3D integrated circuit (3DIC) device architecture is disclosed for monolithically heterogeneous integration of III-V devices over Si-CMOS devices with high-quality (HQ) integrated passives devices (IPD) or re-distributed layers (RDL). In addition, a thermal spreader may be added over the upper III-V tier to enhance device power performance (e.g., PAE for PA) and device reliability (e.g., with a reduced Tj/junction temperature).

3D integrated circuit (3DIC) device architecture is disclosed for monolithically heterogeneous integration of III-V devices over Si-CMOS devices with high-quality (HQ) integrated passives devices (IPD) or re-distributed layers (RDL). In addition, a thermal spreader may be added over the upper III-V tier to enhance device power performance (e.g., PAE for PA) and device reliability (e.g., with a reduced Tj/junction temperature).

A semiconductor package structure includes a substrate having a patterned surface, the patterned surface including a first region and a second region, wherein a first line width in the first region is smaller than a second line width in the second region. The semiconductor package structure further includes a first die hybrid-bonded to the first region through conductive features adapted for the first line width, and a second die bonded to the second region through conductive features adapted for the second line width. The manufacturing operations of the semiconductor package structure are also disclosed.

A semiconductor structure and the manufacturing method thereof are provided. A semiconductor structure includes a first semiconductor substrate, a first interconnect structure, a first conductive pad, a first dielectric layer, and a first conductive connector. The first semiconductor substrate includes a plurality of first semiconductor devices therein. The first interconnect structure is disposed over the first semiconductor substrate and electrically coupled to the first semiconductor devices. The first conductive pad is disposed over and electrically coupled to the first interconnect structure. The first dielectric layer covers the first conductive pad and the first interconnect structure, and the first dielectric layer includes a portion extending through the first conductive pad. The first conductive connector is disposed on and electrically coupled to the first interconnect structure, and the first conductive connector extends through the portion of the first dielectric layer.

A semiconductor structure and the manufacturing method thereof are provided. A semiconductor structure includes a first semiconductor substrate, a first interconnect structure, a first conductive pad, a first dielectric layer, and a first conductive connector. The first semiconductor substrate includes a plurality of first semiconductor devices therein. The first interconnect structure is disposed over the first semiconductor substrate and electrically coupled to the first semiconductor devices. The first conductive pad is disposed over and electrically coupled to the first interconnect structure. The first dielectric layer covers the first conductive pad and the first interconnect structure, and the first dielectric layer includes a portion extending through the first conductive pad. The first conductive connector is disposed on and electrically coupled to the first interconnect structure, and the first conductive connector extends through the portion of the first dielectric layer.

A method of manufacturing an electronic device, including: a) forming a plurality of chips, each including a plurality of connection areas and at least one first pad; b) forming a transfer substrate including, for each chip, a plurality of connection areas and at least one second pad, one of the first and second pads being a permanent magnet and the other one of the first and second pads being either a permanent magnet or made of a ferromagnetic material; and c) affixing the chips to the transfer substrate to connect the connection areas of the chips to the connection areas of the transfer substrate, by using the magnetic force between the pads to align the connection areas of the chips with the corresponding connection areas of the transfer substrate.

Disclosed is a semiconductor device and method of manufacturing a semiconductor device that includes planarizing surfaces of a semiconductor substrate and a carrier substrate and then placing the semiconductor substrate on the carrier substrate such that the planarized surfaces of each are adjoining and allowing the semiconductor substrate to bond to the carrier substrate using a Van der Waals force. The method also includes forming a metal filled trench around the semiconductor substrate and in contact with the carrier substrate, which can also be formed of metal. The metal filled trench and carrier substrate together form a metal cage-like structure around the semiconductor substrate that can serve as a heat sink, integrated heat spreader, and Electro-Magnetic Interference shield for the semiconductor substrate.

A method of manufacturing a wafer assembly includes forming an array of planar wafer level metal posts extending from a surface of a substrate of a first wafer. After forming the array of posts, an oxide layer is applied over the surface of the first wafer and around the array of posts, the oxide layer being applied at a temperature of below 150 degrees Celsius.

A production of voids between substrates is prevented when the substrates are bonded together, and the substrates are bonded together at a high positional precision while suppressing a strain. A method for bonding a first substrate and a second substrate includes a step of performing hydrophilization treatment to cause water or an OH containing substance to adhere to bonding surface of the first substrate and the bonding surface of the second substrate, a step of disposing the first substrate and the second substrate with the respective bonding surfaces facing each other, and bowing the first substrate in such a way that a central portion of the bonding surface protrudes toward the second substrate side relative to an outer circumferential portion of the bonding surface, a step of abutting the bonding surface of the first substrate with the bonding surface of the second substrate at the respective central portions, and a step of abutting the bonding surface of the first substrate with the bonding surface of the second substrate across the entirety of the bonding surfaces, decreasing a distance between the outer circumferential portion of the first substrate and an outer circumferential portion of the second substrate with the respective central portions abutting each other at a pressure that maintains a non-bonded condition.

A production of voids between substrates is prevented when the substrates are bonded together, and the substrates are bonded together at a high positional precision while suppressing a strain. A method for bonding a first substrate and a second substrate includes a step of performing hydrophilization treatment to cause water or an OH containing substance to adhere to bonding surface of the first substrate and the bonding surface of the second substrate, a step of disposing the first substrate and the second substrate with the respective bonding surfaces facing each other, and bowing the first substrate in such a way that a central portion of the bonding surface protrudes toward the second substrate side relative to an outer circumferential portion of the bonding surface, a step of abutting the bonding surface of the first substrate with the bonding surface of the second substrate at the respective central portions, and a step of abutting the bonding surface of the first substrate with the bonding surface of the second substrate across the entirety of the bonding surfaces, decreasing a distance between the outer circumferential portion of the first substrate and an outer circumferential portion of the second substrate with the respective central portions abutting each other at a pressure that maintains a non-bonded condition.