A manufacturing method of a passive component structure includes the following steps. A protection layer is formed on a substrate, and bond pads of the substrate are respectively exposed through protection layer openings. A conductive layer is formed on the bond pads and the protection layer. A patterned photoresist layer is formed on the conductive layer, and the conductive layer adjacent to the protection layer openings is exposed through photoresist layer openings. Copper bumps are respectively electroplated on the conductive layer. The photoresist layer and the conductive layer not covered by the copper bumps are removed. A passivation layer is formed on the copper bumps and the protection layer, and at least one of the copper bumps is exposed through a passivation layer opening. A diffusion barrier layer and an oxidation barrier layer are chemically plated in sequence on the copper bump.

A semiconductor structure includes a multi-level interconnect structure, a passivation layer, a barrier layer, and a pad layer. The passivation layer is above the multi-level interconnect structure. The barrier layer lines an inner sidewall of the passivation layer, a top surface of the passivation layer and a top surface of a conductive line of the multi-level interconnect structure. The barrier layer includes a first layer, a second layer, a third layer, and a fourth layer. The first layer is in a nano-crystalline phase. The second layer is above the first layer and in an amorphous phase. The third layer is above the second layer and in a polycrystalline phase. The fourth layer is above the third layer and in a nano-crystalline phase. The pad layer is above the barrier layer.

A fabricating method of a semiconductor device is provided. A temporary semiconductor structure is provided. The temporary semiconductor structure includes a temporary substrate and a conductive layer, the temporary substrate has a first surface, the conductive layer is disposed on the first surface of the temporary substrate, and the conductive layer includes one or more first trace. Then, a recess is formed in the temporary semiconductor structure to form a first semiconductor structure and a first substrate. The recess penetrates through the first substrate and expose the one or more first trace. Thereafter, an input/output pad is formed in the recess and on the one or more first trace.

A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor layer that has a main surface, an electrode pad that is formed on the main surface, a rewiring that has a first wiring surface connected to the electrode pad and a second wiring surface positioned on a side opposite to the first wiring surface and being roughened, the rewiring being formed on the main surface such as to be drawn out to a region outside the electrode pad, and a resin that covers the second wiring surface on the main surface and that seals the rewiring.

Provided is a circuit structure including a substrate, a pad, a dielectric layer, a conductive layer, an adhesion layer, and a conductive bump. The pad is disposed on the substrate. The dielectric layer is disposed on the substrate and exposes a portion of the pad. The conductive layer contacts the pad and extends from the pad to cover a top surface of the dielectric layer. The adhesion layer is disposed between the dielectric layer and the conductive layer. The conductive bump extends in an upward manner from a top surface of the conductive layer. The conductive bump and the conductive layer are integrally formed. A method of manufacturing the circuit structure is also provided.

A semiconductor device comprises a first chip including a first semiconductor substrate, a first semiconductor element on the first semiconductor substrate, a first wiring layer to be connected to the first semiconductor element, and a first pad to be connected to the first wiring layer, and a second chip including a second semiconductor substrate, a second semiconductor element on the second semiconductor substrate, a second wiring layer to be connected to the second semiconductor element, and a second pad to be connected to the second wiring layer and joined to the first pad. At least one of the first pad and the second pad includes a first metal layer to be joined to the other pad, a second metal layer having a coefficient of thermal expansion higher than that of the first metal layer, and a barrier metal layer between the first metal layer and the second metal layer.

An interfacial structure, along with methods of forming such, are described. The structure includes a first interfacial layer having a first dielectric layer, a first conductive feature disposed in the first dielectric layer, and a first thermal conductive layer disposed on the first dielectric layer. The structure further includes a second interfacial layer disposed on the first interfacial layer. The second interfacial layer is a mirror image of the first interfacial layer with respect to an interface between the first interfacial layer and the second interfacial layer. The second interfacial layer includes a second thermal conductive layer disposed on the first thermal conductive layer, a second dielectric layer disposed on the second thermal conductive layer, and a second conductive feature disposed in the second dielectric layer.

A semiconductor device includes an SiC semiconductor substrate including a diffusion layer, a first electrode provided on the SiC semiconductor substrate, a second electrode provided on the first electrode, and a resin section that is substantially the same size in a plan view as the SiC semiconductor substrate, and that is configured to seal in the second electrode.

A semiconductor device according to the present disclosure includes a semiconductor substrate, a first electrode provided on the semiconductor substrate, an insulating layer including a first part provided on an upper surface of the first electrode, a second electrode including a main portion and an eaves portion, the main portion being provided on the upper surface of the first electrode, the eaves portion extending over the first part and solder covering an upper surface of the main portion and a part of an upper surface of the eaves portion wherein the insulating layer includes a second part covering a part of the upper surface of the eaves portion, the part being closer to an end portion of the eaves portion than the part covered by the solder and a third part connecting the first part and the second part and covering the end portion of the eaves portion.

A method of manufacturing a multi-layer wafer is provided. Under bump metallization (UMB) pads are created on each of two heterogeneous wafers. A conductive means is applied above the UMB pads on at least one of the two heterogeneous wafers. The two heterogeneous wafers are low temperature bonded to adhere the UMB pads together via the conductive means. At least one stress compensating polymer layer may be applied to at least one of two heterogeneous wafers. The stress compensating polymer layer has a polymer composition of a molecular weight polymethylmethacrylate polymer at a level of 10-50% with added liquid multifunctional acrylates forming the remaining 50-90% of the polymer composition.