An apparatus comprising a substrate with multiple electronic devices. An interconnect structure formed on a first side of the substrate interconnects the electronic devices. Dummy TSVs each extend through the substrate and form an alignment mark on a second side of the substrate. Functional TSVs each extend through the substrate and electrically connect to the electronic devices. A redistribution layer (RDL) formed on the second side of the substrate interconnects ones of the dummy TSVs with ones of the functional TSVs. Step heights of the RDL over the functional TSVs are less than a predetermined value, whereas step heights of the RDL over the dummy TSVs are greater than the predetermined value.

An apparatus comprising a substrate with multiple electronic devices. An interconnect structure formed on a first side of the substrate interconnects the electronic devices. Dummy TSVs each extend through the substrate and form an alignment mark on a second side of the substrate. Functional TSVs each extend through the substrate and electrically connect to the electronic devices. A redistribution layer (RDL) formed on the second side of the substrate interconnects ones of the dummy TSVs with ones of the functional TSVs. Step heights of the RDL over the functional TSVs are less than a predetermined value, whereas step heights of the RDL over the dummy TSVs are greater than the predetermined value.

Semiconductor packages may include a molded interposer and semiconductor dice mounted on the molded interposer. The molded interposer may include two redistribution layer structures on opposite sides of a molding compound. Electrically conductive vias may connect the RDL structures through the molding compound, and passive devices may be embedded in the molding compound and electrically connected to one of the RDL structures. Each of the semiconductor dice may be electrically connected to, and have a footprint covering, a corresponding one of the passive devices to form a face-to-face connection between each of the semiconductor dice and the corresponding one of the passive devices.

Semiconductor packages may include a molded interposer and semiconductor dice mounted on the molded interposer. The molded interposer may include two redistribution layer structures on opposite sides of a molding compound. Electrically conductive vias may connect the RDL structures through the molding compound, and passive devices may be embedded in the molding compound and electrically connected to one of the RDL structures. Each of the semiconductor dice may be electrically connected to, and have a footprint covering, a corresponding one of the passive devices to form a face-to-face connection between each of the semiconductor dice and the corresponding one of the passive devices.

Provided is a matable electrical connection structure including a female connection member and a male connection member respectively including a plurality of first connection portions and a plurality of second connection portions, and a plurality of matable connection portions configured to detachably couple the female connection member and the male connection member, and respectively and electrically connect the plurality of first connection portions to the plurality of second connection portions, and the matable connection portions include inner conductive materials respectively and electrically connected to the plurality of first connection portions and provided on inner walls of a plurality of insertion holes formed in the female connection member, columns respectively and electrically connected to the plurality of second connection portions and configured to protrude from the male connection member to be inserted into the insertion hole, and elastic fins configured to extend outside the column to elastically contact the inner conductive material, and at least one of the female connection member and the male connection member is divided into a plurality of areas, and the plurality of matable connection portions are disposed to form a group in each of the areas.

A manufacturing method of a mounting structure includes: a step of preparing a mounting member including a first circuit member and a plurality of second circuit members placed on the first circuit member; a disposing step of disposing a thermosetting sheet and a thermoplastic sheet on the mounting member, with the thermosetting sheet interposed between the thermoplastic sheet and the first circuit member; a first sealing step of pressing a stack of the thermosetting sheet and the thermoplastic sheet against the first circuit member, and heating the stack, to seal the second circuit members and to cure the thermosetting sheet into a cured layer; and a removal step of removing the thermoplastic sheet from the cured layer. At least one of the second circuit members is a hollow member having a space from the first circuit member, and in the first sealing step, the second circuit members are sealed so as to maintain the space.

A manufacturing method of a mounting structure includes: a step of preparing a mounting member including a first circuit member and a plurality of second circuit members placed on the first circuit member; a disposing step of disposing a thermosetting sheet and a thermoplastic sheet on the mounting member, with the thermosetting sheet interposed between the thermoplastic sheet and the first circuit member; a first sealing step of pressing a stack of the thermosetting sheet and the thermoplastic sheet against the first circuit member, and heating the stack, to seal the second circuit members and to cure the thermosetting sheet into a cured layer; and a removal step of removing the thermoplastic sheet from the cured layer. At least one of the second circuit members is a hollow member having a space from the first circuit member, and in the first sealing step, the second circuit members are sealed so as to maintain the space.

A PoP semiconductor device has a top semiconductor package disposed over a bottom semiconductor package. The top semiconductor package has a substrate and a first semiconductor die disposed over the substrate. First and second encapsulants are deposited over the first semiconductor die and substrate. A first build-up interconnect structure is formed over the substrate after depositing the second encapsulant. The top package is disposed over the bottom package. The bottom package has a second semiconductor die and modular interconnect units disposed around the second semiconductor die. A second build-up interconnect structure is formed over the second semiconductor die and modular interconnect unit. The modular interconnect units include a plurality of conductive vias and a plurality of contact pads electrically connected to the conductive vias. The I/O pattern of the build-up interconnect structure on the top semiconductor package is designed to coincide with the I/O pattern of the modular interconnect units.

A PoP semiconductor device has a top semiconductor package disposed over a bottom semiconductor package. The top semiconductor package has a substrate and a first semiconductor die disposed over the substrate. First and second encapsulants are deposited over the first semiconductor die and substrate. A first build-up interconnect structure is formed over the substrate after depositing the second encapsulant. The top package is disposed over the bottom package. The bottom package has a second semiconductor die and modular interconnect units disposed around the second semiconductor die. A second build-up interconnect structure is formed over the second semiconductor die and modular interconnect unit. The modular interconnect units include a plurality of conductive vias and a plurality of contact pads electrically connected to the conductive vias. The I/O pattern of the build-up interconnect structure on the top semiconductor package is designed to coincide with the I/O pattern of the modular interconnect units.

A multi-chip package includes a field-programmable-gate-array (FPGA) integrated-circuit (IC) chip configured to perform a logic function based on a truth table, wherein the field-programmable-gate-array (FPGA) integrated-circuit (IC) chip comprises multiple non-volatile memory cells therein configured to store multiple resulting values of the truth table, and a programmable logic block therein configured to select, in accordance with one of the combinations of its inputs, one from the resulting values into its output; and a memory chip coupling to the field-programmable-gate-array (FPGA) integrated-circuit (IC) chip, wherein a data bit width between the field-programmable-gate-array (FPGA) integrated-circuit (IC) chip and the memory chip is greater than or equal to 64.