Apparatus and methods are provided for integrated circuit packages having a low z-height. In an example, a method can include mounting a first integrated circuit sub-package to a first package substrate wherein the sub-package substrate spans an opening of the first package substrate, mounting a second integrated circuit package to a second package substrate, and mounting the first package substrate with the second package substrate wherein the mounting includes locating a portion of the second integrated circuit package within the opening of the first package substrate.

A package comprising a first substrate, a first integrated device coupled to the first substrate, and a second substrate, and a plurality of solder interconnects coupled to the first substrate and the second substrate. The first substrate comprises at least one first dielectric layer; a first plurality of interconnects, wherein the first plurality of interconnects include a first plurality of post interconnects; and a first solder resist layer coupled to a first surface of the first substrate. The second substrate comprises a first surface and a second surface; at least one second dielectric layer; a second plurality of interconnects, wherein the second plurality of interconnects comprises a second plurality of post interconnects; and a second solder resist layer coupled to the second surface of the second substrate. The second surface of the second substrate faces the first substrate. The second solder resist layer includes a cavity.

Disclosed embodiments include frame-array interconnects that have a ledge portion to accommodate a passive device. A seated passive device is between at least two frame-array interconnects for semiconductor package-integrated decoupling capacitors.

A semiconductor package includes a first substrate, a first semiconductor chip disposed on the first substrate, a second substrate disposed on the first semiconductor chip, a second semiconductor chip disposed on the second substrate, and a mold layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. The second substrate includes a recess formed at an edge, the mold layer fills the recess, and the recess protrudes concavely inward from the edge of the second substrate toward a center of the second substrate.

An apparatus is provided which comprises: a plurality of dielectric layers forming a substrate, a plurality of first conductive contacts on a first surface of the substrate, a cavity in the first surface of the substrate defining a second surface parallel to the first surface, a plurality of second conductive contacts on the second surface of the substrate, one or more integrated circuit die(s) coupled with the second conductive contacts, and mold material at least partially covering the one or more integrated circuit die(s) and the first conductive contacts. Other embodiments are also disclosed and claimed.

In one example, an electronic device comprises a base substrate comprising a base substrate conductive structure, a first electronic component over a first side of the base substrate, an encapsulant over the first side of the base substrate, wherein the encapsulant contacts a lateral side of the electronic component, an interposer substrate over a first side of the encapsulant and comprising an interposer substrate conductive structure, and a vertical interconnect in the encapsulant and coupled with the base substrate conductive structure and the interposer substrate conductive structure. A first one of the base substrate or the interposer substrate comprises a redistribution layer (RDL) substrate, and a second one of the base substrate or the interposer substrate comprises a laminate substrate. Other examples and related methods are also disclosed herein.

A semiconductor device package includes a substrate and an antenna module. The substrate has a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The antenna module is disposed on the first surface of the substrate with a gap. The antenna module has a support and an antenna layer. The support has a first surface facing away from the substrate and a second surface facing the substrate. The antenna layer is disposed on the first surface of the support. The antenna layer has a first antenna pattern and a first dielectric layer.

A stackable via package includes a substrate having an upper surface and a trace on the upper surface, the trace including a terminal. A solder ball is on the terminal. The solder ball has a solder ball diameter A and a solder ball height D. A via aperture is formed in a package body enclosing the solder ball to expose the solder ball. The via aperture includes a via bottom having a via bottom diameter B and a via bottom height C from the upper surface of the substrate, where A<B and 0=<C<1/2×D. The shape of the via aperture prevents solder deformation of the solder column formed from the solder ball as well as prevents solder bridging between adjacent solder columns.

A semiconductor package is provided. The semiconductor package includes a redistribution layer, a semiconductor chip, solder balls, an interposer, an encapsulant layer, and an underfill layer. The semiconductor chip is electrically connected to the redistribution layer, and disposed on an upper surface of the redistribution layer. The solder balls are disposed on the upper surface of the redistribution layer spaced apart from the semiconductor chip and are electrically connected to the redistribution layer. The interposer is electrically connected to the solder balls, and is disposed on an upper surface of the solder balls. The encapsulant layer encapsulates the semiconductor chip and side surfaces of the redistribution layer under the interposer. The underfill layer fills a space between a lower surface of the interposer and an upper surface of the encapsulant layer. The encapsulant layer includes a side surface encapsulant region surrounding the side surfaces of the redistribution layer.

A package-on-package (PoP) semiconductor package includes an upper package and a lower package. The lower package includes a first semiconductor device in a first area, a second semiconductor device in a second area, and a command-and-address vertical interconnection, a data input-output vertical interconnection, and a memory management vertical interconnection adjacent to the first area.