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Granted Patent B2
US 12,283,549 · App. 18/163,033 · Granted Apr 22, 2025

High density interconnection using fanout interposer chiplet

Inventors: Jun Zhai (Cupertino, CA); Chonghua Zhong (Cupertino, CA); Kunzhong Hu (Cupertino, CA)
Assignee: Apple Inc.
H01L23/5385H01L21/4853H01L21/486H01L21/6835H01L23/16H01L23/49833H01L23/5383H01L23/5384H01L23/5386H01L24/19H01L24/96H01L25/0655H01L25/105H01L25/50H01L21/4857H01L23/3128H01L23/49816H01L23/49822H01L23/49827H01L24/13H01L24/16H01L24/17H01L24/32H01L24/73H01L24/81H01L24/92H01L25/18H01L2221/68359H01L2224/0401H01L2224/04105H01L2224/12105H01L2224/131H01L2224/16227H01L2224/16235H01L2224/16237H01L2224/1703H01L2224/32225H01L2224/73204H01L2224/73253H01L2224/73267H01L2224/81005H01L2224/92125H01L2224/92225H01L2224/92244H01L2224/97H01L2225/1023H01L2225/1058H01L2225/1094H01L2924/1431H01L2924/1432H01L2924/1434H01L2924/15192H01L2924/15311H01L2924/19011H01L2924/19041H01L2924/19042H01L2924/19043H01L2924/19105H01L2924/3511H01L2924/37001
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Patent No.
US 12,283,549
App. No.
18/163,033
Granted
Apr 22, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Multiple component package structures are described in which an interposer chiplet is integrated to provide fine routing between components. In an embodiment, the interposer chiplet and a plurality of conductive vias are encapsulated in an encapsulation layer. A first plurality of terminals of the first and second components may be in electrical connection with the plurality of conductive pillars and a second plurality of terminals of first and second components may be in electrical connection with the interposer chiplet.

Claims (23)

1. A package comprising:

an encapsulation layer;

a first component and a second component embedded within the encapsulation layer;

a redistribution layer (RDL) on a first side of the encapsulation layer and directly on and in electrical contact with a first plurality of terminals of the first and second components and a second plurality of terminals of the first component and the second components;

a plurality of conductive pillars extending from a first side of the RDL; and

an interposer chiplet mounted on the first side of the RDL;

wherein the RDL comprises a first area of fan out interconnect routing interconnected with the plurality of conductive pillars, and a second area of routing interconnected with the interposer chiplet, and second area of routing includes an arrangement of stacked vias and underbump metallurgy (UBM) pads on the stacked vias to interconnect the interposer chiplet with the first and second components;

wherein the first plurality of terminals of the first and second components is in electrical connection with the plurality of conductive pillars laterally adjacent the interposer chiplet, and the second plurality of terminals of first and second components is in electrical connection with the arrangement of stacked vias and UBM pads;

wherein the interposer chiplet is bonded directly to the UBM pads of the arrangement of stacked vias and UBM pads of the RDL with a first plurality of first solder bumps.

2. The package of claim 1 , wherein the interposer chiplet interconnects the first and second components.

3. The package of claim 2 , further comprising an underfill material between the interposer chiplet and the encapsulation layer.

4. The package of claim 2 , wherein the interposer chiplet includes interposer routing characterized by a finer pitch than the first area of fan out interconnect routing.

5. The package of claim 2 , wherein the first plurality of terminals has a coarser pitch than the second plurality of terminals.

6. The package of claim 2 , wherein the interposer chiplet includes an integrated passive device.

7. The package of claim 2 , further comprising a second plurality of second solder bumps bonded to the plurality of conductive pillars.

8. The package of claim 2 , wherein the first plurality of first solder bumps is a plurality of micro bumps.

9. The package of claim 2 , wherein the plurality of conductive pillars is not embedded in an encapsulation layer.

10. The package of claim 2 , wherein the interposer chiplet is directly underneath portions of the first component and the second component.

11. The package of claim 2 , further comprising a through via extending though the interposer chiplet.

12. The package of claim 11 , wherein the through via is a through silicon via.

13. The package of claim 11 , further comprising a solder bump on a back side of the interposer chiplet opposite the first plurality of first solder bumps.

14. The package of claim 1 , wherein the first component and the second component each comprises a logic die.

15. The package of claim 1 , wherein the first component comprises a logic die and the second component comprises a memory die.

Continuity (4)
Continuation 17166795 · Feb 3, 2021
Continuation 15817054 · Nov 17, 2017
Provisional Application 62517789 · Jun 9, 2017
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