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Granted Patent B2
US 12,733,487 · App. 18/243,437 · Granted Sep 8, 2026

Semiconductor package

Inventors: Youngdeuk Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Mina Choi (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
H10W40/10H10B80/00H10W40/70H10W90/00H10W72/07354H10W72/347H10W72/877H10W74/15H10W90/288H10W90/724H10W90/734H10W90/736
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Patent No.
US 12,733,487
App. No.
18/243,437
Granted
Sep 8, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a semiconductor package including a first substrate, a first chip structure on the first substrate, the first chip structure including at least one chip, a heat dissipation member on the first chip structure, the heat dissipation member including a heat dissipation plate including a first surface facing the first chip structure and a second surface opposite to the first surface and a seed metal layer on the second surface of the heat dissipation plate, and a metal thermal interfacial material (TIM) on the seed metal layer.

Claims (57)

1 . A semiconductor package comprising:

a first substrate;

a first chip structure on the first substrate, the first chip structure comprising at least one chip;

a heat dissipation member on the first chip structure, the heat dissipation member comprising:

a heat dissipation plate comprising a first surface facing the first chip structure and a second surface opposite to the first surface; and

a seed metal layer on the second surface of the heat dissipation plate;

a metal thermal interfacial material (TIM) on the seed metal layer; and

a first adhesive layer between the first chip structure and the heat dissipation member.

2 . The semiconductor package of claim 1 , wherein the first chip structure comprises a plurality of chips in a vertical direction.

3 . The semiconductor package of claim 2 , wherein the first chip structure comprises a high bandwidth memory (HBM) package.

4 . The semiconductor package of claim 3 , wherein a thickness of a top-layer semiconductor chip, disposed uppermost, of the plurality of chips disposed in the first chip structure is within a range of 50 μm to 100 μm.

5 . The semiconductor package of claim 1 , wherein the first adhesive layer comprises a die attach film.

6 . The semiconductor package of claim 1 , wherein the seed metal layer comprises:

a first layer on the second surface of the heat dissipation plate, the first layer comprising titanium;

a second layer on the first layer, the second layer comprising nickel; and

a third layer on the second layer, the third layer comprising gold.

7 . The semiconductor package of claim 1 , wherein the seed metal layer comprises seed metal for forming the metal TIM.

8 . The semiconductor package of claim 1 , wherein a thermal conductivity of the metal TIM is within a range of 50 W/mK to 100 W/mK.

9 . The semiconductor package of claim 1 ,

wherein the first chip structure comprises a high bandwidth memory (HBM) package comprising a plurality of chips in a vertical direction, and

wherein the seed metal layer comprises:

a first layer on the second surface of the heat dissipation plate, the first layer comprising titanium;

a second layer on the first layer, the second layer comprising nickel; and

a third layer on the second layer, the third layer comprising gold.

10 . A semiconductor package comprising:

a first substrate;

a first chip structure and a second chip structure in a horizontal direction on the first substrate;

a heat dissipation member on the first chip structure and the second chip structure, the heat dissipation member comprising:

a heat dissipation plate that comprises a first surface facing the first chip structure and the second chip structure and a second surface opposite to the first surface; and

a seed metal layer on the second surface of the heat dissipation plate;

a metal thermal interfacial material (TIM) on the seed metal layer; and

a first adhesive layer between the first surface of the heat dissipation plate and the first chip structure and between the first surface of the heat dissipation plate and the second chip structure.

11 . The semiconductor package of claim 10 , wherein one of the first chip structure and the second chip structure comprises a logic chip, and

wherein the other of the first chip structure and the second chip structure comprises a high bandwidth memory (HBM) package comprising a plurality of memory chips in a vertical direction.

12 . The semiconductor package of claim 10 , further comprising a package substrate on a lower surface of the first substrate,

wherein the first substrate comprises an interposer substrate electrically connecting the first chip structure, the second chip structure, and the package substrate with one another.

13 . The semiconductor package of claim 10 , wherein each of the first surface and the second surface of the heat dissipation plate is a substantially flat surface.

14 . The semiconductor package of claim 10 , wherein the first surface of the heat dissipation plate comprises a surface extending in a vertical direction.

15 . The semiconductor package of claim 10 , wherein the seed metal layer comprises:

a first layer on the second surface of the heat dissipation plate, the first layer comprising titanium;

a second layer on the first layer, the second layer comprising nickel; and

a third layer on the second layer, the third layer comprising gold.

16 . The semiconductor package of claim 10 , wherein the seed metal layer comprises seed metal for forming the metal TIM.

17 . A semiconductor package comprising:

a package substrate;

an interposer substrate on the package substrate;

a first chip structure on the interposer substrate, the first chip structure comprising at least one chip;

a second chip structure on the interposer substrate and spaced apart from the first chip structure in a horizontal direction;

a heat dissipation member on the first chip structure and the second chip structure, the heat dissipation member comprising:

a heat dissipation plate that comprises a first surface facing the first chip structure and the second chip structure and a second surface opposite to the first surface; and

a seed metal layer on the second surface of the heat dissipation plate;

a first adhesive layer between the first chip structure and the heat dissipation member; and

a metal thermal interfacial material (TIM) on the seed metal layer,

wherein one of the first chip structure and the second chip structure comprises a logic chip, and the other of the first chip structure and the second chip structure comprises a high bandwidth memory (HBM) package comprising a plurality of memory chips in a vertical direction, and

wherein the seed metal layer comprises seed metal for forming the metal TIM.

18 . The semiconductor package of claim 17 , wherein a thermal conductivity of the metal TIM is within a range of 50 W/mK to 100 W/mK.

19 . The semiconductor package of claim 17 , wherein the first adhesive layer comprises a die attach film.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 7, 2023
From: KIM, YOUNGDEUK; CHOI, MINA
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 064832/0931 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2022-0114469 · Sep 8, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240087976A1 · Mar 14, 2024
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