Abstract: A package structure and a formation method of a package structure are provided. The package structure includes a circuit substrate and a die package bonded to the circuit substrate through bonding structures. The package structure also includes a reinforcing structure over the circuit substrate. The reinforcing structure partially surrounds a corner of the die package. The package structure further includes an underfill structure surrounding the bonding structure. The underfill structure is in direct contact with the reinforcing structure.

Abstract: A resistive memory device includes a bottom electrode, a top electrode and a resistance changing element. The top electrode is disposed above and spaced apart from the bottom electrode, and has a downward protrusion aligned with the bottom electrode. The resistance changing element covers side and bottom surfaces of the downward protrusion.

Abstract: A reading device for capacitive sensing element comprises a differential capacitive sensing element, a modulator, a charge-voltage conversion circuit, a phase adjustment circuit, a demodulator and a low-pass filter. The modulator outputs a modulation signal to the common node of the capacitive sensing element and modulates the output signal of the capacitive sensing element. The two input terminals of the charge-to-voltage conversion circuit are connected to two non-common nodes of the capacitive sensing element. The charge-to-voltage converter read the output charge of the capacitive sensing element and convert it into a voltage signal. The modulator generates a demodulation signal through the phase adjustment circuit. The demodulator receives the demodulation signal from the phase adjustment circuit and demodulates the output of the charge-to-voltage conversion circuit. The low-pass filter is connected to the output of the demodulator for filtering the demodulated voltage signal to output the read signal.

Abstract: A method for forming a semiconductor die package is provided, including disposing a first semiconductor die and a second semiconductor die over an interposer substrate, forming an underfill element over the interposer substrate to surround the first and second semiconductor dies, wherein a portion of the underfill element is between the semiconductor dies, stacking the interposer substrate over a package substrate, and installing a ring structure on the package substrate through an adhesive layer to surround the semiconductor dies. The ring structure has recessed parts recessed from its bottom surface. The recessed parts include first recessed parts arranged in at least one corner area of the ring structure and two second recessed parts arranged in two opposite side areas of the ring structure. The portion of the underfill element between the first and the second semiconductor dies is disposed between the two second recessed parts.

Abstract: A semiconductor package includes a substrate, a first semiconductor device disposed over the substrate in an offset position toward an edge of the substrate, and a ring structure disposed over the substrate and surrounding the first semiconductor device. The ring structure includes an overhang portion cantilevered over the edge of the substrate.

Abstract: A chip package structure is provided. The chip package structure includes a wiring substrate. The chip package structure includes a first chip structure over the wiring substrate. The chip package structure includes a heat-spreading lid over the wiring substrate and covering the first chip structure. The heat-spreading lid includes a ring structure and a top plate. The ring structure surrounds the first chip structure. The top plate covers the ring structure and the first chip structure. The first chip structure has a first sidewall and a second sidewall opposite to the first sidewall, a first distance between the first sidewall and the ring structure is less than a second distance between the second sidewall and the ring structure, the top plate has a first opening, the first opening has a first inner wall and a second inner wall facing each other.

Abstract: Provided is a package structure including a substrate, a stiffener ring, an eccentric die, a lid layer, and a buffer layer. The stiffener ring is disposed on the substrate. The stiffener ring has an inner perimeter to enclose an accommodation area. The eccentric die is disposed within the accommodation area on the substrate. The eccentric die is offset from a center of the accommodation area to close to a first side of the stiffener ring. The lid layer is disposed on the stiffener ring and overlays the eccentric die. The buffer layer is embedded in the lid layer between the first side of the stiffener ring and the eccentric die. The buffer layer has a thickness less than a thickness of the lid layer.

Abstract: A frame interpolation method for generating a third image frame interpolated between a first image frame and a second image frame includes: performing motion estimation upon a first input image frame and a second input image frame, to obtain a single-directional motion, wherein the first input image frame is derived from the first image frame, and the second input image frame is derived from the second image frame; scaling the single-directional motion according to a time point of the third image frame, to generate a scaled motion; deriving a forward-warped result from a result of performing a forward warping operation and a first inverse operation upon the scaled motion; performing a second inverse operation upon the forward-warped result, to generate an inversed result; and generating the third image frame according to the first image frame, the second image frame, the forward-warped result, and the inversed result.

Abstract: A semiconductor package including a lid having one or more heat pipes located on and/or within the lid to provide improved thermal management. A lid for a semiconductor package having one or more heat pipes thermally integrated with the lid may provide more uniform heat loss from the semiconductor package, reduce the risk of damage to the package due to excessive heat accumulation, and may enable the lid to be fabricated using less expensive materials, thereby reducing the costs of a semiconductor package.

Abstract: A processing element array includes N processing elements (PE) arranged linearly, N?2, and an operating method of the PE array includes: performing a first data transmission procedure, where an initial value of I is 1 and the first data transmission procedure includes: operating, by an ith PE, according to a first datum stored in itself, and sending the first datum to other PEs for their operations, adding 1 to I when I<N, and performing the first data transmission procedure again, performing a second data transmission procedure when I is equal to N, which includes: operating, by the Jth PE, according to a second datum stored in itself, and sending the second datum to other PEs for their operations, reducing J by 1 when J>1 and the (J?1)th PE has the second datum, and performing the second data transmission procedure again.

Abstract: A method for forming a chip package structure is provided. The method includes removing a first portion of a substrate to form a first recess in the substrate. The method includes forming a buffer structure in the first recess. A first Young's modulus of the buffer structure is less than a second Young's modulus of the substrate. The method includes forming a first wiring structure over the buffer structure and the substrate. The method includes bonding a chip package to the first wiring structure. The chip package has an interposer substrate and a chip structure over the interposer substrate, and a first corner of the interposer substrate and a second corner of the chip structure overlap the buffer structure in a top view of the chip package and the buffer structure.

Abstract: A semiconductor package structure includes an interposer substrate formed over a package substrate. The structure also includes a die disposed over the interposer substrate. The structure also includes a first heat spreader disposed over the package substrate. The structure also includes a second heat spreader disposed over the die and connected to the first heat spreader. The coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) of the first heat spreader and the coefficient of thermal expansion of the second heat spreader are different.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide a frame processor for processing frames with aliasing artifacts. For example, the frame processor can include a super-resolution (SR) and anti-aliasing (AA) engine and an attention reference frame generator coupled to the SR and AA engine. The SR and AA engine can be configured to enhance resolution and remove aliasing artifacts of a frame to generate a first high-resolution frame with aliasing artifacts and a second high-resolution frame with aliasing artifacts removed. The attention reference frame generator can be configured to generate an attention reference frame based on the first high-resolution frame and the second high-resolution frame.

Abstract: A semiconductor package structure includes an interposer substrate formed over a package substrate. The structure also includes a die disposed over the interposer substrate. The structure also includes a first heat spreader disposed over the package substrate. The structure also includes a second heat spreader disposed over the die and connected to the first heat spreader. The coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) of the first heat spreader and the coefficient of thermal expansion of the second heat spreader are different.

Abstract: A reading device for capacitive sensing element comprises a differential capacitive sensing element, a modulator, a charge-voltage conversion circuit, a phase adjustment circuit, a demodulator and a low-pass filter. The modulator outputs a modulation signal to the common node of the capacitive sensing element and modulates the output signal of the capacitive sensing element. The two input terminals of the charge-to-voltage conversion circuit are connected to two non-common nodes of the capacitive sensing element. The charge-to-voltage converter read the output charge of the capacitive sensing element and convert it into a voltage signal. The modulator generates a demodulation signal through the phase adjustment circuit. The demodulator receives the demodulation signal from the phase adjustment circuit and demodulates the output of the charge-to-voltage conversion circuit. The low-pass filter is connected to the output of the demodulator for filtering the demodulated voltage signal to output the read signal.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a package structure, a first heat spreader, and a second heat spreader. The first heat spreader is aside the package structure. The second heat spreader is in physical contact with the first heat spreader. The second heat spreader covers a top surface and sidewalls of the package structure. A material of the first heat spreader is different from a material of the second heat spreader.

Abstract: An embodiment interfacial bonding test structure may include a first substrate having a first planar surface, a second substrate having a second planar surface that is parallel to the first planar surface, a first semiconductor die, and a second semiconductor die, each semiconductor die bonded between the first substrate and the second substrate thereby forming a sandwich structure. The first semiconductor die and the second semiconductor die may be bonded to the first surface with a first adhesive and may be bonded to the second surface with a second adhesive. The first semiconductor die and the second semiconductor die may be displaced from one another by a first separation along a direction parallel to the first planar surface and the second planar surface. The second substrate may include a notch having an area that overlaps with an area of the first separation in a plan view.

Abstract: An HOD device, comprising: a framework; covering material, covering the frame work; at least one conductive region, provided on or in the covering material; wherein the conductive region is coupled to a capacitance detection circuit or a predetermined voltage level. The HOD device can be a vehicle control device such as a steering wheel. The conductive region comprises conductive wires which can be threads of the covering material. By this way, the arrangements of the conductive wires can be changed corresponding to the size or the shape of the frame work or any other requirements. Also, the interference caused by unstable factors can be improved since the conductive wires can be coupled to a ground source of the vehicle to provide a short capacitance sensing path.

Abstract: A method for forming a chip package structure. The method includes bonding first connectors over a front surface of a semiconductor wafer. The method also includes dicing the semiconductor wafer from a rear surface of the semiconductor wafer to form semiconductor dies and mounting first and second semiconductor dies in the semiconductor dies over a top surface of the interposer substrate. The method further forming an encapsulating layer over the top surface of the interposer substrate to cover the first semiconductor die and the second semiconductor die. A first sidewall of the first semiconductor die faces a second sidewall of the second semiconductor die, and upper portions of the first sidewall and the second sidewall have a tapered contour, to define a top die-to-die distance and a bottom die-to-die distance that is less than the top die-to-die distance.

Abstract: An semiconductor package includes a redistribution structure, a first semiconductor device, a second semiconductor device, an underfill layer and an encapsulant. The first semiconductor device is disposed on and electrically connected with the redistribution structure, wherein the first semiconductor device has a first bottom surface, a first top surface and a first side surface connecting with the first bottom surface and the first top surface, the first side surface comprises a first sub-surface and a second sub-surface connected with each other, the first sub-surface is connected with the first bottom surface, and a first obtuse angle is between the first sub-surface and the second sub-surface.