Multi-stacked package-on-package structures
A multi-stacked package-on-package structure includes a method. The method includes: adhering a first die and a plurality of second dies to a substrate, the first die having a different function from each of the plurality of second dies; attaching a passive device over the first die; encapsulating the first die, the plurality of second dies, and the passive device; and forming a first redistribution structure over the passive device, the first die, and the plurality of second dies, the passive device connecting the first die to the first redistribution structure.
1. A device comprising:
a first integrated circuit device;
a second integrated circuit device;
a first encapsulant laterally surrounding the first integrated circuit device and the second integrated circuit device;
a first redistribution structure over the first encapsulant, the first integrated circuit device, and the second integrated circuit device, the first redistribution structure comprising first redistribution lines, the first redistribution lines connected to the first integrated circuit device and the second integrated circuit device;
a semiconductor device over the first redistribution structure, the semiconductor device electrically connected to the first integrated circuit device, the semiconductor device not electrically connected to the second integrated circuit device;
reflowable connectors connecting the semiconductor device to the first redistribution lines of the first redistribution structure;
an underfill around the reflowable connectors;
a second encapsulant laterally surrounding the underfill and the semiconductor device;
a second redistribution structure over the second encapsulant and the semiconductor device, the second redistribution structure comprising second redistribution lines, the second redistribution lines connected to the semiconductor device; and
conductive vias connecting the second redistribution lines of the second redistribution structure to the first redistribution lines of the first redistribution structure, the conductive vias extending through the second encapsulant,
wherein the semiconductor device comprises:
a main structure comprising passive features;
bumps disposed at a first side of the main structure, the reflowable connectors connected to the bumps, a first subset of the bumps connected to the passive features;
first conductive connectors disposed at a second side of the main structure, the second redistribution lines of the second redistribution structure connected to the first conductive connectors; and
through vias extending through the main structure, the through vias connecting the first conductive connectors to a second subset of the bumps.
2. The device of claim 1 , wherein the first integrated circuit device is a system-on-chip device and the second integrated circuit device is a memory device.
3. The device of claim 1 , wherein the first redistribution structure, the second redistribution structure, the first encapsulant, and the second encapsulant are laterally coterminous.
4. The device of claim 1 further comprising:
a package substrate; and
second conductive connectors connecting the package substrate to the second redistribution lines of the second redistribution structure.
5. The device of claim 1 , wherein the reflowable connectors and the conductive vias comprise different conductive materials.
6. The device of claim 1 , wherein the first redistribution structure further comprises a dielectric layer over the first redistribution lines, the reflowable connectors extending through the dielectric layer.
7. The device of claim 1 , wherein the semiconductor device is a passive device.
8. The device of claim 7 , wherein the passive device is an integrated voltage regulator (IVR).
9. A device comprising:
a first integrated circuit device;
a second integrated circuit device;
a semiconductor device over the first integrated circuit device, the semiconductor device connected to the first integrated circuit device, the semiconductor device not connected to the second integrated circuit device;
reflowable connectors connecting the semiconductor device to the first integrated circuit device;
an underfill around the reflowable connectors;
an encapsulant laterally surrounding the underfill, the semiconductor device, the first integrated circuit device, and the second integrated circuit device; and
a redistribution structure over the encapsulant and the semiconductor device, the redistribution structure comprising redistribution lines, the redistribution lines connected to the semiconductor device,
wherein the semiconductor device comprises:
a main structure comprising passive features;
bumps disposed at a first side of the main structure, the reflowable connectors connected to the bumps, a first subset of the bumps connected to the passive features;
first conductive connectors disposed at a second side of the main structure, the redistribution lines of the redistribution structure connected to the first conductive connectors; and
through vias extending through the main structure, the through vias connecting the first conductive connectors to a second subset of the bumps.
10. The device of claim 9 , wherein the first integrated circuit device is a system-on-chip device and the second integrated circuit device is a memory device.
11. The device of claim 9 , wherein the redistribution structure and the encapsulant are laterally coterminous.
12. The device of claim 9 , further comprising:
a package substrate; and
second conductive connectors connecting the package substrate to the redistribution lines of the redistribution structure.
13. The device of claim 9 , wherein the semiconductor device is a passive device.
14. The device of claim 13 , wherein the passive device is an integrated voltage regulator (IVR).
15. A device comprising:
a first integrated circuit device;
a second integrated circuit device adjacent the first integrated circuit device;
a semiconductor device over the second integrated circuit device, the semiconductor device connected to the second integrated circuit device, the semiconductor device not connected to the first integrated circuit device;
an underfill between the semiconductor device and the second integrated circuit device;
a molding compound laterally surrounding the underfill, the semiconductor device, the first integrated circuit device, and the second integrated circuit device; and
a first redistribution structure over the molding compound and the semiconductor device, the first redistribution structure comprising first redistribution lines, the first redistribution lines connected to the semiconductor device,
wherein the semiconductor device comprises:
a main structure; and
through vias extending through the main structure, the through vias connected to the first redistribution lines and to the second integrated circuit device.
16. The device of claim 15 , wherein a first portion of the molding compound laterally surrounds the first integrated circuit device and the second integrated circuit device, and a second portion of the molding compound laterally surrounds the semiconductor device, the device further comprising:
a second redistribution structure between the first portion and the second portion of the molding compound, the second redistribution structure comprising second redistribution lines, the second redistribution lines connected to the first integrated circuit device and the second integrated circuit device; and
conductive vias connecting the second redistribution lines of the second redistribution structure to the first redistribution lines of the first redistribution structure, the conductive vias extending through the second portion of the molding compound.
17. The device of claim 15 , wherein the molding compound is a continuous compound that laterally surrounds the underfill, the semiconductor device, the first integrated circuit device, and the second integrated circuit device.
18. The device of claim 15 further comprising:
a package substrate; and
conductive connectors connecting the package substrate to the first redistribution lines of the first redistribution structure.
19. The device of claim 15 , wherein the semiconductor device is an integrated voltage regulator (IVR).
20. The device of claim 15 , wherein the first redistribution structure and the molding compound are laterally coterminous.