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US 12,283,577 · App. 17/862,482 · Granted Apr 22, 2025

Fan-out semiconductor package

Inventors: Joonsung Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Seokwon Lee (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
H01L25/16H01L23/13H01L23/49838H01L23/5386H01L24/08H01L24/16H01L25/162H01L28/90H01L23/49816H01L23/49833H01L24/48H01L2224/08146H01L2224/08225H01L2224/08265H01L2224/16227H01L2224/16238H01L2224/48225H01L2924/1431H01L2924/1436H01L2924/1437H01L2924/1438H01L2924/182H01L2924/19041H01L2924/3011H01L2924/3511
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Patent No.
US 12,283,577
App. No.
17/862,482
Granted
Apr 22, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A fan-out semiconductor package includes: a package body including a fan-in area corresponding to a through-hole located therein, a fan-out area surrounding the fan-in area, and a body interconnect structure arranged in the package body corresponding to the fan-out area; a fan-in chip structure located in the through-hole, the fan-in chip structure comprising a first chip, a capacitor chip arranged to be apart from the first chip, and a second chip disposed on both the first chip and the capacitor chip; a redistribution structure arranged on a bottom surface of the package body and a bottom surface of the fan-in chip structure and including a redistribution element extending to the fan-out area; and an interconnect via arranged on a top surface of the package body and electrically connected to the redistribution element in the fan-out area.

Claims (74)

1. A fan-out semiconductor package comprising:

a package body including a fan-in area corresponding to a through-hole located therein, a fan-out area surrounding the fan-in area, and a body interconnect structure arranged in the package body corresponding to the fan-out area;

a fan-in chip structure located in the through-hole, the fan-in chip structure including a first chip, a capacitor chip arranged to be spaced apart from the first chip, and a second chip disposed on both the first chip and the capacitor chip;

a redistribution structure arranged on a bottom surface of the package body and a bottom surface of the fan-in chip structure and including a redistribution element extending to the fan-out area; and

an interconnect via arranged on a top surface of the package body and electrically connected to the redistribution element in the fan-out area.

2. The fan-out semiconductor package of claim 1 , wherein the package body includes a circuit board, and the circuit board includes an insulating substrate or a semiconductor substrate.

3. The fan-out semiconductor package of claim 1 , wherein the capacitor chip includes a trench capacitor or a through-via capacitor.

4. The fan-out semiconductor package of claim 1 ,

wherein a second chip pad is arranged on a bottom surface of the second chip,

wherein chip connection pads are arranged on bottom surfaces of the capacitor chip and the first chip, and

wherein the second chip pad has a different structure than the chip connection pads.

5. The fan-out semiconductor package of claim 1 ,

wherein the second chip includes a second chip pad,

wherein the first chip includes a first through-via,

wherein the capacitor chip includes a second through-via, and

wherein the second chip pad is electrically connected to the first and second through-vias.

6. The fan-out semiconductor package of claim 1 ,

wherein the first chip includes a first through-via,

wherein the capacitor chip includes a second through-via, and

wherein the redistribution structure includes a chip connection pad connected to the first and second through-vias.

7. The fan-out semiconductor package of claim 1 ,

wherein the first chip includes a first through-via and a first chip pad connected to the first through-via,

wherein the redistribution structure further includes a chip connection pad, and

wherein the first chip pad is electrically connected to the redistribution element through the chip connection pad.

8. The fan-out semiconductor package of claim 1 ,

wherein the capacitor chip includes a second through-via and a capacitor chip pad connected to the second through-via,

wherein the redistribution structure further includes a chip connection pad, and

wherein the capacitor chip pad is electrically connected to the redistribution element through the chip connection pad.

9. The fan-out semiconductor package of claim 1 ,

wherein the package body is formed as a circuit board having the through-hole located therein,

wherein the fan-in chip structure further includes a first encapsulation layer located between the first chip and the capacitor chip, and

wherein the fan-out semiconductor package further includes a second encapsulation layer sealing the fan-in chip structure embedded in the through-hole.

10. The fan-out semiconductor package of claim 1 ,

wherein the package body is formed as a circuit board having the through-hole located therein,

wherein the package body includes the body interconnect structure arranged therein, a first body interconnect pad located on a bottom surface of the package body and electrically connected to the body interconnect structure, and a second body interconnect pad located on a top surface thereof and electrically connected to the body interconnect structure,

wherein the redistribution structure is electrically connected to the first body interconnect pad in the fan-out area, and

wherein the interconnect via is electrically connected to the second body interconnect pad in the fan-out area.

11. The fan-out semiconductor package of claim 1 , wherein the package body includes an encapsulation layer that seals the fan-in chip structure located in the fan-in area and is formed in the fan-out area.

12. A fan-out semiconductor package comprising:

a package body including a fan-in area corresponding to a through-hole located therein, a fan-out area surrounding the fan-in area, and a body interconnect structure arranged in the package body corresponding to the fan-out area;

a fan-in chip structure located in the through-hole, the fan-in chip structure including a first chip, a capacitor chip arranged to be spaced apart from the first chip, a first encapsulation layer located between the first chip and the capacitor chip, and a second chip having a top surface bonded to top surfaces of both the first chip and the capacitor chip;

a redistribution structure arranged on a bottom surface of the package body and a bottom surface of the first chip and including a redistribution element extending to the fan-out area; and

an interconnect via arranged on a top surface of the package body and electrically connected to the redistribution element in the fan-out area.

13. The fan-out semiconductor package of claim 12 ,

wherein the top surfaces of the first chip, the capacitor chip, and the second chip are active surfaces, and

wherein the bottom surface of the first chip and bottom surfaces of the capacitor chip and the second chip are inactive surfaces.

14. The fan-out semiconductor package of claim 12 ,

wherein the package body is a circuit board having the through-hole located therein, and

wherein the fan-out semiconductor package further comprises a second encapsulation layer formed on both sides of the fan-in chip structure within the through-hole and on the package body.

15. The fan-out semiconductor package of claim 12 , wherein the capacitor chip includes a trench capacitor or a through-via capacitor.

16. The fan-out semiconductor package of claim 12 , wherein the first chip and the capacitor chip are arranged to overlap the second chip in a planar view.

17. The fan-out semiconductor package of claim 12 ,

wherein the package body further includes a second encapsulation layer that seals the fan-in chip structure located in the fan-in area and is formed in the fan-out area, and

wherein the body interconnect structure is located in the second encapsulation layer and is electrically connected to the redistribution structure and the interconnect via.

18. A fan-out semiconductor package comprising:

a lower package; and

an upper package stacked on the lower package;

wherein the lower package comprises:

a package body including a fan-in area corresponding to a through-hole located therein, a fan-out area surrounding the fan-in area, and a body interconnect structure arranged in the package body corresponding to the fan-out area;

a fan-in chip structure located in the through-hole, the fan-in chip structure including a first chip, a capacitor chip arranged to be spaced apart from the first chip, and a second chip disposed on both the first chip and the capacitor chip;

a redistribution structure arranged on a bottom surface of the package body and a bottom surface of the fan-in chip structure and including a redistribution element extending to the fan-out area;

a first external connection terminal electrically connected to the redistribution structure on the bottom surface of the package body; and

an interconnect via and an interconnect pad arranged on a top surface of the package body and electrically connected to the redistribution element in the fan-out area, and

wherein the upper package comprises:

an upper circuit board;

an upper semiconductor chip mounted on the upper circuit board; and

a second external connection terminal arranged on a bottom surface of the upper circuit board and electrically connected to the interconnect pad of the lower package.

19. The fan-out semiconductor package of claim 18 ,

wherein the package body includes the body interconnect structure including a body via layer, and

wherein an upper portion of the body interconnect structure has a width equal to that of a lower portion thereof.

20. The fan-out semiconductor package of claim 18 ,

wherein the fan-in chip structure further includes a first encapsulation layer located between the first chip and the capacitor chip,

wherein the package body further includes a second encapsulation layer that seals the fan-in chip structure located in the fan-in area and is formed in the fan-out area, and

wherein the body interconnect structure is located in the second encapsulation layer and is electrically connected to the redistribution structure and the interconnect via.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 6, 2022
From: KIM, JOONSUNG; LEE, SEOKWON
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 060999/0056 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2021-0176943 · Dec 10, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230187424A1 · Jun 15, 2023
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