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Granted Patent B2
US 12,362,325 · App. 18/239,549 · Granted Jul 15, 2025

Monolithic chip stacking using a die with double-sided interconnect layers

Inventors: Anup Pancholi (Hillsboro, OR); Kimin Jun (Portland, OR)
Assignee: Intel Corporation
H01L25/0657H01L21/565H01L21/6835H01L24/73H01L24/92H01L25/50H01L2221/68372H01L2224/73209H01L2224/92133H01L2225/06513H01L2225/06524H01L2225/06586
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Patent No.
US 12,362,325
App. No.
18/239,549
Granted
Jul 15, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

An apparatus is provided which comprises: a first die having a first surface and a second surface, the first die comprising: a first layer formed on the first surface of the first die, and a second layer formed on the second surface of the first die; a second die coupled to the first layer; and a plurality of structures to couple the apparatus to an external component, wherein the plurality of structures is coupled to the second layer.

Claims (27)

1. An apparatus comprising:

a first die having a first surface and a second surface, the first die comprising a first layer on the first surface, the first layer comprising one or more first interconnects, and a second layer on the second surface, the second layer comprising one or more second interconnects, wherein the first die comprises a first plurality of active components coupled to the first layer and a second plurality of active components coupled to the second layer;

a second die coupled to the first layer;

a plurality of first structures coupled to the second die, wherein the second die is coupled to the first layer through the plurality of first structures;

a plurality of second structures to couple the apparatus to an external component, wherein the second structures are coupled to the second layer; and

a third die coupled to the second die.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of third structures coupled to the third die, wherein the second die is coupled to the third die through the plurality of third structures.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of first structures comprise at least one of bumps, bump pads, metal pillars, or balls.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of second structures comprise at least one of bumps, bump pads, metal pillars, or balls.

5. An apparatus comprising:

a first die having a first surface and a second surface, the first die comprising a first layer on the first surface, the first layer comprising one or more first interconnects, and a second layer on the second surface, the second layer comprising one or more second interconnects, wherein the first die comprises a first plurality of active components coupled to the first layer and a second plurality of active components coupled to the second layer;

a second die coupled to the first layer; a third layer coupled to the second layer, wherein the third layer comprises one or more redistribution structures;

a plurality of structures to couple the apparatus to an external component, wherein the structures are coupled to the second layer via the third layer; and

a third die coupled to the second die.

6. The apparatus of claim 5 , further comprising a plurality of third structures coupled to the third die, wherein the second die is coupled to the third die through the plurality of third structures.

7. The apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the plurality of structures comprise at least one of bumps, bump pads, metal pillars, or balls.

8. The apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the plurality of structures is a first plurality of structures, and wherein the apparatus further comprises a second plurality of structures coupled to the second die, wherein the second die is coupled to the first layer through the second plurality of structures.

9. The apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the second die is coupled to the first layer, without any intervening layer comprising redistribution structures between the second die and the first layer.

10. An apparatus comprising:

a first die having a first surface and a second surface, the first die comprising a first layer on the first surface, the first layer comprising one or more first interconnects, and a second layer on the second surface, the second layer comprising one or more second interconnects, wherein the first die comprises a first plurality of active components coupled to the first layer and a second plurality of active components coupled to the second layer;

a second die coupled to the first layer; a third die between the first die and the second die, wherein the second die is coupled to the first layer via the third die;

a plurality of structures to couple the apparatus to an external component, wherein the structures are coupled to the second layer; and

a plurality of third structures coupled to a third die, wherein the second die is coupled to the third die through the plurality of third structures.

11. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the plurality of structures comprise at least one of bumps, bump pads, metal pillars, or balls.

12. The apparatus of claim 10 , further comprising a plurality of second structures coupled to the second die, wherein the third die is coupled to the second die through the plurality of third structures.

13. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the plurality of second structures comprise at least one of bumps, bump pads, metal pillars, or balls.

14. The apparatus of claim 10 , further comprising a third layer coupled to the second layer, wherein the third layer comprises one or more redistribution structures coupled to the plurality of structures.

Continuity (3)
Continuation 17538200 · Nov 30, 2021
Continuation 16633543
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