A semiconductor device comprising: substrate having main surface facing thickness direction; wirings arranged on main surface; semiconductor element having back surface facing the main surface and electrodes formed on back surface, wherein the electrodes are bonded to the wirings; and columnar wirings located outside the semiconductor element as viewed along the thickness direction, protrude in direction away from the main surface in the thickness direction, and are arranged on the wirings, wherein the semiconductor element includes first circuit and second circuit, wherein the electrodes include first electrodes electrically connected to the first circuit and second electrodes electrically connected to the second circuit, wherein the columnar wirings include first columnar portions electrically connected to the first electrodes and second columnar portions electrically connected to the second electrodes, and wherein area of each first columnar portions is larger than area of each second columnar portions in the thickness direction.

An electronic-part-reinforcing thermosetting resin composition has: a viscosity of 5 Pa.Math.s or less at 140° C.; a temperature of 150° C. to 170° C. as a temperature corresponding to a maximum peak of an exothermic curve representing a curing reaction; and a difference of 20° C. or less between the temperature corresponding to the maximum peak and a temperature corresponding to one half of the height of the maximum peak in a temperature rising range of the exothermic curve.

A semiconductor device according to the present embodiment includes an insulation member, a columnar electrode, a member, and an electrode pad. The insulation member has a first face. The columnar electrode penetrates the insulation member in a direction approximately perpendicular to the first face. The columnar electrode has a columnar electrode member and a first metal layer of at least one layer which covers an outer circumference of the columnar electrode member and which extends until becoming exposed from the first face. The member is provided on the first face and is arranged so as to overlap with at least a part of the first metal layer that is exposed from the first face as viewed from a direction approximately perpendicular to the first face. The electrode pad is provided on the first face so as to cover the member and is electrically connected to the columnar electrode member.

A solution relating to electronic devices of flip-chip type is provided, which includes at least one chip carrier having a carrier surface, the carrier(s) including one or more contact elements of electrically conductive material on the carrier surface, at least one integrated circuit chip having a chip surface, the chip(s) including one or more terminals of electrically conductive material on the chip surface each one facing a corresponding contact element, solder material soldering each terminal to the corresponding contact element, and a restrain structure around the contact elements for restraining the solder material during a soldering of the terminals to the contact elements. The carrier includes one or more heat dissipation elements of thermally conductive material on the carrier surface facing the chip surface displaced from the terminals, the dissipation elements being free of any solder mask.

Methods of forming connector pad structures, interconnect structures, and structures thereof are disclosed. In some embodiments, a method of forming a connector pad structure includes forming an underball metallization (UBM) pad, and increasing a surface roughness of the UBM pad by exposing the UBM pad to a plasma treatment. A polymer material is formed over a first portion of the UBM pad, leaving a second portion of the UBM pad exposed.

Manufacturing of flip-chip type assemblies is provided, and includes forming one or more contact elements of electrically conductive material on a carrier surface of at least one chip carrier, providing a restrain structure around the contact elements, depositing solder material on the contact elements and/or on one or more terminals of electrically conductive material on a chip surface of at least one integrated circuit chip, and placing the chip with each terminal facing corresponding contact elements. Further, the method includes soldering each terminal to the corresponding contact element by a soldering material, the soldering material being restrained during a soldering of the terminals to the contact elements by the restrain structure, and forming one or more heat dissipation elements of thermally conductive material on the carrier surface for facing the chip surface displaced from the terminals, where the one or more heat dissipation elements are free of any solder mask.

A semiconductor device comprising: substrate having main surface facing thickness direction; wirings arranged on main surface; semiconductor element having back surface facing the main surface and electrodes formed on back surface, wherein the electrodes are bonded to the wirings; and columnar wirings located outside the semiconductor element as viewed along the thickness direction, protrude in direction away from the main surface in the thickness direction, and are arranged on the wirings, wherein the semiconductor element includes first circuit and second circuit, wherein the electrodes include first electrodes electrically connected to the first circuit and second electrodes electrically connected to the second circuit, wherein the columnar wirings include first columnar portions electrically connected to the first electrodes and second columnar portions electrically connected to the second electrodes, and wherein area of each first columnar portions is larger than area of each second columnar portions in the thickness direction.

An electronic device of the present disclosure includes: a first resin layer (21) having a first resin layer main surface and a first resin layer inner surface; a columnar conductor having a columnar conductor main surface and a columnar conductor inner surface and penetrating the first resin layer in direction z; a wiring layer connecting the first resin layer main surface and the first conductor main surface; an electronic component having a component main surface facing the same side as the first resin layer main surface and a component inner surface facing the same side as the first resin layer inner surface and being electrically connected and joined to the wiring layer; a second resin layer having a second resin layer main surface facing the same direction as the first resin layer main surface and a second resin layer inner surface being in contact with the first resin layer main surface, covering the wiring layer and the electronic component; and an external electrode closer to the side where the first resin layer inner surface faces than the first resin layer and is electrically connected to the columnar conductor.

Methods of forming connector pad structures, interconnect structures, and structures thereof are disclosed. In some embodiments, a method of forming a connector pad structure includes forming an underball metallization (UBM) pad, and increasing a surface roughness of the UBM pad by exposing the UBM pad to a plasma treatment. A polymer material is formed over a first portion of the UBM pad, leaving a second portion of the UBM pad exposed.

Provided is a substrate structure including a substrate body, electrical contact pads and an insulating protection layer disposed on the substrate body, wherein the insulating protection layer has openings exposing the electrical contact pads, and at least one of the electrical contact pads has at least a concave portion filled with a filling material to prevent solder material from permeating along surfaces of the insulating protection layer and the electric contact pads, thereby eliminating the phenomenon of solder extrusion. Thus, bridging in the substrate structure can be eliminated even when the bump pitch between two adjacent electrical contact pads is small. As a result, short circuits can be prevented, and production yield can be increased.