FiPoP technology addresses the industry demand for a smaller, thinner stacked solution with increased device integration for advanced mobile phone and handheld applications. In conventional Package-on-Package (PoP) designs, the top package must be the same size as the bottom package in order to interconnect the top package to the bottom package during the board level reflow process. With consumer demand for increased performance in thinner and smaller portable handheld devices, the conventional PoP approach presents physical limitations in the reduction of the overall package size and height while maintaining acceptable surface mount yields and reliability levels.
FiPoP allows multiple logic, analog and memory die to be integrated in the bottom PoP package and accommodates larger die sizes in a reduced footprint as compared to conventional PoP designs. The key to the FiPoP design is an exposed array of land pads on the top center surface of the package, instead of a peripheral array around the top of the bottom package substrate as found in a conventional PoP. This eliminates the requirement of the top and bottom packages to be the same size, resulting in greater flexibility in stacking thinner, smaller memory packages on top. In addition, the FiPoP structure reduces package warpage and related board mount issues, as well as enabling finer ball pitch interconnect between the top and bottom package (down to 0.4mm pitch) and high package-to-package interconnect pincount.
"STATS ChipPAC has internally qualified both top and bottom packages in various body sizes. This qualification opens the door for a multitude of package configurations and provides semiconductor companies a flexible solution to meet their integration and miniaturization demands much sooner and at a lower overall cost," said Dr. Han Byung Joon, STATS ChipPAC's Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer.
The inherent design of FiPoP provides a more balanced structure that achieves high final assembly yields, meets rigorous package level reliability requirements and performs well above JEDEC board level reliability requirements for mobile phone and handheld applications.
Forward-Looking Statements
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About STATS ChipPAC Ltd.
STATS ChipPAC Ltd. ("STATS ChipPAC" or the "Company") (SGX-ST: STATSChP) is a leading service provider of semiconductor packaging design, assembly, test and distribution solutions in diverse end market applications including communications, digital consumer and computing. With global headquarters in Singapore, STATS ChipPAC has design, research and development, manufacturing or customer support offices in 10 different countries. STATS ChipPAC is listed on the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited (SGX-ST). Further information is available at www.statschippac.com. Information contained in this website does not constitute a part of this release.
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