Provided in a semiconductor package substrate including a semiconductor chip including a connection pad, an encapsulant encapsulating at least a portion of the semiconductor chip, a connection member disposed on the semiconductor chip and the encapsulant, the connection member including a redistribution layer that is electrically connected to the connection pad, a first passivation layer disposed on the connection member, and an adhesive layer disposed on at least one of a top surface of the encapsulant and a bottom surface of the first passivation layer in a region outside of the semiconductor chip.

Embodiments of the present disclosure describe scalable package architecture of an integrated circuit (IC) assembly and associated techniques and configurations. In one embodiment, an integrated circuit (IC) assembly includes a package substrate having a first side and a second side disposed opposite to the first side, a first die having an active side coupled with the first side of the package substrate and an inactive side disposed opposite to the active side, the first die having one or more through-silicon vias (TSVs) configured to route electrical signals between the first die and a second die, and a mold compound disposed on the first side of the package substrate, wherein the mold compound is in direct contact with a sidewall of the first die between the active side and the inactive side and wherein a distance between the first side and a terminating edge of the mold compound that is farthest from the first side is equal to or less than a distance between the inactive side of the first die and the first side. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.

Provided are a package structure and a method of forming the same. The package structure includes a first die, a second die group, an interposer, an underfill layer, a thermal interface material (TIM), and an adhesive pattern. The first die and the second die group are disposed side by side on the interposer. The underfill layer is disposed between the first die and the second die group. The adhesive pattern at least overlay the underfill layer between the first die and the second die group. The TIM has a bottom surface being in direct contact with the first die, the second die group, and the adhesive pattern. The adhesive pattern separates the underfill layer from the TIM.

A semiconductor package includes a package substrate, an interposer on the package substrate, and a first semiconductor device and a second semiconductor device on the interposer, the first and second semiconductor devices connected to each other by the interposer, wherein at least one of the first semiconductor device and the second semiconductor device includes an overhang portion protruding from a sidewall of the interposer.

A method includes forming a solder layer on a surface of one or more chips. A lid is positioned over the solder layer on each of the one or more chips. Heat and pressure are applied to melt the solder layer and attach each lid to a corresponding solder layer. The solder layer has a thermal conductivity of ≥50 W/mK.

An integrated circuit (IC) package comprises a substrate comprising a dielectric and a thermal conduit that is embedded within the dielectric. The thermal conduit has a length that extends laterally within the dielectric from a first end to a second end. An IC die is thermally coupled to the first end of the thermal conduit. The IC die comprises an interconnect that is coupled to the first end of the thermal conduit. An integrated heat spreader comprises a lid over the IC die and at least one sidewall extending from the edge of the lid to the substrate that is thermally coupled to the second end of the thermal conduit.

A manufacturing method of a semiconductor package includes the following steps. An integrated circuit structure is provided, wherein the integrated circuit structure includes an integrated circuit and a metallization layer covering a back surface of the integrated circuit. An encapsulation material is provided to laterally encapsulate the integrated circuit structure. A redistribution structure is provided over the integrated circuit structure and the encapsulation material, wherein the redistribution structure includes a thermal metal layer furthermost from the integrated circuit structure, wherein the thermal metal layer is thermally coupled to the metallization layer. A solder layer is provided over the thermal metal layer, wherein the solder layer is thermally coupled to the thermal metal layer.

A semiconductor package includes a first integrated circuit structure, a first encapsulation material laterally encapsulating the first integrated circuit structure, a first redistribution structure, a solder layer, a second integrated circuit structure, a second encapsulation material second laterally encapsulating the second integrated circuit structure and a second redistribution structure. The first integrated circuit structure includes a first metallization layer. The first redistribution structure is disposed over the first integrated circuit structure and first encapsulation material. The first metallization layer faces away from the first redistribution structure and thermally coupled to the first redistribution structure. The solder layer is dispose over the first redistribution structure. The second integrated circuit structure is disposed on the first redistribution structure and includes a second metallization layer in contact with the solder layer. The second redistribution structure is disposed over the second integrated circuit structure and the second encapsulation material.

A semiconductor structure includes a first semiconductor package, a second semiconductor package, a heat spreader and an underfill layer. The first semiconductor package includes a plurality of lower semiconductor chips and a first dielectric encapsulation layer disposed around the plurality of the lower semiconductor chips. The second semiconductor package is disposed over and corresponds to one of the plurality of lower semiconductor chips, wherein the second semiconductor package includes a plurality of upper semiconductor chips and a second dielectric encapsulation layer disposed around the plurality of upper semiconductor chips. The heat spreader is disposed over and corresponds to another of the plurality of lower semiconductor chips. The underfill layer is disposed over the first semiconductor package and around the second semiconductor package and the heat spreader.

A method includes forming a solder layer on a surface of one or more chips. A lid is positioned over the solder layer on each of the one or more chips. Heat and pressure are applied to melt the solder layer and attach each lid to a corresponding solder layer. The solder layer has a thermal conductivity of ≥50 W/mK.