Patent ID: 11973005
Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD.
Field: Semiconductors (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. A method comprising:
bonding a first package and a second package over a package component;
adhering a first Thermal Interface Material (TIM) and a second TIM over the first package and the second package, respectively;
dispensing a first adhesive feature on the package component;
placing a heat sink over and contacting the first adhesive feature, wherein the heat sink comprises a portion over the first TIM and the second TIM, wherein at a first time after the first adhesive feature is dispensed and before the first adhesive feature is cured, the first adhesive feature has a first top surface higher than a second top surface of the first TIM, and wherein at a second time after the heat sink is placed, the first adhesive feature has a third top surface coplanar with the second top surface of the first TIM; and
curing the first adhesive feature.