Package structure with stiffener ring having slant sidewall
Provided are a package structure and a method of forming the same. The package structure includes a package substrate, a first die, and a stiffener ring. The first die is disposed on the package substrate and has a first sidewall and a second sidewall opposite to each other. The stiffener ring is disposed on the package substrate to surround the first die. The stiffener ring has an inner sidewall facing the first die, and the inner sidewall at least has a slant sidewall facing the first sidewall of the first die.
1 . A package structure, comprising:
a package substrate;
a first die, disposed on the package substrate and having a first sidewall and a second sidewall opposite to each other; and
a stiffener ring, disposed on the package substrate to surround the first die, wherein the stiffener ring comprises:
a first portion, adjacent to the first sidewall of the first die; and
a second portion, adjacent to the second sidewall of the first die, wherein an inner sidewall of the first portion has a slant sidewall facing the first sidewall, and an inner sidewall of the second portion has no slant sidewall facing the second sidewall;
a lid layer, adhered on the stiffener ring by a second adhesive layer, and overlying the first die; and
a first thermal interface material (TIM) disposed only between a top surface of the first die and a bottom surface of the lid layer.
2 . The package structure of claim 1 , wherein the inner sidewall of the second portion has a vertical sidewall facing the second sidewall of the first die.
3 . The package structure of claim 2 , wherein a first distance between the first sidewall of the first die and the slant sidewall of the first portion is less than or equal to a second distance between the second sidewall of the first die and the vertical sidewall of the second portion.
4 . The package structure of claim 1 , wherein the slant sidewall connects a top surface and a bottom surface of the stiffener ring, and an angle between the slant sidewall and the bottom surface is an acute angle.
5 . The package structure of claim 1 , wherein the slant sidewall comprises a flat surface, a curved surface, or a staircase surface.
6 . The package structure of claim 1 , wherein the first portion has a top width less than a top width of the second portion.
7 . The package structure of claim 1 , further comprising:
a plurality of second dies, side by side disposed on the package substrate, wherein the first die is disposed between the plurality of second dies;
a first adhesive layer, disposed between the stiffener ring and the package substrate;
a second adhesive layer, disposed on the stiffener ring; and
the lid layer, further overlying the plurality of second dies.
8 . The package structure of claim 7 , further comprising: a second TIM disposed between the plurality of second dies and the lid layer.
9 . The package structure of claim 1 , wherein the stiffener ring has an outer sidewall opposite to the inner sidewall, and the outer sidewall protrudes from a sidewall of the package substrate.
10 . A package structure, comprising:
a substrate;
a stiffener ring, disposed on the substrate, wherein the stiffener ring has an inner perimeter to enclose an accommodation area;
an eccentric die, disposed within the accommodation area on the substrate, wherein the eccentric die is offset from a center of the accommodation area to be close to a first portion of the stiffener ring having an inclined sidewall and away from a second portion of the stiffener ring without any inclined sidewall;
a lid layer, adhered on the stiffener ring by a second adhesive layer, and overlying the eccentric die; and
a first thermal interface material (TIM) disposed only between a top surface of the eccentric die and a bottom surface of the lid layer.
11 . The package structure of claim 10 , wherein the inclined sidewall of the stiffener ring comprises a continuously inclined structure or a non-continuously inclined structure.
12 . The package structure of claim 10 , further comprising:
a plurality of package dies, side by side disposed on the substrate, wherein the eccentric die is disposed between the plurality of package dies;
a first adhesive layer, disposed between the stiffener ring and the package substrate;
a second adhesive layer, disposed on the stiffener ring; and
the lid layer, further overlying the plurality of package dies.
13 . The package structure of claim 12 , further comprising: a second TIM disposed between the plurality of package dies-and the lid layer.
14 . The package structure of claim 12 , wherein the eccentric die has a coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) less than a CTE of the plurality of package dies.
15 . A package structure, comprising:
a package substrate;
a first die, disposed on the package substrate and having a first sidewall and a second sidewall opposite to each other;
a stiffener ring, disposed on the package substrate to surround the first die, wherein the stiffener ring comprises a first portion adjacent to the first sidewall of the first die and a second portion adjacent to the second sidewall of the first die, wherein the first portion has a topmost area less than a bottommost area thereof, and the second portion has a topmost area substantially equal to a bottommost area thereof;
a lid layer, adhered on the stiffener ring by a second adhesive layer, and overlying the first die; and
a first thermal interface material (TIM) disposed only between a top surface of the first die and a bottom surface of the lid layer.
16 . The package structure of claim 15 , wherein a first distance between the first sidewall of the first die and the first portion is less than a second distance between the second sidewall of the first die and the second portion.
17 . The package structure of claim 15 , further comprising:
a plurality of second dies, side by side disposed on the package substrate, wherein the first die is disposed between the plurality of second dies;
a first adhesive layer, disposed between the stiffener ring and the package substrate;
a second adhesive layer, disposed on the stiffener ring, wherein the second adhesive layer has an area less than an area of the first adhesive layer; and
the lid layer, further overlying the plurality of second dies.
18 . The package structure of claim 17 , further comprising: a second TIM disposed between the plurality of second dies and the lid layer.
19 . The package structure of claim 15 , wherein the bottommost area of the first portion and the bottommost area of the second portion is at the same level.
20 . The package structure of claim 15 , wherein an inner sidewall of the first portion has a slant sidewall facing the first sidewall, and an inner sidewall of the second portion has no slant sidewall facing the second sidewall.