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5 Packaging Intro

Ken Gilleo PhD

ET-Trends LLC

Package

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PROTECTION

MEMS Chip to PCB Compatibility Rerouting Thermal Management Performance Enhancement Reworkability PROTECTION Enable repair Easy Assembly Easy Testability Automated Handling Low Stress Selective Access to Environment Standardization Enable Mechanical Movement

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Packaging Change Drivers

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Miniaturization Area Height Weight

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Performance

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High lead count High frequency; processors, RF

3. MEMS/MOEMS/Nano

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a new technology cluster

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~50 Years Vacuum

Devices

~50 Years Nano MOEMS MEMS Solid State TIME

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Basic Package Elements

Base; platform; chip carrier

1 st Level Interconnect (to chip)

Routing (can be optional)

2 nd Level Interconnect (to substrate/PCB)

Enclosure; encapsulant

Special features

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Thermal management Ports, windows, other

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Packages Element – cont.

Substrate/Platform/Enclosure

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Rigid organic; BT, etc.

Flexible organic; polyimide Ceramic/glass Metal with insulation DIELECTRICS Protection; enclosure, encapsulation, passivation

Chip Connections (1st level)

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Wire bond TAB Integrated TAB DCA; Flip Chip DIE

PCB Assembly (2nd level)

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Fusible: solder spheres/balls/bumps Non-fusible: leads, pins, pads CONDUCTORS CONDUCTORS

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Lead Frames

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Metal – free standing or pre-inserted into dielectric Framing structure removed later Ceramic hermetic; used for MEMS Plastic Near-hermetic; limited use for MEMS Finishes for die attach/bonding

Ag

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Pd Au Ni Multiple

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Chip Carriers

Chip Carrier: a packaging system for electronic chips (IC’s) that provides protection and a practical means of connecting to circuitry.

Fan Out: 2 nd Level interconnect fans outward from 1 st level Conductor and Dielectric Fan In: First - 1964 A flex-based package

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Area Array Packages

Flip Chip

LGA (Land Grid Array); leadless chip carrier, QFN

PGA (Pin Grid Array)

BGA (Ball Grid Array)

Micro-BGA (CSP)

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Advanced Packaging Types

Advanced BGAs

Flex-Based

MultiChip

CSP

Array Molded PRODUCTIVITY

Wafer-Level CSP and FC

Flip Chip

Perimeter for small I/O count

Area Array is much more effective

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MEMS potential Selective underfill MEMS

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Cofired

Ceramic Packages

Used for MEMS Hermetic moderately expensive

Cast

Molded

Open (non-hermetic); chip carrier

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Organic Substrate

Rigid; mostly epoxies (resin-glass)

FR4 conventional

FR4 type non-halogenated

BT (Bismaleimide-triazine)

New non-epoxy halogen-free products

Flexible

Polyimide

LCP Limited use for MEMS Non-hermetic Lowest cost

MultiChip Packages

Traditional Stacked Single-Plane Cavity type used MEMS + ASIC, other

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Infineon MEMS mic + ASIC chip

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Packaging Steps

Bond die (chip) to base; die attach)

1 st Level connect chip; wire bonding

Enclosure; encapsulant

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Wire Bonding (WB)

Most common connection

Gold ball bonding dominants (~ 93%)

Features

Programmable; handles die and package change

Very versatile

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Universal method Fast, automatic, equipment makers keeping pace Fully mechanical process Clean; no pollution, waste, hazardous materials Well-suited for MEMS/MOEMS

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Package Protection

Fabricated cavity enclosure ; metal, plastic, ceramic

Transfer Molding Compounds (solids)

Glob Top; free flow encapsulant DIE

Dam & Fill encapsulants

Cavity fill encapsulants

Underfill; 4 basic classes

Underfill + encapsulant

Injection molded cavity packages; near-hermetic

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encapsulants:

BGA

for protection & handling DIE Only suitable for capped MEMS CAP MEMS

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Session Summary

Packaging is very dynamic today

The package is all about metal & dielectrics

Challenges are greater than ever

Chip advances push performance

WLP is finally gathering momentum

MEMS is opening up a new packaging industry