An integrated circuit (IC) chip package and a method of fabricating the same are disclosed. The IC chip package includes first and second interconnect substrates on a same surface level, first and second integrated circuit (IC) chips disposed on the first and second interconnect substrates, respectively, an IC chip coupler disposed on the first and second interconnect substrates and configured to provide a signal transmission path between the first and second IC chips, and a redistribution structure disposed on the first and second IC chips and the IC chip coupler. The IC chip coupler includes a first coupler region that overlaps with the first interconnect substrate, a second coupler region that overlaps with the second interconnect substrate, a third coupler region that overlaps with a space between the first and second interconnect substrates, and an interconnect structure with conductive lines and conductive vias.

An integrated circuit structure includes a first metallization layer with first and second electrodes, each of which has electrode fingers. A second metallization layer may be included below the first metallization layer and include one or more electrodes with electrode fingers. The integrated circuit structure is configured to exhibit at least partial vertical inductance cancellation when the first electrode and second electrode are energized. The integrated circuit structure can be configured to also exhibit horizontal inductance cancellation between adjacent electrode fingers. Also disclosed is a simulation model that includes a capacitor model that models capacitance between electrode fingers having a finger length and includes at least one resistor-capacitor series circuit in which a resistance of the resistor increases with decreasing finger length for at least some values of the finger length.

The present disclosure relates to a semiconductor device and a manufacturing method, and more particularly to a semiconductor interposer device. The semiconductor interposer device includes a substrate and a first metallization layer formed on the substrate. A first dielectric layer is formed on the first metallization layer and a second metallization layer is formed on the substrate. A first conducting line is formed in the first metallization layer and second and third conducting lines are formed in the second metallization layer. A metal-insulator-metal (MIM) capacitor is formed in the first dielectric layer and over the first conducting line. The MIM capacitor includes (i) a top capacitor electrode in the first dielectric layer and electrically coupled to the second conducting line; (ii) a bottom capacitor electrode in the first dielectric layer and above the first conducting line, wherein the bottom capacitor electrode is configured to be electrically floating; and (iii) a second dielectric layer between the top and bottom capacitor electrodes.

A microelectronic device comprises: a first electrode; a second electrode located vertically below said first electrode and separated by a dielectric material; and a connection wire electrically connected to said second electrode; wherein said first electrode comprises a notch located vertically above said connection wire.

An integrated circuit package structure is provided that includes a chip carrier substrate, at least one processor die provided on the chip carrier substrate, a plurality of lateral escape wiring lines connected to and extending away from the at least one processor die, and a plurality of chips at least partially surrounding the processor die, at least one of the chips overlapping with at least one of the lateral escape wiring lines in a plan view. An interconnect structure of the chips includes at least one vertical power feed structure that is configured and positioned not to intersect with the lateral escape wiring lines in the plan view.

Apparatuses and methods for controlling hydrogen supply in manufacturing memory devices are described. An example apparatus includes: a first capacitor disposed above a substrate; a hydrogen supply film above the first capacitor; a second capacitor above the hydrogen supply film; and a barrier film between the hydrogen supply film and the second capacitor. The hydrogen supply film provides hydrogen and/or hydrogen ions. The barrier film is hydrogen-impermeable.

A capacitor bank structure includes a plurality of capacitors, a protection material, a first dielectric layer and a plurality of first pillars. The capacitors are disposed side by side. Each of the capacitors has a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, and includes a plurality of first electrodes and a plurality of second electrodes. The first electrodes are disposed adjacent to the first surface for external connection, and the second electrodes are disposed adjacent to the second surface for external connection. The protection material covers the capacitors, sidewalls of the first electrodes and sidewalls of the second electrodes, and has a first surface corresponding to the first surface of the capacitor and a second surface corresponding to the second surface of the capacitor. The first dielectric layer is disposed on the first surface of the protection material, and defines a plurality of openings to expose the first electrodes. The first pillars are disposed in the openings of the first dielectric layer and protrude from the first dielectric layer.

A method of forming a metal-insulator-metal (MIM) capacitor with copper top and bottom plates may begin with a copper interconnect layer (e.g., Cu MTOP) including a copper structure defining the capacitor bottom plate. A passivation region is formed over the bottom plate, and a wide top plate opening is etched in the passivation region, to expose the bottom plate. A dielectric layer is deposited into the top plate opening and onto the exposed bottom plate. Narrow via opening(s) are then etched in the passivation region. The wide top plate opening and narrow via opening(s) are concurrently filled with copper to define a copper top plate and copper via(s) in contact with the bottom plate. A first aluminum bond pad is formed on the copper top plate, and a second aluminum bond pad is formed in contact with the copper via(s) to provide a conductive coupling to the bottom plate.

Embodiments described herein may be related to apparatuses, processes, and techniques related to forming capacitors using lines in a bond pad layer within hybrid bonding techniques of two separate dies and then coupling those dies. In embodiments, these techniques may involve using dummy bond pads, where the width of these dummy bond pads are smaller than that of active bond pads, to create a pattern to serve as a capacitor structure. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.

A device structure includes transistors on a first level in a first region and a first plurality of capacitors on a second level, above the first level, where a first electrode of the individual ones of the first plurality of capacitors are coupled with a respective transistor. The device structure further includes a second plurality of capacitors on the second level in a second region adjacent the first region, where individual ones of the second plurality of capacitors include a second electrode, a third electrode and an insulator layer therebetween, where the second electrode of the individual ones of the plurality of capacitors are coupled with a first interconnect on a third level above the second level, and where the third electrode of the individual ones of the plurality of capacitors are coupled with a second interconnect.