The invention concerns a support intended for the implementation of a method of self-assembly of at least one element on a surface of the support, including at least one assembly pad on said surface, a liquid drop having a static angle of contact on the assembly pad smaller than or equal to 15, and nanometer- or micrometer-range pillars on said surface around the pad, the liquid drop having a static angle of contact on the pillars greater than or equal to 150.

A method of making an assembly can include juxtaposing a top surface of a first electrically conductive element at a first surface of a first substrate with a top surface of a second electrically conductive element at a major surface of a second substrate. One of: the top surface of the first conductive element can be recessed below the first surface, or the top surface of the second conductive element can be recessed below the major surface. Electrically conductive nanoparticles can be disposed between the top surfaces of the first and second conductive elements. The conductive nanoparticles can have long dimensions smaller than 100 nanometers. The method can also include elevating a temperature at least at interfaces of the juxtaposed first and second conductive elements to a joining temperature at which the conductive nanoparticles can cause metallurgical joints to form between the juxtaposed first and second conductive elements.

Provided is an inkjet adhesive which is applied using an inkjet device, wherein the adhesive can suppress generation of voids in the adhesive layer and, after bonding, can enhance adhesiveness, moisture-resistant adhesion reliability, and cooling/heating cycle reliability. An inkjet adhesive according to the present invention comprises a photocurable compound, a photo-radical initiator, a thermosetting compound having one or more cyclic ether groups or cyclic thioether groups, and a compound capable of reacting with the thermosetting compound, and the compound capable of reacting with the thermosetting compound contains aromatic amine.

Provided is an inkjet adhesive which is applied using an inkjet device, wherein the adhesive can suppress generation of voids in the adhesive layer and, after bonding, can enhance adhesiveness, moisture-resistant adhesion reliability, and cooling/heating cycle reliability. An inkjet adhesive according to the present invention comprises a photocurable compound, a photo-radical initiator, a thermosetting compound having one or more cyclic ether groups or cyclic thioether groups, and a compound capable of reacting with the thermosetting compound, and the compound capable of reacting with the thermosetting compound contains aromatic amine.

A method for binding a micro device to a conductive pad of an array substrate is provided. The method includes: forming a liquid layer on the conductive pad of the array substrate; disposing the micro device over the conductive pad such that the micro device is in contact with the liquid layer and is gripped by a capillary force produced by the liquid layer between the micro device and the conductive pad, wherein the micro device comprises an electrode facing the conductive pad; and evaporating the liquid layer such that the electrode is bound to and is in electrical contact with the conductive pad.

A semiconductor device includes a plurality of islands, each having an outer surface including an upper surface and end surfaces, semiconductor chips, above the respective islands, a bonding material, between the islands and the semiconductor chips, and plating layers, formed on the outer surfaces of the islands, and with at least one of the plurality of islands, the island is exposed as a bare surface region at a first end surface, which, among the end surfaces of the one island, faces the island adjacent thereto.

A method of making an assembly can include juxtaposing a top surface of a first electrically conductive element at a first surface of a first substrate with a top surface of a second electrically conductive element at a major surface of a second substrate. One of: the top surface of the first conductive element can be recessed below the first surface, or the top surface of the second conductive element can be recessed below the major surface. Electrically conductive nanoparticles can be disposed between the top surfaces of the first and second conductive elements. The conductive nanoparticles can have long dimensions smaller than 100 nanometers. The method can also include elevating a temperature at least at interfaces of the juxtaposed first and second conductive elements to a joining temperature at which the conductive nanoparticles can cause metallurgical joints to form between the juxtaposed first and second conductive elements.

Provided is an inkjet adhesive which is applied using an inkjet device, wherein the adhesive can suppress generation of voids in the adhesive layer and, after bonding, can reduce an outgas at the time of being exposed to high temperatures, and can enhance moisture-resistant reliability. An inkjet adhesive according to the present invention comprises a first photocurable compound having one (meth)acrylol group, a second photocurable compound having two or more (meth)acrylol groups, a photo-radical initiator, a thermosetting compound having one or more cyclic ether groups or cyclic thioether groups, and a compound capable of reacting with the thermosetting compound, and the first photocurable compound contains alkyl (meth)acrylate having 8 to 21 carbon atoms.

A method of making an assembly can include juxtaposing a top surface of a first electrically conductive element at a first surface of a first substrate with a top surface of a second electrically conductive element at a major surface of a second substrate. One of: the top surface of the first conductive element can be recessed below the first surface, or the top surface of the second conductive element can be recessed below the major surface. Electrically conductive nanoparticles can be disposed between the top surfaces of the first and second conductive elements. The conductive nanoparticles can have long dimensions smaller than 100 nanometers. The method can also include elevating a temperature at least at interfaces of the juxtaposed first and second conductive elements to a joining temperature at which the conductive nanoparticles can cause metallurgical joints to form between the juxtaposed first and second conductive elements.

A semiconductor module, including: a stacked substrate; a semiconductor device element mounted on the stacked substrate, the semiconductor device element having an Ni layer at a back surface thereof; and a solder bonding the back surface of the semiconductor device element to the stacked substrate. The solder is formed of a composition containing: Sb in a range of more than 6 mass % but not more than 8.5 mass %, Ag in a range of 2 mass % to 4.5 mass %, Cu in a range of 1.25 mass % to 2.0 mass %, and Sn as a remaining portion thereof.