IP Library › Granted Patent US 11,830,817
Granted Patent B2
US 11,830,817 · App. 17/085,215 · Granted Nov 28, 2023

Creating interconnects between dies using a cross-over die and through-die vias

Inventors: Rahul Agarwal (Santa Clara, CA); Raja Swaminathan (Austin, TX); Michael S. Alfano (Austin, TX); Gabriel H. Loh (Bellevue, WA); Alan D. Smith (Austin, TX); Gabriel Wong (Markham, CA); Michael Mantor (Orlando, FL)
Assignees: ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC.; ATI TECHNOLOGIES ULC
H01L23/5384H01L21/50H01L23/5381H01L23/5385H01L25/0657H01L27/0688
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Patent No.
US 11,830,817
App. No.
17/085,215
Granted
Nov 28, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A semiconductor package includes a first die, a second die, and an interconnect die coupled to a first plurality of through-die vias in the first die and a second plurality of through-die vias in the second die. The interconnect die provides communications pathways the first die and the second die.

Claims (42)

1. A semiconductor package comprising:

a first die;

a second die; and

an interconnect die coupled to a first plurality of through-die vias in the first die and a second plurality of through-die vias in the second die, wherein the interconnect die:

includes a connectivity region that implements communication pathways between the first die and the second die;

is coupled to a surface of the first die through a hybrid bond including a metal bond and an oxide bond, the surface of the first die opposite to another surface of the first die, the another surface of the first die coupled to a substrate; and

is coupled to a surface of the second die through an additional hybrid bond including the metal bond and the oxide bond, the surface of the second die that is opposite to another surface of the second die, the another surface of the second die coupled to the substrate.

2. The semiconductor package of claim 1 , wherein the first die includes a first die pad region on a first surface of a first substrate, the first plurality of through-die vias connecting the first die pad region to a second surface of the first substrate; and

wherein the second die includes a second die pad region on first a surface of a second substrate, the second plurality of through-die vias connecting the second die pad region to a second surface of the second substrate.

3. The semiconductor package of claim 2 , wherein a first plurality of die pads of the interconnect die is connected to the first plurality of through-die vias and a second plurality of die pads of the interconnect die is connected to the second plurality of through-die vias.

4. The semiconductor package of claim 1 , wherein the first die, the second die, and the interconnect die are system-on-a-chip dies.

5. The semiconductor package of claim 1 , wherein the connectivity region comprises fabricated die-level redistribution layer structures that implement communication pathways between the first die and the second die.

6. The semiconductor package of claim 1 , wherein a third die is coupled to the first die using third plurality of through-die vias in the first die; and

wherein a fourth die is coupled to the second die using a fourth plurality of through-silicon vias in the second die.

7. The semiconductor package of claim 5 , wherein the fabricated die-level redistribution layer structures comprise back end of line (BEOL) structures.

8. An apparatus comprising:

a component; and

a semiconductor package operatively connected to the component, the semiconductor package comprising:

a first die;

a second die; and

an interconnect die coupled to a first plurality of through-die vias in the first die and a second plurality of through-die vias in the second die, wherein the interconnect die:

includes a connectivity region that implements communication pathways between the first die and the second die:

is coupled to a surface of the first die through a hybrid bond including a metal bond and an oxide bond, the surface of the first die opposite to another surface of the first die, the another surface of the first die coupled to a substrate; and

is coupled to a surface of the second die through an additional hybrid bond including the metal bond and the oxide bond, the surface of the second die opposite to another surface of the second die that is coupled to the substrate.

9. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the first die includes a first die pad region on a first surface of a first substrate, the first plurality of through-die vias connecting the first die pad region to a second surface of the first substrate; and

wherein the second die includes a second die pad region on first a surface of a second substrate, the second plurality of through-die vias connecting the second die pad region to a second surface of the second substrate.

10. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein a first plurality of die pads of the interconnect die is connected to the first plurality of through-die vias and a second plurality of die pads of the interconnect die is connected to the second plurality of through-die vias.

11. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the first die, the second die, and the interconnect die are system-on-a-chip dies.

12. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the connectivity region comprises fabricated die-level redistribution layer structures that implement communication pathways between the first die and the second die.

13. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein a third die is coupled to the first die using a third plurality of through-die vias in the first die; and

wherein a fourth die is coupled to the second die using a fourth plurality of through-silicon vias in the second die.

14. The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the fabricated die-level redistribution layer structures comprise back end of line (BEOL) structures.

15. A method of creating interconnects between dies using a cross-over die and through-die vias, the method comprising:

stacking an interconnect die face-down on respective back surfaces of a first die and a second die, wherein: the back surface of the first die is opposite to another surface of the first die, the another surface of the first die coupled to a substrate; and the back surface of the second die is opposite to another surface of the second die, the another surface of the second die coupled to the substrate; and

bonding the interconnect die to a first plurality of through-die vias in the first die and to a second plurality of through-die vias in the second die using a hybrid bond including a metal bond and an oxide bond, wherein the interconnect die includes a connectivity region that implements communication pathways between the first die and the second die.

16. The method of claim 15 , further comprising, prior to stacking the interconnect die, removing a portion of the back of the first die and the second die to expose the first plurality of through-die vias and the second plurality of through-die vias.

17. The method of claim 15 , wherein stacking an interconnect die face-down on respective back surfaces of the first die and the second die includes aligning a first plurality of die pads of the interconnect die for connection to the first plurality of through-die vias and a second plurality of die pads of the interconnect die for connection to the second plurality of die pads.

18. The method of claim 15 , further comprising:

stacking a third die face-down on the back surface of the first die; and

bonding the third die to a third plurality of through-die vias in the first die.

19. The method of claim 15 , wherein the first die, the second die, and the interconnect die are system-on-a-chip dies.

20. The method of claim 15 , wherein the connectivity region comprises fabricated die-level redistribution layer structures that implement communication pathways between the first die and the second die.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 10, 2020
From: AGARWAL, RAHUL; SWAMINATHAN, RAJA; ALFANO, MICHAEL S.; LOH, GABRIEL H.; SMITH, ALAN D.; WONG, GABRIEL; MANTOR, MICHAEL
To: ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC.; ATI TECHNOLOGIES ULC
Reel/Frame 054322/0812 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 63064759 · Aug 12, 2020
Related Publication 20220051985A1 · Feb 17, 2022
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