Abstract: An integrated circuit includes a first chip bonded to a second chip. The first chip includes gate all around transistors on a substrate. The first chip includes backside conductive vias extending through the substrate to the gate all around transistors. The second chip includes electronic circuitry electrically connected to the transistors by the backside conductive vias.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a substrate, a source electrode layer and a drain electrode layer that are disposed to be spaced apart from each other over the substrate, a channel layer that is capable of receiving hydrogen, disposed between the source electrode layer and the drain electrode layer over the substrate, a proton conductive layer disposed on the channel layer, a hydrogen source layer disposed on the proton conductive layer, and a gate electrode layer disposed on the hydrogen source layer.

Abstract: A semiconductor device according to some example embodiments includes a substrate, an insulating structure covering the substrate, a transistor between the substrate and the insulating structure, a via insulating layer extending through the insulating structure and the substrate, a plurality of via structures extending through the via insulating layer, a plurality of conductive structures respectively connected to the plurality of via structures, and a plurality of bumps respectively connected to the conductive structures.

Abstract: An electronic package includes a carrier, a protection layer and an electronic component. The carrier includes a dielectric layer and a pad in contact with the dielectric layer. The protection layer at least partially covers the pad. The electronic component is located over the protection layer and electrically connected to the pad. At least one portion of the protection layer under the electronic component is substantially conformal with a profile of the pad or with a profile of the dielectric layer.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate having a first region and a second region, first active fins that extend in a first direction in the first region, second active fins that extend in the first direction in the second region, a first field insulating layer between the first active fins and that extend in a second direction, a second field insulating layer between the second active fins and extending in the second direction, a gate line that extends in the second direction on the second field insulating layer, the gate line linearly along with the first field insulating layer, a gate isolation layer between the first field insulating layer and the gate line, and gate spacers that extend in the second direction, the gate spacers in contact with both sidewalls of each of the first field insulating layer, the gate line, and the gate isolation layer.

Abstract: A semiconductor package includes a first semiconductor chip including first through electrodes and having a first hot zone in which the first through electrodes are disposed; a heat redistribution chip disposed on the first semiconductor chip, having a cool zone overlapping the first hot zone in a stacking direction with respect to the first semiconductor chip, and including first heat redistribution through electrodes disposed outside of an outer boundary of the cool zone and electrically connected to the first through electrodes, respectively; a second semiconductor chip disposed on the heat redistribution chip, having a second hot zone overlapping the cool zone in the stacking direction, and including second through electrodes disposed in the second hot zone and electrically connected to the first heat redistribution through electrodes, respectively; and a first thermal barrier layer disposed between the first hot zone and the cool zone, wherein the first through electrodes are electrically connected to th

Abstract: A method for fabricating a micro resistance layer and a method for fabricating a micro resistor are provided. The method for fabricating a micro resistance layer includes: providing a substrate; forming a first resistance layer on the substrate by using a screen printing process or a sputtering process; dividing the first resistance layer into second resistance layers, wherein each one of the product regions includes a second resistance layer, and an area of each one of the product regions is smaller than 0.4*0.2 mm2; and trimming the second resistance layer of each one of the product regions according to a predetermined resistance value to enable the pattern of each one of the second resistance layers to correspond to the predetermined resistance value. The method for fabricating a micro resistor uses the method for fabricating a micro resistance layer for fabrication of the micro resistor.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate; a first semiconductor region formed over the substrate; a second semiconductor region formed over the substrate, and electrically connected to the first semiconductor region; a third semiconductor region formed over the substrate, and positioned between the first semiconductor region and the second semiconductor region; a fourth semiconductor region formed over the first semiconductor region; a fifth semiconductor region formed over the second semiconductor region, and electrically connected to the fourth semiconductor region; a sixth semiconductor region formed over the third semiconductor region, and positioned between the fourth semiconductor region and the fifth semiconductor region; and wires formed between the first semiconductor region and the second semiconductor region, and between the fourth semiconductor region and the fifth semiconductor region, to cover the third semiconductor region and the sixth semiconductor region, the wires including conductors.

Abstract: A semiconductor device is provided. The semiconductor device includes a substrate, a fuse element, and a fuse medium. The fuse element is disposed within the substrate. The fuse medium surrounds a lateral surface of the fuse element.

Abstract: A manufacturing method of a package structure of an electronic device, including the following steps, is provided. A first seed layer is formed on a carrier plate. A first metal layer is formed on the first seed layer. A first insulating layer is formed on the first metal layer, wherein the first insulating layer exposes a portion of the first metal layer. A first plasma treatment is performed on the first insulating layer and the exposed portion of the first metal layer. After performing the first plasma treatment, the carrier plate formed with the first seed layer, the first metal layer, and the first insulating layer is placed in a microenvironment controlling box. After taking the carrier plate out of the microenvironment controlling box, a second seed layer is formed on the first insulating layer and the exposed portion of the first metal layer.

Abstract: A semiconductor device structure including a doped region under an isolation feature is provided. The semiconductor device structure includes a first substrate, a first well region, a first gate structure, a second gate structure, a first doped region, and a first conductive feature. The substrate has a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The first well region is in the first substrate. The first well region has a first conductive type. The first gate structure is disposed on the second surface. The second gate structure is disposed on the second surface. The first doped region includes a second conductive type different from the first conductive type. The first doped region is disposed between the first gate structure and the second gate structure. The first conductive feature extends between the first surface of the first substrate and the first doped region.

Abstract: A method of forming a microelectronic device comprises forming a microelectronic device structure. The microelectronic device structure comprises a stack structure comprising insulative structures and additional insulative structures vertically alternating with the insulative structures, a dielectric structure vertically extending partially through the stack structure, and a dielectric material vertically overlying and horizontally extending across the stack structure and the dielectric structure. Portions of at least the dielectric material and the dielectric structure are removed to form a trench vertically overlying and at least partially horizontally overlapping a remaining portion of the dielectric structure. The trench is substantially filled with additional dielectric material. Microelectronic devices, memory devices, and electronic systems are also described.

Abstract: An embodiment of the application provides a method for forming a semiconductor structure. The semiconductor structure includes a first region and a second region. The method includes the following steps: providing a base, an insulating layer, and a mask layer that are stacked in sequence, where the first region has at least one trench penetrating the mask layer and the insulating layer, and the mask layer has an upper surface in the second region higher than that in the first region; forming a first protection layer, where an upper surface and a sidewall of the mask layer in the first region are covered with the first protection layer; after the first protection layer is formed, removing the mask layer in the second region; subsequent to removal of the mask layer in the second region, removing the first protection layer; and removing the mask layer in the first region.

Abstract: An electronic package is provided in which a chip packaging module, an electronic element having a plurality of contacts, and an electronic connector are disposed on a routing structure of a carrier component, so as to communicatively connect with the chip packaging module via the electronic element and the electronic connector, thereby increasing a signal transmission speed.

Abstract: A method for forming a micro bump includes the following operations. A chip at least including a silicon substrate and a Through Silicon Via (TSV) penetrating through the silicon substrate is provided. A conductive layer having a first preset size in a first direction is formed in the TSV, the first direction being a thickness direction of the silicon substrate. A connecting layer having a second preset size in the first direction is formed on a surface of the conductive layer in the TSV, where a sum of the first preset size and the second preset size is equal to an initial size of the TSV in the first direction. The silicon substrate is processed to expose the connecting layer, for forming a micro bump corresponding to the TSV.

Abstract: A display apparatus includes a substrate, a wire having an inner edge including first and second portions, a first insulating layer covering a portion of the substrate, and a second insulating layer. The portion of the substrate covered by the first insulating layer is closer to a center of the substrate than the wire, the first insulating layer covers a part of the first portion of the wire and a part of the second portion of the wire, and a first end of the first insulating layer is disposed on the wire. The second insulating layer covers the first insulating layer and has a second end disposed on the wire. A distance between the first end and the second end covering the first portion of the wire is different from a distance between the first end and the second end covering the second portion of the wire.

Abstract: Sacrificial pillars for a semiconductor device assembly, and associated methods and systems are disclosed. In one embodiment, a region of a semiconductor die may be identified to include sacrificial pillars that are not connected to bond pads of the semiconductor die, in addition to live conductive pillars connected to the bond pads. The region with the sacrificial pillars, when disposed in proximity to the live conductive pillars, may prevent an areal density of the live conductive pillars from experiencing an abrupt change that may result in intolerable variations in heights of the live conductive pillars. As such, the sacrificial pillars may improve a coplanarity of the live conductive pillars by reducing variations in the heights of the live conductive pillars. Thereafter, the sacrificial pillars may be removed from the semiconductor die.

Abstract: A device, structure, and method are provided whereby an insert layer is utilized to provide additional support for weaker and softer dielectric layer. The insert layer may be applied between two weaker dielectric layers or the insert layer may be used with a single layer of dielectric material. Once formed, trenches and vias are formed within the composite layers, and the insert layer will help to provide support that will limit or eliminate undesired bending or other structural motions that could hamper subsequent process steps, such as filling the trenches and vias with conductive material.

Abstract: A method includes removing a first dummy gate stack and a second dummy gate stack to form a first trench and a second trench. The first dummy gate stack and the second dummy gate stack are in a first device region and a second device region, respectively. The method further includes depositing a first gate dielectric layer and a second gate dielectric layer extending into the first trench and the second trench, respectively, forming a fluorine-containing layer comprising a first portion over the first gate dielectric layer, and a second portion over the second gate dielectric layer, removing the second portion, performing an annealing process to diffuse fluorine in the first portion into the first gate dielectric layer, and at a time after the annealing process, forming a first work-function layer and a second work-function layer over the first gate dielectric layer and the second gate dielectric layer, respectively.

Abstract: A method and structures are used to fabricate a nanosheet semiconductor device. Nanosheet fins including nanosheet stacks including alternating silicon (Si) layers and silicon germanium (SiGe) layers are formed on a substrate and etched to define a first end and a second end along a first axis between which each nanosheet fin extends parallel to every other nanosheet fin. The SiGe layers are undercut in the nanosheet stacks at the first end and the second end to form divots, and a dielectric is deposited in the divots. The SiGe layers between the Si layers are removed before forming source and drain regions of the nanosheet semiconductor device such that there are gaps between the Si layers of each nanosheet stack, and the dielectric anchors the Si layers. The gaps are filled with an oxide that is removed after removing the dummy gate and prior to forming the replacement gate.