Scalable electronics manufacturing with rigid tile panel embedding
Systems and methods are provided for electronic manufacturing, including use of a rigid tile-in-polymer film panel. Rigid tiles can be molded with a thin polymer composite to form the rigid tile-in-polymer film panel. The rigid panel can be made of silicon, glass, ceramic ribbon, or traditional glass fiber-reinforced laminates depending on the target product segment.
1 . A heterogeneous multifunctional package architecture, comprising:
a first substrate configured to support interconnect wiring and passive electronic components, the first substrate being multilayered, the first substrate being an organic laminate substrate, and the first substrate comprising a substrate chipset;
a plurality of rigid inorganic subsystem tiles comprising cavities and vias, the plurality of rigid inorganic subsystem tiles being disposed within a layer of the first substrate, and the vias comprising an active tile chipset;
a gap-fill material between chip walls of the active tile chipset and the plurality of rigid inorganic subsystem tiles, and between the first substrate and the plurality of rigid inorganic subsystem tiles; and
a planar interconnect scheme between the active tile chipset and the substrate chipset,
the first substrate being double-sided such that an upper surface of the first substrate and a lower surface of the first substrate are both configured to electrically connect to electrical components,
the upper surface of the first substrate being opposite from the lower surface of the first substrate.
2 . The heterogeneous multifunctional package architecture according to claim 1 , the plurality of subsystem rigid inorganic tiles supporting at least one beamforming chip.
3 . The heterogeneous multifunctional package architecture according to claim 1 , the plurality of subsystem rigid inorganic tiles supporting at least one frequency conversion chip.
4 . The heterogeneous multifunctional package architecture according to claim 1 , the first substrate comprising a beamforming communication device integrated therewith.
5 . The heterogeneous multifunctional package architecture according to claim 1 , the plurality of subsystem rigid inorganic tiles supporting at least one inductor, at least one capacitor, and at least one power management integrated circuit (IC).
6 . The heterogeneous multifunctional package architecture according to claim 1 , further comprising a second substrate electrically connected to the first substrate by at least one metal interconnect array, and
the gap-fill material comprising a polymer.
7 . The heterogeneous multifunctional package architecture according to claim 1 , further comprising a digital chip electrically connected to the first substrate, such that the heterogeneous multifunctional package architecture forms a computing device.
8 . The heterogeneous multifunctional package architecture according to claim 1 , further comprising a vertical interconnect configured to connect to a second substrate configured to be an interposer circuit board.
9 . The heterogeneous multifunctional package architecture according to claim 8 , further comprising the second substrate, and the second substrate being a digital chip interposer.
10 . The heterogeneous multifunctional package architecture according to claim 8 , further comprising the second substrate, and the second substrate being a power device interposer.
11 . A subsystem tile for electronics, the subsystem tile comprising:
a rigid tile portion comprising at least one cavity configured to receive an electronic component with interconnect wiring;
a polymer-based laminate frame disposed around the rigid tile portion within a same system block layer, the polymer-based laminate frame holding wiring interconnects and vias;
a gap-fill material filling in the at least one cavity of the rigid tile portion and disposed around the rigid tile portion; and
at least one vertical interconnect disposed within the polymer-based laminate frame.
12 . The subsystem tile according to claim 11 , the rigid tile portion being formed of an inorganic material, and
the gap-fill material comprising a polymer.
13 . The subsystem tile according to claim 11 , the at least one cavity being configured to receive at least one of an analog chip, a mixed signal chip, and a digital chip.
14 . A beamforming communication device, comprising:
an antenna-in-package interconnected with the subsystem tile according to claim 13 ,
the subsystem tile comprising an analog chip disposed in a first cavity of the at least one cavity, a mixed signal chip disposed in a second cavity of the at least one cavity, and a digital chip disposed in a third cavity of the at least one cavity.
15 . The subsystem tile according to claim 11 , the at least one cavity being configured to receive at least one of an inductor, a capacitor, and a power management integrated circuit.
16 . A computing device, comprising:
a digital chip interconnected with the subsystem tile according to claim 11 ,
the subsystem tile comprising an inductor disposed in a first cavity of the at least one cavity, a capacitor disposed in a second cavity of the at least one cavity, and a power management integrated circuit disposed in a third cavity of the at least one cavity.
17 . The subsystem tile according to claim 11 , comprising a stack of thin ceramic films and metal films disposed in the at least one cavity,
the metal films forming extended electrodes on edges of the stack, and
the stack being metallized with at least one metal ink.
18 . The subsystem tile according to claim 17 , the stack being fan-out interconnected to a plurality of electrical components.
19 . The subsystem tile according to claim 17 , the metal films being nickel films.
20 . A heterogeneous multifunctional package architecture, comprising:
a first substrate configured to support interconnect wiring and passive electronic components, the first substrate being multilayered, the first substrate being an organic laminate substrate, and the first substrate comprising a substrate chipset;
a plurality of rigid inorganic subsystem tiles comprising cavities and vias, the plurality of rigid inorganic subsystem tiles being disposed within a layer of the first substrate, and the vias comprising an active tile chipset;
a gap-fill material between chip walls of the active tile chipset and the plurality of rigid inorganic subsystem tiles, and between the first substrate and the plurality of rigid inorganic subsystem tiles; and
a planar interconnect scheme between the active tile chipset and the substrate chipset,
the first substrate being double-sided such that an upper surface of the first substrate and a lower surface of the first substrate are both configured to electrically connect to electrical components,
the upper surface of the first substrate being opposite from the lower surface of the first substrate,
the plurality of rigid inorganic subsystem tiles supporting at least one of the following: a beamforming chip; a frequency conversion chip; an inductor; a capacitor; and a power management integrated circuit,
the heterogeneous multifunctional package architecture further comprising a second substrate electrically connected to the first substrate by at least one metal interconnect array,
the second substrate being a digital chip interposer or a power device interposer, and
the gap-fill material comprising a polymer.