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De-coupling capacitor on the top of the silicon die by eutectic flip bonding

Assignee: Intel Corp
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Filing: 1993-06-30
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Granted: 1994-11-29
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Expires: 2013-06-30
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Abstract

Abstract A high capacitance/low inductance capacitor module. The module comprises a plurality of conductive power planes that are separated from a plurality of conductive ground planes by layers of dielectric material. The power planes each have opposite extending tabs that are offset from similar tabs extending from the ground planes and which are coupled together by layers of conductive material. Likewise, the tabs of the ground planes are coupled together by additional layers of conductive material. The corresponding power and ground planes are also coupled together by vias located throughout the module. The conductive layers couple both sides of the corresponding conductive planes and provide contact pads for further assembly to a semiconductive die. The module is attached to the semiconductive die by a plurality of gold bumps which are formed on the top surface of the die.

Inventors

  • 👤 Bidyut K. Bhattacharyya
  • 👤 Debendra Mallik
  • 👤 You Y. Yu

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-06 08:55
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01G; H01G4/00; H01G4/002; H01G4/228; H01G4/232; H10; H10W; H10W44/00; H10W44/601; H10W72/00; H10W72/50; H10W72/541; H10W72/5445; H10W72/551; H10W72/552; H10W72/5522; H10W72/851; H10W72/853; H10W72/859; H10W72/90; H10W72/931; H10W72/932; H10W90/00; H10W90/701; H10W90/751; H10W90/756; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/43; Y10T29/435

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim 202 words
An electronic package, comprising: a semiconductive die that has a plurality of first gold bumps located along a first edge of said die and a plurality of second gold bumps located on an inner area of said die; and, a capacitor module attached to said second gold bumps, wherein said capacitor module includes a plurality of conductive power planes separated from a plurality of conductive ground planes by layers of dielectric material constructed from dielectric tape, said conductive power planes having tabs that extend in a first direction and an opposite second direction, said powers tabs extending in said first direction being coupled by first conductive power areas and said power tabs extending in said second direction being coupled by second conductive power areas, said conductive ground planes also having tabs that extend in a first direction and an opposite second direction, said ground tabs extending in said first direction being coupled by first conductive ground areas and said around tabs extending in said second direction being coupled by second conductive around areas, said conductive power planes being further coupled together by a plurality of power vias, and said conductive ground planes being further coupled together by a plurality of around vias.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 202 words
An electronic package, comprising: a semiconductive die that has a plurality of first gold bumps located along a first edge of said die and a plurality of second gold bumps located on an inner area of said die; and, a capacitor module attached to said second gold bumps, wherein said capacitor module includes a plurality of conductive power planes separated from a plurality of conductive ground planes by layers of dielectric material constructed from dielectric tape, said conductive power planes having tabs that extend in a first direction and an opposite second direction, said powers tabs extending in said first direction being coupled by first conductive power areas and said power tabs extending in said second direction being coupled by second conductive power areas, said conductive ground planes also having tabs that extend in a first direction and an opposite second direction, said ground tabs extending in said first direction being coupled by first conductive ground areas and said around tabs extending in said second direction being coupled by second conductive around areas, said conductive power planes being further coupled together by a plurality of power vias, and said conductive ground planes being further coupled together by a plurality of around vias.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 18 words
The capacitor module as recited in claim 1, wherein said conductive planes are constructed from a metal paste.
Claim 4
Independent Claim 386 words
A method for coupling a capacitor module to a semiconductive device, comprising the steps of: a) providing a first layer of dielectric tape which has a first layer of patterned metal, said first layer of patterned metal including a plurality of tabs extending in a first direction and a plurality of tabs extending in a second direction; b) placing a plurality of first conductive dots on said first layer of patterned metal; c) attaching a second layer of dielectric to said first layer of patterned metal, said second layer of dielectric tape having a second layer of patterned metal separated from said first layer of patterned metal by said second layer of dielectric tape, said second layer of patterned metal including a plurality of tabs extending in a first direction and a plurality of tabs extending in a second direction, said tabs of said second layer of patterned metal being offset from said tabs of said first layer of patterned metal, said second layer of dielectric tape having a plurality of first through holes that are aligned with said first conductive dots; d) placing a plurality of second conductive dots on said second layer of patterned metal; e) attaching a third layer of dielectric tape to said second layer of patterned metal, said third layer of dielectric tape having a third layer of patterned metal separated from said second layer of patterned metal by said third layer of dielectric material, said third layer of patterned metal including a plurality of tabs extending in a first direction and a plurality of tabs extending in a second direction, said tabs of said third layer of patterned metal being offset from said tabs of said second layer of patterned metal and essentially aligned with said tabs of said first layer of patterned metal, said third layer of dielectric tape having a plurality of second through holes that are aligned with said second conductive dots; f) repeating steps (b) and (c) a predetermined number of times; g) applying outer layers of metal to said tabs to interconnect said tabs; h) curing said dielectric lavers to harden said dielectric layers; i) placing a plurality of gold bumps on a first surface of a semiconductive die; and, j) attaching said outer layers of metal to said gold bumps and said semiconductive die.
Claim 5
Independent Claim 386 words
A method for coupling a capacitor module to a semiconductive device, comprising the steps of: a) providing a first layer of dielectric tape which has a first layer of patterned metal, said first layer of patterned metal including a plurality of tabs extending in a first direction and a plurality of tabs extending in a second direction; b) placing a plurality of first conductive dots on said first layer of patterned metal; c) attaching a second layer of dielectric to said first layer of patterned metal, said second layer of dielectric tape having a second layer of patterned metal separated from said first layer of patterned metal by said second layer of dielectric tape, said second layer of patterned metal including a plurality of tabs extending in a first direction and a plurality of tabs extending in a second direction, said tabs of said second layer of patterned metal being offset from said tabs of said first layer of patterned metal, said second layer of dielectric tape having a plurality of first through holes that are aligned with said first conductive dots; d) placing a plurality of second conductive dots on said second layer of patterned metal; e) attaching a third layer of dielectric tape to said second layer of patterned metal, said third layer of dielectric tape having a third layer of patterned metal separated from said second layer of patterned metal by said third layer of dielectric material, said third layer of patterned metal including a plurality of tabs extending in a first direction and a plurality of tabs extending in a second direction, said tabs of said third layer of patterned metal being offset from said tabs of said second layer of patterned metal and essentially aligned with said tabs of said first layer of patterned metal, said third layer of dielectric tape having a plurality of second through holes that are aligned with said second conductive dots; f) repeating steps (b) and (c) a predetermined number of times; g) applying outer layers of metal to said tabs to interconnect said tabs; h) curing said dielectric lavers to harden said dielectric layers; i) placing a plurality of gold bumps on a first surface of a semiconductive die; and, j) attaching said outer layers of metal to said gold bumps and said semiconductive die.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 20 words
The method as recited in claim 3, further comprising the step of plating said outer layers of metal with gold.

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