A method includes providing a structure including a carrier wafer, and a first device wafer with an adhesion layer between the carrier wafer and the first device wafer; and forming a plurality of first ablation structures in the structure, each of the plurality of first ablation structures extending through the first device wafer, the adhesion layer and a portion of the carrier wafer. Each of the plurality of first ablation structures has a portion inside the carrier wafer with a depth no greater than one half of a thickness of the carrier wafer. The first device wafer includes a plurality of first dies, each pair of adjacent first dies being separated by one of the plurality of first ablation structures. The plurality of first ablation structures are formed by either laser grooving or mechanical sawing.

A semiconductor storage device includes first and second chips and first and second power supply electrodes. The first chip includes conductive layers arranged in a first direction, a semiconductor pillar extending in the first direction and facing the conductive layers, first contacts extending in the first direction and connected to the conductive layers, second contacts extending in the first direction and connected to a first power supply electrode, third contacts extending in the first direction, facing the second contacts in a direction crossing the first direction, and connected to the second power supply electrode, and first bonding electrodes connected to the first contacts. The second chip includes a semiconductor substrate, transistors provided on the semiconductor substrate, fourth contacts connected to the transistors, and second bonding electrodes connected to the fourth contacts. The first and second chips are bonded together so that respective first and second bonding electrodes are connected together.

A semiconductor device has a substrate, a first circuit, a first inductor, a second circuit and a second inductor IND2. The substrate includes a first region and a second region, which are regions different from each other. The first circuit is formed on the first region. The first inductor is electrically connected with the first circuit. The second circuit is formed on the second regions. The second inductor is electrically connected with the second circuit and formed to face the first inductor. A penetrating portion is formed in the substrate. The penetrating portion is formed such that the penetrating portion surrounds one or both of the first circuit and the second circuit in plan view.

The present application provides a semiconductor module and a power conversion device wherein wiring inductance is reduced. The semiconductor module is characterized by including a semiconductor element, a first terminal on which the semiconductor element is mounted, a second terminal disposed in a periphery of the semiconductor element and having a multiple of wiring portions, and a multiple of connection lines extending in multiple directions from an upper face of the semiconductor element and connected to each of the multiple of wiring portions of the second terminal, wherein a free region is provided among the multiple of wiring portions, and the multiple of connection lines and the multiple of wiring portions forming current paths with each of the multiple of connection lines are of the same potential.

A sensor device comprising: a lead frame; a first/second semiconductor die having a first/second sensor structure at a first/second sensor location, and a plurality of first/second bond pads electrically connected to the lead frame; the semiconductor dies having a square or rectangular shape with a geometric center; the sensor locations are offset from the geometrical centers; the second die is stacked on top of the first die, and is rotated by a non-zero angle and optionally also offset or shifted with respect to the first die, such that a perpendicular projection of the first and second sensor location coincide.

A semiconductor device structure is provided. The semiconductor device structure includes a substrate and a magnetic element over the substrate. The semiconductor device structure also includes an isolation layer extending exceeding edges the magnetic element. The isolation layer contains a polymer material. The semiconductor device structure further includes a conductive line over the isolation layer and extending exceeding the edges of the magnetic element.

The semiconductor device includes a semiconductor element, a first lead, and a second lead. The semiconductor element has an element obverse surface and an element reverse surface spaced apart from each other in a thickness direction. The semiconductor element includes an electron transit layer disposed between the element obverse surface and the element reverse surface and formed of a nitride semiconductor, a first electrode disposed on the element obverse surface, and a second electrode disposed on the element reverse surface and electrically connected to the first electrode. The semiconductor element is mounted on the first lead, and the second electrode is joined to the first lead. The second lead is electrically connected to the first electrode. The semiconductor element is a transistor. The second lead is spaced apart from the first lead and is configured such that a main current to be subjected to switching flows therethrough.

A method for manufacturing a semiconductor package may include: forming a photoimageable dielectric layer on a substrate including a pad; forming a preliminary via hole in the photoimageable dielectric layer to expose the pad; forming a hard mask layer on the photoimageable dielectric layer and the pad; etching the photoimageable dielectric layer and the hard mask layer to form a via hole, a first hole, and a trench; forming a metal layer on the photoimageable dielectric layer connected to the pad; planarizing the metal layer to form a wiring pattern; and placing a semiconductor chip electrically connected to the wiring pattern. The first hole may be disposed on the via hole and connected thereto, and a diameter of the first hole may be larger than a diameter of the via hole.

A method of manufacturing a redistribution layer includes: forming an insulating layer on a wafer, delimited by a top surface and a bottom surface in contact with the wafer; forming a conductive body above the top surface of the insulating layer; forming a first coating region extending around and above the conductive body, in contact with the conductive body, and in contact with the top surface of the insulating layer in correspondence of a bottom surface of the first coating region; applying a thermal treatment to the wafer in order to modify a residual stress of the first coating region, forming a gap between the bottom surface of the first coating region and the top surface of the insulating layer; forming, after applying the thermal treatment, a second coating region extending around and above the first coating region, filling said gap and completely sealing the first coating region.

Memory devices are disclosed. A memory device may include a command and address (CA) interface region including a first CA input circuit configured to generate a first CA output AND a second CA input circuit configured to generate a second CA output. The first CA input circuit and the second CA input circuit are arranged in a mirror relationship. The CA interface region further includes a swap circuit configured to select one of the first CA output and the second CA output for a first internal CA signal and select the other of the first CA output and the second CA output for a second internal CA signal. Memory systems and systems are also disclosed.