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Global Semiconductor Packaging Materials Outlook

Global Semiconductor Packaging Materials Outlook. Jan Vardaman , President, TechSearch International and Dan Tracy, Sr. Director Industry Research, SEMI 20 th /21 st January 2016. Global Semiconductor Packaging Materials Outlook Report-2015/2016 Edition.

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Global Semiconductor Packaging Materials Outlook

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  1. Global Semiconductor Packaging Materials Outlook Jan Vardaman, President, TechSearch International and Dan Tracy, Sr. Director Industry Research, SEMI 20th/21st January 2016

  2. Global Semiconductor Packaging Materials Outlook Report-2015/2016 Edition • Unique and comprehensive report covering the market size, regional markets, market share, and forecast by packaging materials segment • Packaging materials markets are quantified, new opportunities are highlighted, and forecasts through 2019 are covered • Based on in-depth interviews and surveys of 160+ companies, including material suppliers, IDMs, packaging subcontractors, and fabless companies.

  3. Outline • 2016 Outlook Summary (Dan Tracy) • Market Driver: Mobility (Jan Vardaman) • FO-WLP: A Disruptive Technology (Jan Vardaman) • Material Segment Trends (Jan Vardaman/Dan Tracy) • Summary

  4. 2016 Outlook Summary

  5. 2016 Semiconductor Revenue Forecasts Source: SEMI

  6. 2016 Semiconductor Capex Outlook • Moderate growth in foundry spend • NAND investment driven by 3D • Expect lower spending for DRAM • Some reduction in OSAT spending Source: SEMI

  7. Market Driver: Mobility

  8. iPhone Trends: Increasing Number of WLPs iPhone 120072 WLPs iPhone 3GS20094 WLPs iPhone 4S20117 WLPs iPhone 5201311+ WLPs iPhone 5S201322 WLPs iPhone 6 Plus201426+ WLPs iPhone 6201426+ WLPs Shown to scale Source: TechSearch International, Inc., adapted from TPSS.

  9. It’s Not Just iPhones with Lots of WLPs…… • Samsung smartphones with WLPs • 6 years ago, no WLPs • Galaxy S6 has 13 WLPs on main board • Japanese domestic smartphones • Sony Xperia Z4 has 13 WLPs • China handset makers increasingly using WLPs • Huawei Ascend G620S has 4 WLPs • On average 5 to 7 WLPs per smartphone and the numbers continue to increase……

  10. Copper Pillar Demand on 300mm Wafers • Industry is transitioning to Cu pillar just as it moved from evaporation to plating • Advanced silicon technology nodes with flip chip designs Drivers • Finer bump pitch is challenging with solder bump, underfilling with smaller standoff is a problem (Cu pillar can maintain the standoff at reduced pitch) • Electrical and thermalperformance advantages Image from SK Hynix Images from Micron Image from Chipworks

  11. FO-WLP: A Disruptive Technology

  12. Drivers for FO-WLP • Smaller form factor, lower profile package: similar to conventional WLP in profile (can be ≤0.4 mm) • Thinner than flip chip package (no substrate) • Enables low-profile PoP solution as large as 15mm x 15mm body • Support increased I/O density • Fine L/S (10/10µm) • Roadmaps for <5/5µm L/S, future 2/2µm L/S • Allows use of FO-WLP with advanced semiconductor technology nodes and die shrinks • With increased I/O and smaller die, can’t “fan-in” using conventional WLP • Smaller diameter balls and ball pitch ≤0.3mm board level reliability issues (Qualcomm studies) • Split die package or multi-die package/SiP • Multiple die in package possible • Die fabricated from different technology nodes can be assembled in a single package • Can integrate passives • Excellent electrical and thermal performance • Excellent high temperature warpage performance Source: STATS ChipPAC. Source: NANIUM

  13. Multi-Die/SiP FO-WLP Solution After Thin Film Processing, Solder Ball Attach and Singulation 2 Layer-RDL Interconnection 2 ActiveDie + 10 Passives 0201 SMD After Molding After Pick & Place Source: NANIUM

  14. Application Processor Packaging Trends • Thinner package and smaller footprint • Today 1.0mm height requirement • Future ≤0.8 mm • 3D IC with TSV provides ultimate in package height reduction, but continues to be pushed out • Silicon interposers too expensive for many mobile products • PoPoptions in high-end smartphones include • Fan-out WLP with application processor as bottom package • Some new format (SWIFT, NTI, etc.) • FO-WLP AP in bottom PoP • Low profile • High routing density • Good thermal dissipation • System integration with competitive cost Today’s PoP (1.0mm) FO-WLP as Bottom PoP (<0.8mm)

  15. FO-WLP Projections • Early products included baseband processor (Infineon Wireless Division) • Device types include RF such as Bluetooth, NFC, GPS, PMIC, automotive radar, connectivity modules, future application processors from TSMC and others • Many multi-die products in future • Planned adoption by many companies, introductions by many OSATs • Potential for >5 billion units in 2020 Source: TechSearch International, Inc.

  16. Why is FO-WLP a Disruptive Technology? • No substrate! • Thin-film metallization used for substrate (can go below 5µm L/S) • No traditional laminate substrate (with multiple die, reduction of multiple substrates) • No underfill required • Most application processors had been using laminate substrate with flip chip bump interconnect • Multi-die configuration possible • Could function as system-in-package • Infrastructure changes • All packaging can take place at the foundry • OSAT assembly with non-traditional assembly line • Changes the way the industry approaches package design

  17. Material Segment Trends

  18. Underfill Market • Global market of ~$250M • Many suppliers (30+) • Consolidation likely though new players entering market • Suppliers face continued price pressure • No-flow • Applied prior to chip placement, either on the wafer or substrate • Film-based, paste, and wafer applied • Growing use of mold compounds as underfill • Increased use of board-level underfill or edge underfill for some BGAs, CSPs, and WLPs • Apple underfills almost everything above a certain size • Micromax in India and many handset makers in China have almost no underfill Source: SEMI and TechSearch International – Global Semiconductor Packaging Materials Outlook

  19. Wafer Level Dielectrics • ~$90M market currently • Requirements for new materials include: • Low moisture absorption (reduced outgassing at elevated temperatures) • Low stress (to match the CTE of the chip) and/or low modulus (for less wafer bow) • Low temperature cure (200 °C) • Lower dielectric constant • Higher resolution at thicker layers • Wide process windows • Enhanced board-level reliability performance • Desire for “standard” material for multi-layer applications Source: SEMI and TechSearch International – Global Semiconductor Packaging Materials Outlook

  20. Laminate Substrates • ~$7.8B market • Stable supply base • Good demand/supply balance in recent years • Flip chip substrate suppliers • Bump pitch trends drive finer features and higher substrate prices, but continued price pressure • Previously, focused on CPU and graphics applications • Now, the focus is on mobile applications – growth market but more cost sensitive and shorter development cycles • Laminate CSP outlook expected to be impacted by growth in FO-WLP Source: SEMI and TechSearch International – Global Semiconductor Packaging Materials Outlook

  21. Leadframes • ~$3B market • Flat to declining revenues going forward • Low to moderate unit growth overall • QFN growing at ~12% CAGR (2014-2019) • Other IC leadframes at -1% CAGR • 30+ suppliers worldwide (with varying capabilities for stamping, etching, and plating) • Some consolidation/re-structuring of the supplier base • Significant number of suppliers with a regional focus • Need suppliers with strong capability in etching and with pre-plated/surface treatments for adhesion promotion Source: SEMI and TechSearch International – Global Semiconductor Packaging Materials Outlook

  22. Bonding Wire • ~$3B market, revenues to further decline • 20B meters shipped, forecasted to increase • Au wire at 41% shipments, down from 99% in 2007 • Dropping to ~32% share by 2019 • Improved Cu and Ag alloys for low-looping and multi-die applications Source: SEMI and TechSearch International – Global Semiconductor Packaging Materials Outlook

  23. Mold Compounds • ~$1.2B market size • Stable supply base, very strong position maintained by Japanese suppliers • Focus on warpage control, CTE properties, low moisture absorption, and low Cl- • Molded Underfill (MUF) for some thin Cu pillar flip chip packages • High thermal conductive and high voltage applications emerging • Need for flexible mold compound Source: SEMI and TechSearch International – Global Semiconductor Packaging Materials Outlook

  24. Die Attach Materials • ~$680M globally • Roughly 50/50 between paste and film • Bondline control and fillet formation are critical to yield and reliability in a small, thin form factor • Critical to multi-die packaging • Strong interest in CDAF and other thermally enhanced solutions: • Low-temperature (nano) sintered materials • Transient Liquid Phase Sintering (TLPS) materials Source: SEMI and TechSearch International – Global Semiconductor Packaging Materials Outlook

  25. Summary

  26. Summary • 2016 Semiconductor Industry Outlook • Low-single digit revenue growth • Currently, Capex outlook ranges from negative to slightly positive • Packaging a key enabler of functionality in the mobile space • FO-WLP is a disruptive technology and will impact the consumption of semiconductor packaging materials • Material innovation focused on package integration and cost reduction

  27. Q&A

  28. For more information, contact: Jan Vardaman at TechSearch International, jan@techseachinc.com Or Dan Tracy at SEMI, dtracy@semi.org To order the GSPMO report, visit: www.semi.org/en/node/58061 Or call SEMI customer service at 1.877.746.7788 (toll free in the U.S.) or 1.408.943.6901 (International Callers).  Thank you for participating in today’s webinar! Global Semiconductor Packaging Materials Outlook Report-2015/2016 Edition

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