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SiP Design and Verification using ADS

June 17, 2010


hyuntai.kim@statschippac.com

Contents

Introduction
SiP Definition in Package Assembly Area
SiP Test Board Design and Characterization
ADS Applications for STATSChipPAC Technology

Introduction
9 High Experience in Product Designs
Packaging Products

Packaging Focus
Fanout
WLCSP

LowcostfcCSP

QFNdr

FBGASD

Emphasis on
flip chip & wafer
level packaging
development

Advanced and Standard Laminate Packaging


3D Package Stacking (PiP, PoP, fcPiP, fcPoP, fiPoP)
System-in-Package (SiP)
Flip-chip Chip-scale Package (FCCSP)
Chip-scale package
Advanced and Standard Leaded Packaging
Stacked Die
QFN, QFP
Wafer Level Packaging (WLCSP) / Embeded Wafer Level BGA (eWLB)
Bumping and Wafer Process Services
12/8 Electroplated Bumping
eWLB
Integrated Passive Device (IPD)
Redistribution Layer (RDL)

PoP
LowcostFlip
ChipMUFbase
PiP

CufcPoP/CufcPiP+TSV
Memorystack

Enabling Technology Focus


3D Enabling Technologies

Stacked die

BOL

SOW

Stacked WLCSP

Emerging Enabling Technologies

Hybrid Bump

Cu Column

Pb-free Bump

TSV & bump

9 SiP Definition in Package Assembly Area


System in Package Definition
Key Technologies for SiP Module

System in Package Definition


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A Fully Integrated System or Sub-System


One or more semiconductor chips on a die interconnect
substrate plus:
Passive components that would otherwise be integrated on the
mother board.

Surface mount discrete passives.

Embedded or patterned into substrate.

Integrated passive components/die.

Other subsystem components:

Shield, SAW filters, packaged ICs, connectors, antennas,


mechanical housings, etc.

A fully integrated functional block bridging the gap between


SOC and PCB implementations.

Key Technologies for SiP Module


Design capability for customized module
Highly integrated passive mounting
Capable of Multi die and Stack die combination
Consistent Wire Length and Wire Loop Control

Passives on Leadframe

IPD tech. based on Si


EMI metal shield application
Build up and stubless substrate design
Metal Shield Integration

Chip Cap

PCB
High density SMT
Placement

IPD (Integrated
Passive Die ) Tech

Stacked Die
Capability

Stacked Die +
Passive Mount

Mold fill under


Chip cap

9 Test Board Design and Characterization


Single Ended Transmission Line Design
Differential Pair Design
Printed Inductor / Capacitor
Wire Bond Characterization

Overall Test Board Layout

Dimension: 40mm X 40mm


GSG Probe Pitch: 150um
Stack-up: 1-2-1 4 layer
Thickness: 0.26T

Single Ended Transmission Line


Line Length

Line Width
GSG Probe

Single Ended Line Tester

Widths range: 50um ~ 150um


lengths Range: 10mm and 20mm
The characteristic impedance of a simple trace can be calculated from its two-port S-parameters.
These parameters can be derived from either simulation or direct measurement.

Single Ended Transmission Line


Momentum Simulation Results

Eqn Zo = sqrt(Z11/Y11)
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mag(Zo)

Characteristic impedance

2
Ref

Term
Term5
Num=5
Z=50 Ohm

S2P
SNP59
File=

Term
Term6
Num=6
Z=50 Ohm

50

45
0

freq, GHz

The characteristic impedance can be calculated from

Z 0 = Z11 / Y11

10

10

Single Ended Transmission Line (1cm)


Case1: Line width: 50um

m2
m1

100

m3
m4
freq= 1.000GHz freq=1.000GHz
Z_MoM=69.212 Z_Mea=72.139

150

Z_MoM
Z_Mea

150

Z_MoM
Z_Mea

200

200

100

50

m4
m3

freq, GHz

m1
m2
freq=1.000GHz freq=1.000GHz
Z_MoM=35.916 Z_Mea=35.780

150

100

m2
m1
50

100

m1
m2

50

freq, GHz

freq, GHz

Blue: Simulation / Red: Measurement


Reference Frequency: 1GHz
11

freq, GHz

200

Z_MoM
Z_Mea

Z_MoM
Z_Mea

Case5: Line width: 150um

m1
m2
freq=1.000GHz freq=1.000GHz
Z_MoM=48.331 Z_Mea=49.343

150

freq, GHz

Case4: Line width: 125um


200

m2
m1

0
0

100

50

50

m1
m2
freq=1.000GHz freq=1.000GHz
Z_MoM=54.444 Z_Mea=56.379

150

Z_MoM
Z_Mea

200

m2
m1
freq=1.000GHz freq=1.000GHz
Z_MoM=73.138 Z_Mea=75.301

Case3: Line width: 100um

Case2: Line width: 75um

Single Ended Transmission Line (2cm)


Case1: Line width: 50um
200

m1
freq=1.000GHz
Z_MoM=79.999
m2
m1

100

200

m2
freq=1.000GHz
Z_Mea=67.213

m1
freq=1.000GHz
Z_MoM=66.352

150

Z_MoM
Z_Mea

Z_MoM
Z_Mea

150

m2
freq=1.000GHz
Z_Mea=80.853

100

m2
m1

50

50

0
1

freq, GHz

freq, GHz

200

100

m2
m1

50

m1
freq=1.000GHz
Z_MoM=35.413

150

Z_MoM
Z_Mea

150

m2
freq=1.000GHz
Z_Mea=42.896

m2
freq=1.000GHz
Z_Mea=35.397

100

m1
m2

50

freq, GHz

freq, GHz

Blue: Simulation / Red: Measurement


Reference Frequency: 1GHz
12

freq, GHz

Case5: Line width: 150um

Case4: Line width: 125um


m1
freq=1.000GHz
Z_MoM=42.183

m2
m1

0
0

200

100

m2
freq=1.000GHz
Z_Mea=57.830

50

0
0

m1
freq=1.000GHz
Z_MoM=56.635

150

Z_MoM
Z_Mea

200

Z_MoM
Z_Mea

Case3: Line width: 100um

Case2: Line width: 75um

Single Ended Transmission Line

85

80

Simulation
Measurement

75.30
75

60

56.38

55

54.44

50

49.34
48.33

45

Simulation
Measurement

80.00

70

69.21

65

Impedance [Ohm]

75

73.14
Impedance [Ohm]

70

72.14

80.85

80

67.21

65

66.35
57.83

60
55

56.64

50

42.90

45
40

40

42.18

35.92

35.41

35
35

35.78
50

75

100

125

35.40

30

150

50

Width [um]

75

100

125

150

Width [um]

1cm transmission line

2cm transmission line

Max error rate is 4.06% (2.93 Ohm difference) for 1cm single ended transmission line
tester, and is 1.77% (1.19 Ohm difference) for 2cm single ended transmission line tester.

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Differential Pair
9 Odd Mode
The capacitance increase and the inductance decrease of the odd-mode affect the
characteristic impedance as follows:
L Lm
Z odd =
C + Cm

Magnetic field of odd mode

Electrical field of odd mode

9 Even Mode
The inductance increase and the capacitance decrease of the even-mode affect
the characteristic impedance as follows:
L + Lm
Z even =
C Cm

Electrical field of even mode

magnetic field of even mode

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Differential Pair
9 Differential Mode
Z odd =

Vodd
I odd

Vdifferential = 2 Vodd
Z differential =

Vdifferential
I differential

I differential = I odd
=

2 Vodd
= 2 Z odd
I odd

9 Common Mode

Z even =

Veven
I even

Vcommon = Veven I common = 2 I even


Z common =
15

Vcommon
V
Z
= even = even
I common 2 I even
2

Differential Pair
9 Extracting Self and Mutual Inductance
Ideal coupled line
Extracted Inductance [ADS Model]

Term
Term1
Num=1
Z=50 Ohm

Term
Term2
Num=2
Z=50 Ohm

MCLIN
CLin1
Subst="MSub1"
W=50.0 um
S=50.0 um
L=3000 um

Mutual_Inductance
Self_Inductance

3.0E-9
2.5E-9
2.0E-9

1.3nH@1GHz

1.5E-9

0.6nH@1GHz

1.0E-9
5.0E-10
0.0
0.0

0.5

1.0

1.5

2.0

2.5

3.0

3.5

Frequency [GHz]

ADS model for inductance extraction

Inductance extracted from ADS Model

The low-frequency limit of this


expression gives the self (L11 and L22)
and mutual (L12) inductances.

Inductance matrix for differential lines


can be extracted from two-port
Z-parameters with the far ends grounded.

Lij = imag ( Z ij ) /
16

4.0

Differential Pair
9 Extracting Self and Mutual Capacitance
Ideal coupled line

Extracted Capacitance [ADS Model]

Term
Term1
Num=1
Z=50 Ohm

Term
Term2
Num=2
Z=50 Ohm

MCLIN
CLin1
Subst="MSub1"
W=50.0 um
S=50.0 um
L=3000 um

Mutual_Capacitance
Self_Capacitance

4E-13
3E-13

0.23pF@1GHz

2E-13

0.065pF@1GHz

1E-13
0
0

freq, GHz

ADS model for capacitance extraction

Capacitance extracted from ADS Model

The low-frequency limit of this


expression gives the self (C11 and C22)
and mutual (C12) inductances.

Capacitance matrix for coupled lines can be


extracted from two-port Z-parameters with the far
ends open-circuited.

Cij = imag (Yij ) /


Note that generally the off-diagonal elements of the capacitance matrix are
negative, so Cm=-C12
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Differential Pair
9 Test Structures
Differential Pair

Dielectric
Ground Plane

Normal Coupled line


Co-planar Ground

Via

Dielectric

Dielectric

Ground Plane

Coupled line with Coplanar Ground


and Bottom Ground

Coupled line with Coplanar Ground

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Differential Pair
Case2: w:50um / s:75um

Case1: w:50um / s:50um

Differential Impedance

Differential Impedance

200

200

150

150

m2
m1

Sim
Mea

Sim
Mea

m1
m2
100

m1
freq= 1.000GHz
Sim=110.667

50

m2
freq= 1.000GHz
Mea=107.889

100

m2
freq=1.000GHz
Sim=119.158

50

0
0

200

150

150
Sim
Mea

m2
m1
m2
freq=1.000GHz
Sim=95.548

Differential Impedance

Differential Impedance
200

50

Case4: w:75um / w:125um

Case3: w:75um / s: 75um

100

3
freq, GHz

freq, GHz

Sim
Mea

m1
freq=1.000GHz
Mea=117.196

m1
freq=1.000GHz
Mea=93.550

m2
m1
100

m2
freq=1.000GHz
Sim=101.976

50

m1
freq=1.000GHz
Mea=99.319

0
0

freq, GHz

3
freq, GHz

Blue: Simulation / Red: Measurement


Reference Frequency: 1GHz
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Differential Pair with Coplanar Ground


W: 75um / S: 125um / D: 70um

W: 75um / S: 125um / D: 50um


Differential Impedance

Differential Impedance

200

200

150

m1
m2
Sim
Mea

Sim
Mea

150

100

m1
freq= 1.000GHz
Sim=117.728

50

m2
freq= 1.000GHz
Mea=115.557

m1
m2

100

m1
freq= 1.000GHz
Sim=121.509

50

0
0

freq, GHz

freq, GHz

W: 75um / S: 125um / D: 90um

W: 75um / S: 125um / D: 50um


Differential Impedance

Differential Impedance

200

200

150

150

m1
m2
Sim
Mea

Sim
Mea

m2
freq= 1.000GHz
Mea=121.056

100

m1
freq= 1.000GHz
Sim=123.387

50

m2
freq= 1.000GHz
Mea=123.165

m1
m2

100

m1
freq= 1.000GHz
Sim=97.431

50

m2
freq= 1.000GHz
Mea=96.118

0
0

freq, GHz

3
freq, GHz

Blue: Simulation / Red: Measurement


Reference Frequency: 1GHz
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Differential Pair

200

Simulation
Measurement
Simulation_BOT_GND
Measurement_BOT_GND

200

Differential Impedance [Ohm]

Differential Impedance [Ohm]

Simulation
Measurement
150

110.67
100

107.89

119.16
117.20

95.55
93.55

101.98
99.32

50

150

117.73
100

115.56

97.43
96.14

121.51

123.39

121.06

123.17

50

0
50/50

50/75

75/75

75/125

75/125/50

Line Width / Space [um]

75/125/70

75/125/90

Line Width/ Space / Distance

Normal Coupled Line

Coupled Line with Coplanar Ground

Significant Parameters for Differential Pair Design


- Line Width
- Line to Line Space
- Signal Line to Coplanar Ground Distance
- Existence of Bottom Ground
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Printed Spiral Inductor / Capacitor

Quad Band PAM

Inductor

SP4T

Printed Inductor Example

Capacitor

Printed Inductor is widely used for System in Package Products.


Additional assembly process and cost are not needed to implement a printed inductor.
Main Parameters: Conductivity / Surface Roughness / Dielectric Thickness
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Printed Spiral Inductor


Turn: 2.5 Radius:250
1.0E-7

40

m2
freq= 100.0MHz
L_Sim=4.135E-9

m2
m1
0.0

m1
freq= 100.0MHz
L_Mea=4.152E-9

-5.0E-8

m4
m3

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Q_Sim
Q_Mea

L_Sim
L_Mea

5.0E-8

m3
freq=1.000GHz
Q_Sim=21.784

20
10

m4
freq=1.000GHz
Q_Mea=23.070

0
-10
-20

-1.0E-7
0

freq, GHz

freq, GHz

Turn: 2.5 Radius:400


1.0E-7

40

m1
m2
0.0

m1
freq=100.0MHz
L_Mea=5.561E-9

-5.0E-8

m3
freq=1.000GHz
Q_Sim=20.341

20

-1.0E-7

Q_Sim
Q_Mea

5.0E-8

L_Sim
L_Mea

m4
m3

m2
freq=100.0MHz
L_Sim=5.287E-9

m4
freq=1.000GHz
Q_Mea=21.610

-20

-40

freq, GHz

freq, GHz

Blue: Simulation / Red: Measurement


Reference Frequency: 100MHz

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Printed Capacitor

CAP01: 1mm2

CAP02: 2mm2
5E-12

5E-12

m2
m1
freq=1.000GHz
freq=1.000GHz
C_Sim=9.350E-13 C_Mea=8.567E-13

3E-12
2E-12

m2
m1
freq=1.000GHz
freq=1.000GHz
C_Sim=1.716E-12 C_Mea=1.634E-12
m2
m1

4E-12
3E-12

C_Sim
C_Mea

C_Sim
C_Mea

4E-12

m2
m1

2E-12

1E-12

1E-12

0
-1E-12

-1E-12
0

freq, GHz

freq, GHz

For printed capacitors, it is not effective in the same size condition compare to SMT passives.

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Wire Bond Characterization

Wire Lengths Range: 600um / 800um / 1000um / 1200um


Single bonding / Double bonding /Triple Bonding
Wire to Wire distance: 100um
1mil gold wire

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Wire bond Characterization


Wire Loop Parameter

ADS Bond Wire Setup

P06
BONDW_Shape
Shape1
Rw=12.5 um
Gap=1000 um
StartH=150 um
MaxH=270 um
Tilt=0 um
Stretch=380 um
StopH=0 um
FlipX=1
GAP
STRETCH
600
228
800
304
1000 380
1200 456

Term
Term1
Num=1
Z=50 Ohm

2
3

4
Ref

P03
S6P
SNP1
File=
Term
Term2
Num=2
Z=50 Ohm

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P05

1
P05

P06

P04

2
P04

P03

BONDW2
WIRESET1
W2_Zoffset=0 um
Radw=12.5 um
W2_Angle=180
Cond=1.3e7 S
View=side
Layer="cond"
SepX=0 um
SepY=0 um
Zoffset=0 um
W1_Shape="Shape1"
W1_Xoffset=0 um
W1_Yoffset=0 um
W1_Zoffset=0 um
W1_Angle=0
W2_Shape="Shape1"
W2_Xoffset=-680 um
W2_Yoffset=0 um

Wire Bond Characterization


WB600_Double bonding
5E-8

5E-8

Lmeas
Lsim

m2
m1
freq=1.000GHz freq=1.000GHz
Lsim=9.850E-10 Lmeas=9.648E-10

3E-8
Lmeas
Lsim

WB800_Double bonding

m2
m1

1E-8

3E-8

m1
freq=1.000GHz
Lsim=1.150E-9

1E-8

m2
m1

-1E-8

-1E-8

-3E-8

-3E-8
0

WB1000_Double bonding

3E-8

m1
freq=1.000GHz
Lsim=1.453E-9

1E-8

m2
m1

WB1200_Double bonding
5E-8

m2
freq=1.000GHz
Lmeas=1.393E-9
Lmeas
Lsim

5E-8

freq, GHz

freq, GHz

Lmeas
Lsim

m2
freq=1.000GHz
Lmeas=1.079E-9

3E-8

m1
freq=1.000GHz
Lsim=1.648E-9

1E-8

m2
m1

m2
freq=1.000GHz
Lmeas=1.586E-9

-1E-8

-1E-8

-3E-8

-3E-8
0

freq, GHz

freq, GHz

Blue: Simulation / Red: Measurement


Reference Frequency: 1GHz

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Wire Bond Characterization


Inductance

Q Value

Single Bonding
Double Bonding
Triple Bonding

2.2
2.0

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2.17

Single Bonding
Double Bonding
Triple Bonding

28.9
27.6

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24.7

23.8
22.8

22.7

1.83

1.6
1.4

1.23
1.13

1.0

0.92

0.8

0.76

18.3
17.0

1.34

1.2

20

1.56

1.49

16.9

Inductance [nH]

1.8

1.27

14.3

15

1.08

9.3

10

0.91

7.6
5

600

800

1000

600

1200

800

1000

Wire Length [um]

Wire Length [um]

Measured and simulated characteristics of the wire bonds show consistent trends
- More parallel wire bonds decreases inductance and raises Q
- Longer wire bonds increase inductance and lower Q

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9ADS Applications for STATSChipPAC Technology


Example 1: IPD Front End Module for WiMAX
Example 2: 5 Channels Balun Bank
Example 3: PA Module using eWLB+IPD Technology
Example 4: TSV+IPD Technology
Example 5: Embedded IPD

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Example 1 IPD Front End Module for WiMAX

Product Application: Mobile Broadband Devices


Sawless Front End Module
IPD type: Wire Bond
IPD Application: Balanced BPF / LPF / Balun

Package Structure

RF
Switch

RF IC

RF IC

Existing LTCC Solution


IPD Solution

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Example 2 5 Channels Balun Bank

Product Application: Mobile Broadband Devices


Package Solution: FcVFBGA-SD2+1, 7.0 x 7.0 sq.mm

WCDMA_HB

IPD type: Fc-IPD


IPD Application: Balun

WCDMA_IMT
WCDMA_LB
GSM_HB

RFIC
FC IPD

GSM_LB
IPD Baluns

Package Structure

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Example 3 PA Module using eWLB+IPD Technology

Application G3 WCDMA application (CMOS-PA + IPD)


new package platform for PA+IPD multichip
eWLB had excellent high frequency electrical performance

6.1mm

5.6 mm

Package Structure
Actual Product

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Example 4 TSV+IPD Technology

20% Size Reduction!!!!

Silicon TSV interposer with embedded passives


Integrated silicon batch process
Fine metal line width/spacing
High performance and miniaturized packaging solutions

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IPD with TSV

Normal bumped IPD

Example 5 Embedded IPD

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