Abstract: A semiconductor package includes a substrate, a first semiconductor chip on the substrate, a second semiconductor chip on the first semiconductor chip so that the first semiconductor chip is vertically between the second semiconductor chip and the substrate, a first molding layer adjacent to a sidewall of the first semiconductor chip on the substrate, the first molding layer formed of a first molding material, and a second molding layer adjacent to a sidewall of the second semiconductor chip on the substrate so that the first molding layer is vertically between the second molding layer and the substrate. The second molding layer is formed of a second molding material different from the first molding material.

Abstract: A semiconductor device assembly including a shape-memory element connected to at least one component of the semiconductor device assembly. The shape-memory element may be temperature activated or electrically activated. The shape-memory element is configured to move to reduce, minimize, or modify a warpage of a component of the assembly by moving to an initial shape. The shape-memory element may be applied to a surface of a component of the semiconductor device assembly or may be positioned within a component of the semiconductor device assembly such as a layer. The shape-memory element may be connected between two components of the semiconductor device assembly. A plurality of shape-memory elements may be used to reduce, minimize, and/or modify warpage of one or more components of a semiconductor device assembly.

Abstract: A method includes bonding a first plurality of device dies onto a wafer, wherein the wafer includes a second plurality of device dies, with each of the first plurality of device dies bonded to one of the second plurality of device dies. The wafer is then sawed to form a die stack, wherein the die stack includes a first device die from the first plurality of device dies and a second device die from the second plurality of device dies. The method further includes bonding the die stack over a package substrate.

Abstract: A semiconductor structure may be provided, including a conductive pad, a slot arranged through the conductive pad, a passivation layer arranged over the conductive pad and a plurality of electrical interconnects arranged under the conductive pad. The conductive pad may include an electrically conductive material and the slot may include an electrically insulating material. The passivation layer may include an opening that may expose a portion of the conductive pad and the slot may be arranged laterally between the exposed portion of the conductive pad and the plurality of electrical interconnects.

Abstract: Implementations of semiconductor packages may include a die having a first side and a second side opposite the first side, a first metal layer coupled to the first side of the die, a tin layer coupled to the first metal layer, the first metal layer between the die and the tin layer, a backside metal layer coupled to the second side of the die, and a mold compound coupled to the die. The mold compound may cover a plurality of sidewalls of the first metal layer and a plurality of sidewalls of the tin layer and a surface of the mold compound is coplanar with a surface of the tin layer.

Abstract: A semiconductor package is provided. The semiconductor package includes: a substrate; a first buffer chip and a second buffer chip located on an upper part of the substrate; a plurality of nonvolatile memory chips located on the upper part of the substrate and including a first nonvolatile memory chip and a second nonvolatile memory chip, the first nonvolatile memory chip being electrically connected to the first buffer chip, and the second nonvolatile memory chip being electrically connected to the second buffer chip; a plurality of external connection terminals connected to a lower part of the substrate; and a rewiring pattern located inside the substrate. The rewiring pattern is configured to diverge an external electric signal received through one of the plurality of external connection terminals into first and second signals, transmit the first signal to the first buffer chip, and transmit the second signal to the second buffer chip.

Abstract: A bonding element and a method for manufacturing the same thereof are provide, wherein the method comprises the following steps: providing a carrier substrate; forming a first metal layer on the carrier substrate; forming a first insulating layer on the first metal layer, wherein the first insulating layer includes a first through hole; forming a first passivation layer and a first conductive layer in the first through hole, wherein the first passivation layer and the first conductive layer in the first through hole form a first connecting bump; forming a first substrate on the first connection bump and the first insulating layer; removing the carrier substrate and the first metal layer to form a first sub-bonding element; and connecting the first sub-bonding element and a second sub-bonding element with a surface of the first passivation of the first connection bump to form the bonding element.

Abstract: An electronic device, an electronic module comprising the electronic device and methods for fabricating the same are disclosed. In one example, the electronic device includes a semiconductor substrate and a metal stack disposed on the semiconductor substrate, wherein the metal stack comprises a first layer, wherein the first layer comprises NiSi.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate having a major surface and both an element-forming region and an outer peripheral voltage-withstanding region that are provided on the major surface side of the semiconductor substrate. The element-forming region includes both a cell region for forming a power element and a circuit element region for forming at least one circuit element. The circuit element region is interposed between the outer peripheral voltage-withstanding region and the cell region. The outer peripheral voltage-withstanding region includes a boundary region that adjoins the element-forming region. In the boundary region, there is provided one or more voltage-withstanding regions. At least one of the one or more voltage-withstanding regions has a withstand voltage lower than both the withstand voltages of the cell region and the circuit element region.

Abstract: An integrated circuit device includes a metal film and a complex capping layer covering a top surface of the metal film. The metal film includes a first metal, and penetrates at least a portion of an insulating film formed over a substrate. The complex capping layer includes a conductive alloy capping layer covering the top surface of the metal film, and an insulating capping layer covering a top surface of the conductive alloy capping layer and a top surface of the insulating film. The conductive alloy capping layer includes a semiconductor element and a second metal different from the first metal. The insulating capping layer includes a third metal.

Abstract: A semiconductor package includes semiconductor bridge, first and second multilayered structures, first encapsulant, and a pair of semiconductor dies. Semiconductor dies of the pair include semiconductor substrate and conductive pads disposed at front surface of semiconductor substrate. Semiconductor bridge electrically interconnects the pair of semiconductor dies. First multilayered structure is disposed on rear surface of one semiconductor die. Second multilayered structure is disposed on rear surface of the other semiconductor die. First encapsulant laterally wraps first multilayered structure, second multilayered structure and the pair of semiconductor dies. Each one of first multilayered structure and second multilayered structure includes a top metal layer, a bottom metal layer, and an intermetallic layer. Each one of first multilayered structure and second multilayered structure has surface coplanar with surface of first encapsulant.

Abstract: A method includes forming a seed layer over a first conductive feature of a wafer, forming a patterned plating mask on the seed layer, and plating a second conductive feature in an opening in the patterned plating mask. The plating includes performing a plurality of plating cycles, with each of the plurality of plating cycles including a first plating process performed using a first plating current density, and a second plating process performed using a second plating current density lower than the first plating current density. The patterned plating mask is then removed, and the seed layer is etched.

Abstract: A semiconductor package includes a package substrate, a lower semiconductor device arranged on the package substrate and including first through electrodes, first lower connection bumps arranged between the package substrate and the lower semiconductor device and electrically connecting the package substrate to the first through electrodes, a connecting substrate arranged on the package substrate and including second through electrodes, second lower connection bumps arranged between the package substrate and the connecting substrate and electrically connecting the package substrate to the second through electrodes, and an upper semiconductor device arranged on the lower semiconductor device and electrically connected to the first through electrodes and the second through electrodes.

Abstract: An apparatus is provided which comprises: a package substrate, an integrated circuit device coupled to a surface of the package substrate, a first material on the surface of the package substrate, the first material contacting one or more lateral sides of the integrated circuit device, the first material extending at least to a surface of the integrated circuit device opposite the package substrate, two or more separate fins over a surface of the integrated circuit device, the two or more fins comprising a second material having a different composition than the first material, and a third material having a different composition than the second material, the third material over the surface of the integrated circuit device and between the two or more fins. Other embodiments are also disclosed and claimed.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a semiconductor device structure with a conductive polymer liner and a method for preparing the semiconductor device structure. The semiconductor device structure includes a first metal layer disposed over a semiconductor substrate, and a second metal layer disposed over the first metal layer. The semiconductor device structure also includes a conductive structure disposed between the first metal layer and the second metal layer. The conductive structure includes a first conductive via and a first conductive polymer liner surrounding the first conductive via.

Abstract: A display device includes a display panel including panel pads adjacent to the side surface of a display panel; connection pads disposed on the side surface of the display panel and connected to the panel pads; and a circuit board disposed on the side surface of the display panel and including lead signal lines directly bonded to the connection pads, wherein the connection pads include a first connection pad, a second connection pad disposed on the first connection pad, and a third connection pad disposed on the second connection pad, and the first connection pad is in contact with corresponding one of the panel pads, and the third connection pad is directly bonded to corresponding one of the lead signal lines.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a stacked body includes a plurality of electrode layers stacked with an insulator interposed. A conductive via pierces the stacked body, and connects an upper layer interconnect and a lower layer interconnect. A insulating film is provided between the via and the stacked body. A distance along a diametral direction of the via between a side surface of the via and an end surface of one of the electrode layers opposing the side surface of the via is greater than a distance along the diametral direction between the side surface of the via and an end surface of the insulator opposing the side surface of the via.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a driving backplane and a display apparatus. The driving backplane includes: a substrate, and signal wires, binding electrodes and connection wires arranged on the substrate; at least one of the signal wires extends in a first direction; a first end of any one of the connection wires is electrically connected with at least one of the binding electrodes, and a second end of any one of the connection wires is electrically connected with one of the signal wires; a wire width of at least one of the connection wires at the first end is smaller than a wire width at the second end; and at least one of the connection wires includes: a first straight wire portion extending in the first direction, and an oblique wire portion with an extending direction forming a certain included angle with the first direction.

Abstract: A semiconductor package including a semiconductor chip, a redistribution layer structure disposed under the semiconductor chip, a bump pad disposed under the redistribution layer structure and having an upper structure of a first width and a lower structure of a second width less than the first width, a metal seed layer disposed along a lower surface of the upper structure and a side surface of the lower structure, an insulating layer surrounding the redistribution layer structure and the bump pad, and a bump structure disposed under the bump pad. A first undercut is disposed at one end of the metal seed layer that contacts the upper structure, and a second undercut is disposed at an other end of the metal seed layer that contacts the lower structure.

Abstract: Embodiments of a system and methods for localized high density substrate routing are generally described herein. In one or more embodiments an apparatus includes a medium, first and second circuitry elements, an interconnect element, and a dielectric layer. The medium can include low density routing therein. The interconnect element can be embedded in the medium, and can include a plurality of electrically conductive members therein, the electrically conductive member can be electrically coupled to the first circuitry element and the second circuitry element. The interconnect element can include high density routing therein. The dielectric layer can be over the interconnect die, the dielectric layer including the first and second circuitry elements passing therethrough.