Semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof
A semiconductor device includes a package and a cooling cover. The package includes a first die having an active surface and a rear surface opposite to the active surface. The rear surface has a cooling region and a peripheral region enclosing the cooling region. The first die includes micro-trenches located in the cooling region of the rear surface. The cooling cover is stacked on the first die. The cooling cover includes a fluid inlet port and a fluid outlet port located over the cooling region and communicated with the micro-trenches.
1. A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device, comprising:
providing a device die with a rear surface shaped to form micro-trenches;
providing a cooling cover with fluid paths enclosed in a casing and a seal trench at a floor panel of the casing; and
attaching the cooling cover onto the rear surface of the device die by using a seal ring filled in the seal trench and in contact with the rear surface of the device die, wherein the seal ring laterally encloses the micro-trenches and seals a space between the cooling cover and the micro-trenches after the cooling cover is attached to the device die.
2. The method for manufacturing the semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein providing the device die comprises:
providing a device wafer having a die region;
singulating the die region from the device wafer; and
shaping a rear surface of the die region to form the micro-trenches.
3. The method for manufacturing the semiconductor device according to claim 2 , wherein the singulation follows the formation of the micro-trenches.
4. The method for manufacturing the semiconductor device according to claim 2 , wherein the singulation is followed by the formation of the micro-trenches.
5. The method for manufacturing the semiconductor device according to claim 2 , wherein shaping the rear surface of the die region to form the micro-trenches comprises performing a dry etching, a mechanical die sawing, a laser sawing or a wet etching on the rear surface of the die region.
6. The method for manufacturing the semiconductor device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
attaching the device die onto an interposer before the attachment of the cooling cover, wherein the rear surface of the device die faces away from the attached interposer; and
attaching the interposer onto a substrate before the attachment of the cooling cover.
7. The method for manufacturing the semiconductor device according to claim 6 , further comprising: securing the cooling cover to the substrate.
8. The method for manufacturing the semiconductor device according to claim 7 , wherein the cooling cover is secured to the substrate by screws extending through the cooling cover.
9. The method for manufacturing the semiconductor device according to claim 8 , wherein the seal trench and the seal ring are laterally surrounded by the screws.
10. The method for manufacturing the semiconductor device according to claim 7 , wherein the cooling cover is secured to the substrate by clamps, and the clamps each comprise:
an upper arm, in contact with a ceiling panel of the cooling cover facing away from the device die;
a lower arm, in contact with a bottom surface of the substrate facing away from the interposer; and
a clamp body, connecting the upper arm to the lower arm.
11. The method for manufacturing the semiconductor device according to claim 6 , further comprising:
disposing additional dies on the interposer around the device die, wherein the cooling cover is in contact with a rear surface of each additional die through a thermal dissipation layer.
12. A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device, comprising:
providing a device die having a rear surface formed with micro-trenches;
providing a cooling cover with fluid paths enclosed in a casing and a seal trench at a floor panel of the casing, wherein the fluid paths comprise a fluid inlet port and a fluid outlet port laterally extending into the cooling cover from opposite sidewalls of the casing; and
attaching the cooling cover onto the rear surface of the device die by using a seal ring filled in the seal trench and in contact with the rear surface of the device die, wherein the seal ring laterally encloses the micro-trenches and seals a space between the cooling cover and the micro-trenches after the cooling cover is attached to the device die, and the fluid paths in the cooling cover are communicated with the space sealed by the seal ring.
13. The method for manufacturing the semiconductor device according to claim 12 , wherein the fluid paths in the cooling cover further comprise:
a fluid inlet channel and a fluid outlet channel, overlapping the space sealed by the seal ring and spaced apart from each other, wherein the fluid inlet channel is connected to the fluid inlet port, and the fluid outlet channel is connected to the fluid outlet port.
14. The method for manufacturing the semiconductor device according to claim 13 , wherein each of the fluid inlet channel and the fluid outlet channel laterally spans to overlap a group of the micro-trenches.
15. The method for manufacturing the semiconductor device according to claim 13 , wherein the fluid inlet port comprises a first interface port located outside the seal ring and a first connection pipe connecting the first interface port to the fluid inlet channel, and the fluid outlet port comprises a second interface port located outside the seal ring and a second connection pipe connecting the fluid outlet channel to the second interface port.
16. The method for manufacturing the semiconductor device according to claim 13 , wherein the fluid inlet channel and the fluid outlet channel both extend from the floor panel to a first height level.
17. The method for manufacturing the semiconductor device according to claim 13 , wherein the fluid inlet channel extends from the floor panel to a first height level, and fluid outlet channel extends from the floor panel to a second height level higher than the first height level.
18. A method for manufacturing the semiconductor device, comprising:
providing a device die having a rear surface formed with micro-trenches;
providing a cooling cover with fluid paths enclosed in a casing and a seal trench at a floor panel of the casing, wherein the fluid paths comprise a fluid inlet port and a fluid outlet port respectively extending to an opening of the casing; and
attaching the cooling cover onto the rear surface of the device die by using a seal ring filled in the seal trench and in contact with the rear surface of the device die, wherein the seal ring laterally encloses the micro-trenches and seals a space between the cooling cover and the micro-trenches after the cooling cover is attached to the device die, and the fluid paths in the cooling cover are in fluid communication with the space sealed by the seal ring.
19. The method for manufacturing the semiconductor device according to claim 18 , wherein the fluid inlet port and the fluid outlet port both extend through the cooling cover along a vertical direction.
20. The method for manufacturing the semiconductor device according to claim 18 , wherein the fluid inlet port laterally extends into the cooling cover from a sidewall of the casing, and the fluid outlet port extends through the cooling cover along a vertical direction.