A terminal includes a first conductive layer; a wiring layer on the first conductive layer; a second conductive layer on the wiring layer; and a conductive bonding layer that is in contact with a bottom surface and a side surface of the first conductive layer, a side surface of the wiring layer, a portion of a side surface of the second conductive layer, and a portion of a bottom surface of the second conductive layer, wherein an end portion of the second conductive layer protrudes from an end portion of the first conductive layer and an end portion of the wiring layer, and wherein the conductive bonding layer is in contact with a bottom surface of the end portion of the second conductive layer.

A terminal includes a first conductive layer; a wiring layer on the first conductive layer; a second conductive layer on the wiring layer; and a conductive bonding layer that is in contact with a bottom surface and a side surface of the first conductive layer, a side surface of the wiring layer, a portion of a side surface of the second conductive layer, and a portion of a bottom surface of the second conductive layer, wherein an end portion of the second conductive layer protrudes from an end portion of the first conductive layer and an end portion of the wiring layer, and wherein the conductive bonding layer is in contact with a bottom surface of the end portion of the second conductive layer.

Representative implementations of techniques and devices are used to reduce or prevent conductive material diffusion into insulating or dielectric material of bonded substrates. Misaligned conductive structures can come into direct contact with a dielectric portion of the substrates due to overlap, especially while employing direct bonding techniques. A barrier interface that can inhibit the diffusion is disposed generally between the conductive material and the dielectric at the overlap.

Representative implementations of techniques and devices are used to reduce or prevent conductive material diffusion into insulating or dielectric material of bonded substrates. Misaligned conductive structures can come into direct contact with a dielectric portion of the substrates due to overlap, especially while employing direct bonding techniques. A barrier interface that can inhibit the diffusion is disposed generally between the conductive material and the dielectric at the overlap.

A method for forming a direct hybrid bond and a device resulting from a direct hybrid bond including a first substrate having a first set of metallic bonding pads, preferably connected to a device or circuit, capped by a conductive barrier, and having a first non-metallic region adjacent to the metallic bonding pads on the first substrate, a second substrate having a second set of metallic bonding pads capped by a second conductive barrier, aligned with the first set of metallic bonding pads, preferably connected to a device or circuit, and having a second non-metallic region adjacent to the metallic bonding pads on the second substrate, and a contact-bonded interface between the first and second set of metallic bonding pads capped by conductive barriers formed by contact bonding of the first non-metallic region to the second non-metallic region.

There is provided a terminal that includes a first conductive layer; a wiring layer on the first conductive layer; a second conductive layer on the wiring layer; and a conductive bonding layer which is in contact with a bottom surface and a side surface of the first conductive layer, a side surface of the wiring layer, a portion of a side surface of the second conductive layer, and a portion of a bottom surface of the second conductive layer, wherein an end portion of the second conductive layer protrudes from an end portion of the first conductive layer and an end portion of the wiring layer, and wherein the conductive bonding layer is in contact with a bottom surface of the end portion of the second conductive layer.

There is provided a terminal that includes a first conductive layer; a wiring layer on the first conductive layer; a second conductive layer on the wiring layer; and a conductive bonding layer which is in contact with a bottom surface and a side surface of the first conductive layer, a side surface of the wiring layer, a portion of a side surface of the second conductive layer, and a portion of a bottom surface of the second conductive layer, wherein an end portion of the second conductive layer protrudes from an end portion of the first conductive layer and an end portion of the wiring layer, and wherein the conductive bonding layer is in contact with a bottom surface of the end portion of the second conductive layer.

A method for forming a direct hybrid bond and a device resulting from a direct hybrid bond including a first substrate having a first set of metallic bonding pads, preferably connected to a device or circuit, capped by a conductive barrier, and having a first non-metallic region adjacent to the metallic bonding pads on the first substrate, a second substrate having a second set of metallic bonding pads capped by a second conductive barrier, aligned with the first set of metallic bonding pads, preferably connected to a device or circuit, and having a second non-metallic region adjacent to the metallic bonding pads on the second substrate, and a contact-bonded interface between the first and second set of metallic bonding pads capped by conductive barriers formed by contact bonding of the first non-metallic region to the second non-metallic region.

A method includes patterning a cavity through a first passivation layer of a first package component, the first package component comprising a first semiconductor substrate and bonding the first package component to a second package component. The second package component comprises a second semiconductor substrate and a second passivation layer. Bonding the first package component to the second package component comprises directly bonding the first passivation layer to the second passivation layer; and reflowing a solder region of a conductive connector disposed in the cavity to electrically connect the first package component to the second package component.

A method includes patterning a cavity through a first passivation layer of a first package component, the first package component comprising a first semiconductor substrate and bonding the first package component to a second package component. The second package component comprises a second semiconductor substrate and a second passivation layer. Bonding the first package component to the second package component comprises directly bonding the first passivation layer to the second passivation layer; and reflowing a solder region of a conductive connector disposed in the cavity to electrically connect the first package component to the second package component.