Package having a substrate comprising surface interconnects aligned with a surface of the substrate
A package that includes a substrate and an integrated device. The substrate includes at least one dielectric layer, a plurality of interconnects comprising a first material, and a plurality of surface interconnects coupled to the plurality of interconnects. The plurality of surface interconnects comprises a second material. A surface of the plurality of surface interconnects is planar with a surface of the substrate. The integrated device is coupled to the plurality of surface interconnects of the substrate through a plurality of pillar interconnects and a plurality of solder interconnects.
1. A package comprising:
a substrate comprising:
at least one dielectric layer;
a plurality of interconnects comprising a first material,
wherein the plurality of interconnects includes a via and a pad interconnect, and
wherein the pad interconnect is coupled to and touching the via; and
a plurality of surface interconnects coupled to the plurality of interconnects,
wherein the plurality of surface interconnects comprises a second material,
wherein the plurality of surface interconnects includes a surface pad interconnect,
wherein the surface pad interconnect is coupled to and touching the pad interconnect,
wherein the pad interconnect is located between the via and the surface pad interconnect, and
wherein a surface of the plurality of surface interconnects is planar with a surface of the substrate, and
an integrated device coupled to the plurality of surface interconnects of the substrate through a plurality of pillar interconnects and a plurality of solder interconnects.
2. The package of claim 1 , wherein the surface pad interconnect comprises a surface facing the integrated device, that is planar with the surface of the substrate.
3. The package of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of surface interconnects is located between the plurality of interconnects and the integrated device.
4. The package of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of surface interconnects is free of a seed layer.
5. The package of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of surface interconnects includes tin (Sn).
6. The package of claim 1 ,
wherein the plurality of interconnects includes a trace interconnect that is embedded in the substrate through the surface of the substrate, and
wherein the trace interconnect is adjacent to a substrate recess from the surface of the substrate.
7. The package of claim 6 , wherein the surface of the substrate is a surface that faces the integrated device.
8. The package of claim 1 , wherein the surface pad interconnect does not share a horizontal plane with any interconnect from the plurality of interconnects.
9. The package of claim 8 , wherein the integrated device is coupled to the surface pad interconnect through a pillar interconnect and a solder interconnect.
10. The package of claim 1 , wherein the package is incorporated into a device selected from a group consisting of a music player, a video player, an entertainment unit, a navigation device, a communications device, a mobile device, a mobile phone, a smartphone, a personal digital assistant, a fixed location terminal, a tablet computer, a computer, a wearable device, a laptop computer, a server, an internet of things (IoT) device, and a device in an automotive vehicle.
11. A substrate comprising:
at least one dielectric layer;
a plurality of interconnects comprising a first material,
wherein the plurality of interconnects includes a via and a pad interconnect, and
wherein the pad interconnect is coupled to and touching the via; and
a plurality of surface interconnects coupled to the plurality of interconnects,
wherein the plurality of surface interconnects comprises a second material,
wherein the plurality of surface interconnects includes a surface pad interconnect,
wherein the surface pad interconnect is coupled to and touching the pad interconnect,
wherein the pad interconnect is located between the via and the surface pad interconnect, and
wherein a surface of the plurality of surface interconnects is planar with a surface of the substrate.
12. The substrate of claim 11 , wherein the plurality of surface interconnects is free of a seed layer.
13. The substrate of claim 11 , wherein the plurality of surface interconnects includes tin (Sn).
14. The substrate of claim 11 ,
wherein the plurality of interconnects includes a trace interconnect that is embedded in the substrate through the surface of the substrate, and
wherein the trace interconnect is adjacent to a substrate recess from the surface of the substrate.
15. The substrate of claim 14 , wherein the surface of the substrate is a surface that faces the integrated device.
16. The substrate of claim 11 , wherein the surface pad interconnect does not share a horizontal plane with any interconnect from the plurality of interconnects.