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.

A package structure and a method of forming the same are provided. The package structure includes a package substrate and an interposer substrate over the package substrate. The interposer substrate has a first surface facing the package substrate and a second surface opposite the first surface. A first semiconductor device is disposed on the first surface, and a second semiconductor device is disposed on the second surface. Conductive structures are disposed between the interposer substrate and the package substrate. The first semiconductor device is located between the conductive structures. A first side of the first semiconductor device is at a first distance from the most adjacent conductive structure, and a second side of the first semiconductor device is at a second distance from the most adjacent conductive structure. The first side is opposite the second side, and the first distance is greater than the second distance.

The present disclosure relates to a semiconductor chip that includes a substrate, a metal layer, and a number of component portions. Herein, the substrate has a substrate base and a number of protrusions protruding from a bottom surface of the substrate base. The substrate base and the protrusions are formed of a same material. Each of the protrusions has a same height. At least one via hole extends vertically through one protrusion and the substrate base. The metal layer selectively covers exposed surfaces at a backside of the substrate and fully covers inner surfaces of the at least one via hole. The component portions reside over a top surface of the substrate base, such that a certain one of the component portions is electrically coupled to a portion of the metal layer at the top of the at least one via hole.

An integrated circuit assembly may be formed having a substrate, a first integrated circuit device electrically attached to the substrate, a second integrated circuit device electrically attached to the first integrated circuit device, and a heat dissipation device defining a fluid chamber, wherein at least a portion of the first integrated circuit device and at least a portion of the second integrated circuit device are exposed to the fluid chamber. In further embodiments, at least one channel may be formed in an underfill material between the first integrated circuit device and the second integrated circuit device, between the first integrated circuit device and the substrate, and/or between the second integrated circuit device and the substrate, wherein the at least one channel is open to the fluid chamber.

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 printed structure includes a substrate comprising a substrate surface, a substrate circuit disposed in or on in a circuit area of the substrate surface, a substrate post protruding from the substrate surface exterior to the circuit area, and a component having a component top side and a component bottom side opposite the component top side. The component bottom side can be disposed on the substrate post and adhered to the substrate surface forming an air gap between the component bottom side and the substrate circuit. The substrate post can comprise a substrate post material that is a cured adhesive. Some embodiments comprise a substrate electrode and the component comprises an electrically conductive connection post extending from the component bottom side toward the substrate in electrical contact with the substrate electrode.

A package structure is provided. The package structure includes a through substrate via structure, a first stacked die package structure, an underfill layer, and a package layer. The through substrate via structure is formed over a substrate. The first stacked die package structure is over the through substrate via structure. The first stacked die package structure includes a plurality of memory dies. The underfill layer is over the first stacked die package structure. The underfill layer includes a first protruding portion that extends below a top surface of the through substrate via structure. The package layer is over the underfill layer. The package layer has a second protruding portion that extends below the top surface of the through substrate via structure.

Semiconductor packages may include a semiconductor chip on a substrate and an under-fill layer between the semiconductor chip and the substrate. The semiconductor chip may include a semiconductor substrate including first and second regions, and an interlayer dielectric layer that may cover the semiconductor substrate and may include connection lines. First conductive pads may be on the first region and may be electrically connected to some of the connection lines. Second conductive pads may be on the second region and may be electrically isolated from all of the connection lines. The semiconductor chip may also include a passivation layer that may cover the interlayer dielectric layer and may include holes that may expose the first and second conductive pads, respectively. On the second region, the under-fill layer may include a portion that may be in one of the first holes and contact one of the second conductive pads.

A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate having a first major surface and a second major surface opposite the first major surface, a first layer of dielectric material over the first major surface, and a second layer of dielectric material over the second major surface. The first layer includes a plurality of recesses, and the second layer includes a plurality of protrusions. Each of the plurality of recesses are defined by a shape, and each of the plurality of protrusions are vertically aligned with a corresponding one of the plurality of recesses and are defined by the shape of the corresponding one of the plurality of recesses.

A semiconductor package includes a package substrate, a plurality of semiconductor devices stacked on the package substrate, a plurality of underfill fillets disposed between the plurality of semiconductor devices and between the package substrate and the plurality of semiconductor devices, and a molding resin at least partially surrounding the plurality of semiconductor devices and the plurality of underfill fillets. The plurality of underfill fillets include a plurality of protrusions that protrude from spaces between each of the plurality of semiconductor devices or between the package substrate and each of the plurality of semiconductor devices. At least two neighboring underfill fillet protrusions of the plurality of protrusions form one continuous structure without an interface therebetween.