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Granted Patent B2
US 12,506,085 · App. 17/561,547 · Granted Dec 23, 2025

HBI die architecture with fiducial in street for no metal depopulation in active die

Inventors: Omkar Karhade (Chandler, AZ); Nitin A. Deshpande (Chandler, AZ)
Assignee: Intel Corporation
H01L23/544H01L24/08H01L23/49816H01L23/49833H01L2223/54426H01L2224/0213H01L2224/0224H01L2224/0801H01L2224/08148
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Patent No.
US 12,506,085
App. No.
17/561,547
Granted
Dec 23, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Embodiments disclosed herein include semiconductor devices. In one embodiment, a die comprises a substrate, where the substrate comprises a semiconductor material. In an embodiment, a backend layer is over the substrate, where the backend layer comprises conductive routing. In an embodiment, the die further comprises a protrusion extending out from an edge of the substrate and the backend layer. In an embodiment, a fiducial is on a surface of the protrusion.

Claims (39)

1 . A die, comprising:

a substrate having a first surface opposite a second surface, and a plurality of edges between the first surface and the second surface, wherein the substrate comprises a semiconductor material;

a backend layer over the first surface of the substrate, wherein the backend layer comprises conductive routing;

a protrusion extending laterally out from an edge of the plurality of edges of the substrate and the backend layer; and

a fiducial on a surface of the protrusion.

2 . The die of claim 1 , wherein no metal is provided through a thickness of the protrusion.

3 . The die of claim 1 , wherein the protrusion is at a corner of the substrate.

4 . The die of claim 1 , further comprising:

a second protrusion extending out from a second edge of the substrate and the backend layer.

5 . The die of claim 4 , wherein the second protrusion is at a corner of the substrate opposite from a corner of the substrate where the protrusion is located.

6 . The die of claim 1 , wherein the fiducial is a cross.

7 . The die of claim 1 , wherein the die further comprises a dielectric layer and a plurality of conductive pads through the dielectric layer.

8 . The die of claim 7 , wherein the conductive pads and the dielectric layer are suitable for hybrid bonding or solder bonding.

9 . The die of claim 7 , wherein the conductive pads have a pitch that is approximately 20 μm or less.

10 . The die of claim 1 , further comprising:

transistors on the substrate, wherein no transistors are provided within a footprint of the fiducial.

11 . An electronic package, comprising:

a first die having a first surface opposite a second surface, and a plurality of edges between the first surface and the second surface;

a protrusion extending laterally out from an edge of the plurality of edges of the first die;

a first fiducial on the protrusion;

a second die bonded to the first die; and

a second fiducial on the second die, wherein the first fiducial at least partially overlaps the second fiducial.

12 . The electronic package of claim 11 , wherein the first die is bonded to the second die with a hybrid bonding architecture.

13 . The electronic package of claim 11 , wherein the first die has an active die region, and wherein the fiducial is outside of a footprint of the active die region.

14 . The electronic package of claim 11 , wherein further comprising:

a second protrusion extending out from the first die.

15 . The electronic package of claim 14 , wherein the second protrusion is on a corner of the first die opposite from a corner where the protrusion is located.

16 . The electronic package of claim 11 , wherein the second fiducial is within an active die region of the second die.

17 . The electronic package of claim 11 , wherein the first fiducial and the second fiducial are crosses.

18 . An electronic system, comprising:

a board;

a package substrate coupled to the board;

a first die on the package substrate; and

a second die coupled to the first die, wherein the second die comprises:

a first surface opposite a second surface, and a plurality of edges between the first surface and the second surface;

a protrusion that extends laterally out from an edge of the plurality of edges at a corner of the second die; and

a fiducial on the protrusion, wherein the fiducial is outside of a shadow of an active die region of the second die.

19 . The electronic system of claim 18 , wherein there is no metal over the fiducial in the second die.

20 . The electronic system of claim 18 , wherein the first die is coupled to the second die with a hybrid bonding interconnect architecture.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 9, 2022
From: KARHADE, OMKAR; DESHPANDE, NITIN A.
To: INTEL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 060761/0653 →
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230207479A1 · Jun 29, 2023
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