An integrated circuit, comprising:nan electrically conductive carrier;a chip mounted on a top side of the carrier;encapsulation material at least partially covering the chip and the carrier;at least one interconnect disposed within the encapsulation material electrically connecting the chip to the carrier;a layer stack disposed over the carrier on a bottom side of the carrier opposite the top side of the carrier, the layer stack comprising:na plurality of discrete polymer layers, wherein at least one of the polymer layers is disposed over the carrier and disposed on at least a portion of a bottom side of the encapsulation material; andone or more discrete ceramic layers, wherein at least one of the ceramic layers is disposed between a pair of the plurality of the polymer layers;wherein a first layer and a last layer of the layer stack is each a polymer layer; wherein the first layer of the layer stack is connected to the last layer of the polymer stack so that the first layer and the second layer wrap around the layer stack;wherein the carrier comprises an extension so that the encapsulation material and the layer stack do not cover any surface of the carrier extension.
›2.↳ 1The integrated circuit of claim 1,nwherein at least one of the polymer layers has a thickness ranging from about 200 μm to about 500 μm.d2
The integrated circuit of claim 1,nwherein at least one of the polymer layers has a thickness ranging from about 200 μm to about 500 μm.
›3.↳ 1The integrated circuit of claim 1,nwherein at least one of the polymer layer comprises at least one material from the following group of materials, th…d2
The integrated circuit of claim 1,nwherein at least one of the polymer layer comprises at least one material from the following group of materials, the group of materials consisting of: polyimide, epoxy, acrylate, silicone, Polyethylene terephthalate, Polyphenylensulfide, Polyetherimide, Polysulfone, Liquid Crystalline Polymers, Polyamideimide and Polyphenyloxide.
›4.↳ 1The integrated circuit of claim 1,nwherein the at least one ceramic layer comprises at least one from the following group of materials, the group of m…d2
The integrated circuit of claim 1,nwherein the at least one ceramic layer comprises at least one from the following group of materials, the group of materials consisting of: calcium oxide, aluminum oxide, silicon oxide, aluminum nitride, and zirconium oxide, boron nitride, a metal oxide, a metal nitride, a metal carbide, a metal boron.
›5.↳ 1The integrated circuit of claim 1,nwherein each of the polymer layers is different from the encapsulation material.d2
The integrated circuit of claim 1,nwherein each of the polymer layers is different from the encapsulation material.
›6.↳ 1The integrated circuit of claim 1,nwherein each of the polymer layers has a different coefficient of thermal expansion from the encapsulation material…d2
The integrated circuit of claim 1,nwherein each of the polymer layers has a different coefficient of thermal expansion from the encapsulation material.
›7.↳ 1The integrated circuit of claim 1,nwherein the one or more ceramic layers comprise a low temperature co-fired ceramic.d2
The integrated circuit of claim 1,nwherein the one or more ceramic layers comprise a low temperature co-fired ceramic.
›8.↳ 1The integrated circuit of claim 1,nwherein the one or more ceramic layers comprise ceramic particles embedded in a polymer material.d2
The integrated circuit of claim 1,nwherein the one or more ceramic layers comprise ceramic particles embedded in a polymer material.
›9.↳ 1The integrated circuit of claim 1,nwherein the polymer material of the at least one ceramic layer is different from a polymer material of each of the …d2
The integrated circuit of claim 1,nwherein the polymer material of the at least one ceramic layer is different from a polymer material of each of the plurality of polymer layers.
›10.↳ 1The integrated circuit of claim 1, wherein a portion of the encapsulation material is formed on the carrier bottom side, the integrated circuit furthe…d2+1
The integrated circuit of claim 1, wherein a portion of the encapsulation material is formed on the carrier bottom side, the integrated circuit further comprising a further encapsulation material disposed on the carrier bottom side separate from the portion of the encapsulation material is formed on the carrier bottom side, wherein a top surface of the layer stack facing the carrier is disposed on the carrier bottom side, on the further encapsulation material and on the portion of the encapsulation material formed on the carrier bottom side.
›11.↳ 10The integrated circuit of claim 10, wherein a portion of the carrier bottom side on which the layer stack is disposed is located laterally between the…d3
The integrated circuit of claim 10, wherein a portion of the carrier bottom side on which the layer stack is disposed is located laterally between the further encapsulation material and the portion of the encapsulation material formed on the carrier bottom side.
›12.↳ 1The integrated circuit of claim 1, wherein the interconnect is connected to a side of the chip facing away from the carrier and to the top side of the…d2+1
The integrated circuit of claim 1, wherein the interconnect is connected to a side of the chip facing away from the carrier and to the top side of the carrier.
›13.↳ 12The integrated circuit of claim 12, wherein the interconnect is bond wire.d3
The integrated circuit of claim 12, wherein the interconnect is bond wire.
›14.↳ 1The integrated circuit of claim 1, wherein the surfaces of the carrier extension are exposed.d2
The integrated circuit of claim 1, wherein the surfaces of the carrier extension are exposed.
›15.↳ 1The integrated circuit of claim 1, wherein the surfaces of the carrier extension are plated.d2
The integrated circuit of claim 1, wherein the surfaces of the carrier extension are plated.
›16.↳ 1The integrated circuit of claim 1, where an entire top surface of the carrier extension and an entire bottom surface of the carrier extension are resp…d2
The integrated circuit of claim 1, where an entire top surface of the carrier extension and an entire bottom surface of the carrier extension are respectively coplanar with the top side and the bottom side of the carrier.
