IP Library Granted Patent US 11,735,567
Granted Patent B2
US 11,735,567 · App. 17/484,188 · Granted Aug 22, 2023

Wafer reconstitution and die-stitching

Inventors: Sanjay Dabral (Cupertino, CA); Jun Zhai (Cupertino, CA); Kwan-Yu Lai (Campbell, CA); Kunzhong Hu (Cupertino, CA); Vidhya Ramachandran (Cupertino, CA)
Assignee: Apple Inc.
H01L25/0657H01L21/561H01L21/568H01L21/76897H01L21/78H01L22/32H01L23/481H01L23/60H01L24/96H01L25/50H01L2224/95001H01L2225/06524H01L2225/06541H01L2225/06596H01L2924/30205
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Patent No.
US 11,735,567
App. No.
17/484,188
Granted
Aug 22, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

Stitched die packaging techniques and structures are described in which reconstituted chips are formed using wafer reconstitution and die-stitching techniques. In an embodiment, a chip includes a reconstituted chip-level back end of the line (BEOL) build-up structure to connect a die set embedded in an inorganic gap fill material.

Claims (39)

1. A semiconductor structure comprising:

a wiring layer;

a die set on the wiring layer; and

a gap fill material on the wiring layer and laterally surrounding the die set, wherein the gap fill material consists essentially of silicon and comprises silicon nanoparticles.

2. The semiconductor structure of claim 1 , wherein the wiring layer is within an interposer.

3. The semiconductor structure of claim 1 , wherein the wiring layer is within a chip-level back end of the line (BEOL) build-up structure.

4. The semiconductor structure of claim 1 , wherein:

the die set includes a first die and a second die; and

the first die includes a first die-level BEOL build-up structure, and the second die includes a second die-level BEOL build-up structure; and

the first and second die-level BEOL build-up structures each include damascene interconnects.

5. The semiconductor structure of claim 1 , wherein the die set includes a pair of dies, and further comprising a planarized surface along the gap fill material and back sides of the pair of dies.

6. The semiconductor structure of claim 1 , wherein the gap fill material includes a silicon matrix.

7. The semiconductor structure of claim 1 , wherein the silicon nanoparticles are reflowed silicon nanoparticles.

8. The semiconductor structure of claim 1 , wherein the die set includes a first die and a second die, each having a thickness of at least 20 μm.

9. The semiconductor structure of claim 8 , wherein the gap fill material does not cover back sides of the first die and the second die.

10. The semiconductor structure of claim 1 , wherein the die set includes a first die and a second die, each having a thickness of less than 20 μm.

11. The semiconductor structure of claim 10 , further comprising a silicon containing layer spanning over the gap fill material and a back side of the first die.

12. The semiconductor structure of claim 11 , further comprising a carrier substrate bonded to the silicon containing layer opposite the die set.

13. A semiconductor structure comprising:

a wiring layer;

a die set on the wiring layer, wherein the die set includes a first die and a second die; and

a gap fill material on the wiring layer and laterally surrounding the die set, wherein the gap fill material consists essentially of silicon; and

a carrier substrate bonded to back sides of the first die and the second die.

14. The semiconductor structure of claim 13 , wherein the carrier substate is bonded to the back sides of the first die and the second die with a moldable layer.

15. The semiconductor structure of claim 14 , wherein the moldable layer comprises silicon.

16. A semiconductor structure comprising:

a wiring layer;

a die set on the wiring layer; and

a silicon containing gap fill material on the wiring layer and laterally surrounding the die set, the silicon containing gap fill material including a bulk layer comprising silicon crystals and a conformal layer formed on the die set and underneath the bulk layer.

17. The semiconductor structure of claim 16 , wherein the conformal layer is a higher quality layer than the bulk layer.

18. The semiconductor structure of claim 17 , wherein the conformal layer comprises and oxide, nitride, or silicon.

19. The semiconductor structure of claim 16 , wherein the die set includes a pair of dies, and further comprising a planarized surface along the conformal layer, the bulk layer, and back sides of the pair of dies.

20. The semiconductor structure of claim 16 , wherein the silicon containing gap fill material consists essentially of silicon.

21. A semiconductor structure comprising:

a wiring layer;

a die set on the wiring layer, the die set including a first die and a second die, each having a thickness of less than 20 μm, wherein the second die is thicker than the first die;

a silicon containing gap fill material on the wiring layer and laterally surrounding the die set; and

a silicon containing layer spanning over the gap fill material and a back side of the first die.

22. The semiconductor structure of claim 21 , wherein the silicon containing gap fill material consists essentially of silicon.

Continuity (3)
Continuation 16503806 · Jul 5, 2019
Provisional Application 62773135 · Nov 29, 2018
Related Publication 20220013504A1 · Jan 13, 2022
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