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 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 field-programmable-gate-array (FPGA) integrated-circuit (IC) chip configured to perform a logic function based on a truth table, wherein the field-programmable-gate-array (FPGA) integrated-circuit (IC) chip comprises multiple non-volatile memory cells therein configured to store multiple resulting values of the truth table, and a programmable logic block therein configured to select, in accordance with one of the combinations of its inputs, one from the resulting values into its output; and a memory chip coupling to the field-programmable-gate-array (FPGA) integrated-circuit (IC) chip, wherein a data bit width between the field-programmable-gate-array (FPGA) integrated-circuit (IC) chip and the memory chip is greater than or equal to 64.

Abstract: A method for obtaining a probability in a 3D probability map, includes: obtaining at least one value of at least one parameter for each stop of a 3D moving window, wherein a first, second, third and fourth of the stops are partially overlapped, the first and second stops are shifted from each other by a distance equal to a first dimension of a computation voxel, the first and third stops are shifted from each other by a distance equal to a second dimension of the computation voxel, and the first and fourth stops are shifted from each other by a distance equal to a third dimension of the computation voxel; matching the at least one value to a classifier to obtain a first probability for each stop of the 3D moving window; and calculating a second probability for the computation voxel based on information associated with the first probabilities for the first through fourth stops.

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 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 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: 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 multi-chip package includes a field-programmable-gate-array (FPGA) integrated-circuit (IC) chip configured to perform a logic function based on a truth table, wherein the field-programmable-gate-array (FPGA) integrated-circuit (IC) chip comprises multiple non-volatile memory cells therein configured to store multiple resulting values of the truth table, and a programmable logic block therein configured to select, in accordance with one of the combinations of its inputs, one from the resulting values into its output; and a memory chip coupling to the field-programmable-gate-array (FPGA) integrated-circuit (IC) chip, wherein a data bit width between the field-programmable-gate-array (FPGA) integrated-circuit (IC) chip and the memory chip is greater than or equal to 64.

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: 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 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 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 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 method for a through-silicon-via (TSV) connector includes: providing a semiconductor wafer with a silicon substrate, wherein the semiconductor wafer has a frontside and a backside opposite to the frontside thereof; forming multiple holes in the silicon substrate of the semiconductor wafer; forming a first insulating layer at a sidewall and bottom of each of the holes; forming a metal layer over the semiconductor wafer and in each of the holes; polishing the metal layer outside each of the holes to expose a frontside surface of the metal layer in each of the holes; forming multiple metal bumps or pads each on the frontside surface of the metal layer in at least one of the holes; grinding a backside of the silicon substrate of the semiconductor wafer to expose a backside surface of the metal layer in each of the holes, wherein the backside surface of the metal layer in each of the holes and a backside surface of the silicon substrate of the semiconductor wafer are coplanar; and cutting the semiconductor wafer

Abstract: A chip package may include a first polymer layer and a first semiconductor chip in the first polymer layer. The first semiconductor chip may include a first semiconductor device and a first semiconductor substrate supporting the first semiconductor device. The first semiconductor chip may also have a first contact pad coupled to the first semiconductor device. The first semiconductor chip may further include a first conductive interconnect on the first contact pad. The chip package may also include a second polymer layer on the first polymer layer and across an edge of the first semiconductor chip. The chip package may further include a first conductive layer in the second polymer layer and directly on a surface of the first conductive interconnect, and across the edge of the first semiconductor chip.

Abstract: A chip package includes an interposer comprising a silicon substrate, multiple metal vias passing through the silicon substrate, a first interconnection metal layer over the silicon substrate, a second interconnection metal layer over the silicon substrate, and an insulating dielectric layer over the silicon substrate and between the first and second interconnection metal layers; a field-programmable-gate-array (FPGA) integrated-circuit (IC) chip over the interposer; multiple first metal bumps between the interposer and the FPGA IC chip; a first underfill between the interposer and the FPGA IC chip, wherein the first underfill encloses the first metal bumps; a non-volatile memory (NVM) IC chip over the interposer; multiple second metal bumps between the interposer and the NVM IC chip; and a second underfill between the interposer and the NVM IC chip, wherein the second underfill encloses the second metal bumps.

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 multichip package comprising: a first chip package comprising a first semiconductor IC chip, a first polymer layer in a space beyond and extending from a sidewall of the first semiconductor IC chip, a first through package via in the first polymer layer, and a first interconnection scheme under the first semiconductor IC chip, first polymer layer and first through package via, wherein the first semiconductor IC chip comprises a plurality of volatile memory cells configured to store first data associated with a plurality of resulting values for a look-up table (LUT) and a selection circuit configured to select, in accordance with a first input data set thereof, a data from a second input data set thereof as an output data for the logic operation; a first metal bump under the first chip package; and a non-volatile memory IC chip over the first chip package, wherein the non-volatile memory IC chip comprises a plurality of first non-volatile memory cells configured to store second data associated with the plura