An object of the present disclosure is to provide a semiconductor device capable of confirming withstand voltage of a snubber circuit after providing the snubber circuit and a method of manufacturing the semiconductor device. A semiconductor device according to the present disclosure includes: an insulating substrate; a circuit patterns provided on the insulating substrate; a snubber circuit substrate provided on the insulating substrate separately from the circuit patterns; a resistance provided on one of the circuit patterns and the snubber circuit substrate; a capacitor provided on another one of the circuit patterns and the snubber circuit substrate; and at least one semiconductor element electrically connected to the resistance and the capacitor.

A semiconductor device includes a first electronic component, a second electronic component, a third electronic component, a plurality of first interconnection structures, and a plurality of second interconnection structures. The first electronic component is between the second and the third electronic components. The first interconnection structures are between the first and the second electronic components. Each first interconnection structures has a length along a first direction substantially parallel to a surface of the first electronic component, and a width along a second direction substantially parallel to the surface and substantially perpendicular to the first direction. The length is larger than the width. The second interconnection structures are between the second and the third electronic components, and electrically connected to the second and the third electronic components. A height of each second interconnection structure is different from a height of each first interconnection structure.

A method of forming a microelectronic device comprises forming a microelectronic device structure comprising a base structure, a doped semiconductive structure comprising a first portion overlying the base structure and second portions vertically extending from the first portion and into the base structure, a stack structure overlying the doped semiconductive structure, cell pillar structures vertically extending through the stack structure and to the doped semiconductive structure, and digit line structures vertically overlying the stack structure. An additional microelectronic device structure comprising control logic devices is formed. The microelectronic device structure is attached to the additional microelectronic device structure to form a microelectronic device structure assembly. The carrier structure and the second portions of the doped semiconductive structure are removed. The first portion of the doped semiconductive structure is then patterned to form at least one source structure coupled to the cell pillar structures. Devices and systems are also described.

A method of making an assembly can include juxtaposing a top surface of a first electrically conductive element at a first surface of a first substrate with a top surface of a second electrically conductive element at a major surface of a second substrate. One of: the top surface of the first conductive element can be recessed below the first surface, or the top surface of the second conductive element can be recessed below the major surface. Electrically conductive nanoparticles can be disposed between the top surfaces of the first and second conductive elements. The conductive nanoparticles can have long dimensions smaller than 100 nanometers. The method can also include elevating a temperature at least at interfaces of the juxtaposed first and second conductive elements to a joining temperature at which the conductive nanoparticles can cause metallurgical joints to form between the juxtaposed first and second conductive elements.

Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to methods of fabricating IC devices with IC structures with improved bonding between a semiconductor layer and a non-semiconductor support structure, as well as resulting IC devices, assemblies, and systems. An example method includes providing a semiconductor material over a semiconductor support structure and, subsequently, depositing a first bonding material on the semiconductor material. The method further includes depositing a second bonding material on a non-semiconductor support structure such as glass or mica wafers, followed by bonding the face of the semiconductor material with the first bonding material to the face of the non-semiconductor support structure with the second bonding material. Using first and second bonding materials that include silicon, nitrogen, and oxygen (e.g., silicon oxynitride or carbon-doped silicon oxynitride) may significantly improve bonding between semiconductor layers and non-semiconductor support structures compared to layer transfer techniques.

A three-dimensional semiconductor package assembly includes a die. The die includes a plurality of through silicon vias (TSVs). The TSVs includes a first TSV and a second TSV. The first TSV supplies power from an active surface of the die to a back surface of the die. The assembly also includes a passive device coupled to the back surface of the die such that conductive contacts of the passive device electrically interface with the TSVs. The first passive device receives power through the first TSV and supplies power to the first die through the second TSV.

A semiconductor package includes a first semiconductor chip on a substrate, a second semiconductor chip on the substrate and spaced apart from the first semiconductor device, a mold layer on the substrate and covering sides of the first and second semiconductor chips, and an image sensor unit on the first and second semiconductor chips and the mold layer. The image sensor unit is electrically connected to the first semiconductor chip.

A method of manufacturing a package structure includes: forming a backside RDL structure on a carrier; forming TIVs on the backside RDL structure; mounting at least one passive device on the backside RDL structure, so that the at least one passive device is disposed between the TIVs; placing a die on the at least one passive device, so that the at least one passive device is vertically sandwiched between the die and the backside RDL structure; forming an encapsulant laterally encapsulating the die, the TIVs, and the at least one passive device; forming a front side RDL structure on a front side of the die, the TIVs, and the encapsulant; releasing the backside RDL structure from the carrier; and mounting a package on the backside RDL structure, wherein the package is electrically connected to the at least one passive device by conductive connectors and solders.

A method includes bonding a first device die and a second device die to an interconnect die. The interconnect die includes a first portion over and bonded to the first device die, and a second portion over and bonded to the second device die. The interconnect die electrically connects the first device die to the second device die. The method further includes encapsulating the interconnect die in an encapsulating material, and forming a plurality of redistribution lines over the interconnect die.

A semiconductor package includes an integrated passive device (IPD) including one or more passive devices over a first substrate; and metallization layers over and electrically coupled to the one or more passive devices, where a topmost metallization layer of the metallization layers includes a first plurality of conductive patterns; and a second plurality of conductive patterns interleaved with the first plurality of conductive patterns. The IPD also includes a first under bump metallization (UBM) structure over the topmost metallization layer, where the first UBM structure includes a first plurality of conductive strips, each of the first plurality of conductive strips electrically coupled to a respective one of the first plurality of conductive patterns; and a second plurality of conductive strips interleaved with the first plurality of conductive strips, each of the second plurality of conductive strips electrically coupled to a respective one of the second plurality of conductive patterns.