A microelectronic assembly can include a substrate having first and second surfaces and an aperture extending therebetween, the substrate having terminals. The assembly can also include a first microelectronic element having a front surface facing the first surface of the substrate, a second microelectronic element having a front surface facing the first microelectronic element and projecting beyond an edge of the first microelectronic element, first and second leads electrically connecting contacts of the respective first and second microelectronic elements to the terminals, and third leads electrically interconnecting the contacts of the first and second microelectronic elements. The contacts of the first microelectronic element can be exposed at the front surface thereof adjacent the edge thereof. The contacts of the second microelectronic element can be disposed in a central region of the front surface thereof. The first, second, and third leads can have portions aligned with the aperture.

Guard ring designs enabling in-line testing of silicon bridges for semiconductor packages, and the resulting silicon bridges and semiconductor packages, are described. In an example, a semiconductor structure includes a substrate having an insulating layer disposed thereon. A metallization structure is disposed on the insulating layer. The metallization structure includes conductive routing disposed in a dielectric material stack. The semiconductor structure also includes a first metal guard ring disposed in the dielectric material stack and surrounding the conductive routing. The first metal guard ring includes a plurality of individual guard ring segments. The semiconductor structure also includes a second metal guard ring disposed in the dielectric material stack and surrounding the first metal guard ring. Electrical testing features are disposed in the dielectric material stack, between the first metal guard ring and the second metal guard ring.

Embodiments of the present invention describe a semiconductor package having an embedded die. The semiconductor package comprises a coreless substrate that contains the embedded die. The semiconductor package provides die stacking or package stacking capabilities. Furthermore, embodiments of the present invention describe a method of fabricating the semiconductor package that minimizes assembly costs.

Embodiments of the present invention describe a semiconductor package having an embedded die. The semiconductor package comprises a coreless substrate that contains the embedded die. The semiconductor package provides die stacking or package stacking capabilities. Furthermore, embodiments of the present invention describe a method of fabricating the semiconductor package that minimizes assembly costs.

Some embodiments described herein include apparatuses and methods of forming such apparatuses. One such embodiment may include a routing arrangement having pads to be coupled to a semiconductor die, with a first trace coupled to a first pad among the pads, and a second trace coupled to a second pad among the pads. The first and second traces may have different thicknesses. Other embodiments including additional apparatuses and methods are described.

To provide an electronic component in which the bonding position and bonding strength of a lead terminal can be maintained even if re-heated, a crystal oscillator as an electronic component includes: a first substrate having a connection terminal; and a lead terminal having a connection pad connected to the connection terminal of the first substrate via an electrically conductive bonding member. The electrically conductive bonding member has a part overlapping with the connection terminal and the connection pad, and a part arranged on the outside of the connection pad, as viewed in a plan view. The connection pad is provided with a first area overlapping with the connection terminal and a second area extending from the first area. The second area is connected to the first substrate via an insulative bonding member.

An embedded chip substrate includes a first insulation layer, a core layer, a chip, a second insulation layer, a first circuit layer, and a second circuit layer. The core layer disposed on the first insulation layer has an opening that exposes a portion of the first insulation layer. The chip is adhered into a recess constructed by the opening and the first insulation layer. The second insulation layer is disposed on the core layer for covering the chip. The first circuit layer is disposed at the outer side of the first insulation layer located between the first circuit layer and the core layer. The second circuit layer is disposed at the outer side of the second insulation layer located between the second circuit layer and the core layer. The first circuit layer is electrically connected to the second circuit layer that is electrically connected to the chip.

An embedded chip substrate includes a first insulation layer, a core layer, a chip, a second insulation layer, a first circuit layer, and a second circuit layer. The core layer disposed on the first insulation layer has an opening that exposes a portion of the first insulation layer. The chip is adhered into a recess constructed by the opening and the first insulation layer. The second insulation layer is disposed on the core layer for covering the chip. The first circuit layer is disposed at the outer side of the first insulation layer located between the first circuit layer and the core layer. The second circuit layer is disposed at the outer side of the second insulation layer located between the second circuit layer and the core layer. The first circuit layer is electrically connected to the second circuit layer that is electrically connected to the chip.

The present publication discloses a method for manufacturing a circuit-board structure. In the method, a conductor layer is made, which comprises a conductor foil and a conductor pattern on the surface of the conductor foil. A component is attached to the conductor layer and the conductor layer is thinned, in such a way that the conductor material of the conductor layer is removed from outside the conductor pattern.

A semiconductor package includes a package substrate. An interposer is disposed on the package substrate. The interposer in a semiconductor substrate, a wiring layer disposed on an upper surface of the semiconductor substrate and having a plurality of wirings therein, redistribution wiring pads disposed on the wiring layer and electrically connected to the wirings, bonding pads disposed on the redistribution wiring pads, and an insulation layer pattern disposed on the wiring layer and exposing at least a portion of the bonding pad, and first and second semiconductor devices disposed on the interposer. The first and second semiconductor devices are spaced apart from each other and are electrically connected to each other by at least one of the wirings.