Encapsulated package including device dies connected via interconnect die
A method includes bonding a first device die and a second device die to an interconnect die. The interconnect die includes a first portion over and bonded to the first device die, and a second portion over and bonded to the second device die. The interconnect die electrically connects the first device die to the second device die. The method further includes encapsulating the interconnect die in an encapsulating material, and forming a plurality of redistribution lines over the interconnect die.
1. A package comprising:
an encapsulant comprising a first top surface;
an interconnect die in the encapsulant, wherein the interconnect die comprises:
a plurality of electrical connectors; and
a second top surface, wherein an entirety of the second top surface is planar, and wherein the second top surface is coplanar with the first top surface of the encapsulant;
a first die and a second die underlying the interconnect die and in the encapsulant, wherein the interconnect die electrically connects the first die to the second die, and wherein electrical connectors of the first die and the second die are bonded to some of the plurality of electrical connectors; and
an interconnect structure underlying the first die and the second die, wherein the interconnect structure comprises a plurality of redistribution lines, with some of the plurality of redistribution lines comprising a plurality of vias, and wherein the plurality of vias comprise a wider ends and narrower ends, and wherein the wider ends are closer to the interconnect die than respective ones of the narrower ends.
2. The package of claim 1 further comprising a die-attach film between, and contacting, the interconnect die and a first redistribution line in the interconnect structure.
3. The package of claim 2 , wherein the die-attach film further contacts a second redistribution line in the interconnect structure.
4. The package of claim 3 , wherein the die-attach film is exposed to an air gap between the first redistribution line and the second redistribution line.
5. The package of claim 2 , wherein a first edge of the die-attach film is vertically aligned to a second edge of the interconnect die.
6. The package of claim 1 further comprising an integrated passive device bonded to one of the first die and the second die.
7. The package of claim 1 further comprising an underfill, wherein the underfill comprises:
a first portion between the interconnect die and the first die; and
a second portion between the first die and the second die.
8. The package of claim 1 further comprising an integrated passive device bonding to one of the first die and the second die, wherein the integrated passive device is in the encapsulant.
9. The package of claim 1 , wherein the interconnect die is free from active devices therein.
10. A package comprising:
a first device die comprising a first electrical connector and a second electrical connector;
a second device die comprising a third electrical connector;
an interconnect die underlying the first device die and the second device die, the interconnect die comprising:
a fourth electrical connector bonding to the first electrical connector of the first device die;
a fifth electrical connector bonding to the third electrical connector of the second device die; and
an electrical path in the interconnect die, wherein the electrical path electrically connects the fourth electrical connector to the fifth electrical connector;
an interconnect structure underlying the interconnect die, wherein the interconnect structure comprises a redistribution line; and
a through-via electrically connecting the interconnect structure to the second electrical connector, wherein the through-via comprises a top end and a bottom end, and wherein the top end is wider than the bottom end.
11. The package of claim 10 , wherein the redistribution line comprises a via, and upper portions of the via are wider than respective lower portions of the via.
12. The package of claim 10 further comprising a die-attach film adhering the interconnect die to the redistribution line.
13. The package of claim 12 further comprising an air gap, wherein both of the die-attach film and the redistribution line are exposed to the air gap.
14. The package of claim 10 further comprising:
an integrated passive device bonding to the second device die; and
an additional die-attach film, wherein the integrated passive device is attached to the additional die-attach film.
15. A package comprising:
a plurality of device dies;
an interconnect die, wherein the interconnect die electrically connects a first device die to a second device die in the plurality of device dies;
an interconnect structure comprising a plurality of redistribution lines, wherein the plurality of redistribution lines are distributed in a plurality of conductive layers, and wherein the interconnect die is free from active devices and passive devices therein;
a through-via between, and is in physical contact with both of, the first device die and a redistribution line in the plurality of redistribution lines; and
an independent passive device bonding to the first device die, wherein the independent passive device is located between the first device die and the interconnect structure.
16. The package of claim 15 further comprising:
a die-attach film between and contacting the interconnect die and one of the plurality of redistribution lines.
17. The package of claim 15 further comprising an encapsulant, wherein the through-via penetrates through the encapsulant.
18. The package of claim 15 further comprising an encapsulant, with the device die and the through-via being in the encapsulant, and wherein the independent passive device is separated from the interconnect structure by a portion of the encapsulant.