals 160 may be respectively bonded to the frontside conductive pads 7 of the first semiconductor chip 100a. First internal connection members 150 may be connected to the frontside conductive pads 7 of each of the second semiconductor chips 100b to 100f.
An uppermost second semiconductor chip 100f among the second semiconductor chips 100b to 100f may not include the through via 11 and the through insulating layer 13. Also, the uppermost second semiconductor chip 100f may not include the second passivation layer 15 and the backside conductive pads 10.
The second semiconductor chips 100b to 100f may be connected to each other by first internal connection members 150. For example, first internal connection members 150 may be disposed between adjacent second semiconductor chips among the second semiconductor chips 100b to 100f. Each of the first internal connection members 150 may connect the backside conductive pads 10 of the second semiconductor chip disposed directly below among the second semiconductor chips 100b to 100f to the frontside conductive pads of the second semiconductor chip disposed directly above. A second underfill layer UF2 may be interposed between the second semiconductor chips 100b to 100f.
The substrates 1 may be silicon substrates. For example, the substrates 1 may be silicon single crystal substrates or silicon on insulator (SOI) substrates. The interlayer insulating layers 3 may include at least one single layer or multiple layers selected from a silicon oxide layer, a silicon nitride layer, a silicon oxynitride layer, and a porous insulating layer.
The mold layer MD may cover an upper surface of the first semiconductor chip 100a and side surfaces of the second semiconductor chips 100b to 100f. The mold layer MD may include, for example, an insulating resin such as an epoxy-based molding compound (EMC). The mold layer MD may further include a filler, and the filler may be dispersed in the insulating resin. The filler may include, for example, silicon oxide (SiO2). A first underfill layer UF1, a second underfill layer UF2, and a third underfill layer UF3 may include a thermosetting resin or a photocurable resin. Also, the first to third underfill layers UF1, UF2, and UF3 may further include an organic filler or an inorganic filler.
The frontside conductive pads 7, the backside conductive pads 10, the first internal connection members 150, the wirings 5, the through vias 11, and the external connection terminals 160 may include a conductive material, for example, metal, respectively. Each of the wirings 5 may independently include, for example, at least one of copper, tungsten, aluminum, ruthenium, titanium, tantalum, titanium nitride, and tantalum nitride. The through vias 11 may include, for example, tungsten.
The second semiconductor chips 100b to 100f may have the same first thickness T1 in a vertical direction. As shown in
In this case, the second semiconductor chips 100b to 100f may have the same first thickness T1 and thus the front surface 1a of each of the second semiconductor chips 100b to 100f may be bent to have the same curvature. Accordingly, when the second underfill layer UF2 is interposed between the adjacent second semiconductor chips 100b to 100f as shown in
The dummy chip DC may be a silicon substrate. For example, the dummy chip DC may be a silicon single crystal substrate or a silicon on insulator (SOI) substrate. The dummy chip DC may be disposed on the second semiconductor chips 100b to 100f. That is, the dummy chip DC may be disposed on an uppermost second semiconductor chip 100f among the second semiconductor chips 100b to 100f. The third underfill layer UF3 may be interposed between the dummy chip DC and the uppermost second semiconductor chip 100f.
The dummy chip DC may have a second width W2 smaller than the first width W1 of each of the second semiconductor chips 100b to 100f in the first direction X. For example, the second width W2 may be 0.1 to 0.9 times the first width W1. The dummy chip DC may have a smaller width than each of the second semiconductor chips 100b to 100f and be disposed on the second semiconductor chips 100b to 100f. Accordingly, when a mold layer MD covers the dummy chip DC, the first semiconductor chip 100a, and the second semiconductor chips 100b to 100f as described above, the mold layer MD comes into contact with a side surface of the dummy chip DC, a portion of an upper surface of the uppermost second semiconductor chip 100f, and side surfaces of the second semiconductor chips 100b to 100f. Therefore, a contact area between the mold layer MD, and the dummy chip DC, the first semiconductor chip 100a, and the second semiconductor chips 100b to 100f may be increased, thereby improving adhesiveness of the mold layer MD. In addition, as an upper surface of the dummy chip DC is coplanar with an upper surface of the mold layer MD, heat generated during an operation of the semiconductor package 1000 may be discharged to the outside through the dummy chip DC, thereby improving reliability of the semiconductor package 1000.
The dummy chip DC may have a second thickness T2 different from the first thickness T1 of the second semiconductor chips 100b to 100f in the vertical direction. As illustrated, the dummy chip DC may have a second thickness T2 greater than the first thickness T1 of each of the second semiconductor chips 100b to 100f. For example, the second thickness T2 may be 1 to 3 times the first thickness T1. As the dummy chip DC is provided to have a greater thickness than each of the second semiconductor chips 100b to 100f and is disposed on the second semiconductor chips 100b to 100f, a structural stability of the semiconductor package 1000 may be improved, and a contact area with the mold layer MD may be vertically increased, thereby improving adhesiveness of the mold layer MD. The dummy chip DC may have the same thickness as the first thickness T1 of each of the second semiconductor chips 100b to 100f or may have a thickness smaller than the first thickness T1 of each of the second semiconductor chips 100b to 100f. A design of the dummy chip DC may be variously changed to determine a thickness of the semiconductor package 1000.
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The dummy chip DC1 may include a silicon substrate SB1. For example, the dummy chip DC1 may include a silicon single crystal substrate or a silicon on insulator (SOI) substrate. The dummy chip DC1 may be disposed on the second semiconductor chips 100b to 100f. For example, the dummy chip DC1 may be disposed on the uppermost second semiconductor chip 100f among the second semiconductor chips 100b to 100f.
The dummy chip DC1 may have a second width W2 smaller than the first width W1 of the second semiconductor chips 100b to 100f in the horizontal direction. The second width W2 may be greater than a distance between the through vias 11 positioned at the edge of the uppermost second semiconductor chip 100f when viewed in a plan view. Accordingly, when the third underfill layer UF3 is interposed between the dummy chip DC1 and the uppermost second semiconductor chip 100f, the third underfill layer UF3 may completely cover the through vias 11 of the uppermost second semiconductor chip 100f to prevent upper surfaces of the through vias 11 from being exposed, thereby improving reliability of the semiconductor package 1001.
The dummy chip DC1 may include a plurality of lower surface pads P1 disposed on the lower surface, and second internal connection members B1 bonded to a plurality of lower surface pads P1. The third underfill layer UF3 may be interposed between the dummy chip DC1 and the uppermost second semiconductor chip 100f. In this case, the second internal connection members B1 of the dummy chip DC1 may be disposed within the third underfill layer UF3. The second internal connection members B1 may be bonded to the conductive pads 10a disposed on an upper surface of the uppermost second semiconductor chip 100f. The second internal connection members B1 of the dummy chip DC1 may be bonded to the upper surface of the uppermost second semiconductor chip 100f, thereby increasing adhesiveness between the dummy chip DC1 and the uppermost second semiconductor chip 100f.
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The dummy chip DC2 may include a silicon substrate SB2, an interlayer insulating layer IL disposed under the silicon substrate SB2, a wiring layer BD disposed in the interlayer insulating layer IL, a plurality of lower surface pads P2 disposed on a lower surface of the interlayer insulating layer IL, and second internal connection members B2 bonded to the plurality of lower surface pads P2. The second internal connection members B2 may be bonded to the conductive pads 10a disposed on the upper surface of the uppermost second semiconductor chip 100f.
The dummy chip DC2 may have a second width W2 smaller than the first width W1 of the second semiconductor chips 100b to 100f. The second width W2 may be larger than a distance between the through vias 11 positioned at the edge of the uppermost second semiconductor chip 100f when viewed in a plan view. Accordingly, when the third underfill layer UF3 is interposed between the dummy chip DC2 and the uppermost second semiconductor chip 100f, the third underfill layer UF3 may completely cover the through vias 11 of the uppermost second semiconductor chip 100f to prevent the upper surfaces of the through vias 11 from being exposed, thereby improving reliability of the semiconductor package 1002.
In the semiconductor package according to embodiments, the plurality of second semiconductor chips disposed on the first semiconductor chip may be formed to have the same thickness, and thus the upper and lower surfaces of the second semiconductor chips may be bent with the same curvature. Accordingly, the unfilled space not being completely filled with the underfill layer between the disposed second semiconductor chips may be prevented. Accordingly, the risk of cracks between the second semiconductor chips may be reduced, and the moisture in the unfilled space that is not completely filled with the underfill layer may be prevented, thereby improving the reliability of the semiconductor package.
While example embodiments have been described with reference to the figures, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope as defined by the following claims and their equivalents.
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10-2023-0025011 | Feb 2023 | KR | national |