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A semiconductor chip assembly includes a semiconductor device, a heat spreader, a substrate and an adhesive. The semiconductor device is electrically connected to the substrate and thermally connected to the heat spreader. The heat spreader includes a post and a base. The post extends upwardly through an opening in the adhesive into an aperture in the substrate, and the base extends laterally from the post. The adhesive extends between the post and the substrate and between the base and the substrate. The substrate includes first and second conductive layers and a dielectric layer therebetween and provides horizontal signal routing between a pad and a terminal at the first conductive layer.

A semiconductor chip assembly includes a semiconductor device, a heat spreader, a substrate and an adhesive. The semiconductor device is electrically connected to the substrate and thermally connected to the heat spreader. The heat spreader includes a post and a base. The post extends upwardly through an opening in the adhesive into an aperture in the substrate, and the base extends laterally and supports the substrate. The adhesive extends between the post and the substrate and between the base and the substrate. The substrate includes first and second conductive layers and a dielectric layer therebetween, and the assembly provides vertical signal routing between a pad at the first conductive layer and a terminal below the adhesive.

A semiconductor chip assembly includes a semiconductor device, a heat spreader, a conductive trace and an adhesive. The heat spreader includes a base. A cavity extends through the adhesive into the base. The semiconductor device extends into the cavity, is electrically connected to the conductive trace and is thermally connected to the heat spreader. The adhesive extends between the cavity and the conductive trace and between the base and the conductive trace. The conductive trace is located outside the cavity and provides signal routing between a pad and a terminal.

A method of making a semiconductor chip assembly includes providing a post and a base, mounting a second adhesive on the base, mounting a substrate with a conductive pattern on the second adhesive, mounting a first adhesive on the substrate and mounting a conductive layer on the first adhesive, then flowing the first adhesive upward between the post and the conductive layer and flowing the second adhesive upward between the post and the substrate, solidifying the adhesives, then providing a conductive trace that includes a pad, a terminal, the conductive pattern, first and second vias and a selected portion of the conductive layer, mounting a semiconductor device on the post, wherein a heat spreader includes the post and the base, electrically connecting the semiconductor device to the conductive trace and thermally connecting the semiconductor device to the heat spreader.

A semiconductor chip assembly includes a semiconductor device, a heat spreader, a conductive trace and an adhesive. The heat spreader includes a thermal post and a base. The conductive trace includes a pad, a terminal and a signal post. The semiconductor device extends into a cavity in the thermal post, is electrically connected to the conductive trace and is thermally connected to the heat spreader. The thermal post extends upwardly from the base into a first opening in the adhesive, and the signal post extends upwardly from the terminal into a second opening in the adhesive. The conductive trace is located outside the cavity and provides signal routing between the pad and the terminal.

The present invention provides a method of making a semiconductor chip assembly that includes providing a post and a base, mounting an adhesive on the base including inserting the post through an opening in the adhesive, mounting a substrate on the adhesive including inserting the post into an aperture in the substrate to form a gap in the aperture between the post and the substrate, then flowing the adhesive into and upward in the gap, solidifying the adhesive, then mounting a semiconductor device on a heat spreader that includes the post and the base, electrically connecting the semiconductor device to the substrate and thermally connecting the semiconductor device to the heat spreader. The substrate includes first and second conductive layers and a dielectric layer therebetween and provides horizontal signal routing between a pad and a terminal at the first conductive layer.

The present invention relates to a method of making a thermally conductive semiconductor assembly. In accordance with a preferred embodiment, the method includes: providing a chip; providing an interposer that includes a through via, a first contact pad on a first surface and a second contact pad on an opposite second surface; electrically coupling the chip to the first contact pad of the interposer by a conductive bump or a wire; providing a heat sink with a cavity; then attaching the chip and the interposer on the heat sink using an adhesive with the chip inserted into the cavity; and then forming a build-up circuitry on the second surface of the interposer. Accordingly, the heat sink can provide essential thermal dissipation for the embedded chip, and the interposer and build-up circuitry can respectively provide first and second level fan-out routing/interconnection for the embedded chip.

A semiconductor chip assembly includes a semiconductor device, a heat spreader, a conductive trace and an adhesive. The semiconductor device is electrically connected to the conductive trace and thermally connected to the heat spreader. The heat spreader includes a post and a base. The post extends upwardly from the base into an opening in the adhesive, and the base extends laterally from the post. The adhesive extends between the post and the conductive trace and between the base and the conductive trace. The conductive trace provides signal routing between a pad and a terminal.

A stackable semiconductor assembly includes a semiconductor device, a heat spreader, an adhesive, a terminal, a plated through-hole and build-up circuitry. The heat spreader includes a bump, a base and a flange. The bump defines a cavity. The semiconductor device is mounted on the bump at the cavity, electrically connected to the build-up circuitry and thermally connected to the bump. The bump extends from the base into an opening in the adhesive, the base extends vertically from the bump opposite the cavity and the flange extends laterally from the bump at the cavity entrance. The build-up circuitry provides signal routing for the semiconductor device. The plated through-hole provides signal routing between the build-up circuitry and the terminal. The heat spreader provides heat dissipation for the semiconductor device.