Abstract: A package structure is provided. The package structure includes a first conductive pad in a first insulating layer, a conductive via in a second insulating layer directly under the first conductive pad, and a first under bump metallurgy structure directly under the first conductive via. In a first horizontal direction, the conductive via is narrower than the first under bump metallurgy structure, and the first under bump metallurgy structure is narrower than the first conductive pad.

Abstract: Devices and methods for forming a chip package structure including a package substrate, a first adhesive layer attached to a top surface of the package substrate, and a beveled stiffener structure attached to the package substrate. The beveled stiffener structure may include a bottom portion including a tapered top surface, in which a bottom surface of the bottom portion is in contact with the first adhesive layer, a second adhesive layer attached to the tapered top surface, and a top portion including a tapered bottom surface, in which the tapered bottom surface is in contact with the second adhesive layer. The tapered top surface and the tapered bottom surface have a taper angle between 5 degrees and 60 degrees with respect to a top surface of the package substrate.

Abstract: A method includes forming a first redistribution structure over a carrier, where forming the first redistribution structure includes forming a plurality of first organic polymer layers over the carrier, and forming a plurality of first conductive lines in the plurality of first organic polymer layers, attaching a first package structure to the first redistribution structure, the first package structure including a first semiconductor die, a molding material that surrounds an entirety of a perimeter of the first semiconductor die, and a second redistribution structure on bottom surfaces of the first semiconductor die and the molding material, dispensing a first underfill into a first gap between the plurality of first conductive lines and the first package structure, bonding a substrate to the first redistribution structure using first conductive connectors, and dispensing a second underfill into a second gap between the substrate and the first redistribution structure.

Abstract: A chip package structure includes at least one semiconductor die attached to a redistribution structure, a first underfill material portion located between the redistribution structure and the at least one semiconductor die and laterally surrounding the solder material portions, a molding compound laterally surrounding at least one semiconductor die, and a second underfill material portion contacting sidewalls of the redistribution structure and sidewalls of the molding compound and including at least one cut region. The second underfill material portion includes a vertically-extending portion having a uniform lateral width and a horizontally-extending portion having a uniform vertical thickness and adjoined to a bottom end of the vertically-extending portion within each of the at least one cut region.

Abstract: A semiconductor package includes a semiconductor die, a redistribution circuit structure, a supporting structure and a protective layer. The redistribution circuit structure is located on and electrically coupled to the semiconductor die. The supporting structure is located on an outer surface of the redistribution circuit structure, wherein the supporting structure is overlapped with at least a part of the semiconductor die or has a sidewall substantially aligned with a sidewall of the semiconductor die in a vertical projection on the redistribution circuit structure along a stacking direction of the redistribution circuit structure and the supporting structure. The protective layer is located on the supporting structure, wherein the supporting structure is sandwiched between the protective layer and the redistribution circuit structure.

Abstract: A semiconductor package includes a die, a redistribution structure and a plurality of conductive terminals. The redistribution structure is disposed below and electrically connected to the die. The redistribution structure includes a plurality of conductive patterns, and at least one of the plurality of conductive patterns has a cross-section substantially parallel to the surface of the die. The cross-section has a long-axis and a short-axis, and the long-axis intersects with a center axis of the die. The conductive terminals are disposed below and electrically connected to the redistribution structure.

Abstract: A package structure is provided. The package structure includes a first conductive pad in an insulating layer, a first under bump metallurgy structure under the first insulating layer, and a first conductive via in the insulating layer. The first conductive via is vertically connected to the first conductive pad and the first under bump metallurgy structure. In a plan view, a first area of the first under bump metallurgy structure is confined within a second area of the first conductive pad.

Abstract: Devices and method for forming a chip package structure including a package substrate, a fan-out package attached to the package substrate, a first adhesive layer attached to a top surface of the package substrate, a beveled stiffener structure attached to the package substrate and surrounding the fan-out package, the beveled stiffener structure comprising at least one tapered sidewall, in which a first width of a top portion of the beveled stiffener structure along the at least one tapered sidewall is greater than a second width of a bottom portion of the beveled stiffener structure along the at least one tapered sidewall, and in which the bottom portion is in contact with a top surface of the first adhesive layer.

Abstract: A package structure includes an interposer, a die, a conductive terminal and an interconnection structure that is disposed on a first side of the interposer. The die is electrically bonded to the interposer and disposed over the interconnection structure. The conductive terminal is connected to the interposer and the die via a conductive bump. In order to effectively avoid cold joint issues, round or rectangular polyimide structures are first disposed under the bumps to structurally support the bump and sufficiently increase bump height for improved electrical connection and long term reliability of the package structure.

Abstract: A semiconductor structure includes an assembly including an interposer, at least one semiconductor die attached to the interposer including interposer bonding pads, and a die-side underfill material portion located between the interposer and the at least one semiconductor die, a packaging substrate including substrate bonding pads, an array of solder material portions bonded to the interposer bonding pads and the substrate bonding pads, a central underfill material portion laterally surrounding a first subset of the solder material portions, and at least one peripheral underfill material portion contacting corner regions of the interposer and a respective surface segment of the central underfill material portion and having a different material composition than the central underfill material portion.

Abstract: A multi-die package includes a plurality of non-active dies among the IC dies included in the multi-die package. The non-active dies may be included to reduce the amount of encapsulant material and/or an underfill material that is used in the multi-die package, which reduces the amount of CTE mismatch in the multi-die package. Moreover, a plurality of non-active dies may be positioned in an adjacent manner between two or more active IC dies. The use of a plurality of non-active dies in a particular area of the multi-die package increases the quantity of gaps in the multi-die package. The increased quantity of gaps in the multi-die package provides an increased amount of area in the multi-die package for stress and strain absorption, and enables more even distribution of stresses and strains in the multi-die package.

Abstract: Methods and devices include a chip package structure, including a first semiconductor die, a second semiconductor die, a redistribution structure, and a first underfill material portion located between the redistribution structure and the first semiconductor die and the second semiconductor die. The redistribution structure includes a first redistribution structure portion physically and electrically connected to the first semiconductor die, a second redistribution structure portion physically and electrically connected to the second semiconductor die, and a dummy bump region positioned between and electrically isolated from the first redistribution structure portion and the second redistribution structure portion.

Abstract: Semiconductor packages and methods of fabricating semiconductor packages include bonding structures on a surface of an interposer having non-uniform height dimensions in different regions of the interposer. A plurality of solder connections may contact the pillars and electrically connect the respective pillars of the interposer to corresponding bonding structures on a package substrate. The variation in the heights of the pillars in different regions of the interposer may compensate for warping of the interposer and improve the reliability of the electrical connections between the interposer and the package substrate.

Abstract: A metallization structure electrically connected to a conductive bump is provided. The metallization structure includes an oblong-shaped or elliptical-shaped redistribution pad, a conductive via disposed on the oblong-shaped or elliptical-shaped redistribution pad, and an under bump metallurgy covering the conductive via, wherein the conductive bump is disposed on the UBM. Furthermore, a package structure including the above-mentioned metallization structures is provided.

Abstract: An embodiment package substrate may include a core portion including a first material having a first bulk modulus and a first coefficient of thermal expansion, and a reinforcing portion including a second material having a second bulk modulus and a second coefficient of thermal expansion. The second bulk modulus may be chosen to be greater than the first bulk modulus and the second coefficient of thermal expansion may be chosen to be less than the first coefficient of thermal expansion. The core portion may include a fiber-reinforced polymer material and the reinforcing portion may include silicon, silicon nitride, or a ceramic material. The second bulk modulus may be greater than or equal to 100 GPa and the second coefficient of thermal expansion may be less than 10 ppm/° C. The reinforcing portion may include four components each respectively located proximate to a respective corner of the package substrate.

Abstract: A metallization structure electrically connected to a conductive bump is provided. The metallization structure includes an oblong-shaped or elliptical-shaped redistribution pad, a conductive via disposed on the oblong-shaped or elliptical-shaped redistribution pad, and an under bump metallurgy covering the conductive via, wherein the conductive bump is disposed on the UBM. Furthermore, a package structure including the above-mentioned metallization structures is provided.

Abstract: A package assembly includes a package substrate, an interposer module on the package substrate, and a package lid on the interposer module and attached to the package substrate. The package lid includes an outer lid including an outer lid material and including an outer lid plate portion. The package lid further includes an inner lid including an inner lid material different than the outer lid material and including an inner lid plate portion attached to a bottom surface of the outer lid plate portion.

Abstract: A semiconductor package includes a die, a first conductive pattern, a second conductive pattern and first and second under-ball metallurgy (UBM) patterns. The first conductive pattern and the second conductive pattern are disposed below and electrically connected to the die, wherein the first conductive pattern has an ellipse-like shape, and the second conductive pattern has a circular shape. The first and second under-ball metallurgy (UBM) patterns correspond to the first and second conductive patterns, the first conductive pattern has a first length, the second conductive pattern has a second length, the first and second UBM patterns have a third length, wherein the first length is larger than the third length and the second length is smaller than the third length.

Abstract: A package structure includes a circuit substrate, a semiconductor device and a ring structure. The circuit substrate has a first region and a second region connected thereto. The circuit substrate includes at least one routing layer including a dielectric portion and a conductive portion disposed thereon. A first ratio of a total volume of the conductive portion of the routing layer within the first region to a total volume of the dielectric and conductive portions of the routing layer within the first region is less than a second ratio of a total volume of the conductive portion of the routing layer within the second region to a total volume of the dielectric and conductive portions of the routing layer within the second region. The semiconductor device is disposed over the circuit substrate within the first region, and is electrically coupled to the circuit substrate. The ring structure is disposed over the circuit substrate within the second region.

Abstract: A semiconductor structure includes: a substrate; a package attached to a first surface of the substrate, where the package includes: an interposer, where a first side of the interposer is bonded to the first surface of the substrate through first conductive bumps; dies attached to a second side of the interposer opposing the first side; and a molding material on the second side of the interposer around the dies; a plurality of thermal interface material (TIM) films on a first surface of the package distal from the substrate, where each of the TIM films is disposed directly over at least one respective die of the dies; and a heat-dissipation lid attached to the first surface of the substrate, where the package and the plurality of TIM films are disposed in an enclosed space between the heat-dissipation lid and the substrate, where the heat-dissipation lid contacts the plurality of TIM films.