A method for forming a direct hybrid bond and a device resulting from a direct hybrid bond including a first substrate having a first set of metallic bonding pads, preferably connected to a device or circuit, capped by a conductive barrier, and having a first non-metallic region adjacent to the metallic bonding pads on the first substrate, a second substrate having a second set of metallic bonding pads capped by a second conductive barrier, aligned with the first set of metallic bonding pads, preferably connected to a device or circuit, and having a second non-metallic region adjacent to the metallic bonding pads on the second substrate, and a contact-bonded interface between the first and second set of metallic bonding pads capped by conductive barriers formed by contact bonding of the first non-metallic region to the second non-metallic region.

Provided is a stacked semiconductor package including a package base substrate including a plurality of signal wires and at least one power wire, wherein a plurality of top downsurface connecting pads and a plurality of bottom surface connecting pads are on a top surface and a bottom surface of the package base substrate, respectively; and a plurality of semiconductor chips that are sequentially stacked on the package base substrate and are electrically connected to the top surface connecting pads, the plurality of semiconductor chips including a first semiconductor chip that is a bottommost semiconductor chip, and a second semiconductor chip that is on the first semiconductor chip, wherein the signal wires are arranged apart from a portion of the package base substrate, the first portion that overlaps a first edge of the first semiconductor chip, the first edge overlapping the second semiconductor chip in a vertical direction.

A semiconductor device is provided with a semiconductor chip. The semiconductor chip has a semiconductor substrate, an interconnect layer, an inductor and conductive pads (first pads). The interconnect layer is provided on the semiconductor substrate. The interconnect layer includes the inductor. The pads are provided on the interconnect layer. The pads are provided in a region within a circuit forming region of the semiconductor chip, which does not overlap the inductor.

A semiconductor device is provided with a semiconductor chip. The semiconductor chip has a semiconductor substrate, an interconnect layer, an inductor and conductive pads (first pads). The interconnect layer is provided on the semiconductor substrate. The interconnect layer includes the inductor. The pads are provided on the interconnect layer. The pads are provided in a region within a circuit forming region of the semiconductor chip, which does not overlap the inductor.

A method including stacking a number of silicon dice such that one or more edges of the dice are in vertical alignment, where the one or more edges include a number of connection pads. The method also includes positioning a connecting wire on a substantially perpendicular axis to the one or more edges. The connecting wire includes a number of solder blocks formed thereon. The solder blocks are spaced at intervals associated with a distance between a first set of aligned connection pads on the dice. The connecting wire is positioned such that the solder blocks are in contact with the first set of aligned connection pads. The method also includes applying heat to cause the solder blocks to reflow and physically and electrically couple the connecting wire to the connection pads.

A method including stacking a number of silicon dice such that one or more edges of the dice are in vertical alignment, where the one or more edges include a number of connection pads. The method also includes positioning a connecting wire on a substantially perpendicular axis to the one or more edges. The connecting wire includes a number of solder blocks formed thereon. The solder blocks are spaced at intervals associated with a distance between a first set of aligned connection pads on the dice. The connecting wire is positioned such that the solder blocks are in contact with the first set of aligned connection pads. The method also includes applying heat to cause the solder blocks to reflow and physically and electrically couple the connecting wire to the connection pads.

A semiconductor package includes: a carrier having an electrically insulative body and a first contact structure at a first side of the electrically insulative body; and a semiconductor die having a first pad attached to the first contact structure of the carrier, the first pad being at source or emitter potential. The first pad is spaced inward from an edge of the semiconductor die by a first distance. The semiconductor die has an edge termination region between the edge and the first pad. The first contact structure of the carrier is spaced inward from the edge of the semiconductor die by a second distance greater than the first distance such that an electric field that emanates from the edge termination region in a direction of the carrier during normal operation of the semiconductor die does not reach the first contact structure of the carrier. Methods of production are also provided.

The present invention provides a test pad structure of chip, which comprises a plurality of first internal test pads, a plurality of second internal test pads, a plurality of first extended test pads, and a plurality of second extended test pads. The first internal test pads and the second internal test pads are disposed in a chip. The second internal test pads and the first internal test pads are spaced by a distance. The first extended test pads are connected with the first internal test pads. The second extended test pads are connected with the second internal test pads. The first extended test pads and the second extended test pads may increase the contact area to be contacted by probes. Signals or power are transmitted to the first internal test pads and the second internal test pads via the first extended test pads and the second extended test pads for the probes to test the chip.

The present invention provides a test pad structure of chip, which comprises a plurality of first internal test pads, a plurality of second internal test pads, a plurality of first extended test pads, and a plurality of second extended test pads. The first internal test pads and the second internal test pads are disposed in a chip. The second internal test pads and the first internal test pads are spaced by a distance. The first extended test pads are connected with the first internal test pads. The second extended test pads are connected with the second internal test pads. The first extended test pads and the second extended test pads may increase the contact area to be contacted by probes. Signals or power are transmitted to the first internal test pads and the second internal test pads via the first extended test pads and the second extended test pads for the probes to test the chip.

A thin stacked semiconductor device has a plurality of circuits that are laminated and formed sequentially in a specified pattern to form a multilayer wiring part. At the stage for forming the multilayer wiring part, a filling electrode is formed on the semiconductor substrate such that the surface is covered with an insulating film, a post electrode is formed on specified wiring at the multilayer wiring part, a first insulating layer is formed on one surface of the semiconductor substrate, the surface of the first insulating layer is removed by a specified thickness to expose the post electrode, and the other surface of the semiconductor substrate is ground to expose the filling electrode and to form a through-type electrode. A second insulating layer is formed on one surface of the semiconductor substrate while exposing the forward end of the through-type electrode, and bump electrodes are formed on both electrodes.