A package structure and a method of forming the same are provided. The package structure includes a package substrate, a semiconductor chip disposed over the package substrate, and an integrated device located below and bonded to the lower surface of the semiconductor chip. The semiconductor chip has a lower surface facing the package substrate and is electrically connected to the package substrate through conductive structures. The integrated device is laterally surrounded by the conductive structures, and the integrated device and the conductive structures are located within boundaries of the semiconductor chip when viewed in a direction perpendicular to the lower surface of the semiconductor chip.

Semiconductor devices having interconnect structures with vertically offset bonding surfaces, and associated systems and methods, are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate at least partially covered by a first dielectric material having an upper surface, and an interconnect structure extending therefrom. The interconnect structure can include a plurality of conductive elements, and a continuous region of a first insulating material at least partially between the plurality of conductive elements. The plurality of conductive elements and the continuous region can have coplanar end surfaces. The interconnect structure can further include a perimeter structure at least partially surrounding the plurality of conductive elements and the continuous region. The perimeter structure can have an uppermost surface that can be vertically offset from the upper surface of the first dielectric material and/or the coplanar end surfaces.

Provided is an interposer for a semiconductor package, the interposer including an interposer substrate comprising a first main surface and a second main surface opposite to the first main surface, a first through-electrode structure and a second through-electrode structure each passing through the interposer substrate and protruding from the first main surface, a connection terminal structure contacting both the first through-electrode structure and the second through-electrode structure, and a photosensitive polymer layer arranged between the connection terminal structure and the interposer substrate, and between the first through-electrode structure and the second through-electrode structure.

A semiconductor package includes a first semiconductor chip including a first bonding pad on a first surface of a first substrate, a first through electrode penetrating through the first substrate and electrically connected to the first bonding pad, a first recess with a desired depth in the first substrate from a second surface of the first substrate and exposing an end portion of the first through electrode, and a second bonding pad in the first recess and electrically connected to the first through electrode, a second semiconductor chip stacked on the second surface of the first substrate and including a third bonding pad on a third surface of a second substrate, and a conductive connection member between the second bonding pad and the third bonding pad. At least a portion of the conductive connection member may be in the first recess.

A multi-die apparatus includes a plurality of die groups. Each die group includes a plurality of dies stacked parallel to each other and with an edge surface of each die aligned with a planar side surface. The multi-die apparatus also includes a base substrate structure that has a planar top surface characterized by a given direction of lattice crystalline planes. Each of the plurality of die groups is disposed sideways on the base substrate structure, with the planar side surface of each die group bonded to the planar top surface of the base substrate structure. One or more of the plurality of die groups are arranged in a non-parallel manner relative to the given direction of lattice crystalline planes of the base substrate structure.

Disclosed is a three-dimensional integrated system for DRAM chips and a fabrication method thereof. A plurality of trench structures are etched on the front and back of a silicon wafer; then, a TSV structure is etched between the two upper and lower trenches opposite to each other for electrical connection; then, DRAM chips are placed in the trenches, and copper-copper bonding is used to make the chips electrically connected to the TSV structure in a vertical direction; finally, redistribution is done to make the chips in a horizontal direction electrically connected. The invention can make full use of silicon materials, and can avoid problems such as warpage and deformation of an interposer. In addition, placing the chips in the trenches will not increase the overall package thickness, while protecting the chips from external impact.

A display device includes a substrate including a conductive pad, a driving chip facing the substrate and including a conductive bump electrically connected to the conductive pad and an inspection bump which is insulated from the conductive pad, and an adhesive member which is between the conductive pad and the driving chip and connects the conductive pad to the driving chip. The adhesive member includes a first adhesive layer including a conductive ball, and a second adhesive layer facing the first adhesive layer, the second adhesive layer including a first area including a color-changing material, and a second area adjacent to the first area and excluding the color-changing material.

A method for forming a through-substrate via structure includes providing a substrate and providing a conductive via structure adjacent to a first surface of the substrate. The method includes providing a recessed region on an opposite surface of the substrate towards the conductive via structure. The method includes providing an insulator in the recessed region and providing a conductive region extending along a first sidewall surface of the recessed region in the cross-sectional view. In some examples, the first conductive region is provided to be coupled to the conductive via structure and to be further along at least a portion of the opposite surface of the substrate outside of the recessed region. The method includes providing a protective structure within the recessed region over a first portion of the first conductive region but not over a second portion of the first conductive region that is outside of the recessed region. The method includes attaching a conductive bump to the second portion of the first conductive region.

A semiconductor package includes a silicon substrate including a cavity and a plurality of through holes spaced apart from the cavity, a first semiconductor chip in the cavity, a plurality of conductive vias in the plurality of through holes, a first redistribution layer on the silicon substrate and connected to the first semiconductor chip and the conductive vias, and a second redistribution layer below the silicon substrate and connected to the first semiconductor chip and the plurality of conductive vias.

A micro-device structure includes a substrate having a substrate surface and a substrate contact disposed on or in the substrate surface, a cavity extending into the substrate from the substrate surface, a micro-device disposed in the cavity, the micro-device comprising a micro-device contact, a planarization layer disposed over at least a portion of the substrate, and an electrode disposed at least partially over or on the planarization layer and electrically connected to the micro-device contact.