Integrated circuit packages with detachable interconnect structures
View Patent ↗An integrated circuit package may include a first integrated circuit die having a first bump structure, a second integrated circuit die having a second bump structure, and a detachable interconnect structure having first and second conductive structures that is positioned between the first and second integrated circuit dies. In order to establish electrical communication between the first and second integrated circuit dies, the first conductive structure of the detachable interconnect structure is connected to the first bump structure of the first integrated circuit die, and the second conductive structure of the detachable interconnect structure is connected to the second bump structure of the second integrated circuit die. The detachable interconnect structure may also be used to facilitate wafer-level testing prior to packaging the first and second integrated circuit dies to form the integrated circuit package.
1. An integrated circuit package, comprising:
a base substrate with a surface;
first and second conductive structures formed on the surface of the base substrate, wherein the first and second conductive structures are coupled together, wherein each of the first and second conductive structures comprises a ring-shaped body; and
first and second integrated circuit dies, wherein the ring-shaped body of the first conductive structure is fitted around a first bump structure on the first integrated circuit die to cause the first conductive structure to be coupled to the first integrated circuit die through the first bump structure, and wherein the ring-shaped body of the second conductive structure is fitted around a second bump structure on the second integrated circuit die to cause the second conductive structure to be coupled to the second integrated circuit die through the second bump structure, and wherein the first and second conductive structures are detachable from the first and second integrated circuit dies.
2. The integrated circuit package defined in claim 1 , wherein the first bump structure is formed in a peripheral region of the first integrated circuit die, and wherein the second bump structure is formed in another peripheral region of the second integrated circuit die.
3. The integrated circuit package defined in claim 1 , wherein the base substrate is formed from a material selected from a group consisting of glass, silicon, and rubber.
4. The integrated circuit package defined in claim 1 , wherein the ring-shaped body of each of the first and second conductive structures is on the surface of the base substrate.
5. The integrated circuit package defined in claim 1 , wherein the base substrate is formed from a polymeric material.
6. The integrated circuit package defined in claim 1 , wherein the base substrate further comprises conductive traces coupled to the first and second conductive structures through conductive vias.
7. The integrated circuit package defined in claim 1 further comprising:
a package substrate; and
conductive interconnects on surfaces of the first and second integrated circuit dies and the package substrate, wherein the conductive interconnects provide electrical connectivity between the first and second integrated circuit dies and the package substrate.
8. An integrated circuit package, comprising:
a first integrated circuit die having a first bump structure;
a second integrated circuit die having a second bump structure; and
a detachable interconnect structure having first and second conductive structures that are coupled together through conductors in the detachable interconnect structure, wherein the detachable interconnect structure is positioned between the first and second integrated circuit dies, wherein each of the first and second conductive structures comprises a ring-shaped body, wherein the ring-shaped body of the first conductive structure of the detachable interconnect structure is fitted around the first bump structure of the first integrated circuit die causing the first conductive structure to be coupled to the first integrated circuit die through the first bump structure, and wherein the ring-shaped body of the second conductive structure of the detachable interconnect structure is fitted around the second bump structure of the second integrated circuit die causing the second conductive structure to be coupled to the second integrated circuit die through the second bump structure.
9. The integrated circuit package defined in claim 8 , wherein the detachable interconnect structure further comprises a base substrate having a surface, wherein the first and second conductive structures are formed on the surface of the base substrate.
10. The integrated circuit package defined in claim 9 , wherein the conductors in the detachable interconnect structure comprise a plurality of conductive traces, and wherein each of the first and second conductive structures is electrically coupled to the plurality of conductive traces through a corresponding conductive via.
11. The integrated circuit package defined in claim 10 , wherein the base substrate is formed from a polymeric material.
12. The integrated circuit package defined in claim 10 , wherein the base substrate comprises a material selected from a group consisting of glass, silicon, and rubber.
13. The integrated circuit package defined in claim 9 , wherein the ring-shaped body of each of the first and second conductive structures is on the surface of the base substrate.
14. The integrated circuit package defined in claim 8 , wherein the first and second conductive structures are adjacent to each other.
15. The integrated circuit package defined in claim 8 further comprising:
a package substrate; and
conductive interconnects on surfaces of the first and second integrated circuit dies and the package substrate, wherein the conductive interconnects provide electrical connectivity between the first and second integrated circuit dies and the package substrate.