The present disclosure provides an integrated circuit (IC) structure. The IC structure includes a semiconductor substrate; an interconnection structure formed on the semiconductor substrate; and a redistribution layer (RDL) metallic feature formed on the interconnection structure. The RDL metallic feature further includes a barrier layer disposed on the interconnection structure; a diffusion layer disposed on the barrier layer, wherein the diffusion layer includes metal and oxygen; and a metallic layer disposed on the diffusion layer.

The present disclosure provides an integrated circuit (IC) structure. The IC structure includes a semiconductor substrate; an interconnection structure formed on the semiconductor substrate; and a redistribution layer (RDL) metallic feature formed on the interconnection structure. The RDL metallic feature further includes a barrier layer disposed on the interconnection structure; a diffusion layer disposed on the barrier layer, wherein the diffusion layer includes metal and oxygen; and a metallic layer disposed on the diffusion layer.

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 dissipation device in thermal contact with the integrated circuit device, wherein a first portion of the heat dissipation device extends into the substrate and wherein a second portion of the heat dissipation device extends over the substrate. In one embodiment, the heat dissipation device may comprise the first portion of the heat dissipation device formed from metallization within the substrate.

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 dissipation device in thermal contact with the integrated circuit device, wherein a first portion of the heat dissipation device extends into the substrate and wherein a second portion of the heat dissipation device extends over the substrate. In one embodiment, the heat dissipation device may comprise the first portion of the heat dissipation device formed from metallization within the substrate.

The present disclosure provides a semiconductor device, a method of manufacturing the semiconductor device and a mothed of method of manufacturing a semiconductor device assembly. The semiconductor device includes a substrate, a bonding dielectric disposed on the substrate, a first conductive feature disposed in the bonding dielectric, an air gap disposed in the bonding dielectric to separate a portion of a periphery of the first conductive feature from the bonding dielectric, and a second conductive feature including a base disposed in the bonding dielectric and a protrusion stacked on the base.

The present disclosure provides a semiconductor device, a method of manufacturing the semiconductor device and a mothed of method of manufacturing a semiconductor device assembly. The semiconductor device includes a substrate, a bonding dielectric disposed on the substrate, a first conductive feature disposed in the bonding dielectric, an air gap disposed in the bonding dielectric to separate a portion of a periphery of the first conductive feature from the bonding dielectric, and a second conductive feature including a base disposed in the bonding dielectric and a protrusion stacked on the base.

Provided is a manufacturing method of a sensor including the following steps. A mold having a cavity is provided. At least one chip is disposed in the cavity. The chip has an active surface and a back surface opposite to each other. The active surface faces toward a bottom surface of the cavity. A polymer material is filled in the cavity to cover the back surface of the chip. A heat treatment is performed, such that the polymer material is solidified to form a polymer substrate. A mold release treatment is performed to isolate the polymer substrate from the cavity. A plurality of conductive lines are formed on a first surface of the polymer substrate. The conductive lines are electrically connected with the chip.

A method of forming a semiconductor structure, including steps of providing a first substrate, and forming a first bonding layer on a surface of the first substrate, wherein a material of the first bonding layer includes dielectric material of silicon, nitrogen and carbon.

A method of forming a semiconductor structure, including steps of providing a first substrate, and forming a first bonding layer on a surface of the first substrate, wherein a material of the first bonding layer includes dielectric material of silicon, nitrogen and carbon.

A first semiconductor die includes first semiconductor devices located over a first substrate, first interconnect-level dielectric material layers embedding first metal interconnect structures and located on the first semiconductor devices, and a first pad-level dielectric layer located on the first interconnect-level dielectric material layers and embedding first bonding pads. Each of the first bonding pads includes a first proximal horizontal surface and at least one first distal horizontal surface that is more distal from the first substrate than the first proximal horizontal surface is from the first substrate and has a lesser total area than a total area of the first proximal horizontal surface. A second semiconductor die including second bonding pads that are embedded in a second pad-level dielectric layer can be bonded to a respective distal surface of the first bonding pads.