Semiconductor packages, and methods for forming semiconductor packages

US11764187B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-11764187-B2
Application numberUS-201716641241-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateSep 29, 2017
Priority dateSep 29, 2017
Publication dateSep 19, 2023
Grant dateSep 19, 2023

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Abstract

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A semiconductor package includes a first semiconductor die, a semiconductor device comprising a second semiconductor die, and one or more wire bond structures. The wire bond structure includes a bond interface portion. The wire bond structure is arranged next to the first semiconductor die. The first semiconductor die and the bond interface portion of the wire bond structure are arranged at the same side of the semiconductor device. An interface contact structure of the semiconductor device is electrically connected to the wire bond structure.

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What is claimed is: 1. A semiconductor package, comprising: a first semiconductor die; a semiconductor device comprising a second semiconductor die, and one or more wire bond structures, wherein a wire bond structure of the one or more wire bond structures comprises a first and a second bond interface portion and wherein the first and second bond interface portions of the wire bond structure comprise a nail-head structure or a ball structure, wherein the wire bond structure is arranged next to the first semiconductor die, wherein the first semiconductor die and the first bond interface portion of the wire bond structure are arranged at the same side of the semiconductor device, wherein the second bond interface portion of the wire bond structure is electrically connected to the first semiconductor die, wherein an interface contact structure of the semiconductor device is electrically connected to the first bond interface portion of the wire bond structure, and wherein the first bond interface portion directly contacts the interface contact structure. 2. The semiconductor package according to claim 1 , wherein the interface contact structure of the semiconductor device comprises a solder structure. 3. The semiconductor package according to claim 1 , wherein the interface contact structure of the semiconductor device is directly soldered to the first bond interface portion of the wire bond structure. 4. The semiconductor package according to claim 1 , wherein the interface contact structure of the semiconductor device is arranged at a level of a back side of the first semiconductor die. 5. The semiconductor package according to claim 1 , further comprising a mold compound structure surrounding at least the wire bond structure and the first semiconductor die. 6. The semiconductor package according to claim 1 , further comprising at least one back side redistribution layer arranged at a back side of the first semiconductor die, wherein the interface contact structure of the semiconductor device is electrically connected to the first bond interface portion of the wire bond structure via the at least one back side redistribution layer. 7. The semiconductor package according to claim 1 , wherein the second bond interface portion of the wire bond structure is attached to a die pad structure arranged at a front side of the first semiconductor die. 8. The semiconductor package according to claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of interconnect structures extending from a front side of the first semiconductor die towards a plurality of interface solder structures arranged at a first side of the semiconductor package. 9. The semiconductor package according to claim 1 , wherein the first semiconductor die comprises at least one circuit selected from the following group of circuits: a logic circuit, a transistor circuit, a processor circuit. 10. The semiconductor package according to claim 1 , wherein the semiconductor device comprising the second semiconductor die comprises a flip chip semiconductor package. 11. The semiconductor package according to claim 1 , wherein the semiconductor device comprising the second semiconductor die comprises a bare die semiconductor device. 12. The semiconductor package according to claim 1 , wherein the second semiconductor die comprises at least one circuit selected from the following group of circuits: a memory circuit, an antenna circuit, a sensor circuit, an integrated passive components circuit and a transceiver circuit, a logic circuit, a transistor circuit. 13. A method for forming a semiconductor package, the method comprising: forming a wire bond structure next to a first semiconductor die; wherein the wire bond structure comprises a first and a second bond interface portion and wherein the first and the second bond interface portions comprise a nail-head structure or a ball structure; attaching the second bond interface portion of the wire bond structure to a die pad structure of the first semiconductor die; forming a mold compound structure, wherein the mold compound structure at least partially surrounds the wire bond structure and the first semiconductor die, wherein a surface of the wire bond structure is located at a corresponding level of a back surface of the first semiconductor die and wherein the surface of the wire bond structure is not surrounded by the mold compound structure; and attaching a second semiconductor die to the first semiconductor die after forming the mold compound structure by soldering an interface contact structure of the second semiconductor die to the first bond interface portion of the wire bond structure. 14. The method according to claim 13 , further comprising forming an over-mold compound structure around the second semiconductor die after attaching the second semiconductor die.

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  • between a chip and a stacked insulating package substrate, interposer or RDL · CPC title

  • between stacked chips · CPC title

  • between a chip and a stacked insulating package substrate, interposer or RDL · CPC title

  • characterised by containers, encapsulations, or other housings for the stacked chips · CPC title

  • at least one of the stacked chips being laterally offset from a neighbouring stacked chip, e.g. chip stacks having a staircase shape · CPC title

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What does patent US11764187B2 cover?
A semiconductor package includes a first semiconductor die, a semiconductor device comprising a second semiconductor die, and one or more wire bond structures. The wire bond structure includes a bond interface portion. The wire bond structure is arranged next to the first semiconductor die. The first semiconductor die and the bond interface portion of the wire bond structure are arranged at the…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Intel Corp
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H10W90/00. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Sep 19 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 3 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).