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US 12,648,156 · App. 18/355,004 · Granted Jun 2, 2026

Semiconductor chip stack structure, semiconductor package, and methods of manufacturing them

Inventors: Taeyoung Lee (Suwon-si, KR); Kyungdon Mun (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
H10B80/00H01L23/5384H01L24/16H01L25/0652H01L2224/16227
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Patent No.
US 12,648,156
App. No.
18/355,004
Granted
Jun 2, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A semiconductor chip stack structure may include a buffer chip, a first memory chip on the buffer chip and including a plurality of first banks, a second memory chip on the first memory chip and including a plurality of second banks, first chiplets between the first memory chip and the second memory chip and configured to perform calculations on data stored in the plurality of first banks of the first memory chip, second chiplets between the first memory chip and the second memory chip and configured to perform calculations on data stored in the plurality of second banks of the second memory chip, and a third memory chip on the buffer chip. The third memory chip may include a plurality of third banks. The third memory chip may be electrically connected to the first memory chip and the second memory chip.

Claims (66)

1 . A semiconductor chip stack structure comprising:

a buffer chip;

a first memory chip on the buffer chip, the first memory chip including a plurality of first banks;

a second memory chip on the first memory chip, the second memory chip including a plurality of second banks;

first chiplets between the first memory chip and the second memory chip, the first chiplets being and configured to perform calculations on data stored in the plurality of first banks of the first memory chip;

second chiplets between the first memory chip and the second memory chip, the second chiplets being configured to perform calculations on data stored in the plurality of second banks of the second memory chip; and

a third memory chip on the buffer chip, the third memory chip including a plurality of third banks, and the third memory chip being electrically connected to the first memory chip and the second memory chip.

2 . The semiconductor chip stack structure of claim 1 , wherein

the first memory chip comprises first pads,

the first pads connect the first chiplets to the first memory chip,

the second memory chip comprises second pads, and

the second pads connect the second chiplets to the second memory chip.

3 . The semiconductor chip stack structure of claim 2 , wherein

the first pads are on an edge region of the first memory chip, and

the second pads are on an edge region of the second memory chip.

4 . The semiconductor chip stack structure of claim 2 , wherein

the first pads are on a top surface of the first memory chip, and

the second pads are on a bottom surface of the second memory chip.

5 . The semiconductor chip stack structure of claim 2 , wherein

the first memory chip comprises third pads,

the third pads connect the second chiplets to the first memory chip,

the second memory chip comprises fourth pads, and

the fourth pads connect the first chiplets to the second memory chip.

6 . The semiconductor chip stack structure of claim 1 , further comprising:

interposers between the first memory chip and the second memory chip, wherein

the interposers comprise interposer via electrodes,

the interposer via electrodes extend in a first direction, and

the first direction is perpendicular to a top surface of the buffer chip.

7 . The semiconductor chip stack structure of claim 6 , wherein

the interposer via electrodes are connected to first via electrodes of the first memory chip and second via electrodes of the second memory chip.

8 . The semiconductor chip stack structure of claim 6 , wherein the first chiplets and the second chiplets surround the interposers.

9 . The semiconductor chip stack structure of claim 6 , wherein the interposers overlap central portions of the first memory chip and the second memory chip.

10 . The semiconductor chip stack structure of claim 1 , wherein

the first chiplets comprise first chiplet via electrodes extending in a first direction,

the second chiplets comprise second chiplet via electrodes extending in the first direction, and

the first direction is perpendicular to a top surface of the buffer chip.

11 . The semiconductor chip stack structure of claim 1 , wherein

an active surface of the first memory chip faces active surfaces of the first chiplets, and

an active surface of the second memory chip faces active surfaces of the second chiplets.

12 . The semiconductor chip stack structure of claim 1 , wherein

an active surface of the first memory chip and an active surface of the second memory chip face each other.

13 . The semiconductor chip stack structure of claim 1 , wherein the first memory chip, the second memory chip, and the third memory chip do not include a computing circuit.

14 . A semiconductor chip stack structure comprising:

a first memory chip including a plurality of first banks;

a second memory chip on the first memory chip, the second memory chip including a plurality of second banks; and

a plurality of chiplets between the first memory chip and the second memory chip, the plurality of chiplets being configured to perform calculations on data stored in the plurality of first banks and the plurality of second banks.

15 . The semiconductor chip stack structure of claim 14 , further comprising:

interposers between the first memory chip and the second memory chip, wherein

first via electrodes of the first memory chip and second via electrodes of the second memory chip are respectively connected to interposer via electrodes of the interposers,

the first via electrodes, the second via electrodes, and the interposer via electrodes extend in a first direction, and

the first direction is perpendicular to a top surface of the first memory chip.

16 . The semiconductor chip stack structure of claim 14 , further comprising:

a third memory chip on the second memory chip, the third memory chip comprising a plurality of third banks,

wherein an inactive surface of the second memory chip faces an inactive surface of the third memory chip.

17 . The semiconductor chip stack structure of claim 16 , wherein each of the plurality of chiplets is configured to perform calculations of data stored in any one of the plurality of first banks and any one of the plurality of second banks.

18 . A semiconductor package comprising:

a redistribution structure;

a semiconductor chip stack structure on the redistribution structure, the semiconductor chip stack structure including first memory chips and a plurality of second memory chips stacked on the first memory chips;

a plurality of chiplets between two of the plurality of second memory chips adjacent to each other; and

a semiconductor chip on the redistribution structure, the semiconductor chip being spaced apart from the semiconductor chip stack structure in a horizontal direction, wherein

the first memory chips include a plurality of first banks, and

the plurality of second memory chips include a plurality of second banks.

19 . The semiconductor package of claim 18 , wherein

the semiconductor chip and the plurality of chiplets each comprise computing circuits, and

the first memory chips and the plurality of second memory chips each do not include a computing circuit.

20 . The semiconductor package of claim 19 , wherein the plurality of chiplets are configured to perform calculations of data stored in the plurality of first banks and the plurality of second banks.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 1, 2023
From: LEE, TAEYOUNG; MUN, KYUNGDON
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 064454/0079 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2022-0089686 · Jul 20, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240032312A1 · Jan 25, 2024
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