IP Library Granted Patent US 8,237,252
Granted Patent B2
US 8,237,252 · App. 12/507,130 · Granted Aug 7, 2012

Semiconductor device and method of embedding thermally conductive layer in interconnect structure for heat dissipation

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Patent No.
US 8,237,252
App. No.
12/507,130
Granted
Aug 7, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

A semiconductor device is made by forming a first thermally conductive layer over a first surface of a semiconductor die. A second surface of the semiconductor die is mounted to a sacrificial carrier. An encapsulant is deposited over the first thermally conductive layer and sacrificial carrier. The encapsulant is planarized to expose the first thermally conductive layer. A first insulating layer is formed over the second surface of the semiconductor die and a first surface of the encapsulant. A portion of the first insulating layer over the second surface of the semiconductor die is removed. A second thermally conductive layer is formed over the second surface of the semiconductor die within the removed portion of the first insulating layer. An electrically conductive layer is formed within the insulating layer around the second thermally conductive layer. A heat sink can be mounted over the first thermally conductive layer.

Claims (48)

1. A method of making a semiconductor device, comprising:

forming a first thermally conductive layer over a first surface of a semiconductor die;

providing a sacrificial carrier;

mounting a second surface of the semiconductor die, opposite the first surface of the semiconductor die, to the sacrificial carrier;

depositing an encapsulant over the first thermally conductive layer and sacrificial carrier;

planarizing the encapsulant to expose the first thermally conductive layer;

removing the sacrificial carrier;

forming a first insulating layer over the second surface of the semiconductor die and a first surface of the encapsulant;

removing a portion of the first insulating layer over the second surface of the semiconductor die;

forming a second thermally conductive layer over the second surface of the semiconductor die within the removed portion of the first insulating layer; and

forming an electrically conductive layer in the insulating layer around the second thermally conductive layer.

2. The method of claim 1 , further including forming solder bumps over the electrically conductive layer and second thermally conductive layer.

3. The method of claim 1 , further including forming a conductive through silicon via in the semiconductor die between the first and second thermally conductive layers.

4. The method of claim 1 , further including:

forming a conductive bump over contact pads of the semiconductor die; and

forming a third thermally conductive layer between the second surface of the semiconductor die and the second thermally conductive layer.

5. The method of claim 1 , further including:

forming an interconnect structure over the first thermally conductive layer and a second surface of the encapsulant;

forming a third thermally conductive layer within the interconnect structure; and

forming a conductive through hole via in the encapsulant between the interconnect structure and electrically conductive layer.

6. The method of claim 1 , further including mounting a heat sink over the first surface of the encapsulant and first thermally conductive layer.

7. The method of claim 1 , further including mounting first and second semiconductor die back-to-back mated by the first thermally conductive layers of the first and second semiconductor die.

8. A method of making a semiconductor device, comprising:

providing a sacrificial carrier;

mounting a semiconductor component to the sacrificial carrier, the semiconductor component having a first thermally conductive layer formed over a surface of the semiconductor component;

depositing an encapsulant over the semiconductor component and sacrificial carrier;

removing the sacrificial carrier;

forming a first interconnect structure over the semiconductor component and a first surface of the encapsulant; and

forming a second thermally conductive layer within the first interconnect structure, the first and second thermally conductive layers providing heat dissipation from the semiconductor component.

9. The method of claim 8 , further including planarizing the encapsulant to expose the first thermally conductive layer.

10. The method of claim 8 , further including forming a conductive through silicon via in the semiconductor component between the first and second thermally conductive layers.

11. The method of claim 8 , further including:

forming a conductive bump over contact pads of the semiconductor component; and

forming a third thermally conductive layer between the semiconductor component and second thermally conductive layer.

12. The method of claim 8 , further including mounting a heat sink over the first surface of the encapsulant and first thermally conductive layer.

13. The method of claim 8 , further including mounting first and second semiconductor components back-to-back mated by the first thermally conductive layers of the first and second semiconductor component.

14. A method of making a semiconductor device, comprising:

providing a semiconductor component with a first thermally conductive layer formed over a surface of the semiconductor component;

depositing an encapsulant over the semiconductor component;

forming a first interconnect structure over the semiconductor component and a first surface of the encapsulant; and

forming a second thermally conductive layer within the first interconnect structure, the first and second thermally conductive layers providing heat dissipation from the semiconductor component.

15. The method of claim 14 , further including planarizing the encapsulant to expose the first thermally conductive layer.

16. The method of claim 14 , further including forming a conductive through silicon via in the semiconductor component between the first and second thermally conductive layers.

17. The method of claim 14 , further including:

forming a conductive bump over contact pads of the semiconductor component; and

forming a third thermally conductive layer between the semiconductor component and second thermally conductive layer.

18. The method of claim 14 , further including mounting a heat sink over the first surface of the encapsulant and first thermally conductive layer.

19. The method of claim 14 , further including mounting first and second semiconductor components back-to-back mated by the first thermally conductive layers of the first and second semiconductor components.

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CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT A TYPOGRAPHICAL ERROR ON THE COVER SHEET PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 038388 FRAME: 0036. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE CHANGE OF NAME. Recorded Sep 7, 2023
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CORRECT ERROR IN ASSIGNMENT NAME FROM STATS CHIPPAC PTE. LTE. TO STATS CHIPPAC PTE. LTD. (REEL: 38388 FRAME: 0036 Recorded Aug 31, 2023
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 18, 2019
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RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Dec 13, 2019
From: CITICORP INTERNATIONAL LIMITED, AS COMMON SECURITY AGENT
To: STATS CHIPPAC, INC.; STATS CHIPPAC PTE. LTD. FORMERLY KNOWN AS STATS CHIPPAC LTD.
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SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Aug 6, 2015
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