A semiconductor device has a substrate and a first light sensitive material formed over the substrate. A plurality of first conductive posts is formed over the substrate by patterning the first light sensitive material and filling the pattern with a conductive material. A plurality of electrical contacts is formed over the substrate and the conductive posts are formed over the electrical contacts. A first electric component is disposed over the substrate between the first conductive posts. A plurality of second conductive posts is formed over the first electrical component by patterning a second light sensitive material and filling the pattern with conductive material. A first encapsulant is deposited over the first electrical component and conductive posts. A portion of the first encapsulant is removed to expose the first conductive posts. A second electrical component is disposed over the first electrical component and covered with a second encapsulant.

An integrated circuit (IC) package may be fabricated having an interposer, one or more microfluidic channels through the interposer, a first IC chip attached to a first side of the interposer, and a second IC chip attached to a second side of the interposer, where the first side of the interposer includes first bond pads coupled to first bond pads of the first IC chip, and the second side of the interposer includes second bond pads coupled to first bond pads of the second IC chip. In an embodiment of the present description, a liquid cooled three-dimensional IC (3DIC) package may be formed with the IC package, where at least two IC devices may be stacked with a liquid cooled interposer. In a further embodiment, the liquid cooled 3DIC package may be electrically attached to an electronic board. Other embodiments are disclosed and claimed.

A method of manufacturing a component carrier includes forming a stack having electrically conductive layer structures and electrically insulating layer structures; configuring the stack as a redistribution structure for transferring between a smaller pitch on one side of the stack towards a larger pitch on an opposing side of the stack; and arranging a first layer structure and a second layer structure in opposing surface regions of the stack. The first layer structure includes a group of first electrically conductive elements arranged in a first density and the second layer structure includes a group of second electrically conductive elements arranged in a second density. At least one of the electrically conductive layer structures of the stack, which forms the redistribution structure, includes a group of vertically and/or horizontally arranged connections arranged in a third density. The third density is higher than the first density and higher than the second density.

A discrete 3-D processor comprises first and second dice. The first die comprises three-dimensional memory (3D-M) arrays, whereas the second die comprises logic circuits and at least an off-die peripheral-circuit component of the 3D-M array(s). The first die does not comprise the off-die peripheral-circuit component. The first and second dice are communicatively coupled by a plurality of inter-die connections. The preferred discrete 3-D processor can be applied to mathematical computing, computer simulation, configurable gate array, pattern processing and neural network.

Microelectronic assemblies, related devices and methods, are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a microelectronic assembly may include a die in a first dielectric layer; and a capacitor including a first conductive pillar and a second conductive pillar in the first dielectric layer, each pillar having a first end and an opposing second end, where the first and second conductive pillars form a first plate of the capacitor; a second dielectric layer on the die and on the second end of the first and second conductive pillars extending at least partially along a first thickness of the first and second conductive pillars and tapering from the second end towards the first end; and a metal layer on the second dielectric layer, wherein the metal layer extends at least partially along a second thickness of the first and second conductive pillars, where the metal layer forms a second plate of the capacitor.

A semiconductor package includes a lower semiconductor die and an upper semiconductor die which are stacked with an offset in a first direction, wherein the lower semiconductor die includes a plurality of lower pads arranged in a second direction, which is perpendicular to the first direction, and wherein the upper semiconductor die includes a plurality of upper pads arranged in the second direction. The semiconductor package also includes bent wires electrically connecting the lower pads of the lower semiconductor die with the upper pads of the upper semiconductor die in the first direction. The semiconductor package further includes vertical wires such that a vertical wire is disposed on any one of the lower pad and the upper pad for each pair of pads electrically connected by a bent wire.

According to one embodiment, a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device includes forming a plurality of recess portions on a first surface of a support. Each recess portion is between protrusion portions on the first surface. A stacked body is then placed into each of the recess portions. The stacked body is a plurality of semiconductor chips stacked on each other or the like. The recess portions are filled with a resin layer. The resin layer covers the stacked bodies inside the recess portions. A protrusion portion of the support is irradiated with a laser beam to form a modified portion in the protrusion portion. The support is divided along the protrusion portions into separate pieces.

The present invention relates to the field of photonic integrated circuits and provides a semiconductor device and a manufacturing method thereof. The semiconductor device includes an EIC chip and a PIC chip arranged on a substrate, the EIC chip is located between the PIC chip and the substrate. In embodiments, at least one EIC chip is disposed on a surface of a single PIC chip facing the substrate, and the EIC chip is mounted on the substrate through a connection structure. Therefore, the wiring of the PIC chip in the semiconductor device of the present invention is optimized such that the voltage drop due to long wiring distance can be suppressed, and the package structure of the semiconductor device is also optimized.

A semiconductor package includes an interposer having a pad insulating film, a first lower pad exposed from a lower surface of the pad insulating film, the first lower pad including a first extension and a second extension spaced apart from each other and extending side by side in a first direction, and a first connection extending in a second direction intersecting the first direction and connecting the first extension and the second extension, and a redistribution structure that covers an upper surface of the pad insulating film, first interposer bumps on a lower surface of the interposer and spaced apart from each other, at least a part of each of the first and second extensions being connected to one of the first interposer bumps, and a first semiconductor chip on an upper surface of the interposer and electrically connected to the redistribution structure.

A connector may include: a first substrate having a top surface, a bottom surface opposite to the top surface of the top substrate and a side surface joining an edge of the top surface of the first substrate and joining an edge of the bottom surface of the first substrate; a second substrate having a top surface, a bottom surface opposite to the top surface of the second substrate and a side surface joining an edge of the top surface of the second substrate and joining an edge of the bottom surface of the second substrate, wherein the side surface of the second substrate faces the side surface of the first substrate, wherein the top surfaces of the first and second substrates are coplanar with each other at a top of the connector and the bottom surfaces of the first and second substrates are coplanar with each other at a bottom of the connector; and a plurality of metal traces between, in a first horizontal direction, the side surfaces of the first and second substrates, wherein each of the plurality of metal traces has a top end at the top of the connector and a bottom end at the bottom of the connector.