IP Library Granted Patent US 10,217,722
Granted Patent B2
US 10,217,722 · App. 15/970,526 · Granted Feb 26, 2019

Semiconductor packages having asymmetric chip stack structure

Inventor: Jin Kyoung Park (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
H01L25/0652H01L23/49H01L2224/32145H01L2224/48145H01L2224/48227H01L2224/73265H01L2225/0651H01L2225/06506H01L2225/06562H01L2225/06575H01L2225/06582H01L2924/15311H01L2924/181
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Patent No.
US 10,217,722
App. No.
15/970,526
Granted
Feb 26, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A semiconductor package may include first chip stack including first chips which are stacked on a package substrate and offset to form a first reverse stepwise sidewall. The semiconductor package may include a second chip stack including second chips which are stacked on the package substrate and offset to form a second reverse stepwise sidewall. The first protrusion corner of the first chip stack may protrude toward the second chip stack.

Claims (16)

1. A semiconductor package comprising:

a first sub-chip stack including first sub-chips which are stacked on a package substrate and offset in a first offset direction;

a second sub-chip stack including second sub-chips which are stacked on the first sub-chip stack, wherein each of the second sub-chips has a thickness which is different than a thickness of each of the first sub-chips;

a first chip stack including the first sub-chip stack, the second sub-chip stack, and a first spacer between the first and second sub-chip stacks; and

a second chip stack disposed on the package substrate,

wherein a first protrusion corner of the first chip stack protruding toward the second chip stack vertically overlaps with a second protrusion corner of the second chip stack protruding toward the first chip stack.

2. The semiconductor package of claim 1 , wherein the second chip stack includes:

a third sub-chip stack including third sub-chips which are stacked on the package substrate and offset in a second offset direction corresponding to an opposite direction to the first offset direction;

a fourth sub-chip stack including fourth sub-chips which are stacked on the third sub-chip stack; and

a second spacer disposed between the third and fourth sub-chip stacks.

3. The semiconductor package of claim 2 , wherein the second spacer has substantially the same thickness as the first spacer.

4. The semiconductor package of claim 3 , wherein each of the third and fourth sub-chips has substantially the same thickness as each of the second sub-chips.

5. The semiconductor package of claim 2 , wherein the number of the first sub-chips is equal to the number of the second sub-chips, the number of the third sub-chips, and the number of the fourth sub-chips.

6. The semiconductor package of claim 1 , wherein the number of chips in the first chip stack is equal to the number of chips in the second chip stack.

7. The semiconductor package of claim 1 , wherein the first chip stack is spaced apart from the second protrusion corner of the second chip stack.

8. The semiconductor package of claim 1 , wherein the first chip stack and the second chip stack are laterally aligned.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 3, 2018
From: PARK, JIN KYOUNG
To: SK HYNIX INC.
Reel/Frame 045710/0683 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2016-0142439 · Oct 28, 2016 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 15491099 · Apr 19, 2017
Related Publication 20180254261A1 · Sep 6, 2018
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