Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a Gallium-Nitride (GaN) based module, which includes a module substrate, a thinned switch die residing over the module substrate, a first mold compound, and a second mold compound. The thinned switch die includes an electrode region, a number of switch interconnects extending from a bottom surface of the electrode region to the module substrate, an aluminium gallium nitride (AlGaN) barrier layer over a top surface of the electrode region, a GaN buffer layer over the AlGaN barrier layer, and a lateral two-dimensional electron gas (2DEG) layer realized at a heterojunction of the AlGaN barrier layer and the GaN buffer layer. The first mold compound resides over the module substrate, surrounds the thinned switch die, and extends above a top surface of the thinned switch die to form an opening over the top surface of the thinned switch die. The second mold compound fills the opening.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a Gallium-Nitride (GaN) based module, which includes a module substrate, a thinned switch die residing over the module substrate, a first mold compound, and a second mold compound. The thinned switch die includes an electrode region, a number of switch interconnects extending from a bottom surface of the electrode region to the module substrate, an aluminium gallium nitride (AlGaN) barrier layer over a top surface of the electrode region, a GaN buffer layer over the AlGaN barrier layer, and a lateral two-dimensional electron gas (2DEG) layer realized at a heterojunction of the AlGaN barrier layer and the GaN buffer layer. The first mold compound resides over the module substrate, surrounds the thinned switch die, and extends above a top surface of the thinned switch die to form an opening over the top surface of the thinned switch die. The second mold compound fills the opening.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a thermally enhanced package, which includes a carrier, a thinned die over the carrier, a mold compound, and a heat extractor. The thinned die includes a device layer over the carrier and a dielectric layer over the device layer. The mold compound resides over the carrier, surrounds the thinned die, and extends beyond a top surface of the thinned die to define an opening within the mold compound and over the thinned die. The top surface of the thinned die is at a bottom of the opening. At least a portion of the heat extractor is inserted into the opening and in thermal contact with the thinned die. Herein the heat extractor is formed of a metal or an alloy.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a radio frequency (RF) device including a device substrate, a thinned device die with a device region over the device substrate, a first mold compound, and a second mold compound. The device region includes an isolation portion, a back-end-of-line (BEOL) portion, and a front-end-of-line (FEOL) portion with a contact layer and an active section. The contact layer resides over the BEOL portion, the active section resides over the contact layer, and the isolation portion resides over the contact layer to encapsulate the active section. The first mold compound resides over the device substrate, surrounds the thinned device die, and extends vertically beyond the thinned device die to define an opening over the thinned device die and within the first mold compound. The second mold compound fills the opening and directly connects the isolation portion of the thinned device die.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a wafer-level fan-out package that includes a first thinned die, a second die, a multilayer redistribution structure underneath the first thinned die and the second die, a first mold compound over the second die, a second mold compound over the multilayer redistribution structure, and around the first thinned die and the second die, and a third mold compound. The second mold compound extends beyond the first thinned die to define an opening within the second mold compound and over the first thinned die, such that a top surface of the first thinned die is at a bottom of the opening. A top surface of the first mold compound and a top surface of the second mold compound are coplanar. The third mold compound fills the opening and is in contact with the top surface of the first thinned die.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a microelectronics package with vertically stacked flip-chip dies, and a process for making the same. The disclosed microelectronics package includes a module board, a first thinned flip-chip die with a through-die via, a second flip-chip die with a package contact at the bottom, and a mold compound. Herein, a top portion of the through-die via is exposed at top of the first thinned flip-chip die. The first thinned flip-chip die and the mold compound reside over the module substrate. The mold compound surrounds the first thinned flip-chip die and extends above the first thinned flip-chip die to define an opening. The second flip-chip die, which has a smaller plane size than the first thinned flip-chip die, resides within the opening and is stacked with the first thinned flip-chip die by coupling the package contact to the exposed top portion of the through-die via.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a bulk complementary-metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) device including a device substrate, a thinned device die with a device region over the device substrate, a first mold compound, and a second mold compound. The device region includes a back-end-of-line (BEOL) portion and a front-end-of-line (FEOL) portion over the BEOL portion. The first mold compound resides over the device substrate, surrounds the thinned device die, and extends vertically beyond the thinned device die to define an opening over the thinned device die and within the first mold compound. The second mold compound fills the opening and directly connects the thinned device die. Herein, a silicon material with a resistivity between 5 Ohm-cm and 30000 Ohm-cm does not exist between the second mold compound and the thinned device die.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a microelectronics package with a vertically stacked structure of a microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) device and a controller device. The MEMS device includes a MEMS component, a MEMS through-via, and a MEMS connecting layer configured to electrically connect the MEMS component with the MEMS through-via. The controller device includes a controlling component, a controller through-via, and a controller connecting layer configured to electrically connect the controlling component with the controller through-via. The controller through-via is in contact with the MEMS through-via, such that the controlling component in the controller device is configured to control the MEMS component in the MEMS device.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a thermally enhanced package, which includes a carrier, a thinned die over the carrier, a mold compound, and a heat extractor. The thinned die includes a device layer over the carrier and a dielectric layer over the device layer. The mold compound resides over the carrier, surrounds the thinned die, and extends beyond a top surface of the thinned die to define an opening within the mold compound and over the thinned die. The top surface of the thinned die is at a bottom of the opening. At least a portion of the heat extractor is inserted into the opening and in thermal contact with the thinned die. Herein the heat extractor is formed of a metal or an alloy.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a Gallium-Nitride (GaN) based module, which includes a module substrate, a thinned switch die residing over the module substrate, a first mold compound, and a second mold compound. The thinned switch die includes an electrode region, a number of switch interconnects extending from a bottom surface of the electrode region to the module substrate, an aluminium gallium nitride (AlGaN) barrier layer over a top surface of the electrode region, a GaN buffer layer over the AlGaN barrier layer, and a lateral two-dimensional electron gas (2DEG) layer realized at a heterojunction of the AlGaN barrier layer and the GaN buffer layer. The first mold compound resides over the module substrate, surrounds the thinned switch die, and extends above a top surface of the thinned switch die to form an opening over the top surface of the thinned switch die. The second mold compound fills the opening.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a radio frequency device and a process for making the same. According to the process, a precursor wafer, which includes device regions, individual interfacial layers formed of SiGe, and a silicon handle substrate, is first provided. Each individual interfacial layer is over an active layer of a corresponding device region, and the silicon handle substrate is over each individual interfacial layer. A first bonding layer is formed underneath the precursor wafer. The precursor wafer is then attached to a support carrier with a second bonding layer. The first bonding layer and the second bonding layer merge to form a bonding structure between the precursor wafer and the support carrier. Next, the silicon handle substrate is removed from the precursor wafer to provide an etched wafer, and a first mold compound is applied to the etched wafer to provide a mold device wafer.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a radio frequency (RF) device and a process for making the same. According to the process, a precursor wafer, which includes device regions, individual interfacial layers, individual p-type doped layers, and a silicon handle substrate, is firstly provided. Each individual interfacial layer is over an active layer of a corresponding device region, each individual p-type doped layer is over a corresponding individual interfacial layer, and the silicon handle substrate is over each individual p-type doped layer. Herein, each individual interfacial layer is formed of SiGe, and each individual p-type doped layer is a silicon layer doped with a p-type material that has a doped concentration greater than 1E18cm-3. Next, the silicon handle substrate is completely removed to provide an etched wafer, and each individual p-type doped layer is completely removed from the etched wafer.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a microelectronics package with vertically stacked flip-chip dies, and a process for making the same. The disclosed microelectronics package includes a module board, a first thinned flip-chip die with a through-die via, a second flip-chip die with a package contact at the bottom, and a mold compound. Herein, a top portion of the through-die via is exposed at top of the first thinned flip-chip die. The first thinned flip-chip die and the mold compound reside over the module substrate. The mold compound surrounds the first thinned flip-chip die and extends above the first thinned flip-chip die to define an opening. The second flip-chip die, which has a smaller plane size than the first thinned flip-chip die, resides within the opening and is stacked with the first thinned flip-chip die by coupling the package contact to the exposed top portion of the through-die via.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a bulk complementary-metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) device including a device substrate, a thinned device die with a device region over the device substrate, a first mold compound, and a second mold compound. The device region includes a back-end-of-line (BEOL) portion and a front-end-of-line (FEOL) portion over the BEOL portion. The first mold compound resides over the device substrate, surrounds the thinned device die, and extends vertically beyond the thinned device die to define an opening over the thinned device die and within the first mold compound. The second mold compound fills the opening and directly connects the thinned device die. Herein, a silicon material with a resistivity between 5 Ohm-cm and 30000 Ohm-cm does not exist between the second mold compound and the thinned device die.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a radio frequency device that includes a mold device die and a multilayer redistribution structure underneath the mold device die. The mold device die includes a device region with a back-end-of-line (BEOL) portion and a front-end-of-line (FEOL) portion over the BEOL portion, and a first mold compound with nanotube particles. The FEOL portion includes isolation sections and an active layer surrounded by the isolation sections. The nanotube particles are dispersed throughout a bottom portion of the first mold compound, and have a higher thermal conductivity than the first mold compound alone. The bottom portion of the first mold compound resides over the active layer and top surfaces of the isolation sections. The multilayer redistribution structure includes a number of bump structures, which are at a bottom of the multilayer redistribution structure and electrically coupled to the FEOL portion of the mold device die.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a Gallium-Nitride (GaN) based module, which includes a module substrate, a thinned switch die residing over the module substrate, a first mold compound, and a second mold compound. The thinned switch die includes an electrode region, a number of switch interconnects extending from a bottom surface of the electrode region to the module substrate, an aluminium gallium nitride (AlGaN) barrier layer over a top surface of the electrode region, a GaN buffer layer over the AlGaN barrier layer, and a lateral two-dimensional electron gas (2DEG) layer realized at a heterojunction of the AlGaN barrier layer and the GaN buffer layer. The first mold compound resides over the module substrate, surrounds the thinned switch die, and extends above a top surface of the thinned switch die to form an opening over the top surface of the thinned switch die. The second mold compound fills the opening.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a semiconductor package with reduced parasitic coupling effects, and a process for making the same. The disclosed semiconductor package includes a thinned flip-chip die and a first mold compound component with a dielectric constant no more than 7. The thinned flip-chip die includes a back-end-of-line (BEOL) layer with an upper surface that includes a first surface portion and a second surface portion surrounding the first surface portion, a device layer over the upper surface of the BEOL layer, and a buried oxide (BOX) layer over the device layer. The BEOL layer includes a first passive device and a second passive device, which are underlying the first surface portion and not underlying the second surface portion. Herein, the first mold compound component extends through the BOX layer and the device layer to the first surface portion.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a microelectronics package with vertically stacked flip-chip dies, and a process for making the same. The disclosed microelectronics package includes a module board, a first thinned flip-chip die with a through-die via, a second flip-chip die with a package contact at the bottom, and a mold compound. Herein, a top portion of the through-die via is exposed at top of the first thinned flip-chip die. The first thinned flip-chip die and the mold compound reside over the module substrate. The mold compound surrounds the first thinned flip-chip die and extends above the first thinned flip-chip die to define an opening. The second flip-chip die, which has a smaller plane size than the first thinned flip-chip die, resides within the opening and is stacked with the first thinned flip-chip die by coupling the package contact to the exposed top portion of the through-die via.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a packaging process to enhance performance of a wafer-level package. The disclosed package includes multiple mold compounds, a multilayer redistribution structure, and a thinned die with a device layer and die bumps underneath the device layer. The multilayer redistribution structure includes package contacts at a bottom of the multilayer redistribution structure and redistribution interconnects connecting the die bumps to the package contacts. A first mold compound resides around the thinned die to encapsulate sidewalls of the thinned die, and extends beyond a top surface of the thinned die to define an opening over the thinned die. A second mold compound resides between the multilayer redistribution structure and the first mold compound to encapsulate a bottom surface of the device layer and each die bump. A third mold compound fills the opening and is in contact with the top surface of the thinned die.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a wafer-level fan-out package that includes a first thinned die, a second die, a multilayer redistribution structure underneath the first thinned die and the second die, a first mold compound over the second die, a second mold compound over the multilayer redistribution structure, and around the first thinned die and the second die, and a third mold compound. The second mold compound extends beyond the first thinned die to define an opening within the second mold compound and over the first thinned die, such that a top surface of the first thinned die is at a bottom of the opening. A top surface of the first mold compound and a top surface of the second mold compound are coplanar. The third mold compound fills the opening and is in contact with the top surface of the first thinned die.