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Granted Patent B2
US 12,740,445 · App. 18/468,533 · Granted Sep 15, 2026

Integrated devices coupled to interposer comprising porous portion

Inventors: Ranadeep Dutta (Del Mar, CA); Jonghae Kim (San Diego, CA); Je-Hsiung Lan (San Diego, CA)
Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
H10W70/635H10W70/65H10W70/68H10W90/00H10W90/722H10W90/724
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Patent No.
US 12,740,445
App. No.
18/468,533
Granted
Sep 15, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A package comprising an interposer comprising a silicon substrate comprising a porous portion; and a plurality of via interconnects extending through the porous portion of the silicon substrate. The package includes a first integrated device coupled to the interposer through a first plurality of solder interconnects.

Claims (44)

1 . A package comprising:

an interposer comprising:

a silicon substrate comprising a porous portion and an unporosified portion, wherein the porous portion of the silicon substrate has a lower density than the unporosified portion of the silicon substrate; and

a plurality of via interconnects extending through the porous portion of the silicon substrate; and

a first integrated device coupled to the interposer through a first plurality of solder interconnects.

2 . The package of claim 1 , further comprising another plurality of via interconnects extending through the unporosified portion of the silicon substrate.

3 . The package of claim 1 , wherein the porous portion includes a coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) in a range of about 5-8 parts per million per Celsius degree (ppm/C).

4 . The package of claim 1 , wherein the porous portion comprises:

a first porous portion comprising a first density; and

a second porous portion comprising a second density that is different from the first density.

5 . The package of claim 4 ,

wherein the first porous portion comprises a first coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE), and

wherein the second porous portion comprises a second coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE).

6 . The package of claim 5 , wherein the silicon substrate includes an unporosified portion comprising a third coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) that is different from the first coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) and the second coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE).

7 . The package of claim 1 , wherein the porous portion comprises a porosity in a range of about 30-70 percent.

8 . The package of claim 1 , further comprising a second integrated device coupled to the interposer through a second plurality of solder interconnects.

9 . The package of claim 8 ,

wherein the porous portion comprises:

a first porous portion comprising a first density; and

a second porous portion comprising a second density, and

wherein the plurality of via interconnects comprises:

a first plurality of via interconnects extending through the first porous portion of the silicon substrate; and

a second plurality of via interconnects extending through the second porous portion of the silicon substrate.

10 . The package of claim 1 , wherein the porous portion comprises porosified silicon.

11 . The package of claim 1 , wherein the first integrated device comprises:

a die substrate comprising a die porous portion;

a plurality of through substrate vias extending through the die porous portion of the die substrate; and

a die interconnection portion coupled to the die substrate.

12 . The package of claim 11 ,

wherein the die substrate includes an unporosified portion, and

wherein the die porous portion of the die substrate includes a lower density than the unporosified portion of the die substrate.

13 . The package of claim 12 , wherein the die porous portion of the die substrate comprises:

a first porous portion comprising a first coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE), and

a second porous portion comprising a second coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE),

wherein the unporosified portion of the die substrate comprises a third coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) that is different from the first coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) and the second coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE).

14 . The package of claim 11 , wherein the first integrated device further comprises a metallization portion coupled to a back side of the die substrate.

15 . The package of claim 14 , wherein the metallization portion comprises:

at least one dielectric layer; and

a plurality of metallization interconnects coupled to the plurality of through substrate vias.

16 . The package of claim 14 , further comprising a second integrated device coupled to the metallization portion of the first integrated device through a second plurality of solder interconnects.

17 . The package of claim 11 , further comprising at least one cavity in the die substrate.

18 . The package of claim 11 , further comprising a second integrated device coupled to the interposer through a second plurality of solder interconnects.

19 . The package of claim 1 , further comprising a substrate coupled to the interposer through a second plurality of solder interconnects.

20 . The package of claim 1 , wherein the package is part of a device selected from a group consisting of a music player, a video player, an entertainment unit, a navigation device, a communications device, a mobile device, a mobile phone, a smartphone, a personal digital assistant, a fixed location terminal, a tablet computer, a computer, a wearable device, a laptop computer, a server, an internet of things (IoT) device, and a device in an automotive vehicle.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 11, 2023
From: DUTTA, RANADEEP; KIM, JONGHAE; LAN, JE-HSIUNG
To: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
Reel/Frame 065178/0625 →
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20250096093A1 · Mar 20, 2025
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