System in Package (SiP)
Fitting a complete wireless subsystem — processor, memory, RF front end, passives, antenna, and shielding — into a space measured in millimeters is not a packaging afterthought; it is the product. System-in-Package (SiP) is how that integration happens, and as wearables, hearables, and 5G modules shrink while adding function, SiP has become the path of choice. ASE is the leader in SiP from design through high-volume manufacturing, serving applications from smartphones to smart automotive.
What System-in-Package (SiP) Is
ASE defines SiP as a package or module containing a functional electronic system or subsystem, integrated and miniaturized through IC assembly technologies. Unlike generic IC packaging, SiP requires the heterogeneous integration of single or multiple chips — a specialized processor, DRAM, flash memory — together with surface-mount device (SMD) resistors, capacitors, and inductors, filters, connectors, MEMS devices, sensors, and other active and passive components, often including a pre-assembled package or subsystem. The result performs a complete function in a fraction of the footprint discrete components would require.
The Enabling-Technology Toolbox
SiP works because it draws on a deep set of assembly capabilities rather than one process. ASE's SiP solutions leverage established IC assembly technologies — copper wiring, flip chip packaging, wafer level packaging, fan-out wafer level packaging, 2.5D/3D IC, and embedded chip packaging — to address mobile, internet of things (IoT), high performance computing (HPC), automotive, and artificial intelligence (AI) trends. On top of these sit the integration techniques that make a module a system: shielding, antenna integration, high-density surface-mount technology (SMT), and advanced molding.
Shielding and Antenna: Measured Capability
The differentiation shows up in specifications. ASE's conformal shielding (CFS) uses a PVD process to replace the traditional metal can or lid, cutting module area by 17% and thickness by 7% while achieving over 99.9% EMI effectiveness (shielding effectiveness, SE, greater than 30 dB) across 0.5–6 GHz when the metal layer exceeds 3 μm. For modules that need internal isolation, compartment shielding (CPS) — built from a laser trench filled with conductive paste — delivers 45–50 dB SE across 1–6 GHz in a barrier as thin as ~150 μm.
On the antenna side, Antenna-on-Package (AoP) minimizes antenna size at the package level and supports frequencies from 2.4 GHz Bluetooth up to 77 GHz automotive radar and 94 GHz imaging, using 3D patterning with high accuracy. High-density SMT places components as small as 01005 (with 008004 ready) at 3-mil component-to-component spacing, enabling the area reduction that compact modules demand.
Turnkey Co-Design with SiP-id
Integration this dense cannot be designed part-by-part. ASE offers a turnkey solution spanning system co-design, RF and antenna design, shielding, substrate layout, packaging consultancy, and system test. The System-in-Package Intelligent Design (SiP-id) methodology — an enhanced reference flow incorporating IC packaging and verification tools from Cadence — aggregates wafer-, package-, and system-level requirements into one automated flow, reducing design iterations and improving throughput compared with existing advanced-packaging EDA tools. For complex SiP modules, that means faster, lower-risk paths from concept to qualified product.
Applications: Wireless, Sensing, Computing, and Automotive
SiP solutions are widely adopted across wireless communication, computing storage, power, and sensor modules — enabling smart living, smart bike, smart city, smart automotive, and smart hearables. ASE's SiP modules integrate functions such as Bluetooth Low Energy plus MCU, WLAN plus MCU, SSD storage, and a broad range of optical and environmental sensors, meeting requirements arising from 5G communication, AR/VR sensing, and healthcare applications.
SiP and Heterogeneous Integration
SiP is the system-level expression of heterogeneous integration, and it connects directly to ASE's VIPack™ platform: as SiP scales toward higher bandwidth, it draws on fan-out technologies such as Fan-Out Chip-on-Substrate (FOCoS), panel fan-out, embedded substrates, and 2.5D/3D IC. The Integrated Design Ecosystem™ (IDE) supports co-design across these technologies, so a module can be optimized as one system.
Conclusion
SiP turns a collection of chips, passives, and antennas into a single functional system — with measured results like 17% smaller area, 45–50 dB compartment shielding, and 01005-class component density. As the world's largest outsourced semiconductor assembly and test (OSAT) provider, ASE delivers SiP from system co-design through high-volume manufacturing, giving mobile, IoT, automotive, and AI customers a turnkey path to smaller, higher-performance products.
Explore SiP and the VIPack™ platform: See how ASE's system-in-package capabilities can integrate your next module at ase.aseglobal.com.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: What is System-in-Package (SiP)? A: SiP is a package or module containing a functional electronic system or subsystem, integrated and miniaturized through IC assembly technologies. It heterogeneously integrates processors, memory, SMD passives, filters, connectors, MEMS, and sensors into a single compact module.
Q: What technologies enable ASE's SiP? A: SiP leverages copper wiring, flip chip packaging, wafer level and fan-out wafer level packaging, 2.5D/3D IC, and embedded chip packaging, combined with shielding, antenna integration, high-density SMT, and advanced molding.
Q: How effective is ASE's SiP shielding? A: Conformal shielding (CFS) achieves over 99.9% EMI effectiveness (SE greater than 30 dB) across 0.5–6 GHz while cutting area by 17% and thickness by 7%. Compartment shielding (CPS) delivers 45–50 dB SE across 1–6 GHz in a barrier as thin as ~150 μm.
Q: What is SiP-id? A: System-in-Package Intelligent Design (SiP-id) is ASE's reference flow incorporating Cadence IC packaging and verification tools, aggregating wafer-, package-, and system-level requirements into one automated flow to reduce design iterations and improve throughput.
Q: What applications use SiP? A: Wireless communication, computing storage, power, and sensor modules across smart living, automotive, hearables, and IoT — meeting requirements from 5G, AR/VR sensing, and healthcare applications.
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