According to an embodiment, provided is a semiconductor device includes a semiconductor layer; a first electrode; a second electrode; an electrode pad; a wiring layer electrically connected to the gate electrode; a first polycrystalline silicon layer electrically connected to the electrode pad and the wiring layer; and an insulating layer provided between the first polycrystalline silicon layer and the electrode pad and between the first polycrystalline silicon layer and the wiring layer and having a first opening and a second opening. The electrode pad and the first polycrystalline silicon layer are electrically connected via an inside of the first opening. The wiring layer and the first polycrystalline silicon layer are electrically connected via an inside of the second opening, A first opening area of the first opening is larger than a second opening area of the second opening.

A microelectronic device comprises a memory array region, a control logic region, and an additional control logic region. The memory array region comprises a stack structure comprising vertically alternating conductive structures and insulating structures, and vertically extending strings of memory cells within the stack structure. The control logic region underlies the stack structure and comprises control logic devices configured to effectuate a portion of control operations for the vertically extending strings of memory cells. The additional control logic region overlies the stack structure and comprises additional control logic devices configured to effectuate an additional portion of the control operations for the vertically extending strings of memory cells. Methods of forming a microelectronic device, and additional microelectronic devices and electronic systems are also described.

Implementations of a method of making a plurality of alignment marks on a wafer may include: providing a wafer including an alignment feature on a first side of the wafer. The method may include aligning the wafer using a camera focused on the first side of the wafer. The wafer may be aligned using the alignment feature on the first side of the die. The wafer may also include creating a plurality of alignment marks on a second side of the wafer through lasering, sawing, or scribing.

A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor wafer or a single semiconductor chip or die, and a layer stack. The layer stack comprises a first layer comprising NiSi, and a second layer comprising NiV, wherein the second layer is arranged between the first layer and the semiconductor wafer or single semiconductor chip or die.

In some embodiments, a semiconductor device comprises a semiconductor die comprising a vertical transistor device having a source electrode, a drain electrode and a gate electrode, the semiconductor die having a first surface and a second surface opposing the first surface. A first metallization structure is located on the first surface and comprises at least one source pad coupled to the source electrode, at least one drain pad coupled to the drain electrode and at least one gate pad coupled to the gate electrode. A second metallization structure is located on the second surface and comprises a conductive structure and an electrically insulating layer and forms an outermost surface of the semiconductor device. The outermost surface of the second metallization structure is electrically insulated from the semiconductor die by the electrically insulating layer.

The present technology is intended to provide an adhesive tape for a semiconductor package manufacturing process, which, in the process of manufacturing a semiconductor package having a plurality of protruding electrodes, may protect the bottom surface of the semiconductor package and the plurality of protruding electrodes formed on the bottom surface of the semiconductor package and may be easily removed from the semiconductor package without leaving residue behind after a given manufacturing process is completed. The adhesive tape for a semiconductor package manufacturing process is configured to be attached to a semiconductor package bottom surface having a plurality of protruding electrodes formed thereon, and includes: a first adhesive layer formed on a first base film; a second base film formed on the first adhesive layer, in which the second base film changes its shape to conform to the topology of the semiconductor package bottom surface when the adhesive tape is attached to the semiconductor package bottom surface, and the second base film contains a metal element so as to independently maintain the changed shape during the process; and a second adhesive layer formed on the second base film, the second adhesive layer having a smaller thickness than the first adhesive layer and having a lower adhesive strength than the first adhesive layer, wherein each of the first adhesive layer and the second adhesive layer has a spiral network molecular structure and includes a first adhesive composition containing silicone.

Implementations of a method of making a plurality of alignment marks on a wafer may include: providing a wafer including an alignment feature on a first side of the wafer. The method may include aligning the wafer using a camera focused on the first side of the wafer. The wafer may be aligned using the alignment feature on the first side of the die. The wafer may also include creating a plurality of alignment marks on a second side of the wafer through lasering, sawing, or scribing.

In some embodiments, a semiconductor device includes a semiconductor die including a vertical transistor device having a source electrode, a drain electrode and a gate electrode, the semiconductor die having a first surface and a metallization structure. The metallization structure includes a first conductive layer above the first surface, a first insulating layer above the first conductive layer, a second conductive layer above the first insulating layer, a second insulating layer above the second conductive layer and a third conductive layer above the second insulting layer. The third conductive layer includes at least one source pad electrically coupled to the source electrode, at least one drain pad electrically coupled to the drain electrode and at least one gate pad electrically coupled to the gate electrode.

The present disclosure relates to a radio frequency device that includes a transfer device die and a multilayer redistribution structure underneath the transfer device die. The transfer device die includes a device region with a back-end-of-line (BEOL) portion and a front-end-of-line (FEOL) portion over the BEOL portion and a transfer substrate. The FEOL portion includes isolation sections and an active layer surrounded by the isolation sections. A top surface of the device region is planarized. The transfer substrate resides over the top surface of the device region. Herein, silicon crystal does not exist within the transfer substrate or between the transfer substrate and the active layer. The multilayer redistribution structure includes a number of bump structures, which are at a bottom of the multilayer redistribution structure and electrically coupled to the FEOL portion of the transfer device die.

A microelectronic device comprises a memory array region, a control logic region, and an additional control logic region. The memory array region comprises a stack structure comprising vertically alternating conductive structures and insulating structures, and vertically extending strings of memory cells within the stack structure. The control logic region underlies the stack structure and comprises control logic devices configured to effectuate a portion of control operations for the vertically extending strings of memory cells. The additional control logic region overlies the stack structure and comprises additional control logic devices configured to effectuate an additional portion of the control operations for the vertically extending strings of memory cells. Methods of forming a microelectronic device, and additional microelectronic devices and electronic systems are also described.