This application relates to semiconductor manufacturing, and more particularly to an interconnect structure for semiconductors with an ultra-fine pitch and a forming method thereof. The forming method includes: preparing copper nanoparticles using a vapor deposition device, where coupling parameters of the vapor deposition device are adjusted to control an initial particle size of the copper nanoparticles; depositing the copper nanoparticles on a substrate; invertedly placing a chip with copper pillars as I/O ports on the substrate; and subjecting the chip and the substrate to hot-pressing sintering to enable the bonding.

A terminal structure includes a first wiring layer, an insulation layer covering the first wiring layer, an opening extending through the insulation layer and partially exposing the first wiring layer, a via wiring formed in the opening, a second wiring layer connected to the via wiring on the insulation layer, a protective metal layer on the second wiring layer, a solder layer covering the protective metal layer, and an intermetallic compound layer formed at an interface of the protective metal layer and the solder layer. The protective metal layer includes a projection projecting further outward from a side surface of the second wiring layer. The solder layer covers upper and side surfaces of the protective metal layer through the intermetallic compound layer and exposes a side surface of the second wiring layer. The intermetallic compound layer covers the upper and side surfaces of the protective metal layer.

The present disclosure relates to a method for manufacturing a semiconductor package including vacuum-laminating a non-conductive film on a substrate on which a plurality of through silicon vias are provided and bump electrodes are formed, and then performing UV irradiation, wherein an increase in melt viscosity before and after UV irradiation can be adjusted to 30% or less, whereby a bonding can be performed without voids during thermo-compression bonding, and resin-insertion phenomenon between solders can be prevented, fillets can be minimized and reliability can be improved.

An apparatus includes an Integrated Circuit (IC). A first pillar includes a first end and a second end. The first end is connected to the IC and the second end includes a first attachment point collinear with a first central axis of the first pillar. The first attachment point includes a first solder volume capacity. A second pillar includes a third end and a fourth end. The third end is connected to the IC and the fourth end includes a second attachment point disposed on a side of the second pillar facing the first pillar. The second attachment point includes a second solder volume capacity being less than the first solder volume capacity. A first distance between the first end and the second end is less than a second distance between the third end and the fourth end.

A device, such as a computer system, includes an interconnection device die and at least two additional device dice. The additional device dies can be system on integrated chip (SOIC) dies laying face to face (F2F) on the interconnection device die. The interconnection device die includes electrical connectors on one surface, enabling connection to and/or among the additional device dice. The interconnection device die includes at least one redistribution circuit structure, which may be an integrated fan out (InFO) structure, and at least one through-silicon via (TSV). The TSV enables connection between a signal line, power line or ground line, from an opposite surface of the interconnection device die to the redistribution circuit structure and/or electrical connectors. At least one of the additional dice can be a three-dimensional integrated circuit (3DIC) die with face to back (F2B) stacking.

A semiconductor device is disclosed including a semiconductor die mounted on a substrate. The substrate includes a pattern of solder balls which is complementary and aligned to a pattern of solder bumps on the semiconductor die. These complementary and aligned patterns of solder balls and solder bumps minimize the lengths of current paths between the solder balls and solder bumps, and provide current paths between the solder balls and solder bumps of relatively uniform lengths.

A semiconductor package includes a package substrate, a logic chip stacked on the package substrate and including at least one logic element, and a stack structure. The stack structure includes an integrated voltage regulator (IVR) chip including a voltage regulating circuit that regulates a voltage of the at least one logic element, and a passive element chip stacked on the IVR chip and including an inductor.

A method includes forming a solder layer on a surface of one or more chips. A lid is positioned over the solder layer on each of the one or more chips. Heat and pressure are applied to melt the solder layer and attach each lid to a corresponding solder layer. The solder layer has a thermal conductivity of ≥50 W/mK.

A semiconductor chip that includes a chip body that has a first side surface, a second side surface, a third side surface, and a fourth side surface; a central region at a central portion of the chip body; and a peripheral region at a peripheral portion of the chip body and adjacent to at least one of the first side surface to the fourth side surface, wherein the peripheral region includes a first unit region that includes a plurality of first bumps of a first bump density, and a second unit region that includes a plurality of second bumps of a second bump density higher than the first bump density.

Die stacks and methods of making die stacks with very thin dies are disclosed. The die surfaces remain flat within a 5 micron tolerance despite the thinness of the die and the process steps of making the die stack. A residual flux height is kept below 50% of the spacing distance between adjacent surfaces or structures, e.g. in the inter-die spacing.