Reducing Susceptibility to Electrostatic Discharge Damage during Die-To-Die Bonding for 3-D Packaged Integrated Circuits
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1. A method comprising:
- warping a first tier die, the first tier die having a substrate, a set of signal conductive bumps and power conductive bumps not electrically connected to the first tier die substrate, and a set of substrate conductive bumps each electrically connected to the first tier die substrate; and
placing a second tier die in electrical contact with the first tier die;
the second tier die having a substrate, a set of signal conductive bumps and power conductive bumps not electrically connected to the second tier die substrate, and a set of substrate conductive bumps each electrically connected to the second tier die substrate;
wherein when placing the second tier die in contact with the first tier die, the second tier die set of substrate conductive bumps makes contact with the first tier die set of substrate conductive bumps before the second tier die set of signal conductive bumps and power conductive bumps makes contact with the first tier die set of signal conductive bumps and power conductive bumps.
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Abstract
Mitigating electrostatic discharge damage when fabricating a 3-D integrated circuit package, wherein in one embodiment when a second tier die is placed in contact with a first tier die, conductive bumps near the perimeter of the second tier die that are electrically coupled to the substrate of the second tier die make contact with corresponding conductive bumps on the first tier die that are electrically coupled to the substrate of first tier die before other signal conductive bumps and power conductive bumps on the second tier and first tier dice make electrical contact.
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1. A method comprising:
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warping a first tier die, the first tier die having a substrate, a set of signal conductive bumps and power conductive bumps not electrically connected to the first tier die substrate, and a set of substrate conductive bumps each electrically connected to the first tier die substrate; and placing a second tier die in electrical contact with the first tier die;
the second tier die having a substrate, a set of signal conductive bumps and power conductive bumps not electrically connected to the second tier die substrate, and a set of substrate conductive bumps each electrically connected to the second tier die substrate;wherein when placing the second tier die in contact with the first tier die, the second tier die set of substrate conductive bumps makes contact with the first tier die set of substrate conductive bumps before the second tier die set of signal conductive bumps and power conductive bumps makes contact with the first tier die set of signal conductive bumps and power conductive bumps. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system comprising an integrated circuit package comprising:
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a first die comprising a first substrate and a first surface, the first surface having a perimeter and comprising;
a first outer zone of conductive bumps, the first outer zone containing the perimeter and having an inner boundary, wherein at least some of the first outer zone of conductive bumps are electrically coupled to the first substrate and none are signal conductive bumps or power conductive bumps;
a first intermediate zone contiguous and having an outer boundary coincident with the inner boundary of the first outer zone, having no signal conductive bumps or power conductive bumps, having an inner boundary;
a first inner zone of conductive bumps, the first inner zone contiguous and having a boundary coincident with the inner boundary of the first intermediate zone;
wherein the union of the first outer zone, the first intermediate zone, and the first inner zone comprises the first surface; anda second die comprising a second substrate and a second surface, the second surface comprising;
a second outer zone of conductive bumps corresponding to the first outer zone of conductive bumps, wherein at least some of the second outer zone of conductive bumps are electrically coupled to the second substrate and none are signal conductive bumps or power conductive bumps;
a second intermediate zone corresponding to the first intermediate zone and not having signal conductive bumps or power conductive bumps; and
a second inner zone of conductive bumps corresponding to the first inner zone of conductive bumps;wherein the conductive bumps in the first outer zone are electrically coupled to their corresponding conductive bumps in the second outer zone, and the conductive bumps in the first inner zone are electrically coupled to their corresponding conductive bumps in the second inner zone. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system comprising an integrated circuit package comprising:
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a first die comprising a first substrate and a first surface, the first surface having a perimeter and comprising;
a first outer zone of conductive bumps, the first outer zone containing the perimeter and having an inner boundary;
a first intermediate zone contiguous and having an outer boundary coincident with the inner boundary of the first outer zone, having no signal conductive bumps or power conductive bumps, and having an inner boundary;
a first inner zone contiguous and having an outer boundary coincident with the inner boundary of the first intermediate zone, wherein at least some of the first inner zone of conductive bumps are electrically coupled to the first substrate and none are signal conductive bumps or power conductive bumps;
wherein the union of the first outer zone, the first intermediate zone, and the first inner zone comprises the first surface; anda second die comprising a second substrate and a second surface, the second surface comprising;
a second outer zone of conductive bumps corresponding to the first outer zone of conductive bumps;
a second intermediate zone corresponding to the first intermediate zone and not having signal conductive bumps or power conductive bumps;and a second inner zone of conductive bumps corresponding to the first inner zone of conductive bumps wherein at least some of the second inner zone of conductive bumps are electrically coupled to the second substrate and none are signal conductive bumps or power conductive bumps; wherein the conductive bumps in the first outer zone are electrically coupled to their corresponding conductive bumps in the second outer zone, the conductive bumps in the first inner zone are electrically coupled to their corresponding conductive bumps in the second inner zone. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A method comprising:
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means for warping a first tier die, the first tier die having a substrate, a set of signal conductive bumps and power conductive bumps not electrically connected to the first tier die substrate, and a set of substrate conductive bumps each electrically connected to the first tier die substrate; and means for placing a second tier die in electrical contact with the first tier die;
the second tier die having a substrate, a set of signal conductive bumps and power conductive bumps not electrically connected to the second tier die substrate, and a set of substrate conductive bumps each electrically connected to the second tier die substrate;wherein when placing the second tier die in contact with the first tier die, the second tier die set of substrate conductive bumps makes contact with the first tier die set of substrate conductive bumps before the second tier die set of signal conductive bumps and power conductive bumps makes contact with the first tier die set of signal conductive bumps and power conductive bumps. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A system comprising an integrated circuit package comprising:
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a first die comprising a first substrate and a first surface, the first surface having a perimeter and comprising;
a first outer zone of conductive bumps, the first outer zone containing the perimeter and having an inner boundary;
means for coupling at least some of the first outer zone of conductive bumps to the first substrate, wherein none are signal conductive bumps or power conductive bumps;
a first intermediate zone contiguous and having an outer boundary coincident with the inner boundary of the first outer zone, having no signal conductive bumps or power conductive bumps, having an inner boundary;
a first inner zone of conductive bumps, the first inner zone contiguous and having a boundary coincident with the inner boundary of the first intermediate zone;
wherein the union of the first outer zone, the first intermediate zone, and the first inner zone comprises the first surface;a second die comprising a second substrate and a second surface, the second surface comprising;
a second outer zone of conductive bumps corresponding to the first outer zone of conductive bumps;
means for electrically coupling at least some of the second outer zone of conductive bumps to the second substrate, wherein none are signal conductive bumps or power conductive bumps;
a second intermediate zone corresponding to the first intermediate zone and not having signal conductive bumps or power conductive bumps; and
a second inner zone of conductive bumps corresponding to the first inner zone of conductive bumps;means for electrically coupling the conductive bumps in the first outer zone to their corresponding conductive bumps in the second outer zone; and means for electrically coupling the conductive bumps in the first inner zone to their corresponding conductive bumps in the second inner zone. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28)
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