A semiconductor structure includes a substrate, a passive device and an active device over the substrate. The active device is formed in the first region of the substrate, and the passive device is formed in the second region of the substrate. The semiconductor structure further includes a passivation layer that covers the top surface of the passive device. The passivation layer has an opening that exposes the active device.

A semiconductor package includes a base chip including a passivation layer on an upper surface thereof, a semiconductor chip on the base chip, a bump on a lower surface of the semiconductor chip, an underfill layer covering the bump and covering the lower surface of the semiconductor chip, an encapsulant covering the semiconductor chip on the base chip, and an organic material layer on the passivation layer, wherein the base chip includes silicon (Si), the passivation layer has a first region in contact with the underfill layer and a second region, surrounding the first region, and the organic material layer is on the second region.

A semiconductor device includes a nitride semiconductor laminated structure formed on a substrate, a source electrode formed on the nitride semiconductor laminated structure, a drain electrode and a gate electrode, and a surface protection film covering the nitride semiconductor laminated structure. the nitride semiconductor laminated structure includes: a first nitride semiconductor layer formed on the substrate; and a second nitride semiconductor layer formed on the first nitride semiconductor layer and having a composition different from the first nitride semiconductor layer. The surface protection film includes: a first insulating film formed to have contact with the gate electrode; and a second insulating film formed adjacent to the first insulating film and having a higher carbon concentration than the first insulating film.

An integrated electronic device including: a main body delimited by a front surface; a top conductive region extending within the main body, starting from the front surface; a first dielectric region extending on the front surface; and a barrier structure, arranged on the first dielectric region. A first aperture extends through the barrier structure and the first dielectric region; the first aperture is delimited at bottom by the top conductive region. The integrated electronic device further includes a contact structure including at least a first conductive region extending within the first aperture, in direct contact with the top conductive region and the barrier structure.

The present disclosure provides a high electron mobility transistor including a channel layer; a barrier layer on the channel layer and configured to induce formation of a 2-dimensional electron gas (2DEG) to the channel layer; a p-type semiconductor layer on the barrier layer; a first passivation layer on the barrier layer and including a quaternary material of Al, Ga, O, and N; a gate electrode on the p-type semiconductor layer; and a source electrode and a drain electrode provided on both sides of the barrier layer and separated from the gate electrode.

Disclosed is a semiconductor device comprising a substrate including a first surface and a second surface that are opposite to each other, a via structure that penetrates the substrate, a first passivation pattern disposed on the first surface of the substrate and extending onto an upper sidewall of the via structure, and a second passivation pattern disposed on the first passivation pattern and exposing an uppermost surface of the first passivation pattern. At least a portion of the second passivation pattern is externally exposed. The first passivation pattern includes at least one selected from oxide and silicon oxide. The second passivation pattern includes at least one selected from nitride and silicon nitride.

A source electrode (5), a drain electrode (6) and a T-shaped gate electrode (9) are formed on a GaN-based semiconductor layer (3,4) to form a transistor. An insulating film (10,11) covering the T-shaped gate electrode (9) is formed. A property of the transistor is evaluated to obtain an evaluation result. A film type, a film thickness or a dielectric constant of the insulating film (10,11) is adjusted in accordance with the evaluation result to make a property of the transistor close to a target property.

A semiconductor device is provided. The semiconductor device includes an electric field (E-field) suppression layer formed over a termination region. The E-field suppression layer is patterned with openings over metal contact areas. The E-field suppression layer has a thickness such that an electric field strength above the E-field suppression layer is below a dielectric strength of an adjacent material when the semiconductor device is operating at or below a maximum voltage.

Structures and formation methods of a chip package structure are provided. The chip package structure includes adjacent first and second semiconductor dies bonded over an interposer substrate. The chip package structure also includes an insulating layer formed over the interposer substrate. The insulating layer has a first portion surrounding the first and second semiconductor dies and a second portion extending between a first sidewall of the first semiconductor die and a second sidewall of the second semiconductor die, and between the interposer substrate and the first and second semiconductor dies. The lateral distance from the top end of the first sidewall to the top end of the second sidewall is greater than the lateral distance from the bottom end of the first sidewall to the bottom end of the second sidewall.

In one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a first insulator, a first pad provided in the first insulator, a second insulator provided on the first insulator, and a second pad provided on the first pad in the second insulator. Furthermore, the first insulator includes a first film that is in contact with the first pad and the second insulator, and a second film provided at an interval from the first pad and the second insulator, and including a portion provided at a same height as at least a portion of the first pad.