IP Library Granted Patent US 8,535,981
Granted Patent B2
US 8,535,981 · App. 13/045,523 · Granted Sep 17, 2013

Integrated circuit package-on-package system with underfilling structures and method of manufacture thereof

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Patent No.
US 8,535,981
App. No.
13/045,523
Granted
Sep 17, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method of manufacturing of an integrated circuit packaging system includes: providing a bottom package in a cavity in a central region of the bottom package having inter-package interconnects in the cavity; forming a vent on an inter-package connection side of the bottom package from an exterior of the bottom package to the cavity; mounting a top package on the inter-package interconnects; and applying an underfill through the vent and into the cavity.

Claims (21)

1. A method of manufacture of an integrated circuit packaging system comprising:

providing a bottom package with a cavity in a central region of the bottom package having inter-package interconnects in the cavity;

forming a vent on an inter-package connection side of the bottom package from an exterior of the bottom package to the cavity;

mounting a top package on the inter-package interconnects; and

applying an underfill through the vent and into the cavity.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein forming the vent includes forming a further vent with a different geometry than the vent.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1 further comprising:

forming bumps on a peripheral region of the inter-package connection side of the bottom package; and

wherein:

mounting the top package includes mounting the top package on the bumps to form a marginal gap between the top package and the bottom package.

4. The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein forming the vent includes forming a wide groove on the inter-package connection side from the exterior of the bottom package, exposing the inter-package interconnects in the cavity.

5. The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein forming the vent includes forming a pair of the vents from opposite sides of the bottom package.

6. A method of manufacture of an integrated circuit packaging system comprising:

providing a bottom package with a cavity in a central region of the bottom package having inter-package interconnects in the cavity, the cavity exposing an interposer;

forming a vent on an inter-package connection side of the bottom package from an exterior of the bottom package to the cavity;

mounting a top package on the inter-package interconnects, the inter-package connection side facing the top package; and

applying an underfill through the vent and into the cavity.

7. The method as claimed in claim 6 wherein forming the vent includes forming vents on each of peripheral sides of the bottom package.

8. The method as claimed in claim 6 wherein mounting the top package includes forming a marginal gap between the top package and the bottom package for increasing flow of the underfill.

9. The method as claimed in claim 6 wherein forming the vent includes forming the vent before the bottom package is cured.

10. The method as claimed in claim 6 wherein forming the vent includes forming the vent having a vent depth with varying height.

Assignments (6)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 3, 2025
From: STATS CHIPPAC PTE. LTD.
To: STATS CHIPPAC MANAGEMENT PTE. LTD.
Reel/Frame 072788/0917 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE CORRECT THE SPELLING OF ASSIGNEE'S NAME FROM "STATS CHIPPAC PTE. LTE," TO "STATS CHIPPAC PTE. LTD." PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 038401 FRAME: 0532. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Sep 1, 2023
From: STATS CHIPPAC LTD.
To: STATS CHIPPAC PTE. LTD.
Reel/Frame 064803/0109 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 5, 2020
From: CITICORP INTERNATIONAL LIMITED, AS COMMON SECURITY AGENT
To: STATS CHIPPAC, INC.; STATS CHIPPAC PTE. LTD. FORMERLY KNOWN AS STATS CHIPPAC LTD.
Reel/Frame 052850/0237 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Apr 11, 2016
From: STATS CHIPPAC LTD.
To: STATS CHIPPAC PTE. LTE.
Reel/Frame 038401/0532 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Aug 6, 2015
From: STATS CHIPPAC, INC.; STATS CHIPPAC LTD.
To: CITICORP INTERNATIONAL LIMITED, AS COMMON SECURITY AGENT
Reel/Frame 036288/0748 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 24, 2011
From: KO, CHAN HOON; AHN, SEUNGYUN
To: STATS CHIPPAC LTD.
Reel/Frame 026018/0841 →