Intermediate connector, semiconductor device including intermediate connector, and method of manufacturing intermediate connector
10483182 ยท 2019-11-19
Assignee
Inventors
Cpc classification
H01L21/4853
ELECTRICITY
H01L23/49816
ELECTRICITY
H01L2924/00014
ELECTRICITY
H01L2224/16235
ELECTRICITY
H01L2224/16227
ELECTRICITY
H01L23/50
ELECTRICITY
H01L2924/00014
ELECTRICITY
H01L23/32
ELECTRICITY
H01L23/49827
ELECTRICITY
International classification
H01L23/32
ELECTRICITY
H01L23/498
ELECTRICITY
Abstract
An intermediate connector includes a power source bus bar as an elongated thin plate to be connected to each power source pad of a semiconductor integrated circuit, a ground bus bar as an elongated thin plate to be connected to each ground pad of the semiconductor integrated circuit, a thin film insulator layer formed between the power source bus bar and the ground bus bar, and a conductive path portion as an elongated thin plate including a plurality of conductive paths to be connected to each signal pad of the semiconductor integrated circuit. The power source bus bar, the ground bus bar, and the conductive path portion are arranged in parallel correspondingly to a parallel arrangement of a power source pad row, a ground pad row, and a signal pad row of the semiconductor integrated circuit.
Claims
1. An intermediate connector that is provided between a semiconductor integrated circuit and a circuit board on which the semiconductor integrated circuit is mounted, and electrically connects the semiconductor integrated circuit and the circuit board, the semiconductor integrated circuit including a bump mounting face on which a power source pad row including a plurality of power source pads, a ground pad row including a plurality of ground pads, and a signal pad row including a plurality of signal pads are arranged in parallel, the intermediate connector comprising: a power source bus bar in a form of an elongated thin plate that has a length of at least a length of the power source pad row, and is to be connected to each of the power source pads of the power source pad row; a ground bus bar in a form of an elongated thin plate that has a length of at least a length of the ground pad row, and is to be connected to each of the ground pads of the ground pad row; a thin film insulator layer that is formed between the power source bus bar and the ground bus bar; and a conductive path portion in a form of an elongated thin plate that has a length of at least a length of the signal pad row, and includes a plurality of conductive paths to be connected to each of the signal pads of the signal pad row, wherein the power source bus bar, the ground bus bar, and the conductive path portion are joined together in a parallel arrangement corresponding to the parallel arrangement of the power source pad row, the ground pad row, and the signal pad row, each of which being in a standing state such that a longitudinal direction of the thin plate is parallel to the bump mounting face of the semiconductor integrated circuit.
2. The intermediate connector according to claim 1, further comprising at least one of: a damping resistor that is formed on a connection face to be connected to the semiconductor integrated circuit, that is an upper end face of the power source bus bar, at positions corresponding to the plurality of power source pads, and has a sheet resistance higher than a sheet resistance of the power source bus bar; and a damping resistor that is formed on a connection face to be connected to the semiconductor integrated circuit, that is an upper end face of the ground bus bar, at positions corresponding to the plurality of ground pads, and has a sheet resistance higher than a sheet resistance of the ground bus bar.
3. The intermediate connector according to claim 1, wherein the power source bus bar includes a plurality of types of power source bus bars having different power source voltages.
4. A semiconductor device comprising: a semiconductor integrated circuit including a pad face on which a power source pad row including a plurality of power source pads, a ground pad row including a plurality of ground pad rows, and a signal pad row including a plurality of signal pads are arranged in parallel; and the intermediate connector according to claim 1.
5. A method of manufacturing an intermediate connector that is provided between a semiconductor integrated circuit and a circuit board on which the semiconductor integrated circuit is mounted, and electrically connects the semiconductor integrated circuit and the circuit board, the semiconductor integrated circuit including a bump mounting face on which a power source pad row including a plurality of power source pads, a ground pad row including a plurality of ground pad rows, and a signal pad row including a plurality of signal pads are arranged in parallel, the method comprising: a step of forming a power source bus bar in a form of an elongated thin plate that has a length of at least a length of the power source pad row, and to be connected to each of the power source pads of the power source pad row; a step of forming a ground bus bar in a form of an elongated thin plate that has a length of at least a length of the ground pad row, and is to be connected to each of the ground pads of the ground pad row; a step of forming an insulator layer between the power source bus bar and the ground bus bar; a step of forming a conductive path portion in a form of an elongated thin plate that has a length of at least a length of the signal pad row, and includes a plurality of conductive paths to be connected to each of the signal pads of the signal pad row; and a joining step of joining the power source bus bar, the ground bus bar, and the conductive path portion together in a parallel arrangement corresponding to the parallel arrangement of the power source pad row, the ground pad row, and the signal pad row, each of which being in a standing state such that a longitudinal direction of the thin plate is parallel to the bump mounting face of the semiconductor integrated circuit.
6. The method of manufacturing an intermediate connector according to claim 5, wherein the joining step further includes: a primary intermediate forming step of forming a primary intermediate for the intermediate connector that is a laminate of units, by joining the power source bus bars, the ground bus bars, and the conductive path portions that have been joined as the units; a secondary intermediate forming step of forming a plurality of secondary intermediates for the intermediate connector, by cutting the primary intermediate into a strip form corresponding to a size of the semiconductor integrated circuit; and a connector forming step of forming the intermediate connector by joining the plurality of secondary intermediates.
Description
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
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MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Embodiment
(19) A first embodiment will be described with reference to
1. Configurations of Semiconductor Device
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(21) In the followings, a letter V added to a number of a member means a member or the like related to a positive power source voltage applied to the LSI chip 2, and a letter G added to a number of a member means a member or the like related to a ground voltage applied to the LSI chip 2. A letter S means a member or the like related to a signal input to/output from the LSI chip 2.
(22) The LSI chip 2 of the present embodiment is an area array type LSI that has the bump mounting face 2S on which a power source pad row 21VL including a plurality (192 pieces, in the present embodiment) of power source pads 21V, a ground pad row 21GL including a plurality (192 pieces, in the present embodiment) of ground pads 21G, and a signal pad row 21SL including a plurality (192 pieces, in the present embodiment) of signal pads 21S are arranged in parallel, as shown in
(23) On each of the pads 21, a bump 22 for connecting the LSI chip 2 with the intermediate connector 1, is formed (see
(24) The intermediate connector 1 includes a plurality of power source bus bars 11, a plurality of ground bus bars 12, a plurality of thin film insulator layers 13, and a plurality of conductive path portions 14, as shown in
(25) A length L and a height H of the power source bus bar 11, the ground bus bar 12, and the conductive path portion 14 are equal to a length L and a height H of the intermediate connector 1. A thickness T direction of the power source bus bar 11, the ground bus bar 12, and the conductive path portion 14 is the same as the width W direction of the intermediate connector 1 (the arrow X direction) (see
(26) Each of the power source bus bars 11 has a form of an elongated thin plate, and a length of at least a length of the power source pad row 21VL of the LSI chip 2, and is connected to each of the power source pads 21V of the power source pad row 21VL.
(27) Similarly, each of the ground bus bars 12 has a form of an elongated thin plate, and a length of at least a length of the ground pad row 21GL of the LSI chip 2, and is connected to each of the ground pads 21G of the ground pad row 21GL. The power source bus bar 11 and the ground bus bar 12 are made of a low resistance metal conductor such as a thin copper plate, and have, for example, a thickness T of approximately 120 m, a height H of approximately 3 mm, and a length L of approximately 23 mm (see
(28) Similarly, each of the conductive path portions 14 has a form of an elongated thin plate, and a length of at least a length of the signal pad row 21SL, and includes a plurality of signal lines (conductive paths) 15 to be connected to each of the signal pads 21S of the signal pad row 21SL, and an insulator portion 16. The plurality of signal lines 15 is formed inside the insulator portion 16.
(29) The power source bus bars 11, the ground bus bars 12, and the conductive path portions 14 are joined together in a parallel arrangement corresponding to the parallel arrangement of the power source pad row 21VL, the ground pad row 21GL, and the signal pad row 21SL of the LSI chip 2, each in a standing state such that a longitudinal direction of the thin plate (the arrow Y direction in
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(32) The power source bus bars 11, the ground bus bars 12, and the signal lines 15 are each connected to the circuit board 50 via a board side bump 19. The circuit board 50 is supposed to have a normal plane structure in a horizontal direction, and the signal lines 15 are fanned out through the circuit board 50.
2. Simulation of Power Source Impedance
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(34) As parameters of the equivalent circuit, at least the followings were used: a capacitance C1 between Vdd and Gnd formed in the vicinity of a transistor circuit of the LSI chip 2, a wiring resistance R1 and an inductance L1 between the transistor circuit and a pad 21 of the LSI chip 2, the damping resistor Rd, and a unit length capacitance Cs of the coupling capacitor 10.
(35) Here, each value was set as follows: C1=90 pF, R1=5.16 m, L1=0.05 nH
(36) As for size of each of the bus bars 11 and 12, the thickness T (the length in the arrow X direction in
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3. Method of Manufacturing Intermediate Connector
(44) Next, a method of manufacturing the intermediate connector will be described with reference to
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(48) Next, a surface of the copper plate 11A of
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(50) Subsequently, the primary intermediate 1B is cut into a strip form corresponding to a size of the LSI chip 2 (approximately 23 mm, in the present embodiment) by, for example, a laser, to form a plurality of secondary intermediates 1C for the intermediate connector 1 (the secondary intermediate forming step).
(51) Subsequently, the plurality (eight, in the present embodiment) of secondary intermediates 1C are joined to one another to form an intermediate connector 1 as shown in
(52) The joining of the secondary intermediate 1C is performed, for example, similarly to the method of multiplexing the unit 1A, by using a thermosetting BT resin sheet. That is, by a BT resin sheet formed in a joining portion of two pieces of the secondary intermediates 1C, the signal lines 15 of the conductive path portion 14 of one of the two pieces of secondary intermediates 1C is sandwiched, and through a thermal curing, the other secondary intermediate 1C can be joined simultaneously with a formation of the conductive path portion 14 of one of the two pieces of secondary intermediates 1C.
4. Effects of Embodiment
(53) Power and signals are supplied to the LSI chip 2 in which the pad rows 21GL and 21VL are arranged in parallel, by the bus bars 11 and 12 each in a form of a thin plate, and the conductive path portion 14 in a form of a thin plate. The power source bus bars 11, the ground bus bars 12, and the conductive path portions 14 are arranged in parallel correspondingly to the parallel arrangement of the pads of the LSI chip 2, each in a standing state such that a longitudinal direction of the thin plate (the arrow Y direction in
(54) In addition, between a power source bus bar 11 and a ground bus bar 12, a thin film insulator layer 13 is provided. Therefore, it is possible to form a capacitor 10 with a power source bus bar 11, a ground bus bar 12, and a thin film insulator layer 13. This allows keeping a power source impedance low to a high frequency region, in a configuration including the bus bars 11 and 12 as an intermediate connector 1.
(55) Moreover, it is possible to improve a power source impedance characteristic of the intermediate connector 1, by the damping resistor Rd.
Other Embodiments
(56) The present invention is not limited to the embodiment as described by the above descriptions and the drawings, but, for example, embodiments as follows are also involved in the technical scope of the present invention.
(57) (1) Although the embodiment above exemplifies a configuration in which a damping resistor Rd is formed on the connection face (upper end face) 11S of the power source bus bar 11 and on the connection face (upper end face) 12S of the ground bus bar 12, the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, the damping resistor Rd may be formed only on the connection face (upper end face) 11S of the power source bus bar 11, or only on the connection face (upper end face) 12S of the ground bus bar 12. Moreover, the damping resistor Rd may be omitted.
(58) (2) The power source bus bar may include a plurality of types of power source bus bars having different power source voltages. In this case, it is possible to cope with a case where an LSI chip 2 requires a plurality of types of power source bus bars having different power source voltages (such as 3 V (volt) and 1 V). At that time, for example, it is possible to configure such that a single unit 1A includes the plurality of types of power source bus bars having different power source voltages, and it is also possible to configure such that power source voltages are different by each unit 1A.
(59) (3) The power source bus bar 11, the ground bus bar 12, and the conductive path portion 14 are arranged in parallel in an arbitrary order. That is, the order may be appropriately changed so as to correspond to a parallel arrangement of a power source pad row, a ground pad row, and a signal pad row of an LSI chip 2. For example, the order of parallel arrangement may be such that a conductive path portion 14, a ground bus bar 12, a power source bus bar 11, or may be a conductive path portion 14, a power source bus bar 11, a power source bus bar 11, a ground bus bar 12, a ground bus bar 12.
(60) (4) The above embodiment exemplifies a configuration in which a chip size of the LSI chip 2 is set to approximately 2323 mm, the number of pads is 192192 (36864) pieces, and a pad pitch is 120 m, and in which an intermediate connector 1 corresponding to the pads of the LSI chip 2. However, the present invention is not limited thereto. That is, the intermediate connector of the present application can also be applied to an LSI chip with other optional chip sizes, numbers of pads, and pad pitches.
EXPLANATION OF SYMBOLS
(61) 1: Intermediate connector 1A: Unit 1B: Primary intermediate body 1C: Secondary intermediate body 2: LSI chip (Semiconductor integrated circuit) 2S: Bump mounting face 10: Coupling capacitor 11: Power source bus bar 11S: Upper end face (connection face) of power source bus bar 12: Ground bus bar 12S: Upper end face (connection face) of ground bus bar 13: Thin film insulator layer 14: Conductive path portion 15: Signal line (Conductive path) 21G: Ground pad 21GL: Ground pad row 21S: Signal pad 21SL: Signal pad row 21V: Power source pad 21VL: Power source pad row 100: Semiconductor device Rd: Damping resistor