Abstract: A light-emitting element is provided, including a semiconductor structure, a reflective structure, first insulating structures, a conductive structure, and first and second pads. The reflective structure is disposed on the semiconductor structure. The first insulating structure includes first and second insulating portions covering first and second portions respectively, and a gap exposes a third portion between the first and second portions. The conductive structure includes first and second conductive portion. The first conductive portion is disposed on the first insulating portion to contact the semiconductor structure. The second conductive portion is disposed on the second insulating portion to contact the third portion through the gap. The first and second pads are respectively disposed on the first and second conductive portions. Each of the structures below the first and second pads are in flat-type bonding to enhance stress resistance.

Abstract: A semiconductor device having a super junction and a method of manufacturing the semiconductor device capable of obtaining a high breakdown voltage are provided, whereby charge balance of the super junction is further accurately controlled in the semiconductor device that is implemented by an N-type pillar and a P-type pillar. The semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate; and a blocking layer including a first conductive type pillar and a second conductive type pillar that extend in a vertical direction on the semiconductor substrate and that are alternately arrayed in a horizontal direction, wherein, in the blocking layer, a density profile of a first conductive type dopant may be uniform in the horizontal direction, and the density profile of the first conductive type dopant may vary in the vertical direction.

Abstract: A semiconductor device assembly including a substrate, a semiconductor device, a stiffener member, and mold compound. The stiffener member is tuned, or configured, to reduce and/or control the shape of warpage of the semiconductor device assembly at an elevated temperature. The stiffener member may be placed on the substrate, on the semiconductor device, and/or on the mold compound. A plurality of stiffener members may be used. The stiffener members may be positioned in a predetermined pattern on a component of the semiconductor device assembly. A stiffener member may be used so that the warpage of a first semiconductor device substantially corresponds to the warpage of a second semiconductor device at an elevated temperature. The stiffener member may be tuned by providing the member with a desired coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE). The desired CTE may be based on the individual CTEs of the components of a semiconductor device assembly.

Abstract: A display film includes a transparent glass layer having a thickness of 250 micrometers or less, or in a range from 25 to 100 micrometers. A transparent energy dissipation layer is fixed to the transparent glass layer. The transparent energy dissipation layer has a glass transition temperature of 27 degrees Celsius or less, a Tan Delta peak value of 0.5 or greater, or from 1 to 2 and a Young's Modulus (E?) greater than 0.9 MPa over a temperature range of ?40 degrees Celsius to 70 degrees Celsius. In a preferred embodiment, the transparent energy dissipation layer comprises a cross-linked polyurethane layer or a cross-linked polyurethane acrylate layer.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are techniques for bonding components of LEDs. According to certain embodiments, a device includes a first component and a second component. The first component includes a semiconductor layer stack having an n-side semiconductor layer, an active light emitting layer, and a p-side semiconductor layer. The semiconductor layer stack includes a III-V semiconductor material. The second component includes a passive or an active matrix integrated circuit within a Si layer. A first dielectric material of the first component is bonded to a second dielectric material of the second component. First contacts of the first component are aligned with and bonded to second contacts of the second component. The first contacts of the first component form a first pattern within the first dielectric material of the first component, and the second contacts of the second component form a second pattern within the second dielectric material of the second component.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing an optoelectronic device, including the steps of: a) providing an active diode stack comprising a first doped semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type and a second doped semiconductor layer of the first conductivity type, coating the upper surface of the first layer; b) arranging a third semiconductor layer on the upper surface of the active stack; c) after step b), forming at least one MOS transistor inside and on top of the third semiconductor layer; and d) after step b), before or after step c), forming trenches vertically extending from the upper surface of the third layer and emerging into or onto the upper surface of the first layer and delimiting a plurality of pixels, each including a diode and an elementary diode control cell.

Abstract: Embodiments described herein relate generally to one or more methods for forming an interconnect structure, such as a dual damascene interconnect structure comprising a conductive line and a conductive via, and structures formed thereby. In some embodiments, an interconnect opening is formed through one or more dielectric layers over a semiconductor substrate. The interconnect opening has a via opening and a trench over the via opening. A conductive via is formed in the via opening. A nucleation enhancement treatment is performed on one or more exposed dielectric surfaces of the trench. A conductive line is formed in the trench on the one or more exposed dielectric surfaces of the trench and on the conductive via.

Abstract: A transistor comprises semiconductor material that is generally L-shaped or generally mirror L-shaped in at least one straight-line vertical cross-section thereby having an elevationally-extending stem and a base extending horizontally from a lateral side of the stem above a bottom of the stem. The semiconductor material of the stem comprises an upper source/drain region and a channel region there-below. The transistor comprises at least one of (a) and (b), where (a): the semiconductor material of the stem comprises a lower source/drain region below the channel region, and (b): the semiconductor material of the base comprises a lower source/drain region. A gate is operatively laterally adjacent the channel region of the stem. Other embodiments are disclosed, including arrays of memory cells individually comprising a capacitor and an elevationally-extending transistor. Methods are disclosed.

Abstract: The invention relates to various aspects of a ?-LED or a ?-LED array for augmented reality or lighting applications, in particular in the automotive field. The ?-LED is characterized by particularly small dimensions in the range of a few ?m.

Abstract: A semiconductor device including a relatively thin interposer excluding a through silicon hole and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The method includes forming an interposer on a dummy substrate. The forming of the interposer includes, forming a dielectric layer on the dummy substrate, forming a pattern and a via on the dielectric layer, and forming a seed layer at the pattern and the via of the dielectric layer and forming a redistribution layer and a conductive via on the seed layer. A semiconductor die is connected with the conductive via facing an upper portion of the interposer, and the semiconductor die is encapsulated with an encapsulant. The dummy substrate is removed from the interposer. A bump is connected with the conductive via facing a lower portion of the interposer.

Abstract: A semiconductor light emitting device includes a light emitting structure having a rod shape with first and second surfaces opposing each other and a side surface connected between the first and second surfaces, and including a first conductivity-type semiconductor providing the first surface, an active layer and a second conductivity-type semiconductor, a first electrode layer on a first region of the first surface of the light emitting structure and connected to the first conductivity-type semiconductor, the first region having a level that is vertically offset from a level of a second region adjacent thereto, and a second electrode layer connected to the second conductivity-type semiconductor.

Abstract: A light emitting diode chip having improved light extraction efficiency is provided. The light emitting diode chip includes a substrate, a first conductivity type semiconductor layer, a mesa, a side coating layer, and a reflection structure. The first conductivity type semiconductor layer is disposed on the substrate. The mesa includes an active layer and a second conductivity type semiconductor layer. The mesa is disposed on a partial region of the first conductivity type semiconductor layer to expose an upper surface of the first conductivity type semiconductor layer along an edge of the first conductivity type semiconductor layer. The side coating layer(s) covers a side surface of the mesa. The reflection structure is spaced apart from the side coating layer(s) and disposed on the exposed first conductivity type semiconductor layer.

Abstract: Methods of forming 3D NAND devices are discussed. Some embodiments form 3D NAND devices with increased cell density. Some embodiments form 3D NAND devices with decreased vertical and/or later pitch between cells. Some embodiments form 3D NAND devices with smaller CD memory holes. Some embodiments form 3D NAND devices with silicon layer between alternating oxide and nitride materials.

Abstract: A light emitting device includes a first light emitting cell and a second light emitting cell. Each light emitting cell includes a first semiconductor layer, a second semiconductor layer, and an active layer between the first and second semiconductor layers. The second semiconductor layer of the second light emitting cell has an exposed surface. A transparent bonding layer is located between the first and second light emitting cells. A hole is formed on the first and second light emitting cells and the transparent bonding layer. A first route metal is located on a sidewall of the hole and electrically coupled to the second semiconductor layer of the first light emitting cell and the first semiconductor layer of the second light emitting cell. The active layer of the second light emitting cell has an area greater than the active layer of the first light emitting cell.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing an optoelectronic semiconductor chip comprising the following steps: providing a semiconductor body (1) having a radiation-permeable surface (1a), and introducing structures (2) into the semiconductor body (1) on the radiation-permeable surface (1a), wherein the structures (2) are quasi-regular.

Abstract: Protection against electrostatic discharges is to be improved for electronic devices, or is to be provided in the first place. The device for protection against electrostatic discharges having an integrated semiconductor protection device comprises an inner region (1) configured at least as a thyristor (SCR) and at least one outer region (2a, 2b) configured as a corner region, which is formed and configured at least as a PNP transistor. The inner region (1) and the at least one outer region (2a, 2b) are arranged adjacent to one another.

Abstract: A pixel structure of a display apparatus includes an electrode line, at least one ultra small light-emitting diode, and a connection electrode. The electrode line includes a second electrode separated from a first electrode and at a same level as the first electrode on a base substrate. The at least one ultra small light-emitting diode is on the base substrate and has a length less than a distance between the first and second electrodes. A connection electrode includes a first contact electrode connecting the first electrode to the ultra small light-emitting diode and a second contact electrode connecting the second electrode to the ultra small light-emitting diode.

Abstract: Semiconductor packages may include a semiconductor chip including a chip pad and a lower redistribution that includes a lower redistribution insulating layer and a lower redistribution pattern. The lower redistribution insulating layer may include a top surface facing the semiconductor chip. The semiconductor packages may also include a molding layer on a side of the semiconductor chip and including a bottom surface facing the lower redistribution structure and a conductive post in the molding layer. The conductive post may include a bottom surface contacting the lower redistribution. The top surface of the lower redistribution insulating layer may be closer to a top surface of the conductive post than a top surface of the molding layer. A roughness of the top surface of the molding layer may be greater than a roughness of the top surface of the conductive post.

Abstract: A method for forming a three-dimensional (3D) memory device is disclosed. In some embodiments, the method includes forming an alternating dielectric stack on a substrate, and forming a plurality of channel holes penetrating the alternating dielectric stack vertically to expose at least a portion of the substrate. A first mask can be formed to cover the channel holes in a first area and expose the channel holes in a second area. The method also includes forming a recess in the alternating dielectric stack in the second area, followed by forming a second mask in the recess. The second mask covers the channel holes in the second area and exposes the channel holes in the first area. The memory film at bottom of each channel hole in the first area can therefore be removed, while the memory film in the second area can be protected by the second mask.

Abstract: Three-dimensional semiconductor memory devices are provided. A three-dimensional semiconductor memory device includes a stack structure that includes gate electrodes on a substrate. The three-dimensional semiconductor memory device includes a first vertical structure, a second vertical structure, a third vertical structure, and a fourth vertical structure that penetrate the stack structure and are sequentially arranged in a zigzag shape along a first direction. Moreover, the three-dimensional semiconductor memory device includes a first bit line that extends in the first direction. The first bit line vertically overlaps the second vertical structure and the fourth vertical structure. Centers of the second and fourth vertical structures are spaced apart at the same distance from the first bit line. The first vertical structure is spaced apart at a first distance from the first bit line. The third vertical structure is spaced apart at a second distance from the first bit line.