Abstract: Embodiments herein may relate to a semiconductor package or a semiconductor package structure. The package or package structure may include an interposer with a memory coupled to one side and a processing unit coupled to the other side. A third chip may be coupled with the interposer adjacent to the processing unit. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.

Abstract: Microelectronic assemblies, and related devices and methods, are disclosed herein. For example, in some embodiments, a microelectronic assembly may include a package substrate, a first die coupled to the package substrate with first interconnects, and a second die coupled to the first die with second interconnects, wherein the second die is coupled to the package substrate with third interconnects, a communication network is at least partially included in the first die and at least partially included in the second die, and the communication network includes a communication pathway between the first die and the second die.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are microelectronic assemblies including microelectronic components coupled by direct bonding, and related structures and techniques. In some embodiments, a microelectronic assembly may include a first microelectronic component including a first guard ring extending through at least a portion of a thickness of and along a perimeter; a second microelectronic component including a second guard ring extending through at least a portion of a thickness of and along a perimeter, where the first and second microelectronic components are coupled by direct bonding; and a seal ring formed by coupling the first guard ring to the second guard ring. In some embodiments, a microelectronic assembly may include a microelectronic component coupled to an interposer that includes a first liner material at a first surface; a second liner material at an opposing second surface; and a perimeter wall through the interposer and connected to the first and second liner materials.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are microelectronic assemblies including microelectronic components that are coupled together by direct bonding, and related structures and techniques. In some embodiments, a microelectronic assembly may include an interposer; a first microelectronic component having a first surface coupled to the interposer by a first direct bonding region and an opposing second surface; a second microelectronic component having a first surface coupled to the interposer by a second direct bonding region and an opposing second surface; a liner material on the surface of the interposer and around the first and second microelectronic components; an inorganic fill material on the liner material and between the first and second microelectronic components; and a third microelectronic component coupled to the second surfaces of the first and second microelectronic components.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are microelectronic assemblies including microelectronic components coupled by direct bonding, and related structures and techniques. In some embodiments, a microelectronic assembly may include a first microelectronic component including a first guard ring extending through at least a portion of a thickness of and along a perimeter; a second microelectronic component including a second guard ring extending through at least a portion of a thickness of and along a perimeter, where the first and second microelectronic components are coupled by direct bonding; and a seal ring formed by coupling the first guard ring to the second guard ring. In some embodiments, a microelectronic assembly may include a microelectronic component coupled to an interposer that includes a first liner material at a first surface; a second liner material at an opposing second surface; and a perimeter wall through the interposer and connected to the first and second liner materials.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are microelectronic assemblies including microelectronic components that are coupled together by direct bonding, and related structures and techniques. In some embodiments, a microelectronic assembly may include an interposer; a first microelectronic component having a first surface coupled to the interposer by a first direct bonding region and an opposing second surface; a second microelectronic component having a first surface coupled to the interposer by a second direct bonding region and an opposing second surface; a liner material on the surface of the interposer and around the first and second microelectronic components; an inorganic fill material on the liner material and between the first and second microelectronic components; and a third microelectronic component coupled to the second surfaces of the first and second microelectronic components.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are structures, devices, and methods for electrostatic discharge protection (ESDP) in integrated circuits (ICs). For example, in some embodiments, an IC package support may include: a first conductive structure in a dielectric material; a second conductive structure in the dielectric material; and a material in contact with the first conductive structure and the second conductive structure, wherein the material includes a polymer, and the material is different from the dielectric material. The material may act as a dielectric material below a trigger voltage, and as a conductive material above the trigger voltage.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are various designs for dielectric waveguides, as well as methods of manufacturing such waveguides. One type of dielectric waveguides described herein includes waveguides with one or more cavities in the dielectric waveguide material. Another type of dielectric waveguides described herein includes waveguides with a conductive ridge in the dielectric waveguide material. Dielectric waveguides described herein may be dispersion reduced dielectric waveguides, compared to conventional dielectric waveguides, and may be designed to adjust the difference in the group delay between the lower frequencies and the higher frequencies of a chosen bandwidth.

Abstract: Microelectronic assemblies, and related devices and methods, are disclosed herein. For example, in some embodiments, a microelectronic assembly may include: a first die having a first surface and an opposing second surface, first conductive contacts at the first surface of the first die, and second conductive contacts at the second surface of the first die; and a second die having a first surface and an opposing second surface, and first conductive contacts at the first surface of the second die; wherein the second conductive contacts of the first die are coupled to the first conductive contacts of the second die by interconnects, the second surface of the first die is between the first surface of the first die and the first surface of the second die, and a footprint of the first die is smaller than and contained within a footprint of the second die.

Abstract: Microelectronic assemblies, and related devices and methods, are disclosed herein. For example, in some embodiments, a microelectronic assembly may include a package substrate having a first surface and an opposing second surface, and a die secured to the package substrate, wherein the die has a first surface and an opposing second surface, the die has first conductive contacts at the first surface and second conductive contacts at the second surface, and the first conductive contacts are coupled to conductive pathways in the package substrate by first non-solder interconnects.

Abstract: Embodiments may relate to a microelectronic package with an electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection structure within the package substrate. The ESD protection structure may include a cavity that has a contact of a signal line and a contact of a ground line positioned therein. Other embodiments may be described or claimed.

Abstract: Microelectronic assemblies, and related devices and methods, are disclosed herein. For example, in some embodiments, a microelectronic assembly may include a package substrate having a first surface and an opposing second surface, and a die secured to the package substrate, wherein the die has a first surface and an opposing second surface, the die has first conductive contacts at the first surface and second conductive contacts at the second surface, and the first conductive contacts are coupled to conductive pathways in the package substrate by first non-solder interconnects.

Abstract: Microelectronic assemblies, and related devices and methods, are disclosed herein. For example, in some embodiments, a microelectronic assembly may include a package substrate having a first surface and an opposing second surface, and a die secured to the package substrate, wherein the die has a first surface and an opposing second surface, the die has first conductive contacts at the first surface and second conductive contacts at the second surface, and the first conductive contacts are coupled to conductive pathways in the package substrate by first non-solder interconnects.

Abstract: Microelectronic assemblies, and related devices and methods, are disclosed herein. For example, in some embodiments, a microelectronic assembly may include a package substrate, a first die coupled to the package substrate with first interconnects, and a second die coupled to the first die with second interconnects, wherein the second die is coupled to the package substrate with third interconnects, a communication network is at least partially included in the first die and at least partially included in the second die, and the communication network includes a communication pathway between the first die and the second die.

Abstract: An integrated circuit structure may be formed having a substrate, at least one integrated circuit device embedded in and electrically attached to the substrate, and a heat transfer fluid conduit extending through the substrate. In one embodiment, the heat transfer fluid conduit may be lined with a metallization within the substrate. In a further embodiment, the heat transfer fluid conduit may comprise multiple fluid channels for the removal of heat from multiple surfaces of the at least one integrated circuit device. In still a further embodiment, the substrate may include a molded layer, wherein at least one fluid channel is formed in the molded layer.

Abstract: Microelectronic assemblies, and related devices and methods, are disclosed herein. For example, in some embodiments, a microelectronic assembly may include a package substrate having a first surface and an opposing second surface, and a die secured to the package substrate, wherein the die has a first surface and an opposing second surface, the die has first conductive contacts at the first surface and second conductive contacts at the second surface, and the first conductive contacts are coupled to conductive pathways in the package substrate by first non-solder interconnects.

Abstract: Microelectronic assemblies, and related devices and methods, are disclosed herein. For example, in some embodiments, a microelectronic assembly may include a package substrate having a first surface and an opposing second surface, and a die secured to the package substrate, wherein the die has a first surface and an opposing second surface, the die has first conductive contacts at the first surface and second conductive contacts at the second surface, and the first conductive contacts are coupled to conductive pathways in the package substrate by first non-solder interconnects.

Abstract: Microelectronic assemblies, and related devices and methods, are disclosed herein. For example, in some embodiments, a microelectronic assembly may include a first die comprising a first face and a second face; and a second die, the second die comprising a first face and a second face, wherein the second die further comprises a plurality of first conductive contacts at the first face and a plurality of second conductive contacts at the second face, and the second die is between first-level interconnect contacts of the microelectronic assembly and the first die.

Abstract: Embodiments herein may relate to a processor package with a substrate and a multi-chip processor coupled with the substrate. The multi-chip processor may include a dual-sided interconnect structure coupled with a first chip, a second chip, and a third chip. The first chip may be communicatively coupled with the second chip by an on-chip communication route. Likewise, the second chip may be communicatively coupled with the first chip by an on-chip communication route. Additionally, the first chip may be communicatively coupled with the third chip by a fast-lane communication route. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.

Abstract: Embodiments may relate to a die with a front-end and a backend. The front-end may include a transistor. The backend may include a signal line, a conductive line, and a diode that is communicatively coupled with the signal line and the conductive line. Other embodiments may be described or claimed.