A package structure of a semiconductor device includes a first substrate, a second substrate, and a bonding layer. The bonding layer bonds the first substrate and the second substrate. The bonding layer includes an inner bonding pad pattern and an outer bonding pad pattern formed in a dielectric layer. The outer bonding pad pattern surrounds the inner bonding pad pattern. The outer bonding pad pattern includes first bonding pads, the inner bonding pad pattern includes second bonding pads, a density of the first bonding pads is greater than that of the second bonding pads. The first bonding pads of the outer bonding pad pattern is distributed to form a plurality of pad rings surrounding the inner bonding pad pattern, and the first bonding pads of the plurality of pad rings are aligned in a horizontal direction or a vertical direction.

Implementations of a semiconductor package may include a die; a first pad and a second pad, the first pad and the second pad each including a first layer and a second layer where the second layer may be thicker than the first layer. At least a first conductor may be directly coupled to the second layer of the first pad; at least a second conductor may be directly coupled to the second layer of the second pad; and an organic material may cover at least the first side of the die. The at least first conductor and the at least second conductor extend through openings in the organic material where a spacing between the at least first conductor and the at least second conductor may be wider than a spacing between the second layer of the first pad and the second layer of the second pad.

Embodiments of a hybrid imaging sensor that optimizes a pixel array area on a substrate using a stacking scheme for placement of related circuitry with minimal vertical interconnects between stacked substrates and associated features are disclosed. Embodiments of maximized pixel array size/die size (area optimization) are disclosed, and an optimized imaging sensor providing improved image quality, improved functionality, and improved form factors for specific applications common to the industry of digital imaging are also disclosed.

Disclosed herein is a bump-on-trace interconnect with a wetted trace sidewall and a method for fabricating the same. A first substrate having conductive bump with solder applied is mounted to a second substrate with a trace disposed thereon by reflowing the solder on the bump so that the solder wets at least one sidewall of the trace, with the solder optionally wetting between at least half and all of the height of the trace sidewall. A plurality of traces and bumps may also be disposed on the first substrate and second substrate with a bump pitch of less than about 100 μm, and volume of solder for application to the bump calculated based on at least one of a joint gap distance, desired solder joint width, predetermined solder joint separation, bump geometry, trace geometry, minimum trace sidewall wetting region height and trace separation distance.

Various semiconductor chips and packages are disclosed. In one aspect, an apparatus is provided that includes a semiconductor chip that has a side, and plural conductive pillars on the side. Each of the conductive pillars includes a pillar portion that has an exposed shoulder facing away from the semiconductor chip. The shoulder provides a wetting surface to attract melted solder. The pillar portion has a first lateral dimension at the shoulder. A solder cap is positioned on the pillar portion. The solder cap has a second lateral dimension smaller than the first lateral dimension.

A semiconductor device includes a substrate including a surface, a plurality of pads disposing on the surface of the substrate, the plurality of pads includes a non-solder mask defined (NSMD) pad and a solder mask defined (SMD) pad, and the NSMD pad is arranged at a predetermined location. Further, a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes providing a substrate, disposing a plurality of pads on a surface of the substrate, disposing a solder mask over the surface of the substrate and the plurality of pads, forming a first recess in the solder mask to surround one of the plurality of pads, and forming a second recess in the solder mask and above one of the plurality of pads.

The subject matter contained herein discloses methods for forming a vertical metallic pillar overlying an under bump metal pad further overlying a semiconductor substrate, and applying a discrete solder cap on a top surface of the pillar, wherein the metallic pillar is defined by at least one photoresist layer. The method includes heating a multi-element metallic paste containing a variable amount of metallic powder, a melting point depressant and a flux such that the metal powder sinters to form the metallic pillar and simultaneously adheres the metallic pillar to the underbump metal pad.

Some embodiments relate to a semiconductor device package, which includes a substrate with a contact pad. A non-solder ball is coupled to the contact pad at a contact pad interface surface. A layer of solder is disposed over an outer surface of the non-solder ball, and has an inner surface and an outer surface which are generally concentric with the outer surface of the non-solder ball. An intermediate layer separates the non-solder ball and the layer of solder. The intermediate layer is distinct in composition from both the non-solder ball and the layer of solder. Sidewalls of the layer of solder are curved or sphere-like and terminate at a planar surface, which is disposed at a maximum height of the layer of solder as measured from the contact pad interface surface.

A semiconductor device includes a first die, a second die on the first die, and a third die on the second die, the second die being interposed between the first die and the third die. The first die includes a first substrate and a first interconnect structure on an active side of the first substrate. The second die includes a second substrate, a second interconnect structure on a backside of the second substrate, and a power distribution network (PDN) structure on the second interconnect structure such that the second interconnect structure is interposed between the PDN structure and the second substrate.

The present disclosure provides a method for manufacturing a semiconductor package. The method includes (1) determining a die warpage value under a predetermined temperature range; (2) determining a difference between a density of a top metal and a density of a bottom metal of a substrate according to the die warpage value; and (3) joining the die and the substrate under the predetermined temperature range. The top metal includes all metal layers overlying a middle layer, and the bottom metal includes all metal layers underlying the middle layer. The middle layer includes a core or a metal layer.