Embodiments described herein provide techniques for using a stress absorption material to improve solder joint reliability in semiconductor packages and packaged systems. One technique produces a semiconductor package that includes a die on a substrate, where the die has a first surface, a second surface opposite the first surface, and a sidewall surface coupling the first surface to the second surface. The semiconductor package further includes a stress absorption material contacting the sidewall surface of the die and a molding compound separated from the sidewall surface of the die by the stress absorption material. The Young's modulus of the stress absorption material is lower than the Young's modulus of the molding compound. One example of a stress absorption material is a photoresist.

Embodiments disclosed herein include electronic packages and methods of forming such packages. In an embodiment, the electronic package comprises a package substrate, that comprises a bumpout region on a first surface of the package substrate, and a pin region on a second surface of the package substrate. In an embodiment, a data path from the bumpout region to the pin region is included in the electronic package. In an embodiment, a ground path brackets the data path from the bumpout region to the pin region.

Systems and methods for multi-height interconnect structures for a semiconductor device are provided herein. The multi-height interconnect structure generally includes a primary level semiconductor die having a primary conductive pillar and a secondary conductive pillar, where the primary conductive pillar has a greater height than the secondary conductive pillar. The semiconductor device may further include a substrate electrically coupled to the primary level semiconductor die through the primary conductive pillar and a secondary level semiconductor die electrically coupled to the primary level semiconductor die through the secondary conductive pillar. The multi-height pillars may be formed using a single photoresist mask or multiple photoresist masks. In some configurations, the primary and secondary conductive pillars may be arranged on only the front-side of the dies and/or substrate.

A semiconductor package includes a semiconductor chip; a redistribution insulating layer including a first opening; an external connection bump including a first part in the first opening; a lower bump pad including a first surface in physical contact with the first part of the external connection bump and a second surface opposite to the first surface, wherein the first surface and the redistribution insulating layer partially overlap; and a redistribution pattern that electrically connects the lower bump pad to the semiconductor chip.

A semiconductor package includes a semiconductor chip; a redistribution insulating layer including a first opening; an external connection bump including a first part in the first opening; a lower bump pad including a first surface in physical contact with the first part of the external connection bump and a second surface opposite to the first surface, wherein the first surface and the redistribution insulating layer partially overlap; and a redistribution pattern that electrically connects the lower bump pad to the semiconductor chip.

Semiconductor device assemblies having stacked semiconductor dies and electrically functional heat transfer structures (HTSs) are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a semiconductor device assembly includes a first semiconductor die having a mounting surface with a base region and a peripheral region adjacent the base region. At least one second semiconductor die can be electrically coupled to the first semiconductor die at the base region. The device assembly can also include an HTS electrically coupled to the first semiconductor die at the peripheral region.

A semiconductor package includes a package substrate, a processor chip mounted on the package substrate, a first stack structure on the package substrate, the first stack structure including a number M of memory chips stacked on the processor chip, and a second stack structure on the package substrate and spaced apart from the processor chip, the second stack structure including a number N of memory chips stacked on the package substrate. A number Q of channels that electrically connect the memory chips of the second stack structure with the processor chip may be greater than a number P of channels that electrically connect the memory chips of the first stack structure with the processor chip, or the number N of memory chips included in the second stack structure may be greater than the number M of memory chips included in the first stack structure.

A semiconductor package includes a package substrate, a processor chip mounted on the package substrate, a first stack structure on the package substrate, the first stack structure including a number M of memory chips stacked on the processor chip, and a second stack structure on the package substrate and spaced apart from the processor chip, the second stack structure including a number N of memory chips stacked on the package substrate. A number Q of channels that electrically connect the memory chips of the second stack structure with the processor chip may be greater than a number P of channels that electrically connect the memory chips of the first stack structure with the processor chip, or the number N of memory chips included in the second stack structure may be greater than the number M of memory chips included in the first stack structure.

A semiconductor package includes a first semiconductor chip mounted on the package substrate, a second semiconductor mounted on the package substrate and set apart from the first semiconductor chip in a horizontal direction thereby forming a gap between the first semiconductor chip and the second semiconductor chip. The semiconductor package further includes a first thermal interface material layer formed in the gap and having a first modulus of elasticity and a second thermal interface material layer formed on each of the first semiconductor chip and the second semiconductor chip and having a second modulus of elasticity, wherein the first modulus of elasticity is less than the second modulus of elasticity.

Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards an integrated circuit (IC) package including a first die at least partially embedded in a first encapsulation layer and a second die at least partially embedded in a second encapsulation layer. The first die may have a first plurality of die-level interconnect structures disposed at a first side of the first encapsulation layer. The IC package may also include a plurality of electrical routing features at least partially embedded in the first encapsulation layer and configured to route electrical signals between a first and second side of the first encapsulation layer. The second side may be disposed opposite to the first side. The second die may have a second plurality of die-level interconnect structures that may be electrically coupled with at least a subset of the plurality of electrical routing features by bonding wires.