Chip with internal signal routing in external element
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1. A microelectronic assembly including:
- (a) a first semiconductor chip including a plurality of electronic elements and a front surface having contacts thereon, at least some of said electronic elements being connected to said contacts;
(b) a dielectric element separate from said chip and movable with respect to said chip, said dielectric element having a plurality of conductive interconnect traces thereon; and
(c) deformable conductive elements interconnecting said at least some of said contacts with said interconnect traces so that at least some of said electronic elements are connected to one another for transmission of signals therebetween through said traces.
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Abstract
A semiconductor chip is provided with a dielectric element having conductive features interconnecting electronic elements within the chip with one another. The conductive features replace internal conductors, and can provide enhanced signal propagation between elements of the chip. The conductive features on the dielectric element are connected to contacts on the chip by deformable conductive elements such as flexible leads so that the dielectric element remains movable with respect to the chip. The dielectric element may have a coefficient of expansion different from that of the chip itself.
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27 Claims
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1. A microelectronic assembly including:
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(a) a first semiconductor chip including a plurality of electronic elements and a front surface having contacts thereon, at least some of said electronic elements being connected to said contacts;
(b) a dielectric element separate from said chip and movable with respect to said chip, said dielectric element having a plurality of conductive interconnect traces thereon; and
(c) deformable conductive elements interconnecting said at least some of said contacts with said interconnect traces so that at least some of said electronic elements are connected to one another for transmission of signals therebetween through said traces. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method of making a semiconductor device comprising the steps of:
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(a) providing a unitary semiconductor structure having a front surface, said semiconductor structure incorporating a plurality of electronic elements within said structure and contacts on said front surface, said electronic elements having signal connections, at least some of said signal connections being connected to said contacts;
(b) assembling a dielectric structure having a electrically conductive features thereon to said semiconductor structure so as to connect the electrically conductive features with said contacts through deformable conductive elements so that at least some signal connections of said electronic elements within said unitary semiconductor structure are connected to one another through said contacts, said deformable conductive elements and said conductive features on said dielectric structure, and so that said dielectric structure remains movable with respect to said semiconductor structure. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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