1、Information Classification:GeneralDegassing Holes in BGA Package Design:Prediction of Impact on Power Integrity Using SimulationMarco Occhiali,Ansys ItalyMarco Occhiali,Georgios Korompilis(Ansys)Aurora Sanna,Cristina Somma,Damian Halicki,Simona Cucchi(STMicroelectronics)12025 ANSYS,Inc.Context and I
2、ntroduction32025 ANSYS,Inc.Used in laminate package technology to allow the outflow of gas generated during manufacturing preventing copper delaminationVoids applied on large continuous copper shapes(power and ground planes exceeding a certain size)Specific design rulesVariable size and shape(circle
3、,square,oval)Variable pitch(within min and max values)variable densityDegassing Holes:Basics42025 ANSYS,Inc.Prevention of copper delamination Easier copper balancing between opposite layers,thanks to the variable density of holesPros Signal integrity degradation:voids in reference ground planes can
4、affect the signals return path Power integrity degradation:copper removal from power and ground planes can increase power supply impedance(higher inductance,higher resistance,lower capacitance)and create current bottlenecksMitigated by keeping a degassing-free area below/above the most critical sign
5、al tracesDegassing Holes:Pros And ConsConsFocus of this work:PI performance verified on 3 different test casesComparison through RLC analysis,impedance analysis,time-domain PI analysissubstrate coreSignal layer:low Cu percentagePlane layer:degassing helps Cu balancing52025 ANSYS,Inc.Test Cases Descr
6、iption 2 power planes 40 mm2 each Ground planes on multiple layers(variable size)Variable degassing pitch(density)on each layer,depending on Cu-balancing needsTest case 2Test case 1Test case 3 1 power plane,8 mm2 area Ground planes on multiple layers(variable size)Variable degassing pitch(density)on