IP Library Granted Patent US 10,985,140
Granted Patent B2
US 10,985,140 · App. 16/383,929 · Granted Apr 20, 2021

Structure and formation method of package structure with underfill

Inventors: Chen-Hsuan Tsai (Taitung, TW); Tsung-Fu Tsai (Changhua, TW); Shih-Ting Lin (Taipei, TW); Szu-Wei Lu (Hsinchu, TW)
Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
H01L25/0657H01L23/481H01L24/11H01L25/50H01L2224/0401
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Patent No.
US 10,985,140
App. No.
16/383,929
Granted
Apr 20, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A structure and a formation method of a package structure are provided. The method includes disposing a semiconductor die structure over a substrate. The method also includes disposing a protective film over the substrate. The protective film has an opening exposing the semiconductor die structure, and sidewalls of the opening surround the semiconductor die structure. The method further includes dispensing an underfill material into the opening to surround the semiconductor die structure.

Claims (31)

1. A method for forming a package structure, comprising:

disposing a semiconductor die structure over a substrate;

disposing a protective film over the substrate, wherein the protective film has an opening exposing the semiconductor die structure, and sidewalls of the opening surround the semiconductor die structure; and

dispensing an underfill material into the opening to surround the semiconductor die structure.

2. The method for forming a package structure as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the semiconductor die structure comprises a stack of multiple semiconductor dies.

3. The method for forming a package structure as claimed in claim 2 , wherein portions of the underfill material flow into spaces between the multiple semiconductor dies to surround bonding structures between the multiple semiconductor dies.

4. The method for forming a package structure as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising curing the underfill material to form an underfill element surrounding the semiconductor die structure.

5. The method for forming a package structure as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the protective film has a first weight percentage of fillers, the underfill element has a second weight percentage of fillers, and the first weight percentage of fillers is greater than the second weight percentage of fillers.

6. The method for forming a package structure as claimed in claim 5 , wherein fillers in the protective film has a first average size, fillers in the underfill element has a second average size, and the first average size is greater than the second average size.

7. The method for forming a package structure as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the semiconductor die structure is separated from a first sidewall of the opening by a first distance and separated from a second sidewall of the opening by a second distance.

8. The method for forming a package structure as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the first distance is longer than the second distance, and the underfill material is dispensed onto a position that is closer to the first sidewall than the second sidewall.

9. The method for forming a package structure as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the underfill material is in a liquid state while being dispensed into the opening.

10. The method for forming a package structure as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising partially removing the protective film and the underfill material using a planarizing process.

11. A method for forming a package structure, comprising:

disposing a first semiconductor die structure and a second semiconductor die structure over a substrate;

disposing a protective film over the substrate, wherein the protective film has two openings respectively exposing the first semiconductor die structure and the second semiconductor die structure, and sidewalls of the openings respectively surround the first semiconductor die structure and the second semiconductor die structure;

respectively dispensing a polymer-containing liquid into the openings to surround the first semiconductor die structure and the second semiconductor die structure; and

curing the polymer-containing liquid to form a first protective element and a second protective element respectively surrounding the first semiconductor die structure and the second semiconductor die structure.

12. The method for forming a package structure as claimed in claim 11 , wherein a dispenser is used to sequentially dispense the polymer-containing liquid into the openings one by one.

13. The method for forming a package structure as claimed in claim 11 , wherein a first dispenser and a second dispenser are used to respectively dispense the polymer-containing liquid into a first opening and a second opening of the openings, the first opening exposes the first semiconductor die structure, and the second opening exposes the second semiconductor die structure.

14. The method for forming a package structure as claimed in claim 13 , wherein the first dispenser and the second dispenser are not used to dispense the polymer-containing liquid into a same opening of the openings at the same time.

15. The method for forming a package structure as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the first semiconductor die structure is separated from a first sidewall of the openings by a first distance and separated from a second sidewall of the openings by a second distance, the first distance is longer than the second distance, and the polymer-containing liquid is dispensed onto a position that is closer to the first sidewall than the second sidewall.

16. A package structure, comprising:

a substrate;

a semiconductor die structure over the substrate;

an underfill element surrounding the semiconductor die structure; and

a protective film surrounding the underfill element and covering sidewall surfaces of the underfill element.

17. The package structure as claimed in claim 16 , wherein the semiconductor die structure comprises a stack of multiple semiconductor dies.

18. The package structure as claimed in claim 17 , wherein portions of the underfill element extend into spaces between the multiple semiconductor dies to surround bonding structures between the multiple semiconductor dies.

19. The package structure as claimed in claim 16 , wherein the protective film has a first weight percentage of fillers, the underfill element has a second weight percentage of fillers, and the first weight percentage of fillers is greater than the second weight percentage of filler.

20. The package structure as claimed in claim 16 , wherein the protective film comprises first fillers, the underfill element comprises second fillers, and the first fillers have a greater average size than that of the second fillers.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 15, 2019
From: TSAI, CHEN-HSUAN; TSAI, TSUNG-FU; LIN, SHIH-TING; LU, SZU-WEI
To: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
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Continuity (1)
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