A microelectronic assembly including an insulating layer having a plurality of nanoscale conductors disposed in a nanoscale pitch array therein and a pair of microelectronic elements is provided. The nanoscale conductors can form electrical interconnections between contacts of the microelectronic elements while the insulating layer can mechanically couple the microelectronic elements together.

A package structure includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a plurality of conductive pillars and an adhesive layer. The first substrate includes a plurality of vias and a plurality of pads. The pads are disposed on the first substrate, and fill in the vias. The second substrate is disposed opposite to the first substrate. Each conductive pillar electrically connects each pad and the second substrate, and the adhesive layer fills in the gaps between the conductive pillars. A bonding method of the package structure is also provided.

An integrated circuit structure may be formed having a first integrated circuit device, a second integrated circuit device electrically coupled to the first integrated circuit device with a plurality of device-to-device interconnects, and at least one jumping drops vapor chamber between the first integrated circuit device and the second integrated circuit device wherein at least one device-to-device interconnect of the plurality of device-to-device interconnects extends through the jumping drops vapor chamber. In one embodiment, the integrated circuit structure may include three or more integrated circuit devices with at least two jumping drops vapor chambers disposed between the three or more integrated circuit devices. In a further embodiment, the two jumping drops chambers may be in fluid communication with one another.

An integrated circuit structure may be formed having a first integrated circuit device, a second integrated circuit device electrically coupled to the first integrated circuit device with a plurality of device-to-device interconnects, and at least one jumping drops vapor chamber between the first integrated circuit device and the second integrated circuit device wherein at least one device-to-device interconnect of the plurality of device-to-device interconnects extends through the jumping drops vapor chamber. In one embodiment, the integrated circuit structure may include three or more integrated circuit devices with at least two jumping drops vapor chambers disposed between the three or more integrated circuit devices. In a further embodiment, the two jumping drops chambers may be in fluid communication with one another.

A package includes a circuit that includes at least one active area and at least one secondary device area, a support configured to support the circuit, and a die attach material. The circuit being mounted on the support using the die attach material and the die attach material including at least one channel configured to allow gases generated during curing of the die attach material to be released from the die attach material.

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.

A semiconductor device of the present invention includes a circuit layer formed of a conductive material, a semiconductor element mounted on a first surface of the circuit layer, and a ceramic substrate disposed on a second surface of the circuit layer, in which a Ag underlayer having a glass layer and a Ag layer laminated on the glass layer is formed on the first surface of the circuit layer, and the Ag layer of the Ag underlayer and the semiconductor element are directly joined together.

A method of and system for adhesive bonding by a) providing a polymerizable adhesive composition on a surface of an element to be bonded to form an assembly; b) irradiating the assembly with radiation at a first wavelength capable of vulcanization of bonds in the polymerizable adhesive composition by activation of sulfur-containing compound with at least one selected from x-ray, e-beam, visible, or infrared light to thereby generate ultraviolet light in the polymerizable adhesive composition; and c) adhesively joining two or more components together by way of the polymerizable adhesive composition.

A method of and system for adhesive bonding by a) providing a polymerizable adhesive composition on a surface of an element to be bonded to form an assembly; b) irradiating the assembly with radiation at a first wavelength capable of vulcanization of bonds in the polymerizable adhesive composition by activation of sulfur-containing compound with at least one selected from x-ray, e-beam, visible, or infrared light to thereby generate ultraviolet light in the polymerizable adhesive composition; and c) adhesively joining two or more components together by way of the polymerizable adhesive composition.

Embodiments of the present disclosure describe a die with integrated microphone device using through-silicon vias (TSVs) and associated techniques and configurations. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes an apparatus comprising a semiconductor substrate having a first side and a second side disposed opposite to the first side, an interconnect layer formed on the first side of the semiconductor substrate, a through-silicon via (TSV) formed through the semiconductor substrate and configured to route electrical signals between the first side of the semiconductor substrate and the second side of the semiconductor substrate, and a microphone device formed on the second side of the semiconductor substrate and electrically coupled with the TSV. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.