Bond pad structures and methods for fabricating bond pad structures. A bond pad and a plurality of fill lines are formed on the top surface of a dielectric layer. The fill lines are arranged on the top surface of the dielectric layer adjacent to the bond pad, and may be separated from the bond pad by a fill keep-out zone. One or more Under Bump Metallurgy (UBM) layers may be arranged on the bond pad and may extend outwardly to overlap with the fill lines.

A chip package and a chip packaging method are provided. The package includes: a chip to be packaged, a reinforcing layer and solder bumps. The chip to be packaged includes a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other, the first surface includes a sensing region and first contact pads, and the first contact pads are electrically coupled to the sensing region. The reinforcing layer covers the first surface of the chip to be packaged. The solder bumps are provided on the second surface of the chip to be packaged. The solder bump is electrically connected to the first contact pad and is configured to electrically connect with an external circuit.

In an embodiment, a device includes: a first device including: an integrated circuit device having a first connector; a first photosensitive adhesive layer on the integrated circuit device; and a first conductive layer on the first connector, the first photosensitive adhesive layer surrounding the first conductive layer; a second device including: an interposer having a second connector; a second photosensitive adhesive layer on the interposer, the second photosensitive adhesive layer physically connected to the first photosensitive adhesive layer; and a second conductive layer on the second connector, the second photosensitive adhesive layer surrounding the second conductive layer; and a conductive connector bonding the first and second conductive layers, the conductive connector surrounded by an air gap.

An integrated circuit and a method for designing an IC wherein the base or host chip is bonded to smaller chiplets via DBI technology. The bonding of chip to chiplet creates an uneven or multi-level surface of the overall chip requiring a releveling for future bonding. The uneven surface is built up with plating of bumps and subsequently releveled with various methods including planarization.

Various molded chip combinations and methods of manufacturing the same are disclosed. In one aspect, a molded chip combination is provided that includes a first semiconductor chip that has a first PHY region, a second semiconductor chip that has a second PHY region, an interconnect chip interconnecting the first PHY region to the second PHY region, and a molding joining together the first semiconductor chip, the second semiconductor chip and the interconnect chip.

The present application discloses a method for fabricating a semiconductor device with slanted conductive layers. The method for fabricating a semiconductor device includes providing a substrate, forming a first insulating layer above the substrate, forming first slanted recesses along the first insulating layer, and forming first slanted conductive layers in the first slanted recesses and a top conductive layer covering the first slanted conductive layers.

In an embodiment, a device includes: a first device including: an integrated circuit device having a first connector; a first photosensitive adhesive layer on the integrated circuit device; and a first conductive layer on the first connector, the first photosensitive adhesive layer surrounding the first conductive layer; a second device including: an interposer having a second connector; a second photosensitive adhesive layer on the interposer, the second photosensitive adhesive layer physically connected to the first photosensitive adhesive layer; and a second conductive layer on the second connector, the second photosensitive adhesive layer surrounding the second conductive layer; and a conductive connector bonding the first and second conductive layers, the conductive connector surrounded by an air gap.

Techniques are disclosed for facilitating interconnecting semiconductor devices. In one example, a method of interconnecting a first substrate to a second substrate is provided. The method includes forming a first plurality of contacts on the first substrate. The method further includes forming an insulative layer on the first substrate. The method further includes forming a second plurality of contacts on the second substrate. The method further includes joining the first plurality of contacts to the second plurality of contacts to form interconnects between the first substrate and the second substrate. When the first and second substrates are joined, at least a portion of each of the interconnects is surrounded by the insulative layer. Related systems and devices are also provided.

The present invention provides a photosensitive resin composition comprising: an alkali-soluble resin having a phenolic hydroxyl group as an end group (A); a radiation-polymerizable compound (B); and a photoinitiator (C), a film adhesive, an adhesive sheet, an adhesive pattern, a semiconductor wafer with an adhesive layer, and a semiconductor device using the photosensitive resin composition.

The present invention provides a semiconductor structure and a method of fabricating the same. The method includes: providing a chip having conductive pads, forming a metal layer on the conductive pads, forming a passivation layer on a portion of the metal layer, and forming conductive pillars on the metal layer. Since the metal layer is protected by the passivation layer, the undercut problem is solved, the supporting strength of the conductive pillars is increased, and the product reliability is improved.