Abstract: According to an embodiment of the invention, a chip package is provided, which includes: a substrate having an upper surface and a lower surface; a hole extending from the upper surface toward the lower surface; an insulating layer located overlying a sidewall of the hole; and a material layer located overlying the sidewall of the hole, wherein the material layer is separated from the upper surface of the substrate by a distance and a thickness of the material layer decreases along a direction toward the lower surface.

Abstract: A semiconductor structure includes a substrate, a dam element, a first isolation layer, a second isolation layer, and a conductive layer. The substrate has a conductive pad, a trench, a sidewall, a first surface, and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The conductive pad is located on the second surface. The trench has a first opening at the first surface, and has a second opening at the second surface. The dam element is located on the second surface and covers the second opening. The dam element has a concave portion that is at the second opening. The first isolation layer is located on a portion of the sidewall. The second isolation layer is located on the first surface and the sidewall that is not covered by the first isolation layer, such that an interface is formed between the first and second isolation layers.

Abstract: A stacked wafer structure includes a substrate; dams provided on the substrate and having protrusions on a surface thereof; and a wafer with recesses provided on the dam. The protrusions on the surface of the dams are wedged into the recesses of the wafer, preventing air chambers from forming between the recesses of the wafer and the dams, so that the wafer is not separated from the dams due to the presence of air chambers during subsequent packaging process. A method for stacking a wafer is also provided.

Abstract: A method for forming a chip package, by providing a substrate having a plurality of conducting pads below a lower surface, and a dielectric layer located between the conducting pads, forming a recess in an upper surface of the substrate, forming a hole extending through the bottom of the recess, forming an insulating layer on the sidewall of the recess and in the hole, exposing a portion of the conducting pads through the insulating layer, and forming a conducting layer on the insulating layer and through the hole to contact with the conducting pads.

Abstract: A semiconductor structure includes a substrate, a dam element, a first isolation layer, a second isolation layer, and a conductive layer. The substrate has a conductive pad, a trench, a sidewall, a first surface, and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The conductive pad is located on the second surface. The trench has a first opening at the first surface, and has a second opening at the second surface. The dam element is located on the second surface and covers the second opening. The dam element has a concave portion that is at the second opening. The first isolation layer is located on a portion of the sidewall. The second isolation layer is located on the first surface and the sidewall that is not covered by the first isolation layer, such that an interface is formed between the first and second isolation layers.

Abstract: An embodiment of the invention provides a manufacturing method of a chip package including: providing a semiconductor wafer having a plurality of device regions separated by a plurality of scribe lines; bonding a package substrate to the semiconductor wafer wherein a spacer layer is disposed therebetween and defines a plurality of cavities respectively exposing the device regions and the spacer layer has a plurality of through holes neighboring the edge of the semiconductor wafer; filling an adhesive material in the through holes wherein the material of the spacer layer is adhesive and different from the adhesive material; and dicing the semiconductor wafer, the package substrate and the spacer layer along the scribe lines to form a plurality of chip packages separated from each other.

Abstract: An embodiment of the invention provides a chip package which includes: a substrate having a plurality of sides and a plurality of corner regions, wherein each of the corner regions is located at an intersection of at least two of the sides of the substrate; a device region formed in the substrate; a conducting layer disposed on the substrate and electrically connected to the device region; an insulating layer disposed between the substrate and the conducting layer; and a carrier substrate, wherein the substrate is disposed on the carrier substrate, and the substrate has a recess extending towards the carrier substrate in at least one of the corner regions.

Abstract: A method for forming a chip package, in which a substrate has a plurality of conducting pads located below its lower surface, and a dielectric layer located between the conducting pads. A hole is formed extending from the upper surface of the substrate towards the conducting pads. After the hole is formed, a trench is formed extending from the upper surface towards the lower surface of the substrate, with the trench connecting with the hole. An insulating layer is formed on a sidewall of the trench and a sidewall and a bottom of the hole, and a portion of the insulating layer and a portion of the dielectric layer are removed to expose a portion of the conducting pads. A conducting layer is formed on the sidewall of the trench and the sidewall and the bottom of the hole, electrically contacting with the conducting pads.

Abstract: According to an embodiment of the invention, a chip package is provided. The chip package includes: a substrate having an upper surface and a lower surface; a plurality of conducting pads located under the lower surface of the substrate; a dielectric layer located between the conducting pads; a trench extending from the upper surface towards the lower surface of the substrate; a hole extending from a bottom of the trench towards the lower surface of the substrate, wherein an upper sidewall of the hole inclines to the lower surface of the substrate, and a lower sidewall or a bottom of the hole exposes a portion of the conducting pads; and a conducting layer located in the hole and electrically connected to at least one of the conducting pads.

Abstract: According to an embodiment of the invention, a chip package is provided. The chip package includes: a substrate having an upper surface and a lower surface; a plurality of conducting pads located under the lower surface of the substrate; a dielectric layer located between the conducting pads; a trench extending from the upper surface towards the lower surface of the substrate; a hole extending from a bottom of the trench towards the lower surface of the substrate, wherein a sidewall of the hole is substantially perpendicular to the lower surface of the substrate, and the sidewall or a bottom of the hole exposes a portion of the conducting pads; and a conducting layer located in the hole and electrically connected to at least one of the conducting pads.

Abstract: According to an embodiment of the invention, a chip package is provided. The chip package includes: a substrate having an upper surface and a lower surface; a plurality of conducting pads located under the lower surface of the substrate; a dielectric layer located between the conducting pads; a trench extending from the upper surface towards the lower surface of the substrate; a hole extending from a bottom of the trench towards the lower surface of the substrate, wherein a sidewall of the hole is substantially perpendicular to the lower surface of the substrate, and the sidewall or a bottom of the hole exposes a portion of the conducting pads; and a conducting layer located in the hole and electrically connected to at least one of the conducting pads.

Abstract: According to an embodiment of the invention, a chip package is provided. The chip package includes: a substrate having an upper surface and a lower surface; a plurality of conducting pads located under the lower surface of the substrate; a dielectric layer located between the conducting pads; a trench extending from the upper surface towards the lower surface of the substrate; a hole extending from a bottom of the trench towards the lower surface of the substrate, wherein an upper sidewall of the hole inclines to the lower surface of the substrate, and a lower sidewall or a bottom of the hole exposes a portion of the conducting pads; and a conducting layer located in the hole and electrically connected to at least one of the conducting pads.

Abstract: The invention provides an integrated circuit package and method of fabrication thereof. The integrated circuit package comprises an integrated circuit chip having a photosensitive device thereon; a bonding pad formed on an upper surface of the integrated circuit chip and electrically connected to the photosensitive device; a barrier formed between the bonding pad and the photosensitive device; and a conductive layer formed on a sidewall of the integrated circuit chip and electrically connected to the bonding pad. The barrier layer blocks overflow of the adhesive layer into a region, on which the photosensitive device is formed, to improve yield for fabricating the integrated circuit package.

Abstract: An embodiment of the invention provides a chip package, which includes: a semiconductor substrate having a device region and a non-device region neighboring the device region; a package layer disposed on the semiconductor substrate; a spacing layer disposed between the semiconductor substrate and the package layer and surrounding the device region and the non-device region; a ring structure disposed between the semiconductor substrate and the package layer, and between the spacing layer and the device region, and surrounding a portion of the non-device region; and an auxiliary pattern including a hollow pattern formed in the spacing layer or the ring structure, a material pattern located between the spacing layer and the device region, or combinations thereof.

Abstract: The present invention provides a chip package, including: a chip having a semiconductor device thereon; a cap layer over the semiconductor device; a spacer layer between the chip and the cap layer, wherein the spacer layer surrounds the semiconductor device and forms a cavity between the chip and the cap layer; and an anti-reflective layer between the cap layer and the chip, wherein the anti-reflective layer has a overlapping region with the spacer layer and extends into the cavity. Furthermore, a method for fabricating a chip package is also provided.

Abstract: A stacked wafer structure includes a substrate; dams provided on the substrate and having protrusions on a surface thereof; and a wafer with recesses provided on the dam. The protrusions on the surface of the dams are wedged into the recesses of the wafer, preventing air chambers from forming between the recesses of the wafer and the dams, so that the wafer is not separated from the dams due to the presence of air chambers during subsequent packaging process. A method for stacking a wafer is also provided.

Abstract: A chip package includes a substrate having an upper surface and a lower surface, a plurality of conducting pads located under the lower surface of the substrate, and a dielectric layer located between the conducting pads. A hole is provided in the substrate, which extends from the upper surface towards the lower surface of the substrate. A sidewall or a bottom of the hole exposes a portion of the conducting pads. The upper opening of the hole near the upper surface is smaller than a lower opening of the hole near the lower surface. An upper conducting pad has at least an opening or a trench exposing a lower conducting pad of the conducting pads. A conducting layer is disposed in the hole, which electrically contacting at least one of the conducting pads.

Abstract: According to an embodiment of the invention, a chip package is provided, which includes: a substrate having a first surface and a second surface; an optical device between the first surface and the second surface of the substrate; a protection layer formed on the second surface of the substrate, wherein the protection layer has at least an opening; at least a conducting bump formed in the opening of the protection layer and electrically connected to the optical device; and a light shielding layer formed on the protection layer, wherein the light shielding layer is further extended onto a sidewall of the opening of the protection layer.

Abstract: According to an embodiment of the invention, a chip package is provided. The chip package includes a substrate having an upper surface and a lower surface, a plurality of conducting pads located in the substrate or under the lower surface thereof, a dielectric layer located between the conducting pads, a hole extending from the upper surface towards the lower surface of the substrate and exposing a portion of the conducting pads, and a conducting layer located in the hole and electrically contacting the conducting pads.

Abstract: A method for forming a material layer with an anti-reflective layer as the top surface. The method comprises steps of providing a material layer and performing an ion implantation process to change a plurality of physical properties of a portion of the material layer near a top surface of the material layer so as to covert the portion of the material layer into an anti-reflective layer.