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Method of fabricating silicon-based carriers

Patent 5196377 Issued on March 23, 1993. Estimated Expiration Date: Icon_subject August 20, 2011. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

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Application

No. 747523 filed on 08/20/1991

US Classes:

438/384, Deposited thin film resistor257/E23.008, Semiconductor insulating substrates (EPO)438/107, Assembly of plural semiconductive substrates each possessing electrical device438/396, Stacked capacitor438/612, Forming solder contact or bonding pad438/622, Multiple metal levels, separated by insulating layer (i.e., multiple level metallization)438/627At least one layer forms a diffusion barrier

Examiners

Primary: Hearn, Brian E.
Assistant: Trinh, Michael

Attorney, Agent or Firm

Foreign Patent References

  • 0145862 EP. 09/13/1984
  • 0190490 EP. 08/13/1986
  • 2945385 DE. 05/13/1980
  • 53-68971 JP 06/13/1978
  • 0117447 JP 05/13/1988

International Class

H01L 021/302

Abstract

Silicon is used to create multi-chip carriers for integrated circuits. The process of fabricating the carriers uses standard integrated circuit fabrication equipment. Cavities are etched into a silicon wafer, metallization or polysilicon is deposited to electrically interconnect the cavities, and integrated circuit die are placed in the cavities. Traces connecting the integrated circuits are buried in channels formed in the silicon, which can be doped and biased to provide enhanced isolation between traces as well as control over the electrical characteristics of the traces. The traces can be formed in multiple layers of material placed on the wafer to provide additional communication capacity in the carriers.

Other References

  • Article entitled "Silicon Hybrid Wafer-Scale Package Technology", by Johnson et al., pp. 845-851, Oct. 1986, IEEE Journal of Solid State Circuit
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