JP3842272B2 - Interposer, semiconductor chip mount sub-board and semiconductor package - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a package structure of a semiconductor device.

In an electronic device using a semiconductor device such as a terminal device (mobile phone) of a mobile communication system, it is always important how to increase the integration of the semiconductor device in order to reduce the size and weight. Up to now, when miniaturization of semiconductor circuits has been progressing smoothly, as many circuits as possible are made into one chip, and the advantages of reducing the mounting area, increasing the speed, and reducing the power consumption have been utilized. However, problems such as a rapid increase in manufacturing cost and a prolonged design and development period due to miniaturization of semiconductor circuits have become apparent.

Therefore, SIP (System in Package) technology that three-dimensionally mounts a plurality of semiconductor chips has attracted attention. For example, as shown in FIG. 13, a semiconductor bare chip 30 is mounted on a package substrate 10, and another semiconductor bare chip 31 is mounted on the semiconductor bare chip 30, and these semiconductor bare chips 30, 31 and the package substrate 10 are A wire 60 is used for wire bonding (see Non-Patent Document 1).
Nikkei Electronics 2002, 2-11 no. 815 p108 “Part 1 If there is no chip, there is a package”

The non-defective product rate of SIP in which a plurality of semiconductor chips are contained in one package as described above is a synergistic value of the good product rate of each semiconductor chip. For example, in the case of SIP in which three semiconductor chips with a good product rate of 80% are contained. The non-defective product rate is reduced to almost 50% (= 0.8 × 0.8 × 0.8). In particular, since the yield rate of low-priced chips such as DRAM is lower than the yield rate of logic semiconductor chips such as expensive CPUs, expensive semiconductor chips are wasted due to defects in low-priced semiconductor chips. There was a problem of end. Therefore, it is strongly desired that the semiconductor chip to be mounted on the SIP is a semiconductor chip (inspected good chip, KGD: Known-Good-Die) that has been verified in advance to be a good product.

Next, a method for acquiring KGD will be described. First, a predetermined probe inspection is performed on each semiconductor chip in the state of the semiconductor wafer. The semiconductor wafer is diced (cut) and separated into semiconductor chip pieces. Based on the result of the probe inspection, the semiconductor chips are selected, and only a good semiconductor chip is subjected to a screening inspection such as burn-in inspection (hereinafter referred to as BT). At this time, only good semiconductor chips are accommodated in a chip tray or carrier socket for BT, BT in a chip state is performed using a dedicated jig for KGD and a dedicated device, and after further sorting, a chip tray for BT Alternatively, the semiconductor chip is taken out from the carrier socket, and the non-defective semiconductor chip is transferred to a shipping tray for packing and shipping. Since the semiconductor chip piece (bare chip) is formed very thin, it is easy to break, and a very delicate operation is required for the operation of the socket, probe, and tester used in the sorting test.

In order to solve this problem, for example, there is a method as disclosed in JP-A-2002-40095.

In a semiconductor device disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-40095, an electrode formed on the surface of a first resin-sealed package formed by resin-sealing a semiconductor chip is connected to the electrode of the semiconductor chip and mounted. And a test area for connecting a test device. An example in which the semiconductor device disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-40095 is applied to SIP is shown in FIG. 14 and will be described below with reference to this.

As shown in FIG. 14, when the semiconductor package 20 is mounted on the package substrate 10, the semiconductor package 21 and the semiconductor package 22 are mounted on a lead frame connected to an electrode on the package substrate 10 and sealed. The resin 80 is sealed with resin.
At this time, the semiconductor package 21 and the semiconductor package 22 incorporate the semiconductor bare chip 30 and the semiconductor bare chip 31, respectively, and are sealed with a sealing resin 81, respectively. However, when the semiconductor device disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-40095 is applied to SIP, the electrode 40 of the semiconductor package 21 is connected to the electrode 41 of the semiconductor package 22 on which the semiconductor package 21 is mounted by the wire 60. Has been. Further, the electrode 41 of the semiconductor package 22 and the lead frame are connected by a wire 61. As described above, the resin-sealed package (semiconductor package 21 and semiconductor package 22) disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-40095 is easier to handle because it is resin-sealed than the conventional bare chip. There is an effect that the fineness required for the operation of the socket, probe, and tester used in the screening test is reduced.

Further, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2002-40095 has a configuration in which the electrodes that are damaged in the sorting test at the time of mounting are not used by dividing the electrodes into a test region and a mounting region. The test electrode and the mounting electrode have the following requirements.

First, for the test electrodes, the electrode pitch is set to about 0.8 mm in a BGA type package, for example. If this level of electrode pitch can be realized, the fineness required for the operation of the socket, probe, and tester used in the sorting test will be sufficient to measure the CSP. On the other hand, the usefulness of the mounting electrode is demonstrated by making the electrode pitch equal to the electrode pitch of a normal bare chip. This pitch is about 130 μm, for example. If this level of electrode pitch can be realized, the assembly apparatus or the like can be used without any particular changes.

In order to enable wiring with a narrow pitch for mounting as described above, a method using an interposer using a glass substrate is disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2003-249606. However, there is a limit to simply providing wiring with a narrow pitch in order to give freedom to both the test electrode arrangement and the mounting electrode arrangement, and there is a problem that any test electrode arrangement and mounting electrode arrangement cannot be realized. there were.

On the other hand, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2001-196529 provides a wiring method capable of connecting a pad electrode of a semiconductor chip to an arbitrary electrical connection portion. A wiring technique disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2001-196529 is shown in FIG. In FIG. 15, the pad electrode disposed in the vicinity of the edge extending in the arrow YY ′ direction of the semiconductor bare chip 30 and the pad electrode disposed in the vicinity of the edge extending in the arrow XX ′ direction in the package substrate 10 They are connected via the internal wiring of the bare chip 31.

As described above, SIP is realized, but in order to realize a chip-on-chip in which a plurality of chips are three-dimensionally stacked, it is necessary to provide a gap in the stacked chips. This gap functions to radiate heat from the semiconductor element and to protect the semiconductor element during mounting. In addition, this gap prevents the bonding pads of the lower chip from being separated and making wire bonding impossible if the chips to be stacked are the same or nearly the same size and the chips are stacked directly. To do. The means for providing a gap between the stacked chips is called a spacer.

The interposer of the present invention is an interposer used for mounting the semiconductor bare chip to the semiconductor package in a semiconductor package to be sealed by mounting a plurality of semiconductor bare chips, and the semiconductor bare chip is mounted on the interposer to be implemented the internal electrode connecting the electrode terminals of the semiconductor bare chip, and the test electrode terminals are connected in the test device during the test after the semiconductor bare chip mounting, the semiconductor package after mounting the semiconductor bare chip Mounting electrodes connected to other components, and the mounting electrodes are formed at the same pitch as the electrode pitch of the semiconductor bare chip, and the test electrode is larger than the electrode pitch of the semiconductor bare chip. Formed at the same pitch as the package electrode pitch It is characterized in that was.

Further, the invention is characterized in that a projection forming a space between said substrate at the time of mounting to a substrate.

The semiconductor chip mount sub-board of the present invention is characterized in that a semiconductor bare chip is mounted on the interposer , electrode terminals of the semiconductor bare chip and the internal electrodes are connected, and sealed with resin.

Further, the present invention is characterized in that a protrusion is formed on the resin to form a space between the resin and the substrate when mounted on the substrate.

The present invention is characterized in that the semiconductor chip mount sub-substrate is mounted on a substrate-like or frame-like base material together with other semiconductor elements and resin-sealed.

According to the present invention, the semiconductor chip mount sub-board includes an internal electrode for connecting the bare chip, a mounting electrode formed at a pitch similar to the bare chip, and a test electrode formed at a pitch similar to the semiconductor package. because it has an interposer having a said when testing semiconductor chip mounting sub-board, the use of the test electrode can test a conventional socket type, with attained a reduction in test cost, the semiconductor chip mounting sub When mounting the substrate, by using the mounting electrode, a conventional mounting apparatus can be used, and the mounting cost can be reduced.
Furthermore, by realizing the interconnection between the internal electrode, the mounting electrode, and the test electrode with a multilayer wiring, the arrangement of the internal electrode, the arrangement of the test electrode, and the arrangement of the mounting electrode Each can be set arbitrarily, and for the semiconductor chips having various pad arrangements, the arrangement of the test electrodes suitable for the test method and the arrangement of the mounting electrodes suitable for the mounting conditions can be selected.

Further, according to the present invention, the resin sealing of the semiconductor chip mount sub-substrate and the resin sealing of the semiconductor chip mount sub-substrate after the resin sealing, the other semiconductor chip, and the base material are separately performed. The handling of the semiconductor chip mounted sub-board after the resin sealing is further simplified, the fineness required for the test apparatus can be reduced, and the test cost can be reduced.

Further, according to the present invention, by providing a protrusion on the resin sealing portion of the semiconductor chip mounting sub-board, the projections can be utilized as a spacer, thereby to omit the spacer insertion process.

Further, according to the present invention, by providing a projection on the interposer of the semiconductor chip mounting sub-board, the projections can be utilized as a spacer, thereby to omit the spacer insertion process.

According to the invention, the test electrode suitable for the test method is set by setting the arrangement pitch of the mounting electrodes and the arrangement pitch of the test electrodes of the semiconductor chip mount sub-board different from each other. And an arrangement pitch of mounting electrodes suitable for the mounting conditions can be selected.

In addition, according to the present invention, in addition to the semiconductor chip mount sub-board, a sub-board on which a plurality of electrodes and a multi-layer wiring for electrically connecting the electrodes are provided can be connected by wires. Beyond the range, electrical connection between the semiconductor chip and the substrate can be realized.

FIG. 1 shows a structure of a semiconductor chip mount sealing sub-substrate 100 according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of FIG. The semiconductor bare chip 30 is mounted on the interposer 70, the spacer 90 is laminated below it, and the semiconductor bare chip 31 is laminated below it. A semiconductor chip mount sub-substrate 100 is obtained by sealing the semiconductor chip mount sub-substrate 50 with a resin.

FIG. 3 is a top view of the interposer 70 shown in FIG. 2, in which the test electrode 110 and the mounting electrode 120 are provided on the surface thereof. The test electrodes 110 are arranged in a 14 × 14 array, for example, and have a pitch of 0.8 mm. This is the same level as the electrode pitch of the CSP chip. Therefore, the measurement for these test electrodes can be performed by a conventional socket method. For example, 96 mounting electrodes 120 are arranged on each side and have a pitch of 130 μm. This is the same level as the electrode pitch of the bare chip. Accordingly, the wiring from the mounting electrode 120 to the lead frame can be performed using a conventional apparatus.

FIG. 4 is a bottom view of the interposer 70 shown in FIG. Wiring is performed from the semiconductor bare chip 30 provided on the interposer 70 to the internal electrode 130. For example, 36 internal electrodes 130 are provided on one side and have a pitch of 160 μm.

Interconnection between the internal electrode 130, the test electrode 110, and the mounting electrode 120 is realized by the internal wiring of the interposer 70. FIG. 5 shows a first layer connection pattern for interconnecting the internal electrode 130 and the test electrode 110. FIG. 6 shows a second layer connection pattern for interconnecting the test electrode 110 and the mounting electrode 120. By using two layers, the internal electrode group, the test electrode group, and the mounting electrode group are connected to each other without increasing the area of the substrate. As described above, by arranging the wiring in the interposer in multiple layers, any test electrode arrangement and mounting electrode arrangement can be realized.

FIG. 7 shows an application of the idea of Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2001-196529 that arbitrary electrodes can be connected by forming a multi-layer wiring in the interposer. The semiconductor bare chip 30 in FIG. 7 corresponds to the semiconductor bare chip 30 in FIG. 15, and the interposer 70 in FIG. 7 plays the role of the semiconductor bare chip 31 in FIG. 15. That is, the internal wiring of the interposer 70 can be electrically connected to the package substrate 10 beyond the range that can be connected from the semiconductor bare chip 30 with a wire.

FIG. 8 shows an example in which the semiconductor chip mount sealing sub-substrate 100 and the semiconductor bare chip 34 are made into SIP. In this case, since the semiconductor chip mount sealing sub-board 100 is approximately the same size as the semiconductor bare chip 34, the spacer 90 is placed between the semiconductor chip mount sealing sub-board 100 and the semiconductor bare chip 34 so that the bonding pad portion of the lower chip is not covered. Inserted in between.

Although the spacer 90 is used in FIG. 8, the semiconductor chip mount sealing sub-substrate 100 may be provided with a protrusion serving as a spacer. FIG. 9 shows a semiconductor chip mount sealing sub-substrate 100 having protrusions . This protrusion can be realized by making the mold mold into a desired shape. This protrusion is bonded onto the semiconductor bare chip 32 to secure a wiring space from the semiconductor bare chip 32 and a wiring space from the semiconductor bare chip 31.

FIG. 10 shows another embodiment in which a protrusion is provided on the semiconductor chip mount sealing sub-substrate 100 as in FIG. In FIG. 9, the protrusion provided on the semiconductor chip mount sealing sub-substrate is bonded onto the semiconductor bare chip 32, but in FIG. 10, the protrusion provided on the semiconductor chip mount sealing sub-substrate 100 is bonded onto the package substrate 10. is doing. Semiconductor bare chips 31 and 32 are provided in a space formed between the semiconductor chip mount sealing sub-substrate 100 and the package substrate 10 to enable wiring.

In FIG. 11, the semiconductor chip mount sub-board 50 is stacked on the package board 10 via the spacer 90. The semiconductor bare chip 34 is mounted in advance on the semiconductor chip mount sub-board 50. In addition to the semiconductor chip mount sub-substrate 50, the semiconductor bare chip 32 and the semiconductor bare chip 33 are stacked and arranged, and then resin sealing is performed collectively.

Although the semiconductor chip mount sub-board 50 of FIG. 11 is laminated via the spacer 90, the interposer 70 may be provided with a protrusion, which may serve as a spacer. FIG. 12 shows a structure in which the interposer 70 is provided with protrusions . Even in this case, sealing can be performed in a lump.

1 is an external view of a semiconductor chip mount sealing sub-board according to the present invention. Sectional drawing of the semiconductor chip mound sealing sub-board | substrate of FIG. FIG. 3 is a top view of the interposer 70 shown in FIG. 2. The bottom view of the interposer 70 shown in FIG. A connection pattern of the first layer in the interposer 70 that interconnects the internal electrode 130 and the test electrode 110. A connection pattern of the second layer in the interposer 70 that interconnects the test electrode 110 and the mounting electrode 120. The example which enables the electrical connection to the package board | substrate 10 exceeding the range which can be connected with a wire from the semiconductor bare chip 30 by the internal wiring of the interposer 70 based on this invention. The example at the time of SIP-izing the semiconductor chip mount sealing sub-board | substrate 100 and the semiconductor bare chip 34 based on this invention. The example at the time of SIP-izing the semiconductor chip mount sealing sub-board | substrate 100 and the semiconductor bare chips 31 and 32 which comprised the protrusion based on this invention. The example at the time of SIP-izing the semiconductor chip mount sealing sub-board | substrate 100 and the semiconductor bare chips 31 and 32 which comprised the protrusion based on this invention. An example in which the semiconductor chip mount sub-substrate 50 according to the present invention is stacked on the package substrate 10 via the spacer 90 and is encapsulated together with the semiconductor bare chips 32 and 33 with resin. An example in which a semiconductor chip mount sub-board 50 having an interposer 70 having protrusions is stacked on a package board 10 and sealed together with semiconductor bare chips 32 and 33 according to the present invention. Example of conventional SIP. Example of conventional SIP. Example of conventional SIP.

Explanation of symbols

10-Package substrate 20-Semiconductor package 21-Semiconductor package 22-Semiconductor package 30-Semiconductor bare chip 31-Semiconductor bare chip 32-Semiconductor bare chip 33-Semiconductor bare chip 34-Semiconductor bare chip 40-Electrode 41-Electrode 50-Semiconductor chip mount sub-substrate 60 -Wire 61-Wire 70-Interposer 80-Sealing resin 81-Sealing resin 90-Spacer 100-Semiconductor chip mount sealing sub-board 110-Test electrode 120-Mounting electrode 130-Internal electrode

Claims (5)

In a semiconductor package to be sealed by mounting a plurality of semiconductor bare chips, an interposer used for mounting the semiconductor bare chip to the semiconductor package,
In order to mount the semiconductor bare chip on this interposer, the internal electrode for connecting the electrode terminal of the semiconductor bare chip , the test electrode to which the terminal of the test apparatus is connected during the test after mounting the semiconductor bare chip, and the semiconductor bare chip mounted And mounting electrodes connected to other components when mounted on the semiconductor package later ,
The mounting electrodes are formed at the same pitch as the electrode pitch of the semiconductor bare chip, and the test electrodes are formed at the same pitch as the electrode pitch of the semiconductor package that is larger than the electrode pitch of the semiconductor bare chip. Interposer to do . Interposer according to claim 1, characterized in that a projection forming a space between said substrate at the time of mounting to a substrate. A semiconductor chip mount sub-board , wherein a semiconductor bare chip is mounted on the interposer according to claim 1, the electrode terminal of the semiconductor bare chip and the internal electrode are connected, and sealed with resin. 4. The semiconductor chip mount sub-board according to claim 3, wherein a protrusion is formed on the resin to form a space between the resin and the base material when mounted on the base material. A semiconductor package formed by mounting the semiconductor chip mount sub-board according to claim 3 together with other semiconductor elements on a substrate-like or frame-like base material and sealing with resin.