A semiconductor device of embodiments includes: a semiconductor layer; a first insulating layer provided on the semiconductor layer; a first metal layer provided on the first insulating layer and containing aluminum (Al); a second metal layer provided on the first insulating layer and containing aluminum (Al); and a second insulating layer provided on the first insulating layer, provided between the first metal layer and the second metal layer, having a top surface in contact with a side surface of the first metal layer and a side surface of the second metal layer, and containing silicon (Si) and nitrogen (N).

Multi-die structures and methods of fabrication are described. In an embodiment, a multi-die structure includes a first die, a second die, and die-to-die routing connecting the first die to the second die. The die-to-die interconnection may be monolithically integrated as a chip-level die-to-die routing, or external package-level die-to-die routing.

The present disclosure provides a semiconductor chip including a functional area, a first end, a second end, a third end, and a connecting portion. The functional area has first and second sides opposite to each other. The first end is disposed on the first side and the third end is disposed on the first side, wherein the semiconductor chip is switched on or off according to the drive signal received between the third end and the first end, and the connecting portion is disposed on the first side of the functional area and connected to the first end and the third end, wherein when the temperature rises above the a first temperature, the connecting portion is in a conductive state, and when the temperature drops to be not higher than a third temperature, the connecting portion is in an insulated state.

Disclosed is a semiconductor package comprising a semiconductor chip, an external connection member on the semiconductor chip, and a dielectric film between the semiconductor chip and the external connection member. The semiconductor chip includes a substrate, a front-end-of-line structure on the substrate, and a back-end-of-line structure on the front-end-of-line structure. The back-end-of-line structure includes metal layers stacked on the front-end-of-line structure, a first dielectric layer on the uppermost metal layer and including a contact hole that vertically overlaps a pad of an uppermost metal layer, a redistribution line on the first dielectric layer and including a contact part in the contact hole and electrically connected to the pad, a pad part, and a line part that electrically connects the contact part to the pad part, and an upper dielectric layer on the redistribution line.

A multi-pin wafer level chip scale package is achieved. One or more solder pillars and one or more solder blocks are formed on a silicon wafer wherein the one or more solder pillars and the one or more solder blocks all have a top surface in a same horizontal plane. A pillar metal layer underlies the one or more solder pillars and electrically contacts the one or more solder pillars with the silicon wafer through an opening in a polymer layer over a passivation layer. A block metal layer underlies the one or more solder blocks and electrically contacts the one or more solder pillars with the silicon wafer through a plurality of via openings through the polymer layer over the passivation layer wherein the block metal layer is thicker than the pillar metal layer.

A semiconductor device with improved reliability is provided. The semiconductor device is characterized by its embodiments in that sloped portions are formed on connection parts between a pad and a lead-out wiring portion, respectively. This feature suppresses crack formation in a coating area where a part of the pad is covered with a surface protective film.

A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor layer that includes a semiconductor substrate having a first thickness and has a main surface, a main surface electrode that is arranged at the main surface and has a second thickness less than the first thickness, and a pad electrode that is arranged on the main surface electrode and has a third thickness exceeding the first thickness.

The present disclosure relates to a method for forming a semiconductor device structure. The method includes forming a first semiconductor die and forming a second semiconductor die. The first semiconductor die includes a first metal layer, a first conductive via over the first metal layer, and a first conductive polymer liner surrounding the first conductive via. The second semiconductor die includes a second metal layer, a second conductive via over the second metal layer, and a second conductive polymer liner surrounding the second conductive via. The method also includes forming a conductive structure electrically connecting the first metal layer and the second metal layer by bonding the second semiconductor die to the first semiconductor die. The conductive structure is formed by the first conductive via, the first conductive polymer liner, the second conductive via, and the second conductive polymer liner.

A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor part, first and second electrodes, and first and second protective films. The first electrode is provided on the semiconductor part. The first protective film is provided on the semiconductor part and covers an outer edge of the first electrode. The second electrode is provided on the first electrode. The second electrode includes an outer edge partially covering the first protective film. The second protective film is provided on the semiconductor part and covers the first protective film and the outer edge of the second electrode.

A power semiconductor device includes a semiconductor body and a first terminal at the semiconductor body. The first terminal has a first side for adjoining an encapsulation and a second side for adjoining the semiconductor body. The first terminal includes, at the first side, a top layer; and, at the second side, a base layer coupled with the top layer, wherein a sidewall of the top layer and/or a sidewall of the base layer is arranged in an angle smaller than 85° with respect to a plane.