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Critical Aspects of High-Performance Microprocessor Packaging

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 January 2011

Vasudeva P. Atluri ,
Ravi V. Mahajan ,
Priyavadan R. Patel ,
Debendra Mallik ,
John Tang ,
Vijay S. Wakharkar ,
Gregory M. Chrysler ,
Chia-Pin Chiu ,
Gaurang N. Choksi  and
Ram S. Viswanath
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Abstract

Historically, the primary function of microprocessor packaging has been to facilitate electrical connectivity of the complex and intricate silicon microprocessor chips to the printed circuit board while providing protection to the chips from the external environment. However, as microprocessor performance continues to follow Moore's law, the package has evolved from a simple protective enclosure to a key enabler of performance. The art and science of semiconductor packaging has advanced radically over the past few decades as faster and more powerful microprocessors with tens of millions of transistors continue to be available, which require more signal and power input/output connections as well as greater power-dissipation capabilities. Key drivers for the development of packaging technologies include power delivery, thermal management, and interconnect scaling, in which the space transformation from fine-featured silicon interconnects to the relatively coarse features seen on motherboards has to be enabled by the package. These drivers, under constant market-driven cost pressure, have led to increased demands on new materials and new package architectures to enable silicon performance. Significant advances have already been made in the areas of heat dissipation, power delivery, high-speed signaling, and high-density interconnects. It is expected that the future evolution of microprocessors will be increasingly challenging in these areas. This article focuses on providing a broad perspective view of the evolution of microprocessor packaging and discusses future challenges.

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assemblymicroelectronics packaging and integrationinterconnectsInternational Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors (ITRS)
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Research Article
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MRS Bulletin , Volume 28 , Issue 1: Microelectronics Packaging and Integration , January 2003 , pp. 21 - 34
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2003

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