IP Library Granted Patent US 11,373,981
Granted Patent B2
US 11,373,981 · App. 16/786,969 · Granted Jun 28, 2022

Package and manufacturing method thereof

Inventors: Ming-Fa Chen (Taichung, TW); Sung-Feng Yeh (Taipei, TW); Jian-Wei Hong (Hsinchu, TW)
Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
H01L25/0657H01L21/6835H01L23/60H01L24/08H01L24/80H01L25/50H01L2221/68331H01L2224/08146H01L2224/80006H01L2224/8013H01L2224/80895H01L2224/80896H01L2225/06524H01L2225/06527H01L2225/06541H01L2225/06548H01L2225/06586H01L2225/06593H01L2924/30205
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Patent No.
US 11,373,981
App. No.
16/786,969
Granted
Jun 28, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A package includes a first die, a second die, a first encapsulant, first through insulating vias (TIV), a second encapsulant, and second TIVs. The second die is stacked on the first die. The first encapsulant laterally encapsulates the first die. The first TIVs are aside the first die. The first TIVs penetrate through the first encapsulant and are electrically floating. The second encapsulant laterally encapsulates the second die. The second TIVs are aside the second die. The second TIVs penetrate through the second encapsulant and are electrically floating. The second TIVs are substantially aligned with the first TIVs.

Claims (71)

1. A manufacturing method of a package, comprising

providing a semiconductor carrier having contact vias embedded therein, wherein the contact vias are electrically grounded;

placing a first die over the semiconductor carrier, wherein the first die comprises a first semiconductor substrate and first through semiconductor vias (TSV) embedded therein;

laterally encapsulating the first die by a first encapsulant;

forming first through insulating vias (TIV) in the first encapsulant, wherein the first TIVs are electrically grounded through the contact vias;

grinding the first die, the first encapsulant, and the first TIVs until the first TSVs of the first die are exposed;

stacking a second die over the first die; and

removing the semiconductor carrier.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

forming an alignment layer over the semiconductor carrier, wherein the alignment layer comprises alignment marks.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the alignment marks are formed between and electrically connected to the contact vias and the first TIVs.

4. The method of claim 2 , further comprising:

forming a dielectric layer between the alignment layer and the first encapsulant, wherein the first TIVs penetrate through the dielectric layer.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

forming a first bonding layer over the first die, the first encapsulant, and the first TIVs; and

forming a second bonding layer over the second die, wherein the first bonding layer is hybrid bonded to the second bonding layer.

6. The method of claim 5 , further comprising:

laterally encapsulating the second die and the second bonding layer by a second encapsulant; and

forming a carrier substrate over the second die and the second encapsulant.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second die comprises a second semiconductor substrate and second TSVs embedded therein, and the method further comprises:

laterally encapsulating the second die by a second encapsulant;

forming second TIVs in the second encapsulant, wherein the second TIVs are electrically grounded through the first TIVs and the contact vias;

grinding the second die, the second encapsulant, and the second TIVs until the second TSVs of the second die are exposed.

8. The method of claim 7 , further comprising:

bonding a third die to the second die;

laterally encapsulating the third die by a third encapsulant; and

forming a carrier substrate over the third die and the third encapsulant.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein during the grinding of the first die, the first encapsulant, and the first TIVs, electrons generated from the grinding are travelled from a grinding surface to the contact vias through the first TIVs.

10. A manufacturing method of a package, comprising:

providing a semiconductor carrier having contact vias embedded therein, wherein the semiconductor carrier has die regions and scribe line regions located between two adjacent die regions, and the contact vias are located in the scribe line regions and are electrically grounded;

placing first dies over the semiconductor carrier in the die regions, wherein each first die of the first dies comprises a semiconductor substrate and through semiconductor vias (TSV) embedded therein;

laterally encapsulating the first dies by a first encapsulant;

forming through insulating vias (TIV) in the first encapsulant, wherein the TIVs are located in the scribe line regions and are electrically grounded through the contact vias;

grinding the first dies, the first encapsulant, and the TIVs until the TSVs of the first dies are exposed;

stacking a second die over the first die;

removing the semiconductor carrier; and

performing a singulation process to remove the TIVs located in the scribe line regions.

11. The method of claim 10 , further comprising:

forming a first bonding layer over the first die, the first encapsulant, and the TIVs; and

forming a second bonding layer over the second die, wherein the first bonding layer is hybrid bonded to the second bonding layer.

12. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:

laterally encapsulating the second die and the second bonding layer by a second encapsulant; and

forming a carrier substrate over the second die and the second encapsulant.

13. The method of claim 10 , further comprising:

removing a portion of the semiconductor substrate of each first die to form recesses; and

forming a protection layer to fill the recesses.

14. A manufacturing method of a package, comprising

providing a semiconductor carrier having contact vias embedded therein, wherein the contact vias are electrically grounded;

placing a first die over the semiconductor carrier;

laterally encapsulating the first die by a first encapsulant;

forming first through insulating vias (TIV) in the first encapsulant, wherein the first TIVs are electrically grounded through the contact vias;

grinding the first die, the first encapsulant, and the first TIVs to generate electrons on grinding surfaces of the first die, the first encapsulant, and the first TIVs;

allowing the electrons to travel through the first TIVs to reach the contact vias of the semiconductor carrier;

stacking a second die over the first die; and

removing the semiconductor carrier such that the first TIVs are electrically floating.

15. The method of claim 14 , further comprising:

forming an alignment layer over the semiconductor carrier, wherein the alignment layer comprises alignment marks.

16. The method of claim 15 , wherein the alignment marks are formed between and electrically connected to the contact vias and the first TIVs.

17. The method of claim 15 , further comprising:

forming a dielectric layer between the alignment layer and the first encapsulant, wherein the first TIVs penetrate through the dielectric layer.

18. The method of claim 14 , further comprising:

forming a first bonding layer over the first die, the first encapsulant, and the first TIVs; and

forming a second bonding layer over the second die, wherein the first bonding layer is hybrid bonded to the second bonding layer.

19. The method of claim 18 , further comprising:

laterally encapsulating the second die and the second bonding layer by a second encapsulant; and

forming a carrier substrate over the second die and the second encapsulant.

20. The method of claim 14 , wherein the method further comprises:

laterally encapsulating the second die by a second encapsulant;

forming second TIVs in the second encapsulant, wherein the second TIVs are electrically grounded through the first TIVs and the contact vias;

grinding the second die, the second encapsulant, and the second TIVs to generate electrons on grinding surfaces of the second die, the second encapsulant, and the second TIVs; and

allowing the electrons to travel through the second TIVs and the first TIVs to reach the contact vias of the semiconductor carrier.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 13, 2020
From: CHEN, MING-FA; YEH, SUNG-FENG; HONG, JIAN-WEI
To: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
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Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62892550 · Aug 28, 2019
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