In accordance with disclosed embodiments, there is a method of integrating and accessing passive components in three-dimensional fan-out wafer-level packages. One example is a microelectronic die package that includes a die, a package substrate attached to the die on one side of the die and configured to be connected to a system board, a plurality of passive devices over a second side of the die, and a plurality of passive device contacts over a respective passive die, the contacts being configured to be coupled to a second die mounted over the passive devices and over the second side of the die.

A microelectronic assembly having a first side and a second side opposite therefrom is disclosed. The microelectronic assembly may include a microelectronic element having a first face, a second face opposite the first face, a plurality of sidewalls each extending between the first and second faces, and a plurality of element contacts. The microelectronic assembly may also include an encapsulation adjacent the sidewalls of the microelectronic element. The microelectronic assembly may include electrically conductive connector elements each having a first end, a second end remote from the first end, and an edge surface extending between the first and second ends, wherein one of the first end or the second end of each connector element is adjacent the first side of the package. The microelectronic assembly may include a redistribution structure having terminals, the redistribution structure adjacent the second side of the package, the terminals being electrically coupled with the connector elements.

Photonic devices and methods of manufacture are provided. In embodiments a fill material and/or a secondary waveguide are utilized in order to protect other internal structures such as grating couplers from the rigors of subsequent processing steps. Through the use of these structures at the appropriate times during the manufacturing process, damage and debris that would otherwise interfere with the manufacturing process of the device or operation of the device can be avoided.

A semiconductor device may include an embedded device comprising through silicon vias (TSVs) extending from a first surface to a second surface opposite the first surface, wherein the embedded device comprises an active device, a semiconductor die comprising an active surface formed at the first surface, an integrated passive device (IPD), or a passive device. Encapsulant may be disposed over at least five sides of the embedded device. A first electrical interconnect structure may be coupled to a first end of the TSV at the first surface of the embedded device, and a second electrical interconnect structure may be coupled to a second end of the TSV at the second surface of the embedded device. A semiconductor die (e.g. a system on chip (SoC), memory device, microprocessor, graphics processor, or analog device), may be mounted over the first electrical interconnect of the TSV.

A package structure includes a semiconductor die, an insulating encapsulant, a first redistribution layer, a second redistribution layer, antenna elements and a first insulating film. The insulating encapsulant is encapsulating the at least one semiconductor die, the insulating encapsulant has a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The first redistribution layer is disposed on the first surface of the insulating encapsulant. The second redistribution layer is disposed on the second surface of the insulating encapsulant. The antenna elements are located over the second redistribution layer. The first insulating film is disposed in between the second redistribution layer and the antenna elements, wherein the first insulating film comprises a resin rich region and a filler rich region, the resin rich region is located in between the filler rich region and the second redistribution layer and separating the filler rich region from the second redistribution layer.

A package structure and a formation method of a package structure are provided. The method includes forming a conductive structure over a carrier substrate. The conductive structure has a lower portion and an upper portion, and the upper portion is wider than the lower portion. The method also includes disposing a semiconductor die over the carrier substrate. The method further includes forming a protective layer to surround the conductive structure and the semiconductor die. In addition, the method includes forming a conductive bump over the conductive structure. The lower portion of the conductive structure is between the conductive bump and the upper portion of the conductive structure.

A method comprises embedding a semiconductor structure in a molding compound layer, depositing a plurality of photo-sensitive material layers over the molding compound layer, developing the plurality of photo-sensitive material layers to form a plurality of openings, wherein a first portion and a second portion of an opening of the plurality of openings are formed in different photo-sensitive material layers and filling the first portion and the second portion of the opening with a conductive material to form a first via in the first portion and a first redistribution layer in the second portion.

A chip package includes a semiconductor substrate, a conductive pad, an isolation layer, and a redistribution layer. The semiconductor substrate has a first surface, a second surface facing away from the first surface, a through hole through the first and second surfaces, and a recess in the first surface. The conductive pad is located on the second surface of the semiconductor substrate and in the through hole. The isolation layer is located on the second surface of the semiconductor substrate and surrounds the conductive pad. The redistribution layer is located on the first surface of the semiconductor substrate, and extends into the recess, and extends onto the conductive pad in the through hole.

This application discloses a chip package assembly, an electronic device, and a preparation method of a chip package assembly. The chip package assembly includes a package substrate, a chip, and a heat dissipation part. The package substrate includes an upper conductive layer, a lower conductive layer, and a conductive part connected between the upper conductive layer and the lower conductive layer. The chip includes a front electrode and a back electrode that are disposed opposite each other, the chip is embedded in the package substrate, the conductive part surrounds the chip, the front electrode is connected to the lower conductive layer, and the back electrode is connected to the upper conductive layer. The heat dissipation part is connected to a surface of the upper conductive layer that is away from the chip. The upper conductive layer, the lower conductive layer, and the conductive part each conduct heat.

A semiconductor package includes a redistribution substrate including a first redistribution layer; a semiconductor chip having a connection pad connected to the first redistribution layer; a vertical connection conductor electrically connected to the connection pad by the first redistribution layer; a core member having a first through-hole accommodating the semiconductor chip and a second through-hole accommodating the vertical connection conductor; an encapsulant filling the first and second through-holes; and a redistribution member including a second redistribution layer. The vertical connection conductor and the core member include a same material. A width of a lower surface of the vertical connection conductor is wider than that of an upper surface thereof, a width of a lower end of the first through-hole is narrower than that of an upper end thereof, and a width of a lower end of the second through-hole is narrower than that of an upper end thereof.