IP Library Granted Patent US 9,449,953
Granted Patent B1
US 9,449,953 · App. 14/877,949 · Granted Sep 20, 2016

Package-on-package assembly and method for manufacturing the same

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Patent No.
US 9,449,953
App. No.
14/877,949
Granted
Sep 20, 2016
Kind
B1
Abstract

A package-on-package (PoP) assembly includes a bottom die package and a top die package mounted on the bottom die package. The bottom die package includes an interposer having a first side and a second side opposite to the first side, at least one chip mounted on the first side within a chip mounting area through a plurality of bumps, a molding compound disposed on the first side, the molding compound covering the at least one chip, and a plurality of peripheral bump structures penetrating through the molding compound within the peripheral area. Each of the peripheral bump structures includes conductive pillar and a partial TMV directly stacked on the conductive pillar. A plurality of solder balls is mounted on the second side of the interposer. The top die package is electrically connected to the peripheral bump structures.

Claims (16)

1. A package-on-package (PoP) assembly, comprising:

a bottom die package comprising:

an interposer having a first side and a second side opposite to the first side;

at least one chip mounted on the first side within a chip mounting area through a plurality of bumps;

a molding compound disposed on the first side, the molding compound being adjacent to the at least one chip;

a plurality of peripheral bump structures penetrating through the molding compound within the peripheral area, wherein each of the peripheral bump structures comprises a conductive pillar embedded in the molding compound and a partial through-mold-via (partial TMV) directly stacked on the conductive pillar, wherein the conductive pillar comprises a first conductive stud and a second conductive stud stacked on the first conductive stud; and

a plurality of solder balls mounted on the second side;

a top die package mounted on the bottom die package and connected to the peripheral bump structures.

2. The PoP assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the interposer comprises a redistribution layer (RDL).

3. The PoP assembly according to claim 2 , wherein the RDL comprises at least one dielectric layer and at least one metal layer.

4. The PoP assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the top die package comprises at least a molded semiconductor die.

5. The PoP assembly according to claim 1 , wherein a top surface of the conductive pillar is higher than that of the bumps.

6. The PoP assembly according to claim 1 , wherein an undercut is present between the conductive pillar and the partial TMV.

7. The PoP assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the first conductive stud comprises copper, aluminum, tungsten, titanium, or titanium nitride.

8. The PoP assembly according to claim 7 , wherein the second conductive stud comprises copper, aluminum, tungsten, titanium, or titanium nitride.

9. The PoP assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the partial TMV comprises copper, aluminum, tungsten, titanium, or titanium nitride.

Assignments (6)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 12, 2019
From: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.; MICRON SEMICONDUCTOR PRODUCTS, INC.
Reel/Frame 051028/0001 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Oct 9, 2019
From: MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Reel/Frame 050695/0825 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jul 13, 2018
From: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.; MICRON SEMICONDUCTOR PRODUCTS, INC.
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 047540/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 27, 2017
From: INOTERA MEMORIES, INC.
To: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Reel/Frame 041820/0815 →
SUPPLEMENT NO. 3 TO PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Feb 10, 2017
From: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
To: MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC.
Reel/Frame 041675/0105 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 8, 2015
From: SHIH, SHING-YIH; SHIH, NENG-TAI
To: INOTERA MEMORIES, INC.
Reel/Frame 036753/0246 →