A method for forming a chip package structure is provided. The method includes forming a first conductive bump and a first ring-like structure over a chip. The first ring-like structure surrounds the first conductive bump, the first ring-like structure and the first conductive bump are made of a same first material, the chip includes an interconnect structure, and the first ring-like structure is electrically insulated from the interconnect structure and the first conductive bump. The method includes bonding the chip to a substrate through the first conductive bump.

Embodiments described herein may be related to apparatuses, processes, and techniques related to multilevel dies, in particular to photonics integrated circuit dies with a thick portion and a thin portion, where the thick portion is placed within a cavity in a substrate and the thin portion serves as an overhang to physically couple with the substrate, to reduce a distance between electrical contacts on the thin portion of the die and electrical contacts on the substrate. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.

A method of using an optoelectronic semiconductor stamp to manufacture an optoelectronic semiconductor device comprises the following steps: a preparation step: preparing at least one optoelectronic semiconductor stamp group and a target substrate, wherein each optoelectronic semiconductor stamp group comprises at least one optoelectronic semiconductor stamp, each optoelectronic semiconductor stamp comprises a plurality of optoelectronic semiconductor components disposed on a heat conductive substrate, each optoelectronic semiconductor component has at least one electrode, and the target substrate has a plurality of conductive portions; an align-press step: aligning and attaching at least one optoelectronic semiconductor stamp to the target substrate, so that the electrodes are pressed on the corresponding conductive portions; and a bonding step: electrically connecting the electrodes to the corresponding conductive portions.

A terminal structure includes a wiring layer, a protective insulation layer, an open portion, and a connection terminal. The protective insulation layer covers the wiring layer. The open portion extends through the protective insulation layer in a thickness-wise direction to expose part of an upper surface of the wiring layer. The connection terminal is formed on the wiring layer exposed from the open portion. The open portion includes a wall surface, a depression, and a projection. The wall surface extends downward from an upper surface of the protective insulation layer. The depression is depressed into the protective insulation layer from the wall surface toward an outer side of the open portion. The projection is formed under the depression, continuously with the depression, and projected from the depression into the open portion further inward than the wall surface in a plan view. The depression is filled with the connection terminal.

A method comprises forming a plurality of interconnect structures including a dielectric layer, a metal line and a redistribution line over a carrier, attaching a semiconductor die on a first side of the plurality of interconnect structures, forming an underfill layer between the semiconductor die and the plurality of interconnect structures, mounting a top package on the first side the plurality of interconnect structures, wherein the top package comprises a plurality of conductive bumps, forming an encapsulation layer over the first side of the plurality of interconnect structures, wherein the top package is embedded in the encapsulation layer, detaching the carrier from the plurality of interconnect structures and mounting a plurality of bumps on a second side of the plurality of interconnect structures.

Package structures and methods for forming the same are provided. The package structure includes an integrated circuit die and a package layer surrounding the integrated circuit die. The package structure also includes a redistribution structure over the package layer and electrically connected to the integrated circuit die. The redistribution structure includes a passivation layer and a conductive layer formed in the passivation layer. The integrated circuit die further includes a connector formed over the conductive layer and covered a top surface of the passivation layer. In addition, a bottom surface of the connector and a top surface of the connector are both wider than a neck portion of the connector.

A semiconductor device is disclosed. The semiconductor device includes a first die on a first substrate, a second die on a second substrate separate from the first substrate, a transmission line in a redistribution layer on a wafer, and a magnetic structure surrounds the transmission line. The first transmission line electrically connects the first die and the second die. The magnetic structure is configured to increase the characteristic impedance of the transmission line, which can save the current and power consumption of a current mirror and amplifier in a 3D IC chip-on-wafer-on-substrate (CoWoS) semiconductor package.

A high frequency module includes a power amplifier and a substrate on which the power amplifier is mounted. The power amplifier includes a first external terminal and a second external terminal formed on a mounting surface. The substrate includes a first land electrode and a second land electrode formed on one principal surface. The first external terminal is connected to the first land electrode, and the second external terminal is connected to the second land electrode. A distance from the mounting surface to a connection surface of the first external terminal is shorter than a distance from the mounting surface to a connection surface of the second external terminal, and a distance from a connection surface of the first land electrode to the one principal surface is longer than a distance from a connection surface of the second land electrode to the one principal surface.

A semiconductor device including a relatively thin interposer excluding a through silicon hole and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The method includes forming an interposer on a dummy substrate. The forming of the interposer includes, forming a dielectric layer on the dummy substrate, forming a pattern and a via on the dielectric layer, and forming a seed layer at the pattern and the via of the dielectric layer and forming a redistribution layer and a conductive via on the seed layer. A semiconductor die is connected with the conductive via facing an upper portion of the interposer, and the semiconductor die is encapsulated with an encapsulant. The dummy substrate is removed from the interposer. A bump is connected with the conductive via facing a lower portion of the interposer.

A microelectronic package may include stacked microelectronic dice, wherein a first microelectronic die is attached to a microelectronic substrate, and a second microelectronic die is stacked over at least a portion of the first microelectronic die, wherein the microelectronic substrate includes a plurality of pillars extending therefrom, wherein the second microelectronic die includes a plurality of pillars extending therefrom in a mirror-image configuration to the plurality of microelectronic substrate pillars, and wherein the second microelectronic die pillars are attached to microelectronic substrate pillars with an attachment material.