A semiconductor device including a first die and a second die bonded to one another. The first die includes a first passivation layer over a substrate, and first bond pads in the first passivation layer. The second die includes a second passivation layer, which may be bonded to the first passivation layer, and second bond pads in the second passivation layer, which may be bonded to the first bond pads. The second bond pads include inner bond pads and outer bond pads. The outer bond pads may have a greater diameter than the inner bond pads as well as the first bond pads.

A hybrid bonded structure including a first integrated circuit component and a second integrated circuit component is provided. The first integrated circuit component includes a first dielectric layer, first conductors and isolation structures. The first conductors and the isolation structures are embedded in the first dielectric layer. The isolation structures are electrically insulated from the first conductors and surround the first conductors. The second integrated circuit component includes a second dielectric layer and second conductors. The second conductors are embedded in the second dielectric layer. The first dielectric layer is bonded to the second dielectric layer and the first conductors are bonded to the second conductors.

A semiconductor structure includes a first contact pad over a passivation layer, wherein the first contact pad is in a circuit region. The semiconductor structure further includes a plurality of second contact pads over the passivation layer, wherein each second contact pad of the plurality of second contact pads is in a non-circuit region. The semiconductor structure further includes a first buffer layer over the first contact pad and over a first second contact pad of the plurality of second contact pads. The semiconductor structure further includes a second buffer layer over the first buffer layer, the first contact pad, the first second contact pad and a portion of a second second contact pad of the plurality of second contact pads, wherein the second buffer layer exposes a portion of the second second contact pad of the plurality of second contact pads.

The semiconductor device includes: a semiconductor substrate; a conductor layer formed over the semiconductor substrate and having an upper surface and a lower surface; a conductive pillar formed on the upper surface of the conductor layer and having an upper surface, a lower surface, and a sidewall; a protection film covering the upper surface of the conductor layer and having an opening which exposes the upper surface and the sidewall of the conductive pillar; and a protection film covering the sidewall of the conductive pillar. Then, in plan view, the opening of the protection film is wider than the upper surface of the conductive pillar and exposes an entire region of an upper surface of the conductive pillar.

A method of fabricating a semiconductor device includes forming a first contact pad and a second contact pad over a first passivation layer, depositing a first buffer layer over the first contact pad and the second contact pad, and depositing a second buffer layer over the first buffer layer and the second contact pad. The first contact pad is in a circuit region and the second contact pad is in a non-circuit region. An edge of the second contact pad is exposed and a periphery of the first contact pad and an edge of the second contact pad are covered by the first buffer layer.

A semiconductor device includes a first die having a first and second physical layer regions adjacent each other, connecting pads and a connecting wire on a lower surface of the first die, a rear wiring layer having a first rear wire on the first die, and through silicon vias penetrating the first die, the through silicon vias including a first and second through silicon vias. The connecting pads include a first and a second connecting pads electrically connected with the first and second physical layer regions respectively, and a first and a second pads electrically connected with the first and second through silicon vias respectively. The first rear wire is electrically connected with the first and second through silicon vias. The connecting wire is electrically connected with the first connecting pad and the first pad.

A method of fabricating a semiconductor device includes forming a first contact pad and a second contact pad over a first passivation layer, depositing a first buffer layer over the first contact pad and the second contact pad, and depositing a second buffer layer over the first buffer layer and the second contact pad. The first contact pad is in a circuit region and the second contact pad is in a non-circuit region. An edge of the second contact pad is exposed and a periphery of the first contact pad and an edge of the second contact pad are covered by the first buffer layer.

Disclosed is a semiconductor package with increased thermal radiation efficiency, which includes: a first die having signal and dummy regions and including first vias in the signal region, a second die on the first die and including second vias in the signal region, first die pads on a top surface of the first die and coupled to the first vias, first connection terminals on the first die pads which couple the second vias to the first vias, second die pads in the dummy region and on the top surface of the first die, and second connection terminals on the second die pads and electrically insulated from the first vias and the second vias. Each of the second die pads has a rectangular planar shape whose major axis is provided along a direction that leads away from the signal region.

A die includes a substrate, a metal pad over the substrate, and a passivation layer covering edge portions of the metal pad. A metal pillar is formed over the metal pad. A portion of the metal pillar overlaps a portion of the metal pad. A center of the metal pillar is misaligned with a center of the metal pad.

A die includes a substrate, a metal pad over the substrate, and a passivation layer covering edge portions of the metal pad. A metal pillar is formed over the metal pad. A portion of the metal pillar overlaps a portion of the metal pad. A center of the metal pillar is misaligned with a center of the metal pad.