IP Library Granted Patent US 11,456,279
Granted Patent B2
US 11,456,279 · App. 16/887,107 · Granted Sep 27, 2022

Integrated electronic element module, semiconductor package, and method for fabricating the same

Inventors: Cong Zhang (Shanghai, CN); Chin-Tien Chiu (Taichung, TW); Xuyi Yang (Shanghai, CN); Qi Deng (Shanghai, CN)
Assignee: Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
H01L24/96H01L21/4853H01L21/4857H01L21/561H01L21/565H01L21/568H01L21/78H01L23/5383H01L23/5386H01L24/16H01L25/0657H01L2224/16227H01L2224/95001H01L2225/06506H01L2225/06562H01L2225/06582
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Patent No.
US 11,456,279
App. No.
16/887,107
Granted
Sep 27, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A substrate-less integrated electronic element module for a semiconductor package, comprising: at least two electronic elements, each of the at least two electronic elements having first electrical connectors; and a first molding compound encapsulating the at least two electronic elements, the first molding compound comprising a first planar surface and an opposing second planar surface of the integrated electronic element module, wherein each of the first electrical connectors is directly exposed on the first planar surface of the integrated electronic element module. Further, a semiconductor package including the integrated electronic element module and the method of fabricating the same is provided.

Claims (44)

1. A semiconductor package, comprising:

a substrate-less integrated electronic element module, comprising:

at least two electronic elements, each of the at least two electronic elements having first electrical connectors, the electrical connectors comprising one or more of contact pads and conductive bumps and

a first molding compound encapsulating the at least two electronic elements, the first molding compound comprising a first planar surface and an opposing second planar surface;

a plurality of semiconductor dies comprising second electrical connectors; and

a second molding compound encapsulating the substrate-less integrated electronic element module and the one or more semiconductor dies, the second molding compound comprising a third planar surface;

wherein each of the first electrical connectors and the second electrical connectors are directly exposed on the third planar surface of the second molding compound; and

wherein the at least two electronic elements are encapsulated inside both the first molding compound and the second molding compound, and

wherein the plurality of semiconductor dies are encapsulated once inside the second molding compound.

2. The integrated electronic element module according to claim 1 , wherein the at least two electronic elements comprise a combination of one or more of the following: a multi-layered ceramic capacitor, a silicon-based capacitor, a resistor, an inductor, an application specific integrated circuit die, a general purpose integrated circuit die, a wafer-level chip-scale package (WLCSP), and a quad flat no-lead package low dropout (QFN/LDO).

3. The integrated electronic element module according to claim 1 , wherein the first electrical connectors comprise contact pads and conductive bumps formed only on a part of the first electrical connectors, wherein top surfaces of the conductive bumps and top surfaces of the first electrical connectors without the conductive bumps formed thereon are all coplanar with each other.

4. The integrated electronic element module according to claim 1 , wherein the first electrical connectors comprise contact pads and conductive bumps formed on each of the first electrical connectors, wherein top surfaces of the conductive bumps are all coplanar with each other.

5. The integrated electronic element module according to claim 1 , wherein the first electrical connectors have a gap smaller than 10 μm between closest adjacent first electrical connectors.

6. A semiconductor package, comprising:

an integrated electronic element module, comprising:

at least two electronic elements, each of the at least two electronic elements having first electrical connectors; and

a first molding compound encapsulating the at least two electronic elements, the first molding compound comprising a first planar surface and an opposing second planar surface, each of the at least two electronic components mounted adjacent the first planar surface and each of the first electrical connectors exposed at the first planar surface;

a semiconductor device comprising second electrical connectors;

a second molding compound encapsulating the integrated electronic element module and the semiconductor device, the second molding compound comprising a third planar surface and an opposing fourth planar surface, the third planar surface being closer to the first planar surface than the second planar surface; and

a redistribution layer formed over the third planar surface;

wherein each of the first electrical connectors is directly exposed on the first planar surface, and is electrically connected to the redistribution layer, and

wherein each of the second electrical connectors of the semiconductor device extends to the third planar surface, and is electrically connected to the redistribution layer.

7. The semiconductor package according to claim 6 , wherein the semiconductor package is substrate-less.

8. The semiconductor package according to claim 6 , wherein the at least two electronic elements comprise a combination of one or more of the following: a multi-layered ceramic capacitor, a silicon-based capacitor, a resistor, and inductor, an application specific integrated circuit die, a general purpose integrated circuit die, a wafer-level chip-scale package (WLCSP), and a quad flat no-lead package low dropout (QFN/LDO).

9. The semiconductor package according to claim 6 , wherein the integrated electronic element module further comprises conductive bumps formed only on a part of the first electrical connectors, wherein top surfaces of the conductive bumps and top surfaces of each of the first electrical connectors without conductive bumps formed thereon are all coplanar with each other.

10. The semiconductor package according to claim 6 , wherein the integrated electronic element module further comprises conductive bumps formed on each of the first electrical connectors, wherein top surfaces of the conductive bumps are all coplanar with each other.

11. The semiconductor package according to claim 6 , wherein the first electrical connectors have a gap smaller than 10 μm between closest adjacent first electrical connectors.

12. The semiconductor package according to claim 6 , wherein the semiconductor device comprises a plurality of stacked memory dies.

13. The semiconductor package according to claim 12 , wherein the integrated electronic element module and the semiconductor device are disposed over the redistribution layer in a side-by-side manner.

14. The semiconductor package according to claim 13 , wherein a thickness of the integrated electronic element module and the second molding compound of the semiconductor package have the same thickness.

15. The semiconductor package according to claim 13 , further comprising a spacer disposed on a side of the integrated electronic element module facing away from the redistribution layer, and wherein a sum of a thickness of the integrated electronic element module and a thickness of the spacer equals to a thickness of the second molding compound of the semiconductor package.

16. The semiconductor package according to claim 12 , wherein the integrated electronic element module is mounted next to the semiconductor device.

17. The semiconductor package according to claim 6 , further comprising a third molding compound formed on the fourth planar surface.

18. A semiconductor package, comprising:

an integrated electronic element module, comprising:

at least two electronic elements, each of the at least two electronic elements having first electrical connectors; and

a first molding compound encapsulating the at least two electronic elements, the first molding compound comprising a first planar surface and an opposing second planar surface;

a semiconductor device comprising second electrical connectors;

a second molding compound encapsulating the integrated electronic element module and the semiconductor device, the second molding compound comprising a third planar surface and an opposing fourth planar surface, the third planar surface being closer to the first planar surface than the second planar surface; and

a redistribution layer formed over the third planar surface;

wherein each of the first electrical connectors is directly exposed on the first planar surface, and is electrically connected to the redistribution layer, and

wherein each of the second electrical connectors of the semiconductor device extends to the third planar surface, and is electrically connected to the redistribution layer, and

wherein the integrated electronic element module and the semiconductor device are disposed over the redistribution layer in a side-by-side manner, and

wherein a thickness of the integrated electronic element module and the second molding compound of the semiconductor package have the same thickness.

Assignments (10)
PARTIAL RELEASE OF SECURITY INTERESTS Recorded Apr 25, 2025
From: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS AGENT
To: SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Reel/Frame 071382/0001 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Apr 25, 2025
From: SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 071050/0001 →
PATENT COLLATERAL AGREEMENT Recorded Aug 23, 2024
From: SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS THE AGENT
Reel/Frame 068762/0494 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jun 27, 2024
From: SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
To: SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Reel/Frame 067982/0032 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 29, 2024
From: WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
To: SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Reel/Frame 067567/0682 →
PATENT COLLATERAL AGREEMENT - DDTL LOAN AGREEMENT Recorded Aug 21, 2023
From: WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
Reel/Frame 067045/0156 →
PATENT COLLATERAL AGREEMENT - A&R LOAN AGREEMENT Recorded Aug 21, 2023
From: WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
Reel/Frame 064715/0001 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST AT REEL 053926 FRAME 0446 Recorded Feb 8, 2022
From: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
To: WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Reel/Frame 058966/0321 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Sep 29, 2020
From: WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS AGENT
Reel/Frame 053926/0446 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 29, 2020
From: ZHANG, CONG; CHIU, CHIN-TIEN; YANG, XUYI; DENG, QI
To: WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Reel/Frame 052785/0297 →
Priority Claims (1)
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Continuity (1)
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