IP Library Granted Patent US 9,735,084
Granted Patent B2
US 9,735,084 · App. 14/567,918 · Granted Aug 15, 2017

Bond via array for thermal conductivity

Inventors: Rajesh Katkar (San Jose, CA); Guilian Gao (San Jose, CA); Charles G. Woychik (San Jose, CA); Wael Zohni (San Jose, CA)
Assignee: Invensas Corporation
H01L23/3677H01L21/76885H01L23/36H01L23/4334H01L23/5384H01L25/0652H01L2224/16145H01L2224/73204H01L2224/73253H01L2224/73257H01L2225/06513H01L2225/06517H01L2225/06541H01L2225/06589H01L2924/15192H01L2924/15311H01L2924/16152H01L2924/181
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Patent No.
US 9,735,084
App. No.
14/567,918
Granted
Aug 15, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

In a microelectronic device, a substrate has first upper and lower surfaces. An integrated circuit die has second upper and lower surfaces. Interconnects couple the first upper surface of the substrate to the second lower surface of the integrated circuit die for electrical communication therebetween. A via array has proximal ends of wires thereof coupled to the second upper surface for conduction of heat away from the integrated circuit die. A molding material is disposed in the via array with distal ends of the wires of the via array extending at least to a superior surface of the molding material.

Claims (59)

1. A microelectronic device, comprising:

a substrate having a first upper surface and a first lower surface;

an integrated circuit die having a second upper surface and a second lower surface;

interconnects coupling the first upper surface of the substrate to the second lower surface of the integrated circuit die for electrical communication therebetween;

a bond via array having proximal ends of wire bond wires thereof ball bonded to the second upper surface for conduction of heat away from the integrated circuit die to and through the wire bond wires of the bond via array to the second upper surface; and

a molding material disposed in the bond via array with distal ends of the wire bond wires of the bond via array extending at least to a superior surface of the molding material.

2. The microelectronic device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a metalization layer disposed over the second upper surface of the integrated circuit die for coupling the proximal ends of the wire bond wires of the bond via array to the second upper surface for the conduction;

a heat sink disposed above the distal ends of the wire bond wires; and

a thermally conductive material disposed in contact with the distal ends of the wire bond wires and a lower surface of the heat sink for coupling the distal ends of the wire bond wires and the heat sink for thermal conductivity.

3. The microelectronic device according to claim 2 , wherein the wire bond wires are first wire bond wires, the microelectronic device further comprising second wire bond wires coupling the second upper surface to the first upper surface of the substrate for the conduction.

4. The microelectronic device according to claim 1 , wherein:

the proximal ends of the wire bond wires of the bond via array are first proximal ends of first wire bond wires of a first bond via array, respectively; and

the microelectronic device further comprising a second bond via array having second proximal ends of second wire bond wires thereof coupled to the second upper surface for the conduction of heat away from the integrated circuit die.

5. The microelectronic device to claim 4 , wherein the first bond via array is denser than the second bond via array.

6. The microelectronic device to claim 5 , wherein the first bond via array is disposed over a hot spot of the integrated circuit die.

7. The microelectronic device to claim 6 , wherein:

the distal ends of the first wire bond wires of the first bond via array are first distal ends of first wire bond wires of a first bond via array, respectively; and

second distal ends of the second wire bond wires of the second bond via array are more widely dispersed than the first distal ends of the first wire bond wires of the first bond via array.

8. The microelectronic device to claim 7 , wherein the first distal ends of the first wire bond wires of the first bond via array and the second distal ends of the second wire bond wires of the second bond via array do not come into contact with the lower surface of the heat sink.

9. The microelectronic device to claim 1 , wherein the substrate is a package substrate.

10. A microelectronic device, comprising:

a package substrate having a first upper surface and a first lower surface;

an interposer substrate having a second upper surface and a second lower surface;

first interconnects coupling the second lower surface and the first upper surface to one another;

an integrated circuit die having a third upper surface and a third lower surface;

second interconnects coupling the second upper surface and the third lower surface to one another;

a die stack coupled to the interposer substrate;

wherein the die stack has a fourth upper surface higher than the third upper surface;

a bond via array having proximal ends of wire bond wires thereof ball bonded to the third upper surface for conduction of heat away from the integrated circuit die to and through the wire bond wires of the bond via array to the third upper surface; and

a molding material disposed in the bond via array with distal ends of the wire bond wires of the bond via array extending at least to a superior surface of the molding material and higher than the fourth upper surface of the die stack.

11. The microelectronic device according to claim 10 , further comprising:

a metallization layer disposed over the second upper surface of the integrated circuit die for wire bonds coupling the proximal ends of the wire bond wires of the bond via array to the third upper surface for the conduction;

a heat sink disposed above the distal ends of the wire bond wires; and

a thermally conductive material disposed in contact with the distal ends of the wire bond wires and a lower surface of the heat sink for coupling the distal ends of the wire bond wires and the heat sink for thermal conductivity.

12. The microelectronic device according to claim 11 , further comprising a passivation layer disposed on the second upper surface of the integrated circuit die, wherein the metalization layer is disposed on the passivation layer.

13. The microelectronic device according to claim 10 , wherein:

the proximal ends of the wire bond wires of the bond via array are first proximal ends of first wire bond wires of a first bond via array, respectively; and

the microelectronic device further comprising a second bond via array having second proximal ends of second wire bond wires thereof coupled to the third upper surface for the conduction of heat away from the integrated circuit die.

14. The microelectronic device according to claim 13 , wherein the first bond via array is denser than the second bond via array.

15. The microelectronic device according to claim 14 , wherein the first bond via array is disposed over a hot spot of the integrated circuit die.

16. The microelectronic device to claim 13 , wherein:

the distal ends of the first wire bond wires of the first bond via array are first distal ends of first wire bond wires of a first bond via array, respectively; and

second distal ends of the second wire bond wires of the second bond via array are more widely dispersed than the first distal ends of the first wire bond wires of the first bond via array.

17. The microelectronic device to claim 16 , wherein the first distal ends of the first wire bond wires of the first bond via array and the second distal ends of the second wire bond wires of the second bond via array do not come into contact with the lower surface of the heat sink.

18. A method for formation of a microelectronic device, comprising:

obtaining a substrate having a first upper surface and a first lower surface;

obtaining an integrated circuit die having a second upper surface and a second lower surface;

interconnecting with interconnects the first upper surface of the substrate to the second lower surface of the integrated circuit die for electrical conductivity therebetween;

forming a bond via array having proximal ends of wire bond wires thereof ball bonded to the second upper surface for conduction of heat away from the integrated circuit die to and through the wire bond wires of the bond via array to the second upper surface; and

depositing molding material in the bond via array with distal ends of the wire bond wires of the bond via array extending at least to a superior surface of the molding material.

19. The method according to claim 18 , further comprising:

forming a passivation layer on the second upper surface of the integrated circuit die;

plating a metalization layer on the passivation layer for wire bonds for coupling the proximal ends of the wire bond wires of the bond via array to the second upper surface for the conduction;

applying a thermally conductive material for contact with the distal ends of the wire bond wires for thermally coupling the distal ends of the wire bond wires with a heat sink; and

placing a lower surface of the heat sink onto the thermally conductive material;

wherein the lower surface of the heat sink is located above the distal ends of the wire bond wires for contact with a lower surface of the heat sink.

20. The method according to claim 19 , wherein the proximal ends of the wire bond wires of the bond via array are first proximal ends of first wire bond wires of a first bond via array, respectively; and

the method further comprising forming a second bond via array having second proximal ends of second wire bond wires thereof coupled to the second upper surface for the conduction of heat away from the integrated circuit die.

Assignments (6)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 24, 2025
From: INVENSAS CORPORATION
To: INVENSAS LLC
Reel/Frame 073508/0668 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 24, 2025
From: INVENSAS LLC
To: ADEIA SEMICONDUCTOR TECHNOLOGIES LLC
Reel/Frame 073508/0751 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 11, 2020
From: ROYAL BANK OF CANADA
To: TESSERA, INC.; INVENSAS BONDING TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (F/K/A ZIPTRONIX, INC.); FOTONATION CORPORATION (F/K/A DIGITALOPTICS CORPORATION AND F/K/A DIGITALOPTICS CORPORATION MEMS); INVENSAS CORPORATION; TESSERA ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES, INC; DTS, INC.; DTS LLC; PHORUS, INC.; IBIQUITY DIGITAL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 052920/0001 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 1, 2020
From: ROVI SOLUTIONS CORPORATION; ROVI TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION; ROVI GUIDES, INC.; TIVO SOLUTIONS INC.; VEVEO, INC.; INVENSAS CORPORATION; INVENSAS BONDING TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; TESSERA, INC.; TESSERA ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; DTS, INC.; PHORUS, INC.; IBIQUITY DIGITAL CORPORATION
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
Reel/Frame 053468/0001 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Dec 2, 2016
From: INVENSAS CORPORATION; TESSERA, INC.; TESSERA ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; ZIPTRONIX, INC.; DIGITALOPTICS CORPORATION; DIGITALOPTICS CORPORATION MEMS; DTS, LLC; DTS, INC.; PHORUS, INC.; IBIQUITY DIGITAL CORPORATION
To: ROYAL BANK OF CANADA, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 040797/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 20, 2015
From: KATKAR, RAJESH; GAO, GUILIAN; WOYCHIK, CHARLES G.; ZOHNI, WAEL
To: INVENSAS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 034999/0300 →
Continuity (1)
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