Semiconductor die package with internal bypass capacitors
View Patent ↗One embodiment of the present invention provides an apparatus that reduces voltage noise for an integrated circuit (IC) device. This apparatus includes a package which is configured to be sandwiched between the IC device and a circuit board. This package has a bottom surface, which is configured to receive electrical connections for power, ground and other signals from the circuit board, and a top surface, which is configured to provide electrical connections for power, ground and the other signals to the IC device. A plurality of bypass capacitors are integrated into the package and are coupled between the power and ground connections for the IC device, so that the plurality of bypass capacitors reduce voltage noise between the power and ground connections for the IC device.
1. An apparatus for reducing voltage noise for an integrated circuit (IC) device, comprising:
a package which is configured to be sandwiched between the IC device and a circuit board,
wherein the package has a bottom surface, which is configured to receive electrical connections for power, ground and other signals from the circuit board, and a top surface, which is configured to provide electrical connections for power, ground and the other signals to the IC device, wherein the package includes:
a substrate comprised of a bulk material;
top buildup layers on a top surface of the package which include traces for routing power, ground and other signals between the IC device and vias that pass through the substrate; and
bottom buildup layers on a bottom surface of the package which include traces for routing power, ground and other signals between the vias that pass through the substrate and the circuit board; and
a plurality of bypass capacitors, each including a set of internal planes, integrated into the substrate in the package between the top buildup layers and the bottom buildup layers and coupled between the power and ground connections for the IC device, so that the plurality of bypass capacitors reduce voltage noise between the power and ground connections for the IC device, wherein the internal planes of the bypass capacitors extend downward from the top surface of the substrate in the package in a direction that is normal to the top surface of the substrate in the package.
2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the top buildup layers are comprised of an organic material.
3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the substrate is:
printed circuit board substrate; or
is comprised of a copper bulk material.
4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the bypass capacitors axe electrically coupled to power and ground conductors on the top surface of the package, so that step currents caused by the IC device (which is coupled to the top surface of the package) enter and leave the bypass capacitors through the top surface of the package.
5. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the IC device is a “flip chip” semiconductor die.