Circuit board assembly and manufacturing method thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12324100-B2
Application number	US-202217969610-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 19, 2022
Priority date	Aug 19, 2022
Publication date	Jun 3, 2025
Grant date	Jun 3, 2025

Abstract

This disclosure provides a circuit board assembly and a manufacturing method thereof. The circuit board assembly includes circuit board, embedded chip, heat dissipation assembly and temperature switch structure. The temperature switch structure includes a first metal layer and a second metal layer stacked on each other. The first metal layer of the temperature switch structure is electrically connected to the circuit board and is thermally coupled to the embedded chip. A thermal expansion coefficient of the first metal layer is different from a thermal expansion coefficient of the second metal layer so that the temperature switch structure is deformed in response to a temperature change of the embedded chip to be in contact with or spaced apart from the second electrically conductive contact of the heat dissipation assembly.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A circuit board assembly, comprising:
a circuit board;
an embedded chip embedded in and electrically connected to the circuit board;
a heat dissipation assembly disposed on the circuit board and having a first electrically conductive contact and a second electrically conductive contact, wherein the heat dissipation assembly is thermally coupled to the embedded chip, and the first electrically conductive contact of the heat dissipation assembly is electrically connected to the circuit board; and
a temperature switch structure located between at least a part of the circuit board and the second electrically conductive contact, wherein the temperature switch structure comprises a first metal layer and a second metal layer stacked on each other, the first metal layer of the temperature switch structure is electrically connected to the circuit board and is thermally coupled to the embedded chip, and a thermal expansion coefficient of the first metal layer is different from a thermal expansion coefficient of the second metal layer so that the temperature switch structure is deformed in response to a temperature change of the embedded chip to be in contact with or spaced apart from the second electrically conductive contact of the heat dissipation assembly.

2. The circuit board assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the circuit board comprises a substrate and a first build-up layer, the first build-up layer comprises a dielectric layer, a heat dissipation layer, and a circuit layer, the dielectric layer is disposed on the substrate, the heat dissipation layer, the circuit layer, and the first metal layer of the temperature switch structure are stacked on a side of the dielectric layer that is located farthest away from the substrate, a bonding force between the first metal layer of the temperature switch structure and the dielectric layer is smaller than a bonding force between the circuit layer and the dielectric layer and a bonding force between the heat dissipation layer and the dielectric layer, the embedded chip is embedded in the substrate, the heat dissipation assembly is thermally coupled to the heat dissipation layer, and the first electrically conductive contact of the heat dissipation assembly is electrically connected to the circuit layer.

3. The circuit board assembly according to claim 2 , wherein the first metal layer of the temperature switch structure is located closer to the substrate than the second metal layer of the temperature switch structure, and the thermal expansion coefficient of the first metal layer of the temperature switch structure is larger than the thermal expansion coefficient of the second metal layer of the temperature switch structure.

4. The circuit board assembly according to claim 2 , wherein the first build-up layer further comprises an adhesive layer, the adhesive layer is located between the heat dissipation layer and the dielectric layer, the adhesive layer is located between the circuit layer and the dielectric layer, and the adhesive layer is not located between the temperature switch structure and the dielectric layer.

5. The circuit board assembly according to claim 4 , wherein the temperature switch structure further comprises at least one thermally conductive via disposed on the dielectric layer and connected to the first metal layer.

6. The circuit board assembly according to claim 5 , wherein the substrate comprises an electrically insulating part, a first thermally conductive part and an electrically conductive part, the electrically insulating part has a recess, the embedded chip is located in the recess, the first thermally conductive part is located on a side of the recess and is in thermal contact with the embedded chip, the electrically conductive part is disposed on the electrically insulating part, and the circuit layer, and the temperature switch structure, the embedded chip, and the heat dissipation assembly are electrically connected to the electrically conductive part.

7. The circuit board assembly according to claim 6 , wherein the at least one thermally conductive via is connected to a part of the electrically conductive part being in direct contact with the embedded chip.

8. The circuit board assembly according to claim 6 , wherein the at least one thermally conductive via is connected to a part of the electrically conductive part being spaced apart from the embedded chip.

9. The circuit board assembly according to claim 6 , wherein the substrate further comprises a second heat dissipation part connected to the first thermally conductive part, and the first thermally conductive part and the second heat dissipation part are in thermal contact with different sides of the embedded chip, respectively.

10. The circuit board assembly according to claim 6 , wherein the circuit board further comprises a heat dissipation block, the heat dissipation block penetrates through the heat dissipation layer, the dielectric layer, and the adhesive layer of the first build-up layer, and two opposite sides of the heat dissipation block are in thermal contact with the first thermally conductive part and the heat dissipation assembly, respectively.

11. The circuit board assembly according to claim 4 , wherein the circuit board further comprises a heat dissipation block, and two opposite sides of the heat dissipation block are in thermal contact with the heat dissipation layer of the first build-up layer and the heat dissipation assembly, respectively.

12. The circuit board assembly according to claim 11 , wherein the heat dissipation block is spaced apart from the temperature switch structure.

13. The circuit board assembly according to claim 4 , wherein the circuit board further comprises a heat dissipation block, the heat dissipation block penetrates through the heat dissipation layer, the adhesive layer, and the dielectric layer of the first build-up layer, and two opposite sides of the heat dissipation block are in thermal contact with the embedded chip and the heat dissipation assembly, respectively.

14. The circuit board assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the temperature switch structure further comprises a third electrically conductive contact, the third electrically conductive contact protrudes from a side of the second metal layer that is located farthest away from the first metal layer, the temperature switch structure is deformed in response to the temperature change of the embedded chip to allow the third electrically conductive contact of the temperature switch structure to be in contact with or spaced apart from the second electrically conductive contact of the heat dissipation assembly.

15. The circuit board assembly according to claim 14 , wherein the third electrically conductive contact is in a tapered shape or a prism shape.

16. A manufacturing method of circuit board assembly, comprising:
providing a circuit board with an embedded chip embedded therein;
forming a temperature switch structure on a side of the circuit board, wherein the temperature switch structure comprises a first metal layer and a second metal layer which are stacked on each other, the first metal layer of the temperature switch structure is electrically connected to the circuit board and is thermally coupled to the embedded chip, and a thermal expansion coefficient of the first metal layer is different from a thermal expansion coefficient of the second metal layer; and
providing a heat dissipation assembly on the side of the circuit board, wherein the heat dissipation assembly is thermally coupled to the embedded chip, a first electrically conductive contact

Assignees

• Unimicron Technology Corp

Inventors

• Chen Yu-Shen

Classifications

• H10W90/722

  between stacked chips · CPC title

• H10W90/288

  characterised by arrangements for thermal management of the stacked chips · CPC title

• H10W90/22

  the stacked chips being on both top and bottom sides of a package substrate, interposer or RDL · CPC title

• H10W90/20

  Configurations of stacked chips · CPC title

• H10W90/00

  Package configurations · CPC title