Methods and apparatus for forming package-on-packages
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1. A package device, comprising:
- a first package comprising a first substrate, a first die above the first substrate, a first decoupling capacitor and a second decoupling capacitor above the first substrate, a first molding compound encapsulating the first die, first decoupling capacitor and the second decoupling capacitor, and a first electrical path connecting the first die and the first decoupling capacitor, wherein the first electrical path has a first width in a range from about 8 μ
m to about 44 μ
m, and wherein the first electrical path comprises a first length measured from the first die to the first decoupling capacitor in a range from about 10 μ
m to about 650 μ
m;
a second package comprising a second substrate, a second die above the second substrate, and a second molding compound encapsulating the second die, wherein the second package is a bottom package of a first package-on-package (PoP) device and the first package is a top package of the first PoP device; and
a second electrical path connecting the second die and the second decoupling capacitor, wherein the second electrical path has a second width in a range from about 8 μ
m to about 44 μ
m and a second length in a range from about 10 μ
m to about 650 μ
m, wherein the second electrical path comprises a first redistribution layer (RDL) on the second substrate and does not extend through any dies.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus are disclosed for a package or a package-on-package (PoP) device. An IC package or a PoP device may comprise an electrical path connecting a die and a decoupling capacitor, wherein the electrical path may have a width in a range from about 8 um to about 44 um and a length in a range from about 10 um to about 650 um. The decoupling capacitor and the die may be contained in a same package, or at different packages within a PoP device, connected by contact pads, redistribution layers (RDLs), and connectors.
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1. A package device, comprising:
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a first package comprising a first substrate, a first die above the first substrate, a first decoupling capacitor and a second decoupling capacitor above the first substrate, a first molding compound encapsulating the first die, first decoupling capacitor and the second decoupling capacitor, and a first electrical path connecting the first die and the first decoupling capacitor, wherein the first electrical path has a first width in a range from about 8 μ
m to about 44 μ
m, and wherein the first electrical path comprises a first length measured from the first die to the first decoupling capacitor in a range from about 10 μ
m to about 650 μ
m;a second package comprising a second substrate, a second die above the second substrate, and a second molding compound encapsulating the second die, wherein the second package is a bottom package of a first package-on-package (PoP) device and the first package is a top package of the first PoP device; and a second electrical path connecting the second die and the second decoupling capacitor, wherein the second electrical path has a second width in a range from about 8 μ
m to about 44 μ
m and a second length in a range from about 10 μ
m to about 650 μ
m, wherein the second electrical path comprises a first redistribution layer (RDL) on the second substrate and does not extend through any dies. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 15, 16)
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8. A package-on-package (PoP) device, comprising:
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a first package comprising a first substrate, a first redistribution layer (RDL) on the first substrate, a first decoupling capacitor above the first substrate and being connected to the first RDL, and a molding compound encapsulating the first decoupling capacitor; a second package comprising a second substrate over the first decoupling capacitor, a second RDL on a top surface of the second substrate, a third RDL on a bottom surface of the second substrate, and a first die above the top surface of the second substrate and being connected to the second RDL, wherein a portion of the molding compound is disposed between the first decoupling capacitor and the second substrate; a first through via (TV) in the molding compound, the first TV connecting the first RDL of the first package and the third RDL of the second package; and a first electrical path connecting the first die and the first decoupling capacitor, wherein the first electrical path comprises the first TV, wherein the first electrical path has a first width in a range from about 8 μ
m to about 44 μ
m, and wherein the first electrical path has a first length measured from a first contact pad of the first die to a second contact pad of the first decoupling capacitor in a range from about 10 μ
m to about 650 μ
m. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 17, 18, 19)
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12. A package device, comprising:
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a first substrate; a first redistribution layer (RDL) on a top surface of the first substrate, a second RDL on a bottom surface of the first substrate, and a through via extending through the first substrate from the top surface to the bottom surface and electrically connecting the first RDL and the second RDL; a capacitor atop the top surface of the first substrate, the capacitor having a first contact pad and being electrically connected to the first RDL via the first contact pad and a first connector; a molding compound above the first RDL, the molding compound encapsulating the capacitor; a first through via (TV) and a second TV extending through the molding compound, the capacitor being interposed between the first TV and the second TV; a second substrate over the capacitor and the molding compound; a first integrated circuit (IC) component bonded to a surface of the second substrate opposite the capacitor; a second IC component adjacent the first IC component and bonded to the surface of the second substrate opposite the capacitor; a first electrical path electrically connecting the first IC component and the capacitor through the first TV; and a second electrical path electrically connecting the second IC component and the capacitor through the second TV, wherein the first and the second electrical paths each have a length measured from a respective one of the first and the second IC component to the capacitor of about 10 μ
m to about 650 μ
m and has along the length a narrowest width of from about 8 μ
m to about 44 μ
m. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 20)
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