Package structure with dummy die
A package structure and method for forming the same are provided. The package structure includes a package component, and a dummy die disposed over the package component. The package structure includes a device die adjacent to the dummy die, and the device die includes a conductive pad, and the conductive pad is electrically connected to the package component.
1. A package structure, comprising:
a package component;
a dummy die disposed over the package component;
a device die adjacent to the dummy die, wherein the device die comprises a conductive pad, and the conductive pad is electrically connected to the package component; and
a buffer layer formed below the dummy die, wherein the buffer layer has a first surface and an opposite second surface, the first surface is in direct contact with a bottom surface of the dummy die and the second surface is in direct contact with a package layer.
2. The package structure as claimed in claim 1
a sidewall surface of the dummy die is in direct contact with the package layer.
3. The package structure as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the device die comprises a memory die, and the memory die comprises a Static Random Access Memory (SRAM) die or a Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM) die.
4. The package structure as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising:
a through via formed adjacent to the device die, wherein a height of the through via is greater than a height of the dummy die.
5. The package structure as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the device die has a first height, and the dummy die has a second height, and a height ratio of the second height to the first height is in a range from about 65% to about 85%.
6. The package structure as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising:
a second package structure formed over the device die and the dummy die.
7. The package structure as claimed in claim 6 , further comprising:
an adhesion layer formed on a top surface of the dummy die, wherein the adhesion layer is between the second package structure and the dummy die.
8. A package structure, comprising:
a first package component;
a second package component formed over the first package component;
a first memory die between the first package component and the second package component; and
a first dummy die adjacent to the first memory die, wherein a bottom surface of the first dummy die is higher than a bottom surface of the first memory die, and the first dummy die is embedded in a package layer, and a height of the first dummy die is smaller than a height of the first memory die.
9. The package structure as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the bottom surface and sidewall surfaces of the first dummy die are in direct contact with the package layer.
10. The package structure as claimed in claim 8 , further comprising:
a through via formed adjacent to the first dummy die, wherein a height of the through via is greater than a height of the first dummy die.
11. The package structure as claimed in claim 8 , further comprising:
a first redistribution structure formed on the first memory die and the first dummy die, wherein the first redistribution structure is electrically connected to the first memory die.
12. The package structure as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the memory die comprises a conductive pad, and a bottom surface of the first dummy die is higher than a top surface of the conductive pad.
13. A package structure, comprising:
a first package component;
a first device die formed on a top surface of the first package component;
a first dummy die formed on the top surface of the first package component, wherein the first device die has a first thickness greater than a second thickness of the first dummy die; and
a second dummy die formed below a bottom surface of the first package component, wherein the first dummy die is not aligned with the second dummy die, wherein the second dummy die is directly below the first device die, and a height of the second dummy die is smaller than a height of the first device die.
14. The package structure as claimed in claim 13 , further comprising:
a second device die adjacent to the second dummy die, wherein the second device die is directly below the first dummy die.
15. The package structure as claimed in claim 13 , further comprising:
a second package component formed over the first device die and the first dummy die.
16. The package structure as claimed in claim 15 , further comprising:
a third package component formed below the second dummy die.
17. The package structure as claimed in claim 13 , wherein the first device die comprises a conductive pad, and a top surface of the first dummy die is lower than a top surface of the conductive pad.
18. The package structure as claimed in claim 13 , wherein the first device die comprises a memory die, and the memory die comprises a Static Random Access Memory (SRAM) die or a Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM) die.
19. The package structure as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising:
a through via formed adjacent to the device die, wherein a top surface of the through via is leveled with a top surface of the device die.
20. The package structure as claimed in claim 13 , further comprising:
a third die formed below the second dummy die, wherein the second dummy die is covered by a first package layer, and the third die is covered by a second package layer, and the first package layer is separated from the second package layer.