Pub Date : 2021-06-01DOI: 10.1109/ECTC32696.2021.00036
D. Hu, E. Chen, J. Lee, Chia-Peng Sun, Chih Chung Hsu
In this work, a new integrated substrate structure “2.2D” is demonstrated. 2.2D substrate is a true die last solution. This solution used thin film RDL directly bonded to the substrate. This simplifies the 2.5D structure and further reduces the cost and improves the product cycle time. In this work, the 2.2D test vehicle is demonstrated with two metal layers of thin film that is bonded to a ceramic substrate. Serpentine lines run from thin film RDL to the substrate were evaluated. The process developed in this study demonstrates good registration between thin film RDL and substrate. The 2.2D TV demonstrates good warpage behavior up to the solder reflow temperature. The 2.2D structure shows good potential to be used for high performance computing substrate.
{"title":"2.2D Die last Integrated Substrate for High Performance Applications","authors":"D. Hu, E. Chen, J. Lee, Chia-Peng Sun, Chih Chung Hsu","doi":"10.1109/ECTC32696.2021.00036","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ECTC32696.2021.00036","url":null,"abstract":"In this work, a new integrated substrate structure “2.2D” is demonstrated. 2.2D substrate is a true die last solution. This solution used thin film RDL directly bonded to the substrate. This simplifies the 2.5D structure and further reduces the cost and improves the product cycle time. In this work, the 2.2D test vehicle is demonstrated with two metal layers of thin film that is bonded to a ceramic substrate. Serpentine lines run from thin film RDL to the substrate were evaluated. The process developed in this study demonstrates good registration between thin film RDL and substrate. The 2.2D TV demonstrates good warpage behavior up to the solder reflow temperature. The 2.2D structure shows good potential to be used for high performance computing substrate.","PeriodicalId":351817,"journal":{"name":"2021 IEEE 71st Electronic Components and Technology Conference (ECTC)","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129561991","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2021-06-01DOI: 10.1109/ECTC32696.2021.00359
E. Ben Romdhane, P. Roumanille, A. Guédon-Gracia, S. Pin, P. Nguyen, H. Frémont
The microstructural analysis of as-reflowed SAC305 solder joints showed a highly textured microstructure. During thermal cycling tests, the as-solidified microstructure gradually transformed into a less textured structure with a high population of misoriented grain boundaries through a recrystallization process. Ag3Sn IMCs coalescence is also another strong phenomenon of lead-free solder microstructure evolution since the bigger and the more spaced they are, the less dislocation pinning can prevent recrystallization from occurring. The main observation is that recrystallization accompanied by Ag3Sn IMCs coalescence are preliminary leading to intergranular propagation in the high strain regions. This work presents the Sn3.0Ag0.5Cu (SAC305) solder joints microstructural evolution at different thermal cycling levels. Electron Back Scattered Diffraction (EBSD) analysis was conducted to assess the SAC305 microstructure corresponding to a specific number of thermal cycles. Microstructural properties as $beta$-Sn grain size and crystallographic orientation, grain boundary angles and the size of Ag3Sn intermetallic compounds (IMC) are investigated to characterize the different stages of microstructural changes under thermal cycling. Results show that crack initiation in chip resistors solder joints starts very early and precedes recrystallization process. However, solder joint lifetime is controlled by recrystallization and Ag3Sn IMCs coalescence which are the most important phenomena leading to the intergranular crack propagation.
{"title":"Early microstructural indicators of crack initiation in lead-free solder joints under thermal cycling","authors":"E. Ben Romdhane, P. Roumanille, A. Guédon-Gracia, S. Pin, P. Nguyen, H. Frémont","doi":"10.1109/ECTC32696.2021.00359","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ECTC32696.2021.00359","url":null,"abstract":"The microstructural analysis of as-reflowed SAC305 solder joints showed a highly textured microstructure. During thermal cycling tests, the as-solidified microstructure gradually transformed into a less textured structure with a high population of misoriented grain boundaries through a recrystallization process. Ag3Sn IMCs coalescence is also another strong phenomenon of lead-free solder microstructure evolution since the bigger and the more spaced they are, the less dislocation pinning can prevent recrystallization from occurring. The main observation is that recrystallization accompanied by Ag3Sn IMCs coalescence are preliminary leading to intergranular propagation in the high strain regions. This work presents the Sn3.0Ag0.5Cu (SAC305) solder joints microstructural evolution at different thermal cycling levels. Electron Back Scattered Diffraction (EBSD) analysis was conducted to assess the SAC305 microstructure corresponding to a specific number of thermal cycles. Microstructural properties as $beta$-Sn grain size and crystallographic orientation, grain boundary angles and the size of Ag3Sn intermetallic compounds (IMC) are investigated to characterize the different stages of microstructural changes under thermal cycling. Results show that crack initiation in chip resistors solder joints starts very early and precedes recrystallization process. However, solder joint lifetime is controlled by recrystallization and Ag3Sn IMCs coalescence which are the most important phenomena leading to the intergranular crack propagation.","PeriodicalId":351817,"journal":{"name":"2021 IEEE 71st Electronic Components and Technology Conference (ECTC)","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127397880","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2021-06-01DOI: 10.1109/ECTC32696.2021.00313
Xiaowu Zhang, B. L. Lau, Yong Han, Haoran Chen, M. C. Jong, S. Lim, S. Lim, Xiaobai Wang, Y. Andriani, Songlin Liu
In this paper, we present the design and fabrication of a mold-1st FOWLP that seeks to solve potential warpage and reliability issues. We examined three different mold-1st FOWLP options that are designed and developed for this work. We have created viscoelastic constitutive models and parameters for both the dielectric materials and epoxy molding compounds (EMCs) which have been used for the design of FOWLP. Measurement of the volumetric cure shrinkage of EMCs has been done using a newly developed method. Advanced modelling capability on wafer warpage has been successfully established after full material characterization and the predicted wafer warpage results are verified with experimental results. Based on advanced modeling results, new design metrics for FOWLP process flow useful for the packaging industry have been developed. Calibrated micro-stress sensors, that were designed and fabricated internally, are used monitor stress during the FOWLP process. The experimental stress measurements have been used to validate the predictions of the advanced stress model. Finally, board level solder joint reliability has been designed, simulated and enhanced leading to the establishment of a successful life prediction model for FOWLP that will prove useful to the packaging industry.
{"title":"Addressing Warpage Issue and Reliability Challenge of Fan-out Wafer-Level Packaging (FOWLP)","authors":"Xiaowu Zhang, B. L. Lau, Yong Han, Haoran Chen, M. C. Jong, S. Lim, S. Lim, Xiaobai Wang, Y. Andriani, Songlin Liu","doi":"10.1109/ECTC32696.2021.00313","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ECTC32696.2021.00313","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper, we present the design and fabrication of a mold-1st FOWLP that seeks to solve potential warpage and reliability issues. We examined three different mold-1st FOWLP options that are designed and developed for this work. We have created viscoelastic constitutive models and parameters for both the dielectric materials and epoxy molding compounds (EMCs) which have been used for the design of FOWLP. Measurement of the volumetric cure shrinkage of EMCs has been done using a newly developed method. Advanced modelling capability on wafer warpage has been successfully established after full material characterization and the predicted wafer warpage results are verified with experimental results. Based on advanced modeling results, new design metrics for FOWLP process flow useful for the packaging industry have been developed. Calibrated micro-stress sensors, that were designed and fabricated internally, are used monitor stress during the FOWLP process. The experimental stress measurements have been used to validate the predictions of the advanced stress model. Finally, board level solder joint reliability has been designed, simulated and enhanced leading to the establishment of a successful life prediction model for FOWLP that will prove useful to the packaging industry.","PeriodicalId":351817,"journal":{"name":"2021 IEEE 71st Electronic Components and Technology Conference (ECTC)","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127175645","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2021-06-01DOI: 10.1109/ECTC32696.2021.00025
N. S. Chase, R. Irwin, Yu-Tao Yang, Haoxiang Ren, S. Iyer
With the ever-increasing complexity of wafer scale systems as well as higher computing power requirement, reliability of these systems have become a major point of concern. The wide range of organic and inorganic materials used results in large CTE mismatch and ultimately high thermomechanical stresses. Moreover, failure due to moisture ingress in harsh environments and challenges of developing novel encapsulations with high step coverage, high throughput and robust barrier properties is another issue that is receiving a lot of emphasis. To improve the performance of the wafer scale systems, we have developed silicon interconnect fabric (Si-IF) which is a heterogeneous integration platform that utilizes metal-metal thermocompression boding to integrate dielets on a Si wafer as substrate. We have shown the advantages of Si-IF compared to conventional platforms in terms of performance, power consumption and heat dissipation [2], [3]. Replacing solder joints with metal-metal joints and limited number of materials used in Si-IF, result in low thermomechanical stresses and elimination of intermetallic compound formation during operation and fabrication and thus, improving the reliability and lifetime of the system. Currently, we are developing a sophisticated wafer scale system where Si-IF is at the heart of the platform and is connected to a two-phase thermal management unit and power platform, moreover flexible connectors are used to make the connection between Si-IF and the outside world. In this wafer scale system, solder joints are used to make connections between Si-IF and power platform as well as flexible connectors, thus it is important to investigate stresses within the joints due to temperature variation and vibration. In this paper, we investigate use of elastomer buffer layer as stress relaxer to improve the reliability of this large wafer scale system. Finite element analysis (FEA) modeling was utilized to understand the change in the thermomechanical stresses arising during temperature cycling for a system with the buffer layer when compared to a system with no buffer layer as well as a system where PCB pieces are embedded in the buffer layer. We present the simulation results for temperature cycling of the Si-IF attached to a substrate for all three scenarios. Temperature was varied between 125°C and −40°C and the maximum Von Mises stresses in the solder joints were extracted. FEA results show that maximum stress level is significantly lower when an elastomer layer is used as a buffer layer and embedding the PCB pieces in the buffer layer further reduces the stress levels. Moreover, we investigated use of elastomer buffer layer as stress relaxer to improve the reliability of this large wafer scale systems. FEA simulations show the effectiveness of an elastomeric buffer layer in damping the random vibration. The analysis shows that addition of the elastomer to the system effectively damps the input random acceleration and consequently,
{"title":"Reliability Considerations for Wafer Scale Systems","authors":"N. S. Chase, R. Irwin, Yu-Tao Yang, Haoxiang Ren, S. Iyer","doi":"10.1109/ECTC32696.2021.00025","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ECTC32696.2021.00025","url":null,"abstract":"With the ever-increasing complexity of wafer scale systems as well as higher computing power requirement, reliability of these systems have become a major point of concern. The wide range of organic and inorganic materials used results in large CTE mismatch and ultimately high thermomechanical stresses. Moreover, failure due to moisture ingress in harsh environments and challenges of developing novel encapsulations with high step coverage, high throughput and robust barrier properties is another issue that is receiving a lot of emphasis. To improve the performance of the wafer scale systems, we have developed silicon interconnect fabric (Si-IF) which is a heterogeneous integration platform that utilizes metal-metal thermocompression boding to integrate dielets on a Si wafer as substrate. We have shown the advantages of Si-IF compared to conventional platforms in terms of performance, power consumption and heat dissipation [2], [3]. Replacing solder joints with metal-metal joints and limited number of materials used in Si-IF, result in low thermomechanical stresses and elimination of intermetallic compound formation during operation and fabrication and thus, improving the reliability and lifetime of the system. Currently, we are developing a sophisticated wafer scale system where Si-IF is at the heart of the platform and is connected to a two-phase thermal management unit and power platform, moreover flexible connectors are used to make the connection between Si-IF and the outside world. In this wafer scale system, solder joints are used to make connections between Si-IF and power platform as well as flexible connectors, thus it is important to investigate stresses within the joints due to temperature variation and vibration. In this paper, we investigate use of elastomer buffer layer as stress relaxer to improve the reliability of this large wafer scale system. Finite element analysis (FEA) modeling was utilized to understand the change in the thermomechanical stresses arising during temperature cycling for a system with the buffer layer when compared to a system with no buffer layer as well as a system where PCB pieces are embedded in the buffer layer. We present the simulation results for temperature cycling of the Si-IF attached to a substrate for all three scenarios. Temperature was varied between 125°C and −40°C and the maximum Von Mises stresses in the solder joints were extracted. FEA results show that maximum stress level is significantly lower when an elastomer layer is used as a buffer layer and embedding the PCB pieces in the buffer layer further reduces the stress levels. Moreover, we investigated use of elastomer buffer layer as stress relaxer to improve the reliability of this large wafer scale systems. FEA simulations show the effectiveness of an elastomeric buffer layer in damping the random vibration. The analysis shows that addition of the elastomer to the system effectively damps the input random acceleration and consequently, ","PeriodicalId":351817,"journal":{"name":"2021 IEEE 71st Electronic Components and Technology Conference (ECTC)","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127186188","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2021-06-01DOI: 10.1109/ECTC32696.2021.00235
M. Han, Y. Shin, K. Lim, D. Rhee
In this study, a numerical methodology to predict package warpage considering viscoelasticity with cure-kinetics during thermal process was proposed. When a package undergoes thermal condition, residual stress between layers occurs. The residual stress is caused by different coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) and chemical reaction of materials. And it causes package warpage. Because package warpage can affect driven performance, reliability and alignment issues, it is important to predict and control package warpage for designing process and improving a performance of package. For a prediction of package warpage, a finite element method (FEM) is commonly used. With FEM it is able to calculate the warpage caused by different CTE between layers. However, because properties of materials, which have curing characteristic, evolves with curing, if cure-kinetics are not considered, it is difficult to predict package warpage properly. So a numerical approach for considering cure-kinetics of materials was developed to predict package warpage during thermal process. Using user subroutine function in ABAQUS commercial FEM software, we build generalized Maxwell material model which can represent viscoelastic material response. And we calculated degree of curing with Kamal-Sourour cure kinetic equation for each time increment. Then we made parameters for the Maxwell material model as function of degree of curing. As a result, the developed analysis model explains heat generation during curing process and change of material properties depending on degree of curing. With our analysis model, it is expected that more accurate prediction of warpage can be conducted and it leads to improvement of package performance.
{"title":"A Development of Finite Element Analysis Model of 3DIC TSV Package Warpage Considering Cure Dependent Viscoelasticity with Heat Generation","authors":"M. Han, Y. Shin, K. Lim, D. Rhee","doi":"10.1109/ECTC32696.2021.00235","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ECTC32696.2021.00235","url":null,"abstract":"In this study, a numerical methodology to predict package warpage considering viscoelasticity with cure-kinetics during thermal process was proposed. When a package undergoes thermal condition, residual stress between layers occurs. The residual stress is caused by different coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) and chemical reaction of materials. And it causes package warpage. Because package warpage can affect driven performance, reliability and alignment issues, it is important to predict and control package warpage for designing process and improving a performance of package. For a prediction of package warpage, a finite element method (FEM) is commonly used. With FEM it is able to calculate the warpage caused by different CTE between layers. However, because properties of materials, which have curing characteristic, evolves with curing, if cure-kinetics are not considered, it is difficult to predict package warpage properly. So a numerical approach for considering cure-kinetics of materials was developed to predict package warpage during thermal process. Using user subroutine function in ABAQUS commercial FEM software, we build generalized Maxwell material model which can represent viscoelastic material response. And we calculated degree of curing with Kamal-Sourour cure kinetic equation for each time increment. Then we made parameters for the Maxwell material model as function of degree of curing. As a result, the developed analysis model explains heat generation during curing process and change of material properties depending on degree of curing. With our analysis model, it is expected that more accurate prediction of warpage can be conducted and it leads to improvement of package performance.","PeriodicalId":351817,"journal":{"name":"2021 IEEE 71st Electronic Components and Technology Conference (ECTC)","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129918034","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2021-06-01DOI: 10.1109/ECTC32696.2021.00194
Hae-in Kim, Renuka Bowrothu, Woosol Lee, Y. Yoon
In this work, a substrate integrated 3D solenoid inductor with an ultra-high quality factor (Q-factor) is demonstrated using the combination of Through Fused-silica Vias (TFVs) for low substrate loss and Copper (Cu) / Cobalt (Co) metaconductors for low conductor loss for millimeter wave (mmWave) applications. Especially, a Cu/Co metaconductor based 1 turn 3D solenoid inductor is integrated on a $300 mumathrm{m}$ thick fused-silica substrate with a small form factor of $170 mumathrm{m}times 200 mumathrm{m}$. The Cu/Co inductor shows a peak Q-factor of 204 while a solid Cu counterpart does a Q-factor of 88.9 at 28.4 GHz, showing 130% Q-factor improvement. Modeling and optimization of the inductors has been performed using a lumped element circuit model and High Frequency Structure Simulator (HFSS) simulation. Design, fabrication, and characterization of the inductors is detailed.
在这项工作中,展示了一种具有超高质量因子(q因子)的基片集成3D电磁电感器,该电感器使用低基片损耗的熔融硅通孔(TFVs)和用于毫米波(mmWave)应用的低导体损耗的铜(Cu) /钴(Co)元导体的组合。特别是,基于Cu/Co元导体的1匝三维电磁电感集成在300 mu mathm {m}$厚的熔融硅衬底上,其尺寸很小,仅为170 mu mathm {m}$乘以200 mu mathm {m}$。Cu/Co电感在28.4 GHz时的峰值q因子为204,而固体Cu电感的峰值q因子为88.9,q因子提高了130%。利用集总元件电路模型和高频结构模拟器(HFSS)进行了电感器的建模和优化。详细介绍了电感器的设计、制造和特性。
{"title":"Ultra-High Q-factor Through Fused-silica Via (TFV) Integrated 3D Solenoid Inductor for Millimeter Wave Applications","authors":"Hae-in Kim, Renuka Bowrothu, Woosol Lee, Y. Yoon","doi":"10.1109/ECTC32696.2021.00194","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ECTC32696.2021.00194","url":null,"abstract":"In this work, a substrate integrated 3D solenoid inductor with an ultra-high quality factor (Q-factor) is demonstrated using the combination of Through Fused-silica Vias (TFVs) for low substrate loss and Copper (Cu) / Cobalt (Co) metaconductors for low conductor loss for millimeter wave (mmWave) applications. Especially, a Cu/Co metaconductor based 1 turn 3D solenoid inductor is integrated on a $300 mumathrm{m}$ thick fused-silica substrate with a small form factor of $170 mumathrm{m}times 200 mumathrm{m}$. The Cu/Co inductor shows a peak Q-factor of 204 while a solid Cu counterpart does a Q-factor of 88.9 at 28.4 GHz, showing 130% Q-factor improvement. Modeling and optimization of the inductors has been performed using a lumped element circuit model and High Frequency Structure Simulator (HFSS) simulation. Design, fabrication, and characterization of the inductors is detailed.","PeriodicalId":351817,"journal":{"name":"2021 IEEE 71st Electronic Components and Technology Conference (ECTC)","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129975576","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2021-06-01DOI: 10.1109/ECTC32696.2021.00257
Guangqi Ouyang, Grace Whang, Emily MacInnis, S. Iyer
To improve the flexibility of Li-ion batteries for powering wearables, we develop a simple battery interconnection method on FlexTrate™ to fabricate a thin-film flexible Li-ion battery matrix by using ionic liquid electrolyte, commercial lithium iron phosphate (LFP) cathode, and Li-metal anode. The mechanical fatigue process of the Li-ion cathode materials during is analyzed. The thin-film battery achieves 1.33 mAh/cm2 energy density at C/10 charging/discharging rate after 1000 times bending cycles at 5 mm bending radius.
{"title":"Fabrication of Flexible Ionic-Liquid Thin Film Battery Matrix on FlexTrate™ for Powering Wearable Devices","authors":"Guangqi Ouyang, Grace Whang, Emily MacInnis, S. Iyer","doi":"10.1109/ECTC32696.2021.00257","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ECTC32696.2021.00257","url":null,"abstract":"To improve the flexibility of Li-ion batteries for powering wearables, we develop a simple battery interconnection method on FlexTrate™ to fabricate a thin-film flexible Li-ion battery matrix by using ionic liquid electrolyte, commercial lithium iron phosphate (LFP) cathode, and Li-metal anode. The mechanical fatigue process of the Li-ion cathode materials during is analyzed. The thin-film battery achieves 1.33 mAh/cm2 energy density at C/10 charging/discharging rate after 1000 times bending cycles at 5 mm bending radius.","PeriodicalId":351817,"journal":{"name":"2021 IEEE 71st Electronic Components and Technology Conference (ECTC)","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130072535","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2021-06-01DOI: 10.1109/ECTC32696.2021.00324
Junghwa Kim, James Jeong, Heejung Choi, Jisoo Hwang, J. Pak, Heeseok Lee
This paper suggests a unique silicon capacitor shape to provide a very competitive package form-factor with limited height condition. To locate a discrete capacitor on the BGA side of package, some solder balls must be depopulated to secure capacitor mounting space. Also to implement silicon based multi terminal capacitor with fine pitch bumped format, a conventional capillary underfill dispensing keep out zone should be considered. The removed solder balls may affect the system PDN with the decreased power connection or overall X-Y dimension expansion with the increased SOC functionality. To find an optimized shape and size against various BGA arrangement option, it is very important to have a successful product solution. A comparative study of various design concept of normal rectangular and polygonal shape of capacitor on BGA side with respect to area usage efficiency, maximum ball usage, and power integrity performance enhancement for high-density small form-factor package is described in this paper. The number of depopulated solder balls will be increased according to the use of multiple capacitors with rectangular shape. But, it can be optimized with one big polygonal shape and multiterminal of silicon capacitor. Interposer POP package for mobile device will be used as a target package type and the latest structure of substrate and ball pitch will be used for the study to reflect a realistic scenario.
{"title":"High-Density Small Form-Factor Package with Polygon-Shaped Capacitor Based on Silicon Technology","authors":"Junghwa Kim, James Jeong, Heejung Choi, Jisoo Hwang, J. Pak, Heeseok Lee","doi":"10.1109/ECTC32696.2021.00324","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ECTC32696.2021.00324","url":null,"abstract":"This paper suggests a unique silicon capacitor shape to provide a very competitive package form-factor with limited height condition. To locate a discrete capacitor on the BGA side of package, some solder balls must be depopulated to secure capacitor mounting space. Also to implement silicon based multi terminal capacitor with fine pitch bumped format, a conventional capillary underfill dispensing keep out zone should be considered. The removed solder balls may affect the system PDN with the decreased power connection or overall X-Y dimension expansion with the increased SOC functionality. To find an optimized shape and size against various BGA arrangement option, it is very important to have a successful product solution. A comparative study of various design concept of normal rectangular and polygonal shape of capacitor on BGA side with respect to area usage efficiency, maximum ball usage, and power integrity performance enhancement for high-density small form-factor package is described in this paper. The number of depopulated solder balls will be increased according to the use of multiple capacitors with rectangular shape. But, it can be optimized with one big polygonal shape and multiterminal of silicon capacitor. Interposer POP package for mobile device will be used as a target package type and the latest structure of substrate and ball pitch will be used for the study to reflect a realistic scenario.","PeriodicalId":351817,"journal":{"name":"2021 IEEE 71st Electronic Components and Technology Conference (ECTC)","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130091223","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2021-06-01DOI: 10.1109/ECTC32696.2021.00270
Yu-Chang Hsieh, Pao-Nan Lee, Chen-Chao Wang
Inter-digital and hairpin mmWave diplexer design and simulation based on two types technology: fan-out structure and build-up substrate for n257/n258 and n260 bands in 5G new radio (NR) are demonstrated in this paper. Fan-out structure has advantage of thin profile and smaller process variation. However, high loss dielectric material is a big concern that will increase the loss, especially in mm-wave band. On the other hand, conventional packaging substrate is believed to have smaller insertion loss due to various low loss material options, but the disadvantage is large process tolerance that probably results in significant RF performance variation. The objective of this paper is to study the pros and cons of conventional packaging substrate and advanced fan-out substrate from electrical point of view.
{"title":"Design and Simulation of mm-Wave Diplexer on Substrate and Fan-Out Structure","authors":"Yu-Chang Hsieh, Pao-Nan Lee, Chen-Chao Wang","doi":"10.1109/ECTC32696.2021.00270","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ECTC32696.2021.00270","url":null,"abstract":"Inter-digital and hairpin mmWave diplexer design and simulation based on two types technology: fan-out structure and build-up substrate for n257/n258 and n260 bands in 5G new radio (NR) are demonstrated in this paper. Fan-out structure has advantage of thin profile and smaller process variation. However, high loss dielectric material is a big concern that will increase the loss, especially in mm-wave band. On the other hand, conventional packaging substrate is believed to have smaller insertion loss due to various low loss material options, but the disadvantage is large process tolerance that probably results in significant RF performance variation. The objective of this paper is to study the pros and cons of conventional packaging substrate and advanced fan-out substrate from electrical point of view.","PeriodicalId":351817,"journal":{"name":"2021 IEEE 71st Electronic Components and Technology Conference (ECTC)","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130102022","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2021-06-01DOI: 10.1109/ECTC32696.2021.00206
Taeyun Kim, Chanmin Jo, S. Moon
This work demonstrates an efficient signal integrity (SI) aware routing design method considering system-level SI characteristics floor-planning for 2.5D interposer for the AI/HPC/Network solutions in early stage. The proposed method, system-level SI aware interposer design methodology (SSIDM) can accurately estimate the SI characteristics based on limited design information in early stage and even derive a design guideline for efficient SI aware post-layout design process. Using the novel design guidelines provided in this work can help the designer to smoothly transition designs from HBM2e to HBM3 with sufficient SI margins.
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