Chip package with thermal dissipation structure and method for forming the same
Structures and formation methods of a chip package are provided. The chip package includes a first package structure including a first semiconductor die that has a first side and a second side opposite thereto. The chip package also includes a package layer partially or completely encapsulating the first semiconductor die, and a conductive feature in the package layer. The chip package further includes a first heat-spreading layer over the first side of the first semiconductor die and a first cap layer on the first heat-spreading layer.
1. A chip package, comprising:
a first package structure, comprising:
a first semiconductor die having a first side and a second side opposite thereto;
a package layer at least partially encapsulating the first semiconductor die;
a conductive feature in the package layer;
a first heat-spreading layer over the first side of the first semiconductor die; and
a first cap layer on the first heat-spreading layer,
wherein the first heat-spreading layer is disposed above a hot spot region of the first semiconductor die and has an area that is substantially the same as or larger than that of the hot spot region.
2. The chip package as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first heat-spreading layer extends over the package layer.
3. The chip package as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the first heat-spreading layer is disposed over the conductive feature, and a portion of the first cap layer passes through the first heat-spreading layer and surrounds a top surface of the conductive feature.
4. The chip package as claimed in claim 3 , further comprising:
a second package structure, comprising:
a second semiconductor die over the first cap layer; and
a connector between the first semiconductor die and the second semiconductor die, wherein the connector passes through the first heat-spreading layer and the portion of the first cap layer, such that the connector is electrically connected to the top surface of the conductive feature.
5. The chip package as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first cap layer covers a sidewall of the first heat-spreading layer and surrounds a top surface of the conductive feature.
6. The chip package as claimed in claim 5 , further comprising:
a second package structure, comprising:
a second semiconductor die over the first cap layer; and
a connector between the first semiconductor die and the second semiconductor die, wherein the connector passes through the first cap layer, such that the connector is electrically connected to the top surface of the conductive feature.
7. The chip package as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first package structure further comprises a redistribution layer over the package layer and the second side of the first semiconductor die, and wherein the conductive feature is electrically connected to the first semiconductor die through the redistribution layer.
8. The chip package as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first heat-spreading layer comprises copper.
9. A chip package, comprising:
a first package structure, comprising:
a first semiconductor die having a first side and a second side opposite thereto;
a package layer at least partially encapsulating the first semiconductor die;
a conductive feature in the package layer;
a base layer over the first side of the first semiconductor die;
a first heat-spreading layer electrically insulating from first semiconductor die by the base layer;
a first cap layer on the first heat-spreading layer;
a second heat-spreading layer on the first cap layer; and
a second cap layer on the second heat-spreading layer.
10. The chip package as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the first package structure further comprises a plurality of thermal conductive plugs in the first cap layer to connect the first and second heat-spreading layers.
11. The chip package as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the first and second heat-spreading layers extend over the package layer and are disposed over the conductive feature, and wherein portions of the first and second cap layers pass through the first and second heat-spreading layers, respectively, and surround a top surface of the conductive feature.
12. The chip package as claimed in claim 11 , further comprising:
a second package structure, comprising:
a second semiconductor die over the second cap layer; and
a connector between the first semiconductor die and the second semiconductor die, wherein the connector passes through the of the first and second heat-spreading layers and the portions of the first and second cap layers, such that the connector is electrically connected to the top surface of the conductive feature.
13. The chip package as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the first cap layer covers a sidewall of the first heat-spreading layer, the second cap layer covers a sidewall of the second heat-spreading layer, and the first and second cap layers surround a top surface of the conductive feature, and wherein the chip package further comprises:
a second package structure, comprising:
a second semiconductor die over the second cap layer; and
a connector between the first semiconductor die and the second semiconductor die, wherein the connector passes through the first and second cap layers, such that the connector is electrically connected to the top surface of the conductive feature.
14. The chip package as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the first and second heat-spreading layers comprise copper and are disposed above a hot spot region of the first semiconductor die, and wherein the first heat-spreading layer has an area that is substantially the same as or larger than that of the hot spot region and the second heat-spreading layer has an area that is the same as or larger than that of the hot spot region.
15. The chip package as claimed in claim 9 , further comprising:
a plurality of stacks of a third heat-spreading layer and a third cap layer on the second cap layer, wherein the area of each third heat-spreading layer is not the same and is different from that of the first and second heat-spreading layers.
16. The chip package as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the first and second heat-spreading layers comprise copper and are disposed above a hot spot region of the first semiconductor die.
17. A chip package, comprising:
a first package structure, comprising:
a first semiconductor die having a first side and a second side opposite thereto;
a package layer at least partially encapsulating the first semiconductor die;
a conductive feature in the package layer;
a first heat-spreading layer disposed above a hot spot region over the first side of the first semiconductor die, wherein the first heat-spreading layer has a first area;
a first cap layer on the first heat-spreading layer;
a second heat-spreading layer on the first cap layer, wherein the second heat-spreading layer has a second area greater than the first area; and
a second cap layer on the second heat-spreading layer.
18. The chip package as claimed in claim 17 , further comprising:
a second package structure, comprising:
a second semiconductor die over the second cap layer; and
a connector between the first semiconductor die and the second semiconductor die, wherein the connector passes through the first and second cap layers, such that the connector is electrically connected to the top surface of the conductive feature.
19. The chip package as claimed in claim 17 , wherein the first heat-spreading layer and the second heat-spreading layer do not extend above the package layer.
20. The chip package as claimed in claim 17 , wherein the first area is substantially the same as or larger than that of the hot spot region.