Process for 3D chip stacking
Abstract
A manufacturable process for fabricating electrical interconnects which extend from a top surface of an integrated circuit chip to a sidewall of the chip using laser pantography to pattern three dimensional interconnects. The electrical interconnects may be of an L-connect or L-shaped type. The process implements three dimensional (3D) stacking by moving the conventional bond or interface pads on a chip to the sidewall of the chip. Implementation of the process includes: 1) holding individual chips for batch processing, 2) depositing a dielectric passivation layer on the top and sidewalls of the chips, 3) opening vias in the dielectric, 4) forming the interconnects by laser pantography, and 5) removing the chips from the holding means. The process enables low cost manufacturing of chips with bond pads on the sidewalls, which enables stacking for increased performance, reduced space, and higher functional per unit volume.
- Inventors:
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- Livermore, CA
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 871964
- Patent Number(s):
- 5834162
- Assignee:
- Regents of University of California (Oakland, CA)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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G - PHYSICS G03 - PHOTOGRAPHY G03F - PHOTOMECHANICAL PRODUCTION OF TEXTURED OR PATTERNED SURFACES, e.g. FOR PRINTING, FOR PROCESSING OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01L - SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-48
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- process; 3d; chip; stacking; manufacturable; fabricating; electrical; interconnects; extend; top; surface; integrated; circuit; sidewall; laser; pantography; pattern; dimensional; l-connect; l-shaped; type; implements; moving; conventional; bond; interface; pads; implementation; holding; individual; chips; batch; processing; depositing; dielectric; passivation; layer; sidewalls; vias; forming; removing; means; enables; cost; manufacturing; increased; performance; reduced; space; functional; unit; volume; passivation layer; top surface; integrated circuit; process enables; unit volume; batch processing; batch process; bond pads; circuit chip; laser pantography; electrical interconnects; interface pads; electrical interconnect; laser pantograph; manufacturable process; /430/438/
Citation Formats
Malba, Vincent. Process for 3D chip stacking. United States: N. p., 1998.
Web.
Malba, Vincent. Process for 3D chip stacking. United States.
Malba, Vincent. Thu .
"Process for 3D chip stacking". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/871964.
@article{osti_871964,
title = {Process for 3D chip stacking},
author = {Malba, Vincent},
abstractNote = {A manufacturable process for fabricating electrical interconnects which extend from a top surface of an integrated circuit chip to a sidewall of the chip using laser pantography to pattern three dimensional interconnects. The electrical interconnects may be of an L-connect or L-shaped type. The process implements three dimensional (3D) stacking by moving the conventional bond or interface pads on a chip to the sidewall of the chip. Implementation of the process includes: 1) holding individual chips for batch processing, 2) depositing a dielectric passivation layer on the top and sidewalls of the chips, 3) opening vias in the dielectric, 4) forming the interconnects by laser pantography, and 5) removing the chips from the holding means. The process enables low cost manufacturing of chips with bond pads on the sidewalls, which enables stacking for increased performance, reduced space, and higher functional per unit volume.},
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year = {1998},
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