학술논문
Process Design Kit and Initial Demonstration of Digital Metal-Embedded Chip Assembly for High Density IO Fan-Out Packaging
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Conference
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2023 IEEE 73rd Electronic Components and Technology Conference (ECTC) ECTC Electronic Components and Technology Conference (ECTC), 2023 IEEE 73rd. :623-628 May, 2023
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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.