IP Library › Granted Patent US 12,745,672
Granted Patent B2
US 12,745,672 · App. 17/824,330 · Granted Sep 22, 2026

Semiconductor structure with integrated passive device having opposed solder bumps

Inventors: Fong-yuan Chang (Hsinchu County, TW); Ho Che Yu (Zhubei City, TW); Yu-Hao Chen (Hsinchu City, TW); Yii-Chian Lu (Taipei, TW); Ching-Yi Lin (Zhubei City, TW); Jyh Chwen Frank Lee (Palo Alto, CA)
Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
H10W90/00H10W72/823H10W90/28H10W90/288H10W90/724
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Patent No.
US 12,745,672
App. No.
17/824,330
Granted
Sep 22, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A semiconductor device includes an integrated passive device coupled to a redistribution structure by a plurality of first bumps, and having a plurality of second bumps disposed opposite the plurality of first bumps, wherein the plurality of first and second bumps are thermally and/or electrically connected, and thus enable further thermal and/or electrical connections within or comprising the semiconductor device.

Claims (29)

1 . A semiconductor device, comprising:

a redistribution structure having a first side and a second side opposite to each other;

a first passive device disposed on the first side of the redistribution structure, wherein the first passive device comprises a plurality of first bumps and a plurality of second bumps disposed on a first side and a second side of the first passive device, respectively; and

a plurality of third bumps laterally spaced from the first passive device, wherein the plurality of third bumps and the plurality of second bumps are configured to couple the semiconductor device with a package substrate at a coplanar surface of the package substrate, wherein the first passive device is configured to receive a power signal from the package substrate at the first bumps and provide a filtered instance of the power signal to a circuit disposed on the second side of the first passive device via the second bumps.

2 . The semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein at least some of the plurality of third bumps surround the first passive device.

3 . The semiconductor device of claim 1 , further comprising the package substrate, wherein the first passive device is coupled to the package substrate through the plurality of second bumps.

4 . The semiconductor device of claim 3 , further comprising a first semiconductor chip disposed on the second side of the redistribution structure.

5 . The semiconductor device of claim 4 , wherein at least some heat generated by the first semiconductor chip is dissipated through the redistribution structure and then the pluralities of first and second bumps of the first passive device, and to the package substrate.

6 . The semiconductor device of claim 4 , further comprising a second semiconductor chip disposed over a first side of the first semiconductor chip opposite to a second side of the first semiconductor chip that faces the redistribution structure.

7 . The semiconductor device of claim 6 , wherein the second semiconductor chip includes a memory device.

8 . The semiconductor device of claim 1 , further comprising a second passive device laterally adjacent the first passive device.

9 . The semiconductor device of claim 8 , wherein the second passive device comprises the plurality of third bumps and a plurality of fourth bumps disposed on a first side and a second side of the second passive device, respectively.

10 . The semiconductor device of claim 8 , wherein the first and second passive devices each comprise:

a substrate; and

a plurality of through via structures extending through the substrate, wherein the plurality of through via structures are each configured to electrically couple at least one of the first bumps to at least one of the second bumps.

11 . The semiconductor device of claim 10 , wherein at least one of the plurality of through via structures is configured to deliver a supply voltage.

12 . A semiconductor device, comprising:

a package substrate;

a passive device physically and electrically coupled to the package substrate through a plurality of first bumps;

a redistribution structure disposed over the passive device, wherein the passive device is physically and electrically coupled to the redistribution structure through a plurality of second bumps; and

a first semiconductor chip disposed over the redistribution structure, wherein the passive device is configured to receive a power signal from the package substrate at the first bumps and provide a filtered instance of the power signal to the semiconductor chip via the second bumps.

13 . The semiconductor device of claim 12 , wherein at least some heat generated by the first semiconductor chip is dissipated through the redistribution structure and then the pluralities of first and second bumps, and to the package substrate.

14 . The semiconductor device of claim 12 , wherein the first bumps have a first diameter and the second bumps have a second diameter, and wherein the first diameter is substantially greater than the second diameter.

15 . The semiconductor device of claim 12 , wherein the passive device has at least a portion vertically overlapped with a portion of the first semiconductor chip.

16 . The semiconductor device of claim 12 , further comprising a second semiconductor chip disposed over the first semiconductor chip and electrically coupled to the redistribution structure, wherein the second semiconductor chip includes a memory device.

17 . The semiconductor device of claim 12 , wherein the passive device has a first area and the first semiconductor chip has a second area, and wherein the first area is substantially similar to the second area.

18 . The semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein any semiconductor chips of the semiconductor device are disposed on a second side of the redistribution structure.

19 . The semiconductor device of claim 12 , wherein any semiconductor chips of the semiconductor device are disposed on a second side of the redistribution structure.

20 . The semiconductor device of claim 12 , wherein the package substrate comprises a printed circuit board.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 7, 2022
From: CHANG, FONG-YUAN; YU, HO CHE; CHEN, YU-HAO; LU, YII-CHIAN; LIN, CHING-YI; LEE, JYH CHWEN FRANK
To: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LIMITED
Reel/Frame 060434/0240 →
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