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US 12,087,689 · App. 18/488,561 · Granted Sep 10, 2024

Selectable monolithic or external scalable die-to-die interconnection system methodology

Inventors: Sanjay Dabral (Cupertino, CA); Jun Zhai (Cupertino, CA); Jung-Cheng Yeh (Sunnyvale, CA); Kunzhong Hu (Cupertino, CA); Raymundo Camenforte (San Jose, CA); Thomas Hoffmann (Los Gatos, CA)
Assignee: Apple Inc.
H01L23/528H01L23/481H01L23/5386H01L23/585H01L25/0652H01L25/0655H01L21/78H01L22/20H01L24/05H01L24/06H01L24/08H01L24/30H01L24/32H01L2224/0557H01L2224/06181H01L2224/08145H01L2224/08225H01L2224/30181H01L2224/32145H01L2224/32225
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Patent No.
US 12,087,689
App. No.
18/488,561
Granted
Sep 10, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

Multi-die structures and methods of fabrication are described. In an embodiment, a multi-die structure includes a first die, a second die, and die-to-die routing connecting the first die to the second die. The die-to-die interconnection may be monolithically integrated as a chip-level die-to-die routing, or external package-level die-to-die routing.

Claims (30)

1. A multi-die structure including:

a routing layer including a first package-level bond pad, a second package-level bond pad, and a package-level die-to-die routing electrically connecting the first package-level bond pad to the second package-level bond pad;

a first die bonded to a first side of the routing layer and in electrical connection with the first package-level bond pad; and

a second die bonded to the first side of the routing layer and in electrical connection with the second package-level bond pad;

wherein the first die includes:

a first front-end-of-the-line (FEOL) die area including a communication device selected from the group consisting of a transceiver and a receiver; and

a first back-end-of-the-line (BEOL) build-up structure spanning over the first FEOL die area, the first BEOL build-up structure including an intra-chip routing connected to the communication device, and a chip-level die-to-die routing connecting the communication device to a first bond pad of the first BEOL build-up structure, wherein the first bond pad is bonded to the routing layer and electrically connected to the first package-level bond pad.

2. The multi-die structure of claim 1 , wherein the intra-chip routing is electrically open.

3. The multi-die structure of claim 1 , wherein the first BEOL build-up structure includes a first metallic seal adjacent the first FEOL die area, wherein the intra-chip routing does is confined laterally inside the metallic seal.

4. The multi-die structure of claim 3 , wherein the first bond pad is in direct contact with the first package-level bond pad.

5. The multi-die structure of claim 4 , wherein the first die is hybrid bonded to the routing layer with dielectric-dielectric and metal-metal bonds.

6. The multi-die structure of claim 5 , wherein the routing layer includes active devices supporting logic or buffering.

7. The multi-die structure of claim 4 , wherein the routing layer is formed directly on the first die and the second die.

8. The multi-die structure of claim 7 , wherein the routing layer includes damascene interconnects.

9. The multi-die structure of claim 1 , wherein the first FEOL die area further comprises a selection device selected from the group consisting of a multiplexer and demultiplexer connected between the communication device and the chip-level die-to-die routing and the intra-chip routing.

10. The multi-die structure of claim 9 , further comprising a through silicon via connected to the selection device.

11. A multi-die structure including:

a routing layer;

a first die bonded to a first side of the routing layer and in electrical connection with the routing layer;

wherein the first die includes:

a first front-end-of-the-line (FEOL) die area including a first communication device selected from the group consisting of a transceiver and a receiver; and

a first back-end-of-the-line (BEOL) build-up structure spanning over the first FEOL die area, the first BEOL build-up structure including:

a face side including a plurality of chip-level landing pads bonded to the routing layer;

a through silicon via (TSV) connecting the first communication device to a back side pad on a back side of the first die opposite the face side;

a second die bonded to the back side of the first die and in electrical communication with the back side pad.

12. The multi-die structure of claim 11 , wherein the first BEOL build-up structure includes an inter-chip routing connected to the first communication device.

13. The multi-die structure of claim 12 , wherein the second die is hybrid bonded to the first die, and the first die is hybrid bonded to the routing layer.

14. The multi-die structure of claim 12 , wherein the first FEOL die area further comprises a selection device selected from the group consisting of a multiplexer and demultiplexer connected between the first communication device and the inter-chip routing and the TSV.

15. The multi-die structure of claim 12 , wherein the first FEOL die area further comprises a second communication device and a second inter-chip routing connecting the second communication device to a bond pad that is bonded to the first side of the routing layer and in electrical connection with a third die bonded to the first side of the routing layer.

16. The multi-die structure of claim 11 , wherein the first BEOL build-up structure is a chip-level BEOL build-up structure including chip-level die-to-die routing connecting the first die to a third die formed in a same semiconductor substrate as the first die.

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