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Granted Patent B2
US 10,964,676 · App. 16/035,623 · Granted Mar 30, 2021

Semiconductor structure and a method of making thereof

Inventor: Farhang Yazdani (Santa Clara, CA)
Assignee: BroadPak Corporation
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Patent No.
US 10,964,676
App. No.
16/035,623
Granted
Mar 30, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

An integrated circuit package comprising a first substrate having a cavity; a second substrate; and one or more semiconductor device(s) and/or passive component (s) are coupled to the second substrate. The cavity is formed using two opposite side walls of the first substrate where two opposite sides of the cavity are kept open, the one or more semiconductor device(s) and/or passive component(s) is/are electrically coupled using redistribution layers, and the second substrate is located inside the cavity of the first substrate.

Claims (138)

1. An integrated circuit package comprising:

a first substrate having a cavity/clearance, wherein

said cavity/clearance is formed using two opposite side walls of the first substrate, and

said two opposite sides of the cavity/clearance are open;

a second substrate; and

one or more component(s) is/are coupled to the second substrate, wherein

said second substrate is located inside the cavity/clearance of the first substrate,

said second substrate is a passive substrate and not an active chip, and

said cavity/clearance is formed using two standoff substrates coupled to the first substrate while the two opposite sides of the cavity/clearance are open.

2. The integrated circuit package according to claim 1 , wherein

said first substrate and said second substrate are electrically coupled using wire and/or redistribution layer.

3. The integrated circuit package according to claim 1 , wherein

said cavity/clearance is formed along the periphery of the first substrate.

4. The integrated circuit package according to claim 1 , wherein

at least one of said one or more component(s) is/are electrically coupled to the first substrate and/or second substrate.

5. The integrated circuit package according to claim 1 , wherein

at least one of said one or more component(s) is/are electrically coupled to the first substrate using a flip chip or a wirebond method.

6. The integrated circuit package according to claim 1 , wherein

said cavity/clearance contains active and/or passive component(s).

7. The integrated circuit package according to claim 1 , wherein

said first substrate and/or said second substrate contains one or more through holes and/or cavities.

8. The integrated circuit package according to claim 1 , wherein

at least one substrate of said first substrate and/or second substrate comprises of RDL and/or through substrate via.

9. The integrated circuit package according to claim 1 , wherein

one of said one or more component(s) is/are an antenna or amplifier or capacitor or resistor or inductor or processor or memory or sensor or analog-to-digital converter or digital-to-analog converter or electrical-optical converter or optical-electrical converter or Light Emitting Diode (LED) or ASIC or TSV or laser or FPGA or analog circuit or digital circuit or SerDes or filter or Lens or GPU or magnet or waveguide or wirebond or mold or under-fill or heat-pipe or mirror or fan or bump or fiber or accelerator or MEMS or membrane or heat spreader or RDL or energy source or light source or battery.

10. The integrated circuit package according to claim 1 , wherein

at least one substrate of said first substrate and/or second substrate and at least one component of said one or more component(s) is/are manufactured as one piece.

11. A system comprising:

a first substrate having a cavity/clearance; wherein

said cavity/clearance is formed using two opposite side walls of the first substrate, and

two opposite sides of the cavity/clearance are open; and

a second substrate, wherein

said second substrate is located inside the cavity/clearance of the first substrate,

said second substrate is a passive substrate and not an active chip, and

said cavity/clearance is formed using two standoff substrates coupled to the first substrate while the two opposite sides of the cavity/clearance are open.

12. A system comprising:

a first substrate having a cavity/clearance, wherein

said cavity/clearance is formed using one wall of the first substrate, and

opposite sides of the cavity/clearance are open; and

a second substrate, wherein

said second substrate is located inside the cavity/clearance of the first substrate,

said second substrate is a passive substrate and not an active chip, and

said cavity/clearance is formed using two standoff substrates coupled to the first substrate while the two opposite sides of the cavity/clearance are open.

13. An integrated circuit package comprising:

a first substrate having a cavity/clearance, wherein

said cavity/clearance is formed using two opposite side walls of the first substrate, and

said two opposite sides of the cavity/clearance are open;

a second substrate; and

one or more component(s) is/are coupled to the second substrate, wherein

said second substrate is located inside the cavity/clearance of the first substrate,

said second substrate is a passive substrate and not an active chip, and

said cavity/clearance is formed using two standoff substrates coupled to the first substrate while the two adjacent sides of the cavity/clearance are open.

14. A system comprising

a first substrate having a cavity/clearance; wherein

said cavity/clearance is formed using two opposite side walls of the first substrate, and

two opposite sides of the cavity/clearance are open; and

a second substrate, wherein

said second substrate is located inside the cavity/clearance of the first substrate,

said second substrate is a passive substrate and not an active chip, and

said cavity/clearance is formed using two standoff substrates coupled to the first substrate while the two adjacent sides of the cavity/clearance are open.

15. A system comprising:

a first substrate having a cavity/clearance, wherein

said cavity/clearance is formed using one wall of the first substrate, and

opposite sides of the cavity/clearance are open; and

a second substrate, wherein

said second substrate is located inside the cavity/clearance of the first substrate,

said second substrate is a passive substrate and not an active chip, and

said cavity/clearance is formed using two standoff substrates coupled to the first substrate while the two adjacent sides of the cavity/clearance are open.

16. The integrated circuit package according to claim 11 , wherein

the at least one standoff substrate comprises of two or more substrates.

17. The integrated circuit package according to claim 11 , wherein

at least one active or passive component is coupled to at least one of the said first substrate and/or second substrate and/or standoff substrate.

18. The integrated circuit package according to claim 11 , wherein

said cavity/clearance contains active and/or passive component(s).

19. The integrated circuit package according to claim 11 , wherein

said first substrate and/or said second substrate contains one or more through holes and/or cavities.

20. The integrated circuit package according to claim 11 , wherein

at least one of said first substrate and/or second substrate and/or standoff substrate comprises of RDL and/or through substrate via.

21. The integrated circuit package according to claim 17 , wherein

one of the component(s) is/are an antenna or amplifier or capacitor or resistor or inductor or processor or memory or sensor or analog-to-digital converter or digital-to-analog converter or electrical-optical converter or optical-electrical converter or Light Emitting Diode (LED) or ASIC or TSV or laser or FPGA or analog circuit or digital circuit or SerDes or filter or Lens or GPU or magnet or waveguide or wirebond or mold or under-fill or heat-pipe or mirror or fan or bump or fiber or accelerator or MEMS or membrane or heat spreader or RDL or energy source or light source or battery.

22. The integrated circuit package according to claim 12 , wherein

the at least one standoff substrate comprises of two or more substrates.

23. The integrated circuit package according to claim 12 , wherein

at least one active or passive component is coupled to at least one of the said first substrate and/or second substrate and/or standoff substrate.

24. The integrated circuit package according to claim 12 , wherein

said cavity/clearance contains active and/or passive component(s).

25. The integrated circuit package according to claim 12 , wherein

said first substrate and/or said second substrate contains one or more through holes and/or cavities.

26. The integrated circuit package according to claim 12 , wherein

at least one of said first substrate and/or second substrate and/or standoff substrate comprises of RDL and/or through substrate via.

27. The integrated circuit package according to claim 23 , wherein

one of the component(s) is/are an antenna or amplifier or capacitor or resistor or inductor or processor or memory or sensor or analog-to-digital converter or digital-to-analog converter or electrical-optical converter or optical-electrical converter or Light Emitting Diode (LED) or ASIC or TSV or laser or FPGA or analog circuit or digital circuit or SerDes or filter or Lens or GPU or magnet or waveguide or wirebond or mold or under-fill or heat-pipe or mirror or fan or bump or fiber or accelerator or MEMS or membrane or heat spreader or RDL or energy source or light source or battery.

28. The integrated circuit package according to claim 13 , wherein

the at least one standoff substrate comprises of two or more substrates.

29. The integrated circuit package according to claim 13 , wherein

at least one active or passive component is coupled to at least one of the said first substrate and/or second substrate and/or standoff substrate.

30. The integrated circuit package according to claim 13 , wherein

said cavity/clearance contains active and/or passive component(s).

31. The integrated circuit package according to claim 13 , wherein

said first substrate and/or said second substrate contains one or more through holes and/or cavities.

32. The integrated circuit package according to claim 13 , wherein

at least one of said first substrate and/or second substrate and/or standoff substrate comprises of RDL and/or through substrate via.

33. The integrated circuit package according to claim 29 , wherein

one of the component(s) is/are an antenna or amplifier or capacitor or resistor or inductor or processor or memory or sensor or analog-to-digital converter or digital-to-analog converter or electrical-optical converter or optical-electrical converter or Light Emitting Diode (LED) or ASIC or TSV or laser or FPGA or analog circuit or digital circuit or SerDes or filter or Lens or GPU or magnet or waveguide or wirebond or mold or under-fill or heat-pipe or mirror or fan or bump or fiber or accelerator or MEMS or membrane or heat spreader or RDL or energy source or light source or battery.

34. The integrated circuit package according to claim 14 , wherein

the at least one standoff substrate comprises of two or more substrates.

35. The integrated circuit package according to claim 14 , wherein

at least one active or passive component is coupled to at least one of the said first substrate and/or second substrate and/or standoff substrate.

36. The integrated circuit package according to claim 14 , wherein

said cavity/clearance contains active and/or passive component(s).

37. The integrated circuit package according to claim 14 , wherein

said first substrate and/or said second substrate contains one or more through holes and/or cavities.

38. The integrated circuit package according to claim 14 , wherein

at least one of said first substrate and/or second substrate and/or standoff substrate comprises of RDL and/or through substrate via.

39. The integrated circuit package according to claim 35 , wherein

one of the component(s) is/are an antenna or amplifier or capacitor or resistor or inductor or processor or memory or sensor or analog-to-digital converter or digital-to-analog converter or electrical-optical converter or optical-electrical converter or Light Emitting Diode (LED) or ASIC or TSV or laser or FPGA or analog circuit or digital circuit or SerDes or filter or Lens or GPU or magnet or waveguide or wirebond or mold or under-fill or heat-pipe or mirror or fan or bump or fiber or accelerator or MEMS or membrane or heat spreader or RDL or energy source or light source or battery.

40. The integrated circuit package according to claim 15 , wherein

the at least one standoff substrate comprises of two or more substrates.

41. The integrated circuit package according to claim 15 , wherein

at least one active or passive component is coupled to at least one of the said first substrate and/or second substrate and/or standoff substrate.

42. The integrated circuit package according to claim 15 , wherein

said cavity/clearance contains active and/or passive component(s).

43. The integrated circuit package according to claim 15 , wherein

said first substrate and/or said second substrate contains one or more through holes and/or cavities.

44. The integrated circuit package according to claim 15 , wherein

at least one of said first substrate and/or second substrate and/or standoff substrate comprises of RDL and/or through substrate via.

45. The integrated circuit package according to claim 41 , wherein

one of the component(s) is/are an antenna or amplifier or capacitor or resistor or inductor or processor or memory or sensor or analog-to-digital converter or digital-to-analog converter or electrical-optical converter or optical-electrical converter or Light Emitting Diode (LED) or ASIC or TSV or laser or FPGA or analog circuit or digital circuit or SerDes or filter or Lens or GPU or magnet or waveguide or wirebond or mold or under-fill or heat-pipe or mirror or fan or bump or fiber or accelerator or MEMS or membrane or heat spreader or RDL or energy source or light source or battery.

46. The integrated circuit package according to claim 11 , wherein

said first substrate and said second substrate are electrically coupled using wire and/or redistribution layer.

47. The integrated circuit package according to claim 12 , wherein

said first substrate and said second substrate are electrically coupled using wire and/or redistribution layer.

48. The integrated circuit package according to claim 13 , wherein

said first substrate and said second substrate are electrically coupled using wire and/or redistribution layer.

49. The integrated circuit package according to claim 14 , wherein

said first substrate and said second substrate are electrically coupled using wire and/or redistribution layer.

50. The integrated circuit package according to claim 15 , wherein

said first substrate and said second substrate are electrically coupled using wire and/or redistribution layer.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 14, 2018
From: YAZDANI, FARHANG
To: BROADPAK CORPORATION
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Continuity (9)
Continuation 15164866 · May 25, 2016
Continuation In Part 14746045 · Jun 22, 2015
Continuation In Part 14717798 · May 20, 2015
Continuation In Part 13192217 · Jul 27, 2011
Continuation 12205875 · Sep 6, 2008
Provisional Application 62166123 · May 25, 2015
Provisional Application 62015459 · Jun 22, 2014
Provisional Application 62002794 · May 24, 2014
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