Patent Publication Number: US-9847299-B2

Title: Semiconductor package and mounting structure thereof

Description:
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS 
     The present application is a continuation of PCT/JP2015/076419 filed Sep. 17, 2015, which claims priority to Japanese Patent Application No. 2014-201916, filed Sep. 30, 2014, and Japanese Patent Application No. 2014-224001, filed Nov. 4, 2014, the entire contents of each of which are incorporated herein by reference. 
    
    
     FIELD OF THE INVENTION 
     The present disclosure relates to a semiconductor package containing a semiconductor element therein and having mounting bumps formed on a base surface, and a mounting structure for the semiconductor package. 
     BACKGROUND 
     In semiconductor devices that operate on the basis of clock signals, such as digital circuits, semiconductor devices that handle high-frequency signals, such as high-frequency circuits, and the like, the semiconductor devices are mounted on a printed circuit board. In this state, noise produced by current fluctuations can be superposed on a power source line and have a negative effect on the semiconductor device. A bypass capacitor (decoupling capacitor) is provided near a power supply terminal of the semiconductor device to remove such noise. 
     Meanwhile, a BGA (“Ball Grid Array”) type semiconductor package including an interposer is an example of a packaged semiconductor device mounted on a surface of a printed circuit board (“semiconductor package” hereinafter). 
       FIG. 13  is a cross-sectional view illustrating several examples of a conventional mounting structure for the stated semiconductor package and the stated bypass capacitor. In each of examples (A), (B), and (C) in  FIG. 13 , a semiconductor element  2  is mounted on an upper surface of an interposer  1 , the semiconductor element  2  is resin-sealed using a sealing resin  4 , and bumps  3  are formed on a lower surface of the interposer. In the example (A), the semiconductor element  2  is wire-bonded to the upper surface of the interposer  1 , a bypass capacitor  5  is mounted on a printed circuit board  6 , and the semiconductor package is mounted thereupon. In the example (B), the semiconductor element  2  is flip-chip mounted onto the upper surface of the interposer  1 . In the example (C), the bypass capacitor  5  is mounted on the lower surface of the interposer  1 . In other words, the bypass capacitor  5  is mounted on the semiconductor package side. 
     Patent Document 1 discloses an example in which a bypass capacitor is mounted on a lower surface of a BGA-type semiconductor package. 
     Patent Document 1: Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2005-150283. 
     In the conventional mounting structures of the semiconductor package illustrated in  FIGS. 13(A) -(C), there is a large distance from the semiconductor element  2  to the bypass capacitor  5  in the mounting structures of the semiconductor package indicated in (A) and (B), and thus an equivalent serial inductance (ESL) is high. However, in the mounting structure of the semiconductor package indicated in (C), the length of a current path from the semiconductor element  2  to the bypass capacitor  5  is short, and thus the ESL is low and a noise reduction effect is high. 
     However, the BGA-type semiconductor package disclosed in Patent Document 1 has the following problems to be solved. 
     (a) The interposer included in the BGA-type semiconductor package disclosed in Patent Document 1 is normally a glass epoxy substrate. Meanwhile, the bypass capacitor is a multi-layer ceramic capacitor (MLCC) having what is known as a dog bone-type terminal structure, in which electrodes are formed on five faces on both sides of the capacitor. A glass epoxy substrate and an MLCC have very different coefficients of linear expansion, and there is thus a risk of cracks forming at joint areas thereof depending on the thermal histories thereof. 
     (b) An MLCC element is ceramic, and therefore hard and brittle. Accordingly, when a BGA-type semiconductor package warps, stress concentrates at the joint areas thereof, which makes it easy for cracks to form in the joint areas. 
     (c) An MLCC has a dog bone-type terminal structure, and it is thus difficult to reduce gaps between the terminal and adjacent solder balls. There is thus a risk of short-circuits between the MLCC and interconnects on the printed circuit board where the BGA-type semiconductor package is to be mounted. It is also easy for stray capacitance arising between the interconnects of the printed circuit board and the MLCC to increase. In other words, an MLCC is not suited to a package in which solder balls are disposed at a high density. 
     As such, it is difficult to ensure bonding reliability between a chip capacitor and an interposer of a semiconductor package, and superior electrical characteristics with a small size and high density cannot be achieved. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     An object of the present disclosure is to provide a semiconductor package, and a mounting structure thereof, that ensures bonding reliability between an interposer of a semiconductor package and a chip component, and that has superior electrical characteristics at a small size and high density. 
     A semiconductor package is disclosed that includes an interposer, a semiconductor element installed on a first surface of the interposer, bumps formed on a second surface of the interposer, and a chip component installed on the second surface of the interposer, wherein the interposer is a silicon interposer; the semiconductor element is mounted on a first surface of the interposer; the chip component is a thin film element formed by carrying out a thin film process on a silicon substrate, a pad being formed on one surface of the thin film element; and the pad of the chip component is connected to a land formed on the second surface of the interposer using a conductive bonding material. 
     According to this configuration, a semiconductor package capable of ensuring the reliability of bonding between the interposer and the chip component, and that has superior electrical characteristics at a small size and high density, is formed. 
     In the aforementioned embodiment, it is preferable that the semiconductor element be a processor unit, the chip component be a bypass capacitor (a decoupling capacitor); and the interposer include a through-hole that allows the semiconductor element and the chip component to be conductive with each other. According to this configuration, the length of a current path from the semiconductor element to the bypass capacitor is short, resulting in a low ESL and a high noise reduction effect. The ESL of the capacitor alone thus need not be very low. 
     In either aforementioned embodiment, it is preferable that the bumps be arranged in a grid shape, and that the chip component be disposed in a part of a region where the bumps are arranged (a region from which some of the bumps have been removed). According to this configuration, the chip component can be disposed without disturbing the grid-shaped arrangement of the bumps of the semiconductor package, and without disturbing the grid-shaped arrangement of the pads on the printed circuit board on which the semiconductor package is mounted. In particular, because the chip component is a terminal structure in which the pad is formed on a single surface, there are no electrodes on side surfaces of the chip component; additionally, because the chip component is formed through a thin film process, the number of missing bumps (that is, of the bumps arranged in a grid, the number of bumps that are removed in the arrangement pattern that removes some of the bumps) can be reduced without an outer dimension of the chip component being less precise than the arrangement dimensions of the bumps on the interposer. 
     In any of the aforementioned embodiments, it is preferable that the chip component include a resin layer on a surface of the chip component where the pad is formed. Doing so increases the shock-absorbing characteristics and elasticity of a pad formation surface of the chip component, which makes it possible to suppress stress on joint areas of the chip component even if the semiconductor package warps. 
     Moreover, it is preferable that the semiconductor element be sealed by a resin on the interposer. According to this configuration, a protective structure for the semiconductor element can be realized with ease. In particular, there is generally a large difference between the coefficient of linear expansion of the silicon substrate that forms the interposer and the coefficient of linear expansion of the sealing resin, which makes it easy for the semiconductor package to warp; however, the pad formation surface of the chip component has high shock-absorbing characteristics and elasticity, which keeps the joint areas of the chip component stable. 
     Further, in any of the aforementioned embodiments, it is preferable that the chip component have a quadrangular outer shape when viewed in plan view, and be installed at an orientation at which the four sides of the quadrangle are slanted relative to the directions in which the bumps are arranged. Through this, a semiconductor package including a chip component can be formed without greatly reducing the number of bumps formed on the interposer. 
     In any of the aforementioned embodiments, it is preferable that the pad of the chip component be rectangular when viewed in plan view, and be formed so that the sides of the rectangle are oriented in the directions in which the bumps are arranged. Through this, of the plurality of lands on the interposer, it is easy to ensure a gap between the land to which the pad of the chip component is connected and the lands on which bumps are provided, and easy to ensure a sufficient surface area for the land to which the pad of the chip component is connected. 
     In any of the aforementioned embodiments, it is preferable that the pad of the chip component be disposed in a corner portion of the outer shape of the chip component when viewed in plan view. Accordingly, a distance can be ensured between pads even when the chip component has a small outer size, which makes it easy to install the chip component on the interposer. 
     A mounting structure of a semiconductor package disclosed herein includes a printed circuit board and a semiconductor package mounted on the printed circuit board, wherein the semiconductor package includes an interposer, a semiconductor element installed on a first surface of the interposer, bumps formed on a second surface of the interposer, and a chip component installed on the second surface of the interposer; the interposer is a silicon interposer; the semiconductor element is flip-chip mounted on a first surface of the interposer; the chip component is a thin film passive element formed by carrying out a thin film process on a silicon substrate, a pad being formed on one surface of the thin film passive element; the pad of the chip component is connected to a land formed on the second surface of the interposer using a conductive bonding material; and a surface mount component is mounted on the printed circuit board between the chip component and the printed circuit board. 
     According to this configuration, a circuit capable of ensuring the reliability of bonding between the interposer and the chip component, and that has superior electrical characteristics at a small size and high density, is formed. 
     According to the present disclosure, a semiconductor package, and a mounting structure thereof, that ensures bonding reliability between an interposer of the semiconductor package and a chip component, and that has superior electrical characteristics at a small size and high density, is provided. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  is a cross-sectional view of a semiconductor package  101  and a mounting structure  201  thereof according to a first embodiment. 
         FIG. 2  is a cross-sectional view of the structure of an area where a chip component  10  is installed on an interposer  1 . 
         FIG. 3  is a plan view of a second surface of the interposer  1 . 
         FIG. 4  is an external perspective view of a pad formation surface side of the chip component  10 . 
         FIG. 5  is a plan view of the pad formation surface side of the chip component  10 . 
         FIG. 6  is a cross-sectional view of an area A-A illustrated in  FIG. 5 . 
         FIG. 7  is a cross-sectional view of a mounting structure  202  of a semiconductor package according to a second embodiment. 
         FIG. 8  is a cross-sectional view of primary elements in the mounting structure of the semiconductor package according to the second embodiment. 
         FIGS. 9(A) and 9(B)  are diagrams illustrating a mounting structure of a semiconductor package according to a third embodiment. 
         FIGS. 10(A), 10(B) , and  10 (C) are diagrams illustrating the configuration of a chip component provided in the semiconductor package according to the third embodiment. 
         FIGS. 11(A) and 11(B)  are diagrams illustrating a mounting structure of a semiconductor package according to a fourth embodiment. 
         FIGS. 12(A) and 12(B)  are diagrams illustrating a mounting structure of a semiconductor package according to a comparative example. 
         FIGS. 13(A) to 13(C)  is a cross-sectional view illustrating several examples of a conventional mounting structure for a semiconductor package and a bypass capacitor. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENTS 
     First Embodiment 
       FIG. 1  is a cross-sectional view of a semiconductor package  101  and a mounting structure  201  thereof according to a first embodiment. 
     The semiconductor package  101  includes an interposer  1 , a semiconductor element  2  disposed or formed on a first surface (an upper surface, in the orientation illustrated in  FIG. 1 ) of the interposer  1 , bumps  3  formed on a second surface of the interposer  1 , and a chip component  10  disposed or formed on the second surface of the interposer  1 . 
     The interposer  1  is an interposer made of silicon. The interposer  1  is formed from an Si single-crystal body or Si glass, for example. Lands for mounting the semiconductor element  2  are formed on the first surface of the interposer  1 . 
     The semiconductor element  2  is a die cut from a wafer. The semiconductor element  2  is, for example, flip-chip mounted onto the first surface of the interposer  1 . The semiconductor element  2  is sealed by a sealing resin  4  that covers the first surface of the interposer  1 . The sealing resin  4  is an epoxy resin, for example. 
     A plurality of lands for providing solder balls are formed on the second surface of the interposer  1 , and the bumps  3  are formed by solder balls being mounted on the lands using a solder ball mounter. Lands for installing a chip component  10  are formed on the second surface of the interposer  1 , and the chip component  10  is disposed on these lands. 
     The semiconductor package  101  is mounted by the bumps  3  being bonded to lands  7  on a printed circuit board  6 . 
       FIG. 2  is a cross-sectional view of the structure of an area where the chip component  10  is disposed or formed on the interposer  1 . The chip component  10  is a thin film passive element configured to be surface-mountable. In the present embodiment, the chip component  10  is a thin film capacitor and is used as a bypass capacitor (a decoupling capacitor). The chip component  10  is formed as a capacitor through a thin film process carried out on a silicon substrate, and the pads  43  and  44  are formed within an outer diameter dimension of a single surface (mounting surface) thereof. The pads  43  and  44  of the chip component  10  are connected using a conductive bonding material  9  such as solder to lands  53  and  54  formed on the second surface of the interposer  1 . 
     The semiconductor element  2  illustrated in  FIG. 1  is a processor unit such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit), an APU (Application Processing Unit), or the like. The interposer  1  includes through-holes  8  for enabling the semiconductor element  2  and the chip component  10  to be directly conductive. In other words, in the present embodiment, terminals on the semiconductor element  2  side and terminals on the chip component  10  side are connected without using a surface pattern for routing. The through-holes  8  are formed, for example, by first forming through-holes through reactive ion etching (RIE) (and deep RIE in particular) and then carrying out Cu sputtering and Cu plating on the inner surfaces thereof. 
     In the case where the conductive bonding material  9  is constituted of solder, the lands  53  and  54  formed on the second surface of the interposer  1  and the like are formed by sequentially providing a Ni plating film and an Au plating film on the surface of a Ti/Cu/Ti wiring layer, installing the solder balls on the lands  53  and  54  of the interposer  1  or the pads  43  and  44  of the chip component  10 , and then soldering through a reflow process. Likewise, in the case where the conductive bonding material  9  is constituted of Au bumps, the lands  53  and  54  formed on the second surface of the interposer  1  and the like are formed by sequentially providing a Ni plating film and an Au plating film on the surface of a Ti/Cu/Ti wiring layer (with the Au plating film being thicker than the aforementioned plating films) and Au—Au bonding the chip component  10  to the interposer  1  through an ultrasonic bonding process. The chip component  10  may be directly connected to end faces of the through-holes  8  without using the land  53  or the like. 
     According to the above-described configuration, the length of a current path from the semiconductor element  2  to the chip component (bypass capacitor)  10  is short, resulting in a low ESL and a high noise reduction effect. In addition, a capacitor having a comparatively low capacitance is sufficient, and the ESL of the capacitor alone need not be very low. 
     Providing the above-described chip component  10  makes it possible to make a gap between the chip component and adjacent bumps (solder balls)  3  smaller than in the case where an MLCC having a dog bone-type terminal structure is used, and thus this technique is suited to packages in which the bumps (solder balls) are disposed at a high density. In addition, the pads  43  and  44  of the chip component  10  are formed only on the surface thereof that opposes the interposer  1 , and thus there is no risk of short-circuits between the chip component  10  and the interconnects on the printed circuit board  6  on which the semiconductor package  101  is to be mounted. Furthermore, compared to an MLCC, the element body of the chip component  10  is a silicon substrate, and thus the material has a low dielectric constant (a relative dielectric constant of approximately 10 to 11), with a low stray capacitance between the interconnects of the printed circuit board  6  and the chip component  10 . 
       FIG. 3  is a plan view of the second surface of the interposer  1 . The bumps  3  are formed in a grid-shaped arrangement on the second surface of the interposer  1 . Furthermore, the lands  53  and  54  for installing the chip component are disposed on the second surface of the interposer  1  in part of a range where the bumps  3  are arranged (a region from which some of the bumps  3  have been removed). The pads  43  and  44  of the chip component  10  are connected to the lands  53  and  54  using the conductive bonding material  9 . According to this configuration, the chip component  10  can be disposed without disturbing the grid-shaped arrangement of the bumps of the (interposer  1  of the) semiconductor package  101 , and without disturbing the grid-shaped arrangement of the pads on the printed circuit board on which the semiconductor package  101  is mounted. The semiconductor package  101  can then be handled as a normal BGA-type semiconductor package. 
     Next, the configuration of the aforementioned chip component  10  will be described with reference to  FIGS. 4 to 6 . 
       FIG. 4  is an external perspective view of the pad formation surface side of the chip component  10 . The pads  43  and  44 , used for input and output, are formed on a single surface (an upper surface, in the orientation illustrated in  FIG. 4 ) of the chip component  10 . In other words, the chip component is a surface mount component having LGA-type terminal electrodes. 
       FIG. 5  is a plan view of the pad formation surface side of the chip component  10 .  FIG. 6  is a cross-sectional view of an area A-A illustrated in  FIG. 5 . 
     The chip component  10  is a thin film capacitor element, and includes a substrate  11 , a contact layer  13 , a capacitance portion  20 , and a protective layer  30 . 
     An Si single-crystal substrate can be given as an example of the material of the substrate  11 . It is preferable that an oxide layer  12  be formed on a surface of the substrate  11 . The oxide layer  12  is provided for the purpose of preventing mutual diffusion between the substrate  11  and the contact layer  13 . The oxide layer  12  is formed, for example, through a thermal process on the substrate  11 . 
     The contact layer  13  is formed upon one main surface of the substrate  11 . The contact layer  13  ensures close contact between the oxide layer  12  of the substrate  11  and a lower electrode layer  21 . 
     The capacitance portion  20  includes the lower electrode layer  21 , a dielectric layer  22 , and an upper electrode layer  23 . The lower electrode layer  21  is formed on the contact layer  13 . The dielectric layer  22  is formed on the lower electrode layer  21 . The upper electrode layer  23  is formed on the dielectric layer  22 . 
     A conductive metal material is used as the lower electrode layer  21  and the upper electrode layer  23 . Specifically, a high-melting point noble metal having good conductivity and superior resistance to oxidization is preferable (Au or Pt, for example). 
     A dielectric material is used for the dielectric layer  22 . A bismuth laminar compound such as (Ba,Sr)TiO 3 , SrTiO 3 , or BaTiO 3 , Pb(Zr,Ti)O 3 , SrBi 4 Ti 4 O 15 , or the like can be given as an example of the dielectric material. 
     An inorganic insulating layer  24  is provided on the upper electrode layer  23 . The inorganic insulating layer  24  is provided in order to improve the close contact between the upper electrode layer  23  and the protective layer  30 . 
     The protective layer  30  is formed so as to cover the capacitance portion  20  and the inorganic insulating layer  24 . The protective layer  30  is formed so as to prevent moisture from entering into the capacitance portion  20 . The protective layer  30  includes an inorganic protective layer  31  and an organic protective layer  33 . SiNx, SiO 2 , Al 2 O 3 , and TiO 2  can be given as examples of the material of the inorganic protective layer  31 . Polyimide resin, epoxy resin, and the like can be given as examples of the material of the organic protective layer  33 . 
     In the present embodiment, an end portion of the contact layer  13  is exposed from the inorganic protective layer  31 . In other words, the contact layer  13  is interposed between the inorganic protective layer  31  and the substrate  11 , and thus the contact layer  13  prevents the inorganic protective layer  31  and the substrate  11  from separating. 
     The pad  43  is electrically connected to the lower electrode layer  21  through an extended electrode  41 . The extended electrode  41  is formed so as to pass through the dielectric layer  22 , the inorganic protective layer  31 , and the organic protective layer  33 . The extended electrode  41  extends to an area above the organic protective layer  33 . Meanwhile, the pad  44  is electrically connected to the upper electrode layer  23  through an extended electrode  42 . The extended electrode  42  is formed so as to pass through the inorganic insulating layer  24 , the inorganic protective layer  31 , and the organic protective layer  33 . The extended electrode  42  extends to an area above the organic protective layer  33 . 
     The pads  43  and  44  are formed having a dual-layer structure, with a lower layer of Ni and an upper layer of Au, for example. The extended electrodes  41  and  42 , meanwhile, are formed having a dual-layer structure, with a lower layer of Ti and an upper layer of Cu, for example. 
     In the present embodiment, a metal film  45  is formed on at least part of an end portion of the protective layer  30 . It is preferable that the metal film  45  be in contact with the contact layer  13 . In other words, the contact layer  13  extends to a position that makes contact with the metal film  45 . The presence of the metal film  45  prevents moisture from entering into defects between the protective layer  30  and the substrate  11 . 
     Meanwhile, it is preferable that the metal film  45  be formed so as to cover an outer peripheral portion of a junction border between the inorganic protective layer  31  and the organic protective layer  33 . This prevents moisture from entering into the junction border between the inorganic protective layer  31  and the organic protective layer  33  from the outer peripheral portion thereof. 
     The metal film  45  is formed having a dual-layer structure, with a lower layer of Ti and an upper layer of Cu, for example. 
     An organic insulating layer  34  is formed so as to cover the inorganic protective layer  31  and the organic protective layer  33 , the extended electrodes  41  and  42 , and the metal film  45 . The pads  43  and  44  are formed so as to be exposed on the surface of the chip component  10 . The material of the organic insulating layer  34  is polyimide resin, epoxy resin, or the like, for example. 
     In this manner, the organic insulating layer  34 , which is a resin layer, is present on the surface of the chip component  10  where the pads  43  and  44  are formed. This increases the shock-absorbing characteristics and elasticity of the surface of the chip component  10  where the pads  43  and  44  are formed, which makes it possible to suppress stress on joint areas of the chip component even if the semiconductor package warps. Particularly in the case where the semiconductor element  2  is sealed with the sealing resin  4  that covers the first surface of the interposer  1 , there is generally a large difference between the coefficient of linear expansion of the silicon substrate that forms the interposer  1  and the coefficient of linear expansion of the epoxy resin serving as the sealing resin, which makes it easy for the semiconductor package  101  to warp. However, the pad formation surface of the chip component  10  has high shock-absorbing characteristics and elasticity, which keeps the joint areas of the chip component  10  stable. 
     In the present embodiment, the chip component  10  is formed through a thin film process, which makes it possible to reduce the profile of the chip component  10 ; this technique is thus suited to disposing the chip component in the narrow space between the interposer  1  and the printed circuit board  6 . In other words, a height of the chip component  10  after mounting (30 to 90 μm, for example) can be kept within a height dimension of the bumps  3  (100 μm, for example). 
     In addition, like the interposer  1 , the chip component  10  uses a silicon substrate, which keeps the coefficients of linear expansion of the two elements substantially the same; accordingly, the chip component  10  and the interposer  1  exhibit the same expansion and contraction behavior during thermal cycles, which ensures a high mounting reliability. 
     Furthermore, because the chip component  10  is a terminal structure in which the pads are formed on a single surface, there are no electrodes on side surfaces of the chip component  10 ; additionally, because the chip component  10  is formed through a thin film process, the number of missing bumps (that is, of the bumps arranged in a grid, the number of bumps that are removed in the arrangement pattern that removes some of the bumps) can be reduced without an outer dimension of the chip component  10  being less precise than the arrangement dimensions of the bumps on the interposer  1 . 
     Second Embodiment 
       FIG. 7  is a cross-sectional view of a mounting structure  202  of a semiconductor package according to a second embodiment.  FIG. 8  is a cross-sectional view of primary elements in the mounting structure of the semiconductor package according to the second embodiment. Parts illustrated in  FIG. 8  are parts corresponding to  FIG. 2  described in the first embodiment. 
     Unlike the mounting structure of a semiconductor package described in the first embodiment, in the mounting structure of a semiconductor package according to the second embodiment, a surface mount component  60  is mounted on the printed circuit board  6  between the chip component  10  and the printed circuit board  6 . 
     As illustrated in  FIG. 8 , this surface mount component  60  is a multi-layer ceramic capacitor (MLCC) having a dog bone-type terminal structure. The surface mount component  60  is also used as a bypass capacitor. The surface mount component  60  has a higher ESL than the chip component  10 , but is a high-capacitance capacitor. Furthermore, the length of the path between the semiconductor element  2  and the surface mount component  60  is comparatively long, and thus the ESL including that path is high. However, because the surface mount component  60  is a comparatively high-capacitance capacitor, the surface mount component  60  is used as a bypass capacitor that effectively suppresses low-frequency noise. Meanwhile, even if the chip component  10  is a comparatively low-capacitance capacitor, the ESL thereof is low, and thus the chip component  10  is used as a bypass capacitor that effectively suppresses high-frequency noise. Like the chip component  10 , a thin film capacitor element may be used as the surface mount component. 
     Because the surface of the chip component  10  that faces the printed circuit board  6  is an insulative material, no electrical problems arise even if a gap between the chip component  10  and the surface mount component  60  is extremely narrow. Furthermore, short-circuits do not occur even when the chip component  10  and the surface mount component  60  are in contact, to the extent that the contact does not damage those components. 
     Third Embodiment 
     A third embodiment describes the configuration of a chip component and a structure for installing the chip component on an interposer in particular. 
       FIG. 9(A)  is a plan view of the second surface of the interposer  1  in a semiconductor package  103  according to the present embodiment.  FIG. 9(B)  is a cross-sectional view of an area A-A illustrated in  FIG. 9(A) . 
     The bumps  3  are formed in a grid-shaped arrangement on the second surface of the interposer  1 . Meanwhile, the lands  53  and  54  for installing the chip component  10  are disposed on the second surface of the interposer  1  in part of a range where the bumps  3  are arranged (a region from which some of the bumps  3  have been removed). The pads  43  and  44  of the chip component  10  are connected to the lands  53  and  54  using the conductive bonding material  9 . 
     The chip component  10  has a quadrangular outer shape when viewed in plan view, and is disposed at an orientation at which the four sides of the quadrangle are slanted relative to the directions in which the bumps  3  are arranged. The other constituent elements are the same as those described in the first embodiment. 
       FIG. 10(A)  is a perspective view of the chip component  10 , and  FIG. 10(B)  is a plan view of the chip component  10 .  FIG. 10(C) , meanwhile, is a plan view of a wafer before cutting out the chip component  10 . 
     The chip component  10  is cut out from a silicon substrate (a wafer). In other words, a plurality of circuits for chip components such as thin film capacitors are formed on a silicon substrate  10 W through a thin film process, and are ultimately separated into a plurality of the chip components  10  by cutting with a dicing machine. 
     The chip component  10  has a quadrangular outer shape when viewed in plan view, and the pads  43  and  44  of the chip component  10  are disposed at corner portions of that outer shape when viewed in plan view. 
     The plurality of vertical and horizontal broken lines drawn in  FIG. 9  indicate the directions in which the bumps  3  of the interposer are arranged. As illustrated in  FIG. 9 , the chip component  10  has a quadrangular outer shape when viewed in plan view, and is disposed at an orientation at which the four sides of the quadrangle are slanted relative to the directions in which the bumps  3  are arranged. In addition, the pads  43  and  44  of the chip component  10  are disposed in the corner portions of that outer shape when viewed in plan view. Furthermore, the pads  43  and  44  of the chip component  10  are rectangular when viewed in plan view, and are formed so that the sides of those rectangles are oriented in the directions in which the bumps  3  are arranged. 
     Note that the chip component  10  is not limited to a passive element such as a thin film capacitor, and an active element such as a transistor, an integrated circuit including such elements, and the like can be applied in the same manner. 
     According to the present embodiment, the chip component  10  can be disposed without disturbing the grid-shaped arrangement of the bumps of the (interposer  1  of the) semiconductor package  103 , and without disturbing the grid-shaped arrangement of the pads on the printed circuit board on which the semiconductor package  103  is mounted. The semiconductor package  103  can then be handled as a normal BGA-type semiconductor package. In particular, the chip component  10  has a quadrangular outer shape when viewed in plan view, and is disposed at an orientation at which the four sides of the quadrangle are slanted relative to the directions in which the bumps  3  are arranged; accordingly, the semiconductor package including the chip component can be formed without greatly reducing the number of bumps arranged on the interposer  1 . 
     Here,  FIGS. 12(A) and 12(B)  are diagrams illustrating a mounting structure of a semiconductor package according to a comparative example.  FIG. 12(A)  is a plan view of the second surface of the interposer  1 .  FIG. 12(B)  is a cross-sectional view of an area A-A illustrated in  FIG. 12(A) . 
     In this comparative example, a chip component  90 , having what is known as a dog bone-type terminal structure in which electrodes are formed on five faces on both ends of the component, is installed. The planar surface area of the chip component is the same as the planar surface area of the chip component  10  illustrated in  FIG. 9 . According to the comparative example illustrated in  FIGS. 12(A) and 12(B) , it is necessary to remove six bumps and form lands and the like for installing the chip component in the resulting region. 
     However, with the semiconductor package  103  according to the present embodiment illustrated in  FIGS. 9(A) and 9(B) , it is sufficient to provide a region from which five bumps have been removed from the interposer  1 . Through this, a semiconductor package including a chip component can be formed without greatly reducing the number of bumps formed on the interposer. 
     In addition, according to the present embodiment, the pads  43  and  44  of the chip component  10  are rectangular when viewed in plan view, and are formed so that the sides of those rectangles are oriented in the directions in which the bumps  3  are arranged. Accordingly, of the plurality of lands on the interposer  1 , it is easy to ensure a gap between the lands  53  and  54  to which the pads  43  and  44  of the chip component  10  are connected and the lands on which bumps are provided, and easy to ensure a sufficient surface area for the lands  53  and  54  to which the pads  43  and  44  of the chip component  10  are connected. 
     In addition, according to the present embodiment, the pads  43  and  44  of the chip component  10  are disposed in the corner portions of the outer shape of the chip component  10  when viewed in plan view. Accordingly, a distance can be ensured between the pads  43  and  44  even when the chip component  10  has a small outer size, which makes it easy to install the chip component on the interposer  1 . 
     Note that in the case where the chip component  10  has two pads, it is preferable that the pads be disposed in respective opposing corner portions, as illustrated in  FIGS. 9(A) and 9(B) . However, the chip component  10  may have three or more pads. 
     Fourth Embodiment 
       FIGS. 11(A) and 11(B)  are diagrams illustrating a mounting structure of a semiconductor package  104  according to a fourth embodiment. The shape of the chip component  10  differs from that in the third embodiment. In the present embodiment, the chip component  10  has a diamond shape when viewed in plan view. In terms of surface area efficiency when cutting the chip component out from a semiconductor substrate, it is normally preferable that the chip component have a quadrangular shape, but the shape is not limited to a rectangle. The chip component may have a diamond shape, a parallelogram shape, or the like when viewed in plan view, as described in the present embodiment. The chip component according to the exemplary embodiment is a thin film element, and can be formed in a variety of shapes in addition to a rectangle, particularly in the case where the component is formed through a method that cuts the thin film element from a wafer. Accordingly, an appropriate shape can be selected in consideration of the arrangement of the pads on the interposer on which the component is installed and the like. 
     Although  FIGS. 1 and 7  illustrate examples in which a single semiconductor element  2  is installed on the interposer  1 , a plurality of semiconductor elements may be installed on the interposer  1 . 
     In addition, although the above embodiments describe the chip component  10  as being a thin film capacitor, any thin film passive element in which the element is formed on a silicon substrate through a thin film process and pads are formed on one surface thereof can be applied in the same manner. For example, a thin film inductor, a thin film resistance element, and the like can be applied in the same manner. 
     Finally, the aforementioned embodiments are in all ways as exemplary and in no ways limiting. It is clear that variations and changes can be made as appropriate by one skilled in the art. The scope of the present invention is defined not by the above embodiments but by the scope of the appended claims. Furthermore, the scope of the present invention is intended to include all modifications within the scope and meaning equivalent to the scope of the appended claims. 
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               1  INTERPOSER 
               2  SEMICONDUCTOR ELEMENT 
               3  BUMP 
               4  SEALING RESIN 
               5  BYPASS CAPACITOR 
               6  PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD 
               7  LAND 
               8  THROUGH-HOLE 
               9  CONDUCTIVE BONDING MATERIAL 
               10  CHIP COMPONENT 
               11  SUBSTRATE 
               12  OXIDE LAYER 
               13  CONTACT LAYER 
               20  CAPACITANCE PORTION 
               21  LOWER ELECTRODE LAYER 
               22  DIELECTRIC LAYER 
               23  UPPER ELECTRODE LAYER 
               24  INORGANIC INSULATING LAYER 
               30  PROTECTIVE LAYER 
               31  INORGANIC PROTECTIVE LAYER 
               33  ORGANIC PROTECTIVE LAYER 
               34  ORGANIC INSULATING LAYER 
               41 ,  42  EXTENDED ELECTRODE 
               43 ,  44  PAD 
               45  METAL FILM 
               53 ,  54  LAND 
               60  SURFACE MOUNT COMPONENT 
               101 ,  103 ,  104  SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE 
               201 ,  202  MOUNTING STRUCTURE OF SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE