Inventors:
Kumar Nagarajan - San Jose CA
Seng Sooi Lim - San Jose CA
Chok J. Chia - Cupertino CA
Assignee:
LSI Logic Corporation - Milpitas CA
International Classification:
H05K 330
US Classification:
29841, 29840, 257711, 257778, 257780, 257789, 438108, 438126, 438127
Abstract:
An integrated circuit package manufacturing process is described which reduces or eliminates the formation of voids in a molding compound between a die and an underlying substrate. The process includes providing the substrate, which has an upper surface and an air space above the upper surface. Electrically conductive vias are formed through the upper surface of the substrate which extend at least partially through the substrate, and fluid communication is provided between the vias and the overlying air space. The process includes attaching the integrated circuit die to the upper surface of the substrate over at least a portion of the vias, while leaving a gap between the die and the upper surface of the substrate. The process further includes flowing the molding compound into the gap between the die and the upper surface of the substrate while maintaining fluid communication between the vias and the air space. In this manner, air trapped between the molding compound and the upper surface of the substrate is urged to flow into the vias rather than forming a void in the molding compound.