A wiring (3) comprising electrical conductors (4, 5, 6, 7) is formed in a dielectric layer (2) on or above a semiconductor substrate (1), an opening is formed in the dielectric layer to uncover a contact pad (8), which is formed by one of the conductors, and a further opening is formed in the dielectric layer to uncover an area of a further conductor (5), separate from the contact pad. The further opening is filled with an electrically conductive material (9), and the dielectric layer is thinned from a side opposite the substrate, so that the electrically conductive material protrudes from the dielectric layer.

A semiconductor structure including a first semiconductor die, a second semiconductor die, a passivation layer, an anti-arcing pattern, and conductive terminals is provided. The second semiconductor die is stacked over the first semiconductor die. The passivation layer covers the second semiconductor die and includes first openings for revealing pads of the second semiconductor die. The anti-arcing pattern is disposed over the passivation layer. The conductive terminals are disposed over and electrically connected to the pads of the second semiconductor die.

A material includes a base resin; a solvent; and a foaming agent and a photosensitizer, and/or a substance that serves as a foaming agent and a photosensitizer.

Structures and methods are disclosed for fabricating optoelectronic solid state array devices. In one case a backplane and array of micro devices is aligned and connected through bumps.

Disclosed is a microelectronic device assembly comprising a substrate having conductors exposed on a surface thereof. Two or more stacks of microelectronic devices are located on the substrate, and microelectronic devices of the stacks are connected to vertical conductive paths external to the stacks and extending to the substrate and to lateral conductive paths extending between the stacks. Methods of fabrication are also disclosed.

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.

A semiconductor structure including a first semiconductor die, a second semiconductor die, a passivation layer, an anti-arcing pattern, and conductive terminals is provided. The second semiconductor die is stacked over the first semiconductor die. The passivation layer covers the second semiconductor die and includes first openings for revealing pads of the second semiconductor die. The anti-arcing pattern is disposed over the passivation layer. The conductive terminals are disposed over and electrically connected to the pads of the second semiconductor die.

A semiconductor structure including a first semiconductor die, a second semiconductor die, a passivation layer, an anti-arcing pattern, and conductive terminals is provided. The second semiconductor die is stacked over the first semiconductor die. The passivation layer covers the second semiconductor die and includes first openings for revealing pads of the second semiconductor die. The anti-arcing pattern is disposed over the passivation layer. The conductive terminals are disposed over and electrically connected to the pads of the second semiconductor die.

A package that includes a substrate, an integrated device coupled to the substrate, and a capacitor structure located between the substrate and the integrated device. The capacitor structure includes a capacitor substrate comprising a first trench, a first electrically conductive layer located in the first trench, a dielectric layer located over the first electrically conductive layer, and a second electrically conductive layer located over the dielectric layer. The first electrically conductive layer over the first trench, the dielectric layer and the second electrically conductive layer are configured as a first capacitor.

The semiconductor memory device includes: a first substrate including a peripheral circuit, first conductive contact patterns connected to the peripheral circuit, and a first upper insulating layer having grooves exposing the first conductive contact patterns; a second substrate including a memory cell array, a second upper insulating layer disposed on the memory cell array, the second upper insulating layer formed between the memory cell array and the first upper insulating layer, second conductive contact patterns protruding through the second upper insulating layer into an opening of the grooves; and conductive adhesive patterns filling the grooves to connect the second conductive contact patterns to the first conductive contact patterns.