Semiconductor package and method of fabricating the same
A semiconductor package including a substrate, a memory chip on the substrate, a mold layer on the substrate to cover a side surface of the memory chip, an image sensor chip on the memory chip and the mold layer, and a connection terminal between and electrically connecting the memory chip to the image sensor chip may be provided.
1. A semiconductor package, comprising:
a substrate;
a memory chip on the substrate;
a mold layer on the substrate, the mold layer covering a side surface of the memory chip;
an image sensor chip on the memory chip and the mold layer; and
a connection terminal between the memory chip and the image sensor chip, the connection terminal electrically connecting the memory chip to the image sensor chip,
wherein the image sensor chip includes,
a logic chip including a first circuit layer and a first via, the first via electrically connected to the first circuit layer and the connection terminal, and
a sensing chip on the logic chip.
2. The semiconductor package of claim 1 , further comprising:
a re-distribution pattern between the image sensor chip and the connection terminal, the re-distribution pattern extending between the mold layer and the image sensor chip, the re-distribution pattern electrically connected to the connection terminal.
3. The semiconductor package of claim 1 , further comprising:
a dummy terminal between the memory chip and the image sensor chip.
4. The semiconductor package of claim 3 , wherein the dummy terminal overlaps pixels of the image sensor chip, when viewed in a plan view.
5. The semiconductor package of claim 3 , further comprising:
a re-distribution layer on a bottom surface of the image sensor chip, the re-distribution layer including a metal pattern, the metal pattern being in physical contact with the image sensor chip, the metal pattern electrically connected to the dummy terminal and electrically disconnected from the connection terminal.
6. The semiconductor package of claim 1 , wherein the mold layer has a side surface that is coplanar with a side surface of the image sensor chip.
7. The semiconductor package of claim 1 , further comprising:
a connection pad on a top surface of the image sensor chip; and
a bonding wire electrically connecting the connection pad to the substrate.
8. A semiconductor package, comprising:
an image sensor chip having a first surface and a second surface facing each other, the image sensor chip including a logic chip and a sensing chip on the logic chip, the logic chip including a circuit layer and a conductive portion, the conductive portion including a conductive via, the conductive portion electrically connected to the circuit layer, and the conductive portion between the circuit layer and the first surface of the image sensor chip;
a memory chip on the first surface of the image sensor chip, the memory chip having a width less than that of the image sensor chip;
a chip pad on a surface of the memory chip, the chip pad electrically connected to the conductive portion, the surface of the memory chip facing the image sensor chip; and
a mold layer on the first surface of the image sensor chip, the mold layer covering a side surface of the memory chip.
9. The semiconductor package of claim 8 , further comprising:
a connection terminal between the image sensor chip and the memory chip, the connection terminal electrically connecting the chip pad to the conductive portion.
10. The semiconductor package of claim 9 , further comprising:
a dummy terminal between the image sensor chip and the memory chip, the dummy terminal electrically disconnected from the conductive portion.
11. The semiconductor package of claim 8 , further comprising:
a re-distribution pattern on the first surface of the image sensor chip, the re-distribution pattern electrically connecting the conductive portion to the chip pad.
12. The semiconductor package of claim 8 , further comprising:
a bonding pad on the second surface of the image sensor chip;
a substrate on a bottom surface of the memory chip; and
a bonding wire on the substrate, the bonding wire electrically connecting the bonding pad to the substrate.
13. The semiconductor package of claim 12 , further comprising:
a holder on the substrate, the holder spaced apart from the memory chip and the image sensor chip; and
a lens on the holder.
14. A semiconductor package, comprising:
a substrate;
a memory chip on the substrate;
an image sensor chip on the memory chip, the image sensor chip including a first surface facing the memory chip and a second surface having pixels thereon;
at least one connection terminal between the memory chip and the image sensor chip, the connection terminal electrically connecting a circuit of the memory chip to a circuit of the image sensor chip; and
a dummy terminal between the memory chip and the image sensor chip, the dummy terminal electrically disconnected from the circuit of the memory chip and the circuit of the image sensor chip.
15. The semiconductor package of claim 14 , further comprising:
a re-distribution layer on the first surface of the image sensor chip, the re-distribution layer on the connection terminal, the re-distribution layer including a re-distribution pattern, the re-distribution pattern electrically connecting the connection terminal to the circuit of the image sensor chip.
16. The semiconductor package of claim 15 , wherein the re-distribution layer further includes a metal pattern, the metal pattern being in physical contact with the image sensor chip, the metal pattern electrically connected to the dummy terminal and electrically disconnected from the connection terminal.
17. The semiconductor package of claim 14 , further comprising:
a re-distribution layer on the first surface of the image sensor chip, the re-distribution layer on the connection terminal and the dummy terminal, the re-distribution layer including a re-distribution pattern, the re-distribution pattern electrically connecting the connection terminal to the circuit of the image sensor chip, the re-distribution pattern electrically disconnected from the dummy terminal.