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Package Stackable etCSP (PS-etCSP / PSCSP / CSP-on-CSP)
(XFXBGA / VFBGA / LFBGA)

Package Stackable etCSP IC Package Amkor's PS-etCSP package is a POP capable of stacking another 0.5 mm pitch package. This package can squeeze into applications requiring a thin form factor. The PS-etCSP package is constructed using conventional IC processing including standard wire bonding, molding and substrate infrastructure. The resulting package consists of three to four peripheral rows of solder balls to achieve around 300 I/Os.

Applications:

Amkor's PS-etCSP design makes this package type ideal for ASIC IDMs, memory vendors such as NOR, NAND, SDRAM, cell phones and handsets, digital still camera and digital camcorder, mid-range consumer products, portable gaming and other portable products where vertical height is limited. Because of the unique design of the PS-etCSP package, stacking is easily achieved with proper substrate designs. This creates an opportunity to multiply memory capacity without increasing board area.

Features:

  • Around 200 - 300 I/Os available
  • 300 I/O count is available by full cavity substrate PS-etCSP with 0.5 mm pitch, 3 or 4 rows
  • 9 - 14 mm Body size planned
  • Known Good Device by individual testing prior to stack
  • 1.2 mm by et stacked on PS-etCSP
  • 1.4 mm mounting height by CABGA / Stacked CSP stacked on PS-etCSP
  • Conventional process flow with proven wirebond technology
  • MRT JEDEC Level 1 Reliability to 260°C reflow temperature
  • Standardized footprints at 0.5 mm pitch
  • Two stacked die potential
  • Compatible with SMT process
  • A variety of CSP-on-CSP configurations to meet customers applications

Thermal Performance:

Amkor’s initial PS-etCSP® packages are offered for low power applications. Higher thermal performance can be achieved by adding a heat spreader or heat sink to the die's exposed backside. In addition, future die-up configurations will provide a direct heat dissipation path into the product motherboard through the die backside.

Electrical Performance:

  Min Max
Inductance (nH) 0.735 1.546
Capacitance (pF) 0.176 0.319
Resistance (mOhms) 47.9 89.83


Package Dimensions:

7 x 7 mm body; 89 I/O; 0.3 mm ball diameter; 100 MHz

Reliability:

Moisture sensitivity:   JEDEC Level 1 @ 260°C
Temp / Humidity:   85°C / 85% RH, 1000 hrs
PCT / HAST:   130°C, 85% RH, 96 hrs
High temp storage:   150°C, 1000 hrs
Temp cycle:   -55°C / +125°C, 1000 cycles

Process Highlights:

Die Thickness (max):   150µm
Wire bonding:   Standard; low loop
Die attach adhesive:   Not required
Package marking:   Laser

Standard Materials:

Package substrate:   Thin core FR5 or equivalent
Au wire:   20 µm diameter
Encapsulant:   Standard EMC
Solder balls:   0.3 mm dia. 63Sn / 37Pb & SnAgCu

Shipping:

PS-etCSP packages are shipped in JEDEC trays or in tape and reel if final electrical testing is performed.

ps-etcsp cross section drawing

Additional Information:

Description File Type File Size
  etCSP® Data Sheet
147 kb
  PSvfBGA Data Sheet
502 kb
  Stacked CSP Data Sheet
204 kb
  3D Technology Solution Sheet
204 kb
  "Stacked Package-on-Package Design Guidelines " By Moody Dreiza, Akito Yoshida, Jonathan Micksch and Lee Smith,, Amkor Technology Inc. This article originally appeared in Chips Scale Review Magazine, July 2005
PDF
124 kb

For more information on the PS-etCSP package or Amkor's Package-on-Package technology, please contact an Amkor Regional Sales Office near you, your Account Manager or fill out the Request for Additional Information Form.


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