Abstract: A field-programmable-gate-array (FPGA) integrated-circuit (IC) chip configured to perform a logic function based on a look-up table (LUT), includes: multiple non-volatile memory cells therein configured to store multiple resulting values of the look-up table (LUT); and a programmable logic block therein having multiple static-random-access-memory (SRAM) cells configured to store the resulting values passed from the non-volatile memory cells, wherein the programmable logic block is configured to select, in accordance with one of the combinations of its inputs, one from the resulting values stored in the static-random-access-memory (SRAM) cells into its output.

Abstract: A chip package used as a logic drive, includes: multiple semiconductor chips, a polymer layer horizontally between the semiconductor chips; multiple metal layers over the semiconductor chips and polymer layer, wherein the metal layers are connected to the semiconductor chips and extend across edges of the semiconductor chips, wherein one of the metal layers has a thickness between 0.5 and 5 micrometers and a trace width between 0.5 and 5 micrometers; multiple dielectric layers each between neighboring two of the metal layers and over the semiconductor chips and polymer layer, wherein the dielectric layers extend across the edges of the semiconductor chips, wherein one of the dielectric layers has a thickness between 0.5 and 5 micrometers; and multiple metal bumps on a top one of the metal layers, wherein one of the semiconductor chips is a FPGA IC chip, and another one of the semiconductor chips is a NVMIC chip.

Abstract: A multi-chip package comprising: an interconnection substrate comprising an interconnection bridge embedded in the interconnection substrate, and an interconnection scheme comprising a first interconnection metal layer, a second interconnection metal layer over the first interconnection layer and the interconnection bridge, and a polymer layer between the first and second interconnection metal layers, wherein the interconnection bridge is embedded in the interconnection scheme and has sidewalls surrounded by the polymer layer; a semiconductor IC chip over the interconnection substrate and across over an edge of the interconnection bridge; a memory chip over the interconnection substrate and across over an edge of the interconnection bridge, wherein the interconnection bridge comprises a plurality of metal interconnects configured for a data bus coupling the semiconductor IC chip to the memory chip, wherein a bitwidth of the data bus between the semiconductor IC chip and the memory chip is greater than or equa

Abstract: A field-programmable-gate-array (FPGA) integrated-circuit (IC) chip configured to perform a logic function based on a look-up table (LUT), includes: multiple non-volatile memory cells therein configured to store multiple resulting values of the look-up table (LUT); and a programmable logic block therein having multiple static-random-access-memory (SRAM) cells configured to store the resulting values passed from the non-volatile memory cells, wherein the programmable logic block is configured to select, in accordance with one of the combinations of its inputs, one from the resulting values stored in the static-random-access-memory (SRAM) cells into its output.

Abstract: A chip package used as a logic drive, includes: multiple semiconductor chips, a polymer layer horizontally between the semiconductor chips; multiple metal layers over the semiconductor chips and polymer layer, wherein the metal layers are connected to the semiconductor chips and extend across edges of the semiconductor chips, wherein one of the metal layers has a thickness between 0.5 and 5 micrometers and a trace width between 0.5 and 5 micrometers; multiple dielectric layers each between neighboring two of the metal layers and over the semiconductor chips and polymer layer, wherein the dielectric layers extend across the edges of the semiconductor chips, wherein one of the dielectric layers has a thickness between 0.5 and 5 micrometers; and multiple metal bumps on a top one of the metal layers, wherein one of the semiconductor chips is a FPGA IC chip, and another one of the semiconductor chips is a NVMIC chip.

Abstract: A multi-chip package comprising: an interconnection substrate comprising an interconnection bridge embedded in the interconnection substrate, and an interconnection scheme comprising a first interconnection metal layer, a second interconnection metal layer over the first interconnection layer and the interconnection bridge, and a polymer layer between the first and second interconnection metal layers, wherein the interconnection bridge is embedded in the interconnection scheme and has sidewalls surrounded by the polymer layer; a semiconductor IC chip over the interconnection substrate and across over an edge of the interconnection bridge; a memory chip over the interconnection substrate and across over an edge of the interconnection bridge, wherein the interconnection bridge comprises a plurality of metal interconnects configured for a data bus coupling the semiconductor IC chip to the memory chip, wherein a bitwidth of the data bus between the semiconductor IC chip and the memory chip is greater than or equa

Abstract: A chip package includes a first integrated-circuit (IC) chip; a second integrated-circuit (IC) chip over the first integrated-circuit (IC) chip; a connector over the first integrated-circuit (IC) chip and on a same horizontal level as the second integrated-circuit (IC) chip, wherein the connector comprises a substrate over the first integrated-circuit (IC) chip and a plurality of through vias vertically extending through the substrate of the connector; a polymer layer over the first integrated-circuit (IC) chip, wherein the polymer layer has a portion between the second integrated-circuit (IC) chip and connector, wherein the polymer layer has a top surface coplanar with a top surface of the second integrated-circuit (IC) chip, a top surface of the substrate of the connector and a top surface of each of the plurality of through vias; and an interconnection scheme on the top surface of the polymer layer, the top surface of the second integrated-circuit (IC) chip, the top surface of the connector and the top sur

Abstract: A chip package used as a logic drive, includes: multiple semiconductor chips, a polymer layer horizontally between the semiconductor chips; multiple metal layers over the semiconductor chips and polymer layer, wherein the metal layers are connected to the semiconductor chips and extend across edges of the semiconductor chips, wherein one of the metal layers has a thickness between 0.5 and 5 micrometers and a trace width between 0.5 and 5 micrometers; multiple dielectric layers each between neighboring two of the metal layers and over the semiconductor chips and polymer layer, wherein the dielectric layers extend across the edges of the semiconductor chips, wherein one of the dielectric layers has a thickness between 0.5 and 5 micrometers; and multiple metal bumps on a top one of the metal layers, wherein one of the semiconductor chips is a FPGA IC chip, and another one of the semiconductor chips is a NVMIC chip.

Abstract: A multi-chip package includes: an interposer; a first IC chip over the interposer, wherein the first IC chip is configured to be programmed to perform a logic operation, comprising a NVM cell configured to store a resulting value of a look-up table, a sense amplifier having an input data associated with the resulting value from the NVM cell and an output data associated with the first input data of the sense amplifier, and a logic circuit comprising a SRAM cell configured to store data associated with the output data of the sense amplifier, and a multiplexer comprising a first set of input points for a first input data set for the logic operation and a second set of input points for a second input data set having data associated with the data stored in the SRAM cell, wherein the multiplexer is configured to select, in accordance with the first input data set, an input data from the second input data set as an output data for the logic operation; and a second IC chip over the interposer, wherein the first IC c

Abstract: A field-programmable-gate-array (FPGA) IC chip includes multiple first non-volatile memory cells in the FPGA IC chip, wherein the first non-volatile memory cells are configured to save multiple resulting values for a look-up table (LUT) of a programmable logic block of the FPGA IC chip, wherein the programmable logic block is configured to select, in accordance with its inputs, one from the resulting values into its output; and multiple second non-volatile memory cells in the FPGA IC chip, wherein the second non-volatile memory cells are configured to save multiple programming codes configured to control a switch of the FPGA IC chip.

Abstract: A multi-chip package includes a first semiconductor integrated-circuit (IC) chip comprising a first input/output (I/O) circuit therein; and an input/output (I/O) integrated-circuit (IC) chip comprising a second input/output (I/O) circuit therein coupling to the first input/output (I/O) circuit, a third input/output (I/O) circuit therein, a voltage-level shift-up circuit therein configured to shift data from a first voltage level at a first node thereof coupling to the second input/output (I/O) circuit to a second voltage at a second node thereof coupling to the third input/output (I/O) circuit and a voltage-level shift-down circuit therein configured to shift data from the second voltage level at the second node coupling to the third input/output (I/O) circuit to the first voltage level at the first node coupling to the second input/output (I/O) circuit, wherein the second voltage level is higher than the first voltage level.

Abstract: A multi-chip package includes a ball-grid-array (BGA) substrate; a field-programmable-gate-array (FPGA) integrated-circuit (IC) chip over the ball-grid-army (BGA) substrate; a plurality of first metal bumps between the field-programmable-gate-array (FPGA) integrated-circuit (IC) chip and ball-grid-array (BGA) substrate, wherein each of the plurality of first metal bumps has a top end joining the field-programmable-gate-array (FPGA) integrated-circuit (IC) chip and a bottom end joining the ball-grid-array (BGA) substrate; a non-volatile-memory (NVM) integrated-circuit (IC) chip package over the ball-grid-array (BGA) substrate, wherein the non-volatile-memory (NVM) integrated-circuit (IC) chip package comprises a circuit substrate, a non-volatile-memory (NVM) integrated-circuit (IC) chip over and coupling to the circuit substrate and a plurality of second metal bumps under and on the circuit substrate and bonded to the ball-grid-array (BGA) substrate; and a plurality of tin-containing bumps under and on the bal

Abstract: A chip package includes a first integrated-circuit (IC) chip; a second integrated-circuit (IC) chip over the first integrated-circuit (IC) chip; a connector over the first integrated-circuit (IC) chip and on a same horizontal level as the second integrated-circuit (IC) chip, wherein the connector comprises a substrate over the first integrated-circuit (IC) chip and a plurality of through vias vertically extending through the substrate of the connector; a polymer layer over the first integrated-circuit (IC) chip, wherein the polymer layer has a portion between the second integrated-circuit (IC) chip and connector, wherein the polymer layer has a top surface coplanar with a top surface of the second integrated-circuit (IC) chip, a top surface of the substrate of the connector and a top surface of each of the plurality of through vias; and an interconnection scheme on the top surface of the polymer layer, the top surface of the second integrated-circuit (IC) chip, the top surface of the connector and the top sur

Abstract: A multichip package includes: a chip package comprising a first IC chip, a polymer layer in a space beyond and extending from a sidewall of the first IC chip, a through package via in the polymer layer, an interconnection scheme under the first IC chip, polymer layer and through package via, and a metal bump under the interconnection scheme and at a bottom of the chip package, wherein the first IC chip comprises memory cells for storing data therein associated with resulting values for a look-up table (LUT) and a selection circuit comprising a first input data set for a logic operation and a second input data set associated with the data stored in the memory cells, wherein the selection circuit selects, in accordance with the first input data set, data from the second input data set as an output data for the logic operation; and a second IC chip over the chip package, wherein the second IC chip couples to the first IC chip through, in sequence, the through package via and interconnection scheme, wherein the s

Abstract: A multi-chip package includes: an interposer; a first IC chip over the interposer, wherein the first IC chip is configured to be programmed to perform a logic operation, comprising a NVM cell configured to store a resulting value of a look-up table, a sense amplifier having an input data associated with the resulting value from the NVM cell and an output data associated with the first input data of the sense amplifier, and a logic circuit comprising a SRAM cell configured to store data associated with the output data of the sense amplifier, and a multiplexer comprising a first set of input points for a first input data set for the logic operation and a second set of input points for a second input data set having data associated with the data stored in the SRAM cell, wherein the multiplexer is configured to select, in accordance with the first input data set, an input data from the second input data set as an output data for the logic operation; and a second IC chip over the interposer, wherein the first IC c

Abstract: A multichip package includes: a chip package comprising a first IC chip, a polymer layer in a space beyond and extending from a sidewall of the first IC chip, a through package via in the polymer layer, an interconnection scheme under the first IC chip, polymer layer and through package via, and a metal bump under the interconnection scheme and at a bottom of the chip package, wherein the first IC chip comprises memory cells for storing data therein associated with resulting values for a look-up table (LUT) and a selection circuit comprising a first input data set for a logic operation and a second input data set associated with the data stored in the memory cells, wherein the selection circuit selects, in accordance with the first input data set, data from the second input data set as an output data for the logic operation; and a second IC chip over the chip package, wherein the second IC chip couples to the first IC chip through, in sequence, the through package via and interconnection scheme, wherein the s

Abstract: A multi-chip package includes: a first semiconductor integrated-circuit (IC) chip; a second semiconductor integrated-circuit (IC) chip over and bonded to the first semiconductor integrated-circuit (IC) chip; a plurality of first metal posts over and coupling to the first semiconductor integrated-circuit (IC) chip, wherein the plurality of first metal posts are in a space beyond and extending from a sidewall of the second semiconductor integrated-circuit (IC) chip; and a first polymer layer over the first semiconductor integrated-circuit (IC) chip and in the space, wherein the plurality of first metal posts are in the first polymer layer, wherein a top surface of the first polymer layer, a top surface of the second semiconductor integrated-circuit (IC) chip and a top surface of each of the plurality of first metal posts are coplanar.

Abstract: A semiconductor integrated-circuit (IC) chip comprises a memory cell including: a latch circuit comprising first and second inverters coupling to each other, a first latch node coupling to an input point of the first inverter and an output point of the second inverter and a second latch node coupling to an input point of the second inverter and an output point of the first inverter; a first N-type MOS transistor having a first terminal coupling to the first latch node, a second terminal coupling to a first output point of the memory cell, and a first gate terminal for controlling coupling between the first latch node and the first output point of the memory cell; a second N-type MOS transistor having a third terminal coupling to the second latch node, a fourth terminal coupling to a second output point of the memory cell, and a second gate terminal for controlling coupling between the second latch node and the second output point of the memory cell; and a P-type MOS transistor having a fifth terminal coupling

Abstract: An expandable logic scheme based on a chip package, includes: an interconnection substrate comprising a set of data buses for use in an expandable interconnection scheme, wherein the set of data buses is divided into a plurality of data bus subsets; and a first field-programmable-gate-array (FPGA) integrated-circuit (IC) chip comprising a plurality of first I/O ports coupling to the set of data buses and at least one first I/O-port selection pad configured to select a first port from the plurality of first I/O ports in a first clock cycle to pass a first data between a first data bus subset of the plurality of data bus subsets and the first field-programmable-gate-array (FPGA) integrated-circuit (IC) chip.

Abstract: A chip package includes a first interconnection scheme; a plurality of first metal contacts under and on the first interconnection scheme and at a bottom surface of the chip package; a first semiconductor IC chip over the first interconnection scheme; a first connector over the first interconnection scheme and at a same horizontal level as the first semiconductor IC chip, wherein the first connector comprises a first substrate and a plurality of first through vias vertically extending through the first substrate of the first connector; a first polymer layer over the first interconnection scheme, wherein the first polymer layer has a top surface coplanar with a top surface of the first semiconductor IC chip, a top surface of the first substrate of the first connector and a top surface of each of the plurality of first through vias; and a second interconnection scheme on the top surface of the first polymer layer, the top surface of the first semiconductor IC chip, the top surface of the first connector and the