학술논문

Process Design Kit and Initial Demonstration of Digital Metal-Embedded Chip Assembly for High Density IO Fan-Out Packaging
Document Type
Conference
Source
2023 IEEE 73rd Electronic Components and Technology Conference (ECTC) ECTC Electronic Components and Technology Conference (ECTC), 2023 IEEE 73rd. :623-628 May, 2023
Subject
Components, Circuits, Devices and Systems
Engineered Materials, Dielectrics and Plasmas
Engineering Profession
Photonics and Electrooptics
Process design
Electronic components
Packaging
Thermal management
Electronic packaging thermal management
Silicon
Copper
fan-out
wafer-level package
fine-pitch
CMOS chips
silicon interposer
electroplated copper
heat spreader
Process Design Kit
Language
ISSN
2377-5726
Abstract
This paper describes the initial demonstration of a fan-out wafer-level package for high-density input/output (IO) digital CMOS chips using a silicon interposer with an embedded electroplated copper heat spreader. The package uses a redistribution layer (RDL) first chip-last approach featuring multi-layer interconnects that accommodate a minimum chip IO pitch of $10 \mu \mathrm{m} ((30\mu \mathrm{m}$ demonstrated). The integrated heat spreader simultaneously addresses fine-pitch chip integration, electrical shielding, and thermal management. The process development steps and challenges are discussed, and preliminary electrical results of passive test structures are presented showing $> 95{\%}$ DC connectivity. The paper also presents the development of a Process Design Kit (PDK) in the Cadence Virtuoso environment for this technology and its application in shortening design time, preventing design rule violations, and extracting RC package parasitics.