3D system and wafer reconstitution with mid-layer interposer
A system in package structure and method of fabrication using wafer reconstitution are described. In an embodiment a 3D system includes a mid-layer interposer a first package level underneath the mid-layer interposer and a second package level over the mid-layer interposer. Second package level components can be bonded to the mid-layer interposer with metal-metal bonds and optionally dielectric-dielectric bonds, while the first package level components can be bonded to the mid-layer interposer with dielectric-dielectric and optionally metal-metal bonds.
1 . A three-dimensional (3D) system comprising:
a mid-layer interposer;
a first package level underneath the mid-layer interposer, the first package level including a component bonded to the mid-layer interposer with dielectric-dielectric bonds;
a second package level over the mid-layer interposer, the second package level including a first die bonded to the mid-layer interposer with metal-metal bonds; and
a plurality of through vias (TVs), each TV extending completely through the component and at least partially through the mid-layer interposer.
2 . The 3D system of claim 1 , wherein the first die is a logic die.
3 . The 3D system of claim 1 , wherein the component is embedded in an encapsulation layer.
4 . The 3D system of claim 3 , further comprising a second plurality of through vias laterally adjacent the component and extending through the encapsulation layer.
5 . The 3D system of claim 4 , wherein the first die is hybrid bonded to the mid-layer interposer with dielectric-dielectric bonds and the metal-metal bonds.
6 . The 3D system of claim 4 , wherein the first die is thicker than the component.
7 . The 3D system of claim 4 , wherein the component includes a component silicon bulk layer and a component back-end-of-the-line (BEOL) stack-up, and a back side of the silicon bulk layer is bonded to the mid-layer interposer with the dielectric-dielectric bonds.
8 . The 3D system of claim 4 , further comprising a set of through vias extending through the mid-layer interposer.
9 . The 3D system of claim 8 , wherein the mid-layer interposer includes an interposer silicon bulk layer and an interposer back-end-of-the-line (BEOL) stack-up.
10 . The 3D system of claim 9 , wherein the mid-layer interposer includes an array of capacitors, an array of magnet elements, or both.
11 . The 3D system of claim 9 , wherein the mid-layer interposer includes active devices.
12 . The 3D system of claim 1 , further comprising a second die bonded to the mid-layer interposer with dielectric-dielectric bonds and metal-metal bonds.
13 . The 3D system of claim 12 , wherein the component includes a portion of a die-to-die routing path between the first die and the second die.
14 . The 3D system of claim 13 , wherein the die-to-die routing path passes through a portion of a set of through vias extending through the mid-layer interposer.
15 . The 3D system of claim 14 , wherein the first die is a central processor unit (CPU) and the second die is a graphics processor unit (GPU).
16 . The 3D system of claim 1 , wherein the second package level includes a stacked die component bonded to the mid-layer interposer with metal-metal bonds.
17 . The 3D system of claim 1 , wherein the mid-layer interposer includes a dielectric layer with through dielectric vias that extend completely through the mid-layer interposer and form metal-metal bonds with contact pads of the first die.
18 . The 3D system of claim 1 , wherein the mid-layer interposer includes a plurality of banks of devices, wherein the plurality of banks of devices includes a masked bank with a dummy landing pad not connected to devices in the masked bank.
19 . A 3D system comprising:
a mid-layer interposer;
a first package level on a first side of the mid-layer interposer, the first package level including a component bonded to the mid-layer interposer with dielectric-dielectric bonds;
a second package level on a second side of the mid-layer interposer, the second package level including a first die bonded to the mid-layer interposer with dielectric-dielectric bonds; and
a plurality of through vias (TVs), each TV extending completely through the component and at least partially through the mid-layer interposer.
20 . The 3D system of claim 19 , wherein the plurality of through vias extends completely through the mid-layer interposer to landing pads of the first die.
21 . The 3D system of claim 20 , wherein the mid-layer interposer is an intermediate dielectric layer.