IP Library Granted Patent US 7,045,901
Granted Patent B2
US 7,045,901 · App. 10/371,505 · Granted May 16, 2006

Chip-on-chip connection with second chip located in rectangular open window hole in printed circuit board

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Patent No.
US 7,045,901
App. No.
10/371,505
Granted
May 16, 2006
Kind
B2
Abstract

A chip package for semiconductor chips is provided by the method of forming a chip package includes the steps of forming a printed circuit board with a window therethrough; forming semiconductor chip connections of one or more primary chips which overlie the window to the printed circuit board by solder connections, locating a suspended semiconductor chip within the window, and connecting the suspended semiconductor chip to one or more primary chips overlying the window in a chip-on-chip connection. A bypass capacitor is formed on the printed circuit board.

Claims (33)

1. A method of forming a chip package for semiconductor chips including the steps as follows:

forming a printed circuit board (PCB 6 ) with an open window hole (W) therethrough, the printed circuit board (PCB 6 ) having a length and a width and a top surface and a bottom surface and the open window hole (W) having a greater length than width,

forming semiconductor chips including a primary chip (CH 5 ) and a secondary chip (CH 6 ),

the primary chip (CH 5 ) and the secondary chip (CH 6 ) each having a length greater than the width of the open window hole (W),

forming bonded connections (SB) between the top surface of the printed circuit board (PCB 6 ) and the primary chip (CH 5 ), with the primary chip (CH 5 ) overlying the open window hole (W) and with the primary chip (CH 5 ) extending transversely across the width of the open window hole (W), and

locating the secondary chip (CH 6 ) suspended within the open window hole (W) and forming bonded connections (SB) between the secondary semiconductor chip (CH 6 ) and the primary chip (CH 5 ) in a chip-on-chip connection.

2. The method of claim 1 including the primary chip (CH 5 ) and the secondary chip (CH 6 ) having substantially equal chip lengths and substantially equal chip widths.

3. The method of claim 1 including forming the bonded connections of the chips (CH 5 /CH 6 ) to the printed circuit board (PCB 6 ) and the other chip (CH 5 /CH 6 ) by means selected from the following:

a) solder balls, and

b) gold bumps.

4. The method of claim 1 including:

forming the bonded connections of the chips to the printed circuit board (PCB 6 ) by means selected from the following:

a) solder balls, and

b) gold bumps, and

forming big solder balls on the top surface of the printed circuit board (PCB 6 ),

the open window hole (W) having a width less than the length, and

the primary chip (CH 5 ) and the secondary chip (CH 6 ) having substantially equal chip lengths and substantially equal chip widths.

5. A chip package for semiconductor chips including:

a printed circuit board (PCB 6 ) with an open window hole (W) therethrough, the printed circuit board (PCB 6 ) having a length and a width and a top surface and a bottom surface,

semiconductor chips including a primary chip (CH 5 ) and a secondary chip (CH 6 ),

the primary chip (CH 5 ) and the secondary chip (CH 6 ) each having a length greater than the width of the open window hole (W),

bonded connections (SB) between the top surface of the printed circuit board (PCB 6 ) and the primary chip (CH 5 ), with the primary chip (CH 5 ) overlying the open window hole (W) and with the primary chip (CH 5 ) extending transversely across the width of the open window hole (W),

the secondary chip (CH 6 ) being suspended within the open window hole (W) and having bonded connections (SB) between the secondary semiconductor chip (CH 6 ) and the primary chip (CH 5 ) in a chip-on-chip connection.

6. The package of claim 5 including the primary chip (CH 5 ) and the secondary chip (CH 6 ) having substantially equal chip lengths and substantially equal chip widths.

7. The package of claim 5 including bonded connections of the chips (CH 5 /CH 6 ) to the printed circuit board (PCB 6 ) and the other chip (CH 5 /CH 6 ) by means selected from the following:

a) solder balls, and

b) gold bumps.

8. The package of claim 5 including bonded connections of the chips (CH 5 /CH 6 ) to the printed circuit board (PCB 6 ) and the other chip (CH 5 /CH 6 ) by means selected from the following:

a) solder balls, and

b) gold bumps, and

big solder balls formed on the top surface of the printed circuit board (PCB 6 ),

the open window hole (W) having a width less than the length,

the primary chip (CH 5 ) and the secondary chip (CH 6 ) having substantially equal chip lengths and substantially equal chip widths.

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 11, 2014
From: MEGIT ACQUISITION CORP.
To: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
Reel/Frame 033303/0124 →
MERGER Recorded Sep 25, 2013
From: MEGICA CORPORATION
To: MEGIT ACQUISITION CORP.
Reel/Frame 031283/0198 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 11, 2013
From: LIN, MOU-SHIUNG; PENG, BRYAN
To: MEGIC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 030774/0435 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 3, 2006
From: MEGIC CORPORATION
To: MEGICA CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 017566/0028 →